Tehran intensified efforts to portray normalcy across state television, with media outlets such as Russian-linked Viory and the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) pushing headlines stating the Iranian capital has “calmed down”…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iranian state TV pushes image of ‘calm’ amid blackout
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Syrian government announces cease-fire agreement with Kurdish-led forces
After several days of violent clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Syrian state media announced a comprehensive cease-fire agreement that included the takeover of oil fields by the Syrian government and…
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Google access restored across Iran, report says
Access to Google has been restored across Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Tasnim News Agency reported on Sunday.Access to the search engine “has become available to all mobile phone lines and internet companies,” the report…
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YPG chief urges stronger US action on Damascus conflict
The US should intervene more forcefully to end a Syrian offensive that has gained key territory from Kurdish fighters in recent days, the head of the main Kurdish forces told Reuters.Government troops launched an offensive on Saturday into…
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Bowing to US pressure, Syrian military advances, Kurdish-led SDF agrees to Sharaa’s terms
Syrian government troops kept up their dizzying advance against the Syrian Democratic Forces on Sunday, gaining nearly full control of Raqqa, the erstwhile capital of the Islamic State, which was seized almost nine years ago by the Kurdish-led…
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World leaders show caution on Trump’s broader ‘board of peace’ amid fears for U.N
By John Irish and Andreas Rinke
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Governments reacted cautiously on Sunday to U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace” initiative aimed at resolving conflicts globally, a plan that diplomats said could…
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Syrian forces advance deeper into the US‑backed, Kurdish‑controlled northeast
By Mahmoud Hasano and Khalil Ashawi
TABQA, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Syrian government troops are pushing towards Raqqa and Hasakah in the northeast of the country, the last strongholds of the U.S.-backed autonomous Kurdish-led administration, government…
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Kurdish commander calls on US to ‘intervene forcefully’ in Syria clashes
By Feras Dalatey
DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (Reuters) – The U.S. should intervene more forcefully to end a Syrian offensive that has gained key territory from Kurdish fighters in recent days, the head of the main Kurdish forces told Reuters.
Government…
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Al Jazeera broadcasts from Tehran amid Iran media blackout
Al Jazeera, the Qatari media company behind AJ+, is currently one of the only foreign-based media services broadcasting from within Iran amid the current media blackout.The Jerusalem Post was unable to verify additional foreign media outlets…
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Turkey in talks to join Saudi-Pakistan defense pact
Turkey is currently in talks to join an existing mutual defense framework with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, according to a report from Bloomberg.The agreement would constitute the latest addition to the bilateral defense agreement between Pakistan…
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