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Rafah Assault on Hold as US-Israel Talks Back On
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Palestinian Authority Announces New Cabinet as It Faces Calls for Reform
RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian Authority announced the formation of a new Cabinet on Thursday as it faces international pressure to reform.
President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the Palestinian Authority for nearly two decades and remains in overall control, announced the new government in a presidential decree. None of the incoming ministers is a well-known figure.
Abbas tapped Mohammad Mustafa, a longtime adviser, to be prime minister earlier this month. Mustafa, a politically...
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Iran Sentences Police Officer to Death for Killing Protester
Tehran, Iran — An Iranian court has sentenced a police chief in northern Iran to death after he was charged with killing a man during mass protests in 2022, local media reported Wednesday.
Local police chief Jafar Javanmardi was arrested in December 2022 over the killing of a protester during the widespread demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in custody.
Iranian Kurd Amini, 22, died in custody in September that year following her arrest for allegedly violating the...
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Blinken to Discuss Ukraine, Gaza With Macron in Paris
Washington — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in Paris next week with French President Emmanuel Macron, the State Department announced Wednesday.
France is among the major military suppliers to Ukraine, which is facing an onslaught of Russian attacks.
President Joe Biden's request for billions of dollars in new U.S. military aid to Kyiv is held up in the House of Representatives, led by the rival Republican Party.
"Secretary...
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Gaza Hospital Patients in Jerusalem Face Uncertainty
Israel has ordered Palestinian hospital patients back to the Gaza Strip after they’re done with treatment in East Jerusalem medical facilities. As Linda Gradstein reports from East Jerusalem, the order has sparked an outcry from human rights groups, and the Israeli Supreme Court has put their transfer on hold.
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UN: Gaza Crisis Reaches Unprecedented Level of Devastation, Despair
Geneva — U.N. aid agencies warn the crisis in Gaza has reached an unprecedented level of despair as Israeli attacks continue and hunger stalks the civilian population after months of inadequate humanitarian assistance.
“Let us be clear: Lifesaving aid is being obstructed. Lives are being lost. Dignity is being denied,” said James Elder, a UNICEF spokesperson.
“The deprivation, the forced desperation, means despair pervades the population. And people’s nerves are shattered amid...
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US Does Not Support Pakistan Iran Pipeline
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. State Department has said it does not support Pakistan’s plan to build a pipeline to import gas from Iran.
State Department spokesperson Mathew Miller refused to comment on the nature of sanctions Pakistan could face for importing energy from Iran. However, he cautioned Islamabad against going ahead with the plan.
“But we always advise everyone that doing business with Iran runs the risk of touching upon and coming in contact with our sanctions, and would advise...
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Top US Officials Warn Israeli Defense Minister Against Invading Rafah
Top Biden administration officials urged Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to abandon plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Palestinian civilians seek safety, as U.S.- Israel tensions brewed over Israel’s conduct in its 6-month-old war against Hamas. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report.
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Top US Officials Warn Israel's Gallant Against Invading Rafah
WASHINGTON — Top Biden administration officials urged Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant to abandon plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million Palestinian civilians seek safety, as U.S.-Israel tensions brew over Israel's conduct in its six-month-old war against Hamas.
In meetings Monday and Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel's right to defend itself while reiterating...
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Iraqi Christian Returns to Mosul to Celebrate Ramadan, Promote Peace
Every Ramadan, an Iraqi Christian preacher returns from the Netherlands to his hometown of Mosul. He celebrates the holy Islamic month there to promote understanding between Muslims and Christians. VOA’s Kawa Omer has the story, narrated by Bezhan Hamdard.
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Hamas Leader Speaks in Iran of Israel’s 'Political Isolation'
Tehran, Iran — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, on a visit to Iran on Tuesday, said Israel is experiencing "unprecedented political isolation," a day after the U.N. Security Council called for a cease-fire in the Gaza war.
"Although this resolution came late and there may be some gaps that need to be filled, the resolution itself indicates that the Israeli occupation is experiencing unprecedented political isolation," Haniyeh told a news conference in Tehran after a meeting...
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Airstrikes in Syria Kill Iranian Adviser and Member of WHO Team
BEIRUT — A series of airstrikes in eastern Syria on Tuesday killed more than a dozen people, including an Iranian military adviser and a team member working for the World Health Organization, officials and reports said.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the airstrikes in Syria's eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said the strikes killed 15 people, including an Iranian adviser...
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US Sanctions Assad Supporters Over Drug Trafficking
Washington — The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned 11 people and companies on Tuesday it said were involved in illicit financial transfers and drug smuggling in support of the government of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
Many of those sanctioned were involved in the trade of the highly addictive amphetamine captagon, which is illegally trafficked throughout the Middle East and Europe, the Treasury Department said in a statement.
Syria has become the world's leading producer of...
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Israel-US Diplomatic Spat Complicates Gaza Situation
washington — White House officials said Monday that they were "perplexed" and "disappointed" that Israel's leader called off a delegation meant to discuss U.S. concerns about his imminent plans to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
But they said Monday they would use a trio of high-level U.S. meetings with Israel's defense minister, including talks with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday, to press their case.
"We're kind of perplexed by...
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