The call for foreign intervention against Nicolas Maduro, promoted by former Colombian Presidents Alvaro Uribe and Ivan Duque, provoked a reaction from Caracas, where the Venezuelan leader predicted a joint response from Venezuela, Cuba and…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Bar Association says 23 lawyers died under suspicious circumstances
A report by the Iranian Bar Association Union reveals that since the start of 2017, at least 54 instances of violence targeting lawyers have been documented.
These include murders, assassination attempts and acts of property damage.
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Health of political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri deteriorates
As the health of Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri, detained in Vakilabad Prison in Mashhad, has reportedly deteriorated.
Medical specialists have identified psychological pressures from the prison environment as the primary cause of…
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Almost 100 strikes in Gaza ‘humanitarian zone’, BBC Verify finds
BBCThe area in Gaza which Israel’s military has told people to go to “for their safety” has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed.
The findings come as negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appear to be…
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Hopes for Gaza ceasefire deal still high, but timing uncertain
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…
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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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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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Emirati observation satellite MBZ-SAT launches successfully from California
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…Continue Reading
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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
CAIRO: If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting…Continue Reading
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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