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Monday, February 9, 2026

At key ‘2+2’ talks, India should take US demands on Iran oil sanctions with a pinch of salt

M K Bhadrakumar | With the “2+2” dialogue between India and the United States due to begin in New Delhi on Thursday, the Modi government...

The U.S-Russia blame game over chemical weapons in Syria

News Analysis | In the latest of developments in Syria, where the government forces are heading for a final nail in the coffin of rebellion...

Foreign fighters in Syria’s Idlib face last stand

AFP | Hailing from far and wide, they flocked to Syria to wage "holy war". Now foreign jihadists face a fight to the last to...

Re-opened Iraqi railway a sign of progress

AFP | The newly revived railway between Baghdad and Fallujah snakes across the western Iraqi desert, through a landscape of burned-out tanks, abandoned cars and...

Russia strikes, rebel shelling around Syria’s Idlib as powerbrokers meet

AFP | Russian air strikes killed five people in Syria's Idlib Friday, a monitor said, even as the brutal war's top three power brokers discussed...

The battle for Idlib: A potential Catch-22 for China – James Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | An impending Russian-backed Syrian assault on Idlib, the war-wracked country’s last rebel stronghold, risks putting Uyghurs in the spotlight at a...

Fate of Syria’s Idlib in balance at Tehran summit

AFP | The presidents of Iran, Russia, and Turkey meet Friday in Tehran for a summit set to decide the future of Idlib province amid...

Turkey-US Spat: Is US driving Turkey into the arms of Russia? – Taimur Khan

Taimur Khan | On July 25, 2018, Andrew Craig Brunson, the American pastor who is living in Turkey, was released from jail confinement (of more...

Criticism of Saudi leadership seeps through cracks as report questions kingdom’s utility for Britain – James Dorsey

James M. Dorsey | Signs of opposition to policies of Saudi King Salman and his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and potentially increased domestic...

What does bombing on Idlib in Syria mean for the Kurds?

News Analysis | Government forces in Syria are cruising toward a victory, a remarkable foot which no other Middle Eastern country has managed to pull...

End dollar supremacy, says Turkish President

News Analysis | The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said on Sunday that the reign of the American dollar in global trade needed to...

Pakistan once again opts to stand with a friend, Iran, over the USA

News Analysis | Foreign Minister of Iran, Javad Zarif, visited Pakistan as the first foreign dignitary to meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign...
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