The Israeli military said it struck Syrian military headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday as violence flared up again in the Druze city of Suwayda, posing challenges to the political transition in the country under President Ahmed…
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Russia monitoring Western weapons deliveries to Ukraine, Kremlin says | Russia-Ukraine war News
Moscow is closely monitoring the West’s supply of weapons to Ukraine, the Kremlin’s spokesperson says shortly after United States President Donald Trump announced the resumption of arms deliveries to Kyiv.
Dmitry Peskov also noted on…
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Israeli diaspora minister calls for ‘elimination’ of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa – Middle East Monitor
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli called Tuesday for the immediate “elimination” of Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
“We must not stand idly by in the face of the Islamist-Nazi terror regime of…
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Drop Gaza case or be ‘destroyed’ – Middle East Monitor
“They will destroy you and they will destroy the court,” an Israeli ICC lawyer connected to Benjamin Netanyahu warned Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan while urging him to drop the war crimes probe against the Israeli…
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What retaliatory action is the EU planning over Trump’s tariffs? | Donald Trump News
The European Union is readying a package of tariffs to be levied on 72 billion euros’ ($84bn) worth of goods against the US, even as it steps up efforts to reach a trade deal and avert a transatlantic trade war with President Donald Trump.
The…
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Israel bombs Syria army HQ after warning Damascus to leave Druze alone
Israel said it bombed Syrian army headquarters in Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led government to leave the Druze minority alone in its Sweida heartland where a monitor says sectarian clashes have killed nearly 250…
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Israel carries out largest displacement in West Bank since 1967, UN warns – Middle East Monitor
The United Nations warned Tuesday that mass displacement in the occupied West Bank has reached unprecedented levels since the start of Israel’s occupation of the territory nearly 60 years ago.
The military operation…
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Iraq reopens Mosul airport 11 years after ISIL conflict, destruction | Aviation News
The airport, which has not been operational since the group seized Mosul in 2014, will have a main terminal and VIP lounge.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated the northern city of Mosul’s newly restored airport, more…
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Gaza’s vulnerable suffer war’s toll: Malnourished, maimed and displaced | Interactive News
Gaza’s children and elderly are bearing the brunt of the devastation inflicted by Israel’s war on the enclave, as the United Nations warns of a sharp rise in amputations, long-term disabilities and severe hunger.
More than 40,000 children…
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Iran removes street name honouring Egyptian president’s assassin amid diplomatic shift – Middle East Monitor
In a significant move after years of tension, Iran has removed a street name honouring Khaled al-Islambouli, the chief suspect in the 1981 assassination of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. The street has been…
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