Mideast News Stories
Fears of AI disinformation cast shadow over Turkish local elections
Istanbul, Turkey – As nationwide local elections approach on March 31, there are concerns in Turkey about the growing threat of disinformation and fake media created through artificial intelligence. Earlier this year, a video spread across social media purportedly showing Istanbul’s opposition mayor...
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Gaza starvation could amount to war crime, UN human rights chief tells BBC
After months of warnings, a recent UN-backed report offered hard statistical evidence that the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is turning into a man-made famine....
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Israel seeks new date for cancelled US meeting on Rafah offensive plans
Israel has asked the United States to reschedule a meeting to discuss its military operation in Gaza’s Rafah days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly cancelled a planned visit to Washington. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday told reporters that “we’re now working...
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Protecting Palestinians a moral imperative, Pentagon chief tells Israeli counterpart
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday it was a moral and strategic imperative to protect Palestinian civilians in the war between Israel and Hamas and that the humanitarian catastrophe in besieged Gaza was getting worse. Austin was speaking during a meeting with Israel Defense Minister...
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Majority in U.S. Now Disapprove of Israeli Action in Gaza
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After narrowly backing Israel’s military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel’s actions, while 36% approve. ###Embeddable### The latest results are from a March 1-20 survey....
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UN expert says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, calls for arms embargo
GENEVA: A United Nations expert told the global body’s Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza since Oct. 7 amounted to genocide and called on countries to immediately impose sanctions and an arms embargo. Israel, which did not attend the session,...
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Netanyahu: 'Israel Will Not Submit to Delusional Demands of Hamas'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Tuesday to push forward with his campaign to eliminate the Hamas militant group, while also criticizing a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. "Israel will not submit to the delusional demands of Hamas, and will...
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UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between US and Israel since war began
The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level delegation in the strongest public clash between the allies since the war...
photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe
No let-up in Gaza war despite UN resolution
Israeli troops battled Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with no sign of a let-up in the war despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate ceasefire" ......
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UN Security Council adopts Gaza ceasefire resolution amid Israel-Gaza conflict
The UN Security Council has agreed on a resolution calling for a ceasefire during Ramadan, urging all parties to respect it for a lasting peace. Crafted by E10 nations, the resolution was approved with 14 votes in favor and one abstention, notably from the US. This...
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