Across global demonstrations and in thousands of videos posted online, Kurdish women and their allies have begun braiding their hair in honor of a female Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighter believed to have been murdered by a member of the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Kurdish hair braid becomes symbol of Syrian resistance
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Kurdish hair braid becomes symbol of Syrian resistance
Across global demonstrations and in thousands of videos posted online, Kurdish women and their allies have begun braiding their hair in honor of a female Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces fighter believed to have been murdered by a member of the…
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Hamas seeks role in Gaza for its police officers, whom Israel views as terrorists
CAIRO, Egypt — Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new US-backed technocratic Palestinian administration for Gaza, sources say, a demand likely to be opposed by Israel.
Israel regards all elements of Hamas,…
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Iranian rial hits record low amid protests, regime pressure
The Iranian rial (IRR) reached a record low on Tuesday, with the unofficial exchange rate at approximately IRR 1.52 million per USD.There is no official exchange rate between the two currencies due to sanctions imposed by the Trump administration…
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Gazans long for reopening of ‘lifeline’ Rafah crossing
With Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing expected to soon reopen, residents of the war-shattered territory are hoping to reunite with family members, or are looking to leave themselves.
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the Palestinian…
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Western countries welcome extended Syria ceasefire
Two days after a ceasefire was extended between the Syrian Transitional Government and the Syrian Democratic Forces, the US, UK, France, and Germany have called upon “all parties to strictly adhere to the ceasefire and to exercise their utmost…
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Syria hopes to hold new integration talks with Kurdish forces on Tuesday
Jan 27 (Reuters) – The Syrian government hopes to hold new round of integration talks with Kurdish forces as early as today, a Syrian government official told Reuters on Tuesday.
The talks would focus on practical ways to implement an agreement…
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Hamas wants own police in new Gaza police force
As the Gaza ceasefire moves forward, there are reports that Hamas would like to see its own police integrated into whatever type of new policing force emerges.This idea would seem to be an obvious non-starter for how to proceed in Gaza,…
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Iran summons Italian ambassador over push for EU clampdown on Revolutionary Guards, state media says
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign ministry summoned Italy’s ambassador over Rome’s efforts to place the Revolutionary Guards on the European Union’s terrorist register, state media reported on Tuesday.
Iran’s foreign ministry warned of the…
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Rafah crossing reopening tests Gaza ceasefire’s next phase
There is widespread expectation in the Middle East that the Rafah Border Crossing between Gaza and Egypt, which has been closed throughout the war that began on October 7, 2023, will be reopened this week. The opening of the crossing is expected…
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