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Beyond Venezuela, what does Maduro’s fall mean for isolated Iran?

To counter US influence and demonstrate global reach, Iran had for years invested heavily in Venezuela as a politically aligned, economically...

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A Correspondent In Tehran

France, UK conduct joint strikes against IS in Syria

Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists...

yesterday 1

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Agence France-Presse

114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan's Darfur: medical sources

Attacks by Sudan's army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical...

yesterday 8

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Agence France-Presse

Yemeni government accuses separatists of Aden restrictions

By Ahmed Elimam and Maha El Dahan DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - Yemen's Saudi-backed government on Sunday accused UAE-backed southern separatists of...

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By Ahmed Elimam And Maha El Dahan

New clashes in Iran as protests enter second week: rights groups

New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first...

yesterday 1

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By Stuart Williams

Rights group says at least 16 dead in Iran during week of protests

By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) - At least 16 people have been killed during a week of unrest in Iran, rights groups said on Sunday, as...

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By Elwely Elwelly

Radio frequency loss grounds flights in Greece, stranding thousands

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Flights across Greece were grounded on Sunday after a collapse of radio frequencies crippled air traffic communication, stranding...

yesterday 1

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Flightradar24.com

At least four killed in protest clashes in western Iran: rights groups

At least four people were killed in western Iran on Saturday in clashes between protesters and security forces, two rights groups said, accusing...

yesterday 1

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Agence France-Presse

Shop for marble, threaten Iran, capture Maduro: Trump's dizzying holiday routine

By Gram Slattery PALM BEACH, Florida, Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump capped the holidays with an unprecedented strike on Venezuela,...

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By Gram Slattery

Sudanese flee across border and back to escape overrun oil town

When paramilitary fighters closed in on the Sudanese border town and oil field of Heglig, paraplegic Dowa Hamed could only cling to her husband's...

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By Amal El-Hussein

UN chief calls on Israel to reverse NGOs ban in Gaza

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was "...

previous day 5

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Agence France-Presse

Iran's Khamenei says protesters' economic demands fair, warns 'rioters'

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more...

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Agence France-Presse

Iran security forces member stabbed, shot dead at protest: agency

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more...

previous day 4

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Agence France-Presse

Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen's Hadramawt

Saudi-backed troops on Saturday retook the resource-rich Yemeni province of Hadramawt, Yemen's presidency said, after confrontations between forces...

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Yemen presidency says Saudi-backed forces retake key province

Saudi-backed troops on Saturday retook the resource-rich Yemeni province of Hadramawt, Yemen's presidency said, after confrontations between forces...

previous day 4

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Saudi-backed forces make advances in Yemen's Hadramawt says military

Saudi-backed troops on Saturday retook the resource-rich Yemeni province of Hadramawt, Yemen's presidency said, after confrontations between forces...

previous day 4

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Iran unrest: 4 scenarios as protests spread, regime weighs options

As casualties mount amid nearly a week of unrest in Iran, Donald Trump's threat to "rescue" demonstrators has sharpened tensions, forcing Tehran to...

friday 2

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A Correspondent In Tehran

Yemen’s STC announces self-determination process for south: What to know

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced on Friday the start of a “transitional phase” aimed at ultimately achieving independence, a major...

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Adam Lucente

Saudi Arabia launches Hadramout offensive as Gulf rivalry haunts Yemen

The fighting in Hadramout between the Saudi-backed government and southern separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates is continuing, pointing...

friday 5

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Beatrice Farhat

Yemen's STC aims to hold an independence referendum in two years

Jan 2 (Reuters) - Yemen's southern separatist movement said on Friday it aims to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years...

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Adam Lucente

Iran's protests: What we know

Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with...

friday 5

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By Alice Hackman And Tiphaine Le Liboux

Yemen separatists announce two-year independence transition in shock move

Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence Friday despite reporting 20 deaths in airstrikes from a Saudi-led...

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States was "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran killed protesters, prompting Tehran to warn...

friday 1

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Agence France-Presse

Yemen separatists launch two-year independence transition as strikes kill 20

Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence Friday despite reporting 20 deaths in airstrikes from a Saudi-led...

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Factbox-Who is fighting in Yemen?

By Yousef Saba DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Yemen's more than decade-long civil war has flared up after a United Arab Emirates-backed separatist...

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By Yousef Saba

Seven killed as Saudi coalition strikes UAE-backed forces in Yemen

Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence Friday despite reporting 20 deaths in airstrikes from a Saudi-led...

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By Saeed Al-Batati

Young golfer named as first Italian victim of Swiss bar blaze

ROME, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Emanuele Galeppini, a 16-year-old Italian international golfer who lived in Dubai, was named on Friday as the first of...

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Stephanie Lecocq

Trump threatens Iran over protest deaths as unrest flares

DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Friday to come to the aid of protesters in Iran if security forces fire on them,...

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Majid Asgaripour

Best of frenemies: Saudi, UAE rivalry bursts into view

For years, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia projected geopolitical and economic power across the Gulf and beyond, seemingly in tandem. But...

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By Callum Paton

Israel's Netanyahu among partygoers at Trump's New Year's Eve fete

US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a glittering New Year's Eve party at his lavish Mar-a-Lago resort on...

01.01.2026 3

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Agence France-Presse

Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul

Thousands joined a New Year's Day rally for Gaza in Istanbul Thursday, waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and calling for an end to the violence...

01.01.2026 1

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Agence France-Presse

Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests

Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living...

01.01.2026 3

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Agence France-Presse

Israel says it 'will enforce' ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza

Israel on Thursday said 37 humanitarian agencies supplying aid in Gaza had not met a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards", and...

01.01.2026 2

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By Gianluca Pacchiani

Israel confirms ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza

Israel on Thursday said 37 humanitarian agencies supplying aid in Gaza had not met a deadline to meet "security and transparency standards", and...

01.01.2026 5

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By Gianluca Pacchiani

Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic woes

By Elwely Elwelly DUBAI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - Several people were killed during unrest in Iran on Thursday, an Iranian news agency and a rights group...

01.01.2026 1

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By Elwely Elwelly

UN chief condemns Israeli law blocking electricity, water for UNRWA facilities

By Jasper Ward Dec 31 (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned on Wednesday a move by Israel to ban electricity or...

01.01.2026 2

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By Jasper Ward

Iran prosecutor pledges 'decisive' response if protests destabilise country

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response"...

31.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Filmmaker Panahi says Iran protests 'to move history forward'

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests which have gripped his country in recent days aimed "to move history...

31.12.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President...

31.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response"...

31.12.2025 1

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Agence France-Presse

Sydney falls silent before fireworks bring in 2026

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President...

31.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

US grants temporary licence to Russian-controlled Serbian oil firm NIS: Serbian minister

The United States has granted a temporary licence to NIS, a majority-Russian owned Serbian oil company caught up in US sanctions against Moscow's...

31.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Israel begins demolishing 25 buildings in West Bank camp

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to...

31.12.2025 1

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Agence France-Presse

Israel to ban 37 aid groups operating in Gaza

Israel plans to ban 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian...

31.12.2025 1

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Agence France-Presse

World begins to welcome 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President...

31.12.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Hoping for better year ahead, Gazans bid farewell to 'nightmare' of 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, Palestinians in Gaza are marking the new year not with celebration, but with exhaustion, grief and a fragile hope that...

31.12.2025 3

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By Youssef Hassouna

Factbox-UAE foreign policy in spotlight after Yemen escalation

By Yousef Saba DUBAI, Dec 31 - The United Arab Emirates has pursued an assertive foreign policy and carved its own sphere of influence across the...

31.12.2025 2

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By Yousef Saba