German chancellor to discuss ceasefire, bilateral ties at meeting with Netanyahu next month; will be first elected leader of a major European country to visit Israel in over a year
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Category: 3. Middle East
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Daughter of Hamas official abducted by IDF-backed Gaza gang
Daughter of Hamas official abducted by IDF-backed Gaza gang | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Gaza-based nurse said that the Abu Shaab militia had abducted her and handed her over to the IDF. Marwan Al-Hams, a senior Gaza Health…
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Pope Leo Meets Middle East Christian Leaders, Condemns Religious Violence
Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them during his first overseas trip as leader of the Catholic Church to overcome centuries of heated…
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Top PYD official Aldar Khalil: 'Syria is telling Kurds to separate'
Al-Monitor spoke exclusively to Aldar Khalil, a member of the executive council of the Democratic Unity Party (PYD), which shares power in the Kurdish-led administration in northeast Syria, about the halted talks between Syria’s transitional…
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Pope Leo calls on Christian leaders to overcome divisions at landmark event in Turkey
Pope Leo condemned violence in the name of religion on Friday at a landmark event with Christian leaders from across the Middle East, urging them to overcome centuries of heated divisions during his first overseas trip as leader of the…
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Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest
Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team’s AI-powered invention at World Robot Olympiad in Singapore, telling AFP innovation — not war — should be why people hear about her country.
The 15-year-old high…
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‘To hell with Trump and Netanyahu’: Hamas messages played from bus stop signs in cyberattack
Digital signage at several bus stops in Israel was hacked on Wednesday to play messages including remixed audio from slain Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida and criticism of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, the…
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US urges Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39
US urges Lebanon to return undetonated GBU-39 | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe GBU-39 is a glide bomb manufactured by Boeing. Once launched, it deploys wings and can glide up to 110 km, despite lacking its own engine. National…
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Will Australia’s IRGC designation push Iran toward greater isolation — or risk escalation?
AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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Germany’s Merz to visit Israel, meet PM Netanyahu
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Israel on December 6 and 7 for his first official visit since taking office, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.
Merz is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin…
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