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The Gulf’s Security Just Became a Market
For seventy years, the defense of the Persian Gulf ran as an American franchise. Oil moved, the Fifth Fleet patrolled out of Bahrain, and the monarchies settled their bill in…
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Egypt hosts Hamas, Israel delegations to end Gaza conflict
Sharm el-Sheikh (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the United States are set to meet in Egypt…
Syria holds its first parliamentary elections since fall of Bashar al-Assad regime
Damascus (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Syria is conducting its first parliamentary elections on Sunday, ten months after insurgent groups, led…
Israel strikes kill 7 in Gaza after Trump calls for bombing pause
Gaza (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Israel attacked Gaza on Saturday, according to local authorities, following US President Donald Trump's call…
Israeli forces seize Gaza aid flotilla, detaining activists
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Israeli forces have boarded and taken control of multiple ships in the Global Sumud Flotilla,…
Flotilla to Gaza says unidentified vessels approached its boats as it nears Israeli blockade
Brussels (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The international flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza reported that unnamed vessels approached some…
US begins deporting around 100 Iranians back to Iran
Washington (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the United States is deporting approximately 100…
Iran slams reinstated UN sanctions as unjustifiable
Tehran (Brussels Morning Newspaper) - Iran on Sunday denounced the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear programme as…
The Women–Life–Freedom Movement in Iran today
Belgium (Brussels Morning) Last week in Brussels, the FEPS-hosted event “The Women–Life–Freedom Movement in Iran Today” offered a sobering reminder…