Thu 02 January 2025: The Israeli government is considering ordering the army to occupy Gaza City, local media said on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Israeli Channel 14 said the move comes amid a stalemate in indirect negotiations aimed at reaching a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap deal with Palestinians. According to the broadcaster, the government of […]
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Wed 01 January 2025: The next round of nuclear talks between Iran and three European countries will take place on Jan. 13 in Geneva, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency cited the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi as saying on Wednesday, Reuters reports. Iran held talks about its disputed nuclear programme in November, 2024 with Britain, France and […]
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Wed 01 January 2025: The families of army officers who served under Syria’s ousted Bashar Al-Assad are being evicted from their subsidised housing at a compound outside Damascus to make way for victorious former opposition fights and their families, Reuters has reported. The Muadamiyat Al-Sham compound housing hundreds of people in over a dozen buildings is one […]
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Wed 01 January 2025: Gaza’s population has declined by 6% as a result of Israel’s genocidal war, official figures showed on Tuesday. Ola Awad, head of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), said the territory’s population drpped to 2.1 million, down by 160,000 people since 2023. Awad said nearly 45,500 people have been killed […]
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Tue 31 December 2024: Saudi Arabia is seeking to buy 100 Kaan fighter jets from Turkiye as part of its Vision 2030 plan, Turkish newspaper Milliyet has reported. The fifth-generation Kaan fighter jet was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS), and can perform air-to-air combat missions, as well as conduct precision air to ground strikes at supersonic […]
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Tue 31 December 2024: The Communications Department of the Turkish Presidential Administration has categorically denied Israeli media reports claiming President Recep Tayyip Erdogan contacted authorities in Tel Aviv to coordinate actions in Syria. A statement said: “Relations between Turkiye and Israel are completely severed, and Ankara has not taken any steps to improve them.” It […]
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Tue 31 December 2024: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) said Tuesday said it plans to provide support to Syria in the political, economic and developmental fields. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Yahya, whose country is the current chair of the Gulf bloc, visited Damascus on Monday and met with the head […]
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Tue 31 December 2024: The Israeli aviation sector has suffered losses amounting to 105 million shekels ($28.8 million) in the first nine months of 2024 as a result of the continued genocide in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. This information was revealed in a statement by the Israeli Airports Authority on Monday, alongside reports of continued […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: On social media sites, mainly X (previously Twitter), a video allegedly showing the moments when several olive trees in Syria were uprooted and transported by trucks. BACKGROUND AND ALLEGATIONS An X user named Fares Shehabi, who has over 50 thousand followers, posted a video that shows the moments when olive trees are […]
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Mon 30 December 2024: Ukraine’s top diplomat met with Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Syria’s new administration, during an unannounced visit to the country’s capital Damascus, local media reported on Monday. Syrian state news agency SANA reported on X that al-Sharaa hosted a high-level Ukrainian delegation led by Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, without providing further details on the meeting’s […]
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