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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Israel orders forced removal of tens of thousands of northern Gaza civilians
2025-06-08
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The Israeli occupation army Saturday ordered the forcible evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in northern Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Local sources said the evacuation order targeted the Abdul Rahman neighborhood in northwest Gaza City and the al-Nahda neighborhood in Jabalia refugee camp.
”We’re about to go kinetic here, so we’re warning you to get out of the way so you’ll be safe. If you stay, whatever happens to you is your own, stupid fault.”
Residents of these areas are previously displaced civilians who had been forced to flee northern Gaza to the south at the start of the genocidal war, before being temporarily allowed to return.

According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), as of May 28, 81% of Gaza's territory had been declared Israeli military zones or placed under evacuation orders.
They were warned the IDF would take at least 75% of Gaza, since Hamas refuses to return the hostages, disarm, and decamp for parts beyond the horizon. So long as Hamas continues fighting and endangering Gaza’s civilians, Hamas chooses to grind the civilians between themselves and the IDF — blame the party actually responsible for their misery.
OCHA added that since the resumption of the Israeli aggression on March 18, the army has issued 31 evacuation orders, covering about 229.4 square kilometers of Gaza, orders that remain in effect.

A recent report by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Paleostine Refugees (UNRWA) stated that at least 1.9 million people, or nearly 90% of Gaza's population, have been displaced during the ongoing aggression, many of them repeatedly, with some forced to flee ten times or more
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Arabia
At least one civilian dead in US strike on Sana’a
2025-04-17
[HodhodyemenNews] At least one civilian was reportedly killed in a strike on the residential al-Nahda neighborhood in the al-Thawrah district of the capital Sana’a, according to the health ministry .

On Wednesday, the US aggression forces launched a new wave of Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s, targeting multiple locations in the Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i capital, Sana’a, and surrounding areas.

According to local media sources, US warplanes carried out 14 air raids on the al-Hafa area in the al-Sabeen district of Sana’a. Aircraft continued to hover over the city throughout the day.

In addition to the airstrikes on al-Hafa, US forces launched three strikes on the Bani Hushaysh district, bombed Naqil al-Fardah in the Nihm district, and carried out one strike in the Manakhah district of Sana’a province.

In Hodeiadah , the US Forces launched four airstrikes on al-Tuhayat district and two others on al-Munirah district.

Furthermore, US airstrikes hit al-Hazm, the administrative center of al-Jawf province in northeastern Yemen.
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Arabia
Sana'a hit by series of US airstrikes, 8 civilian casualties
2024-02-26
Consequences, we used to say. Now it’s all FAFO, which says the same thing, only more strongly.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] The United States and the United Kingdom have launched a string of Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s against targets in the Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
i capital, Sana’a, and several other Yemeni cities in a futile attempt to hinder Yemen’s support for the Paleostinian people in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
According to security sources in Sana’a, the US-British aggression conducted three airstrikes targeting a pesticide factory in the Nahdha area of the al-Thawra district.

The US-British aggression also targeted the Attan area with six airstrikes and the Nahdeen area with three airstrikes.

Furthermore, the US-British aggression targeted Jabal Aram in Hamdan Beit Anam with two airstrikes and the Sarf area in Bani Hashish with three airstrikes in Sana’a province.

In Hajjah, security sources reported that the US-British aggression targeted the al-Jar farms with two airstrikes in the Abs district.

Sources in Taiz reported that the US-British aggression aircraft targeted the communication network with two airstrikes in the Qaradhah area of the Hayfan district.

The US-British aggression aircraft also targeted the communication network in the Shumayr area of the Maqbanah district in Taiz.

The United States and Britannia have been carrying out such strikes on Yemen since Washington and its allies offered unqualified support to the Tel Aviv regime. They have warned that Yemeni forces will face consequences for attacks against Israeli-owned ships or merchant vessels heading to the occupied territories.

