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Category: 3. Middle East
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Iran’s filmmakers issue fear statement over protesters
Mohammad Rasoulof and Jafar Panahi, two leading Iranian filmmakers whose movies are critical of the government, have just issued a statement expressing their concern for the safety of the anti-regime protesters in Iran.Iranian protesters have…
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For Hundreds of Palestinians, a 2-kilometer Jerusalem Commute Takes Three Hours
Laila al-Halasa is a special-education teacher at a school in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. The distance from her home to the school, as the crow flies, is about 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Last Sunday, as usual, she left home shortly…
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Why Donald Trump hasn’t acted as Iran’s regime cracks down
US President Donald Trump has made several statements about intervening in Iran, about being “locked and loaded,” and about preventing the regime from slaughtering its own people.But for much of the last week, the second week of the protests,…
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Turkey said ‘very likely’ to join Saudi Arabia-Pakistan mutual defense pact
Turkey is in advanced talks to join the mutual defense pact that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan reached in September, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
A pact of the three…
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Son of Iran’s toppled shah seeks a role as protests expand
Jan 11 (Reuters) – In a nation where opposition to almost half a century of clerical rule has long been fragmented, the son of the last shah of Iran has become a prominent voice spurring on protesters staging the biggest anti-government…
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Confronting protests, Iran vows to strike back if U.S. attacks
By Parisa Hafezi, Rami Ayyub and Maayan Lubell
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Tehran threatened on Sunday to retaliate against Israel and U.S. military bases in the event of U.S. strikes on Iran, issuing the warning as Israeli sources said…
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Foreign Ministry confirms Samoa will open embassy in Jerusalem this year
The Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Samoa will become the third Pacific island nation to open an embassy in Jerusalem, confirming a report last week in Samoan media.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar spoke with Samoan Prime Minister…
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'It never ended': As the world moves on, for Gazans it's war as usual
As global attention drifts to Caracas and Tehran, Palestinians in Gaza describe continued military incursions and air strikes, and a shifting Yellow Line that make daily life as dangerous as ever
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Reza Pahlavi evolves into leader as Iran’s protests grow
As the protests in Iran stretch into their third week on Sunday, the crackdown by the regime has intensified considerably.Accompanied by a nationwide internet shutdown during nighttime hours, the death toll over the weekend is estimated to be in…
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