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Iranian army cadets march during an annual military parade just outside Tehran, 21 September 2024
Iran and Armenia simulate border threats in joint military drills
TEHRAN — Iran and Armenia conducted two days of joint military drills, involving high-level military personnel, which the two said involved simulated terrorist threats targeting border checkpoints.The exercises were conducted last week on Iranian and Armenian territory along their 44-kilometer shared border, involving both light and heavy weaponry, as well as sniper scenarios.For the drills, Tehran had sent in Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) elite forces, based in Tabriz, overseen by General Valiollah Madani, Deputy Commander of the IRGC Ground Forces.Iranian officials said the exercise was conducted "to consolidate the security of the borders based on the shared interests of the two countries," according to Iranian state media.Armenia's Ministry of Defense said...
April 16, 2025

Iran and Armenia simulate border threats in joint military drills

Edan Alexander was one of the hostages to be released in Israel's latest proposal for a renewed ceasefire with Hamas
Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage
GAZA — Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location.The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander, has appeared in videos released by the group in recent days.Israel had asked for him to be released on day one of a new 45-day ceasefire proposal put forward last week which has been rejected by Hamas.Hamas on Tuesday did not indicate when contact had been lost and has not produced any evidence for their claim. Israel regularly asserts it avoids hitting locations where it believes hostages are being held."We announce that we have lost contact with the group holding soldier Edan Alexander following a direct strike on their location," Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida said...
April 16, 2025

Hamas says it has lost contact with US-Israeli hostage

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter hovers over the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier while operating in the Middle East, 12 April, 2025
Confusion surrounds US-Iran nuclear talks venue as Tehran points to Oman over Rome
TEHRAN — Iran insisted on Tuesday that the next round of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington would take place in Oman, contradicting earlier reports that negotiations would take place in Rome.However, American officials have not confirmed the location of the talks yet.On Monday, US President Donald Trump separately expressed frustration about the pace of the nuclear discussions."I think they're stringing us along," he said in the Oval Office during a meeting with El Salvador's president.Satellite photos show a second US aircraft carrier, USS Carl Vinson, is now operating in Middle East waters ahead of the talks as Trump insists Iran must not obtain nuclear weapons and has threatened military action if negotiations fail.The Vinson's arrival came as Iran's...
April 16, 2025

Confusion surrounds US-Iran nuclear talks venue as Tehran points to Oman over Rome

Palestinian rescuers check the site of Israeli bombardment on a residential building in Gaza City's Shujaiyya neighborhood on April 9
Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says
GAZA — Hamas is “studying” an Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would see 10 hostages released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, an official with the militant group told CNN.The proposal, received by Hamas on Monday, outlines an initial framework for a 45-day truce in the Palestinian enclave during which the two sides would aim to negotiate a permanent ceasefire, according to the official.The Israeli proposal also calls for the disarmament of Gaza, previously a red line for Hamas. It does not include a guarantee of a permanent end to the war, which Hamas has demanded as part of a comprehensive agreement.The Hamas official said the group will not agree to any Israeli ceasefire proposal that calls for its disarmament or sees Israeli forces...
April 15, 2025

Israel proposes Gaza ceasefire deal to release 10 hostages for hundreds of Palestinians, Hamas says

Volunteers and emergency workers search for bodies and survivors from the rubble of a house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, 13 April, 2025
EU unveils €1.6bln in aid for Palestinian Authority for West Bank, Gaza projects
BRUSSELS — The European Union has unveiled a financial aid package of up to €1.6 billion to support the Palestinian Authority (PA) and fund projects in the West Bank, Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.The offer comes as Israel expanded its military offensive across Gaza over the weekend.More than a third of the money, to be provided over two years, will come as direct budget support to the PA and is aimed at improving financial sustainability, democratic governance and services to help the private sector develop."Our program aims to support the Palestinian people in building a sustainable future," said EU Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica."It's about the governing capacity. It's about advancing economic recovery. It's about strengthening the...
April 15, 2025