At least one civilian killed and seven wounded in US-British airstrikes
Next time don’t hang around obvious targets, guys.
[HODHODYEMENNEWS.NET] A civilian was killed and seven others were maimed on Sunday as a result of Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s waged by the American-British aggression fighter jets on Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
Security sources affirmed that an entire 7-member family were maimed as a result of the US and UK air raids on Shamir area of Maqbana district of Taiz province.

Earlier in the day, the American-British warplanes targeted the capital Sana’a, as well as the provinces of Sana’a, Hajjah, and Taiz with 22 air strikes.

According to security sources, the airstrikes were distributed on the capital, Sana’a, with 12 raids, three of which targeted an insecticide factory in the al-Nahda Quarter in al-Thawra district, six raids on the Attan area, and three others on the al-Nahdain area of al-Sabeen district.

The fighter jets also waged two raids on Hamdan district, three raids on Bani Hashish district of Sana’a province, in addition to two raids on al-Jar farms in Abbs district of Hajjah province, and three others on the communications networks in the districts of Haifan and Maqbanah of Taiz.

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Africa Horn
Seven civilians killed in artillery shelling of Khartoum neighbourhood
2024-02-24
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Activists in the Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
ese capital said on Friday that seven non-combatants were killed in an artillery shelling that targeted a neighbourhood south of Khartoum.

The South Belt Emergency Room, a humanitarian group representing the Mayo, al-Nahda, and al-Azhari neighbourhoods, stated on Friday that seven non-combatants were killed by three artillery shells that fell on al-Nahda’s Squares 1, 3, and 4.

The statement did not pinpoint the source of the shelling but noted that the area has been under the control of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since the war’s start in April 2023. Neighbourhoods in the South Belt region have seen repeated artillery fire, resulting in casualties.

The emergency room’s statement, compiled by humanitarian activists, confirmed that the dead included women and kiddies, with injuries ranging from critical to minor. Victims were transported to Bashaer and al-Raqi Hospitals.

The statement further identified a female healthcare worker, her mother, and children, including a South Sudanese national, among the dear departed.

The neighbourhood was shelled on December 6, 2023

Since mid-April, the war between the Sudanese army and the RSF erupted in Khartoum before spreading to several states in the Darfur, Kordofan (west), and al-Jazeera (central) regions.

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Africa Horn
Zaghawa tribe accuses RSF of assassinating notables in South Darfur
2023-09-18
[SUDANTRIBUNE] The Shura Council of the Zaghawa tribe has levelled accusations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), alleging the liquidation of three prominent Zaghawa tribe members in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state.

Over the past month, intense festivities have erupted between the army and the paramilitary forces, engulfing Nyala and impacting most of its neighbourhoods. According to the United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
, this violence has forced approximately 50,000 residents to seek refuge in neighbouring states.

A temporary ceasefire, brokered by the gangs signatory to the Juba Peace Agreement, briefly halted the hostilities between the two factions. However,
some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them...
this truce proved fragile, leading to a resurgence of conflict in a more brutal form, resulting in a significant number of civilian casualties.

"On August 22, an RSF force deliberately targeted and assassinated former parliamentarian Ahmed Abkar Barqo Abdel-Rahman, businessman Mohammed Abdel Karim Youssif Bishara, and Mohammed Abkar Bakht. The assailants conducted a deliberate raid on their residences in the al-Nahda neighbourhood, Square 2," a member of the Shura Council of the Zaghawa tribe in South Darfur revealed to Sudan
...a Moslem country located in the Horn of Africa. It is noted for its affinity for rule by ex- or current generals, its holy men, and for the oppression of the native Afro population by its Arab conquerors. South Sudan, populated mostly by the natives, split off from Sudan proper, which left North and South Darfur to be oppressed by the guys with turbans...
Tribune.

