When US President Donald Trump began speaking 10 days ago of Gaza as a demolition site, calling to “clean out that whole thing”, it wasn’t clear how far these were off-the-cuff remarks.
But in the lead up to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syria’s Alawites mourn their dead after revenge attacks
At the bottom of Nisrine Ezzedine’s garden, cement blocks mark the graves of her husband, son and nephew, all killed by foreign jihadists in Syria’s Alawite minority heartland.
After Islamist-led rebels ousted longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad on…
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Saudi Arabia says its position on establishing Palestinian state is firm
Saudi Arabia will not establish ties with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state, the foreign ministry said in a statement, reaffirming that the kingdom’s stance is firm and unwavering.
Trump said on Tuesday the United…
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Fake stock exchange scams steal millions from Kurdistan region
Millions of dollars have been taken from people in the Kurdistan Region through fake stock exchange companies. According to Mohammed Hussein from the Iraqi Economists Network, some websites were created to trade commodities internationally, but…
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Kobani residents seek clean water
After the main water station in Kobani, Syria, was targeted, the city and its countryside were left without drinking water. While residents try to obtain water via wells, and doctors express concerns about the outbreak of diseases due to the…
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Gas field attack sparks tensions over Iraqi troops in region
The 16th Brigade of Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) remains the dominant force in the Bashir area of southern Kirkuk, with additional forces from the 15th Brigade and other smaller groups stationed in the region. On Feb. 2, a suicide…
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Syria’s Sharaa meets with Turkey’s Erdogan
Syria’s new interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, where they discussed improved security ties and how to respond to Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria.
Sharra flew into Turkey…
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Leaders ‘should respect’ wishes of Palestinians to stay in Gaza: Palestinian UN envoy
World leaders and people should respect Palestinians’ desire to remain in Gaza, the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations said Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump said he believed people from the territory should be resettled elsewhere…
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Trump: We’ll take over Gaza, develop it, create thousands of jobs
The US will take over the Gaza Strip for the foreseeable future, President Donald Trump announced Monday evening during a shocking joint press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following their hour-long Oval Office meeting…
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Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia is not demanding a Palestinian state
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said that Saudi Arabia has not made demands for a Palestinian state during his Oval Office meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday.
Previously, Israeli officials told The Jerusalem…
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