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Middle East: IDF says 250,000 people have left Gaza City

Middle East: IDF says 250,000 people have left Gaza City

Skip next section Palestinian factions hand over weapons in Lebanon refugee camps 09/13/2025September 13, 2025Palestinian factions hand over weapons in Lebanon refugee camps Palestinian militias delivered large quantities of weapons to the...

Doha Summit demands unified stance to protect Arab national security: Egyptian experts

Doha Summit demands unified stance to protect Arab national security: Egyptian experts

Egyptian experts and analysts emphasised the importance of Qatar hosting an emergency Arab and Islamic summit this week to reaffirm the support of the Arab and Islamic worlds for Doha's actions in international and regional forums in response to...

Leaks and smear politics: Iraq’s elections under the shadow of distrust

Leaks and smear politics: Iraq’s elections under the shadow of distrust

Shafaq News Iraq heads toward its parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, with campaigns defined more by attacks on opponents rather than by policy proposals. Across Shiite, Sunni, and Kurdish camps, rivals circulate audio leaks, contested...

Iran, Russia culture ministers meet in St. Petersburg

Iran, Russia culture ministers meet in St. Petersburg

TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance and Russia’s Minister of Culture met in St. Petersburg and discussed areas of cooperation between the two countries. In the meeting, Seyed Abbas Salehi, who traveled to St. Petersburg at the...

Israeli fighter jets fired missiles into space over Saudi Arabia to attack Doha: Report

Israeli fighter jets fired missiles into space over Saudi Arabia to attack Doha: Report

Israel has used fighter jets to fire ballistic missiles into space over Saudi Arabia in its recent strike on leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the Qatari capital, Doha, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The...

Iran, India, and Uzbekistan Held First Trilateral Political Consultations in Tehran

Iran, India, and Uzbekistan Held First Trilateral Political Consultations in Tehran

Iran, India, and Uzbekistan Held First Trilateral Political Consultations in Tehran Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The first trilateral meeting of political consultations between Iran, India, and Uzbekistan took place in Tehran, the Iranian...

Israel is not part of Europe, but it participates in Eurovision. Why?

Israel is not part of Europe, but it participates in Eurovision. Why?

The participation of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest has sparked controversy due to the ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, with several countries threatening to withdraw from the competition if the Middle Eastern country is not expelled....

Arab, Muslim leaders unite to condemn Israeli strike

Arab, Muslim leaders unite to condemn Israeli strike

Published on: September 13, 2025 7:19 PM Qatar will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders on Monday to denounce Israel’s recent attack on Hamas officials in Doha. The meeting aims to show strong solidarity with Qatar and to discuss a draft...

Iran considers nuclear inspection access, urges action against Israel

Iran considers nuclear inspection access, urges action against Israel

Tehran, Iran – Iran’s authorities are discussing what comes next following an agreement with the global nuclear watchdog, as they urge the region to go beyond issuing statements in reaction to Israel’s attack on Qatar. Iranian Foreign Minister...

Israel Considering Annexation In The West Bank

Israel Considering Annexation In The West Bank

As one Western country after another recognizes the increasingly popular but polarizing idea of Palestinian statehood, Israel takes tangible and controversial steps to sabotage it. In the past few weeks, France, Britain, Canada, Australia and...

Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe

Turkey: Erdogan's police arrest opposition mayor Hasan Mutlu, dozens officials in corruption probe

Turkish authorities have detained Hasan Mutlu, the mayor of Istanbul’s Bayrampaşa district, along with 47 officials in a corruption probe, as part of a wider crackdown on the opposition. Turkish authorities on Saturday detained the mayor of...

Israeli airstrikes in Yemen damage homes, leave families struggling in Sanaa

Israeli airstrikes targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have severely damaged residential areas in the capital, Sanaa, leaving families living amid ruins with little hope of assistance from local authorities. According to the Houthi-run...

Iranian president to travel to Qatar, New York Monday        

Iranian president to travel to Qatar, New York Monday        

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to travel to Qatar to participate in an emergency summit of Islamic countries’ leaders and, afterward, will go to New York to attend the UN General Assembly meeting. The summit of Muslim countries’...

Arab, Muslim leaders to denounce Israel in Qatar meeting

Arab, Muslim leaders to denounce Israel in Qatar meeting

Agence France-Presse . Doha, Qatar 13 September, 2025, 22:45 Qatar said Saturday it will host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel’s attack on Hamas officials in Doha and to show solidarity with the Gulf state. Monday’s meeting...

Syria: Demonstration in Sweida Demands Release of Kidnapped Persons and UN Investigation

Syria: Demonstration in Sweida Demands Release of Kidnapped Persons and UN Investigation

Syria: Demonstration in Sweida Demands Release of Kidnapped Persons and UN Investigation Sweida – SABA: Hundreds of people demonstrated today, Saturday, in the city of Sweida in southern Syria, calling for the release of all abducted men and...

Arab, Muslim leaders' summit set to denounce Israeli attack on Doha

Arab, Muslim leaders' summit set to denounce Israeli attack on Doha

Qatar's foreign ministry has announced it is set to host a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders to denounce Israel's attack on Doha, and to show solidarity with the Gulf country. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said that Monday's...

Israel’s strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That doesn’t bode well for President Trump’s Mideast priorities.

Israel’s strike on Qatar has infuriated Arab leaders. That doesn’t bode well for President Trump’s Mideast priorities.

DOHA, Qatar — Just a few months ago, the rulers of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump to their palaces with camel parades and pomp. Now, those same leaders are united in anger after Israel’s...

Syria’s oil heartland poisoned by decades of war, neglect, and inaction

Syria’s oil heartland poisoned by decades of war, neglect, and inaction

Deir Az Zor, Syria – The first thing that strikes you about the desert of eastern Syria is the vast still landscape: its silence, the unrelenting heat, and dry hot gusts of wind. The journey to Deir Az Zor feels like travelling back in time, with...

Turkiye Orders Arrest Of Istanbul District Mayor, Others In Corruption Probe

Turkiye Orders Arrest Of Istanbul District Mayor, Others In Corruption Probe

Home Team SNG Turkiye Orders Arrest Of Istanbul District Mayor, Others In Corruption Probe The Turkish police carried out early morning raids at 72 locations to seize documents and detain suspects on charges including embezzlement, bribery, and...

Politics AFP Airstrikes, drones, tariffs: being US friend not what it used to be

Politics AFP Airstrikes, drones, tariffs: being US friend not what it used to be

Donald Trump returned to the White House vowing always to put America first. In recent days, even longtime US allies have found out the hard way that friendship has limits. Russia, which has rebuffed Trump's pleas for a ceasefire in Ukraine,...

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