Middle East
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Mar- 2025 -23 March
Israel Presses Ground Offensive in Gaza
Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip, urging Palestinians to flee an offensive in Rafah city nearly a week into a renewed assault on the Hamas-ruled territory.
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23 March
Russia Hopes for ‘Progress’ at Saudi Talks: Negotiator
Moscow is hoping to achieve "some progress" at talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday, a Russian negotiator told state media before the United States meets delegations from both Ukraine and Russia in a bid to halt the three-year conflict.
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23 March
Iran Unveils Missile Systems on Strategic Gulf Islands
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have unveiled new missile systems on three strategic islands in the Gulf, saying they can target nearby "enemy bases, vessels, and assets," state media reported Saturday.
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23 March
Israel Launches More Strikes on Lebanon After Rocket Fire
Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Lebanon in response to a rocket attack from across the border on Saturday, as militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.
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22 March
French IS Jihadist Who Held Journalists Gets Life Sentence
A French court on Friday sentenced a French jihadist to life in prison for holding four journalists captive more than a decade ago in war-torn Syria.
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22 March
Israel Defense Minister Threatens to Annex Parts of Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory.
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21 March
US OKs Sale of 2,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapons to Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has approved a foreign military sale of laser-guided Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems II to Saudi Arabia.
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21 March
EDGE, CMN NAVAL to Create Joint Venture for Naval Vessels
United Arab Emirates defense manufacturer EDGE Group has partnered with French shipbuilder CMN NAVAL to establish a joint venture to manufacture naval vessels.
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21 March
Hamas Urges Arab, Muslim Nations to Act to End Gaza ‘Genocide’
Hamas on Thursday called on Arab and Muslim nations to take urgent action to halt Israel's renewed offensive on Gaza, saying they had a "direct moral and political responsibility" to "end the genocide."
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21 March
US Sanctions Houthi-Linked China Oil Refinery
The United States sanctioned on Thursday a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from Houthi-linked ships, as the White House ramps up pressure on Iran.
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