Middle East
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Feb- 2026 -9 February
Lebanon Surprised After Kuwait Includes Hospitals on ‘Terror’ List
Lebanon's health ministry expressed surprise and said it would seek clarification after Kuwait inscribed several private hospitals in the Mediterranean country on its "terror" list on Sunday.
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8 February
Iran Defies US Threats to Insist on Right to Enrich Uranium
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington.
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8 February
Top Hamas Leader Rejects Disarmament or ‘Foreign Rule’
A senior Hamas leader said that the Palestinian Islamist movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.
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8 February
Over 2,200 IS Detainees Transferred to Iraq From Syria: Iraqi Official
Iraq has received 2,225 Islamic State group detainees, whom the US military began transferring from Syria last month, an Iraqi official said.
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7 February
Trump Says US Talks With Iran ‘Very Good,’ More Negotiations Expected
US President Trump said that Washington had "very good talks" on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman.
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6 February
Elbit to Upgrade Israel’s Future CH-53K Helicopters With Local Systems
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $130-million contract to outfit indigenous aviation systems on the country’s future CH-53K Pereh heavy-lift helicopters.
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6 February
Iran Guards Seize Two Foreign-Crewed Tankers in Gulf: News Agency
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized two oil tankers with their foreign crews in Gulf waters for "smuggling fuel."
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5 February
ParaZero Receives Follow-On Order for Counter-Drone Interception System
Israeli firm ParaZero Technologies has received a second order from a “major global defense corporation” for its drone interception net-pods.
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5 February
Ukraine, Russia, US to Start Second Day of War Talks
Ukraine, Russia, and the US will start a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, seeking to end Moscow's nearly four-year invasion.
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4 February
Netanyahu Tells US Envoy Palestinian Authority Won’t Be Part of Post-War Gaza Governance
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told US envoy Witkoff that the Palestinian Authority would not be part of post-war Gaza's governance.
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