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5 Palestinians from Gaza die shortly after abduction by Israeli military

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Five Palestinians from the Gaza Strip died in Israeli custody within the past day after being abducted by Israeli soldiers, a monitoring group has announced.
Middle East

Syria’s new rulers appoint Maysaa Sabrine as first woman to lead central bank

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Syria's new rulers have appointed Maysaa Sabrine, formerly a deputy governor of the Syrian central bank, to lead the institution as the first woman to do so in its more than seven-decade history, according to a senior Syrian official.
Middle East

Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital director held at Israeli army base: CNN

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The chief of Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital, whose whereabouts have been unknown since he was detained by Israeli military after a raid on the health facility last week, is allegedly being held at an army base doubling as a detention facility, CNN has reported.
Middle East

Syria FM says to visit Saudi Arabia in his first official foreign trip

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Syria’s new Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani says that he has accepted an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah to visit Saudi Arabia, in what would be his first official trip abroad.
Middle East

WHO chief urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza hospitals

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The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Israel to stop attacks on hospitals in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Officials: 6th infant dies of hypothermia in Gaza

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Gaza health officials say that a one-month-old baby died on Monday from "severe cold" as the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave grapples with winter weather.
Middle East

Hamas says Israel blocking Gaza ceasefire talks

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Hamas official Osama Hamdan says that Israel is obstructing negotiations aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of captives.
Middle East

Gaza Government Media Office releases key statistics on carnage of Israel’s war

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The Government Media Office has shared dozens of data points that highlight the devastating toll Israel has exacted on the Gaza Strip and its Palestinian inhabitants.
Middle East

Assad’s wife barred from Britain for cancer treatment

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Asma Assad, the British-born wife of ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad, has been effectively barred from returning to the United Kingdom after her British passport expired, according to local media.
Middle East

Holding elections in Syria could take up to four years: De facto leader

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Syria’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has stated holding elections in the country could take as long as four years.
Middle East

Ministry: Gaza death toll tops 45,500

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At least 30 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October 2023 to 45,514, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced in a statement on Sunday.
Middle East

Fifth baby dies from cold in Gaza amid Israeli blockade

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A newborn Palestinian baby who was 30 days old, died in the Gaza Strip from hypothermia on Sunday.
Middle East

Israeli army seeking to expand military offensive in Gaza: Report

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The Israeli military has announced that it intends to escalate its offensive in the Gaza Strip, further intensifying the genocide it has been committing for more than 14 months.
Middle East

Israel burns houses in southern Lebanon: Army

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The Lebanese army has announced that Israeli soldiers advanced into the towns of Qantara and Taybeh in the Marjayoun district, in the southern part of the country, where they set fire to homes.
Middle East

WFP: 2mn in Gaza remain without food, shelter, water

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The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the lives of more than two million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have come to a halt, with no access to food, water, or shelter, as the Israeli assaults continue.
Middle East

Turkey says ‘neutralized’ over 3,000 terrorists in 2024

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Ankara has dealt a "major blow" to the terrorist groups PKK, its Syrian branches the PKK/PYD/YPG, as well as Daesh particularly in northern Iraq and Syria, neutralizing 3,038 terrorists since the beginning of 2024, the National Defense Ministry has announced.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis say shot down 13th MQ-9 Reaper drone

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The military spokesman for Yemen's Houthis stated on Saturday that the Yemeni army shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone.
Middle East

Iran’s health minister calls for  swift UN action to halt Israel’s attacks on Gaza medical centers

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Iranian Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi has stressed that the United Nations should swiftly take serious measures to put an end to Israeli’s repeated raids on medical centers and staff in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Syrian new rulers says cracking down on ‘remnants’ of former gov’t

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Syria’s new administration is carrying out a security crackdown against what it describes as “remnants” of former President Bashar al-Assad’s rule, with operations under way in several parts of the Arab country.
Middle East

Iran, China FMs underline preserving Syria’s territorial integrity

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The foreign ministers of Iran and China emphasized the necessity of preserving Syria's national unity and territorial integrity and ensuring a peaceful and secure transition to governance that meets the aspirations of all segments of Syrian society.
Middle East

Moscow claims US, UK planning attacks on Russian bases in Syria

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Washington and London are planning terrorist attacks on Russian bases in Syria in order to prevent the situation in the war-ravaged country from stabilizing, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed.
Middle East

UNICEF says nearly 20 percent of children live in conflict zones

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Almost one in five of the world’s children live in areas affected by conflicts, with more than 473 million children suffering from the worst levels of violence since the second world war, according to figures published by the UN humanitarian aid organisation for children, UNICEF on Saturday.
Middle East

Babies in Gaza ‘freezing to death’ amid Israeli siege: UN

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The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, has warned that babies are freezing to death in the Gaza Strip due to cold weather and lack of shelter.
Africa

Suez Canal revenues down by 60 percent as Egypt faces economic and political turmoil

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Egypt’s Suez Canal has seen its revenues plunge by more than 60 percent in 2024 compared to the previous year, amounting to a staggering $7 billion loss, according to a report.
Middle East

Hamas says Israel’s attack on last hospital in northern Gaza ‘war crime’

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Palestinian movement Hamas has condemned as a “war crime” the Israeli raid on Kamal Adwan hospital, the last remaining medical facility in the northern Gaza Strip, and the massacres committed in its vicinity.
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