The European Union wants to train up to 3,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip under a program similar to one it already runs in the West Bank, an EU official said Wednesday.
There will be a “need to stabilize Gaza with an…
Category: 3. Middle East
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France obtains freeze of Dubai properties linked to drug trafficking, minister says
PARIS (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates has agreed to seize around 40 Dubai apartments and luxury villas suspected of being linked to drug trafficking in France, French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Wednesday.
Darmanin said in a post…
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IDF issues south Lebanon evacuation notice
IDF issues south Lebanon evacuation notice | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe IDF’s Arabic language spokesperson warned that the IDF will soon strike what it believes is Hezbollah infrastructure, instructing civilians to evacuate…
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Taliban forcing Afghan women into burqa for healthcare in
Taliban forcing Afghan women into burqa for healthcare in | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.Afghan women and…
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Iran releases tanker seized in Strait of Hormuz, manager says
Iran has released a Marshall Islands-flagged fuel product tanker that its forces seized in the Strait of Hormuz five days ago, according to the vessel’s manager.
Cyprus-based Columbia Shipmanagement said all 21 crew members of Talara were “safe…
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Daily Briefing Nov. 19: Day 775 – MBS meeting with Trump elevates Saudi Arabia’s ally status
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
During…
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Eastern Libya halts cooperation UNSMIL
Eastern Libya halts cooperation UNSMIL | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastOfficials in eastern Libya expressed concern, calling the move an “entirely unacceptable” breach of diplomatic protocol.Libya’s President of the Presidential…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy set for talks in Turkey in new peace drive
By Huseyin Hayatsever and Anastasiia Malenko
ANKARA/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will hold talks in Turkey on Wednesday and meet U.S. Army officials in Kyiv on Thursday in a new drive to revive peace negotiations with…
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Former hostage twins ahead of Trump meeting: ‘We’ll thank him, ask him to keep going’
Ahead of their meeting at the White House, freed hostages Ziv and Gali Berman said they would thank US President Donald Trump for securing their release and tell him that the fight must go on until the bodies of the final three hostages…
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Israeli pressure cancels planned US–Hamas meeting in Ankara
Israeli pressure cancels planned US–Hamas meeting in Ankara | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe meeting was initially reported to have possibly been scheduled by the Saudi channel A-Sharq, according to a Hamas official.United…
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