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Category: 3. Middle East
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Pakistan to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza, says foreign office
By Asif Shahzad and Ariba Shahid
ISLAMABAD, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Pakistan will join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” to help achieve lasting peace in Gaza, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Pakistan hoped “concrete steps will be…
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Drone attacks shock city in central Sudan as war inches closer
By Eltayeb Siddig
EL OBEID, Sudan, Jan 21 – Drone strikes have intensified in and around al-Obeid in central Sudan as the country’s devastating civil war closes in on the army-controlled city, causing significant civiliandeaths in at least two…
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Syrian government, SDF to reach agreement in four days
In whirlwind touch-and-go discussions between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian army, a delicate four-day truce emerged on Tuesday to develop a plan for the future of the Hasakah province, including how the two sides would…
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Fate of IS detainees uncertain as Damascus reins in Kurds
The Syrian government’s attempt to wrest back control of Kurdish-held areas has thrown into doubt the fate of thousands of suspected Islamic State group jihadists detained there, with Western observers worried many could take advantage of the…
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Iranian man pretends to be dead for three days
An Iranian man lay among the dead at a Kahrizak forensic facility, pretending to be deceased for three days, fearing that if he were discovered, regime officers would execute him with a “finishing shot,” the Iran Human Rights Documentation…
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Israeli fire kills five Palestinians as Trump seeks to advance Gaza peace deal
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Israeli fire killed five Palestinians, including two boys, in central and southern Gaza, local health authorities said, and the Israeli military said it had “eliminated” a Palestinian militant who…
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Netanyahu accepts invite to Trump’s Board of Peace; Europe formulating common position
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace, the premier’s office announced Wednesday, as Sweden and Norway became the latest nations to say they would not be joining,…
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Kurds facing ‘Oct. 7 moment’ in Syria, need Israel’s help
Israel should help the Kurds in Syria as they face attacks by the Syrian government, a Kurdish analyst has told the ‘Post.’The analyst asked not to be named due to concerns about his safety and that of his family, because some countries in…
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Daily Briefing Jan. 21: Day 838 – US amasses firepower in region amid Iranian tension
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian discusses latest moves by US in region, near-daily tensions with Hezbollah on Lebanese border, and surprising statistics on settler violence
The post Daily Briefing Jan. 21: Day 838 – US amasses firepower in…
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