Archives for September, 2023

Protesters outside the Al-Sahaba mosque in Derna

Angry protests erupt in flood-hit Libyan city

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Iran's act would seriously hamper the ability of the IAEA to carry out its work, said Grossi

IAEA blasts Iran over latest inspector exclusion

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Libyans donate clothes and blankets at a collection point in the capital Tripoli for transport across the nation's political divide to the flood-hit city of Derna

Rivalry set aside as Libyans cope with flood disaster

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Mitra Hejazipour is living in exile in France after being expelled from the Iranian team

Exiled in France, Iranian chess star salutes 'courage' of protesters

Agence France-Presse

President Raisi meeting families of security personnel killed during the mass protests

Iran's Raisi meets families of forces killed in protests

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Frenchman Louis Arnaud has been held since September last year

'Hostage diplomacy': a growing headache for the West

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Aid supplied by the United Arab Emirates for survivors of floods that submerged Libya's eastern city of Derna arrives in Benghazi

Aid arrives in flood-hit Libya but hopes fade for survivors

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The hijab is one of the idealogical pillars of the system

Iran stops family marking Mahsa Amini death anniversary: rights groups

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi delivers remarks at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 21, 2022 in New York City.

Analysis

Will US-Iran prisoner exchange jumpstart diplomacy at UNGA?

Iran rejects IAEA inspectors; One year after the death of Mahsa Amini; Al-Monitor/Semafor "Middle East Global Summit" features King Abdullah of Jordan and Prime Minister Sudani of Iraq.

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

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Released American citizens landed in Qatar today.

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Iran frees 5 Americans in prisoner swap with US

A US-bound flight carrying a group of American detainees including Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi left Iran on Monday.

Demonstrators hold placards reading "Women, Life, Freedom" in support of Iranian women at a rally in central London on March 8, 2023

Biden leads new Western sanctions on Iran on Amini death anniversary

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) will meet with US President Joe Biden in New York on September 20, 2023, a White House official has announced

Biden, Netanyahu to meet at UN General Assembly

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Palestinian demonstrators burn tyres during clashes with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza-Israel border

Israeli military strikes Gaza after border violence

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Iran hijab

One year into unrest, Iranian women still defying hijab laws

On the first anniversary of nationwide unrest, a growing number of women continue to defy the mandatory hijab laws despite the Islamic Republic's brutal response.

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Analysis

Erdogan's UNGA visit strained by Sweden's NATO delay, Turkey’s F-16s sale

President Erdogan’s visit to the United States is unlikely to overcome the current deadlock in the bilateral Turkey-US ties, but the Turkish leader is set to meet his Israeli and Greek counterparts in New York.

Ezgi Akin

In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO

The heart of Libya's Derna, a city of 100,000 people, was swept away in Sunday's flood, a tragedy analysts blame on political divisions and a failure to maintain key dams

Tragic Libya flood toll result of years of division: analysts

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