Sat 20 June 2026: The United Arab Emirates on Thursday announced that children under the age of 15 will no longer be allowed to use social media platforms, becoming the first Arab country to adopt such a restriction. The measure was approved by the UAE Cabinet and announced by the state news agency WAM. It […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said Thursday he “has no details” about creating a Gulf-backed fund for the reconstruction of Iran under a recently signed memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington. “I have no details,” bin Farhan told the Saudi broadcaster Al Hadath when asked about a provision […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: Brent crude reverses slide after oil, LNG tankers cross critical waterway. Oil prices have begun rising again as an agreement between the United States and Iran hangs in the balance. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose 0.65 percent on Friday, after falling as much as 0.9 percent earlier in the day, […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: The United Arab Emirates is working on a major plan to eliminate its dependence on the Strait of Hormuz after the recent closure of the critical waterway exposed the vulnerability of Gulf trade and energy flows, Anadolu Agency reports. UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Thani Al Zeyoudi said the country is moving […]
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Fri 19 June 2026: The United Nations has, for the third consecutive year, included the Israeli armed and security forces among parties that commit grave violations against children in armed conflict, according to a report. Seen by Anadolu on Wednesday, the yet-to-be-released report, which contains data for 2025, said: “In 2025, violations against children in […]
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Thu 18 June 2026: US official gives clearest account yet of deal set to be signed by US and Iran Friday; Iran has not confirmed text. A senior United States official has read the text of a memorandum of understanding to end the US-Israel war with Iran during a call with reporters. The account is the clearest […]
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Thu 18 June 2026: At least 8,500 attacks on education took place globally in 2024 and 2025, marking an increase of more than 40 percent from the previous two-year period, according to a report by the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA). The report, titled Education Under Attack 2026, published on Monday by […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the deal announced with Iran this week is a “Memorandum of Understanding” and remains subject to change. “If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: The US military utilized a version of Elon Musk’s Grok artificial intelligence to orchestrate rapid-strike operations during the war with Iran, a senior Pentagon official revealed in a court declaration. “MSS (Maven Smart Systems) frontier workflows enabled US forces to deploy over 2,000 munitions to 2,000 distinct targets within 96 hours […]
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Wed 17 June 2026: The Israeli army is preparing for a prolonged presence in Lebanon despite a US-Iran agreement that ended the war across multiple fronts, Israeli media reported Tuesday. The army is “ready to remain in Lebanon for a long period” if instructed to do so by Israel’s political leadership, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN […]
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