Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis last year, sailed through the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said Monday, in one of the first voyages since the militia announced a halt in…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Democrats warn Trump’s USAID freeze may fuel Middle East instability
Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the highest levels, as…
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Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza
As the first stage of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has taken effect, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have returned to northern Gaza. But many find their homes completely destroyed. Linda Gradstein has the story from Jerusalem. VOA…
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BBC flies with Gazan child to Jordan for life-saving treatment
Two-year-old Palestinian Habiba al-Askari suffers from a rare disease that has cut off the blood supply to her limbs.
Doctors treating her said she needed to be evacuated to a hospital outside of Gaza to save her life, and some of her limbs.
Jordan…
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At least 65 killed as Sudan fighting escalates
Fierce fighting in south and west Sudan killed at least 65 people and wounded more than 130 Monday, medics said, as the devastating war between the army and paramilitary forces rages on.
In South Kordofan, artillery fire on the state capital…
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Syria vows ‘punishment’ after car bomb kills 20
A car bomb killed 20 people in northern Syria Monday, authorities said, vowing to punish those behind the attack in an area where Kurdish-led forces and Turkey-backed factions have clashed for weeks.
Also on Monday, Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa…
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Can Syria’s new Islamist rulers win their broken nation’s trust?
While Syrians widely celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s dictatorial regime, many reserve judgement on their new Islamist leaders.
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US ‘aware’ of reports Iran trying to ship missile propellant chemical from China
WASHINGTON —The Trump administration has made its first comment on Western media reports that Iran is trying to ship a missile propellant ingredient from China, telling VOA it is aware of the reports published last month, while declining to…
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Battle for Khartoum at tipping point as Sudan military advances
What happened: The SAF said on Monday that it had captured the village of Al-Aylafun and a nearby military camp, just 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Khartoum proper.
The escalation in Khartoum comes after months of the SAF being besieged by…
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Saudi Arabia would 'welcome the chance' to host Trump-Putin summit
Trump and Putin are expected to hold a phone call soon, and Gulf leaders are angling for a mediation role between the two.
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