Other countries including the US and Australia have called for the families of diplomats to leave Lebanon and Israel amid concerns of a regional spillover.
Category: 3. Middle East
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China, Canada urge citizens to leave Iran as Tehran proxies threaten US
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U.S envoy Barrack meets Iraq’s ex-prime minister Maliki, two sources say
Feb 27 (Reuters) – U.S. envoy Tom Barrack met former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Shi’ite alliance’s candidate for premier, on Friday, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Maliki has been nominated by a powerful Shi’ite…
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UK police arrest man after Churchill statue sprayed with graffiti
A 38-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage, UK police said Friday, after he allegedly sprayed pro-Palestinian graffiti on the Winston Churchill statue in central London.
The iconic monument to the…
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Iranian regime pressures families to fake death records
The families of Iranians who were killed in the protests in late December and early January were pressured by the Islamic regime to falsify the circumstances of their loved ones’ deaths, CNN reported on Friday.The regime, rights groups stated,…
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Iran-backed Iraqi militia threatens US, Kurdish groups
The Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah has threatened the US and the Kurdistan Region, as US-Iran tensions continue to grow.The militia’s threat came as the US Embassy in Israel said it had authorized the departure of non-essential personnel…
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French left-wing politician sparks antisemitism row over Epstein jibe
French far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon has sparked new accusations of antisemitism after mocking the pronunciation of the name “Epstein” during a political rally in southeastern France.
Speaking at a gathering in Lyon on Thursday evening,…
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How Donald Trump echoed Netanyahu’s warning by reframing Iran war
On March 3, 2015, a day before Purim, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood at the podium in the neoclassical, walnut-paneled House Chamber and delivered a speech against an impending nuclear deal with Iran to a special joint session of…
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Afghans fear further escalation after Pakistani air strikes shake Kabul
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar
KABUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Pakistani air strikes hit a weapons depot on the western outskirts of Kabul overnight, triggering hours of secondary explosions that rattled homes across the Afghan capital and left residents…
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US embassy in Israel authorizes non-essential staff, families to leave
The embassy said that non-essential staff and family members of diplomats serving in the country could leave due to aecurity risk, adding that US nationals should leave the country as as flights are available.
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Russia urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to stop fighting and negotiate
MOSCOW, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Russia urged Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday to halt cross-border attacks immediately and resolve their differences by diplomatic means.
Russia is the only country to officially recognise the Taliban government of…
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