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Defusing Azerbaijan’s Landmine Challenge | Crisis Group

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Lebanon Needs to Hold Municipal Elections

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West Bank Terror Attack Victim Identified as Meir Tamari, Father of Two Young Children

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com).   i24 News – The Israeli man, who was murdered in a terrorist shooting attack in the West Bank on Tuesday, was identified...

Fighting among Boko Haram Splinters Rages On

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At Least Three Killed in Clash on Iran-Afghan Border

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Two Iranian border guards and one Taliban fighter were killed after shooting broke out near a border post between Iran and...

Amid Heatwave, Over 100 wildfires Blaze Across Israel

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – Israel was hit by over a hundred fires on Saturday, exacerbated by a heatwave and strong winds. The...

Erdogan Defies Predictions of Political Demise Ahead of Turkey Election Runoff

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). President Tayyip Erdogan has defied forecasts of his political demise in Turkey‘s elections, rallying voters with a potent mix of religious...

Despite ‘slightly’ improved food security in Yemen, hunger stalks millions

“The United Nations and its partners made strides in rolling back the worst food insecurity last year, but these gains remain fragile, and 17...

Libya: Political Gridlock, Regional Politics and Sudan’s War

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Last week, Libya’s parliament fired one of the country’s two prime ministers, Fathi...

Terrorist with a Knife Neutralized Near Synagogue in West Bank Settlement

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – A terrorist with a knife was neutralized by Israeli forces on Friday near a synagogue as he infiltrated...

Southern Thailand’s Stop-Start Peace Dialogue

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‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount

“There is no time to spare,” said Tor Wennesland, the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process. “We must take action, not only...

Quotes 22-28 May

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Quotes 22-28 May Source of original article: RSS (www.crisisgroup.org). The content of this article does not necessarily reflect the...

Saudi Arabia Has Mostly Removed Antisemitic Tropes From School Textbooks, New Report Says

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has removed “practically all antisemitism,” from K-12 textbooks, marking a significant step forward in the Kingdom’s...

Bank of Israel Again Hikes Interest Rates

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The Bank of Israel hiked benchmark interest rates to their highest level since 2006 on Monday, citing high inflation and a tight labour...

Sudanese paramilitary soldiers assault at least 3 journalists, hold 2 overnight

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). New York, May 23, 2023—All parties to the conflict in Sudan must stop detaining and assaulting members of the press for...

Eastern Mediterranean gas: accelerating peace?

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). Gas discoveries in the eastern Mediterranean raised hopes that shared interests in the...

Portuguese Parliament Declares Solidarity With Israel on 75th Anniversary of Independence

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Portugal’s parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution expressing solidarity with Israel as the Jewish state marks the 75th...

Israel Aims to be ‘AI Superpower,’ Advance Autonomous Warfare

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence “superpower”, the Defense Ministry director-general said on Monday, predicting...

Albert Koenders on the new European security architecture

Photo Credit: Global Diaspora News (www.GlobalDiasporaNews.com). The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced Europe to rethink its security and defence architecture. In this video, Crisis...

Hezbollah Conducts Large Military Exercise in Lebanon

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – Hezbollah, a Lebanese terrorist group and Iranian proxy, organized a large-scale military training exercise this Sunday, and invited...

Turkey: Erdogan’s Rival Pledges to Repatriate all Refugees

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s opposition leader in the presidential race, sharpened his tone on the issue of migrants on...

Time for Somaliland and the Dhulbahante to Talk

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U.S. Proposes Joint Military Planning With Israel on Iran: Report

Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). i24 News – America offered joint military planning to Israel, in regards to Iran. But some officials in Jerusalem are hesitant to...