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Saudi Arabia Confronts the Israel–UAE Alignment in Somalia – Arab Center Washington DC
Israel’s December 2025 decision to recognize Somaliland’s unilateral declaration of independence was of grave concern to Saudi Arabia. Riyadh | Read More Google Alert – Israel ...
Congressional Democrats Vow to Force War Powers Votes on Iran
Congressional Democrats on Feb. 26 vowed to advance resolutions in the Senate and House of Representatives in an effort to
Top Mideast commander briefs Trump on military options on Iran: Exclusive
Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command, briefed President Donald Trump on Thursday on potential military options in Iran, a source said. ...
NYC mayor says Trump agreed to immediately release Columbia University student seized by ICE
A Columbia University student was arrested Thursday by federal immigration agents who claimed to be searching for a “missing person” in order to gain access to a campus apartment, according to her attorneys and the school’s president. Hours after she was taken
Israeli attacks on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley kill Syrian teenager
One killed and 29 others wounded in latest Israeli attack in violation of ceasefire.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...
Oman FM: US-Iran nuclear talks made headway
MUSCAT, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi said third round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks, hosted in Geneva on Thursday, have made
Third victim dies from wounds in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say
A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, authorities said.
6 additional US refueling aircraft heading to Israel amid tensions with Iran: Media
Six additional US aerial refueling aircraft are expected to head to Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv as part of a broad US military buildup in the Middle East amid escalating tensions with Iran, the Times of Israel reported Thursday. Citing
Syrian teen killed in Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon
A Syrian teen was killed and 29 others injured Thursday in Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon despite a ceasefire deal that has been in place since November 2024, Lebanese state media reported. The National News Agency (NNA) said a 17-year-old boy was
Iranian FM: third Geneva talks "one of the most serious"
GENEVA, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on Thursday that the third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Geneva "was one of the most serious" held to date, emphasizing that discussions moved in depth
US efforts helped pave way for Syria-Druze deal, source tells 'Post'
Months of US diplomacy paved the way for a historic detainee swap between Damascus and the Druze of Sweida, marking a breakthrough in Syrian peace efforts. ...
U.S. and Iran make 'significant progress' in nuclear talks, Oman says
Oman cites 'significant progress'
Warner Bros. Discovery shifts gears, says it now favors Paramount deal over Netflix
Warner Bros. Discovery is switching gears, announcing Thursday that Paramount Skydance's revised bid tops the one on the table from Netflix. The move is the latest twist in Hollywood's biggest auction in years — and five months after Paramount Chairman David
Third Round of US-Iran Talks End Without Breakthrough
U.S. and Iranian delegations concluded a third round of indirect talks in Geneva on Feb. 26, without a
Iranian foreign minister says US, Iran moving closer to deal
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Egypt receives immediate funding of $2.27 billion from IMF
Washington, Feb. 26 (BNA): The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the completion of the fifth and sixth reviews of Egypt's economic reform
Brothers in Arms: Modi and Netanyahu’s deep ties remain unshakable
In a two-day visit to Tel Aviv that ended on
Bringing the IAEA into the conversation 'could be a good step', as Iran talks in ...
Iran and the United States are expected to hold
Journalists demand Israel end Gaza entry ban
The Foreign Press Association of Israel and the Palestinian Territories is demanding Israel let journalists into Gaza.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...
International doctors forced to leave Gaza over Israeli demands
Seventeen aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court after the government moved to ban 37 NGOs in Gaza.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...
US House Democrats to force vote on Iran War Powers Resolution
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (KUNA) -- US House Democratic leadership and key ranking members announced on Thursday their intention to force a vote on a bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution when Congress reconvenes next week. In a
Make or break talks? Iran looks to sway Trump and avoid US strikes
What would it take for Donald Trump to call off air
Qatar and Jordan teaching antisemitism and jihadism to their next generation
A nation’s future is shaped not only by its leaders, but by its classrooms. What children learn in school – the stories they are told, the history they absorb, and the values they internalize – quietly molds the moral architecture of the next
Iran, US ‘moved closer to agreement’ after Geneva talks, Iranian foreign minister says
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday evening that Tehran and Washington
Blood tech: UK’s use of Israeli spyware that helps underpin a genocide
Despite its public objections to Israel’s actions, the UK is buying spyware developed and tested on Palestinians.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...
India and Israel pledge to boost cooperation on trade, defence
Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel has drawn criticism at home amid tensions over Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...
Iran, US talks end as American forces mass in Mideast
GENEVA — Iran and the United States wrapped up another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at reaching a deal on Tehran's nuclear program and
Iranian regime pressures families of slain protesters to bury truth of crackdown
Amirhossein Saedi’s father had urged him to stay home. The protests sweeping Iran were growing more dangerous by the day, and the 19-year-old computer science student was still recovering from illness. But Saedi was determined. “Adrenaline has risen in my