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August 11, 2026

The Mecca Pact: From a security umbrella to an energy corridor

The Mecca defence pact between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan is, at first glance, a security development. Yet its longer-term significance may emerge in a sphere that extends well...

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August 11, 2026

Israeli army blows up Palestinian man’s home weeks after his killing

Less than three weeks after Palestinian man Farouk Ramadan was killed while confronting Israeli occupiers, the Israeli army blew up his house in the West Bank town of Tal, Anadolu reports....

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August 11, 2026

Syrian court sentences Assad, his brother to death in absentia

A criminal court in Damascus on Tuesday sentenced former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his brother Maher to death in absentia after convicting them of crimes against humanity and...

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August 11, 2026

Thousands of patients in Gaza still await medical evacuation: WHO

Thousands of patients in the Gaza Strip are still awaiting medical evacuation despite the ceasefire, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said Tuesday. In a written response to...

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August 11, 2026

No respite from the fear of forced displacement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted upon his rejection of US President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, which would see Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing from Gaza. During...

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August 11, 2026

Solemn anniversaries: The UN Refugee Convention turns 75

That grand old thing is getting on a bit. Still significant and still functioning wearily, the United Nations Refugee Convention of 1951 has suffered abuse, subversion and neglect from...

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August 11, 2026

The future of Iran’s relations with its regional allies

The antecedents of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s regional network of allies can be traced to the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s. The revolution...

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August 11, 2026

How the Mecca pact turns faith into security

In the sweltering heat of an August afternoon, beneath the shadow of the Kaaba, three nations signed a document that may well redefine the political theology of the Islamic...

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August 11, 2026

The Makkah pact is not a Sunni NATO — the Middle East is testing a security order of its own

It took barely 48 hours for the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement to run into the question that will ultimately decide what it becomes: a historic security arrangement, or just...

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August 11, 2026

UN: Israeli attacks in Gaza continue to put civilians at risk

The United Nations said Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip continue to put civilian lives at serious risk and increase humanitarian needs. The statement was made on Monday by...

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