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Pentagon official at center of weapons pause on Ukraine wants US to focus on China
Elbridge Colby’s memo highlighting U.S. weapons shortages influenced the decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine.
For Iraq's Kurdistan area, Kurdish-Turkey deal provides hope for new era in region
The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq.
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Iraq’s weekly oil exports to US decline to 164,000 barrels per day
Iraq’s oil exports to the United States reached 164,000 barrels per day last week, representing a decline of 48,000 barrels ...
U.S. funding cuts to MBN lay off hundreds of journalists, putting some at risk of deportation
The Middle East Brodcasting Network (MBN) building, where Arabic-language U.S. station Alhurra is based, is located in Dubai.
Big Step by Donald Trump! US announces historic shift in its war strategy amid threat from China and Russia, scraps bureaucracy, announces…
According to reports, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a key memo stating that any delays or bureaucratic ...
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US envoy Barrack should stick to the script
The ambassador's missteps reflect a poor grasp of the region’s complex dynamics and jeopardize opportunities for peace ...
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Washington prioritizing unified Syria, not Kurdish autonomy: Former US diplomat
US President Donald Trump’s administration is focused on supporting a unified Syria that respects its components and ...
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West Africa’s worrying albatross: ISWAP’s emergence as epicentre of the Islamic State’s jihadism
A new infographic released by ISIS’s Amaq Agency over the weekend paints a revealing picture of the group’s global operations during the first half of the year. The data, drawn from across ISIS's ...