A real Hamas disarmament plan is here.How to disarm Hamas has been the central question that has dominated Israel’s security scene and the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, possibly for decades to come, since October 7, 2023.On…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump reveals his endgame for Gaza, disarming Hamas
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Iran warns ‘finger on trigger’ as Trump says it wants talks
The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Thursday warned Washington that the force had its “finger on the trigger” in the wake of mass protests, as US President Donald Trump said the Islamic republic still appeared interested in…
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Flanked by world leaders in Davos, Trump launches his Board of Peace
Trump, joined by Muslim leaders, declares: ‘We have peace in the Middle East’; many Western allies stay away amid concerns that body set up to deal with Gaza could usurp role of UN
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey opposes Iran’s intervention
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call on Thursday that Turkey opposed any foreign intervention in Iran and valued its neighbors’ peace and stability, the Turkish presidency said.In…
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Gaza oversight officials say Rafah Crossing to reopen in both directions next week
Israel makes no announcement, but official says topic to be discussed during Sunday cabinet meeting; Board of Peace Gaza envoy says working to ‘expedite the search’ for last hostage
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Factbox-The Kurdish struggle for rights and land
Jan 22 (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President Ahmed al-Sharaa seek to bring their security forces and territory under the authority of the central state.
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Iraq says it will prosecute Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria
Jan 22 (Reuters) – Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said on Thursday it would begin legal proceedings against Islamic State detainees transferred from Syria after the rapid collapse of Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria triggered concerns over…
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No chocolate, no beef: Israel's restrictions on goods to Gaza have created an out-of-control black market
The shortage in basics such as beef, poultry and hygiene products, caused by Israel’s decision to ban the entry of these products, has been quickly filled by illegal importers, who have created an entire industry of trading in permits –…
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Rafah crossing opens, Palestinian officials say
Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt will reopen next week after largely being shut during the Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinian technocrat leader backed by Washington to administer the enclave announced on Thursday.Ali Shaath made the announcement…
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Europe condemns Iran’s brutal treatment of protesters
The European Parliament voted on Thursday in favor of a resolution calling on the Iranian regime to end executions and release detainees, and called for the European Council to immediately designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
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