When he arrived in the town of Masaoudiyeh in northern Lebanon earlier this month, fleeing massacres on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, Dhulfiqar Ali had escaped death not once but twice.
He is among thousands of Syrians who have fled across the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Turkey: Protests spread, defy ban for day 3 over Imamoglu’s arrest
ANKARA — Demonstrators across Turkey defied protest bans on Friday night, with hundreds of thousands rallying at Istanbul City Hall and thousands more taking to the streets elsewhere to protest the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem…
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As Iran faces looming Trump deadline, is Khamenei shifting strategy?
Washington’s warning to Iran over its support for Yemen’s Houthi rebels has brought the two archenemies closer to the brink of a direct military conflict.
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Pentagon sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East as Trump warns Iran
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White House withdraws nomination for hostage envoy Adam Boehle
LONDON: Camps and prisons housing Daesh-linked detainees in the northeast of the Syrian Arab Republic have become a ticking time bomb, amid the power vacuum created by the collapse of the Assad regime and cuts to aid…Continue Reading
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What loss of US aid might mean for Daesh detainee camps in northeast Syria
LONDON: Camps and prisons housing Daesh-linked detainees in the northeast of the Syrian Arab Republic have become a ticking time bomb, amid the power vacuum created by the collapse of the Assad regime and cuts to aid from the US.
The…
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