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Maersk Claims Sanctions Behind Decision to Wind Down Syria Operations

The Syria Report 29 Nov 2023
After over ten years operating in the country, shipping giant Maersk ...
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Hezbollah leader says Lebanon's national security depends on thwarting Israeli objectives

LBC International 28 Nov 2023
Furthermore, he stated that the resistance operations in Iraq and Syria did not leave any American base secure, and the resistance in Yemen did not provide a safe passage for Israeli ships in the Red Sea. .
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Cargo ship sinks off Greek island, 13 missing

People Daily 27 Nov 2023
26 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen crew members aboard a cargo vessel are missing after the ship sank off the Aegean Sea island of Lesvos on Sunday ... Early Sunday morning, the captain of the cargo ship reported a mechanical failure to the authorities ... The ship was carrying salt from Egypt to Istanbul, Turkey.
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NATO chief Stoltenberg calls for extension of "pause" in Gaza

Kuna 27 Nov 2023
"I welcome that the agreement between Hamas and Israel has led to the release of hostages. And the delivery of more humanitarian aid ... We have seen drone and rocket strikes on US positions in Syria and Iraq, as well as attacks on commercial shipping ... Growing global competition. War in Ukraine ... .
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1st LD Writethru: Cargo ship sinks off Greek island, 13 missing

Xinhua 26 Nov 2023
26 (Xinhua) -- Thirteen crew members aboard a cargo vessel are missing after the ship sank off the Aegean Sea island of Lesvos on Sunday ... Early Sunday morning, the captain of the cargo ship reported a mechanical failure to the authorities ... The ship was carrying salt from Egypt to Istanbul, Turkey.
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Stopping the spread of endless wars

Hindustan Times 26 Nov 2023
Worse, the danger of escalation persists, with Houthis capturing a merchant ship bound for India ... In recent days, another few have died, among them a little girl, as shipping trawlers bring in migrants from Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Pakistan among others.
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Grandchildren on the frontline

Israel Today 26 Nov 2023
A Holocaust survivor now witnessing horrors he never thought he would see again has been reflecting on the October 7th massacre that sparked Israel’s war with Gaza ... “By contrast, in Babi-Yar, the murderers did not want to see the brains of babies ... Gidon survived the bombing of a ship in 1940 and Aliza’s parents managed to escape the pogroms in Syria.
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Maersk ships to stop calling at Syrian ports

Splash24/7 22 Nov 2023
Maersk is halting all shipments to and from Syria due to growing challenges in complying with sanctions ... The last Maersk ship to call Syria will be Maersk Narmada on November 28.
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Maersk to Stop All Operations in Syria

Market Watch 21 Nov 2023
The Danish shipping giant said that with Syria being a highly sanctioned country, business activity has ...
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Syria Today – New Attack on U.S. Base; 6 ISIS Fighters Killed

The Syrian Observer 21 Nov 2023
The military base housing United States troops in Shaddadi, Syria, was targeted in another attack on Tuesday, as reported by local Syrian media ... military base in Syria comes under attack. The military base that hosts the United States troops in Syria’s Shaddadi came under attack again on Tuesday ... Maersk winds down operations in Syria.
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Russian Theft of Ukrainian Grain Likely a War Crime, Legal Analysis Says

Moscow Times 20 Nov 2023
Sanctioned Russian firm Crane Marine Contractors (CMS), which normally supplies platforms to the gas industry, bought two large grain ships in December 2021 ... All three ships visited Turkish ports in 2022, and the Matros Posynich has also been spotted in Syria ... Grain is loaded aboard a cargo ship at the Azov Sea Port, Rostov region.
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Gaza War Shows Heightened Risk of Escalation in the Region

The Washington Institute 17 Nov 2023
Although Washington and its partners have kept the war from spreading so far, the lack of clear rules on some fronts—particularly Syria—has created a dangerous environment in which any actor might inadvertently cross someone’s red lines ... Iraq and Syria ... Overall, attacking the US in Syria continues to be low risk, high reward for Iran and its allies.
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Syria Today – SDF Leader Says Syria Shouldn’t Become US-Iran Battleground; UNGA Asks Israel to Withdraw From Golan

The Syrian Observer 16 Nov 2023
Mazloum Abdi expresses concerns over Syria becoming US-Iran battleground ... While Iran-backed groups have regularly attacked American bases in Iraq and Syria, injuring dozens, the Houthis in Yemen have seized a container ship and frequently launched missiles, including a ballistic missile last weekend that aimed at a US warship in the Gulf of Aden.
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