Topic: Middle East — Neutral reports only
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[2025-12-08 21:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: По седум месеци откако ја презеде функцијата канцелар, Фридрих Мерц отпатува на својата прва официјална посета на Израел — патување што траеше помалку од 24 часа. Посетата предизвика силни реакции, особено во Германија, околу тоа дали ќе испрати погрешен сигнал во услови на конфликт во Газа и ескалација на насилството на Западниот Брег.
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[2025-12-08 21:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Despite progress, sectarian violence and Kurdish tensions persist as President Ahmed al-Sharaa pushes toward future elections
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[2025-12-08 19:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Shtatë muaj pas fillimit të mandatit të tij si Kancelar, Friedrich Merz udhëtoi për vizitën e tij të parë zyrtare në Izrael, një udhëtim që zgjati më pak se 24 orë. Vizita tërhoqi vëmendje të madhe - veçanërisht në Gjermani - nëse do të dërgonte sinjalin e gabuar mes konfliktit të vazhdueshëm në Gaza dhe dhunës në rritje në Bregun Perëndimor.
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[2025-12-08 17:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tujuh bulan menjabat sebagai kanselir, Friedrich Merz melakukan kunjungan resmi pertamanya ke Israel. Perjalanan yang berlangsung kurang dari 24 jam itu menuai sorotan tajam, terutama di Jerman, karena dinilai berpotensi mengirimkan sinyal yang keliru di tengah konflik yang terus berlangsung di Gaza dan meningkatnya kekerasan di Tepi Barat.
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[2025-12-08 16:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Financial Times
Snippet: Fatema Ahmed. Photography by Ina Levy
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[2025-12-08 07:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat bei seinem Antrittsbesuch in Israel in der zentralen Gedenkstätte Yad Vashem der während der Nazi-Diktatur ermordeten sechs Millionen Juden gedacht. "Wir werden die Erinnerung lebendig halten an das furchtbare Verbrechen der Shoa, das Deutsche am jüdischen Volk begangen haben", schrieb er in das Gästebuch.
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[2025-12-08 07:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-08 05:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: En Al Zawaida, en el centro de la Franja de Gaza, la organización humanitaria TechMed Gaza ofrece experiencias de realidad virtual a niños traumatizados para brindarles apoyo psicológico. Al usar gafas de realidad virtual, pueden sumergirse temporalmente en mundos pacíficos: prados verdes y mares azules reemplazan su vida cotidiana marcada por la guerra.
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[2025-12-08 03:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chanceler federal da Alemanha, Friedrich Merz, cumpriu neste fim de semana a sua primeira visita oficial a Israel desde que assumiu o cargo em maio. Ao longo da viagem de dois dias, o líder alemão reafirmou tanto o que chamou de "responsabilidade histórica" do seu país na "defesa" e "segurança" de Israel e disse que a Alemanha não pretende reconhecer um Estado palestino num futuro próximo.
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[2025-12-08 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Akizungumza wakati wa mkutano wa pamoja na waandishi wa habari baada ya mkutano na Kansela wa Ujerumani Friedrich Merz , Netanyahu amesema walijadili jinsi ya kukomesha utawala wa Hamas katika Ukanda wa Gaza na kwamba wamemaliza sehemu ya kwanza.
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[2025-12-08 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Jopo hilo liliipongeza Syria kwa hatua ambayo imechukua hadi sasa kushughulikia uhalifu na unyanyasaji uliotekelezwa katika miongo iliyopita.
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[2025-12-08 01:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Wakati wa mkutano wa kila wiki na waandishi wa habari, msemaji wa wizara ya mambo ya nje ya Iran Esmail Baghaei amesema katika siku zijazo, karibu raia 50 hadi 55 wa Iran watarejea nchini humo.
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[2025-12-08 01:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Новый сопредседатель левопопулистского "Союза Сары Вагенкнехт" (ССВ, BSW) Фабио Де Мази (Fabio De Masi) высказался за то, чтобы включить вопрос о возобновлении импорта энергоносителей из России в переговоры о перемирии в Украине. Выступая на партийном съезде в Магдебурге в воскресенье, 7 декабря, он сказал: "Конечно, было бы разумной политикой, например, если бы мы пошли к господину Путину и сказали: мы также готовы снова покупать газ и хотим увязать это с прекращением огня в Украине".
