Turkey is moving closer to Saudi Arabia on key regional security files from Yemen to Gaza, while carefully avoiding a rupture with the United Arab Emirates.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Amid Saudi-UAE rivalry, Turkey courts Riyadh without crossing Abu Dhabi
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Record Israeli emigration exposes deep crisis at heart of the Zionist project – Middle East Monitor
Israel is facing an unprecedented wave of emigration, with more than 150,000 citizens leaving the country over the past two years, a development that analysts say poses a major structural challenge to the Zionist…
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LIVE: Cameroon vs Morocco – AFCON 2025 quarterfinal | Africa Cup of Nations News
Live MatchLive Match,Follow our live build-up, with team news coverage, ahead of our full text commentary stream of the last-eight match.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
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Curfew lifted in Yemen’s Aden – Middle East Monitor
Forces aligned with Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council on Friday announced the lifting of a curfew in Aden, saying security conditions have stabilized and normal movement has resumed across the city, Anadolu…
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Israel moves to launch settlement project east of Jerusalem, issues 45-day notice – Middle East Monitor
Israeli authorities have formally notified representatives of Bedouin communities and the municipality of al-Eizariya, east of occupied Jerusalem, of their intention to begin implementing a major settlement project…
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Israeli state literary body excluded from Bologna fair amid widening cultural boycott – Middle East Monitor
The organisers of a major international children’s book fair in Italy have barred an Israeli state-backed literary body from participating, in what is being seen as another indication of the growing cultural boycott…
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“Very fragile security situation” in Syria amid rising tensions
Labib al-Nahhas on fighting between the Kurdish-led SDF and Syrian forces, reviving the debate over autonomy and unity.
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Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok limits image generation amid deepfakes backlash | Social Media News
UK PM Keir Starmer’s office says move to limit access to paying subscribers ‘insulting’ to victims and ‘not a solution’.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has…
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Syrian media report SDF attack on Aleppo University residences – Middle East Monitor
The Syrian Democratic Forces shelled student dormitories at Aleppo University on Thursday, as fighting in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo entered its third day, according to Syrian state media.
The Syrian Arab News…
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US seizes fifth oil tanker as Venezuela pressure campaign continues | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Operation comes days after US seized Russian-flagged tanker; US pledges to continue blockade following Maduro abduction.
The United States military has seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean, as it continues to target vessels sanctioned by…
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