More than 80 film industry figures including Oscar-winning actors Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton issued a statement on Tuesday slamming the Berlin Film Festival’s “silence” on Gaza.
The signatories to the open letter, sent to AFP, said they were…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Hezbollah rejects Lebanese government’s four-month plan for phase 2 of disarmament
The Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government’s decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan, saying it would not accept what it sees as…
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Military posturing alongside fragile diplomacy: What’s next for US-Iran talks?
Sharp warnings, entrenched red lines and rising military signaling reveal a shaky path in US-Iran nuclear talks.
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Iranian officials consolidating power for post-Khameini era
Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the Iranian Defense Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani are attempting to consolidate their power to defend their positions in a post-Khamenei Iran, according to an analysis published Monday by…
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Turkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s recognition of Somaliland benefits nobody
ANKARA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Israel’s recognition of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland would not benefit Somaliland or the region.
In December, Erdogan had said Israel’s decision to formally…
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US sends over 50 fighter jets near Iran amid nuclear talks
The United States military has moved over 50 fighter jets to the Middle East in the last 24 hours as part of its buildup of air and naval assets near Iran, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing a US official.A host of F-16, F-22, and F-35 jets were…
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Iran’s nuclear gambit ignores war and protest realities
Iran must have missed the memo.In mid-2025, if it had offered Washington a complete freeze in uranium nuclear enrichment for three years and transporting its highly enriched uranium out of the country in exchange for lifting financial sanctions,…
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IDF, police nab four ISIS-linked jihadists in West Bank said to plan terror attack
Islamic State-affiliated jihadists who were suspected of planning a terror attack were captured by Israeli troops and police officers during two separate operations in the West Bank city of Jericho over the past week, security forces said…
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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan, four-month timeline
Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government’s decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan, saying it would not accept what it sees as a move serving Israel.Lebanon’s…
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Iranians chant slogans against supreme leader at memorials for slain protesters
Iranians shouted slogans against the leader of the Islamic republic on Tuesday as they gathered to commemorate protesters killed in a crackdown on nationwide demonstrations that rights groups said left thousands dead, according to videos verified…
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