He emphasized that the actions against the tribe’s prominent figures were premeditated and carried out with the objective of ethnic-based elimination. He also indicated a growing inclination within the tribe to confront the RSF and seek retribution if the perpetrators are not apprehended and held accountable for their "heinous crimes".

Also, the Zaghawa Shura Council issued a statement asserting that the three victims were residents of South Darfur State and influential leaders within the tribe. They were "deliberately targeted, assaulted, and assassinated within their homes by gangs equipped with full military gear associated with the Rapid Support Forces, whose vehicles were stationed in the Nahda neighbourhood, Square 2."

"Despite the Zaghawa Shura Council in South Darfur State’s conviction that there is no winner in this cursed war and that the tribe is not a party to it, we remain perplexed by the motives behind this reprehensible act and the message it intends to convey," added the statement.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
How Iran establishes influence in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor - Part 2
2023-07-18
[NPASyria] Religious men and influential figures, especially the ones turned Shiite, are considered one of the most important smooth methods of infiltration for Iran, contributing in converting the Sunni people of Deir ez-Zor to Shiite to increase and facilitate Iran’s penetration in the eastern region of Syria.

In 2017, Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
entered the western bank of the Euphrates River in Deir ez-Zor Governorate to back the Syrian government forces in the fight against the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS). They control the regions extending from the city of Deir ez-Zor to the town of Abu Kamal on the Iraqi border, in addition to seven towns east of the Euphrates River.

North Press obtained detailed information about the religious and influential figures in the community that Iran won over to infiltrate the region.

INFLUENTIAL FIGURES
In the town of Hatlah, east of Deir ez-Zor on the western bank of the Euphrates River, Yassin al-Ma’youf is in charge of a mosque for Shiites after it was turned to a Hussainiya, and a dispensary and a cultural center affiliated with the main center in the al-Qusour neighborhood in the city of Deir ez-Zor.

Al-Ma’youf is one of the first people who joined the Shiite doctrine, hence has immunity among senior decision-makers in Iran, according to sources who preferred to stay anonymous. al-Ma’youf serves the purpose of eliminating the Sunni identity of the region and disintegrating the society, and Hussein al-Reja assists him in this mission.

Samer al-Sofan, considered one of the active religious leaders, hails from the city of Herabesh in the eastern suburbs of Deir ez-Zor. He has a good relationship with the so-called Muhammad Hussein al-Reja and Hussein al-Ma’youf. He joined the Nafez Assadallah militia then he formed a brigade under the name of al-Hadi Forces to protect the Agricultural Research Center(controlled by Iranian-backed militias) in the Herabesh neighborhood.

Mullah Saleh al-Obaid, mufti of the city of Abu Kamal, is considered one of the biggest supporters of the Iranian presence in Abu Kamal and its countryside. He contributed to building a strong network of connections among religious leaders in Abu Kamal and the leaders of Iranian-backed militias. He also opened many hussainiyas in the city and used the Shiite version of Azan to call for prayer in the mosque in Abu Kamal.

Ahmad al-Taama, from the town of al-Shamitiya, is one of the most notable religious leaders in that region and has a Ph.D. in Islamic sciences from the University of Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
in Pakistain.

TURNED SHIITE
In an attempt to spread Shiite doctrine, Iran began attracting religious and tribe leaders and seducing them with money to prompt the locals to become Shiite, in addition to building hussainiyas, adding syllabuses of Shiite nature to the curriculum to attract the children’s minds and build a Shiite generation.

Nawaf Ragheb al-Bashir, Sheikh of the al-Baggara tribe, and Farhan Hamad al-Marsoumi, Sheikh of the al-Marasima tribe, are considered among those who turned to Shiism and have a major role in changing the doctrine of the region towards Shia, being the leaders of large tribes in the region who have a historical connection to the Ahl al-Bayt, or the descendants of Prophet Muhammad.

The militias want to position themselves in the tribal region, such as in cultural centers, hospitals, and schools, taking advantage of the vacuum left behind by ISIS in that region to take control and strengthen their influence and promote Shiite ideology.

