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Turks chant pro- Erdogan & Allahu Akbar slogans outside Hagia Sophia to celebrate its conversion to a mosque.

Erdogan signed decree today converting the World Heritage Site and 1,500 old former Orthodox Cathedral then museum to a mosque:
More on this story & #Turkey’s court decision here thenational.ae/world/europe/t…
Brief timeline of #hagiasofia

• 537-1453: Christian Cathedral
• 1453-1931: Converted to a Mosque
• 1935-2020: Converted to a Museum
• 2020- : Converted to a Mosque

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Berlin, Germany, over 100,000 gathered today outside Bundestag to reject far-right parties
And this is Cologne also witnessing large turnout in organized protests against far-right AfD party. Around 100 cities in Germany protesting since Friday
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JUST IN: US says it carried airstrikes in #Syria after Iranian drone hit US base, killing one US contractor, injuring 5 US troops.
Full US Statement here, attack on US troops happened at 1:38 p.m Syria time, 7:38 a.m ET defense.gov/News/Releases/…
Rare but not unprecedented escalation between US & pro-Iran militias in Syria
- Biden authorized strikes in Syria on: 02/2021, 08/2022 also after drone attacks
- Comes at tense point between US-Iran
- Despite Iran rapprochement with Saudi
- One day after Israeli strikes in Aleppo
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UPDATE: #Saudi - #Iran resume relations

• Deal announced today
• Brokered by China
• Re-Opening of embassies
• Al-Aiban, Shamkhani, Wang Yi
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• Iraq, Oman roles al-monitor.com/originals/2023…
Hard to understate significance of this, coming on heels of China's improved roles w Saudi &Iran.

US official told @AlMonitor it "welcomes any efforts to help end the war in Yemen & de-escalate tensions in the Middle East region."

Talks between Saudi & Houthis are advancing.
But the crux of this is China: its biggest diplomatic breakthrough in GCC region. Chinese negotiator Wang Yi brokered the deal.

Can China offer guarantees? Will this hold? Time will tell.
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JUST IN: AP reporting Biden admin. moves to shield #Saudi crown prince MBS from lawsuits related to Khashoggi killing.
No details in AP story yet, just a news flash. But this is likely related to granting #Saudi’s MBS sovereign immunity.

Biden sought extension for that deadline last month. MBS became PM end of September.
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If Russia is culprit, such move would take Ukraine war to a whole new level
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This is quickly escalating. Poland’s PM is holding emergency meeting.
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