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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

Ahmed Manasra leaves the District Court in Jerusalem after his sentencing hearing on November 7, 2016
Israel releases Palestinian prisoner controversially arrested aged 13
JERUSALEM — Israel has released a Palestinian man who was controversially arrested at the age of 13, after he spent nearly a decade in jail.Ahmad Manasra has been reunited with his family, his lawyer Khaled Zabarqa told CNN.“Ahmad has completed his 10-year sentence and he is a free person now,” Zabarqa said. “The Israeli authorities have imposed restriction on the family as far as holding a welcome ceremony for Ahmad or talking to the media. “Ahmad Manasra was arrested and imprisoned in 2015 after being caught with his cousin Hassan who stabbed two Israelis in East Jerusalem.Hassan was shot dead at the scene while Manasra was run over by a car.Manasra’s case gained international attention after a video emerged of crowds shouting abuse at him after the incident while he lies...
April 11, 2025

Israel releases Palestinian prisoner controversially arrested aged 13

Recovery work in Dahieh, showing a large pile of debris, with a lot of pink crushed-up furniture
Schools in Beirut suburb fear return to war after new Israeli strikes
BEIRUT — It was a typical Friday lunchtime in Beirut's southern suburb. Then, a single warning, posted in Arabic on X by a spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), triggered panic and chaos in the densely populated area known as Dahieh."Urgent warning to those in the southern suburb of Beirut," it read. The post included a map of a residential area, marking a building in red and two nearby schools. The IDF identified the building as a Hezbollah facility, and ordered the immediate evacuation of the schools.An air strike was imminent.What followed were scenes of sheer panic. Parents rushed toward the threatened area to collect their children from the schools, while residents fled in the opposite direction, visibly shaken and fearful."It was total chaos,"...
April 11, 2025

Schools in Beirut suburb fear return to war after new Israeli strikes

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