The Iranian Jihad al-Bina Foundation had a key role since its Syrian branch was formed in 2018. It started infiltration through humanitarian aid under the pretext of lifting the blockade on Deir ez-Zor, then opened free medical centers and set up parks. It established four centers, two in Abu Kamal, one in al-Mayadin, and another in the village of Baqras in the east of Deir ez-Zor.

Basmat Shabaab Foundation and Women’s Nahda Foundation also supported the Jihad al-Bina Foundation in different activities.

According to sources, there are several cultural centers that were established in 2018 that contribute to attracting the local population to Shiite doctrines, such as the centers of Hatlah, al-Mayadin, Abu Kamal, and Mahkan.

Some cultural centers opened Iranian hussainiyas, five in Hatlah (Qasem Suleimani, Imam al-Baqir, Abu al-Fadhal al-Abbas, Imam al-Hussein, Imam al-Sadeq), Ahl al-Bayt hussainiya in the town of al-Sukariya in the countryside of Abu Kamal, and Qasem Suleimani hussainiya in the city of al-Mayadin.

They also opened Shiite shrines such as the Ain Ali shrine in the al-Quriya desert and the Qubat Ali shrine in the countryside of Abu Kamal, in addition to several tombs and mausoleums such as al-Ansar cemetery in the city of Deir ez-Zor.
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Africa Horn
Renewed clashes erupt between army and paramilitary forces in South Darfur
2023-05-08
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Clashes have resumed between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state on Saturday.

Since April 15, Sudan has experienced intense fighting in Khartoum and several states in the Darfur region between the army and the RSF, resulting in over 500 fatalities, thousands of injuries, and significant infrastructure damage.

In South and North Darfur states the warring parties observed a ceasefire mediated by local leaders.

According to security sources, violent mostly peaceful festivities erupted in three Nyala neighborhoods between the army and the paramilitary forces, with both sides employing heavy weapons that caused damage to several civilian homes, although there were no reported casualties.

The sources told Sudan Tribune that the renewed violence occurred when a group of RSF forces attempted to infiltrate army warehouses in the al-Nahda neighborhood, which is under the control of the army.

The fighting caused panic among residents of the area, and some fled to the city center. The main market in Nyala also closed amid fears of further armed confrontations.

There are concerns that the renewed festivities may escalate and trigger tribal conflict in the region. There have been reports of a large deployment of tribal gunnies in areas controlled by the RSF to the east of Nyala, raising fears of a breakdown in security.

On April 15, violent mostly peaceful festivities erupted in Nyala between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, resulting in over 60 civilian deaths, and the burning and looting of several markets by armed militias.

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Africa Horn
Renewed clashes erupt between army and paramilitary forces in South Darfur
2023-05-07
[SUDANTRIBUNE] Clashes have resumed between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state on Saturday.

Since April 15, Sudan has experienced intense fighting in Khartoum and several states in the Darfur region between the army and the RSF, resulting in over 500 fatalities, thousands of injuries, and significant infrastructure damage.

In South and North Darfur states the warring parties observed a ceasefire mediated by local leaders.

According to security sources, violent mostly peaceful festivities erupted in three Nyala neighborhoods between the army and the paramilitary forces, with both sides employing heavy weapons that caused damage to several civilian homes, although there were no reported casualties.

The sources told Sudan Tribune that the renewed violence occurred when a group of RSF forces attempted to infiltrate army warehouses in the al-Nahda neighborhood, which is under the control of the army.

The fighting caused panic among residents of the area, and some fled to the city center. The main market in Nyala also closed amid fears of further armed confrontations.

There are concerns that the renewed festivities may escalate and trigger tribal conflict in the region. There have been reports of a large deployment of tribal bandidos Lions of Islam in areas controlled by the RSF to the east of Nyala, raising fears of a breakdown in security.