EU unveils €1.6bln in aid for Palestinian Authority for West Bank, Gaza projects

Ekrem Imamoglu
Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu
ISTANBUL — Judicial officials in Turkey on Monday rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from jail pending the outcome of his corruption trial, the country's state-run Anadolu Agency reported.Imamoglu, a prominent opposition figure and a key challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more than two-decade rule, was detained on 19 March and formally jailed on corruption and terrorism charges four days later. That triggered the biggest protests in Turkey in more than a decade, with nearly 2,000 people detained for taking part.The arrest of Imamoglu is widely considered as politically motivated ahead of presidential elections, which currently are set for 2028 but could take place earlier.The Turkish government has maintained that the judiciary...
April 15, 2025

Turkish court rejects appeal seeking release of arrested mayor Ekrem Imamoglu

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, second right, listens to head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami
Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Rome, diplomatic sources say
ROME — Talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran's rapidly developing nuclear program seemed set to depart the Middle East on Monday, as diplomatic sources announced that the Italian government had given the go-ahead to hold the next round of negotiations.Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told journalists in Japan that the Italian government had agreed to host the talks, while his Iranian counterpart on Monday said the next round of talks will "probably be held somewhere other than Oman.""It's not an important matter," Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, told journalists at a press conference in Tehran.Neither Iranian nor US officials immediately acknowledged the venue of the second round of negotiations but Dutch...
April 15, 2025

Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks to be held in Rome, diplomatic sources say

The sandstorm blanketed parts of southern Iraq in an orange haze
Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems
LONDON — More than a thousand people have been left with respiratory problems after a sandstorm swept across Iraq's central and southern parts of the country, health officials said.One official in Muthanna province reported to the AFP news agency at least 700 cases of what they said was suffocation.Footage shared online showed areas cloaked in a thick orange haze, with local media reporting power cuts and the suspension of flights in a number of regions.Dust storms are common in Iraq, but some experts believe they are becoming more frequent due to climate change.Pedestrians and police wore face masks to protect themselves from the dust and paramedics were on site to assist people with difficulty breathing, according to AFP.Hospitals in Muthanna province in southern Iraq received at...
April 15, 2025

Iraq sandstorm leaves many with breathing problems

The Palestinian Red Crescent said Assad al-Nassasra 'forcibly abducted' by Israeli troops last month and demanded his release
Gaza medic missing since deadly attack being detained by Israel, Red Cross says
GENEVA — A Palestinian paramedic who has been missing since an Israeli attack that killed 15 other emergency workers in southern Gaza three weeks ago is being detained by Israeli authorities, the International Committee of the Red Cross has said.The ICRC confirmed in a statement that it had "received information" that Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) medic Assad al-Nassasra was being held "in an Israeli place of detention".The PRCS said Nassasra was "forcibly abducted" by Israeli troops following the attack and called for his immediate release.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has not confirmed his detention. A spokesperson said it was aware of the claim about his whereabouts.The bodies of eight PRCS medics, six Civil Defence first responders and a UN...
April 14, 2025

Gaza medic missing since deadly attack being detained by Israel, Red Cross says

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot
Algeria orders 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 40 hours
PARIS — ​​Algeria has ordered 12 French embassy officials to leave the country within 48 hours, France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot confirmed on Monday.The decision to expel the officials comes just days after prosecutors in France indicted three Algerians, including a consular official, on suspicion of kidnapping the Algerian influencer Amir Boukhors last year.Boukhors, who has a large TikTok following, is a critic of the Algerian government, which wants him to return to face trial for alleged fraud and terror offenses.Amir DZ — as he better known online — was abducted last April in a suburb of Paris, before being released the following day, according to his lawyer.Barrot said the expulsion of diplomats was directly linked to the case of Boukhors, who has lived in...
April 14, 2025

Algeria orders 12 French embassy staff to leave the country within 40 hours

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