Roughly a dozen Palestinians received official invitations on Tuesday to serve on the technocratic committee slated to manage Gaza’s daily affairs in place of Hamas, an Arab diplomat and a Palestinian official told The Times of…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Brunei sultan to undergo knee replacement surgery
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 14 (Reuters) – Brunei’s ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will undergo knee replacement surgery this weekend, with a recovery period expected to last between two to three months, his office said.
The 79-year-old sultan, one of…
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Iran accuses Donald Trump of inciting violence in UN letter
Iran accused US President Donald Trump on Tuesday of encouraging political destabilization, inciting violence, and threatening the country’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national security, Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani…
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Syrian Kurds protest Aleppo expulsions after deadly clashes
Several thousand people marched under the rain in northeast Syria on Tuesday to protest the expulsion of Kurdish fighters from the city of Aleppo after days of deadly clashes.The violence in Aleppo has deepened one of the main faultlines in…
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NY governor pushes for buffer zone to protect synagogues from protests
NEW YORK — New York State Governor Kathy Hochul on Tuesday vowed new protections for synagogues this year, after two caustic protests outside New York City synagogues in recent months.
“In 2026, we’ll take new steps to protect our…
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Trump vows ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would react strongly if authorities in Iran started hanging people in their crackdown on a popular uprising against the government.
“We will take very strong action if they do such a…
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Trump May Give Momentum, but the Revolution Hinges on How Much Iranians Are Willing to Sacrifice
The latest tweets by Donald Trump, shared on Tuesday afternoon, seem to leave little doubt. The U.S. president threw his full support behind the anti-regime protesters in Iran, called on them to seize institutions of government and promised that…
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US advise its citizens to leave Iran now
The US urged its citizens to leave Iran immediately, and advised them to consider departing by land to Turkey or Armenia, according to a notice released on Tuesday by the US virtual embassy in Tehran.”US citizens should leave Iran now. Consider…
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US will take ‘very strong action’ if Iran hangs protesters, Trump tells CBS News
Jan 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the United States would take “very strong action” if the Iranian government starts hanging protesters, but did not elaborate on what those actions would be.
“I haven’t heard about the…
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Why the massive Iran protests haven’t toppled its clerical establishment
Reuters —Despite Iran’s nationwide protests and years of external pressure, there are as yet no clear signs of fracture in the Islamic Republic’s security elite that could bring an end to one of the world’s most resilient…
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