On April 15, violent mostly peaceful festivities erupted in Nyala between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, resulting in over 60 civilian deaths, and the burning and looting of several markets by armed militias.

This conflict led to dividing Nyala, the second most populous city in Sudan, into two parts. The western side, which is controlled by the army, includes the government secretariat, ministries, army command, and armoires. Meanwhile,
...back at the comedy club, Boogie ducked another tomato...
the eastern part, which is under the control of the RSF, includes Nyala airport, intelligence service buildings, and police headquarters.

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Iraq
ISIS to target Shia visitors in Baghdad
2022-02-26


Shafaq News/ On Friday, a security source revealed that ISIS intends to carry out attacks against visitors participating in the visit of Musa ibn Jaafar al-Kadhim (the seventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam.)

In a condition of anonymity, the source told Shafaq News Agency, "according to Intelligence, an ISIS member, from the Mada'in district, (the state of the south in ISIS terms) handed over four suicide vests to another terrorist in Al-Nahda Garage area.

Our source said that ISIS plans to use these vests in targeting visitors of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim in Al-Kadhimiya, Baghdad, within the next 48 hours.

In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove its last remnants from the country, three years after the militant group captured about a third of Iraq's territory.

Yet, ISIS still has sleeper cells in several Iraqi Governorates.

Its fighters are making a comeback with kidnap and killing; the latest massive reactivation incident was when two ISIS men blew themselves up in a crowded Baghdad market on January 2021, killing at least 32 people in Iraq's first extensive suicide bombing for three years.

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Africa North
Leaked Message From Son of Morsi's Aide Deepens 'Brotherhood Crises' Abroad
2021-11-29
[ENGLISH.AAWSAT] A leaked message from the son of Essam El-Haddad, aide to former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, on the Brotherhood’s political future, deepened the crises of the organization abroad.

According to the researcher in the affairs of fundamentalist movements in Egypt, Amr Abdel Moneim, "[the leaked message] reveals the distress of the organization, which is facing a major deadlock within its internal structure."

He noted that the message will open disputes within the Istanbul Front led by Mahmoud Hussein, the former Secretary-General of the organization.

According to al-Arabiya channel website, Abdullah al-Haddad, son of Essam al-Haddad, Mohammed Morsi’s assistant for foreign affairs, demanded the release of his father imprisoned in Egypt, in exchange for a pledge to quit politics and stop engaging in any related activities.

In an article published on a local Egyptian website, Abdullah said that Morsi’s death "ended a painful chapter in Egypt’s modern history."

"His death became a clear statement that the new local and regional political landscape will not allow for a recurrence of any form of political activity like that which occurred between 2012 and 2013," he stated.

Abdullah added that his father belonged to a past political era that has ended, in reference to the Brotherhood rule.

In remarks to Asharq al-Awsat, Abdel Moneim said that al-Haddad family used many of such methods during the last period to pressure Egypt to release Essam and his son Jihad.

Essam al-Haddad was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the case of "espionage with foreign parties." He was a member of the Brotherhood’s Guidance Office, and was appointed as Morsi’s assistant for foreign affairs during the Brotherhood’s rule in 2013. He obtained British citizenship. As for his son, Jihad, he was responsible for foreign relations and the chief advisor to the organization’s al-Nahda project.

Regarding the "leaked letter", Abdel Moneim said that it was "an attempt to gain international sympathy with al-Haddad family."

He added that the message will raise disputes within the Istanbul front and will open room for many questions about the situation of the organization there, especially that Essam’s brother, Medhat, is one of the leaders of the Brotherhood in The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
.
Related:
Essam El-Haddad: 2013-12-03 HRW: free Mursi aides
Essam El-Haddad: 2013-01-15 IRGC Deputy commander confirms Iran's major general did not visit Egypt
Essam El-Haddad: 2012-12-07 Egypt protests example of freedom of expression: Morsi advisor
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The Grand Turk
Turkey prevents two Muslim Brotherhood members from departure: Sources to Al-Arabiya
2021-09-01
[AlAhram] Both members are accused by the Egyptian authorities of criminal masterminding the liquidation of former Egyptian prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat in 2015.

