The Trump administration is pressing Baghdad on Iranian influence and the nomination of former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, with Iraq’s top diplomat claiming the US stipulations include a “hint” toward potential sanctions.
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The Board of Peace is touting new aid and military commitments, but will they make a difference if Hamas still holds the guns in Gaza?
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The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) announced Thursday that it has opened applications to establish a new Palestinian police force in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
In a statement published…
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Feb 19 (Reuters) – Belarus, a close ally of Russia rarely invited to international gatherings, said on Thursday it had intended to attend the inaugural meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington but failed to receive…
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Qatar pledged $1 billion Thursday in support of the Board of Peace during the first meeting of the group in Washington, reaffirming its commitment to mediation efforts between Israel and Hamas to resolve the…
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Uzbekistan is ready to make a “meaningful contribution” to the construction of residential buildings, kindergartens, schools and hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said Thursday at the…
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The Israeli army detained a child west of Kodna village in Syria’s southern Quneitra province on Thursday, Anadolu reports.
The state-run Alikhbariah TV reported that Israeli troops arrested the child in the western…
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Feb 19 (Reuters) – Several foreign dignitaries attending the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza made offers of aid on Thursday. These include:
UNITED STATES: pledges to make a contribution of $10 billion to the…
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A familiar scene returned to Khartoum as men gathered in the streets of the war-scarred Sudanese capital to break their fast on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
It was here that fighting first erupted in April 2023 between the…
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Oil prices pushed higher Thursday on worries that nuclear talks between the United States and Iran might not avert a new conflict that could threaten supplies.
On stock markets, a rally across Asia following gains by US tech heavyweights failed to…
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