The UN human rights chief on Wednesday expressed outrage over a large-scale attack by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the besieged city of El Fasher and the adjoining Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Turned back from Gaza, aid shipments languish in warehouses, on roadsides
By Alexander Dziadosz
RAFAH, Egypt (Reuters) – -Boxes of Gaza-bound aid turned back by Israel on Sunday languished atop a truck and flatbed trailer parked metres from its border with Egypt, as exasperated drivers and U.N. officials criticised…
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Chinese fighter jet intercepts Philippine aircraft carrying journalists
A Chinese fighter jet demanded a Philippine aircraft leave the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
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Jordan decries Netanyahu’s ‘Greater Israel’ comments as ‘threat’ to its sovereignty – Middle East Monitor
Jordan denounced on Wednesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments that he is attached to the vision of “Greater Israel,” calling the remarks a threat to its sovereignty, Anadolu…
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South Korea’s Lee, Saudi Crown Prince MBS vow to deepen ties in 1st phone call – Middle East Monitor
South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation in their first telephonic conversation on Wednesday, Lee’s office said, Anadolu…
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Trump touts second trilateral meeting before Putin summit; Zelenskyy pushes | Russia-Ukraine war News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated that there should be no peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war now in its fourth year without representation from his country, and also said Russia should face sanctions if it does not…
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Lebanon key to Trump plan for turnaround in Middle East
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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Trump names Gaynor, Kiss, Sylvester Stallone as Kennedy Center Honors picks | Donald Trump News
United States President Donald Trump has unveiled his slate of picks for the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual awards show designed to honour actors, musicians, designers and creative professionals who have dedicated their lives to the performing…
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Palestinian killed in new attack by illegal Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank – Middle East Monitor
A Palestinian man was killed in a new attack by illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports.
A ministry statement said that a 35-year-old man lost his…
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Israeli envoy meets South Sudan president as Juba denies Gaza resettlement report
Israel’s deputy foreign minister, Sharren Haskel, visited South Sudan amid reports that the two countries are discussing resettling Gazans there.
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