Trumpism: Risks and opportunities
Asharq Al-Awsat, London, February 6
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Many assert that the words of Donald Trump, the returning American president, are mere bluster. In my view,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.
Hezbollah supporters have blocked…
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UN peacekeeping commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest near Beirut
Lebanese authorities are set to hold an emergency meeting on Saturday after a deputy commander with the UN peacekeeping force in the country was injured during an attack on a convoy taking him to the airport.
Hezbollah supporters have been…
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Iran is surging weapons production, but will it deter Israeli strikes?
Despite a series of setbacks last year, Iran has recently been bolstering its defenses, unveiling one missile or drone after another, as reports suggest that its sworn enemy, Israel, is mulling a major strike in the months to come.
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Jordan will not take more Palestinians, minister says
Arab countries are putting together a plan that would rebuild Gaza without displacing its people, guarantee security and governance, Jordan’s foreign minister said on Friday, adding that his country could not take more Palestinians.
Arab…
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Hezbollah rioters attack UNIFIL commander in Beirut
Outgoing United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) force commander Lt.-Gen. Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz was injured on Friday after a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut airport was “violently attacked,” UNIFIL said.
Hezbollah supporters…
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Iran left out of Munich Security Conference for third year
The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has excluded the Iranian government for the third year in a row, opting instead to include US-based Iranian women’s activist Masih Alinejad in multiple panels, Radio Free Europe reported Friday.
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Senior advisor to UAE president endorses call for Hamas to step down
Calling for Hamas to step down as Gaza’s leadership is absolutely necessary, Anwar Gargash, a senior diplomatic advisor to UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed, said on X/Twitter Friday.
Gargash’s statement was an endorsement of demands made by…
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‘Bulldozer tore everything apart’: Israeli raid expands in West Bank
An intense Israeli military raid had already sent Qusay Farahat fleeing his home in the occupied West Bank, but the offensive has since expanded, threatening a relative’s house where he sought shelter.
The raid, which according to Israel aims to…
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Pique summoned in probe over Spanish Super Cup move to Saudi
Barcelona and Spain legend Gerard Pique will appear in court on March 14 in a corruption investigation into the Spanish Super Cup’s move to Saudi Arabia, a legal document seen by AFP on Friday showed.
The probe has further sullied the image of…
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