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[2025-12-07 23:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: چارواکو په سپتمبر میاشت کې وویل چې امریکا متحده ایالاتو نژدې ۴۰۰ ایراني اتباع تشخیص کړي چې بېرته به خپل هېواد ته ډيپورټ شي. چارواکو ويلي وو چې له دې ډلې ۱۲۰ تنه په لومړنۍ پرواز کې د قطر له لارې پلازمېنه تهران ته لېږدول کیږي. د ولسمشر ترمپ ادارې د کار له پیل راپدېخوا د غیرقانوني مهاجرو پر اخراج تمرکز زیات کړی دی.
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[2025-12-07 21:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Merz amedokeza kuwa mchakato wa amani huko Gaza utakuwa mojawapo ya masuala ya kipaombele katika ajenda ya mkutano wake na Netanyahu.
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[2025-12-07 21:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Режим прекращения огня в секторе Газа может сохраниться, считает канцлер ФРГ Фридрих Мерц (Friedrich Merz). "Прочный мир возможен", - заявил Мерц в воскресенье, 7 декабря, в Иерусалиме на совместной пресс-конференции с премьер-министром Израиля Биньямином Нетаньяху. По словам канцлера, это возможно даже несмотря на отдельные срывы достигнутого перемирия. Германия оказывает гуманитарную помощь и будет участвовать в восстановлении разрушенной прибрежной территории.
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[2025-12-07 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: De la preluarea funcției în urmă cu șapte luni, cancelarul federal Friedrich Merz a fost martorul relației speciale dintre Germania și Israel. Au existat mai multe dispute între Berlin și Ierusalim cu privire la acțiunile Israelului în Fâșia Gaza cu zeci de mii de morți, ca răspuns la atacul terorist comis de Hamas asupra Israelului, cu peste 1200 de victime, la 7 octombrie 2023.
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[2025-12-07 21:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
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[2025-12-07 20:29 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: मई 2025 में चांसलर बने फ्रीडरिष मैर्त्स की यह पहली इस्राएल यात्रा है. बीते कुछ दशकों, खासकर अंगेला मैर्केल की चांसलरी के समय से ही जर्मनी के चांसलर पदभार संभालने के कुछ ही महीनों के भीतर इस्राएल की यात्रा करते हैं.
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[2025-12-07 17:34 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: https://p.dw.com/p/54p0rImage: Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture allianceAdvertisement
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[2025-12-07 04:32 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Mediators in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza are pushing for the next step to be taken in the three-phase ceasefire agreement.
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[2025-12-07 02:39 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: ईरान में अधिकारियों ने एक मैराथन के आयोजकों को गिरफ्तार किया है. वजह यह है कि मैराथन दौड़ में हिस्सा लेने वाली महिलाओं की तस्वीरें बाहर आई थीं, जिनमें उनके सिर पर हिजाब नहीं था.
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[2025-12-07 02:26 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, the aid organization TechMed Gaza offers traumatized children virtual reality experiences for psychological support. By donning VR headsets, they can temporarily immerse themselves in peaceful worlds: green meadows and blue seas replace their everyday lives marked by war.
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[2025-12-07 00:48 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Gabanin ya isa Isra'ila, Friedrich Merz ya tsaya a Jordan domin ganawa da sarki Abdullahi II. A ranar Lahadi ake sa ran Merz ya gana da Firanminstan Isra'ila, Benjamin Netanyahu a birnin Kudus. Dangantaka ta yi tsami a tsakanin Jamus da Isra'ila a lokacin yakin Gaza, bayan da Merz ya yi kakkausar suka kan matakin soji da Isra'ila ke dauka a Gaza, wanda ya yi sanadin mutuwar Falasdinawa da dama.
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[2025-12-07 00:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje wa Misri, Badr Abdelatty, leo hii ametoa wito wa kuharakisha kupelekwa kwa kikosi cha kimataifa cha kufuatiliaWaziri huo ametoa onyo hilo akisema wanahitaji kukipeleka haraka iwezekanavyo kikosi hicho kwa sababu upande mmoja, ambao ni Israel, kila siku unakiuka usitishaji wa mapigano, kwa hiyo wanahitaji waangalizi.
