Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi on Friday warned security forces in the Islamic Republic could be preparing to commit a “massacre under the cover of a sweeping communications blackout” after imposing a nationwide internet…
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Israel’s Normalization With Syria Grows Further as Druze and Kurds Battle al-Sharaa for Control
The U.S.-brokered agreements that Syria and Israel signed in Paris this week are far from a guarantee of peace or normalization between the two countries. They will soon be put to the test – namely, whether Israel in fact stops its air and…
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Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi calls on Donald Trump to ‘support protestors’
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged US President Donald Trump on Friday to “be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran,” after the recent rise in protests in Iran and the internet blackout imposed by the Ayatollah’s regime.”Mr….
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‘A Handful of Kids?’ An Army of Israeli Youths Is Being Deployed to Expel Palestinians in the West Bank
One teenager kicked Yotam, an Israeli leftist activist, in the crotch. A younger teen kicked Yotam’s friend. The two boys were armed with clubs and knives and had a goat herd with them. It was Saturday morning June 21, and they had just…
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Palestinian Authority VP meets diplomat expected to serve on Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace
Palestinian Authority Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh met Friday with former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov, who is expected to serve as a top official for the supervisory US‑backed Board of Peace in Gaza.
The meeting in the West…
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Iran leader Khamenei says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump
Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (seen in a file photo) called protesters “troublemakers” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called anti-government…
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Closed-door breakdown in Syria-Kurdish talks foreshadowed Aleppo clashes
The collapse of US-brokered Syria-Kurdish talks preceded the Aleppo violence as Ankara continued to press Damascus on the Syrian Democratic Forces’ future.
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Why are there huge protests going on in Iran?
Anti-government protests have continued in Iran for the 13th day in a row.
The protests, which began in Tehran on 28 December, were sparked by the collapse of the Iranian currency.
BBC diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley explains what’s behind…
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Iranian protestors to face death sentence in Tehran
Tehran’s main prosecutor said that those protesters involved in burning government buildings, clashing with armed forces, and “committing sabotage” would face the death sentence, Reuters reported, citing Iranian state media on Friday.Earlier on…
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Lebanon revives offshore gas push with new approval for Total-led consortium
AL-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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