Category: Middle East

SOMALI MINISTER SAYS ISRAEL PLANS TO EXPEL GAZA PALESTINIANS TO SOMALILAND

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 Somaliland Presidential Office on January 6, 2026 shows Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Abdullahi Mohamed, right, posing for a photograph with Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, left, at the Presidential Palace in Hargeisa. Sun 11 January 2026: Defence minister says Somalia has ‘confirmed information’ that Israel plans to forcibly move Palestinians to Somaliland. Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed […]

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IRAN’S GREATEST THREAT ISN’T WASHINGTON. IT’S THE GENERATION THAT REFUSES TO BOW

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Sat 10 January 2026: While Western policymakers obsess over centrifuges, sanctions, and proxy militias, they are staring past the Islamic Republic’s greatest existential threat: its own children. Iran is no longer a revolutionary state; it is a terrified, cornered theocracy clinging to power, frightened not of American warships or Israeli jets alone, but of teenagers […]

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X REPLACES IRAN FLAG EMOJI WITH HISTORIC LION AND SUN SYMBOL AMID WAVE OF PROTESTS

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Sat 10 January 2026: US social media company X updated the design of the Iran flag emoji shown on its web platform, replacing the emblem of the Islamic Republic with the older Lion and Sun symbol amid a continued wave of protests, users reported on Friday. The previous emoji reflected Iran’s official flag, featuring a […]

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TRUMP POSTS VIDEO, CLAIMING PROTESTERS NOW CONTROL IRAN’S MASHHAD

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Fri 09 January 2026: US President Donald Trump shared a video on the Truth Social platform about the countrywide protests in Iran, claiming that protesters control the second-largest Iranian city, Mashhad. Trump reposted a video from Israel’s Channel 13 television, captioning it with: “More than one million people demonstrated: Iran’s second-largest city has fallen under protesters’ control, […]

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UAE RESTRICTS FUNDING FOR EMIRATI STUDENTS IN UK AMID RADICALISATION CONCERNS

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Fri 09 January 2026: The United Arab Emirates (UAE), known for offering substantial scholarships to its top students for international study, has begun limiting government funding for those pursuing degrees at British universities. This stems from concerns that UK campuses may expose Emirati students to radicalisation influenced by an extremist Islamist organisation, UK media report […]

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TRUMP WILL NOT MEET IRAN’S ‘CROWN PRINCE’ PAHLAVI AS PROTESTS INTENSIFY

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Fri 09 January 2026: US president signals he is not ready to back the Israel-aligned opposition figure to lead Iran in case of regime change. United States President Donald Trump has ruled out meeting with Iran’s self-proclaimed Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, suggesting that Washington is not ready to back a successor to the Iranian government, should it […]

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TÜRKIYE SAYS IT STANDS READY TO HELP SYRIA IF ASKED

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Thu 08 January 2026: Türkiye ⁠said on Thursday it is ready to help Syria if asked after the Syrian army ‍independently launched a “counter-terrorism” operation in Aleppo, where fierce fighting broke out in recent days between ‌government forces and Kurdish-led SDF fighters. Türkiye’s ‍Defence Ministry said at a briefing that the Aleppo operation was “carried out entirely […]

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YEMEN GOVERNMENT FORCES MOVE INTO ADEN AS POWER BALANCE SHIFTS IN SOUTH

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Thu 08 January 2026: Yemeni government-aligned forces entered the southern city of Aden on Thursday, signaling a major shift in the balance of power in the country’s south as pressure mounts on the Southern Transitional Council (STC). The deployment comes as the government accelerates efforts to consolidate control over southern provinces, following days of military and political […]

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ULTRA-ORTHODOX FURY OVER MILITARY ENLISTMENT TURNS DEADLY IN ISRAEL

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Thu 08 January 2026: After withstanding charges of genocide, the issue of ultra-Orthdox enlistment in the military may bring Israel’s coalition down. The killing of 14-year-old Yosef Eisenthal, who was run over by a bus during an anti-recruitment protest in an Orthodox district of West Jerusalem on Tuesday night, has brought renewed attention to one […]

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LEBANON ARMY SAYS PHASE ONE OF DISARMING NON-STATE GROUPS IN SOUTH COMPLETE

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Thu 08 January 2026: Statement says army established state monopoly on arms in an ‘effective and tangible way’, without mentioning Hezbollah. The Lebanese army has announced the completion of the first phase of its plan to bring all non-state weaponry in the south of the country under its control, covering the area between the Litani river and […]

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