Jordan Al Bawaba
Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:32:36 +0000Khamenei’s plan B: Supreme Leader to escape to Moscow if protests intensify
ALBAWABA - Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is planning to escape from Tehran to Moscow if protests continue to heat up, following the footsteps of Bashar Assad, The Times reported on Sunday...
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 21:19:26 +0000Beyond Venezuela: Trump’s moves rattle governments across Latin America
ALBAWABA - The crisis in Venezuela has entered a more complicated phase after a series of U.S. statements outlined how President Donald Trump’s administration views the future of power in the country, following Washington’s announcement of a mili...
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:32:27 +0000US story behind Maduro's arrest — and the doubts surrounding it
ALBAWABA — The US has given a full report on the operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife...
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:15:02 +0000Fighting kills at least 80 separatists in Yemen
ALBAWABA - Unrest and tension intensified in the past week in Yemen, leaving at least 80 Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatists killed amid fighting and strikes since Friday, AFP cited a military source in the Arab country...
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 07:08:43 +0000US 'large scale strike' in Venezuela kills at least 40
ALBAWABA - During the United States' operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, at least 40 people have died, a report by the New York Times revealed...
Sun, 04 Jan 2026 05:57:38 +0000UK, France carry out airstrikes on ISIS site in Syria
ALBAWABA - The British Ministry of Defence announced that London and Paris had carried out a joint attack overnight targeting an underground facility in Syria that the Islamic State had likely used to store weapons...
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 21:44:49 +0000Trump: Venezuela’s vice president will pay a "Heavy Price"
ALBAWABA - Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez demanded the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on Saturday, announcing a nationwide mobilization...
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 16:57:35 +0000Venezuela activates national defense council, vice president says state on high alert
ALBAWABA - Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez demanded the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores on Saturday, announcing a nationwide mobilization...
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:23:47 +0000"What If Putin Arrests Zelenskyy?": US lawmaker warns
ALBAWABA - A U.S. congressman has sharply criticized the reported U.S. military action in Venezuela and the claimed arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, warning that such actions could set a dangerous international precedent...
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 11:33:58 +0000How US delta forces could have carried out the arrest of Venezuela's president
ALBAWABA - Details surrounding the reported arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife remain unclear, but military analysts say the operation described by U...
Sat, 03 Jan 2026 10:46:47 +0000Trump: We attacked Venezuela and detained president Maduro and his wife
ALBAWABA - On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that American forces had conducted strikes in Venezuela, resulting in the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:43:19 +0000Israel attacks New York Mayor Mamdani a day after he takes office
ALBAWABA - Israel's government took aim at Zohran Mamdani on Friday, a day after he took office as New York City's mayor, over his initial policy choices concerning Israel and the definition of antisemitism...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:06:31 +0000STC reports fighting in Hadramout following alleged Saudi airstrikes
ALBAWABA - Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Friday that its forces had successfully repelled what they characterized as an initial assault in Hadramout province...
Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:21:47 +0000Suspected Islamic state member arrested in Turkey ahead of new year
ALBAWABA - Turkish officials announced on Friday that a man, suspected of ties to the Islamic State, had been detained...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:15:11 +0000Israel uses AI propaganda to fuel protests in Iran
ALBAWABA - Claims of artificial intelligence–generated propaganda have sparked controversy online after images shared by an official Israeli government-linked social media account were accused of misrepresenting events inside Iran amid ongoing prot...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:30:45 +0000Yemen-UAE tensions rise as flights halted at Aden airport
ALBAWABA - Yemen's internationally recognized government has tightened its grip on air travel to and from the United Arab Emirates, a step that has only intensified the already fraught relationship with the Southern Transitional Council (STC)...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:47:14 +0000Canada rejects Iran’s designation of its navy as ‘terrorist’
ALBAWABA- Canada dismissed Iran’s recent labeling of the Royal Canadian Navy as a “terrorist organization” as entirely baseless, amid rising diplomatic tensions between the two countries...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:56:06 +0000Trump orders withdrawal of national guard from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump announced that National Guard troops would be withdrawn from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, ending a months-long federal deployment to three major U...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:19:17 +000024 Russians killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Kherson region
ALBAWABA- At least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a Ukrainian drone strike targeting a café and hotel in the coastal village of Khorly in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region during New Year’s Eve celebrations, according to Russi...
Thu, 01 Jan 2026 06:49:24 +0000Deadly explosion hits ski resort in Switzerland
ALBAWABA- A powerful explosion tore through a crowded bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana early on New Year’s Day, killing several people and injuring others, Swiss authorities said early Thursday...