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As Iraq’s government steps up celebrations marking the end of the international coalition’s mission and the US withdrawal, an Iran-aligned armed faction is demanding a smaller US mission in Baghdad and an end to what it calls “Washington’s economic dominance.” Since last Wednesday, authorities in Baghdad have mobilized resources for official celebrations of what they have designated “National Sovereignty Day.”
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Three Palestinians were killed and four others, including a child, were injured Friday in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip amid continued violations of a ceasefire that took effect Oct. 10, 20…
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The aviation authority praised Captain Smit Machchhar, crew members and passengers for their "remarkable courage" and swift response during the incident
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Saudi customs at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam seized 40,000 amphetamine pills concealed inside glass cups in a postal parcel, with two recipients arrested.
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This week on The New Arab Weekly podcast, we look at the final speeches at the UNGA, Netanyahu’s secret trip to the UAE, and the US has finally left Iraq.
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Government forces intensified operations across Yemen’s Taiz province over the past few hours, targeting Houthi movements and reinforcements under heavy air cover and recapturing positions the group had infiltrated as fighting entered a pivotal phase. Successive Yemeni army statements reported 75 airstrikes on Houthi positions and movements in Taiz over 24 hours.
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The award-winning documentary "NAZA" continues to spark controversy in Israel. The Israeli military has now published a multi-page statement calling the film's portrayal "distorted."
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Experts sceptical flydubai co-pilot’s only motivation was to end his own life and say key question is means of radicalisation
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Experts say US military assistance, using shuttle tankers and pipelines bypassing the Strait of Hormuz mean exports have rebounded.
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Ghaith Al Ghaith says safety is airline's highest priority
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Dubai-based carrier Flydubai temporarily suspended flights to Tel Aviv at the request of authorities following this week’s cockpit incident aboard one of its aircraft, the airline’s chief executive…
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Renewed fighting between the Houthis and the Saudi-backed government forces has left thousands of civilians at risk of further food insecurity.
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The Pentagon is sending a third aircraft-carrier strike group and an additional Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, according to US officials, adding 9,000 to 10,000 more troops to the region as President Donald Trump considers renewing strikes on Iran after the midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal reported. The ships, jet fighters, Marines and sailors will arrive in the region by the end of November, the officials said. Trump recently told aides that he expects to resume bombing Iran that same month, according to the newspaper.
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A total of 11,409 Israeli occupiers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem during the Jewish holiday season between Sept. 12 and Oct. 1, Palestinian authorities said Friday, Anadolu repo…
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Iran has been launching dozens of drones and missiles at commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz each week, largely out of the public eye, though it has often failed to strike its targets, confidential data shared with The New York Times by a Western security official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational matters shows. Since the beginning of August, Iran has launched about 30 drone attacks and 10 anti-ship missile attacks per week against commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the data shared with The Times by the official.
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By: Gavin Thorne – SeaPRwire – Kyiv faces a simple arithmetic problem as temperatures drop. The air-defence network needs interceptors that are not arriving. Large aid packages have been announced. The specific rounds th...
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By: Marcus Sterling – SeaPRwire – Control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait now sits at the centre of every calculation in Riyadh. Houthi forces seized the approaches in September. Shipping lanes that link the Red Sea to the G...
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Around 79,000 children have been displaced in western Yemen in less than a month amid escalating fighting between government forces and the Houthis, UNICEF said late Thursday, Anadolu reports. “Acr…
