The airbase sits at the gateway to parts of southern Syria that are expected to make up a demilitarized zone as part of a non-aggression pact between Israel and Syria. Trump will meet President al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, the first…
Category: 3. Middle East
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U.S. military to establish presence at Damascus airbase to enable Syria-Israel security pact, sources say
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Exclusive-US military to establish presence at Damascus airbase, sources say
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari
AMMAN/DAMASCUS (Reuters) -The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six…
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Syrians furious at major hike in electricity prices
In his workshop near the Syrian capital, Ghassan Aama is at a loss following a recent decision to massively hike electricity prices, even as much of the country continues to face extensive outages.
Last month, the energy ministry raised prices by…
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Hezbollah: Lebanon not bound to Israel talks
Hezbollah: Lebanon not bound to Israel talks | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East”We affirm our legitimate right to resist occupation and aggression and to stand by our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country,”…
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Turkey’s LGBTQ community warns of existential threat in bill policing biological sex
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Florence, a drag queen and DJ, has a warning before taking to the stage in an Istanbul nightclub: if Turkey passes a new law policing biological sex and morality, it will “threaten our very…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan return to Istanbul for more peace talks
By Asif Shahzad
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) -Afghanistan and Pakistan will resume peace talks in Istanbul on Thursday, both nations said, after a previous round ended without agreeing a lasting truce.
Militaries from the South Asian neighbours…
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Lebanon army ‘out of explosives,’ is Hezbollah disarming?
Lebanon army ‘out of explosives,’ is Hezbollah disarming? | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastDespite the Lebanese Army destroying Hezbollah caches, verification is lacking. Israel remains concerned as the militia rearms. With a US…
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Katz orders IDF to declare Egyptian border closed military zone over drone smugglings
Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday he was “declaring war” on weapon smuggling via drones over the Egyptian border, instructing the military to declare a closed military zone in the area and the Shin Bet to define such attempts…
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Probe into Thales defence group looking at Indonesian contract
A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP investigation has showed.
In November last year, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it had launched a…
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Hezbollah says Lebanon is bound by ceasefire but group rejects negotiations with Israel
(Reuters) -Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Thursday that the group had “a legitimate right to resist (Israeli) occupation”, adding that the group would support the Lebanese army.
Hezbollah also said that, while Lebanon was bound by a ceasefire, it…
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