A BBC journalist was deported as Turkish authorities widened their media crackdown, with around 250 people having been detained pending trial during protests.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Turkey deports BBC reporter, arrests 1,880 as protests' crackdown deepens
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Sudan’s booming wartime gold trade flows through the UAE
Sudan’s gold industry has become the lifeblood of its war, with nearly all of the trade channelled through the United Arab Emirates, enriching both the army and paramilitaries, according to official and NGO sources.
The two-year conflict has…
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Yemen Huthis say launched missiles at Israel, US warship
The Iran-backed Huthis said Thursday they targeted an Israeli airport and army site as well as a US warship, soon after Israel reported intercepting missiles launched from Yemen.
The Huthis “targeted Ben Gurion airport… with a ballistic…
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Who are the students Trump wants to deport? | Donald Trump News
On Tuesday, US authorities detained and revoked the student visa of Tufts University student, Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish national who had voiced her support for Palestinians affected by the Gaza war.
Ozturk’s arrest is the latest instance…
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South Sudan opposition says vice president’s arrest ends peace deal | Conflict News
A power-sharing deal between Kiir and Machar is unravelling, threatening a return to South Sudan’s blood civil war.
South Sudan’s opposition has said that the overnight arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, longtime rival to President…
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Bahrain to bid for UN Security Council seat: What to know
If its candidacy is successful, it would allow the Arab world’s smallest nation to have a significant say in critical decisions impacting the Middle East, particularly the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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US immigration officials detain Turkish student over pro-Palestine views
Video shows masked and plain-clothed US federal agents detaining a Turkish PhD student from Tufts University.
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Kids Under Fire
American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing disturbing pattern of children shot by the Israeli military.
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Europe imports more Russian gas, aiding wartime economy, report finds | Russia-Ukraine war News
When addressing Congress for the first time as US president on March 4, Donald Trump said, “Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine.”
Trump has not been known for his statistical…
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What’s happened in Sudan’s civil war after new Khartoum battles? | Sudan war News
Sudan’s army has scored some major victories in the capital, Khartoum, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the war between them nears the two-year mark.
But the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its paramilitary rival,…
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