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September 17, 2026

Trump to hold Iran talks with Gulf leaders next week in New York: Report

US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next Tuesday to discuss next steps in...

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September 17, 2026

Turkey accuses Greece of militarising demilitarised Aegean islands

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has renewed accusations that Greece is militarising demilitarised islands in the Aegean Sea, a claim Athens rejected as part of an escalation strategy, reviving...

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September 17, 2026

Aramco is not the Kaaba

There are few political tricks more effective than wrapping the interests of a state in the sanctity of God. Saudi Arabia now says that its air defences intercepted an...

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September 17, 2026

Israel prepares for new ground operation in Gaza

The Israeli military is preparing to launch a new ground offensive in the Gaza Strip as there are no signs that Hamas is willing to disarm, Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth...

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September 17, 2026

US extends visa ban on Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian officials

The US State Department has announced that it will extend measures barring visas for Palestinian Authority officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), including Mahmoud Abbas, ahead...

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September 17, 2026

Ghalibaf: Interest rates cannot reopen Strait of Hormuz or curb US inflation

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Wednesday that changes in interest rates cannot reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease the resulting energy shock, or curb inflation in the...

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September 17, 2026

330-foot shroud bearing names of 20,000 Gaza children killed by Israel displayed at UN Church Center

An interfaith coalition unveiled Wednesday a 100-meter (328-foot) memorial shroud bearing the handwritten names of more than 20,000 Palestinian children killed by Israel in the Gaza Strip at the...

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September 17, 2026

Al-Azhar condemns reported attempt to target Mecca

Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Islamic authority, on Wednesday strongly condemned what it described as an attempt to target Mecca, Islam’s holiest city and direction of prayer, saying any attempt to...

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September 17, 2026

Israel: Far-right activists protest outside parents’ home of Israeli film Naza director

Dozens of far-right Israeli activists protested outside the home of the parents of NAZA filmmaker Rachel Szor in Savyon, central Israel, on Wednesday evening, chanting slogans including “death penalty...

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September 17, 2026

Muslim Brotherhood says it has begun mediation contacts amid Yemen escalation

The Muslim Brotherhood said it had begun contacts aimed at helping de-escalate fighting in Yemen between the Houthis and Yemeni government and Saudi forces, calling for an immediate halt...

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