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…
Category: 3. Middle East
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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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Iranian says protesting regime in diaspora became unsafe
“For us, always, there is a risk,” Ellie Borhan, an Iranian activist who founded the London-based Stage of Freedom group to expose atrocities committed by the Islamic regime, told The Jerusalem Post when asked if she felt safe protesting in…
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Hezbollah rejects disarmament plan and government’s four-month timeline
By Laila Bassam and Tala Ramadan
DUBAI, Feb 17 (Reuters) – Armed group 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…
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Independent UN body condemns ‘vicious attacks’ on UN expert on Palestinian rights
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters) – An independent United Nations body on Tuesday condemned what it described as vicious attacks based on disinformation by several European ministers against the organisation’s special rapporteur for…
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Italy opposition against attending Board of Peace meeting
Italy’s opposition groups criticized a government plan to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace this week, saying on Tuesday that the body undermined the United Nations and ran counter to international law.The…
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