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Fakhrizadeh: Hit squads, car bombs and remote-controlled guns – analysis

Three theories – and we’ll never really know the truth. Remote-controlled weapons killed Iranian nuclear scientist and key nuclear program chief Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, according to Iranian accounts. But, another account has it differently: a handful of assassins did it. Yet a third explanation has it that 12 men came with …

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As EU mulls sanctions against Turkey, East Med allies to begin joint drills

Egypt, Greece and Cyprus are preparing to conduct joint military exercises in the Mediterranean Sea as a European summit is expected to impose sanctions on Ankara amid escalating tensions over maritime borders and gas exploration rights. Egypt, Greece and Cyprus are preparing to conduct joint military exercises off the coast …

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Abbas heads to Jordan, Egypt for first state visits since pandemic started

King Abdullah reaffirms support for two states in meeting with PA president, who will sit down with el-Sissi on Monday in trip following Ramallah’s renewed ties with Israel Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas traveled to Jordan and then Egypt on Sunday to meet with the leaders of those countries in …

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Israel, Gulf rapprochement could worry Yemen, Iran

Israel is concerned over growing Iranian entrenchment in Yemen, not unlike the way Iran operates in Syria. The US Department of State issued a statement Nov. 10, calling for the immediate and unconditioned release of Levi Salem Musa Marhabi, imprisoned for the last four years by the Houthi militia in Yemen. …

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Lebanon’s PM struggles to form Cabinet amid economic crisis

Lebanon’s political elite have yet to form a government despite the urgency as the country slides further into economic collapse. France, the United States and other countries’ stances with Lebanon’s ruling class seem to be intensifying after the latter failed to form a government that would pull the country out …

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