Article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-opens-new-air-defense-operations-cell-qatar-base-iran-targeted-retaliatory-attack The United States and its regional partners have opened a new air defense operations cell at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to enhance integrated air and missile defense amidst rising tensions with Iran. The base, home to about 10,000 U.S. forces and the largest American military installation in the Middle East, was previously targeted by Iranian missile… Read more »
Article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-envoy-warns-hamas-serious-consequences-admin-launches-phase-two-gaza-plan The Trump administration’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, announced the launch of Phase Two of President Trump’s 20-Point Plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. This new phase shifts focus from maintaining a ceasefire to demilitarization, reconstruction, and establishing a transitional technocratic Palestinian administration to govern Gaza. The U.S. is demanding that Hamas fully… Read more »
Article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/some-us-military-personnel-told-leave-middle-east-bases-us-official-confirms Some U.S. military personnel have been told to leave several Middle East bases, including Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, as tensions in the region continue to rise. U.S. officials confirmed the move, describing it as a precautionary posture change rather than a full evacuation. The decision comes among growing instability involving Iran and increased concerns that U.S…. Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/15/eu-launches-aid-flights-to-sudans-darfur-as-humanitarian-crisis-escalates The European Union has launched an emergency “air bridge” to deliver humanitarian aid into Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region, where mass atrocities, starvation, and displacement have left millions in urgent need. The first of eight planned aid flights carried around 100 tonnes of supplies, including water, shelter materials, sanitation, and health items from EU stockpiles and partner groups. This… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/16/canadian-mp-blocked-from-west-bank-rejects-israels-safety-concern-claims Canadian lawmaker Jenny Kwan and five other Members of Parliament were denied entry into the Israeli-controlled West Bank, with Israeli authorities citing public safety concerns to justify turning back the delegation at the Jordan border. The group of around 30 Canadians, organized by The Canadian-Muslim Vote, had planned a three-day fact-finding mission to meet Palestinians and Jewish families… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/17/israel-to-advance-plans-for-9000-houses-in-occupied-east-jerusalem Israeli authorities are expected to advance plans to build about 9,000 new housing units in a settlement in East Jerusalem on the site of the abandoned Qalandiya airport. The settlement area is in northern East Jerusalem, in a densely populated Palestinian urban corridor. Critics are saying the project aims to create an Israeli enclave surrounded by Palestinian areas… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/trump-orders-blacklisting-muslim-brotherhood-branches-as-terrorist-groups President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. officials to begin the process of designating Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, and Jordan as terrorist organizations, accusing them of supporting Hamas and, in Lebanon’s case, siding with both Hamas and Hezbollah in their war with Israel. The decree also cites an Egyptian Brotherhood leader allegedly calling for violent attacks, though… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/19/trump-pledges-cooperation-and-coordination-to-end-sudans-civil-war President Donald Trump announced that he intends to intervene in Sudan’s civil war, saying the decision came after a personal request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the prince’s visit to Washington, DC. Trump made the pledge both at the Saudi Investment Forum and on Truth Social, claiming his administration began working on the issue within… Read more »
Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/24/france-seeks-progress-on-nuclear-dispute-as-araghchi-set-to-visit-paris France will host Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Paris this week for talks aimed at reviving cooperation between Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) amid stalled nuclear negotiations. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says the meeting will press Iran to return to its obligations under the defunct nuclear deal, while also addressing the situation of… Read more »
