In America’s largest Arab enclave, where frustration with President Joe Biden’s Gaza policy led many to back Donald Trump, anger is now growing over the president’s explosive proposal to take control of the Palestinian territory.
But Dearborn…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel PM gifts golden pager to Trump symbolising attack on Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave US President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week, in a symbolic gesture marking Israel’s shocking attack on Hezbollah last year.
The gift symbolises “a…
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Cyprus jails Syrian man over toddler death on overloaded migrant boat
NICOSIA, CYPRUS —A Cyprus court sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded migrant boat that was adrift for…
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Four killed in Syria-Lebanon border clashes between HTS and clans: What to know
Tensions along the Lebanon-Syria border between Lebanese clans and members of the Syrian security forces — principally made up of members of the Syrian Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) — escalated on Friday, with three dead and 10…
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Hamas names next hostages to be released
Hamas has released the names of the next hostages to be freed in Gaza on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
They are male civilians Eli Sharabi, 52, Ohad ben Ami, 55, and Or Levy, 34.
Eighteen hostages have been freed…
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After Assad’s fall, Iran hopes to creep back through Syria's back door
Iranian officials admitted they were “defeated very badly” with the fall of the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and their prospects for building influence under the new government are limited.
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Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages to be released as ceasefire deal faces complications
After a brief delay, Hamas communicated to Israel the names of the three hostages set to be released on Saturday.
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US envoy says Hezbollah ‘defeated’, must not be in Lebanon government
A senior US official visiting Beirut warned Friday against any Hezbollah presence in Lebanon’s new government, saying the Iran-backed group was “defeated” in its war with Israel.
More than a year of hostilities severely weakened Hezbollah,…
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Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Israel on first Mideast visit
WASHINGTON – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to visit Israel, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, after a stop at the Munich Security Conference next week, marking his second tour abroad as Washington’s top diplomat…
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Iran’s supreme leader criticizes proposed nuclear talks with US
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES —Iran’s supreme leader said Friday that negotiations with America “are not intelligent, wise or honorable” after U.S. President Donald Trump floated the idea of nuclear talks with Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali…
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