WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday proposed a rule that, if finalized, would sever MBaer Merchant Bank AG’s access to the U.S. financial system on the grounds the Swiss bank had supported illicit actors linked…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran would be outgunned in war with the US, but could still inflict considerable pain
AP — As US forces mass in the Middle East, Iran faces the threat of major strikes by the world’s most powerful military, potentially targeting its leaders, military, nuclear sites, and critical infrastructure.
Iran has nowhere near the…
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Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza as truce deal staggers
CAIRO, Feb 26 (Reuters) – An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, the territory’s health officials said, and the Israeli military said it killed a militant who posed a threat to its forces in the south…
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Berlin saw record 2,267 antisemitic crimes in 2025, report shows
Police in Berlin recorded a record 2,267 antisemitic crimes in 2025, a sharp increase from 1,825 cases in 2024 and 900 in 2023, according to German daily Tagesspiegel.
The data was released by the city’s Senate Department for the Interior…
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The current state of US, Iran nuclear negotiations
The United States hopes talks with Iran in Geneva on Thursday will produce an agreement to end or reduce Iran’s nuclear weapons program substantially below what it was coming out of the 2015 Obama-era nuclear deal, as well as to reduce the threat…
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Irish soccer chief says country has ‘no choice’ but to play matches against Israel
The Republic of Ireland has “no choice” but to fulfill its Nations League fixtures with Israel, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) said after confirming the soccer games would go ahead as scheduled.
The FAI has been under…
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Iran’s Araqchi aims to reprise role as nuclear dealmaker
By Parisa Hafezi and Laila Bassam
DUBAI, Feb 26 (Reuters) – The son of an Iranian carpet merchant from Isfahan, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has compared the country’s negotiating style to the bartering of the bazaar, an approach requiring…
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Syria blames SDF pullback for chaos al-Hol Camp
Syrian authorities said Wednesday that disorder at the al-Hol detention camp in northeastern Syria followed an abrupt withdrawal by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which they say allowed detainees and displaced families to leave…
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Old Damascus comes alive for Ramadan festivities
In the heart of Old Damascus, as the call to Maghrib prayer approaches on the first day of Ramadan, the streets of the Syrian capital transform into a tapestry of life and movement, while the aromas of spices and traditional dishes rise from the…
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Almost 8,000 died on migration routes in 2025 but toll likely far higher, says UN agency
By Amina Ismail
BRUSSELS – Feb 26 (Reuters) – Almost 8,000 people died or went missing last year on perilous migration routes such as across the Mediterranean and Horn of Africa, but the real toll is likely far higher as cuts in funding have hit…
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