BEIRUT, Jan 26 (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement, Naim Qassem, said on Monday that his group was concerned about confronting Washington’s threat against Iran, particularly any threat against Supreme Leader…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel returns remains of last Gaza hostage Ran Gvili
The remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, Ran Gvili, were brought back to Israel on Monday, closing the chapter on a painful saga that has kept Israeli society on edge ever since Hamas’s unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack.
Militants took 251…
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Iran broadcasting forced ‘confessions’ to deter dissent: activists
The man faces the camera with his face blurred as dramatic music pounds in the background.
“I made a mistake,” he says, his voice trembling as an unseen interrogator presses him about the deaths of members of Iran’s security forces. “If I’d known,…
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Italy pushes for EU clampdown on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard over ‘heinous acts’
ROME, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Italy will ask European Union partners this week to place Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) on the EU’s terrorist register, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Monday, signalling a shift in Rome’s…
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Iranian officials leak kill orders, exposing regime divide
A growing number of Iranian officials have released confidential information on the Islamic regime’s brutalization of protesters, indicating growing dissent, the non-partisan American think tank, the Institute of War, published on…
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Israel court hears appeal against independent media access ban
Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem
EPA/ShutterstockForeign journalists have only been allowed to enter Gaza on restricted visits accompanied by Israeli forces Israel’s Supreme Court has been hearing a case brought by foreign…
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UAE makes parents legally liable for kids’ online safety
Parents and guardians in the UAE are now legally required to supervise their children’s online activity under the country’s new Child Digital Safety Law, which transforms digital safety from guidance into enforceable responsibility. For more…
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Yemen’s Houthis hint at Red Sea attacks as US-Iran tensions rise: What to know
The Houthi warnings come as a US aircraft carrier accompanied by several guided missile destroyers entered Gulf waters amid tensions with Iran.
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Houthis threaten new Red Sea attacks as US aircraft carrier heads toward Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels threatened new attacks on ships traveling through the Red Sea corridor, likely seeking to back Iran as it worried Monday about an approaching US aircraft carrier after…
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Saudi UAE rift and what it means for Israel
Over the last month, there have been growing reports of a rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. As with many developments in the region, nothing in this story is simplistic or black and white. What this means is that, while some…
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