Israeli officials assessed on Sunday that a strike on Iran was unlikely to take place this week, even as tensions with Tehran entered what they described as a particularly sensitive period and Washington weighed its next steps.In Jerusalem,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel: US military action on Iran ‘unlikely’ this week
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Israel to ban MSF from working in Gaza over refusal to provide staff list
MSF said in a statement on Friday that it had informed Israeli authorities that, as an “exceptional measure”, it would share a list of names of its Palestinian and international staff, “subject to clear parameters, with our staff safety at its…
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Daily Briefing Feb. 1 — Rafah Crossing is readied for Gazans to pass through
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s…
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Iraqi politicians challenge Donald Trump, backing Maliki
US President Donald Trump called last week for Iraq’s former prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, not to be appointed for a new term.Maliki was last in charge in 2014, when ISIS took over part of Iraq. He spent years in the wilderness before…
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In direct threat, Khamenei warns of regional war if US attacks Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Sunday that if the US attacks Iran, the hostilities will broaden into a regional conflict, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
“The Americans should know that if they start a…
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Syria, SDF reach new security deal in major shift
A new security agreement between the Syrian government and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) comes at what officials describe as one of the most sensitive periods since the conflict began and could signal a broader shift in northeastern Syria,…
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KLM resumes flights to Middle East
Airline KLM is resuming flights to Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, it said late on Saturday, after previously announcing it would avoid flying over large parts of the Middle East due to rising regional tensions.”Based on the…
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Zelenskiy says new trilateral talks set for Feb 4-5 in Abu Dhabi
KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A new round of U.S.-brokered trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4 and 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, adding that Kyiv was ready for a “substantive…
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IRGC phishing attack targets dissident WhatsApp, Telegram
The Islamic regime has reacted to domestic unrest with a new cyber campaign against dissidents in the Iranian diaspora, a cyber expert targeted by Iran told The Jerusalem Post on Friday.Beyond targeting those vocal against the regime’s brutal…
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Pakistan forces kill 145 militants after attacks in Balochistan
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By Ariba Shahid
KARACHI, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s security forces killed 145 militants over 40 hours after coordinated attacks across Balochistan, the chief minister of the southwestern province said…
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