CENTCOM: Syria thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempt | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East“Congratulations to Syria’s security forces for recently interdicting multiple weapons shipments,” CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper…
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CENTCOM: Syria thwarted Hezbollah weapons smuggling attempt
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Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood ban
Voices from the Arab press: Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood ban | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastA weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
ALI AKBAR VELAYATI (2nd L), top Iranian adviser on…
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Lebanon president says country does not want war with Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday told a United Nations Security Council delegation his country does not want war with Israel, days after civilian representatives from both sides held their first talks in decades.
Hezbollah chief Naim…
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Anti-Israel boycotts might hurt Eurovision budget but not the show, Austrian host says
Four countries’ boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation could reduce the budget for next year’s edition in Vienna, but the show will be no worse for it, Austrian host broadcaster ORF said on Friday.
At…
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‘Amazing’ figurines find in Egyptian tomb solves mystery
A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has also solved a long-running mystery.
“Finding figurines in place inside a royal tomb has…
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Palestinians say Israeli army killed man in occupied West Bank
The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said that Israeli forces killed a man in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday.
“Bahaa Abdel-Rahman Rashid (38 years old) was killed by Israeli fire in the town of Odala, south of Nablus,” the…
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Eurovision faces budget squeeze after walkouts over Israel
By Olivia Le Poidevin, Johnny Cotton and Cecile Mantovani
GENEVA, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Eurovision Song Contest was facing a potential budget squeeze after Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia said they would withdraw from next year’s…
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Rebuilding Gaza Is Also Egypt’s Battle to Boost Its Standing in the Whole Middle East
After the “peace summit” and signing ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan in October, Egypt announced plans for another conference the following month, where countries and donors from all over the world would inaugurate the…
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Palestinians say that contrary to hasbara claims, Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital is 'far from fully operational'
On social media, pro-Israel influencers circulated videos of the restored maternity ward at Al-Shifa Hospital to cast doubt upon the complex’s destruction by IDF airstrikes and raids. Satellite imagery and testimonies from Palestinians in Gaza…
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China, UAE to hold third air force drills as defense ties warm: What we know
China and the United Arab Emirates are further deepening their defense and military ties with a third round of aerial exercises.
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