Thu 16 January 2025: Turkiye’s national carrier has announced a ban on Israeli and Iranian nationals boarding flights to Syria’s capital, Damascus, in accordance with guidelines ordered by the new Syrian government. Earlier this week, Turkish Airlines announced its plans to relaunch flights to Damascus from 23 January on a schedule of three flights per week, […]
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Thu 16 January 2025: Saudi football club Al-Hilal is actively pursuing the signing of Liverpool forward and Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. According to media reports, Al-Hilal is in serious negotiations with Salah to secure his transfer to the team. Saudi Arabia media revealed that Al-Hilal has offered Salah an annual salary of 150 million Saudi […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Anadolu documented several luxury cars owned by Syria’s ousted leader, Bashar Assad, his brother Maher Assad, and other family members, in the garage of Syria’s Presidential Palace in Damascus. The showroom-like garage at Syria’s Presidential Palace displays rare vehicles, including classic cars, sports cars, and limited-edition electric models, Anadolu Agency reports. Bashar Assad, who […]
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Thu 16 January 2025: Gaza’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education said that 13,177 students have been killed and 21,991 injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Strip and the occupied West Bank on 7 October 2023. The ministry said in a statement yesterday that the number of students who were killed […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Qatari Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman announced Wednesday evening the success of mediators in reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip, noting that its implementation will begin this Sunday. During a press conference held in Doha, bin Abdulrahman stated that the first phase of the […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow wants to contribute to efforts to improve the situation in Syria and it is in constant contact with the new Syrian administration and will not leave the Middle East. His remarks were made during a press conference held yesterday. Lavrov said: “The events […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor stressed the need for the United Nations (UN) to add Israel to the UN’s blacklist of entities suspected of perpetrating sexual violence in conflicts: “In light of substantial evidence documenting Israel’s systematic use of sexual violence, including rape and other forms of sexual abuse, as part […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Interview comes less than a week before Trump, who has previously followed a tough line with Tehran, returns to power. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has denied suggestions that his country plotted to kill United States President-elect Donald Trump after two previous attempts on his life in 2024. In an interview with […]
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Wed 15 January 2025: Egypt’s House of Representatives authorised the Public Prosecution to issue orders for monitoring or reviewing communication channels, including social media accounts, emails and mobile phones. The House approved articles 62-102 of the Criminal Procedure bill. The 40 articles constitute the first four chapters of the bill’s third section, which addresses investigations […]
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Tue 14 January 2025: Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, summoned Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, to designate him prime minister after most lawmakers nominated him on Monday, a big blow to Hezbollah, which accused opponents of seeking to exclude it, Reuters reports. The choice of Salam underlined the major shift in the power balance […]
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