Famine is spreading in Sudan’s western Darfur region, UN-backed experts warned on Thursday, as a grinding war between the army and paramilitary forces has left millions hungry, displaced and cut off from aid.
Since April 2023, the conflict between…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Turkey working to prevent new war in Middle East
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is working hard to prevent US-Iran tensions from tipping the Middle East into a new conflict, as the two adversaries signal that disagreement over Tehran’s missile arsenal threatens to torpedo a…
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Activists plan new, bigger flotilla to try to bring aid to Gaza
By Tim Cocks
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Activists behind a flotilla intercepted at sea last year by Israel while trying to bring aid to Gaza will try again this year, expecting more than twice as many boats carrying up to 1,000 medics, they…
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Brazil’s Lula likely to visit Washington in early March
SAO PAULO, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday he is likely to travel to Washington in the first week of March for a meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Speaking in an interview with news…
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UAE FM, AJC discuss regional stability in Dubai
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed met this week with leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) on the sidelines of the World Governments Summit in Dubai, the UAE Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday. The…
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Pakistan working to ease US-Iran tensions
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Wednesday that Islamabad is pushing for diplomacy to ease rising tensions between the United States and Iran, as planned Iran-US nuclear talks in Oman are now scheduled for Friday after a reported…
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Ballistic missiles a key issue for Israel in US-Iran talks
This writer called for striking Iran’s nuclear weapons program for years, including in the book Target Tehran. But then Israel and the US did it, and did in just about the largest way possible.Jerusalem and Washington should not lose sight of…
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US, Russia to reestablish military-to-military talks
WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said that Washington and Moscow on Thursday agreed to reestablish high level military-to-military dialogue, following talks in Abu Dhabi, a move which could signal a move towards normalizing some…
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Iran’s army says it is ready for war, if that’s what ‘the enemy chooses’
Iran’s army spokesperson said Thursday that the military is ready for a conflict, if that is what the US wants, the official Student News Network reported, as the two countries prepare to hold talks aimed at staving off a clash.
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia may develop ‘5th-generation’ warplane
A report in Turkey’s Daily Sabah media on February 5 said that Ankara and Riyadh could eye joint investment in Turkey’s development of a 5th-generation warplane called Kaan. The report comes after Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
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