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Back to SearchIraq pulls PMF bill, and Barrack cuts short Lebanon trip
Episode 1457
Iraq has revoked a controversial draft law favouring the Popular Mobilisation Forces. US envoy Tom Barrack cuts his Lebanon trip short. Palestinian l…
1 year ago
Ex-Israeli PM wants to 'topple' Netanyahu, and Riad Salameh to be released from prison
Episode 1456
Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert says he is on a mission to help topple Benjamin Netanyahu. The US is offering new incentives for Lebanon. …
1 year ago
Israel's conditional Lebanon withdrawal, and new tensions with Houthis
Episode 1455
Israel announced it would begin to withdraw from Lebanon only after the Lebanese army starts to disarm Hezbollah. Tensions rise again between Israel …
1 year ago
Syrian elections partly postponed, and clashes in Iran
Episode 1454
Syria's upcoming parliamentary election will not include Sweida, Hasakah or Raqqa. The Norwegian Refugee Council has called for investment into Syria…
1 year ago
Israel strikes Gaza city, and Syria's new election law
Episode 1453
Israel has begun its operation to take over Gaza city ahead of a full ground offensive. Syria’s President approved a temporary electoral law. The Syr…
1 year ago
Hamas's amendment to truce deal and Iran says it is 'stronger' than before Israel war
Episode 1452
Hamas seeks withdrawal by Israeli troops in Gaza.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it is stronger than before the war with Israel starte…
1 year ago
Israel firm on ceasefire conditions, and US pushes Israel on Lebanon
Episode 1451
Israel has demanded the release of all hostages in any Gaza deal. The US has called on Israel to comply with Lebanese government actions. Archaeologi…
1 year ago
Hamas agrees to Gaza truce, and US calls on Israel to honour Lebanon ceasefire
Episode 1450
The US has called on Israel to honour its ceasefire with Lebanon. New details emerge on Jordan's new conscription programme. Negotiations on the Gaza…
1 year ago
Last push to pause Gaza war, and Al Shara meets Syrian Christian leader
Episode 1449
Mediators are making one last push to pause the fighting in Gaza. Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara has met one of the country’s senior Christian leade…
1 year ago
Trump and Putin to hold talks in Alaska, and attacks on aid in Syria
Episode 1448
US President Donald Trump is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin today in Alaska. Aid efforts in the southern Syrian province of Sweida are unde…
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