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Iran and Lebanon Halt Flights to Respective Capitals in Standoff After Israeli 'Threat'

After the Israeli military accused Tehran of using civilian aircraft to smuggle cash to Beirut to arm Hezbollah, the latest development to a days-l ...

The Truth About Yemen’s Houthis and Their New Terrorist Designation

Published by Fair Observer -By/FERNANDO CARVAJAL US President Donald Trump is branding Yemen&rsquo;s Houthis, an Ira ...

Trump’s Gaza plan undermines US’ regional policy

It has long been considered a grave breach of international law to deport or displace civilian populations, but in the case of US President Donald ...

Trump : "no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under plan for US ‘ownership’

President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. &ldquo;ownership&rdquo; of the war-torn t ...

New Aga Khan named: Rahim Al-Hussaini succeeds father as Ismaili Muslims’ leader

Rahim Al-Hussaini was named Wednesday as the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world&rsquo;s millions of Ismaili Muslims, following the death o ...

Iran says verifying its nuclear programme is an 'easy task'

Iran&rsquo;s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that it would be easy to verify that Iran is not developing nuclear weapons, state TV announced o ...

Arab Americans continue to lose out with ‘MENA’ designation

Arab Americans have been lobbying for years to be treated the same as other minority and racial groups when it comes to receiving benefits both nat ...

Who Is Liang Wenfeng, the Founder of A.I. Start-Up DeepSeek?

The Chinese company DeepSeek seemed to have come out of nowhere this week when it upturned markets. Here&rsquo;s what to know about the engineer wh ...

Why is DeepSeek AI suddenly so popular?

OpenAI released its Operator AI agent for ChatGPT on Thursday, which should have been a major milestone for the company and AI development in gener ...

The guns have fallen silent in Gaza — but for how long?

Those few hours last Sunday when the start of ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was delayed were nerve-wracking. Would something go wrong again, a ...

Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs

President Donald Trump used an address Thursday to the World Economic Forum to promise global elites lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the ...

Trump signs executive orders proclaiming there are only two biological sexes, halting diversity programs

In a major announcement just after being sworn in as the 47th US President, Donald Trump declared that it will be the official policy of the United ...

Will Gaza change the luck of the region?

The Gaza war has nearly ended, and it is time to cease the exchanges about it. Much has been said, whether truth or lies... So, what is your excuse ...

Russia and Iran have a troubled history despite their current alliance

&nbsp;Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and Tehran. The ...

Israel must be held to account in wake of Gaza ceasefire

A ceasefire in Gaza is set to take effect on Sunday and everyone is happy this nightmare might finally be over. But as we approach the &ldquo;day a ...

What comes after a Gaza ceasefire deal

A long-awaited ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas appears imminent, according to US, Israeli, Qatari and Palestinian sources. After months of ...

Netanyahu’s interests taking precedence over ceasefire deal

For both the people of Gaza and the families of the Israeli hostages, there is something that is even crueler than the failure to reach a ceasefire ...

Many reasons for optimism about Syria and Lebanon

They say all good things come to an end, and surely the same argument applies to bad things too. At least this is what we have noticed recently in ...