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Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The town of Ainatha in South Lebanon is preparing to bid farewell shortly to 35 of its youths who were martyred on the path to al-Quds in a mass funeral

Iran's Tasnim News Agency: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Iran next Tuesday to discuss the Syrian file

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The Shadow Units vehicles transporting the Israeli prisoners have arrived at the handover location in Rafah

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: The process of handing over the Israeli captives is taking place today for the first time in the city of Rafah, just a stone's throw away from the Israeli army

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem: The reconstruction of Gaza must be carried out through national consensus, and we will not allow any external force to interfere in this matter

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem: The [Israeli] occupation has not delivered the lists of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release today

US Secretary of State: We will present a draft resolution on settling the conflict in Ukraine to the UN General Assembly on February 24

Occupied Palestine: Prisoners' Media Office: 445 prisoners from the Gaza Strip who were arrested after October 7, 2023 will be released Today.

Occupied Palestine: Prisoners' Media Office: 50 prisoners sentenced to life will be released today as part of the first phase of the exchange deal with the Israeli occupation.

Al-Qassam Brigades : Tulkarm: Our battle with the enemy is long, our weapons will not fall, and the blood of our fighters will turn into fire that burns the aggressors.

Donetsk and Lugansk Republics

Prepared By: Al Mayadeen
Executed By: Al Mayadeen
22 Feb 2022 22:05

What are the political and economic significances of the newly recognized Lugansk and Donetsk republics? And what do the people of the Republics really want?