By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Iranians have returned to the streets this week to mourn those killed by security forces during last month’s anti-government demonstrations, sparking some new crackdowns in an echo of the 1979 Islamic…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Beware Netanyahu’s Orwellian ‘War of Revival’ doublespeak
This Editor’s Note was sent out earlier Wednesday in ToI’s weekly update email to members of the Times of Israel Community. To receive these Editor’s Notes as they’re released, join the ToI Community here.
Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Senator Lindsey Graham visits UAE President
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met US Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the senator said in a post on X/Twitter, where he also criticized what he called “false narratives” circulating about…
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UAE president met US senator Graham in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi, the senator said in a post on X, where he also criticised what he called “false…
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Israeli arrested aboard cruise ship in Florida over child sex abuse material
An Israeli man was arrested on Monday at PortMiami in Florida on board a Royal Caribbean ship on suspicion of possessing child sex abuse material, according to a report from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.
Police said they arrested…
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Fidan heads to US as Turkey eyes Gaza troop role: What to know
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar is also expected to attend the Board of Peace meeting, raising the prospect of the first face-to-face talks between top Turkish and Israeli diplomats since the war amid high-running tensions.
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EU explores support for new Gaza administration committee
The European Union is exploring possible support for a new committee established to take over the civil administration of Gaza, according to a document produced by the bloc’s diplomatic arm and seen by Reuters.”The EU is engaging with the newly…
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Middle East silent as US-Iran tensions rise
As reports online indicate that the US continues to ferry a large amount of air force and naval assets to the Middle East amid tensions with Iran, many countries that have opposed a conflict are silent.In the past most US allies and partners in…
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Satellite images show Iran repairing and fortifying sites amid US tensions
By Marine Delrue
Feb 18 (Reuters) – Satellite images show that Iran has recently built a concrete shield over a new facility at a sensitive military site and covered it in soil, experts say, advancing work at a location reportedly bombed by Israel…
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Syria govt. focus on attract investments, ties with Asia
The Syrian government is focusing on attracting new investment to its economy and conducting institutional outreach to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan.The new investment wave comes after Syria attended the Munich…
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