The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the decaying remnant of the Ottoman Empire...
has prevented two Moslem Brüderbund members from departing its lands, sources told the Saudi-owned al-Arabiya and al-Hadath channels on Tuesday.

The pair, Yehia Mousa and Alaa al-Samahi, is accused by Egyptian authorities of criminal masterminding the liquidation of former Egyptian prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat in 2015.

Mousa and al-Samahi are reportedly in Turkey since the dispersal of the terrorist-designated Moslem Brüderbund sit-ins in Cairo in August 2013. The 45-day-long sit-ins were organised in Rabaa and al-Nahda squares after the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi in 30 June 2013.

The ban on departure imposed by the Ottoman Turkish authorities on Mousa and al-Samahi will be in place until further notice, the sources added.

The sources also told both Saudi channels that a number of Brotherhood offices and homes in Turkey have been closed and evacuated over the past two weeks upon an order from the Ottoman Turkish authorities.

Egypt and Turkey are preparing for a second round of what they called "exploratory talks" on 7-8 September in Ankara to address bilateral relations between the two countries and a number of regional issues.

Egypt’s relations with Turkey have been strained since the ouster of Morsi, who was backed by the government of then prime minister His Enormity, Sultan Recep Tayyip Erdogan the First
...Turkey's version of Mohammed Morsi but they voted him back in so they deserve him. It's a sin, a shame, and a felony to insult the president of Turkey. In Anatolia did Recep Bey a stately Presidential Palace decree, that has 1100 rooms. That's 968 more than there are in the White House, 400 more than in Versailles, and 325 more than Buckingham Palace, so you know who's really most important...
The exploratory talks come as Turkey attempts to end its differences — that have been impacting its economy — with regional powers over several crises in the region.

The second round of talks comes four months after Egyptian and Ottoman Turkish diplomatic officials concluded two days of political consultations in Cairo on normalizing relations, a round that was described by both sides as "frank and in-depth."

The round addressed bilateral issues as well as a number of regional issues, in particular the situation in Syria and Iraq, and the need to achieve peace and security in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Ankara, ahead of the first exploratory talks, reportedly requested the Moslem Brüderbund-affiliated channels based in Istanbul to dim their criticism of Egypt's government, as Turkey seeks to repair ties with Cairo. Later, the Ottoman Turkish authorities prevented Egyptian Moslem Brüderbund hosts from appearing on two of these channels.
Related:
Hisham Barakat: 2020-08-29 Mahmoud Ezzat Muslim Brotherhood's leader in Egypt is arrested.
Hisham Barakat: 2019-08-06 Egypt court declares militant group 'Hasm' terrorist organisation
Hisham Barakat: 2019-07-16 Kuwait conducts investigation to detect new members of Muslim Brotherhood cell
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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Three people were injured in explosion in Syria's Raqqa
2021-07-12
[NPASYRIA] On Sunday, three people, including a child, were maimed when an IED went kaboom! at the entrance to a residential building in the city of Raqqa, northern Syria.

The Internal Security Forces (Asayish) in the city said, in a statement, that the IED went kaboom! at the entrance to a residential building in the al-Nahda neighborhood behind al-Basrawi Mosque, which maimed three people, including a 13-year-old child.

The statement added that mines and explosives experts went to the site of the earth-shattering kaboom to make sure that there are no other explosive objects, while the injured were transferred to Raqqa National Hospital.

The eastern countryside of Raqqa has recently witnessed an activity of ISIS sleeper cells.

However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
today’s statement did not accuse any party of being behind the bombing, contenting itself with the determination of the Asayish to continue the fight against terrorism.
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