Category: Middle East

PAKISTAN, SAUDI ARABIA AND TURKEY SEEK REGIONAL DEFENCE PACT AMID FEARS OF ISRAELI DOMINATION

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Sun 18 January 2026: As Israel expands its bombing campaign across the Middle East, three regional powers, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, are preparing to finalise a landmark defence agreement aimed at enhancing collective security in a region increasingly destabilised by Israeli aggression and Western-backed militarism. The trilateral agreement, which has been in development for […]

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JERUSALEM PATRIARCH, CHURCHES SAY CHRISTIAN ZIONISM THREATENS CHRISTIANITY

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Sun 18 January 2026: Senior clergy say outside agendas are fracturing Christian unity in the Holy Land and undermining their authority. Senior Christian leaders in Jerusalem have issued a warning against outside interference threatening the unity and future of Christianity in the Holy Land, singling out “Christian Zionism” and political actors linked to Israel. In […]

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US-BACKED PALESTINIAN COMMITTEE SHARES MISSION STATEMENT ON GAZA GOVERNANCE

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Sun 18 January 2026: The technocratic body will operate under the direction of Trump’s ‘board of peace’, stacked with pro-Israel figures. The Palestinian committee tasked with overseeing the future administration of Gaza as part of a US-backed ceasefire plan has released what it says is a “mission statement”, laying out its key priorities and goals. The general […]

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GAZA RECORDS 2,600 ABORTIONS, 220 PREGNANCY-RELATED DEATHS, 1,460 PREMATURE BIRTHS

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Sun 18 January 2026: A recent human rights report has revealed that the Israeli war on Gaza is affecting not only the immediate humanitarian situation but also the future of the Palestinian population. Birth rates have fallen to unprecedented levels, maternal and new-born deaths have sharply increased, and the reproductive healthcare system has almost completely […]

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KHAMENEI SAYS TRUMP RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLINGS, DAMAGES DURING IRAN UNREST

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Sat 17 January 2026: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday that US President Donald Trump is the “main culprit” behind the casualties and damage caused during recent protests across the country. Speaking to a gathering in the capital Tehran, Khamenei said that during the recent “sedition,” the US president intervened personally and “issued threats, and encouraged and […]

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TRUMP NAMES TONY BLAIR, JARED KUSHNER TO GAZA ‘BOARD OF PEACE’

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Sat 17 January 2026: Former UK prime minister’s role on Trump-led Gaza oversight committee expected to spur widespread condemnation. President Donald Trump has named former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace“, which is expected to oversee the United States president’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in […]

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ISRAEL, ARAB ALLIES URGE TRUMP TO DELAY ANY STRIKE ON IRAN: REPORT

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Fri 16 January 2026:  Israel and several Arab partners have urged US President Donald Trump to hold off on any military strike against Iran, warning that an attack could trigger a wider regional conflict, The New York Times reported on Thursday, citing senior US and regional officials, Anadolu Agency reports. According to the report, Israeli Prime […]

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UN OFFICIAL SAYS GAZA HAS MORE THAN 60M TONS OF RUBBLE

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Fri 16 January 2026: A senior UN official on Thursday highlighted the “deepening” humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, noting that there is more than “60 million (metric) tonnes (66 million tons) of rubble” in the enclave due to Israeli destruction. “I have just returned from Gaza, where a humanitarian crisis is deepening,” Jorge Moreira […]

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‘EASY WAY OR HARD’: TRUMP ISSUES NEW DEMAND FOR HAMAS DEMILITARISATION

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Fri 16 January 2026: US raising pressure on Hamas to disarm as phase 2 of ceasefire deal launches while Israel yet to act on withdrawal, aid. President ‍Donald Trump has issued a new demand, accompanied by threatening language, that Hamas disarm, as the second phase of the United States-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel gets underway. Trump pledged […]

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