Tag Archives: East

What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East

What to Know About the Trump Family’s Deals in the Middle East

As President Trump pushes a new plan to take control of Gaza and clear out an area that is home to an estimated two million residents, he is advocating bringing the United States much more deeply into a region where his family has a growing collection of real-estate and business interests. There is no part of the world as crucial …

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What does the Middle East make of Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan? | US News

What does the Middle East make of Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan? | US News

👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Donald Trump has proposed the US should take over Gaza and that the two million Palestinians living there should be resettled elsewhere. The US president argued that Gaza was a “demolition site” and that it could be turned into a “Middle East Riviera” under US control. His comments break …

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East Ukrainian Crime Boss Killed In Moscow Blast: Russian Media

East Ukrainian Crime Boss Killed In Moscow Blast: Russian Media

An east Ukrainian crime boss and separatist wanted by Kyiv was killed with one other person in a blast at a luxury residential complex in Moscow on Monday, Russian media reported. Armen Sarkisian, a known mafia boss from east Ukraine who had formed a battalion to fight against Kyiv, is the latest target in a string of explosions on Russian …

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Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back to Haunt Us, by Jonathan Cook

Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back to Haunt Us, by Jonathan Cook

The story: Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace to the Middle East? That Israel would finally withdraw from the Palestinian territories it had illegally occupied for decades, end its brutal repression of the Palestinian people, and allow a Palestinian state to be created there? That the longest runing …

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TCS Middle East & Africa head

TCS Middle East & Africa head

Riyadh, Jan 30 (PTI) Terming generative AI a “pivotal point” in human evolution, a top official of an Indian technology bellwether here said the advent of artificial intelligence will for the “first-time” impact knowledge workers and thus human skills will have to be upgraded commensurately to stay relevant in this fast-changing scenario. In an exclusive interview to PTI on the …

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New Abnormal Begins For East DR Congo’s Looted Goma After Siege

New Abnormal Begins For East DR Congo’s Looted Goma After Siege

Strewn with rubble from mortar and artillery fire, the eastern DR Congo city of Goma awoke on Thursday to a new abnormal — hiding from bandits and counting the dead. Fighting has all but ceased between Congolese soldiers and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group, which captured most of Goma on Sunday — a dramatic escalation in a mineral-rich region of …

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Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Makes Rare Trip to Gaza

Steven Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, Makes Rare Trip to Gaza

The Trump administration’s envoy to the Middle East made a rare visit to the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to a White House official, aiming to reinforce a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas that has allowed thousands of displaced Palestinians to return to their homes. The envoy, Steven Witkoff, who is the most senior U.S. official to visit Gaza …

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The Middle East Is Bracing for a Solar Energy Boom

The Middle East Is Bracing for a Solar Energy Boom

With abundant sunlight available to produce vast amounts of clean energy, several countries across the Middle East are investing in giant solar power projects. From Oman and Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, the future of Middle East energy is appearing increasingly green. There has been a significant energy shift …

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Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

Israel Says UNRWA Has 6 Days to Halt Operations in East Jerusalem

Israel told the United Nations on Friday that its relief agency known as UNRWA, a critical lifeline to two million Palestinians during the 15 months of war in Gaza, had six days to stop all operations in East Jerusalem. Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, said in a letter addressed to the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, “UNRWA is …

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“UK Men’s Sheds Association Aims to Build Stronger Regional Community Connections in East Midlands, North West, and North East”

“UK Men’s Sheds Association Aims to Build Stronger Regional Community Connections in East Midlands, North West, and North East”

UK Men’s Shed Association (UKMSA) has announced three one-day events to take place in February and March of 2025. The events, scheduled for Tuesday 25th February at Newark Rugby Club, Thursday 6th March at Deafway Centre in Preston, and Wednesday 12th March at The Old Firestation in Middlesbrough Town Hall, are open to all new, existing, and yet-to-be established community …

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