The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in the years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of people killed and millions displaced in the…
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US and Egyptian contractors screening vehicles at Gaza checkpoint
US and Egyptian security contractors are screening Palestinian vehicles travelling from southern to northern Gaza under the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian security official says.
The contractors are…
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Hamas, PIJ had good reason to back down and free Arbel Yahoud
The surprising agreement of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) to the extraordinary release of hostages this week is a mini-deal devised and made possible by Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani who applied pressure on all…
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Lookout soldier Maya Desiatnik survived October 7. The return of her friends has clos
For Maya Desiatnik, the morning of October 7, 2023, will forever be etched in her memory as the day her world changed forever. On that fateful morning, Hamas, the terrorist organization ruling Gaza, launched an unprecedented and brutal attack on…
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Defense ties, Syria top Turkey’s Fidan visit to Saudi Arabia
ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday. Discussions are expected to focus on the situation in Syria and strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Fidan is…
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As Turkey’s Fidan visits Saudi Arabia, defense ties and Syria to top agenda
ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, Turkey’s Foreign Ministry announced Monday. Discussions are expected to focus on the situation in Syria and strengthening bilateral cooperation.
Fidan is…
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Netanyahu Makes 7th Court Appearance in Corruption Trial after Month-Long Pause
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (Design: Palestine Chronicle, via Wikimedia Commons) By Palestine Chronicle Staff
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court in his ongoing corruption trial, facing charges of…
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‘Welcome to your Jewish community centre’: Krakow applauds King Charles
King Charles drew sustained applause from survivors and World Jewish Relief officials alike with his warm words at a special appearance at the Jewish Community Centre in Krakow on Monday — the centre he helped to found 16 years ago.
As…
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Lebanon says Israeli fire kills two as residents try to go home
Lebanon’s heath ministry said Israeli fire killed two people Monday and wounded 17 others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.
The bloodshed, which one analyst said was unlikely to…
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Two Iranian dissidents at ‘imminent risk’ of execution: activists
Two Iranian men convicted of membership of the People’s Mujahedin opposition group, outlawed by the Islamic republic, are at imminent risk of execution after being transferred to a different prison, the organisation and activists said on…
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