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January 16, 2026

Campaign groups urge UK government to suspend all arms exports to Israel

A group of civil society organizations on Friday urged the British government to not unpause the current suspension of some 30 licenses, but to suspend all arms exports to...

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January 16, 2026

UN peacekeepers report Israeli fire at UNIFIL positions in southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Friday that Israeli tank fire struck one of its positions in southern Lebanon, hours after a drone dropped a hand...

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January 16, 2026

New Yemeni government forces deploy in interim capital Aden

Yemen’s government-aligned National Shield Forces deployed new troops on Friday in the interim capital, Aden, to reinforce security and stability there, Anadolu reports. Military units reached Aden “as part...

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January 16, 2026

When old myths about Iran and Israel are dusted off again

The phrase long used by the Israeli Mossad to describe its relationship with Iran — ‘a friendly enemy is better than a hostile friend’ — sprang to mind as...

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January 16, 2026

Israeli forces kill Palestinian child, assault worshippers in occupied West Bank

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian child on Friday during a raid on the village of Al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, and assaulted worshippers as they...

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January 16, 2026

EU urges Israel to immediately halt West Bank settlement project, calls it ‘obstacle to peace’

The EU on Friday called on Israel to immediately halt the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank, warning that recent steps to advance settlement expansion pose a...

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January 16, 2026

Iran’s police chief says calm restored after week of unrest

Iran’s police chief said calm returned across the country after days of unrest, describing Thursday night as “the calmest night since the unrest began,” and dismissing renewed calls for...

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January 16, 2026

AOHR UK urges UK Government to impose sanctions on Netanyahu for war crimes and acts of genocide

The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR UK) has formally submitted a request to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, calling for the imposition of...

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January 16, 2026

2 Lebanese killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

Two Lebanese were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Tyre and Nabatieh districts in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Anadolu reports. The ministry said...

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January 16, 2026

The civilisational shield: Rebutting the architecture of chaos in Iran

In 2026, the global discourse on Iran remains trapped in a binary of “regime” versus “revolt,” a reductionist lens that ignores the profound civilisational and anti-imperialist currents defining the...

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