The European Union on Thursday announced the adoption of sanctions against Abdelrahim Dagalo, the second in command of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), as part of efforts to hold those responsible for atrocities…
Category: 3. Middle East
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After Israel PM’s trip to occupied Syria, is a deal off the table? | Syria’s War News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s appearance with Israel’s troops in illegally occupied territory in southern Syria has angered Damascus, and raised further doubts over whether a security deal between the two countries can be…
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UK police arrest London protesters opposing ban on Palestine Action – Middle East Monitor
UK police made a number of arrests Thursday outside the Justice Ministry in London after protesters staged a silent demonstration against the government’s decision to proscribe the Palestine Action activist group,…
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How Iraq’s next government could shape the US-Iran rivalry
Millions of Iraqis headed to the polls last week to vote, but it could be months before a new government takes shape.
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Lebanon says Israel refuses to engage in negotiations over withdrawal – Middle East Monitor
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday that Israel has refused to engage in negotiations to end its occupation of Lebanese territory, Anadolu reports.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Salam said President Joseph Aoun has offered to…
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Israel expects to keep regional military edge despite planned sale of F-35s to Saudi
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -Israel expects to maintain access to more advanced U.S. weaponry, a government spokesperson said on Thursday when asked about Washington’s plan to sell F-35 warplanes to Saudi Arabia.
Israel is the only Middle East country…
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‘Chaotic’ culture in UK government led to more COVID deaths, inquiry finds | Coronavirus pandemic News
The “toxic and chaotic” culture at the centre of the United Kingdom’s government led to a delayed response to the COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in about 23,000 more deaths across the nation, a damning report from an inquiry into the…
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US ambassador to Israel calls illegal settler violence in occupied West Bank ‘terrorism’ – Middle East Monitor
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has described violence by illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as “terrorism”, Anadolu reports.
“Israelis can carry out terrorism as…
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Ten months on, displacement feels permanent for West Bank camp residents
Ten months after he was forced out of the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem refugee camp, Hakam Irhil doesn’t know if he will ever be able to return.
Irhil was displaced and his home demolished after Israel launched a major military operation in…
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Gaza needs a ‘security architecture’ after ceasefire, German foreign minister says – Middle East Monitor
Gaza needs a “security architecture” after the ceasefire and the EU can provide stronger support for implementing the plan, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Thursday, Anadolu reports.
Speaking to…
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