Major internet platforms, including X and ChatGPT, were inaccessible for thousands of users globally on Tuesday as web-infrastructure firm Cloudflare was hit by an outage, disrupting internet services.
The outage was also intermittently…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syria starts first trial over coastal violence on Alawites
Syria starts first trial over coastal violence on Alawites | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe bloodshed marked one of the worst eruptions of violence since Sunni Islamist rebels led by Sharaa toppled Assad, a member of the Alawite…
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Saudi foreign ownership property law won't overheat market, says Dar Global CEO
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has frozen rent in Riyadh for five years to contain soaring prices.
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Hamas rejects disarmament, risks Gaza recovery plan
Hamas rejects disarmament, risks Gaza recovery plan | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe UN Security Council endorsed Trump’s Gaza plan, linking reconstruction to demilitarization. WSJ praises US “muscular diplomacy” for resisting…
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Saudi prince to press Trump to intervene to end Sudan war, sources say
By Alexander Cornwell and Timour Azhari
TEL AVIV/RIYDAH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia’s defacto ruler Mohammed bin Salman is set to press U.S. President Donald Trump to personally intervene to help end the war in Sudan during talks in Washington on…
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Peshmerga reform continues as Kurdistan shifts
Peshmerga reform continues as Kurdistan shifts | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Kurdistan region has its own armed forces, the Peshmerga. Among the largest units are the KDP and PUK, which each have tens of thousands of…
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Rostec says defence exports halved since 2022 as Russian orders dominated
DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian state conglomerate Rostec said on Tuesday that its defence exports fell by half since 2022 as domestic orders became a priority amid the fighting in Ukraine, but expects recovery soon.
Until 2022 Russia held second place…
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At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says
At least 94 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have died in Israeli custody in less than two years, a well-regarded Israeli human rights group says.
A new report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) alleges a practice of “systematic…
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Syria opens first trial over coastal violence after Assad’s fall
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
ALEPPO, Syria/AMMAN (Reuters) -Syria on Tuesday began the first trial of suspects in a wave of bloodshed in March during which pro-government fighters killed hundreds of members of the Alawite minority – a case seen as a…
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Senators press Trump administration over envoy’s possible financial conflicts, letter says
By Patricia Zengerle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two Democratic U.S. senators wrote to President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday raising “serious concerns” about Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff’s potential financial conflicts of interest.
“As…
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