Islamabad, Pakistan – Less than a week into the new year, after a meeting between Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu and his Bangladeshi counterpart Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan, the Pakistani military announced…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Ghana’s Semenyo signs $87m deal to join Manchester City from Bournemouth | Football News
The sought-after striker becomes the Premier League club’s first signing of the January transfer window.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
Manchester City have signed Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo…
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Israel navy open fire at Egyptian vessel after it enters Gaza waters – Middle East Monitor
Hebrew-language Channel 13 reported on Thursday evening that the Israeli navy opened fire on an Egyptian naval vessel after it entered the waters off Gaza.
According to the channel, the Egyptian warship entered Gaza…
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Israel blocks aid workers from entering Gaza as NGO’s face suspension – Middle East Monitor
Israel said on Thursday that it has blocked foreign medical and humanitarian staff from entering Gaza. The move follows orders telling their organisations to stop operations unless they register staff details with…
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It’s not the oil. It’s Florida | Nicolas Maduro
On Saturday, United States military forces carried out a dramatic strike in Venezuela that resulted in the capture and forcible removal of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were flown to New York and are now in federal…
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Ukraine calls on allies to raise pressure as Russia fires Oreshnik missile | News
Kyiv labelled the use of the weapon close to the EU and NATO border a ‘grave threat’ to European security.
Published On 9 Jan 2026
Kyiv has called on its…
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150 arrests reported in West Bank, Jerusalem during first week of 2026 – Middle East Monitor
The Palestine Centre for Prisoner Studies has reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out 150 arrests of Palestinians during the first week of 2026, as part of an ongoing policy of escalation and repression in…
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Hamas says Israel’s escalation in Gaza aims to undermine calm agreement – Middle East Monitor
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that Israel’s continued bombardment of several areas in the Gaza Strip represents a serious and criminal escalation aimed at creating confusion, avoiding commitments…
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Conservative lawmaker in Honduras injured after being hit with explosive | Government News
A Honduran lawmaker has been injured after an unidentified assailant threw what appeared to be an explosive device into an outdoor hallway in the legislature where members of the conservative National Party were holding a news briefing.
“The…
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Heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria, after talks with SDF collapse | Newsfeed
NewsFeed A ceasefire has come into to force after heavy fighting in Aleppo, Syria. Clashes began after talks on integrating the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces into the national army stalled. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar is there.
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