When floods forced Ahmed El Habachi out of his Moroccan village, he thought the displacement was temporary. Weeks later, he broke his Ramadan fast in a tent, wondering when he would return home.
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, families…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban say Pakistan strikes kill, injure dozens
KARACHI, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Pakistan said it launched strikes on militant targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its…
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US ambassador’s Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
The statement said it was signed by the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria and the State of Palestine, as well as the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the Arab League…
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Why Turkey believes it took Israel’s role in Middle East
In 2019 Turkey took delivery of an S-400 air defense system from Russia. This was the culmination of a deal dating from 2017. It also marked Ankara’s shift in strategy from being a NATO member to hedging its bets by working with Russia. A…
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US envoy’s remarks on Israel and Middle East land draw condemnation in region
JERUSALEM, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Comments by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee suggesting that Israel had a biblical right to much of the Middle East drew condemnation over the weekend from countries across the region, who called his remarks…
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UK government botched response to police ban on Maccabi fans, lawmakers’ report says
A report released Sunday by a panel of UK lawmakers into the banning of Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a soccer game in Birmingham last year found that police failed to perform basic due diligence or liaise effectively with the Jewish…
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Hezbollah may target Israel amid US-Iran tensions, ISW says
As tensions continue to escalate between the United States and the Islamic regime, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed on Friday that Hezbollah may seek to involve itself in the conflict by aiming at Israel.The assessment comes only…
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Mike Huckabee: Israel ruling entire Middle East ‘would be fine’
In an interview on the Tucker Carlson Show podcast, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed that although he believed it was “fine” if Israel claimed extensive territory in the Middle East, citing a biblical interpretation, he insisted…
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Iran and US differ on sanctions in nuclear talks
Iran and the United States have differing views over the scope and mechanism to lift sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that new talks were planned in early…
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Iran and US diverge in views on sanctions relief, senior Iranian official to Reuters
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Iran and the U.S. have differing views over the scope and mechanism to lift sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that renewed talks…
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