Sun 04 January 2026: Pro-government forces have taken control of all districts of Yemen’s eastern Al-Mahra province after the withdrawal of Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces, Anadolu Agency reports. Mohammed Omar Suwailim, director general of the Youth and Sports Office in Al-Mahra, said Saturday the National Shield Forces have extended their control over all nine districts […]
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Sat 03 January 2026: In his first public reaction to the ongoing protests across the country, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday said the concerns of merchants are legitimate, but warned there is a “hand of the enemy” behind the recent currency fluctuations. Speaking to a gathering in Tehran, the Iranian leader said […]
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Fri 02 January 2026: Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing into Gaza, where she spoke with members of the Red Crescent and truck drivers ferrying humanitarian aid. Accompanied by an American delegation and greeted by former and current officials on Friday, Jolie said she was “honoured” to meet aid […]
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Fri 02 January 2026: Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year. Analysts have largely attributed the surge in executions to Riyadh’s ongoing “war on drugs” launched in recent years — with […]
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Fri 02 January 2026: U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his support for the people of Iran amidst the nationwide protests, triggered by severe losses in the national currency’s value against foreign currencies and economic troubles. “If Iran, as it always does, shoots and kills peaceful protesters, the USA will run to their aid,” Trump stated. He announced on his […]
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Fri 02 January 2026: The Israeli military has seized municipal powers over Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque from Palestinians in a move widely seen as undermining Islamic administration of the site. On Wednesday, the Israeli Civil Administration, a military body overseeing the occupied West Bank, announced it had transferred planning powers from the Palestinian Authority-run Hebron Municipality to its own Supreme Planning Council. […]
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Fri 02 January 2026: The Gaza government estimated the initial direct losses in 15 vital sectors during 2025 at more than $33 billion, as the repercussions of the Israeli genocide war against the Palestinians continue. A statement from the Government Media Office said that the effects of the genocidal attacks carried out by Israel for two years continue, adding that the initial direct losses in […]
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Thu 01 January 2026: Thirty-two percent of Israelis need mental health support after more two years of war, a new opinion poll found on Wednesday. The findings came from a survey conducted by Maccabi Healthcare Services, one of Israel’s major health care providers, based on a representative sample of 1,100 people aged between 20 and 75 from across […]
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Thu 01 January 2026: The world’s largest coffee chain, Starbucks, has begun withdrawing from major cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, where it had long pursued a “store on every street” growth strategy. The company announced the closure of approximately 400 stores across the US, with a significant portion concentrated in major metropolitan areas. Starbucks has closed 42 […]
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Wed 31 December 2025: An Al Jazeera Arabic investigation obtains recordings of Suheil al-Hassan discussing Israeli support, regrouping efforts. An Al Jazeera investigative programme has obtained hours of leaked audio recordings of prominent military officers in the regime of the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad, discussing plans and efforts to destabilise Syria, and suggesting coordination with […]
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