Search results for ‘middle east’
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US strikes on Iraq and Syria ‘principally focused on militant groups’ says US military expert
We spoke to General Joseph L. Votel, a retired US Army officer who was most recently Commander of US Central Command, and responsible for US and coalition military operations in the Middle East. We asked for his assessment of the scale and scope of the airstrikes.
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Three US troops killed in reported drone strike on US base in Jordan – Biden blames ‘Iran-backed’ militants
The three US troops were killed by an unmanned drone at a small military outpost in Jordan near the Syrian border.
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FactCheck: who are the Houthis, why has the UK used air strikes in Yemen and how is it linked to Israel and Gaza?
RAF Typhoons joined air strikes against targets in Yemen last night.
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Police open investigation into allegations of trafficking and slavery following Channel 4 News report
Police in London have opened an investigation into allegations of trafficking and slavery following a Channel 4 News report on the escape and rescue of three Filipina women from domestic servitude.
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‘Both Iran and Hezboullah do not want all-out war’, says Beirut based author
We spoke to the Beirut based author and journalist Kim Ghattas and to the American commentator and former speechwriter to President George W Bush, David Frum.
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Israel ramps up strikes on Gaza – amid discord over invasion strategy
The Israeli military said the delay is due to “strategic considerations”.
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How could a ground invasion in Gaza unfold?
Many countries in the Middle East have urged Israel to hold off on plans for an all-out assault on northern Gaza. With roads turned to rubble by air strikes and fuel running out, the UN says it’s impossible to evacuate such a huge number of people in such a short space of time. And for…
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US setting up ‘safe areas’ in Gaza with aid agencies
The US is working with aid agencies on setting up ‘safe areas’ for civilians in Gaza. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on a seven-country Middle East tour – taking in Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia today alone – as he tries to stop the conflict between Israel and Hamas spiralling into a bigger…
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Keir Starmer says he’ll ‘bulldoze’ through planning resistance to build new towns
Events in the middle east have meant the Labour Party conference in Liverpool has been a lower key affair than it might have been – and for a party well ahead in the polls they have avoided major controversy. Today the leader Sir Keir Starmer talked to our Political Editor Gary Gibbon about some of…
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The domestic slaves rescued from London’s richest streets
In the last five years, hundreds of women have been saved from domestic slavery and violent abuse in the UK. More than 220 of those rescues were carried out by a small, fearless band of volunteers.
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Google on online safety, regulation, and how technology can help those with disabilities
From combatting online harms and safeguarding privacy – to the economic challenges of Brexit, and the war in Ukraine – tech giants like Google are already predicting a “year like no other” in 2023.
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Russia’s war in Ukraine could bring ‘unprecedented wave of hunger’
The UN chief has warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could bring an “unprecedented wave of hunger and misery”, as Moscow came under renewed pressure to lift its blockade of Ukrainian ports.
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Captagon: The drug turning Lebanon and Syria into narco-states
It fuelled the Syrian war, and now it’s propping up both the Syrian and Lebanese economies.
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Poppy Day Bombing: Liverpool attack suspect details emerge
The investigation into the suspected suicide bomb attack in Liverpool is “moving at pace” according to security minister Damian Hinds, who said it could be weeks before the full picture became clear.
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Newcastle takeover: Britain could become ‘platform for dictators’ – professor
We spoke to Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed – who’s a visiting professor at the London School of Economics Middle East Centre – and is herself from Saudi Arabia. We began by asking her whether she could explain the relationship between the Saudi state and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the sovereign wealth fund.