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Monday, February 9, 2026

Syria assault may spark humanitarian calamity, aid groups say

AFP | Its hospitals are battered, residents heavily dependent on aid and escape routes to neighboring Turkey sealed. If attacked by government forces, Syria's rebel-held...

Turkish lira tumbles another 5% as deputy bank chief steps aside

AFP | Turkey's embattled lira tumbled almost five percent in value on Thursday as the resignation of the deputy central bank governor intensified market concerns...

Iran to open lawsuit against US sanctions at ICJ

AFP | Iran will argue Monday against renewed sanctions imposed by the United States, as a bitter legal battle between Tehran and Washington opens before...

Renegotiating Iran’s nuclear deal- Sabena Siddiqi

Sabena Siddiqi | Preparing for the long haul of U.S. sanctions ahead, Iran is trying to insulate itself and keep a “resistance economy” afloat. Already...

After driving ban ends, Saudi Women taste thrill of speed

AFP | Donning a helmet inside a pearl silver sports sedan, Rana Almimoni skids and drifts around a Riyadh park, engine roaring, tires screeching and...

Time is running out and Iran still has no dependable option to come out of the crisis

News Analysis | Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged the French President Emmanuel Macron to keep up the promises made in the nuclear deal while talking...

Russia-Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test — for now

AFP | Russia and Turkey are in intense negotiations to ensure the rebel-held province of Idlib does not become a breaking point in their alliance...

Four questions on Iran’s legal challenge to US sanctions

AFP | Iran's legal challenge against renewed sanctions by the United States goes before the UN's International Court of Justice on Monday. Here are four key...

Bitter pills: Erdogan’s possible remedies for Turkey crisis

AFP | The crash in the Turkish lira sparked by US sanctions has left President Recep Tayyip Erdogan facing the biggest economic challenge of his...

Qatar says Saudi blocking hajj access to its citizens

AFP | Qatar on Sunday said its citizens were unable to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia as the two countries...

Turkey’s financial crisis raises questions about China’s debt-driven development model

 James M. Dorsey | Financial injections by Qatar and possibly China may resolve Turkey’s immediate economic crisis, aggravated by a politics-driven trade war with the...

Tehran museum lionises war in which Iran took on ‘world’

AFP | With its air raid simulator and battlefield reconstructions, the state-of-the-art Holy Defence Museum in Tehran seeks to glorify the Iran-Iraq war as a...
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