According to Syria’s state news agency SANA, the Syrian delegation is seeking to advance a security deal that would guarantee a full Israeli withdrawal from positions held in southern Syria since December 2024
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israeli and Syrian officials to meet with Trump envoy Witkoff in Paris to talk security pact
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Which countries could be in Trump’s sights next?
Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump’s second term is being shaped by his foreign policy ambitions.
He’s followed through on threats against Venezuela by capturing its president and his wife from their heavily fortified Caracas compound in a…
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Greenland and allies reject threats to island, as Trump reiterates US ‘need’ for it
Greenland is seeking to strengthen ties with the United States, and its citizens should not fear an imminent American takeover, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Monday, following renewed interest in the Arctic island by US…
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Splits emerge over Venezuela’s future as UN Security Council meets to discuss US raid
The future governance of Venezuela remained uncertain following the US capture of the country’s leader, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, with splits emerging between US President Donald Trump’s administration, the US Congress and…
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Unlike Maduro, Khamenei Holds Bargaining Chips That Could Save the Iranian Regime
The abduction of the president of Venezuela to be brought for trial in the United States has put Iran into the target bank as a regime that could be next for a similar operation. The “Islamic Republic” seems to be threatened with disintegration…
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At least 35 people, including 4 children, killed in Iran protests, rights group says
US Republican House Speaker Johnson backs elections in Venezuela
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, says that Venezuela should hold elections soon, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called voting premature following…
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Syrian Gov’t optimistic about resuming talks with Israel
Syrian officials’ participation in a round of talks with Israeli representatives, coordinated by the US, to advance normalization between the two countries brought optimism to the Syrian government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, KAN News reported on…
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Israel grants 4G access to Palestinian West Bank cell companies after war delay
Palestinian telecommunications companies in the West Bank are slated to finally gain access to fourth-generation cellphone service, known as 4G, in the coming months, after years of delays tied to the war in Gaza.
The Israeli Communications…
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Azerbaijan will not send peacekeepers to Gaza, president says
BAKU, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Azerbaijan has no intention of sending a contingent of its troops to take part in peacekeeping operations outside its borders, including in Gaza, President Ilham Aliyev said late on Monday.
Aliyev, interviewed by Azeri…
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Where’s next? Trump eyes new targets after Venezuela
An emboldened US President Donald Trump has hinted that he has other countries in his sights after toppling Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, leaving the world asking: where’s next?
Trump took aim at Colombia, Cuba, Greenland, Mexico and Iran in the…
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