By Alistair Smout
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will overhaul its approach to human rights laws to make it easier to deport migrants who arrive in the country illegally as part of a major shake-up of asylum policy to be set out on Monday.
Interior…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Marjorie Taylor Greene suggests Israel pressuring Trump not to release Epstein files
Amid a bitter feud with US President Donald Trump, Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested on Sunday that Israel is pressuring the White House not to release the full files on Jeffrey Epstein.
In an interview on CNN,…
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Hamas diary reveals use of Gaza’s civilian sites for terror
Hamas diary reveals use of Gaza’s civilian sites for terror | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe terrorist described how Hamas used UN and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip to its advantage in battle. A Hamas terrorist…
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Border Police accused of detaining entire Bedouin hamlet for hours in blanket sweep
Residents of West Bank village say officers rounded up all 180 residents, including kids and elderly, during raid to search for weapons, in what would mark highly unusual action
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United Nations to vote on Gaza Strip int’l force
United Nations to vote on Gaza Strip int’l force | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastA clause that sparked controversy is the one in the draft resolution outlining a “pathway to a Palestinian state.”Members of the United Nations…
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As Israel pushes for Saudi peace, MBS puts Donald Trump first
As Israel pushes for Saudi peace, MBS puts Donald Trump first | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe real question, then, is not only whether Israel wants this normalization, but how far Trump is willing to press both sides to achieve…
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‘Vulgar’ video of unveiled women at art show sparks controversy in Iran
Tehran University pulls out of citywide design week events after video circulates; country’s judiciary said planning crackdowns as more women forgo veil in public
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CENTCOM condemns Iran’s seizure of Singapore-bound tanker
CENTCOM condemns Iran’s seizure of Singapore-bound tanker | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsThe tanker had been sailing off the coast of the United Arab Emirates and was carrying a cargo of high-sulfur gasoil through the…
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Iran begins cloud seeding to induce rain during worst drought in decades
ReutersWater levels in Tehran’s Amirkabir dam are at 8% of capacity, officials say Authorities in Iran have sprayed clouds with chemicals to induce rain, in an attempt to combat the country’s worst drought in decades.
Known as cloud-seeding, the…
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Trump faces uphill battle to persuade Saudi crown prince to normalize Israel ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — US President Donald Trump has not been subtle about how badly he wants to see Saudi Arabia and Israel normalize relations.
He has talked up his push to extend his first-term Abraham Accords — the project that…
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