Survivors of the bloody takeover of El-Fasher walked for days through the desert, past bodies and armed men who humiliated them, desperate to escape the Sudanese city now overrun by paramilitary forces.
Several gave harrowing accounts to AFP,…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Turkey tightens shelter regulations after Israel-Iran war
Turkey tightens shelter regulations after Israel-Iran war | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastTurkey’s National Intelligence Organization report found that the current infrastructure was inadequate for protection in modern warfare after…
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Report: Former top Syrian official, ex-Mossad double agent, charged with torture in Austria
A former Syrian official who once worked as a double agent for the Mossad has been charged in Austria with torture during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, The New York Times reported. The official reportedly fled to Europe in 2013 and was…
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Canada spy agency says it foiled potentially ‘lethal threats’ by Iran
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s domestic spy agency this year foiled potentially lethal threats by Iran directed against people whom Tehran sees as enemies, the agency’s head said in a rare speech on Thursday.
Dan Rogers, director of the Canadian…
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After 13 hours, 150 Gazans allowed to enter South Africa: What to know
The group were reportedly stranded for several hours after opting to leave the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
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Bentele urges EU to remove sanctions, support Gaza peace
Bentele urges EU to remove sanctions, support Gaza peace | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastBentele is pushing for the European Commission to remove proposed sanctions against Israel from the agenda — An election campaign poster…
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UK commentator who praised Oct. 7 ‘victory’ lands in London after US deportation
LONDON — British pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel political commentator Sami Hamdi landed back in London on Thursday after being released from the United States, where he spent more than two weeks in immigration detention.
Hamdi was detained…
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As ceasefire holds, Gazans begin restoring historic fort damaged in war
One bucket at a time, Palestinian workers cleared sand and crumbling mortar from the remains of a former medieval fortress turned museum in Gaza City, damaged by two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas.
A dozen workers in high…
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YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
MrBeast, the world’s most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest celebrity drawn to Saudi Arabia as it aspires to become a major entertainment hub.
Eager for a…
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Israeli troops kill two West Bank Palestinians, settlers set mosque ablaze
The Israeli military said its troops killed two suspected militants in a town in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, while Palestinian officials accused Israeli settlers of setting fire to a mosque in the territory.
Settler violence has surged in…
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