Dec 29 – Syria’s government has ordered soldiers to guard a mass grave created to conceal atrocities under Bashar al-Assad and has opened a criminal investigation, following a Reuters report that revealed a yearslong conspiracy by the fallen…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Seven Turkish police wounded in clash with Islamic State militants
By Umit Bektas
YALOVA, Turkey, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Seven Turkish police officers were wounded in a clash with suspected Islamic State militants in northwest Turkey on Monday and a police operation against them was ongoing, a Reuters witness and…
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Syrians in Turkey consider return after fall of Assad
Orla GuerinSenior International Correspondent in Gaziantep, Turkey
BBCAya Mustafa wants to return home but not yet The pull of home can be strong – even when it is a place you can’t remember.
That is how it is for Ahmed, 18. He emerges from a…
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Netanyahu to meet Trump in Florida for crucial Gaza talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of the fragile Gaza truce plan.
The crucial meeting at Trump’s lavish Mar-a-Lago resort comes as some…
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By recognizing Somaliland, Israel steps into a labyrinth of regional rivalries it may not be ready for
Israel’s recognition might grant the country a military presence in the Horn of Africa, but it will find itself constrained by the UAE and its regional commitments to its neighbors. For Somaliland, the ‘deal’ with Israel may include a promise…
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Houthi Leader: Any Israeli Presence in Somaliland Will Be a Military Target
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a memorial for the victims of the Bondi attack, this month. Credit: Dean Lewins / Reuters Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a memorial for the victims of the Bondi attack,… Continue Reading
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Four killed in clashes in Syria between al-Sharaa forces and Alawites
Clashes ensued as Alawite demonstrators sought federalism and self-determination, while Syrian authorities blamed ‘remnants of the former regime’ for the unrest and deployed soldiers to contain the situation. On Friday, an attack on an Alawite…
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Australia says Bondi review to check if terror attack could have been averted
SYDNEY, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday an independent review into law enforcement agencies set up after the Bondi mass shooting will assess whether authorities could have taken additional steps to…
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Former hostages Matan Zangauker and Ilana Gritzewsky become engaged
Former hostage Matan Zangauker and his girlfriend, former hostage Ilana Gritzewsky, have become engaged, according to a photo posted Sunday overnight by Matan’s mother Einav.
Einav Zangauker, who became famous for her ceaseless lobbying…
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Houthis warn against Israeli presence in Somaliland
Houthis warn against Israeli presence in Somaliland | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Houthis’ leader also accused Israel of aiming for the “further disintegration and fragmentation of other countries,” and demanded that all…
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