Nafiseh Kohnavard
Middle East correspondent, BBC World Service
Reporting fromReporting from Syria
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Category: 3. Middle East
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‘They were ordered to take their backpacks and leave’
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Rubio arrives in Israel on first Middle East tour
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday on the first leg of a Middle East tour, an AFP journalist reported.
Rubio landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and is due to hold talks with Israeli officials on Sunday when he…
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Freed Israeli hostage finally learns name of youngest daughter
Through tears and tight embraces, freed Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen on Saturday finally learnt the name of his youngest daughter, born two months after he was abducted by Gaza militants in October 2023.
In footage published by the…
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US counterterror official warns of growing global threat
WASHINGTON —A senior U.S. counterterrorism official is cautioning that the threat from global jihadists has expanded significantly, although the resources to counter them have declined.
Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Donald…
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Hezbollah terrorist leader killed in Lebanon by IDF drone strike
A senior Hezbollah terrorist was killed in an IDF drone strike in southern Lebanon, the military confirmed on Saturday night. Later reports detailed that the strike occurred in Jarjouaa, north of Nabatieh.
The later reports also identified…
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Anisimova sweeps past Ostapenko to claim Doha title
Amanda Anisimova clinched the first WTA 1000 title of her career with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jelena Ostapenko in a rain-interrupted Qatar Open final on Saturday.
At 41 in the world, Anisimova is the lowest-ranked champion in tournament history…
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New Iranian aircraft carrier raises Israeli security alarms
Iran’s threat to Israel has intensified with the launch of its new aircraft carrier, the Shahid Bagheri. The new vessel significantly bolsters Iran’s naval capabilities and raises concerns across the region.
The vessel is a converted…
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Hezbollah tests Lebanon’s new government with Beirut riots and UN attack
Hezbollah is putting the new government in Beirut to test.
The terror group is using riots that target UN vehicles and blocking a road to the Beirut airport to give the new government a trial by fire. Hezbollah is also sending its people…
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Thousands of pro-Palestinians march in UK against Trump’s Gaza plan
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London to the United States embassy on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump’s proposal that the US “take over” Gaza.
Waving Palestinian flags and placards saying…
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Iran orders probe into killing of university student during robbery
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES —Iran’s vice president ordered a probe Saturday into the killing of a university student after a protest at Tehran University, state media reported.
A report by the official IRNA news agency said First Vice…
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