BERLIN, Feb 17 (Reuters) – More than 80 actors, directors and other artists who have taken part in the Berlin Film Festival, including Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem, signed an open letter to the organisers published on Tuesday calling for them…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Local and state government trade blame over delays upgrading Western Wall egalitarian plaza
Representatives of the state and the Jerusalem municipality traded blame over the delay in implementing a mandated upgrade to the egalitarian prayer section at the Western Wall and restoring its direct access to the wall itself during a…
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Analysis-US envoys juggle two crisis talks, raising questions about prospects for success
By Matt Spetalnick, Olivia Le Poidevin and Parisa Hafezi
WASHINGTON/GENEVA/DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Even for a U.S. president long fixated on deal-making, Donald Trump’s assignment of his favorite envoys to juggle two sets of negotiations –…
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US-Iran talks reveal diplomatic gaps despite progress
The talks between the United States and Iran were productive, but significant gaps remain, several sources told The Jerusalem Post at the end of the second round of US-Iran talks in Geneva on Tuesday. “Progress was made in the talks with Iran,…
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Oscar-nominated Iranian screenwriter released from prison
Mehdi Mahmoudian, who is nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, was just released from Nowshahr Prison in northern Iran, according to reports cited in Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. The…
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As Iran Plays for Time in Talks With U.S., Israel Prepares for War
There is considerable dissonance between the statements being made in Geneva, especially by the Iranian delegation, and the Israeli mood. After the second round of talks between America and Iran on a new nuclear deal ended on Tuesday, the…
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Fate of protesting workers arrested by IRGC unknown
Hundreds of striking workers in Asaluyeh, home to Iran’s most important gas hub and the world’s largest, have been detained in warehouses belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Khatam al-Anbiya Construction Headquarters….
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Too much attention? Why coverage of Israel and Palestine dominates global media
Even without the human headline-generator of UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, the volume of published news on Israel and Palestine dwarfs other conflicts. Why is this – and will it ever end?
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Majority of Syrians say Israel peace likely, back US forces
A majority of Syrians now express favorable views toward the United States and believe a future peace with Israel is possible, according to a new YouGov survey. The poll, commissioned by the Council for a Secure America, found that 65% of…
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Qatar PM arrives in Venezuela on first trip since Maduro’s ouster: What to know
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani visited Venezuela on Tuesday, his first trip to the country since the US raid that removed President Nicolas Maduro in January. The trip comes as Qatar eyes a…
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