Hind Kabawat, Syria’s only female minister, used her first day in office to call for greater female representation in government, she told the BBC in an interview published last week. “On the first day I asked, ‘Why aren’t there more…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syria’s only female minister calls for more women in Gov’t
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Inside the demise of Syria’s Kurdish autonomy
Elements of the Syrian Interior Ministry this week entered the city of Qamishli, in the country’s embattled northeast.The arrival of these forces sets the seal on the effective demise of the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and…
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Trump signs executive order threatening tariffs for countries trading with Iran
The order, issued on Friday, does not specify the rate that could be imposed, but uses 25% as an example. It says the tariff could apply to goods imported into the US from any nation that “directly or indirectly purchases, imports, or otherwise…
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US plans Board of Peace meeting on Feb. 19 to fundraise for Gaza rebuild
Diplomats say 26 countries invited to meeting, overlapping with Netanyahu’s Washington visit; doubts persist over Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and Gaza postwar governance
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Gaza Is a Testing Ground for the Regime of the Future
Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries
The liberal…
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Cracks emerge inside IRGC after Iran protest massacre
Three weeks after the unprecedented massacre of protesters in Iran, carried out largely by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its affiliated Basij militia, there are growing signs of discontent among some IRGC members over…
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US plans meeting for Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ in Washington on Feb 19, Axios reports
By Kanishka Singh
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace” in relation to Gaza on February 19, Axios reported on Friday, citing a U.S. official and…
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In Olympic first, twin flames kick-off Italy’s winter games after glitzy ceremony
Cauldrons lit in two host cities, Milan and Cortina, after popstar Mariah Carey gets party started, performers pay tribute to Italian history, art, and fashion
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Can the US help Iran? What Iranians say – inside and outside the country
Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.
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Protests planned as Herzog’s upcoming visit to Australia prompts anti-Israel outcry
President set to meet with Australian PM and families of Bondi terror attack victims, as anti-Israel groups, including progressive Jewish group, call for Herzog’s arrest
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