Lebanon on Friday marks 20 years since former prime minister Rafic Hariri’s assassination amid seismic political changes that have weakened Hezbollah and its backers and could herald a comeback for Hariri’s son Saad.
Rafic Hariri, a towering…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran’s early recordings revive forgotten sound heritage
In a century-old building in Tehran, Saeed Anvarinejad turned the dial of a vintage radio to tune into some of Iran’s earliest recorded sounds, some serving as reminders of the seismic changes that shaped the country’s history.
Along with a team…
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US lawmakers warn of dangers of allowing China, Russia into Syria
U.S. lawmakers warned Thursday of the danger of allowing China and Russia to gain influence in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The warnings came as regional and Western powers met in Paris to discuss Syria’s future. VOA Congressional…
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France’s Macron urges Syria’s interim government to join US-led coalition fighting extremists
PARIS —French President Emmanuel Macron urged Syria’s interim government to cooperate with a U.S.-led coalition fighting against extremist groups in that region as he hosted a conference Thursday on the Mideast country’s future.
Macron’s…
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Turkiye’s Erdogan says US making “wrong calculations” in Mideast
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the administration of US President Donald Trump was making “wrong calculations” regarding the Middle East, adding that heeding “Zionist lies” would only exacerbate conflicts.
Turkiye has…
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Israeli security official says military readying to withdraw from Lebanon
BEIRUT: Lebanon on Friday marked 20 years since former prime minister Rafic Hariri’s assassination, with seismic political changes underway that have weakened Hezbollah and its backers and could herald a comeback for…Continue Reading
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Trump admin. appears to relax Israel's deadline to withdraw from Lebanon
A Trump administration official put the onus of Israel’s withdrawal on the Lebanese Army, questioning whether its forces were up to the task of backfilling positions vacated by the Israeli military.
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AL-Monitor Dubai: Syrian Canadian artist Nour Malas at Carbon 12
Sola Olulode, “I’ve Got to Know You Now, We May Never Meet Again”
The poignant and dreamy paintings of the London-based Nigerian British artist Sola Olulode debut this spring in Dubai, at Lawrie Shabibi. Olulode — whose paintings portray…
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Lebanon bars Iranian flight from landing in Beirut, sparking protests
A group of Lebanese citizens protested on the road to the Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on Thursday after the Lebanese Civil Aviation Authority told an Iranian Mahan Air flight that it could not land in Beirut.
Mahan Air, which…
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Squeezed between Turkey and Sharaa, Syria's Kurds face stark choices
Syria’s Kurds risk losing autonomy amid Turkish opposition and uncertain US backing.
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