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Gaza Hospital Says Received 15 Palestinian Bodies Under Ceasefire Exchange Deal

This is Beirut, 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Gaza's Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Yunis said it received the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Friday as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. In a statement, the hospital said that: "15 bodies of Palestinian martyrs arrived at Nasser Medical Complex as part of the thirteenth batch of the body ...

Israel Receives One of the Last Hostage Remains from Gaza via the ICRC

This is Beirut, 13/11 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel received the body of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza from the Red Cross on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The coffin was handed over in the Gaza Strip to the Israeli army and Shin Bet security service, the office said, adding that it would be sent to Tel ...

Trump’s Plan for Gaza: Heading into Phase 2

Paul Guillot, 13/11 19:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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One month after the October 10 ceasefire meant to close the chapter on two years of war in Gaza, the United States is struggling to turn the truce into a meaningful political process. Phase 2 of Trump’s ambitious 20-Point Plan was meant to shift from a halt in fighting all the way to reconstruction. Yet internal documents obtained by Politico ...

Syria to Help US Fight Iran-Backed Armed Groups, Envoy Says

This is Beirut, 13/11 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syria will play an active role in assisting the United States in fighting armed groups including Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hamas and Hezbollah, US special envoy Tom Barrack said on Thursday. Islamist interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, himself a former jihadist, became the first Syrian leader to visit the White House since his country's ...

Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood: Between Ideological Lineage and National Adaptation

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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On April 23, 2025, Jordan’s Ministry of Interior formally banned Brotherhood-related activities in Jordan, citing an alleged plot threatening national security, orchestrated by a group linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The decision came amid heightened regional tensions. In the west of the kingdom, the Israel-Hamas war was raging, and public ...

The Maghreb: The Muslim Brotherhood and the Challenge of Power

Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 9 minute(s)

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As the Arab Spring unfolded, several political movements inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood sought to rise to power across the Maghreb. In Tunisia, it was Ennahda; in Morocco, the Justice and Development Party (PJD); and in Algeria, the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP). The period proved favorable to the Muslim Brotherhood and its ideology, ...

Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood: Rivalry, Similarities, and Tactical Convergences

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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The relationship between Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood illustrates the paradoxes of political Islam in the Middle East. Temporary alliances, strategic interests, and deep sectarian divides intersect—from the war in Syria to Palestinian factions—producing a shifting balance between cooperation and antagonism. On June 19, 2025, amid the ...

From Cairo to the World: The Global Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood

Malo Pinatel, 12/11 10:55 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Founded in 1928 in Ismailia by Hassan al-Banna, the Muslim Brotherhood swiftly expanded beyond Egypt’s borders to become a major transnational force across the Arab and Muslim world. Its reach was enabled by exile networks, grassroots activism, and a doctrine flexible enough to adapt to diverse political and cultural contexts. From its ...

Israel Negotiator Dermer Resigns from Ministerial Post

This is Beirut, 12/11 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's strategic affairs minister, Ron Dermer, who also led negotiations for the Gaza ceasefire, has announced his resignation from his ministerial post following the return of hostages held in the Palestinian territory. Dermer, a close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, spearheaded months of intense negotiations that resulted in the ...

The Flood that Sunk the Palestinian State

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 11/11 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Palestinian state is now history, owing to Hamas’s 2023 Al-Aqsa Flood attacks on Israel that dealt a fatal blow to Palestinian nationhood, a project that began in 1968 and peaked with the 1993 Oslo Accords. Hamas’s folly has prompted the UN Security Council to consider ending its longtime orthodoxy in support of a Palestinian state and ...

Tehran Fights for Its Political Survival in Iraq

Paul Guillot, 11/11 19:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Officially, the elections are hailed as a step forward for a country still scarred by two decades of war and instability. In reality, the vote unfolds under the persistent shadow of Iran, determined to preserve a political system it has largely shaped since Saddam Hussein’s fall in 2003. Outgoing Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani owes his ...

Israel Army Chief Urges 'Systemic' Probe Into October 7 Attack

This is Beirut, 10/11 23:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel's military chief called on Monday for a "systemic investigation" into the failures that led to Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack, as the government dragged its feet on establishing a state commission of inquiry on the matter. Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir made the call following the publication of a report by an expert committee he himself ...

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