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January 7, 2026

Iraq awaits a government without politics and a judge above the state

What kind of government can emerge when a judge steps onto the political stage? What happens when Iraq’s Chief Justice, Faiq Zidan, transforms from a guardian of the law...

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January 7, 2026

Reports: Hezbollah deploys forces, rockets amid fears of war with Israel

Israeli reports said on Tuesday that Hezbollah has started deploying its forces along the border and preparing hundreds of rockets for launch, amid fears that a war with Israel...

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January 7, 2026

Israel seizes 149 million shekels from Palestinian Authority funds

Israel’s Enforcement and Collection Authority said it has recently seized 149 million shekels from clearance funds belonging to the Palestinian Authority (PA), to pay compensation to the families of...

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January 7, 2026

Saudi-led coalition says head of Yemen’s separatists fled to unknown location

The Saudi-backed coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday that Aidarous al-Zubaidi, head of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC), fled to an unknown location and did not board a...

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January 7, 2026

The price of Abu Dhabi’s ambition: From Khartoum to Somaliland

Recent developments across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa tell a story that few have bothered to connect. A multibillion-dollar Pakistani arms deal with Libya. Separatist advances...

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January 7, 2026

Press association condemns Israel for maintaining ban on media access to Gaza

The US-based non-profit Foreign Press Association on Tuesday expressed “profound disappointment” with the Israeli government for continuing to bar unrestricted international media access to the Gaza Strip, despite a...

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January 7, 2026

A shameful sham: The US Justice Department, fake cartels and Maduro

The Trump administration is increasingly resembling a government previously abominated by the current US president as entangling, bumbling, and prone to fantasies. President George W. Bush was well versed...

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January 7, 2026

US announces formation of intelligence-sharing cell between Israel, Syria

The United States has announced that Israel and Syria have agreed to set up a joint communications cell to coordinate several security issues, mainly the exchange of intelligence and...

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January 7, 2026

African security council urges Israel to withdraw recognition of Somaliland

The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has called for the “immediate revocation” of Israel’s ⁠recognition of Somaliland, saying the move violates the sovereignty and territorial unity of the...

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January 6, 2026

How legal apartheid took hold in international law

On 3 January 2026, the United States carried out strikes in and around Caracas while President Trump announced that US forces had Nicolás Maduro transported out of the country,...

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