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[2025-12-07 00:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Kiongozi huyo wa Ujerumani ataanzia ziara yake mjini Amman, ambako amepangwa kukutana na Mfalme Abdullah II wa Jordan. Baadaye leo hii atapokelewa na Rais wa Israel Isaac Herzog mjini Jerusalem. Ingawa mazungumzo na Waziri Mkuu Benjamin Netanyahu yamepangwa kufanyika kesho Jumapili.Merz pia atatembelea Kumbukumbu ya Mauaji ya Kimbari ya Wayahudi (Yad Vashem) ili kuweka shada la maua, jambo ambalo ni desturi ya kila ziara ya kwanza ya kansela wa Ujerumani nchini Israel.Ziara hiyo inatarajiwa kujikita katika kurekebisha uhusiano uliokuwa na
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[2025-12-07 00:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sudthisak Rinthalak, who was killed two years ago by Hamas militants, is among 47 hostages whose bodies will be returned under a ceasefire deal
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[2025-12-06 23:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani says Qatar and fellow truce guarantors are ‘getting together’ to advance the next phase of the deal
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[2025-12-06 23:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: O chanceler alemão, Friedrich Merz, viaja para Israel este sábado (06.12) para a sua primeira visita desde que assumiu o cargo, com o objetivo de reafirmar os laços tradicionalmente sólidos entre os dois países, que foram abalados durante o conflito em Gaza.
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[2025-12-06 22:27 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Tangu aingie madarakani miezi saba iliyopita, Kansela wa chama cha siasa za wastani za mrengo kulia cha Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz amekuwa akiendeleza "uhusiano maalum" kati ya Ujerumani na Israel. Kumekuwa na migogoro kadhaa kati ya Berlin na Jerusalem kuhusu vitendo vya Israel katika Ukanda wa Gaza vya kujibu shambulio la kigaidi lililofanywa na Hamas dhidi ya Israeli mnamo Oktoba 7, 2023, ambalo lilisababisha vifo vya zaidi ya watu 1,200.
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[2025-12-06 20:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Jumapili hii, Merz atakuwa mgeni wa Waziri Mkuu wa Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. Kansela mwenyewe amekuwa akigusia kufanya mazungumzo ya kina ya simu na Netanyahu katika kauli zake, iwe ni kuhusu hali ya jumla ya Mashariki ya Kati, mgogoro wa kibinadamu huko Gaza, au vita vya siku 12 kati ya Israel na Iran.
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[2025-12-06 19:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Relations between Germany and Israel remain unique. They will always be marked by memories of the Holocaust, when Nazi Germany systematically murdered 6 million European Jews during World War II. And yet, since 1965, when Israel and West Germany formally established diplomatic ties, relations have evolved remarkably.
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[2025-12-06 17:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Since taking office seven months ago, center-right Christian Democrat (CDU) Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been engaged with the German-Israeli "special relationship." There have been several disputes between Berlin and Jerusalem over Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip in response to the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, which claimed more than 1,200 lives.
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[2025-12-06 03:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Die diplomatische Annäherung, mehr noch die Partnerschaft, die seit einigen Jahrzehnten zwischen Deutschland und Israel besteht, sie ist ein Wunder." In seiner ersten Regierungserklärung vor dem Deutschen Bundestag ging Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz wenige Tage nach seiner Wahl auch auf die Partnerschaft zwischen Deutschland und Israel ein.
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[2025-12-06 02:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Greifen Raketen aus großer Höhe an, soll Arrow 3 sie bereits weit vor dem Wiedereintritt in die Erdatmosphäre ausschalten. Am Mittwoch, dem 3. Dezember 2025, ist das neue Abwehrsystem in die erste Einsatzstufe gegangen. Die Bundeswehr will weit- und hocheichende Raketen schon beim Übergang zum Weltraum ausschalten. Deutschland ist damit das erste Land außerhalb Israels, das Arrow 3 ("Pfeil 3") in seine Verteidigung integriert.
