The key element of Saudi Arabia’s plan for Gaza is the removal of Hamas from power and its disarmament, without relocating Palestinians to Arab states, a source within the Saudi royal family told KAN News on Thursday.
Saudi Crown Prince…
Category: 3. Middle East
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After losses in Khartoum, Sudan’s RSF to sign parallel government charter
Sudan has condemned Kenya for hosting a meeting led by the rebels, and the UN is warning the move could further divide the war-torn country.
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Israeli family mourns ‘man of peace’ as body returned by Hamas
From her house in East London, British-Israeli Sharone Lifschitz never gave up hope that her 84-year-old father Oded would return from the horror of Hamas captivity, after more than 500 days.
He was a man of peace, a campaigner for, and a friend…
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Iraqi Kurds lend hand as PKK leader negotiates plan for peace with Turkey
Abdullah Ocalan is expected to urge his men to lay down their arms and end a more than 40-year insurgency against the Turkish state, capping talks launched in April last year between the rebel leader, PKK commanders and the Turkish government.
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Iranian officials trade blame as energy crisis, outages worsen: What to know
Unplanned power outages across Tehran in February have brought Iran’s energy crisis back into the spotlight, particularly as the country grapples with the strain of the maximum pressure sanctions campaign placed upon it by the United States.
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Creating inclusive Syrian government could help lift sanctions, UN envoy says
DAMASCUS, SYRIA —Creating an inclusive government in Syria in coming weeks will help determine whether Western sanctions are lifted as the country rebuilds after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad, the U.N. special envoy to…
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Syria arrests Hezbollah-linked smugglers in Damascus: What to know
A crackdown on smuggling operations between Lebanon and Syria has intensified since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Iran-Qatar meeting highlights regional ties – analysis
Iran’s Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Tehran on February 19. This is an important meeting and reflects the growing ties between Iran and Qatar.
The two…
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Return of bodies marks day of anguish for Israel
On a bleak late winter’s day, under leaden skies and occasional driving rain, this was the moment all Israelis had been dreading.
The return of the dead.
It began, as all the handovers so far have begun, with a politically charged display by Hamas…
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Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including youngest
The bodies of four Israelis held hostage in Gaza returned to Israel on Thursday in the latest release under a ceasefire between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
Hundreds of people gathered in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis where Hamas…
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