LONDON, Jan 27 – Britain, the United States, France and Germany on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, and urged all parties to strictly adhere to the agreement.
“We call upon…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel authorities investigate good smuggling into Gaza
Israeli Police confirmed an ongoing investigation into a large-scale smuggling network responsible for moving goods from Israel into Gaza, after the Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court partially lifted a gag order on Tuesday.The court allowed the…
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Three French tourists killed when boat capsizes off Oman coast
DUBAI, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Three French tourists were killed when a boat capsized off the coast of Oman, the Omani police said on Tuesday in a post on X.
The boat, carrying 25 people including a group of French tourists, a tour guide and the…
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School kits to be delivered in Gaza
The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had, for the first time in two-and-a-half years, been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza.Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books, and wooden cubes for play,…
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Palestinian Films Win Global Acclaim. So Why Can’t You Watch Most of Them?
The applause goes on for minutes. There’s a long standing ovation, cameras are pulled out, film reviewers hasten to publish superlatives. At the major film festivals in Venice, Cannes and Toronto, Palestinian films are arousing a lively…
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School materials enter Gaza after being blocked for two years, UN agency says
By Olivia Le Poidevin
GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The U.N. children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two-and-a-half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked…
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Trump briefed that Iran regime’s hold is at its ‘weakest point’ since 1979 – report
US President Donald Trump has received multiple US intelligence briefings signaling that the hold of the regime in the Islamic Republic is weakening, The New York Times reported Monday, citing several people familiar with the…
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad knew Gaza rockets were killing Palestinians, doc finds
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza knowingly launched defective rockets throughout the course of the Israel-Hamas War, killing hundreds of Gazans, KAN Reshet Bet reported on Tuesday, citing a document recovered from the Gaza Strip.According to…
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Hamas seeks role for police with US-backed NCAG
Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new US-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, sources say on Tuesday, a demand likely to be opposed by Israel as the terror group debates whether to surrender its arms.The…
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Trump says Iran wants talks as US aircraft carrier deploys
A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic still wanted talks.
Washington has not ruled…
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