(Reuters) -At least 42 migrants are missing and presumed dead after a rubber boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday.
Libyan authorities rescued seven survivors who had drifted at sea…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Russia is ready to resume talks with Ukraine in Istanbul, foreign ministry official says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia is ready to resume peace negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul, Russian state news agency TASS cited a foreign ministry official as saying on Wednesday.
No face-to-face talks have taken place between the two sides since…
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Women riding motorbikes signal societal changes in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — When Merat Behnam first gathered enough courage to ride her yellow scooter through the gridlocked streets of Iran’s capital to the coffee shop she runs, traffic wasn’t her main worry.
She instead girded herself for…
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Hezbollah refuses disarmament, US fears renewed conflict
Hezbollah refuses disarmament, US fears renewed conflict | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastHezbollah states it will not abandon its weapons and warns that Israel’s aggression cannot persist. The US continues to push for Hezbollah’s…
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‘A vast demand’ for posthumous sperm retrieval creates new life – and new questions
The first thought that came to Dr. Hadas Levy when she found out that her fiancé, Capt. (res.) Netanel Silberg, 33, was killed in Gaza on December 18, 2023, was that the news couldn’t be true.
Her next thought was: “I want to have his…
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Iraq elections: Turnout 55% as region awaits results
Iraq elections: Turnout 55% as region awaits results | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIraq’s recent election saw 329 seats contested along sectarian lines. The outcome will impact the US-Iraq security arrangement and address the…
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Afghanistan economic recovery buckles as nine in 10 families go hungry or into debt, UNDP says
By Ariba Shahid
KARACHI (Reuters) -Afghanistan’s economic recovery is buckling as nine in 10 households are forced to skip meals, sell belongings or take on debt to survive, the United Nations said on Wednesday, warning that mass returns are…
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Turkey says 20 soldiers killed in military cargo plane crash in Georgia
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that 20 soldiers were killed in the crash of a Turkish military cargo plane in Georgia on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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Syria in negotiations with Israel, Ahmed al-Sharaa tells WSJ
Syria in negotiations with Israel, Ahmed al-Sharaa tells WSJ | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”We are engaged in direct negotiations with Israel, and we have gone a good distance on the way to reach an agreement,” Syrian President…
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Israel to attend first international museum summit in Dubai
Israel to attend first international museum summit in Dubai | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe International Council of Museums summit, focusing on how museums can adapt to rapidly changing communities, will take place in Dubai…
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