Germany calls on Israel to halt its controversial E1 settlement project, said a foreign ministry spokesperson in Berlin on Friday, warning that construction carries the risk of creating more instability in the West Bank and the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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IDF strikes Hezbollah weapons sites and launchers in southern Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces said it struck Hezbollah targets in several areas of Lebanon on Friday, a day after the Lebanese army said it had completed the first phase of its plan to disarm the terror group in Lebanon’s south.
Under heavy…
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Pope denounces ‘zeal for war,’ laments West Bank violence in foreign policy speech
VATICAN CITY (AP) — In his most substantial critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely…
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Flights canceled from Dubai, Turkey, Qatar, to Iran
At least 17 flydubai flights scheduled for Friday between Dubai and Iranian cities including Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad have been canceled, the Dubai Airports website showed.A countrywide internet blackout was reported in Iran on Thursday and…
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‘All are in the streets’: Iranians defiant as protests grow
Tear gas burning his eyes, his voice hoarse from shouting anti-government slogans as cars honked around him, Majid joined crowds of Iranians taking to the streets in defiance of a crackdown on a swelling protest movement.
He used a…
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Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran’s last shah, at centre of protest chants
AFPMany demonstrators in Iran have been calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah (king).
Pahlavi himself has called for people to take to the streets. So who is the former crown prince and how much support does he…
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Former UN envoy meets top Palestinian Authority official for Trump’s BoP plan
The former UN envoy expected to help lead Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace for Gaza met a top Palestinian Authority official on Friday as the US president pushes ahead with his plan for the enclave’s future.Trump is expected to announce…
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‘People are more angry and determined now’
Vast crowds of Iranians have taken to the streets of the capital, Tehran, and several other cities, calling for an end to the Islamic Republic and in many places for the restoration of the monarchy.
Young and old, rich and poor, Iranians across…
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Pakistani DM calls on US, Turkey to ‘kidnap’ Benjamin Netanyahu
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said in a televised interview in Pakistan on Thursday that the United States should “kidnap” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and bring him to court.Asif added that Turkey could also abduct Netanyahu,…
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Hundreds protest Israeli recognition of Somaliland in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Somalia’s capital to protest Israel’s recognition of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, waving Somali flags and chanting patriotic songs in a show of national…
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