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Former Iraqi provincial governor arrested as graft crackdown continues 

09 August 2026

News|Corruption The former governor of Iraq’s Saladin province, Ahmed al-Jubouri, also known as Abu Mazen, has been ar...

Concerns mount over integrity of Israel’s upcoming October elections 

09 August 2026

Concerns are being raised about the integrity of Israel’s upcoming general election with politicians, civil society gr...

UAE extradites alleged international crime boss Daniel Kinahan to Ireland 

09 August 2026

The United Arab Emirates has extradited alleged Irish cartel boss Daniel Kinahan, with the 49-year-old expected to appea...

Syria says it reached deal with Moscow on future of Russian bases 

09 August 2026

News|Bashar al-Assad Syria says it has reached a deal with Moscow on the future of Russia’s two military bases in the ...

What now as Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza? 

09 August 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected United States President Donald Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza, ...

Indonesia closes national park in East Java as wildfire expands 

09 August 2026

Indonesian authorities have closed off all access to Mount Bromo national park in East Java province as a fast-moving wi...

Israel’s ‘Green Rafah’ plan aims to fragment Gaza, experts say 

09 August 2026

Israel has quietly given the green light for infrastructure work to begin in a designated area of southern Gaza, accordi...

Israel rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza 

09 August 2026

DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, News|Israel-Palestine conflict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has rejec...

Which other countries could join the Turkiye-Saudi-Pakistan defence pact? 

09 August 2026

Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a mutual defence pact in Mecca, in what analysts say could be a step towa...

Why is Pezeshkian urging an end to Iran’s ‘no war, no peace’ status? 

09 August 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for an end to what he describes as a state of “neither war nor peace”...