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Guantanamo prisoner transfers renew hopes for facility closure
1 day ago · Following this week's transfer of 11 Yemeni inmates from the US military detention centre near Cuba's Guantanamo Bay, Joe Biden's administration is seeing renewed pressure to close the facility, which has held hundreds of men over the last two decades, most of them without charges.. The latest transfer, the biggest since Biden came to office four years ago, has brought the total Guantanamo ...
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Jan 3, 2025 · The New Arab covers a wide range of news, including politics, culture, and human interest stories from the Arab world.
Lebanon leaders in talks for new bid to elect president
2 days ago · Lebanese political heavyweights held talks Wednesday a day ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a president, but even with key player Hezbollah weakened by war, there is no guarantee of consensus.. The tiny Mediterranean country, already deep in economic and political crisis, has been without a president for more than two years amid bitter divisions between Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah ...
Iraq completes 400 km of security border wall with Syria
1 day ago · Iraq is ramping up efforts to secure its western and northern borders with Syria to prevent infiltrations by ISIS militants, armed groups, and drug smuggling networks.. Speaking on Tuesday to Iraq's News Agency (INA), Major General Tahsin al-Khafaji, spokesperson for Iraq's Joint Operations Command, outlined the progress made in …
Israel escalates aerial attacks on the occupied West Bank
1 day ago · Ibtisam Darwish sits every day at the graves of her four sons who were killed by Israel in a single air strike near the city of Jenin in January last year.. Since the start of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023, it also increased air strikes on the occupied West Bank after pausing them for nearly two decades.. The Israeli army recently announced that it …
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Jan 3, 2025 · The Arab League is seeking to establish a communication channel with the new Syrian authorities and explore diplomatic options
Israel's new war front in Lebanon has no clear off-ramp
Sep 25, 2024 · There has recently been an alarming escalation of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict. On 23 September, Lebanon experienced its deadliest day since the end of its civil war (1975-90), with more than 560 people killed and another 1,800 injured in a single day by Israeli airstrikes in the country's south and east.. Hezbollah maintains that it will continue fighting Israel until there is a ceasefire in ...
US announces new Mideast military deployments in warning to Iran
Nov 2, 2024 · The United States announced Friday the deployment of additional military assets to the Middle East, including ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bomber aircraft, serving as a warning to Iran as it and Israel trade tit-for-tat strikes. "Should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use this moment to target American personnel or interests in the region, the United States will ...