By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Monday he plans to approve the sale of U.S.-made F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, speaking a day before he hosts Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a day of…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Iraq’s Shiite alliance meets to chart strategy after Sudani comes first in election
The final results of last week’s election showed Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s list winning 46 seats in parliament, the most of any party, though he is not guaranteed to remain in his current role.
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Hamas blasts $500m Gaza aid theft by Muslim Brotherhood
Hamas blasts $500m Gaza aid theft by Muslim Brotherhood | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastWhile Farghali noted that it is typical of the Muslim Brotherhood to “exploit Gaza and Palestine for money.”A photograph shows a…
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Netanyahu slams ‘extremist’ Israeli West Bank settlers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed he would deal with the violent “handful of extremists” among Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, following clashes and another attack on Monday.
Homes and vehicles in a Palestinian village…
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Ben Gvir calls for Abbas’s arrest if UN advances Palestinian state recognition
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Monday that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas should be placed in solitary confinement and senior PA officials should be targeted for assassination if the UN advances recognition…
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Iraqi PM-led coalition tops Iraq election with 46 seats, commission says
(Reuters) -Iraq confirmed final election results on Monday, showing Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s list came first with 46 seats in the 329-member parliament, the election commission said.
A new government could still be months away…
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Turkey says black box analysis, initial findings on cargo plane crash to take at least two months
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish Defence Minister Yasar Guler said on Monday it would take at least two months to reach initial findings and analyse the black box of a Turkish cargo plane that crashed in Georgia last week and left 20 soldiers dead.
The…
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Al-Majd’s Gaza evacuation operation under scrutiny
Al-Majd’s Gaza evacuation operation under scrutiny | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/World NewsAl-Majd’s operation to evacuate Palestinians from Gaza has sparked controversy, with claims of human trafficking and ties to a questionable…
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Trump Org, Saudi partner Dar Global launch crypto scheme for Maldives resort
The deal marks a notable fusion of the Trump family’s traditional real estate business and its expanding foothold in the crypto world, and arrives a day before Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince arrives in Washington.
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UN Security Council to Vote on U.S. Proposal to Deploy Gaza Stabilization Force
The UN Security Council is set to convene at 5 P.M. local time for a vote on the U.S. draft resolution centered on deploying an international stabilization force in Gaza, which is estimated to secure the required majority of nine votes out of 15…
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