Mon 23 December 2024: Israel’s defense minister on Monday publicly admitted for the first time that the Jewish state was behind the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, 2024. “We’ll severely cripple the Houthis, damage their strategic infrastructure and behead their leaders – just as we did to Haniyeh, Sinwar […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: US troops should not remain in Syria, Mike Waltz, named as national security adviser by US President-elect Donald Trump, has said. In an interview aired yesterday, Waltz discussed key foreign policy issues, including the situation in Syria, American-Israeli captives in Gaza, and Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Waltz emphasised that Washington’s primary concerns […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: Jordan stands ready to help Syria rebuild, its Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi said after meeting the new Syrian de facto ruler Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Damascus on Monday, the highest-level contact by an Arab state with Syria’s new administration, Reuters has reported. Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Al-Khulaifi also arrived in […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: Pope Francis doubled down Sunday on his condemnation of Israel’s strikes on the Gaza Strip, denouncing their “cruelty” for the second time in as many days despite Israel accusing him of “double standards”. “And with pain I think of Gaza, of so much cruelty, of the children being machine-gunned, of the bombings of schools and hospitals. […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: The head of Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), Ahmed Al-Sharaa, said on Sunday evening that Turkiye is a nation that is friendly to Syria, and expressed his intention to establish strategic relations between the two countries, Anadolu has reported. Al-Sharaa — also known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad Al-Julani — made his […]
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Mon 23 December 2024: The number of people experiencing moderate or severe food insecurity in Arab countries reached 186.5 million in 2023, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Hunger rates in the region increased over the past year, with the prevalence of undernourishment rising to 14 per cent. Around 66.1 million […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Iran’s influence in the region has been significantly diminished by its ally President Bashar al-Assad’s fall, Syria’s de facto new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. Sharaa, whose radical Sunni Islamist group Hayat al-Tahrir Sham (HTS) swiftly defeated Assad’s forces this month said Syria’s opposition had “set […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Israeli officials stated on Saturday that the Israeli government is still far from reaching a prisoner swap agreement with Hamas. According to a report on Israeli state television KAN, unnamed Israeli officials shared their views on the ongoing negotiations for a prisoner swap. The officials mentioned that there are still significant […]
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Sun 22 December 2024: Hundreds of officers resigned from the Israeli occupation army in 2024, an Israeli newspaper revealed yesterday. The resignations were attributed to several reasons, including the burdens of the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip and economic challenges. According to Israel Hayom, as translated by Safa news site, 500 officers of the rank of lieutenant […]
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Sat 21 December 2024: The EU announced on Friday that it is considering efforts for Syria’s reconstruction, including preparations for the 9th Brussels Conference to support Syria, Anadolu news agency reported. At the daily press briefing, EU Foreign Affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni responded to an Anadolu reporter’s question: “Does the EU have concrete plans for Syria’s reconstruction as […]
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