The Afghan suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington may have been radicalized after entering the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said when questioned about his motive on Sunday talk shows.
Rahmanullah…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Actress rejects honor from Irish university in protest of Israel research pact
Three Irish figures, including actress Olwen Fouéré, have rejected honorary doctorates from the University of Galway due to the university’s research partnership with The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Fouéré, who has…
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Pope Leo: Palestinian state ‘only’ solution to Israeli conflict
By Joshua McElwee
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT TO BEIRUT, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Pope Leo said on Sunday that the only solution in the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people must include a Palestinian state, reaffirming the…
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National Guard shooting suspect radicalized in US, homeland secretary says
By Ted Hesson and Jasper Ward
WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – U.S. authorities believe the Afghan immigrant accused of ambushing National Guard members in Washington, D.C., was not radicalized until after he came to the United States, Homeland…
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Iran and Turkey agree to build key trade rail link along ancient Silk Road
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran and Turkey have agreed to begin constructing a new joint rail link to serve as a strategic gateway between Asia and Europe, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday.
The planned route, known in Iran as the…
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Pope Leo calls for two-state solution in Lebanon
Pope Leo calls for two-state solution in Lebanon | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution,” Leo, the first US pope, told…
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Catholic leader lands in Lebanon
Catholic leader lands in Lebanon | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastPope Leo XIV begins a three-day visit to Lebanon, meeting leaders, touring five cities, and honoring victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.Pope Leo XIV disembarks…
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Rahi: Only diplomacy can ease Hezbollah-Israel tensions
Rahi: Only diplomacy can ease Hezbollah-Israel tensions | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastMaronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi urged Hezbollah to break from Iran and give its weapons to the Lebanese Army, calling diplomacy the…
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PKK urges Turkey to free Ocalan to advance peace process
A senior Kurdistan Workers’ Party commander told AFP the group will take no further steps in the peace process with Turkey, urging it to advance negotiations and free PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan.
“All the steps the leader Apo has initiated have…
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Don’t abandon us to Iran, Kurdish general tells US, Israel
Don’t abandon us to Iran, Kurdish general tells US, Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIraqi Kurdistan-based General Yazdanpanah says calls for “decentralization are meaningless, as they will not ensure Kurdish rights in Syria…
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