BEIRUT — The US has cancelled meetings in Washington with Lebanese armed forces commander General Rudolf Hachem after objecting to a statement the army issued on Sunday about border tensions with Israel, Lebanese officials familiar with…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Trump says he has ‘nothing to do with the family business’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has nothing to do with his family business as the Trump Organization and a Saudi developer look to open the latest Trump hotel in the Maldives.
During a meeting with the…
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Saudi Arabia to receive F-35 jets ‘pretty similar’ to Israel’s, Trump says
The US president says he would like to provide both Saudi Arabia and Israel “top-of-the-line” stealth-capable F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, risking potential blowback from Israeli leaders intent to maintain their country’s military supremacy in the…
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Turkey’s Erdogan to hold talks only with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy, Turkish source says
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan will hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Ankara on Wednesday, a Turkish foreign ministry source said on Tuesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, a Turkish source had said U.S. special…
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Erdogan’s top ally Bahceli slams foot-dragging on meeting with PKK leader
The nationalist leader criticized the parliamentary committee for dragging its feet on a meeting with the jailed PKK leader, as Turkey’s president and his ruling party remain silent.
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Eurovision host Austria says it’s ‘time for diplomacy’ to ensure Israel’s inclusion
Austria’s public broadcaster, which will host the next Eurovision Song Contest, on Tuesday said it hoped Israel would be able to participate in the massive TV extravaganza, ahead of a key meeting next month.
The contest’s organizers,…
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One killed, three wounded in West Bank attack: Israel army, emergency service
A car-ramming and stabbing attack left one person dead and three injured on Tuesday near Israeli settlements in the southern occupied West Bank, Israeli emergency services and the military said.
Paramedics and an army medical force “established…
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Israeli killed, three wounded in West Bank attack
A knife attack by two Palestinian teenagers left an Israeli civilian dead and three others wounded in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Israeli emergency services and the military said.
An army statement said soldiers had “eliminated two…
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As winter arrives, Gazans in ruined Strip fear tents no match for cold and rain
For months Gazans would come to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis not for medical care but to seek shelter from Israeli missiles and shells falling throughout the Palestinian enclave.
Over the weekend, the crowds returned, this time seeking…
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Trump gives MBS red-carpet welcome, touts F-35 deal, $1T Saudi investment
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump received Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday, marking the Gulf leader’s return to Washington after a seven-year hiatus marked by a nadir in ties…
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