Category: 3. Middle East

How Turkey-Syria ties are rapidly growing | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastFrom security coordination to trade and aviation, Turkey is rapidly expanding its influence in post-conflict Syria. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and…

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Scholars warn of Iran intensifying repression | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsSince the war with Israel, Iranian Police have claimed 21,000 arrests, while rights groups say the subsequent surge in executions echoes the…

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Lucy WilliamsonBBC Middle East correspondent in Jenin

BBC

States are there to protect. But so are fathers.

Abdel Aziz Majarmeh was standing next to his 13-year-old son, Islam, as he was shot dead by…

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Donald Trump warns Taliban over Bagram air base control | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”If Afghanistan doesn’t give Bagram Airbase back to those that built it, the United States of America, BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN,” US…

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Iran to fight against E3 nuclear snapback sanctions | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIran threatened to resist UN nuclear “snapback” sanctions, asserting that it will overcome any sanctions.Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations,…

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Global Sumud Flotilla merges in Italy, sails toward Gaza | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe armada of about forty vessels is now roughly 1,000 miles from the coast of Gaza.A screenshot from a drone video shows people lighting…

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Tehran will overcome UN, European snapback sanctions | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastAfter the United Nations voted to uphold the nuclear “snapback” sanctions process, the Iranian President asserted that Iran will not be stopped….

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Saudi Arabia to financially aid Yemen | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe grant will be from the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with Russian President…

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Egypt denies threats of military escalation in Sinai | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastAfter reports from Al-Akhbar about “instructions for a plan to deal with any emergency,” the Egyptian State Information Service said that it is…

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Donald Trump seeks to reclaim Bagram Base from Taliban | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTrump has cited Bagram’s proximity to China as one of the main motivations behind this proposed move, stating that the location is “about an…

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