Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, met Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Damascus on Saturday in a bid to improve long-fraught ties, with the pair focusing on strengthening their shared border.
The trip was the first…
Category: 3. Middle East
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The woman using AI to bring aid to civilians in war-torn Lebanon
Caroline Bazzi/Jinha AgencyHania coded a chatbot to use on WhatsApp that helps displaced people in Lebanon Last autumn Hania Zataari, a mechanical engineer who works for Lebanon’s Ministry of Industry put her skills to use as war in the country…
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Gaza war death toll could be significantly higher, researchers say
The Palestinian death toll from the war in Gaza could be substantially higher than official figures reported by the Hamas-run health ministry, research published in The Lancet medical journal suggests.
The UK-led study covered the first nine…
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 23, attended the festival with his brother. In June, an unnamed released hostage was reported as saying they had been held in a room with Guy after their capture.
Eitan Mor, 24, was working as a security guard at the festival. In…
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Israeli settlers in West Bank see Trump win as chance to push on
EPAIsrael continues to build settlements in the occupied West Bank On a clear day, the skyscrapers of Tel Aviv are visible from the hill above Karnei Shomron, an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.
“I do feel different from Tel Aviv,”…
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Biden: We are making some real progress on Gaza deal
US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that real progress was being made towards a Gaza deal as negotiators try to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas.
Biden is reportedly pushing hard for a ceasefire agreement to be reached…
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Social media poses hidden dangers for IDF soldiers
A photo of Yossi on a family vacation in Cyprus would not normally raise an eyebrow. But for Hamas and other terrorist groups, it serves as a locator and a potential weapon of war. In today’s world, where images posted on social media can…
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Swiss citizen dies in Iran prison after spying arrest
A Swiss national arrested in Iran and accused of spying has died in prison, according to Iranian state media.
The man was being held with another inmate at a prison in the eastern city of Semnan when he “committed suicide” on Thursday, Iran’s…
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Army chief elected Lebanon’s president
Lebanon’s parliament has elected the country’s army chief as president, ending a power vacuum that has lasted more than two years.
Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the mainly ceremonial role – which is reserved for a Maronite Christian under a…
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Turkiye to tell US that Syria needs to be rid of terrorists, Turkish source says
Syria is ‘the cornerstone for regional stability,’ GCC tells UN Security Council
NEW YORK CITY: The Gulf Cooperation Council on Wednesday stressed the need to respect the…Continue Reading
