Middle Orient

Iraqi PM Seemingly Wins Tug-of-War With Pro-Iranian Militias Over Rocket Attacks on US Embassy

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustapha al-Kadhimi appears to have come out on top in a battle with pro-Iranian Shi’ite militias allegedly responsible for recent rocket attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. Arab media is reporting Saturday the alleged leader behind the attacks is being held by government forces, along with …

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Press Release Regarding the Visit of H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Russian Federation on the Occasion of the Eighth Meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group Between Turkey and Russian Federation

H.E. Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu will pay a visit to Russian Federation (Sochi) on 29 December 2020 for the 8th Meeting of the Joint Strategic Planning Group between Turkey and Russian Federation. At the Joint Strategic Planning Group Meeting, to be co-chaired by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, the two sides …

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Official delegation from Morocco to arrive in Israel today

Relations between the countries continue to strengthen as Morocco sends a delegation to Israel to advance opening of official mission. A senior delegation from the Moroccan government will arrive in Israel today, Monday, to promote the agreement with Israel, on a reciprocal visit following the arrival of an Israeli-American delegation …

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Does Iran have a plan for a successor to Khamenei?

Recent rumors regarding a decline in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s health have led to renewed speculation about who will succeed him. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 81 years old. For years now, a report every few months raises concern about his health. He has been described as …

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In less than 48 hours | Explosions and fires claim the lives of six children in Deir ez-Zor, Aleppo and al-Hasaka

SOHR sources in the city of Al-Mayadeen in eastern rural Deir ez-Zor said that an explosion occurred yesterday in a fuel store in the area of al-Tayba in the city, which resulted in the death of two children.

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Three days after Israeli attack on Masyaf | Violent explosions rock Salamiya city in eastern Hama

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: SOHR activists have monitored this morning three violent explosions in the Syrian regime-controlled city of Salamiya in eastern Hama countryside. No information has been reported so far about the nature of the explosions whether it was caused by a rocket attack or something else. …

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