Istanbul police detain 115 suspected Islamic State members | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIstanbul Police obtained information that Islamic State members had planned attacks in Turkey during Christmas and New Year celebrations, the…
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Istanbul police detain 115 suspected Islamic State members
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Syrian family finds kinship after resettling in Lichfield
BBCBushra and Khaled, pictured far left and right, arrived in the UK with their daughter in 2023 A Syrian refugee family that resettled in the West Midlands shares how they found kinship in the friendship of strangers.
Khaled loved his job working…
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Saudi Arabia tells Yemen separatist group to withdraw
Saudi Arabia tells Yemen separatist group to withdraw | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIn a foreign ministry statement, the kingdom described the military operations by Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) as an “unjustified…
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Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting
By Cordelia Hsu
SYDNEY, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple…
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‘We hold onto one another and keep fighting,’ says wife of jailed Istanbul mayor
Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.
“It’s an extremely…
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Sa’ar again accuses Palestinian Authority of lying about reforms to ‘pay-for-slay’ policy
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar again accused Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas of lying about internal reforms that put an end to the PA’s controversial “pay-for-slay” policy, which provided financial benefits to the…
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Australian man arrested over online remarks in support of Bondi Hanukkah attack
Australian man charged over online remarks in support of Bondi Hanukkah attack
An Australian man has been charged and detained after allegedly posting a message on social media backing the mass shooting on Bondi Beach.
A court in…
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Israeli reporter visits Hezbollah’s Beirut bastion
Israeli reporter visits Hezbollah’s Beirut bastion | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastYitzhak Horowitz wrote in the Hebrew weekly magazine B’KeHila about his trip, which was illegal for most Israelis without special authorization,…
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UK, Canada, Germany and others condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement plan
LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Countries including Britain, Canada, Germany and others on Wednesday condemned the Israeli security cabinet’s approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violated international law and risked…
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Syria arrests Damascus’ ISIS leader, weapons seized
Syria arrests Damascus’ ISIS leader, weapons seized | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/ISIS NewsSyria arrests ISIS leader Taha al Zoubi in Moadamiya after a joint security operation, seizing a suicide belt and military weapons during…
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