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August 18, 2026

47 Palestinian families face imminent displacement in West Bank as Israel cuts water supplies: Rights group

Israeli rights group B’Tselem said Tuesday that 47 Palestinian families face the risk of imminent displacement in the Jordan Valley in the northern West Bank after the army and...

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August 18, 2026

When an empire meets its limit – Iran, Trump and the battle for Hormuz

There are moments in international politics when a particular confrontation becomes larger than the immediate dispute that produced it. The present confrontation between Iran and the United States is...

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August 18, 2026

US envoy says Washington ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airbase

US envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said Tuesday that Washington is “deeply concerned” over confirmed Israeli airstrikes on Abu al-Duhur Military Airbase in northern Syria, describing the attack as...

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August 18, 2026

Qatar pushes for full implementation of Gaza ceasefire plan: Foreign Ministry

Qatar said Tuesday that it is pushing for the full implementation of the agreed ceasefire plan in the Gaza Strip despite Israeli “intransigence,” Anadolu reports. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed...

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August 18, 2026

Israeli strikes trigger new wave of displacement in Lebanon despite ceasefire: UN

Fresh Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon over the weekend triggered a new wave of displacement despite ceasefire arrangements, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. “Despite declared ceasefire arrangements,...

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August 18, 2026

Egypt’s energy paradox: Importing LNG, exporting influence

Egypt faces an unusual paradox. A country that once presented itself as the gas hub of the Eastern Mediterranean now depends increasingly on liquefied natural gas imports to fuel...

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August 18, 2026

Iran says Hormuz will remain closed until US fulfills commitments under memorandum

Iran vowed Tuesday it will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz until the US fulfills its commitments under a memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides, Anadolu reports. Speaking...

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August 18, 2026

Syrian court sentences Assad’s cousin to death for crimes against humanity

A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced Wassim al-Assad, a cousin of ousted President Bashar al-Assad, to death for crimes against humanity, according to the SANA news agency. Damascus’ Fourth...

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August 18, 2026

Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attack on Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Houthi group claimed Tuesday that it targeted an Aramco refinery in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Jizan region with several drones, Anadolu reports. A military source told the Houthi-run Saba news...

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August 18, 2026

Global Alliance for Palestine to launch worldwide day of action on 10 October

The Global Alliance for Palestine (GAFP) has today announced the launch of a major global campaign for the weekend of 9–11 October 2026, centered on a Global Day of...

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