Jordan Al Bawaba

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:44:08 +0000
Japan restarts world’s largest nuclear plant
ALBAWABA- Japan restarted operations at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest by capacity, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster triggered a nationwide reactor shutdown...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:30:21 +0000
Israeli drone strike kills Lebanese civilian in southern Lebanon
ALBAWABA- A Lebanese civilian was killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle in the Zahrani district, south of Sidon, local authorities and witnesses reported early Wednesday...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:38:38 +0000
Trump’s Davos trip interrupted mid-air, continues after plane switch
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump’s trip to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos was briefly disrupted on Tuesday night when Air Force One abruptly turned around mid-flight and returned to Washington, an incident that unfolded against a back...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 07:28:33 +0000
Netanyahu joins Trump-led ‘board of peace’ to oversee Gaza ceasefire
ALBAWABA- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that he has accepted an invitation from U...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:23:14 +0000
Carney warns world order ‘rupture’ as U.S.–Greenland standoff looms large at Davos
ALBAWABA- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a stark warning at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, saying the post-World War II U...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:22 +0000
Trump says Europe’s ISIS terrorists tried to flee Syrian prisons
ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump said European ISIS militants detained in Syrian prisons attempted to escape during recent unrest, adding that Washington worked closely with Syria’s new government and its leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, to contain th...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:58:00 +0000
Macron warns of ‘world without rules’ as Trump escalates Greenland threats
ALBAWABA- French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Tuesday that the international order is sliding toward a “world without rules,” where international law is ignored, and imperial ambitions are returning, in a thinly veiled rebuke of U...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 16:22:23 +0000
Damascus sets four-day deadline for SDF integration in Hasakah
ALBAWABA- Syria’s presidency announced on Tuesday that it has reached an understanding with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), giving the group four days to agree on a framework for the practical integration of Hasakah province into ce...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:12:02 +0000
About 120 ISIS members escape prison in Syria
ALBAWABA - At least 120 members of the Islamic States fled a prison in Al-Hasakah Governorate after the withdrawal of Syrian Democtaric Forces (SDF) from the area, Syria's Interior Ministry announced...

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:41:04 +0000
Israel unveils its strategy for dealing with Iran
ALBAWABA - Israeli media reported on Monday that Israel has significantly escalated its political and military rhetoric toward Iran, coinciding with a heightened state of security readiness...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:29:11 +0000
Japanese PM dissolves parliament, calls snap election
ALBAWABA- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced on Monday that she will dissolve the lower house of parliament on January 23, triggering a snap general election on February 8 in a bid to secure a renewed mandate for her economic and securi...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:56:47 +0000
Syrian army imposes curfew in al-Shaddadi as SDF collapses
ALBAWABA- Syrian government forces have imposed a total curfew in al-Shaddadi and the surrounding areas of Hasakah province, pledging to hunt down and recapture ISIS militants who allegedly escaped detention facilities amid the rapid collapse of the ...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:22:19 +0000
UAE president visits New Delhi, deepens strategic partnership with India
ALBAWABA- UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for a brief but high-level working visit, underscoring the growing depth of ties between the two countries...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:54:23 +0000
High-speed train collision kills at least 39 in southern Spain
ALBAWABA- At least 39 people were killed and more than 150 injured after two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain on Sunday evening, in one of the country’s deadliest rail disasters in recent decades...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:47:17 +0000
Explosion rocks hotel in Shahr-e-Naw, Kabul
ALBAWABA - A deadly blast took place in a hotel in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, city police and the Afghan government reported...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:17:47 +0000
Gaza Board of Peace members to pay $1 billion to extend their membership
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump has just invited Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin to be part of the "Board of Peace", the committee that will oversee the reconstruction of Gaza, the Kremlin said on Monday...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:31:04 +0000
Syrian forces are close to controlling Tishrin Dam, southwest of Manbij
ALBAWABA - Syrian government forces are expanding in the Kurdish area and are gaining control over several cities for the first time in a decade...

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:07:46 +0000
Uncontrolled wildfires kill 19 in Chile
ALBAWABA - Massive wildfires hit different areas in southern Chile, killing at least 19 people, Chilean authorities said on Sunday...

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:28:14 +0000
Did Iran use toxic chemicals against the protesters?
ALBAWABA - Newsweek reported that the Iranian regime may have used toxic chemicals to suppress the protests that have swept the country in recent weeks, according to a former British official...

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:43:00 +0000
SDF withdraw from Omar field, the biggest oil field in Syria
ALBAWABA - Syrian government forces captured Omar field, which is the country's largest oil field after the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...

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