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[2025-12-06 01:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: "Tunarudia kueleza wazi kwamba tunaunga mkono suala la uhuru, umoja, na uadilifu wa eneo la Syria," balozi wa Slovenia kwenye Umoja wa Mataifa Samuel Zbogar aliuambia mkutano na waandishi wa habari mjini Damascus Alhamisi.
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[2025-12-05 21:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The two sides express support for non-proliferation and efforts to bring about peace in Ukraine and Gaza
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[2025-12-05 21:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Hubungan Arab Saudi dan Uni Emirat Arab (UEA) kembali diuji. Penyebabnya adalah perbedaan dukungan terhadap faksi-faksi yang bertempur di kawasan.
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[2025-12-05 19:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 92]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: While Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Istanbul’s plans are already aggressively ambitious, Saudi Arabia’s extravagant vision seems like something from fantasyland
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[2025-12-05 19:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Die öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender aus den Niederlanden, Spanien, Slowenien und Irland wollen den Eurovision Song Contest im kommenden Jahr boykottieren. Grund ist die Entscheidung der Europäischen Rundfunkunion (EBU), die Teilnahme Israels an dem Musikwettbewerb weiter zuzulassen. Anlass für den Konflikt in der Senderfamilie ist das israelische Vorgehen im Gazastreifen nach dem Terrorangriff der radikalislamischen Palästinenserorganisation Hamas am 7.
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[2025-12-05 17:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: In Al-Zawayda, im zentralen Gazastreifen, bietet die Hilfsorganisation TechMed Gaza traumatisierten Kindern Virtual-Reality-Erlebnisse zur psychologischen Unterstützung an. Dank VR-Headsets tauchen sie für kurze Zeit in friedliche Welten ein: Grüne Wiesen, Meere und Städte ohne Gefahren, ersetzen den vom Krieg geprägten Alltag.
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[2025-12-05 15:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Carmela in Sheung Wan offers more southern Mediterranean dishes than Francis’ Middle Eastern ones, with dishes including pasta and seafood
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[2025-12-05 14:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
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[2025-12-05 08:49 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Irlanda, Espanha, Eslovênia e Holanda anunciaram que boicotarão no próximo ano a competição de música pop Festival Eurovisão da Canção (Eurovision Song Contest, ESC) após Israel ter recebido sinal verde para competir no concurso, apesar dos apelos de diversas emissoras participantes pela exclusão do país devido à guerra em Gaza.
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[2025-12-05 06:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The walkouts came after the general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union met to discuss concerns about Israel’s participation
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[2025-12-05 02:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Nach Angaben der staatlich kontrollierten englisch-sprachigen Zeitung Tehran Times werden Nationaltrainer Amir Ghalenoei und der beim iranischen Fußballverband für internationale Beziehungen zuständige Funktionär Omid Jamali an der Auslosung der WM-Gruppen an diesem Freitag in Washington teilnehmen. Auch Irans Sportminister Ahmad Donjamali bestätigte gegenüber der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur IRNA, dass Nationalcoach Ghalenoei das Land bei der Veranstaltung repräsentieren werde.
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[2025-12-05 02:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Msemaji wa Jeshi la hilo kwa lugha ya Kiarabu, Avichay Adraee, amesema mashambulizi hayo ni katika kujibu kile wanachodai kuwa ni juhudi za Hezbollah kujaribu kuanzisha upya shughuli zake katika maeneo ambayo yamepigwa marufuku.
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[2025-12-05 01:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Iraqi PM orders accountability for the error over list meant for Islamic State/al-Qaeda only. Reversal is blow to US efforts curbing Iran
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[2025-12-04 23:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Iran is now expected to have a delegation at Friday's World Cup draw in Washington D.C. after all. Iranian Sports Minister Ahmad Donjamali told state news agency Irna on Thursday that head coach Amir Ghalenoei would attend.
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[2025-12-04 21:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Deutsche Welle
Snippet: Shirika la habari la Syria, SANA limeripoti kuwa ujumbe huo umewasili kupitia mpaka wa Jdeidet Yabus kati ya Lebanon na Syria, na unatarajiwa kukutana na maafisa kadhaa wa Syria na wajumbe wa asasi za kiraia.
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