Tag Archives: United States

US to Weigh El Salvador’s Offer to House Criminals of Any Nationality: Rubio

Muhamad Yehia The United States is considering the president of El Salvador’s offer to house criminals of any nationality in the Central American country’s jails, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Feb. 4. El Salvador President Nayib Bukele recently told U.S. officials his country would accept criminals of …

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US imposes sanctions on Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Muhamad Yehia United States sanctions on Sudan’s army chief and de facto leader, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have come into effect. The news on Thursday came a week after Washington announced the same measures against his rival, Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo who leads the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The paramilitary group and …

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?Who is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency

Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT  — Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and the insurgency he commands, renouncing longtime ties to al-Qaida and consolidating power before emerging from the shadows. Now al-Golani, 42, seeks to seize the moment yet again, leading …

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Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come ‘within days’

  Muhamad Yehia The Israeli ambassador to Washington says that a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days.” Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army Radio on Monday that there remained “points to finalize” and that any deal required agreement from the …

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US to send anti-missile system and troops to Israel

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S. troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S. anti-missile system, in a highly unusual deployment meant to bolster the country’s air defenses following missile attacks by Iran. U.S. President Joe Biden said the …

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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza a day before an expected pause in fighting

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said, as Palestinians in both the Hamas-governed enclave and the occupied West Bank reeled from Israel’s ongoing military offensives. A small number of children in …

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A hostage in Gaza is rescued by Israel after 326 days of captivity

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli forces rescued a hostage found alone underground in Gaza on Tuesday, freeing a living captive from Hamas’ vast tunnel network for the first time since the Oct. 7 attack that ignited the war. The 52-year-old Israeli man was taken to a hospital in Israel, where members of …

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Turkey and Russia resume joint patrols in northern Syria

Muhamad Yehia ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey and Russia have resumed joint military patrols in northern Syria after nearly a year’s break, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Saturday. Combined patrols began in the Operation Peace Spring area, the statement said, referring to a 30-kilometer (19-mile) -deep strip of land on the …

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