All news on the topic: Middle East
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How Venezuela under Chavez and Maduro became Iran’s main global ally and a safe haven for Hezbollah
The combined 26 years of rule by Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor Hugo Chávez turned Venezuela into the Islamic Republic of Iran’s main ally outside the Middle East.
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Tony Blair named to Trump’s Gaza “board of peace” by White House
Former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair will take part in Donald Trump’s new Gaza “board of peace,” a White House initiative aimed at establishing long-term stability and a sustained peace in the territory.
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Lebanese bank accused of blocking customer funds faces U.S. lawsuit
Société Générale de Banque au Liban is one of several banks facing civil suits for allegedly preventing customers from retrieving funds after the collapse of Lebanon’s financial system.
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Royal sisters urged to avoid Middle East deals amid family scandals
The daughters of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson have maintained a low profile since their parents were stripped of their titles and expelled from the Royal Lodge, only appearing in public for work-related events.
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The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing backlash from its members over its partnership with Qatar
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is facing a backlash from members over a controversial partnership with Qatar’s state healthcare provider.
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Prince Andrew may seek refuge in Abu Dhabi amid royal fallout
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor may have been stripped of his title as a prince – but could he succeed as a sheikh?
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Trump meets Emir Tamim in Doha amid Gaza ceasefire talks
Trump met Qatar’s emir and prime minister during a brief stop in Doha to discuss Gaza peace and regional diplomacy.
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Israel launches strikes on Gaza after accusing Hamas of multiple ceasefire violations
Israel has initiated a series of strikes on Gaza following accusations against Hamas of "multiple attacks" in a "bold violation" of their ceasefire agreement.
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Royal Marines deliver £35m blow to drug trade in Middle East operation
Royal Marines have incapacitated a high-speed drug boat with a single, precise sniper shot in one of the most dramatic counter-narcotics operations the Royal Navy has conducted in the Middle East.
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defence pact
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan have entered into a mutual defence agreement that considers an attack on either country as an attack on both — a crucial agreement following Israel’s strike on Qatar last week.
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Criminals exploit Britain’s ports to ship stolen cars to the Middle East and Africa
Adam Gibson, the sole police officer at Felixstowe port, stated there was "no way in hell" he could search even a small fraction of the containers being loaded.
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Jordanian customs seize over half a million Captagon pills hidden in truck
Jordanian customs officials have seized 517,000 Captagon pills smuggled from an undisclosed neighboring country, state news agency Petra reported Wednesday.
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Belgian branch of Albanian mafia boss Bledar Lala targeted by UK sanctions for organizing cross‑Channel transport
The first wave of sanctions aimed at key figures in people-smuggling gangs have come into force in a bid to hit those involved in assisting illegal immigration to the UK.
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Taliban unleash reprisals against Afghan translators following data leak from the British government
Taliban warlords have embarked on a campaign of killings against Afghans after the British Government lost a top-secret database of those who helped the UK during the war in the Middle East.
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Britain may have had another Philby: MI5 spent 20 years hunting for a ’mole’ in MI6
Britain’s spy chiefs had to initiate one of the most sensitive and risky investigations since the Cold War due to concerns that a senior officer at the foreign intelligence service MI6 was a double agent for Russia.
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Trump lost his cool on live TV over Israel‑Iran truce violations: “They don’t know what the heck they’re doing!”
Donald Trump lost his temper, swearing live on TV, over Israel and Iran’s ‘violations’ of the ceasefire in the Middle East.
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Britons in Qatar urged to stay indoors over Iranian threats following US strikes
British people in Qatar have been ordered to ‘shelter in place’ amid threats from Iran of retaliation against US strikes on its nuclear sites.
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Trump bombs Iran: Starmer holds urgent talks after strike on nuclear facilities
Sir Keir Starmer engaged in urgent discussions with Donald Trump on Sunday evening following the US president’s overnight stealth bomber attack on Iran.
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Trump opened "Pandora’s box": Iran promises coffins for 50,000 American soldiers
The lives of up to 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East are at risk after Donald Trump ’opened Pandora’s box’ by striking Iran.
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“Completely destroyed”: Pentagon confirms airstrike on key Iranian nuclear sites
Iran’s foreign minister will travel to Moscow for a meeting with Vladimir Putin after three key nuclear sites were ‘completely and totally obliterated’ in a morning attack by US bombers.
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Israel–Iran: UK stays on the sidelines but prepares for possible "big war" scenario
Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the escalating security situation in the Middle East.
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"May have to go to war": Trump hints at possible US strike on Iran
President Donald Trump has admitted that the US ‘may have to fight’ in order to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
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UK evacuates diplomats’ families from Tel Aviv and Jerusalem amid threat of war with Iran
Families of staff at the British embassy in Tel Aviv and the consulate in Jerusalem have been “temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure”, the Foreign Office has said.
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Netanyahu: Iran tried to kill me with a missile strike, and Trump is the next target
Iran tried to assassinate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a missile strike. U.S. President Donald Trump is also reportedly a target of Tehran.
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Trump threatens Iran after Israeli strikes: “Sign the deal while it’s not too late”
Donald Trump has cautioned Iran that it "must make a deal, before there is nothing left" after overnight airstrikes by Israel that pose a threat of all-out war in the Middle East.
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