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Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control Original
Sudan’s warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of fighting shows neither can easily win, raising the specter of a drawn-out war between an agile paramilitary force and the better-equipped army that could destabilize a fragile region.
Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control
Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content CAIRO — Sudan’s warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of fighting shows neither can easily win, raising the specter of a drawn-out war between an agile paramilitary force and the better-equipped army that could destabilize a fragile region.
After allowing quake aid routes, Syria's Assad may expect reward
Article content BEIRUT — By allowing aid to enter rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey, President Bashar al-Assad has given way to a demand of his foreign adversaries. The question now, say analysts, is what he may want in return.
Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad
BEIRUT - President Bashar al-Assad is seeking political advantage from an earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria and Turkey, pressing for foreign aid to be delivered through his territory as he aims to chip away at his international isolation, analysts say.
Earthquake in Syria offers leverage to isolated Assad
Article content BEIRUT — President Bashar al-Assad is seeking political advantage from an earthquake that has devastated large parts of Syria and Turkey, pressing for foreign aid to be delivered through his territory as he aims to chip away at his international isolation, analysts say.
Beirut ‘neighbourhood watch’ echoes dark days of civil war | Tom Perry, Issam Abdallah and Timour Azhari | AW
BEIRUT, Lebanon- In the darkness of Beirut’s unlit streets, men wielding batons and torches are taking security into their own hands in an initiative they hope will keep neighbourhoods safe but critics see as a worrying echo of Lebanon’s troubled past.
Power vacuum adds to risks for crisis-hit Lebanon
Article content The Saudi government did not respond to a request for comment. Hezbollah has prominent Christian allies with presidential ambitions, notably Suleiman Frangieh – a friend of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – and Gebran Bassil, Aoun’s son-in-law. It has yet to declare a preference, leaving open the possibility of a compromise over someone more widely acceptable. One possibility is army commander General Joseph Aoun.
Iran crackdown may burnish Raisi's credentials for top job
Article content Raisi encountered protesters’ anger himself during a visit to a Tehran university this month, where female students chanted “Raisi get lost” and “Mullahs get lost.” Echoing Khamenei, Raisi has repeatedly sought to blame the West for the unrest, accusing U.S. President Joe Biden of sowing “chaos, terror, and destruction,” and citing Khomeini’s description of the United States as “the great satan.” On Raisi’s watch, months of indirect talks between Iran and the United States in...
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi returns from Seoul tournament amid hijab controversy, IFSC 'trying to establish the facts'
DUBAI — An Iranian rock climber who competed in an international contest without a headscarf said she had done so unintentionally, after she was widely assumed to have expressed support for protests in Iran. Footage of Elnaz Rekabi, 33, had shown her scaling a wall without her head covered during the Asian competition in South Korea while representing Iran, which has been swept by protests ignited by Mahsa Amini's death in morality police custody.
Iran denies security forces killed 16-year-old
Dubai — Iranian authorities have denied reports security forces killed a 16-year-old girl during protests ignited by the death of a woman in police custody, Iranian media reported on Friday, saying she committed suicide by falling off a roof. Social media reports and rights group Amnesty International have said Sarina Esmaeilzadeh was killed by security forces when she was struck with batons on the head during protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in morality police custody.
Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96
Article content When the military, encouraged by mass protests, toppled Mursi a year later, Qaradawi condemned the new, army-led order as it unleashed a ferocious crackdown on the Brotherhood. He urged a boycott of the presidential election which made army commander Abdel Fattah al-Sisi president in 2014. “The duty of the nation is to resist the oppressors, restrain their hands and silence their tongues,” Qaradawi said.
Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96
Article content His death was announced on his official Twitter account. Qaradawi, who studied at Cairo’s Al-Azhar University, was often described by supporters as a moderate who offered a counterweight to the radical ideologies espoused by al-Qaeda. He strongly condemned the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, and supported democratic politics. But he also sanctioned violence in causes he favored.
Sheikh Qaradawi, Islamist champion of Arab revolts, dies at 96
3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars Youssef al-Qaradawi (R) speaks during a news conference in Doha June 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Dabbous/File Photo 2/3 By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, a spiritual guide to the Muslim Brotherhood who championed the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings and unsettled rulers in Egypt and the Gulf with his Islamist preaching, died on Monday. He was 96.
Crisis in Iraq tests its stability and Iran's sway
Article content “It is too soon to call this a loss for Iran, it may end up being a loss for everybody, and then the question becomes who picks up the pieces afterwards,” he said. The U.S. State Department did not immediately respond to questions for this story. The U.S. embassy has urged calm and for Iraqi parties to avoid violence and work peacefully to resolve their differences.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
By Laila Bassam, Timour Azhari, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) -Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in Lebanon's parliament, three sources allied to the group said on Monday, in a major blow to the heavily armed faction that reflected widespread anger at ruling parties.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
Article content There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia, but Iran on Monday said it respected the vote and had never intervened in Lebanon’s internal affairs. The United States, which has imposed sanctions on Hezbollah, welcomed the elections and encouraged politicians to recommit to economic reforms. ‘NATIONAL CELEBRATION’ The interior ministry has announced results for 12 of the 15 districts, but several parties said they would be submitting appeals.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
Article content BEIRUT — Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in Lebanon’s parliament following Sunday’s elections, three sources allied to the group said on Monday, in a major blow to the heavily armed faction that reflects anger with ruling parties.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority
Article content BEIRUT — Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in the Lebanese parliament after Sunday’s election, three sources allied to the group said, in a major blow to the heavily armed faction that reflects anger with ruling parties.
Lebanon's Hezbollah, allies likely to lose parliamentary majority, sources say
Article content BEIRUT — Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies are likely to lose their majority in the Lebanese parliament after Sunday’s election, three sources allied to the group said, in a major blow to the heavily armed faction that reflects anger with ruling parties.
Syria Gas Attack Victims, Awaiting Justice, Say Impunity Fuels War Crimes
Abdel Hamid al-Youssef said 25 members of his family, including his wife and infant twins, were killed when poison gas was dropped on their town in Syria in 2017, in an attack a U.N.-backed inquiry concluded was launched by the Syrian state. "In seconds, everything was erased. Life was completely erased," Youssef, 33, said of the sarin attack that struck the town of Khan Sheikhoun, one of scores of times chemical weapons have reportedly been used in the country's 11-year-old war.
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