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End of 2025 marks deadline for first phase of disarming Hezbollah, but group says it will not give up its weapons.As the deadline that Lebanon’s government set for disarming Hezbollah in the south of the country approaches, the group insists it won’t give up its weapons.The Lebanese cabinet tasked the military in August with formulating a plan to remove Hezbollah’s arms by the end of 2025 in accordance with a plan put forward by the United States.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Lebanon claims first phase of Hezbollah’s disarmament close to completelist 2 of 4What is Lebanon’s ‘gap…
Burkina Faso book second place in Group E at the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 win over Sudan.Sudan must face 2022 champions Senegal in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations after losing 2-0 to Burkina Faso in their final group game, while Algeria beat Equatorial Guinea 3-1.Lassina Traore’s early strike put Burkina Faso ahead at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca on Wednesday, before Algozoli Nooh squandered the chance to equalise for Sudan when he put a penalty wide.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Nigeria beat Uganda 3-1 to head into AFCON last…
After his trip to the US, Israel’s prime minister returns home in an apparently strong position.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached the end of his latest trip to the United States and appears to have gained what he wants from President Donald Trump.Trump hailed Netanyahu after their meeting on Monday, calling him a “hero” and saying Israel – and by extension its prime minister – had “lived up to the plan 100 percent” in reference to the US president’s signature Gaza ceasefire.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4This is what happened after recent Netanyahu meetings with US…
Saudi Arabia’s strike on Yemeni port has triggered tensions with the UAE, and it will have an impact on Yemen’s future.Saudi Arabia’s strike on Mukalla port has triggered tensions with its partner in the Arab coalition in Yemen and its Gulf Arab neighbour, the United Arab Emirates.The coalition spokesman, Major-General Turki al-Maliki, said two ships entered the port of Mukalla, carrying more than 80 vehicles and containers of weapons and ammunition destined for the Southern Transitional Council (STC), without informing Saudi Arabia or the internationally recognised Yemeni government.There are serious differences between the two allies in Yemen, and now it…
Israel’s latest move could amplify a deep humanitarian crisis spawned by its genocidal war on Gaza, which has destroyed most of the Palestinian territory’s social and economic infrastructure.Israel said it will suspend permits for more than three dozen aid organisations for allegedly failing to meet new requirements for operating in war-devastated Gaza, a move likely to worsen already dire conditions for Palestinians in the enclave.Organisations facing bans as of January 1, 2026 have failed to meet new requirements for sharing detailed information about their staff, funding and operations, Israeli authorities said on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of…
Venezuela is the latest country to be hit by US strikes as the Trump administration ramps up military interventions.This week, United States President Donald Trump confirmed that the US had struck a docking facility in Venezuela, marking the first military action on the South American country’s land since it began targeting Venezuelan shipping in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific in September 2025.Speaking to reporters as he met in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump said there had been “an explosion in Venezuela”, at a facility where boats the US believes to be carrying drugs usually “load up”.Recommended Stories…
The operation follows a series of clashes and attacks linked to ISIL, which is feared to be making a resurgence.Turkiye’s government says it has detained more than 100 ISIL (ISIS) suspects in nationwide raids, as the group shows signs of intensified regional activity after a period of relative dormancy.Turkiye’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced the Wednesday morning arrests in a social media post, saying Turkish authorities rounded up 125 suspects across 25 provinces, including Ankara.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US bombs target ISIL in Nigeria: What’s really going on?list 2 of 3Families of Bondi victims demand probe…
We have seen so much evil this year that we are afraid to imagine the future.Another year has passed, and life in Gaza is still trapped between Israel’s killing machine and the growing indifference of the world. It is another year added to our unique calendar of loss, destruction and death.In March, I wrote about my fears that Israel might go even further in its genocidal drive than what it had already done. And it did. Israel went beyond even my darkest expectations, reaching an unimaginable level of evil. That evil marked the whole year for us in Gaza.As I…
An media Arabic investigation obtains recordings of Suheil al-Hassan discussing Israeli support, regrouping efforts.An media investigative programme has obtained hours of leaked audio recordings of prominent military officers in the regime of the ousted leader, Bashar al-Assad, discussing plans and efforts to destabilise Syria, and suggesting coordination with Israel.The revelations, set to be broadcast on the programme Al-Mutahari, or The Investigator, on Wednesday evening, are based on more than 74 hours of leaked audio recordings and hundreds of pages of documents obtained in the investigation.The leaks implicate al-Assad’s high-ranking officers, specifically Suheil al-Hassan, the brigadier-general who commanded the notorious Quwwat…
Mothers erasing themselves to feed their children, surgeries performed without anaesthesia and the total loss of privacy define the female experience in Gaza as the war enters another winter.Women in Gaza are surviving the unsurvivable.They are managing daily food scarcity while caring for their children under conditions of absolute deprivation; although a ceasefire stipulation, Israel continues to block tents and caravans, among other critical winter aid.Women in Gaza continue to navigate repeated displacement, packing and unpacking their families’ lives over and over again under heavy bombardment.They are caring not only for their own children, but also for the injured, the…