CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas on Friday announced the names of three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners after a delay that underlined the obstacles hanging over a fragile deal…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syrian jailed over death of migrant girl
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Official warns of breaking point if amnesty not offered
A former Iraqi deputy prime minister told VOA that 70,000 Sunni Arab detainees are in Iraqi prisons, with most having confessed under pressure or torture and sentenced to death or life imprisonment. He warned that if the amnesty law is not…
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Three religious and cultural projects restored in Mosul
After years of destruction, Mosul’s historic landmarks, including the al-Hadba minaret and al-Nuri mosque, have been restored. Led by UNESCO and supported by the United Arab Emirates and other partners, the reconstruction aims to preserve the…
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Iran condemns new US shipping-related sanctions
Iran on Friday condemned Washington’s move to impose shipping-related sanctions, saying it would prevent it from legitimate trading with partners, the official IRNA news agency reported.
The US Treasury said on Thursday it was imposing new…
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Jordan’s King Abdullah, Iraq’s president discuss regional developments
Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy will be handed over on Saturday, Hamas said
The Hamas prisoners’ media office said Israel was expected to free 183 Palestinians in exchangeCAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas on Friday announced…
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UAE’s highest court approves extraditing notorious trafficker Mehdi Charafa to France
ABU DHABI: The UAE’s highest court has approved an extradition request lodged by the French authorities to repatriate Frenchman Mehdi Charafa, a notorious drug trafficker, the Emirates News Agency reported on Friday.
The UAE Federal Supreme…
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Baghdad’s first skatepark offers boarders rare respite
Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a skateboard and then struggled to find her balance as others glided back and forth at Baghdad’s first park dedicated to the sport.
“It’s only my second time skating, but I want to keep going, especially…
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Benjamin Netanyahu says Saudi Arabia can create a Palestinian state
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Saudi Arabia had enough land to provide the Palestinians with a state in a Channel 14 interview on Thursday.
“The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot of land…
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Oscar-nominated West Bank feature director says films ‘can be part of change’
Dogwoof/Yabayay Media/Antipode FilmsBasel Adra with his camera in his West Bank home, an Israeli army bulldozer behind him A Palestinian and an Israeli sit in a West Bank village at night.
They wonder aloud whether Basel will ever be able to freely…
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Battered but defiant – where next for Hezbollah in Lebanon?
BBCOn 26 January, thousands of displaced Lebanese, who had been living across the country, tried to return to their homes in southern Lebanon.
They travelled in convoys, played revolutionary songs and waved, proudly, the yellow Hezbollah flag….
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