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Israel-Gaza war
Gaza clings to Medecins Sans Frontieres following Israeli aid ban
Israel announced it would ban 37 aid groups, including MSF, from operating in Gaza from for failing to provide information on Palestinian staff.
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Iran
Iran will target US, Israel if Trump strikes over protest
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Middle East
US says it carried out new ‘large-scale’ strikes against Isis in Syria
11 Jan 2026 - 5:54AM
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Middle East
‘Tools of repression’: crackdown fears grow as Iran rocked by new rallies
Activists warn authorities could intensify suppression of the protests under cover of the internet blackout.
10 Jan 2026 - 9:50PM
A frame grab from video shows a fire as people protest in Tehran, Iran, on Friday. Photo: UGC via AP
Iran
Iran protests: a day-by-day guide to the country’s unfolding crisis
What began with a currency collapse has spiralled into a deadly nationwide revolt, with dozens killed and internet access cut.
10 Jan 2026 - 1:41PM
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Iran
‘Something has to give’: Iran on the brink as protest fury mounts
Weakened by conflict with Israel and a plummeting currency, analysts say the regime faces a choice between radical reform or collapse.
10 Jan 2026 - 1:30PM
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Middle East
Trump says protest-hit Iran in ‘big trouble’, again threatens military strike
The US president warned that ‘we’ll start shooting too’, if the authorities kill demonstrators.
10 Jan 2026 - 7:55AM
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Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest in Tehran, Iran, in a social media image released on Friday. Photo: Social media via Reuters
Iran
Protests sweep Iran amid internet blackout and state TV warning of casualties
Iranian state media breaks silence on protests as internet and phone access is restricted amid widening unrest.
9 Jan 2026 - 7:44PM
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Syria
Kurdish fighters refuse to leave Syria’s Aleppo after truce
Kurdish fighters defy Aleppo truce, sparking fears of wider conflict amid civilian evacuations and international pressure.
9 Jan 2026 - 8:41PM
Israel-Gaza war
Israel says Bulgarian diplomat to direct Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
The Board of Peace is meant to oversee the implementation of the second and far more complicated phase of the Gaza ceasefire.
9 Jan 2026 - 1:12PM
Israel-Gaza war
‘Where is the ceasefire?’: Israeli gunfire kills 11-year-old in Gaza ‘safe zone’
Despite the agreement, Israel has killed 424 people since the ceasefire started nearly three months ago.
8 Jan 2026 - 8:06PM
The body of 11-year-old Palestinian girl Hamsa Hosou, killed by Israeli fire in Jabalia, is brought to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. Photo: AP
Malaysia
Ankara anchor: Malaysia finds Turkey ‘reliable friend’ in stormy global waters
Trump’s tariffs and actions in Venezuela are causing the Global South to look for less mercurial partners, analysts say.
8 Jan 2026 - 5:33PM
Syria
Deadly clashes in Aleppo shatter Syria’s fragile peace as thousands flee
Fierce fighting between Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led SDF exposes the failure of a year-long plan to merge the two militaries.
8 Jan 2026 - 2:49PM
Saudi Arabia
US allies Saudi Arabia, UAE risk a split in Middle East over competing visions
A ‘new order’ is emerging as Abu Dhabi-backed separatist allies clash with pro-Riyadh governments in the region.
8 Jan 2026 - 5:21PM
Israel
UN accuses Israel of subjecting Palestinians in West Bank to ‘apartheid’
For first time, UN rights chief labels situation in occupied Palestinian territories ‘apartheid’, a term previously used only by UN experts.
7 Jan 2026 - 7:06PM
Israeli security forces check Palestinians’ IDs as they line up to return to Jenin through a gap in a security fence in September 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
Middle East
Iran protests death toll hits 35 and 1,200 detained, activists say
Iran’s judiciary vows ‘no leniency’ for rioters as nationwide unrest enters its second week.
6 Jan 2026 - 8:14PM
Britain
Palestinian embassy in UK officially inaugurated
Ambassador Husam Zomlot hails upgrade from a mission to full embassy status as an ‘historic moment’.
6 Jan 2026 - 1:00PM
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Middle East
At least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests: rights groups
Rights groups report rising fatalities and hundreds of arrests in the biggest Iran protests in three years.
5 Jan 2026 - 10:01AM
Protesters in the Malekshahi district of Iran’s western Ilam province, in UGC images published on January 3. Photo: UGC via AFP
Islamic State
Britain, France bombed suspected Isis arms dump in Syria: UK defence ministry
Intelligence analysis identified an underground facility believed to contain weapons and explosives in mountains near Palmyra, the UK said.
4 Jan 2026 - 1:38PM
Yemen
Pro-Saudi forces regain province from separatists: Yemen presidential council
Rashad al-Alimi said forces had successfully retaken positions in the resource-rich Hadramout province, which borders Saudi Arabia.
4 Jan 2026 - 6:44AM
Britain
Iranian diaspora in UK rallies in London to support protesters in Iran
Pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street for the rally organised by the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK.
4 Jan 2026 - 7:26AM
Middle East
Khamenei demands Iran rioters ‘be put in their place’ amid protests, Trump warning
As Trump warns the US is ‘locked and loaded’ to intervene, Iran’s supreme leader blames foreign enemies and orders a crackdown on nationwide unrest.
3 Jan 2026 - 8:27PM
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks at a meeting, in Tehran, Iran on Saturday. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP
Yemen
Yemen’s separatists announce constitution, UAE withdraws all its troops
The proposed constitution for an independent nation in the south comes as the conflict in Yemen pits Saudi Arabia against the UAE.
3 Jan 2026 - 3:07PM
Israel-Gaza war
Angelina Jolie visits Egyptian side of Gaza’s Rafah crossing
‘What needs to happen is clear: the ceasefire must hold and access must be sustained, safe and urgently scaled up,’ the actress said of Gaza.
3 Jan 2026 - 7:26AM
Middle East
7 dead as Saudi jets strike UAE-backed forces in ‘peaceful’ Yemen operation
Separatists report 7 air strikes minutes after pro-Saudi forces announced a ‘peaceful’ bid to retake camps, accusing Riyadh of deception.
2 Jan 2026 - 9:33PM
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