A number of senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commanders have urged Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to rescind a fatwa (religious decree) prohibiting nuclear weapons in the face of threats from the West,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump says Iran should be non-nuclear
The US would prefer to sign a deal with Iran that renders it non-nuclear rather than attack the Islamic Republic, US President Donald Trump told the New York Post in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
“I would like a deal done with Iran…
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Saudi Arabia condemns Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on Trump’s Gaza plan
Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
#Statement | The Kingdom of Saudi…
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Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza
BANGKOK —Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.
Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna, 36, and Bannawat Saethao, 27, were freed…
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Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok
The families of Thai farm workers held hostage in Gaza for over a year wept with joy and hugged their loved ones as they arrived in Bangkok on Sunday.
The five Thais smiled as they walked into the arrivals hall at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport…
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PlayStation Network back online after 24-hour outage
Sony PlayStation’s online services came back online on Saturday, the Japanese group said, after a 24-hour outage frustrated gamers around the world.
PlayStation Network “has been restored. You should be able to access online features without any…
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Real estate mogul Steve Witkoff, Trump’s man in the Middle East
He has no foreign policy experience but sports a reputation as a talented negotiator unafraid to speak his mind. And Donald Trump’s special Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has already made his mark.
A close friend to the US president, 67-year-old…
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Head of UN chemical weapons watchdog meets Syrian leader
DAMASCUS, SYRIA —The head of the world’s chemical weapons watchdog met Syria’s new leader Saturday, in a first visit to Damascus since the ousting of Bashar al-Assad, who was repeatedly accused of using such weapons during Syria’s 13-year…
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What will anger at sight of gaunt hostages mean for a fragile ceasefire?
The sight of Eli Sharabi being interviewed on stage, surrounded by Hamas fighters, has caused heartbreak and fury in equal measure amongst Israelis.
“How do you feel?” he is asked by a masked interviewer. “I feel very happy today to return to……
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Emboldened by Trump, Iranian dissidents demand overthrow of rulers
PARIS —Thousands of opponents to Iran’s authorities rallied in Paris on Saturday, joined by Ukrainians to call for the fall of the government in Tehran, hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ campaign could lead to…
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