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Mohammed Tawfeeq

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Three Emmy Awards winning CNN producer/News Editor based in U.S -Atlanta. RT are not endorsements.

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Iran-aligned Houthis launch deadly attack on Yemeni presidential palace in escalating campaign against Saudi Arabia cnn.com/2026/10/15/middleeas…
Iran-aligned Houthis launch deadly attack on Yemeni presidential palace in escalating campaign...

Iran-aligned Houthis launch deadly attack on Yemeni presidential palace in escalating campaign...

Iran-aligned Houthi rebels carried out a deadly attack on the presidential Al-Maashiq Palace in Aden, the headquarters of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, on Thursday, killing five...

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Headquarters of Saudi Aramco hit as Houthis and Riyadh trade strikes | CNN

Headquarters of Saudi Aramco hit as Houthis and Riyadh trade strikes | CNN

Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis traded fresh strikes Wednesday, with the Iran-backed group targeting the Saudi capital and claiming responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of state oil...

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Saudi-backed Yemeni forces attack Houthis near key global trade route | CNN

Saudi-backed Yemeni forces attack Houthis near key global trade route | CNN

Yemeni government forces claimed Monday to have retaken key positions near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait as they launch a renewed campaign to roll back recent gains by the Iran-backed Houthi movement.

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German rescuers race to save humpback whale stranded off Baltic Sea beach | CNN

German rescuers race to save humpback whale stranded off Baltic Sea beach | CNN

Rescue crews in northern Germany are working to save a humpback whale that has become stranded in shallow water off the Baltic Sea coast in Lübeck Bay, according to CNN affiliate RTL.

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Tehran sends a message with execution of young wrestler and others, say experts | CNN

Tehran sends a message with execution of young wrestler and others, say experts | CNN

When a 19-year-old wrestler and two other men were hanged in the holy city of Qom on Thursday, Iran’s theocratic regime was sending a message to both dissenters inside the country and opponents...

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Iranian filmmakers head to the Oscars as war engulfs their country cnn.com/2026/03/12/entertain…
Iranian filmmakers head to the Oscars as war engulfs their country | CNN

Iranian filmmakers head to the Oscars as war engulfs their country | CNN

Two Iranian films — Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” and the documentary “Cutting Through Rocks” — are vying for Oscars this Sunday, two weeks after the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

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Iran warns of ‘hazardous consequences’ after EU designates Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist...

Iran warns of ‘hazardous consequences’ after EU designates Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist...

Iran threatened Thursday to unleash “hazardous consequences” after the European Union formally designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, amid escalating...

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Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq | CNN

Trump warns against Nouri al-Maliki’s return as prime minister of Iraq | CNN

US President Donald Trump has warned Iraq over reinstatement of Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister, saying that the country “descended into poverty and total chaos” under his previous leadership.

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Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory | CNN

Iraq’s government said Sunday that US forces have completed a “full withdrawal” from military facilities within the country’s federal territory, which excludes the semiautonomous Kurdistan region...

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Libya’s army chief killed in plane crash in Turkey | CNN

Libya’s army chief killed in plane crash in Turkey | CNN

Libya’s army chief was killed in a plane crash while returning home from an official visit to Turkey on Tuesday, Libya’s prime minister said.

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Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far | CNN

Yemen’s warring parties agree on biggest prisoner exchange deal so far | CNN

Yemen’s Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed Yemeni government have reached a new agreement to carry out a large-scale prisoner exchange, marking a significant humanitarian step amid ongoing efforts to...

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Deadly clashes erupt between Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF amid integration talks | CNN

Deadly clashes erupt between Syrian army and Kurdish-led SDF amid integration talks | CNN

At least three people were killed and 31 others injured after clashes broke out between Syrian army troops and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Monday,...

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Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school | CNN

Nigeria says 130 more children released nearly a month after being kidnapped from school | CNN

The students have been missing since November, when armed bandits stormed a private Catholic school.

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Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal | CNN

Grappling with its worst drought in a century, Iraq bets on a controversial oil-for-water deal | CNN

The historic “land between two rivers” faces a crisis as the Tigris and Euphrates shrink dramatically amid severe drought and the increasing toll of upstream dams, helping create the country’s worst...

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#Yemen #drone attack injures more than 20 in #Israeli city of #Eilat cnn.com/2025/09/24/world/yem…
Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condit...

Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condit...

At least 22 people were injured, including two seriously, after a drone fired from Yemen hit the city of Eilat in southern Israel on the Red Sea coast on Wednesday, Israeli officials said.

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Final stage of #Spain’s #Vuelta #cycling race suspended "for security reasons" #LaVuelta says cnn.com/2025/09/14/europe/sp…
Final stage of Spain’s Vuelta cycling race suspended following pro-Palestinian protests | CNN

Final stage of Spain’s Vuelta cycling race suspended following pro-Palestinian protests | CNN

The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana was suspended on Sunday after several large pro-Palestinian protests disrupted the premier cycling event in the Spanish capital Madrid, according to organizers.

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Powerful #Israeli strikes rock Damascus as #Syrian forces clash with #Druze militias cnn.com/2025/07/16/middleeas…
Syria withdraws troops from south after days of deadly clashes with Arab minority that drew in...

Syria withdraws troops from south after days of deadly clashes with Arab minority that drew in...

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group that triggered military action from Israel.

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Who are the #Druze and why is #Israel bombing #Syria to protect them? cnn.com/2025/07/15/middleeas…
What’s behind deadly clashes in Syria - and why did Israel intervene? | CNN

What’s behind deadly clashes in Syria - and why did Israel intervene? | CNN

Hundreds of people have been killed in days of violence in southern Syria which began with clashes between members of the Druze minority group and Bedouin tribes and drew a military intervention from...

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#Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by #UN #nuclear watchdog cnn.com/2024/11/22/world/ira…
Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog | CNN

Iran says it is activating new centrifuges after being condemned by UN nuclear watchdog | CNN

Iran announced Friday it was activating new advanced centrifuges – which enrich uranium for the country’s nuclear program – after the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog criticized the country for not...

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#Israeli airstrike kills #Hezbollah special forces commander cnn.com/2024/09/10/middleeas…
Israel launches multiple airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing Hezbollah special forces commander...

Israel launches multiple airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing Hezbollah special forces commander...

Israel has launched multiple strikes on southern Lebanon over the last day, including one which killed a senior Hezbollah commander.

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