The UN Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff.
An Israeli law…
Category: 3. Middle East
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UAE, Saudi Arabia congratulate Sharaa as Jordan resumes Syria flights
Royal Jordanian Airlines resumed commercial flights to the Syrian capital on Friday after a 13-year hiatus.
The inaugural flight to Damascus carried Samer Majali, vice chairman and CEO of Royal Jordanian, and Razan al-Jabarat, the airline’s…
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Qatar’s Emir visits Syria in historic first meeting with interim gov.
Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Damascus on Thursday for a historic visit, marking the first time a head of state has traveled to Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. During his trip, Sheikh Tamim held bilateral…
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Sudan paramilitary chief admits setbacks, vows to expel army from Khartoum
Sudan’s paramilitary commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, in a rare video address on Friday, acknowledged setbacks in the capital Khartoum but vowed to expel the army from the city again.
The war since April 2023 between Daglo’s Rapid Support Forces…
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Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Hamas and Israel will carry out their fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with the militant group to free three Israeli captives in exchange for 90 inmates in Israeli jails.
Militants in Gaza began releasing hostages…
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Israeli UN envoy: Why is Egypt amassing weapons?
Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, raised concerns about Egypt’s military expansion, questioning its necessity in the absence of threats.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon issued a stark warning about…
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Inside Witkoff's Gaza visit: Trump's envoy assures Israel on next steps
After taking US envoy Steve Witkoff on an “excellent tour” of Gaza, Israeli officials hope he will persuade President Donald Trump of their vision for Gaza’s future.
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Inside Witkoff's Gaza visit: Trump's envoy assured Israel on next steps
After taking US envoy Steve Witkoff on an “excellent tour” of Gaza, Israeli officials hope he will persuade President Donald Trump of their vision for Gaza’s future.
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Gazan writer: “Trump is a fool”
Yunus Abu Jarad, a Gazan writer and media pundit, posted a video to his Twitter feed showing masses of Palestinians returning to northern Gaza, He posted the caption:
“This is how the scene of the forcibly displaced people looked…
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40 years on, Hama survivors recall horror of Assad-era massacre
Hayan Hadid was 18 when soldiers arrested him in his pyjamas and took him for execution in Syria’s Hama in 1982, during one of the darkest chapters of the Assad clan’s rule.
“I’ve never really talked about that, it was a secret. Only my family…
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