Saudi Arabia could play a key role in a potential mediation between the US and Iran, CNN reported on February 16. The report is interesting because Riyadh is also positioned to play a role in Russia-Ukraine talks. This would increase the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Khamenei vows defense advancements as Iran launches new aircraft carrier
“Iran is at an extremely high level in terms of its ability to counter hard warfare threats,” Iranian Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei tweeted on Monday.
Today, Islamic Iran is at an extremely high level in terms of its ability to counter hard…
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France hosting European talks on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host a group of European leaders for talks Monday focused on the situation in Ukraine amid a shift in the U.S. approach to the conflict and suggestions by U.S. officials that Europe would not have a…
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US says strike in Syria killed Al-Qaeda affiliate official
WASHINGTON —The U.S. military said Sunday it killed a member of an Al-Qaeda affiliate organization in a precision airstrike in Syria.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it conducted the strike Saturday “in Northwest Syria targeting and…
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The treasure trove of art worth billions ‘hidden’ in Tehran
Armen NersessianBBC World Service
Kaveh Kazemi/Getty ImagesThe collection includes Jackson Pollock’s Mural On Indian Red Ground It has been dubbed one of the world’s rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host country know about…
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Turkish delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq amid peace efforts
Baghdad —A Turkish opposition party delegation arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region Sunday against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey.
The delegation led by Sirri…
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‘I helped transport Gaza’s dead and injured’
Zakaria is 11 and helps at one of the biggest hospitals in Gaza – al-Aqsa – under the mentorship of an experienced paramedic. As war raged across the strip, he could be found carrying wounded and traumatised victims into the emergency ward…
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Rubio plays down immediate breakthrough on Russia-Ukraine peace
Top U.S. officials headed Sunday to Saudi Arabia for talks with Russian diplomats in the coming days on ending Moscow’s three-year war on Ukraine, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio downplayed prospects for an immediate breakthrough.
U.S….
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Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Hamas must be eradicated. He spoke alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he echoed President Donald Trump’s vision for a Gaza free from the influence of Hamas. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi…
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Lebanon says woman killed as Israeli forces fire on returnees to southern Lebanon ahead of ceasefire deadline
BEIRUT —A woman was killed and several other people wounded Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of residents attempting to return to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported.
There…
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