March 29 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he had instructed the military to further expand the existing security buffer zone in southern Lebanon, vowing to fundamentally change the security situation there.
“I…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel blocks Jerusalem’s Latin Patriarch from entering Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday
Israeli police blocked the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate Palm Sunday mass, which the prime minister’s office said was done out of ‘concern for his…
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Israel PM restores access after Latin Patriarch blocked from Holy Sepulchre
Israel said the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem would regain access to Christianity’s holiest site after the decision to block him from entering the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday triggered international condemnation.
Police prevented Cardinal…
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Pakistan says growing support for its Mideast war talks plan
Pakistan said on Sunday that it was ready to broker and host “meaningful talks” between the United States and Iran to bring an end to their war, outlining growing support for its peace efforts, including from the United Nations and China.
The…
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The IRGC has announced strikes on aluminium plants in the UAE and Bahrain
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has announced missile and drone attacks on industrial facilities in the UAE and Bahrain.
A statement from the Iranian military notes that strikes were carried out against…
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Hundreds in Beirut mourn journalists killed in Israeli strike
The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega reports from the funerals of three journalists killed by a targeted attack by Israel in southern Lebanon on Saturday 28 March.
Ali Shoeib, a reporter for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV…
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Mojtaba Khamenei thanks Iraq for support during war, shows no proof of life
Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, thanked the Iraqi paramilitary groups that have been targeting American bases in the Middle East since the war began a month ago, semi-official IRGC-linked Tasnim News Agency reported.The message did…
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Violence in Syrian Christian town triggers protests, calls for action
Protests erupted in the Syrian town of Al-Suqaylabiyah over the weekend after residents said men from the nearby Sunni town of Qalaat al-Madiq attacked the predominantly Christian community following a dispute between two individuals.The…
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Iran’s evolving attack strategy aims for interceptor shortage, report reveals
While the United States, Israel, and regional partners have successfully intercepted over 90% of Iranian missiles and drones, a shortage of interceptors and Tehran’s use of cluster munitions may threaten the war’s progression, according to a…
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Police stop top Catholic figures from reaching Holy Sepulchre for Palm Sunday Mass
Police officers on Sunday kept two top Catholic clergymen from reaching the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old City to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass, the Patriarchate and the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land said.
According…
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