The USAID freeze has had a direct impact on the al-Hol camp in northeast Syria, where 90% of the funding for organizations working in the camp depends on USAID. The camp administrator said that if aid is cut and no solution is found, the camp…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Donald Trump admin. wants IDF to withdrawal from Lebanon by Feb. 18
The Trump administration wants February 18 to be the date that Israel completes its withdrawal from southern Lebanon, US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said at a Friday press conference in Beirut.
Ortagus added that…
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After Rafale jets, UAE's MBZ inks $50B AI deal with France in landmark visit
Only a week after the delivery of the first batch of Rafale F4 fighter jets to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates will invest billions of dollars in a new AI center in France.
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Iran’s Khamenei warns against negotiating with US
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday that there should not be negotiations with the United States, days after US President Donald Trump called for a new nuclear deal.
“You should not negotiate with such a government, it is…
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Trump condemned for ICC sanctions over Israel, US probes
The International Criminal Court slammed sanctions Friday slapped by US President Donald Trump over its probes targeting America and Israel and pledged to press on with its aim to fight for “justice and hope” around the world.
The United Nations…
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International ire over Trump sanctions against ICC
The International Criminal Court and dozens of countries on Friday condemned sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump over probes targeting America and Israel as a threat to “law based international order”.
The United Nations and the…
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Trump’s Gaza bombshell shakes up Middle East strategy
In a September 2016 article in The Atlantic, Salena Zito offered what has become one of the most insightful observations about the Donald Trump phenomenon.
Reporting on one of his campaign stops in western Pennsylvania, Zito wrote: “The…
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Emigration of Gazans concerning for Hamas, IDF-seized doc. reveals
Hamas sees the emigration of young Gazans from the Gaza Strip as a great concern since this population forms the nucleus of the terror group’s strength, according to a document seized by the IDF and exposed by the Meir Amit Intelligence and…
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Trump sees US takeover of Gaza as ‘real estate transaction’
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that his plan for the United States to take ownership of the Gaza Strip should be viewed as a real estate transaction, but he offered no timetable, saying “we’re in no rush on it.”
The president made…
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Hostage families urge Israel to complete Gaza truce deal ahead of swap
An Israeli campaign group urged the government on Friday to stick with the Gaza truce ahead of a fifth hostage-prisoner swap, after explosive comments by US President Donald Trump raised questions over the future of the deal.
The scheduled…
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