“To me and to all Iranians, the revolution means a revival of life; new life was blown into our society and country, and I believe even to the Islamic world, and the whole world,” exclaimed a beaming young woman who, like many women participating…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UN Development Programme begins clearing Gaza garbage dump
The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of Gaza City’s oldest commercial districts and is an environmental and health risk.Alessandro Mrakic, head of the UNDP Gaza…
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UN agency begins clearing huge Gaza City waste dump as health risks mount
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas
CAIRO/GAZA, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The United Nations Development Programme began clearing a huge wartime garbage dump on Wednesday that has swallowed one of Gaza City’s oldest commercial districts and is…
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Albanese presses Herzog on 2024 Gaza airstrike that killed Australian aid worker
President Isaac Herzog, on the third day of his trip to Australia, traveled on Wednesday to the capital Canberra, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pressed him for criminal charges to be filed over the killing of an Australian aid…
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Syrian Kurdish officials say 66 Turkish ISIS fighters transferred for relocation to Iraq
The detainees were handed over from SDF custody to the US-led coalition for transfer to Iraqi prisons.
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Iran officials reportedly smuggled cash to Hezbollah
Six Iranian diplomats smuggled suitcases of cash on commercial flights to Lebanon, to help Hezbollah rebuild its financial and operational ability, Iran International reported on Wednesday, citing newly obtained information. According to Iran…
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Iran marks revolution anniversary under shadow of US threat
Iran’s president vowed on Wednesday that the Islamic republic would not bow to outside aggression, as it marked the anniversary of the 1979 revolution with events overshadowed by the looming threat of US military action.
Protesters, meanwhile,…
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Netanyahu to meet Trump as Israel seeks to shape Iran talks
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump on Wednesday in an effort to steer US negotiations over Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
The hastily organized visit is Netanyahu’s seventh…
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Trump says Iran talks to continue after meeting Israel’s Netanyahu
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump on Wednesday in an effort to steer US negotiations over Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.
Writing on Truth Social, Trump said he made clear his…
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How US Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack is transforming Syria
US Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack was in Saudi Arabia this week for a crucial meeting of the US-led anti-ISIS Coalition. As the top American diplomat in Syria, he has been working with Syria’s transitional government.Syria joined the…
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