Senior Republican and Democratic US senators issued a bipartisan call Thursday for a probe into a scandal over an accidentally leaked chat between top officials on Yemen air strikes that has engulfed Donald Trump’s White House.
Republican Senator…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Lebanon Druze leader accuses Israel of exploiting minority in Syria
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt has accused Israel of exploiting followers of his minority faith in Syria as part of a broader plan to divide the Middle East along sectarian lines.
Israel wants “to implement the plan it has always had……
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AFP journalist Yasin Akgul leaves jail, but lawyer says charges remain
AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who was arrested this week covering Turkey’s worst unrest in more than a decade, was freed Thursday from an Istanbul jail, AFP correspondents said, though his lawyer said the charges against him remain.
Akgul was…
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Iran's reply to Trump arrives as US messaging mixed on nuclear deal
Iran’s top diplomat said today that the Iranians had formally replied to Trump’s letter to restart nuclear talks via Oman, which has long served as an intermediary between Tehran and Washington.
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US B-2 bombers deployed to Indian Ocean amid Trump-Iran escalation
The stealth bombers are the only warplanes in the US arsenal capable of delivering the massive conventional bombs thought to be needed to effectively damage Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.
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Six people dead after tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast | Shipping News
Local authorities say 39 rescued after vessel carrying tourists sunk off Hurghada’s tourist promenade area.
At least six people have been killed after a tourist submarine sank off the popular Egyptian Red Sea destination of Hurghada, according…
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France’s Macron says not all European countries agree on force for Ukraine | News
French President Emmanuel Macron says there was no unanimity regarding proposed deployment of troops in Ukraine after a potential ceasefire.
Ukraine’s allies from across Europe did not all agree on the proposed deployment of troops in the…
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Saudi Arabia hosts defense chiefs of Syria, Lebanon as border heats up: What to know
The Syrian and Lebanese defense ministers will meet soon as the border between the two countries remains volatile following clashes between Lebanese tribal members and Syrian security forces.
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Israel, European far-right politicians begin anti-Semitism meet in Jerusalem
Israel on Thursday kicked off a conference on fighting anti-Semitism, with the attendance of politicians from Europe’s far right driving division within the international Jewish community.
Among those invited to the symposium are a member of…
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Turkey escalates media crackdown over protest coverage
Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul’s popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.
The moves came after police…
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