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11/13/2025

NEW: Israeli settlers torch, vandalize West Bank mosque as attacks skyrocket

Israeli settlers torched a mosque in the central West Bank on Thursday amid a serious escalation in settler attacks across the Palestinian territory in recent weeks.

Israeli settlers torched a mosque in the central West Bank on Thursday amid a serious escalation in settler attacks across the Palestinian territory in recent weeks.

11/13/2025

NEW: Spain, Morocco dismantle drone network flying hashish across border

Spanish authorities seized more than 150 kilograms of hashish and more than 320,000 euros ($371,820) in cash in searches across southern Spain.

Spanish authorities seized more than 150 kilograms of hashish and more than 320,000 euros ($371,820) in cash in searches across southern Spain.

11/13/2025

NEW China-Middle East newsletter:🇨🇳 🇸🇾 Sharaa-Trump meeting a mixed bag for China

Sharaa's meeting with Trump underscored Damascus' formal shift toward Washington after decades of being allied with the Soviet Union and then Iran’s "Axis of Resistance" while the Assad dynasty was still in power.

The Syrian president's meeting with President Donald Trump underscored Damascus' formal shift toward Washington after decades of being allied with the Soviet Union and then Iran’s "Axis of Resistance" while the Assad dynasty was still in power.

11/13/2025

Today's Daily Briefing: Will MBS secure a US defense pact?

Ahead of his Tuesday visit to the White House, MBS is looking for security guarantees from the US, particularly as tensions with Iran persist and Israel considers new strikes on Tehran.

Ahead of his Tuesday visit to the White House, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is looking for security guarantees from the United States, particularly as regional tensions with Iran persist and Israel weighs another round of strikes against Tehran.

11/13/2025

Turkey grounds all C-130 military aircraft after Georgia crash kills 20

Authorities said the aircraft’s maintenance was up to date, no ammunition was on board, and the investigation is ongoing.

11/13/2025

Gazans begin to restore historic fort damaged in war

One bucket at a time, Palestinian workers cleared sand and crumbling mortar from the remains of an former medieval fortress turned museum in Gaza City, damaged by two years of fighting between Israel and Hamas.A dozen workers in high visibility jackets worked by hand to excavate the bombarded buildi...

11/13/2025

What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government

Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin.Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition after preliminary results showed it was the largest bloc -- though it still f...

11/13/2025

French interior minister likely to visit Algeria as relations thaw

By Alessandro Parodi(Reuters) -French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday there was a high chance he would visit Algeria, hailing the north African country's release of writer Boualem Sansal as a glimmer of hope that relations between the two nations could be mended.Algerian President A...

11/13/2025

Turkey says Gaza stabilization force must guarantee lasting ceasefire

ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey's main expectation from a planned International Stabilisation Force in Gaza is for it to provide guarantees that the fragile ceasefire will last, its Defence Ministry said on Thursday.NATO member Turkey has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel's devastating two-year....

11/13/2025

Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens

By Parisa HafeziDUBAI (Reuters) -On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men and women linger together in cafés where Western music hums softly, and couples stroll hand-in-hand — subtle acts that chip away at the rigid social code...

11/13/2025

Where school is a tent: Yemeni kids learn without classrooms, textbooks

Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar -- lucky to receive an education at all in a country hammered by years of war.The children, some without shoes or textbooks, were born into a divided state where fighting has destroyed nearly 3,000 sch...

11/13/2025

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer says

By Tarek AmaraTUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on Wednesday of brutally assaulting him to try to force an end to his two-week-old hunger strike.Ben Mbarek, one of the most prominent opponents of President Kais S...

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