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Problems from all sides reduce the options open to Iran
Iran Between Domestic Challenges and International Setbacks: A Precarious Future
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Tunisian police clash with youths in Kairouan after man’s death
Clashes erupted for a second night on Saturday between police and youths in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan after a man died following a police chase, according to his family, fueling authorities’ fears that protests could spread across the country. As Tunisia prepares to mark the January anniversary of
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Syria ministry says gunman who killed Americans was to be fired from security forces for ‘extremism’
Syria’s interior ministry said on Sunday that the gunman who killed three Americans in the central Palmyra region the previous day was a member of the security forces who was to have been fired for extremism. Two US troops and a civilian interpreter died in the attack on Saturday,
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9 African migrants died in freezing temperatures near Morocco-Algeria border
Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour,
Opinion
Personal Reflections: the freedom we yearn for from overseas
Organising awareness-raising events in Italy hopefully helps keep the issue of Iran’s repressive regime in the public consciousness. One day, hopefully one day soon, brave Iranians will earn their freedom.
Opinion
Political Shiism: Ideology, Application, and the Concept of Injustice - Hezbollah in Lebanon as a Case Study
Centralising power Two or three years ago, political Shi’ism in the Middle East was at or near its zenith. With its power base in Iran and a network of armed groups ready and able to do Tehran’s bidding, the system and the strategy born after 1979 could certainly
Politics
Ukraine drops NATO goal as Trump envoy sees progress in peace talks
President Volodymyr Zelensky offered to drop Ukraine’s aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held five hours of talks with US envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations set to continue on Monday. Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said “a lot
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Israel’s Netanyahu lashes out while world shows shock and sympathy over Australia shooting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Australia’s leader on Sunday while nations expressed shock and sympathy over a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday event, saying he had warned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that “your call for a Palestinian state pours fuel on the antisemitic fire.” Netanyahu
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Australian Prime Minister Albanese proposes tougher national gun laws after mass shooting in Sydney
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed tougher national gun laws after a mass shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, leaving at least 15 people dead. Albanese said he would propose new restrictions, including limiting the number of guns a licensed owner can obtain. His
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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting a military aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration and to eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said on Monday. The special prosecutor, Cho Eun-seok, told a briefing his team had indicted
Politics
European leaders expected to cement support for Ukraine amid Washington pressure to accept deal
European leaders are expected to cement support for Ukraine Monday as it faces Washington’s pressure to swiftly accept a U.S.-brokered peace deal. After Sunday’s talks in Berlin between U.S. envoys and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian and European officials are set to continue a series
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Flash floods kill 21 in Moroccan coastal town
Flash-flooding caused by sudden, heavy rain killed at least 21 people in the Moroccan coastal town of Safi on Sunday, local authorities said. Images on social media showed a torrent of muddy water sweeping cars and rubbish bins from the streets in Safi, which sits around 300 kilometers (186 miles)
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Gunmen kill at least 16 people at a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
An attack at one of the world’s most famous beaches killed 16 people, including a child, Australian officials said Monday, after two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called it an act of antisemitic terrorism. Hundreds of people had
Opinion
Velayat-e Faqih: a theocratic regime veiled in sectarianism
Velayat-e Faqih: a theocratic regime veiled in sectarianism
Opinion
The roots of Libya’s crisis go deep but the world can help
The roots of Libya’s crisis go deep but the world can help
Opinion
Rt Hon Sir Liam Fox Building on the Abraham Accords means its benefits must be felt
A new cross-border fund bringing investors and innovators together will help produce the change-makers of tomorrow, while another initiative focused on social media will help change the narrative for the region’s young people.