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July 29, 2026

US airstrike targets border area near western Iranian city: Report

A US airstrike targeted an area near the western Iranian city of Piranshahr, close to the Iraqi border, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported on Wednesday. According to the broadcaster,...

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July 29, 2026

GCC, Arab countries back Saudi Arabia after drone attacks on oil facilities

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and several Arab countries voiced solidarity with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after drone attacks targeted oil facilities in the kingdom’s Eastern Province, according to...

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July 29, 2026

Instability in MENA is making migrants more vulnerable to new forms of trafficking 

Trafficking in persons remains one of the most pervasive and devastating crimes of our time. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the scale and complexity of the challenge continue to grow,...

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July 29, 2026

Israel pays millions to ‘poison’ AI chatbots with Gaza propaganda, report finds

Israel is paying tens of millions of dollars to seed pro-Israel narratives about Gaza into artificial intelligence systems, using a network of apparently independent websites designed to influence chatbot...

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July 29, 2026

Insecurity, violence force 20,000 to flee from Sudan’s Darfur: UN

More than 20,000 people have recently been displaced in Sudan’s western Darfur region because of deteriorating security conditions and escalating violence, the UN said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Farhan Haq, deputy...

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July 29, 2026

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces says 20 members killed in overnight US-Saudi airstrikes

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said Wednesday that at least 20 of its members were killed and 32 others wounded in overnight US-Saudi airstrikes targeting the group’s headquarters in...

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July 29, 2026

The US–Iran pause in strikes: A window for sustainable peace?

In international politics, silence can sometimes speak louder than explosions. When two long-standing adversaries such as the United States and Iran pause military strikes, the world does not simply...

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July 29, 2026

Netanyahu says he will visit New York despite Mayor Mamdani’s calls for his arrest

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he plans to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly this September despite calls from New York City Mayor...

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July 29, 2026

Beyond a ‘Muslim NATO’: Pakistan and the Middle East’s Emerging Security Order

For decades, I watched Pakistan’s military relationship with the Middle East unfold largely away from the headlines. Pakistani officers trained Gulf forces, pilots joined joint exercises, advisers worked alongside...

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July 29, 2026

Israeli forces raid village near Nablus, detain 15 Palestinians across occupied West Bank

Israeli forces detained at least 15 Palestinians in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and stormed the village of Al-Lubban al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, where soldiers...

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