Over the years, Umm Kulthum earned a series of honorific titles, each reflecting a different facet of her stature. She was known as “El-Sett” (“the Lady”) as a mark of reverence, and as the “Star of the East” in recognition of her fame beyond…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Pakistan seeks greater role in Middle East
Pakistan seeks greater role in Middle East | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSeveral recent meetings indicate Pakistan’s potential shift from a focus on South Asia to West Asia. This may also reflect its intention to work more…
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Greek and Cypriot Leaders Visit Israel to Discuss Regional Cooperation With Netanyahu
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides are visiting Israel on Monday for a joint meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the first joint meeting of the leaders of the three countries…
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Syria: Assad’s prisons fill up again amid abuse allegations
Syria: Assad’s prisons fill up again amid abuse allegations | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastPrisons and lockups that jailed tens of thousands of people during Assad’s rule are now crowded with Syrians detained by President Ahmed…
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Former spy Jonathan Pollard: Israel sent a man to convince me to kill myself
Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard claimed in an interview broadcast on Monday that he was told years ago by someone “sent by the Israeli government” that he should commit suicide to “close the door” on his case, which had caused a…
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Turkish delegation to visit Syria over SDF integration
Turkish delegation to visit Syria over SDF integration | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkey has said integration must ensure that the SDF’s chain of command is broken.SDF leader Mazloum Abdi (L) and Syrian President Ahmed…
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Could Iran impeach President Pezeshkian?
Could Iran impeach President Pezeshkian? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsIn extreme cases, a president can be removed, but only with the backing of the judiciary and, ultimately, the approval of Supreme Leader Ayatollah…
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High-level Turkish team to visit Damascus on Monday for talks on SDF integration
ANKARA, Dec 22 (Reuters) – A high-level Turkish delegation will visit Damascus on Monday to discuss bilateral ties and the implementation of a deal for integrating the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into Syria’s state apparatus, a…
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Trump aides Sacks and Witkoff could face ethics probe over UAE deals, Semafor reports
Dec 22 (Reuters) – The U.S State Department’s independent watchdog is reviewing a request from two Democratic senators to investigate whether Trump officials Steve Witkoff and David Sacks broke ethics rules in connection with deals involving the…
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Russian general killed in Moscow car bombing in apparent Ukrainian attack
MOSCOW — A Russian general was killed Monday morning after an explosive device detonated underneath his car in Moscow, and investigators said Ukraine could be behind the attack, the third such killing of a senior military officer in a…
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