Warner Bros Discovery’s future is in the spotlight amid a hostile bid by Paramount-Skydance to take over the storied media conglomerate that owns CBS, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and major movie studios, days after it agreed to a deal with…
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Lebanon’s rebuff deals Iran a quiet blow amid Hezbollah row
Its operating model is neither innovative nor cohesive, but a set of pragmatic mechanisms built on three pillars: sanctions-evasion finance, covert oil lifelines and proxy leverage.
Beneath these pillars sits a twin base: China, the economic…
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FBI says Tehran still seeks revenge over Soleimani killing
Its operating model is neither innovative nor cohesive, but a set of pragmatic mechanisms built on three pillars: sanctions-evasion finance, covert oil lifelines and proxy leverage.
Beneath these pillars sits a twin base: China, the economic…
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Gaza’s camps brace for floods as Israel blocks key shelter supplies | Gaza
NewsFeed Storm Byron is set to hit Gaza as nearly 1.5 million Palestinians shelter in flood-prone camps with little protection. Aid groups say Israel’s restrictions on vital shelter materials — including timber and tent poles — have left…
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Iran’s Araqchi to visit Beirut after Lebanese foreign minister declines trip to Tehran
Dec 11 (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Thursday he would travel to Beirut for talks after receiving a formal invitation from his Lebanese counterpart, who a day earlier had declined to visit Tehran for…
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Palestine defeated by Saudi Arabia in FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 quarterfinal | Football News
Palestine were appearing in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Arab Cup for the first time at Qatar 2025, but Saudi win 2-1.
Palestine’s historic run at the the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 is over after a 2-1 defeat after extra time by Saudi Arabia in…
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Putin voices solidarity with Maduro amid escalated US actions
Putin made the remarks in a phone call with Maduro on Thursday, reaffirming Moscow’s support for Caracas in the face of escalating US threats, the Kremlin said in a statement, accoording to Press TV.
It noted that the Russian leader expressed…
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Israeli energy minister expects gas export deal with Egypt ‘within weeks’ – Middle East Monitor
Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Thursday he expects Israel and Egypt to sign their new natural gas export agreement “within weeks,” Anadolu reports.
In an interview with the daily Yedioth Ahronoth, Cohen…
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Iran’s foreign minister accepts Lebanese invitation to visit Beirut for ‘new chapter’ in bilateral relations – Middle East Monitor
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday he accepted an invitation from his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Raggi, to visit Beirut to open “a new chapter” in bilateral relations, Anadolu reports.
Raggi…
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Trump’s maritime policy
We compare and contrast the US Coast Guard’s seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker with US condemnation of maritime piracy.
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