Hopes are still high for a Gaza ceasefire agreement. The Biden administration continues working with its partners to close the deal as it prepares to hand off to the Trump administration. Veronica Balderas Iglesias has the details, with Kim…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UN Libya mission alarmed by reported torture footage in detention facility
CAIRO: The UN Libya mission expressed on Tuesday its alarm over what it said was footage circulating on social media featuring “brutal torture and ill-treatment” of detainees at the Gernada detention facility in eastern Libya.
Reuters was…
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A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal
CAIRO: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli troops…
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Emirati observation satellite MBZ-SAT launches successfully from California
A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal
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Erdogan says Turkiye can ‘crush’ all terrorists in Syria
A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal
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UNRWA chief vows to continue aid to Palestinians despite Israeli ban
DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Negotiators in Qatar resumed talks on Wednesday hoping to hammer out the final details of a complex, phased ceasefire in Gaza aiming to end a conflict that has inflicted widespread death and…Continue Reading
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Syrians in uproar after volunteers paint over prison walls
A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal
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UN lays groundwork for Gaza aid surge under ceasefire but still sees challenges
A look at the terms — and tensions — in the Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal
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Iran, Russia set to sign partnership deal: What we know
While the deal has been drafted with the stated goal of reshaping the trajectory of bilateral ties, questions remain over its regional implications, fueled by concerns in Iran over national interests being compromised.
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Al-Waleed bin Talal announces Four Seasons to reopen in Beirut, Lebanon
The Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut will be reconstructed and reopen early next year, Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal announced on Tuesday, linking the plan to the “new era” in Lebanon after the election of Gen. Joseph Aoun as president.
Prince…
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