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Israel to partially reopen key Gaza crossing
AFP, Published on 30/01/2026
» JERUSALEM - Israel announced it would reopen the crucial Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Sunday after months of urging from the UN, humanitarian organisations and ordinary Palestinians — but only for the “limited movement of people”.
What would happen if Khamenei falls?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 05/01/2026
» The demonstrations began again in Iran last week, only two years after the "Woman, Life, Freedom" movement convulsed the country for months. However, the current protests are potentially much broader than that episode because they are driven by the collapse in Iran's currency, the rial (now 1,420,000 to the US dollar), and the explosive rise in the cost of living.
Iraq negotiates new coalition under US pressure
AFP, Published on 19/12/2025
» BAGHDAD - More than a month after Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country's top leaders remain locked in talks to form a government while facing pressure from Washington to exclude Tehran-backed armed groups.
In Jerusalem, Merz reaffirms Germany's support for Israel
AFP, Published on 07/12/2025
» JERUSALEM - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reaffirmed Berlin's support for Israel during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Sunday before talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Lebanon, Israel hold first direct talks in decades
AFP, Published on 03/12/2025
» BEIRUT - Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives held their first direct talks Wednesday in decades, part of a year-old ceasefire monitoring mechanism in the war with the militant group Hezbollah, a source close to the talks told AFP.
Pope to urge unity, bring hope to Lebanese youth on day two of visit
AFP, Published on 01/12/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Pope Leo XIV is set to urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, bringing a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.
Gaza is being offered a big historic chance
Oped, Published on 27/11/2025
» The UN Security Council has approved a landmark American-sponsored resolution which just may give long suffering Gaza its final chance for peace and reconstruction. The US resolution enshrines Washington's 20-point plan for Gaza; the current ceasefire, the establishment of a Board of Peace and backs the creation and deployment of an international stabilisation force for the war-ravished territory. There were 13 votes for, none against, and two abstentions, Russia and China.
Cambodia landmine claims contradicted by report
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/11/2025
» The Asean Observer Team-Thailand (AOT-TH) has confirmed in a report that PMN-2 mines discovered in Huai Tamaria in the Phu Makua area of Si Sa Ket were freshly laid, not an older stockpile as claimed by Cambodian forces, the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) said.
Hezbollah mourns top commander killed in Israeli strike
AFP, Published on 24/11/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Hezbollah will hold a funeral on Monday for its top military chief and other members of the militant group, a day after Israel killed them with a strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.
Lebanese say Israel preventing post-war reconstruction
AFP, Published on 12/11/2025
» MSAILEH, Lebanon - When engineer Tarek Mazraani started campaigning for the reconstruction of war-battered southern Lebanon, Israeli drones hovered ominously overhead — their loudspeakers sometimes calling him out by name.