Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said India “only paused” its military action against Pakistan, in his first speech to the nation since a ceasefire following a fierce military confrontation last week that threatened a fifth all-out war…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Trump heads on major Middle East tour
US President Donald Trump on Monday left for Saudi Arabia on what he called a “historic” tour of the Middle East that will mix urgent diplomacy on Gaza and Iran with huge business deals.
Air Force One took off on a journey that will include visits…
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With US-Saudi defense pact stalled, Trump eyes civilian nuclear deal
Negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have placed the Trump administration’s strategic approach to the Middle East in a holding pattern.
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Trump, Netanyahu talk on phone ahead of expected release of Israeli-American captive from Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump today shortly before the expected release of the last living Israeli-American captive from the Gaza Strip, Tel Aviv said.
“The Prime…
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Israel approves new method of land theft in West Bank – Middle East Monitor
Israel’s security cabinet yesterday approved a decision aimed at implementing large-scale land registration in the West Bank for the first time since the territory came under occupation in 1967, the Palestinian…
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Pope Leo calls for release of jailed journalists, notes their courage | News
The new pontiff talks of witnesses ‘who report on war even at the cost of their lives’.
Pope Leo XIV has called for the release of journalists imprisoned for doing their work while affirming free speech.
Leo, who was elected pontiff on…
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Trump plans to accept luxury 747 from Qatar to use as Air Force One – Middle East Monitor
US President Donald Trump’s administration intends to accept a Boeing BA.N 747-8 airplane as a gift from the Qatari royal family that would be outfitted to serve as Air Force One, White House spokeswoman Karoline…
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From Nixon to Trump: A look at US presidential visits to the Gulf
As Trump prepares for his visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, Al-Monitor looks back at the history of US presidential trips to the Gulf.
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PKK disbands, potentially ending decades of conflict in Turkiye
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, has announced that it plans to disband and disarm.
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Trump may visit Turkey Thursday for Erdogan’s Russia-Ukraine talks
WASHINGTON/ANKARA — US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he might travel to Turkey on Thursday for a potential meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I think you may have a good…
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