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Monday, February 9, 2026

Gunmen kill 11 soldiers at Iran army parade, Tehran blames US ally

AFP | Militants shot dead at least 11 people at a military parade in southwestern Iran on Saturday, state media reported, in a rare attack...

Middle Eastern black swans dot China’s Belt and Road – James M. Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | If any one part of the world has forced China to throw its long-standing foreign and defense policy principles out the...

From the pastor crisis to the S-400 showdown, Turkey-US conflict still ongoing

Imran Jan | Turkey and the United States are at loggerheads with each other over the issue of two "religious preachers" from their countries respectively....

Downward spiral in US-Turkey relations

News Analysis | International relations are shaped by national interest. States are perpetually striving to get stronger, either by making common cause with other states...

Russia says no Syria assault as Putin, Erdogan agree Idlib plan

AFP | Moscow said Monday there would be no assault on Syria's Idlib as the leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed to create a demilitarised...

Fearing attacks from above, Syrians in Idlib head underground

AFP | The grotto in northwestern Syria has already saved his children's lives once. Fearing more air attacks, Abdulmonem is expanding the makeshift bomb shelter...

Turkey desperately trying to prevent the fallout from Idlib

News Analysis | Turkey has increased its efforts to divert or at least de-escalate the upcoming belligerence of Syrian Army, coupled with the Russian air...

After Canada-Saudi row, West confronts risk of speaking up

AFP | Saudi Arabia's diplomatic brawl with Canada has exposed what Western officials call "new red lines" in their engagement with the oil-rich kingdom, deterring nations...

Iran’s options to face down US oil sanctions

AFP | Iran faces a potentially crushing loss of oil exports when US sanctions return in November, but the impact could be blunted by its...

Turkey expected to hike rates in new test for central bank

AFP | The Turkish central bank is expected to lift interest rates on Thursday to combat the plunge in value of the lira and rampant...

Kurds, Christians split over Syria school curriculum

AFP | Kurdish authorities in Syria's diverse northeast are facing swelling anger from the area's Syriac Christians after shutting down more than a dozen schools...

Spain works to avoid row with Saudi Arabia over bomb deal

AFP | After blocking the sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia, involved in the Yemen conflict, Spain now appears to be back-pedaling to maintain...
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