PARIS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – France will build a new aircraft carrier to boost its capacities as a maritime power, President Emmanuel Macron told French troops gathered at a military base in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
“The decision to launch this vast…
Category: 3. Middle East
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US, mediators push forward Gaza peace plan as 2025 ends
US, mediators push forward Gaza peace plan as 2025 ends | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThere is a lot of focus on Gaza as the US seeks to move forward with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Palestinian woman walks past…
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Kurdistan Region PM meets with Egyptian President
Kurdistan Region PM meets with Egyptian President | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastKurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo. Both the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Egypt play…
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Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in 2025
Caroline HawleyDiplomatic correspondent
ESOHREgyptian fisherman Issam al-Shazly was executed on Tuesday after being convicted of drug-related charges Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a…
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Daily Briefing Dec. 21: Day 807 – Rescue of Israeli from Jericho highlights PA-IDF coordination
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s…
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Footage from Syria may show secret Iranian base
Footage from Syria may show secret Iranian base | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastFor years, the base was the subject of interest because it had an entrance to a large underground tunnel and was likely being used by the IRGC to…
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Maccabi Tel Aviv fined €20,000 over fans’ ‘racist’ behavior in Stuttgart
European soccer’s governing body has handed Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv a one-game ban on selling tickets to away supporters due to their behavior at a recent European fixture, and fined the club €20,000 ($23,416).
The penalties were…
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Iran’s crown prince condemns regime after Israel spy killed
Iran’s crown prince condemns regime after Israel spy killed | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsAghil Keshavarz, a Shahrood University student, was executed on Saturday, after Iran’s judiciary convicted him of spying for…
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Trump rebuffed Israeli request to keep some sanctions on Syria — report
Aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked US President Donald Trump to retain some American sanctions on Syria as he prepared to repeal them last week, in the hope that they could be used as a bargaining chip in future negotiations,…
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16 Epstein files removed from US Justice Department site, including photo of Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the US Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing US President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were…
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