Middle Orient

Yemeni missiles, drones target depth of Saudi Arabia

Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that they had targeted military positions belonging to the Saudi coalition in Khamis Mushait with four“Qasef-2K” drones and 2 Badr ballistic missiles. “In the offensive operation, military positions at Najran Airport and King Khalid Air Base have been targeted. And our …

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Turkey Seizes Alleged Top ISIS Man

Turkish authorities on Sunday said they had arrested a top ISIS commander and close aide of the terror group’s former leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a military raid conducted last week in Istanbul. According to police and Turkey’s intelligence agency, the unnamed Afghan man assisted al-Baghdadi in hiding in Syria’s …

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Iran: Any Sanctions Relief Will be Used Against Americans

Iran’s economy is state-led. Significant parts of the economy are controlled by just two major entities: the Office of the Supreme Leader, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)…. The IRGC and its front companies have a stake in almost every sector of Iran’s economy …

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinian following shooting of Israeli students in West Bank

Clashes between Israeli settlers and Palestinians have occurred several times in the Palestinian territory this year. A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man in the West Bank today, according to Palestinian officials. The attack took place around noon local time in the town of Far’ata west of the …

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Israel not reassured by Biden’s meeting with Mossad chief

President Joe Biden told Mossad chief Yossi Cohen in the White House that the United States will not abandon Israel on Iran. US President Joe Biden and Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen met on April 30 at the White House. A spokesperson for the American National Security Council said Cohen’s original …

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US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down

The United States and Iran are in active talks over the release of prisoners, a person familiar with the discussions said Sunday as Washington denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been struck. Prisoner swaps between the U.S. and Iran are not uncommon and both countries in …

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Les Turcs en France: un «isolat» séparatiste?

«L’assimilation est un crime contre l’humanité» affirmait le président turc Erdogan en Allemagne en 2008. En France, qu’il se rassure, les immigrés turcs ne se caractérisent pas franchement par leur assimilation. Chiffres. Au mois d’octobre 2020, diverses villes de France ont été le théâtre des mêmes scènes stupéfiantes. À Dijon, …

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A Palestinian State: What Would Ben Gurion Have Said?

When the decision to hold the elections was first declared, some of us hoped that it would provide an opportunity for Palestinians to attempt three changes in their political trajectory: to organize a change of generations at the top levels of political decision-making, to forge a minimum of understanding among …

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Qatar Declares “Understanding and Rapprochement” with Russia on the Syrian File

Qatar has uncovered the existence of rapprochement and understanding with Russia according to the new Qatari ambassador to Moscow, Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim al-Thani. Thani has said that Qatar and Russia have reached an “understanding” in the Syrian file, with the aim of reaching “a solution and ending the …

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New Batch of “Ahmed Al-Audeh” Fighters Heading to Syrian Desert

A new batch of fighters from the former opposition leader “Ahmed Al-Audeh” left the Daraa governorate to the Syrian Badia to fight the Islamic State (ISIS), with support and guidance from Russia. Media sources from Daraa told Al-Souria Net that the group includes 100 fighters, and they left in the …

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