Palestinians on Thursday were divided over the prospects of success for the newly established technocratic committee, which is supposed to assume responsibility for rebuilding Gaza and replace the Hamas government.While some Palestinians welcomed…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Palestinians debate chances of new technocratic panel
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Pakistan-Saudi-Turkey defence deal in pipeline, Pakistani minister says
By Saad Sayeed, Asif Shahzad and Jonathan Spicer
ISLAMABAD/ISTANBUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) – Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey have prepared a draft defence agreement after nearly a year of talks, Pakistan’s Minister for Defence Production said, a…
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Syrian activist Sarah Mardini acquitted of migrant trafficking in Greece
A Greek court Thursday acquitted Syrian competitive swimmer and activist Sarah Mardini, whose rescue of her sister inspired a hit Netflix film, and 23 others of migrant trafficking.
The verdict came almost a month after the start of their trial at…
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Donald Trump could still greenlight strikes on Iran, Post learns
Despite US President Donald Trump’s decision not to attack Iran on Wednesday, multiple sources told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday that he could still green-light military action.While President Trump declined to address a question from NBC in an…
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Syrian Alawite community’s fight against opressive regimes
Sectarian violence has plagued Syria long before Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, took control of the country last year. The Alawites, an Abrahamic faith that draws its ideology from the quran, faced centuries of…
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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An ailing astronaut returned to Earth with three others on Thursday, ending their space station mission more than a month early in NASA’s first medical evacuation.
SpaceX guided the capsule to a…
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From Egypt to Lebanon: What’s at stake for regional states on Trump’s visa ban list?
The State Department claimed that citizens from the affected countries are more likely to use social welfare services at a high rate.
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Trump said to tell Iran he’s not about to attack, as US returns troops to Qatar air base
US President Donald Trump reportedly informed Iran that he won’t be ordering a strike on the country over its deadly crackdown on protesters after the leaders of four Arab countries convinced him to hold off.
Trump had threatened to hit…
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US court overturns order releasing pro-Palestinian activist
A US appeals court overturned a ruling that led to the release of prominent pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, according to court documents filed Thursday, raising the prospect of his re-arrest.
Khalil, a legal permanent resident in…
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Candadian killed in Iranian anti-regime protest, FM says
A Canadian citizen has been killed by Islamic Republic forces during anti-regime protests in Iran, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand announced on Thursday.Anand extended her “deepest condolences” in a statement released on…
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