Middle East
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Jan- 2026 -27 January
Hezbollah Chief Says Any Attack on Iran Also Targets Group
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said on Monday that any attack on the group's backer Tehran would also be an attack on the militants, and warned that any new war on Iran would ignite the region.
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27 January
Israel Returns Remains of Last Gaza Hostage Ran Gvili
Israeli forces brought home the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza.
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26 January
US Deploys Aircraft Carrier as Iran Warns Against Attack
A US naval strike group led by an aircraft carrier has been deployed to Middle Eastern waters, as Tehran warned it was ready to hit back at any American attack launched in response to a crackdown on anti-government protests.
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26 January
SteerAI Moves Battlefield Autonomy Off the Road With ‘xRift’
An Emirati off-road vehicle is aiming to take on military missions independently, even in the UAE’s most demanding environments.
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26 January
Israel Agrees to ‘Limited Reopening’ of Rafah Crossing
Israel said it would allow a "limited reopening" of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt once it had recovered the remains of the last hostage in the Palestinian territory.
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25 January
Lebanon PM Says International Force Needed After UNIFIL
Lebanon will need some sort of international force after the withdrawal of the United Nations's UNIFIL mission scheduled for 2027, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said during a visit to Paris on Saturday.
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25 January
Syria Frees 126 Minors After Taking Prison From Kurdish Forces
Syria's government freed at least 126 minors being held in a northern prison on Saturday, state media reported, after taking over the facility from Kurdish forces as part of an agreement.
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24 January
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strike Kills Two Teenagers
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed two teenagers in a drone strike on Saturday, while the military said it eliminated two "terrorists" who planted an explosive device near troops.
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24 January
More IS Detainees Heading to Iraq From Syria: Iraqi Officials
Hundreds of Islamic State group detainees were being transferred from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, the second batch since the US announced plans to relocate the jihadists there, two Iraqi security officials told AFP.
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23 January
Volatile Security Blocks UN From Syria IS-Linked Camp
Poor security conditions at a camp in northeast Syria that houses thousands of suspected relatives of Islamic State group fighters, including foreigners has prevented the UN refugee agency from entering.
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