Jordan Al Bawaba

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:47:08 +0000
Unannounced deal could reshape Gaza's political landscape
ALBAWABA — A Palestinian source, privy to the conversations, suggests that unannounced agreements might have been struck between Hamas and the United States, possibly aiming to alter the political and security landscape within the Gaza Strip...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:58:32 +0000
UK admits threatening ICC Prosecutor over Gaza war probe
ALBAWABA — The British government has officially acknowledged that David Cameron, the former foreign secretary, reached out directly to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan...

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:36:17 +0000
Greenland in exchange for Kyiv? Inside the "Disturbing deal" feared between Trump and Putin
ALBAWABA — European officials and analysts are expressing unease about a possible U.S.–Russia arrangement...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:48:42 +0000
France seizes suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker
ALBAWABA- French naval forces intercepted and boarded the oil tanker Grinch in the western Mediterranean between Spain and Morocco, in a high-profile enforcement of international sanctions on Russian oil exports...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:20:54 +0000
Ukraine, Russia and U.S. to hold first trilateral talks in UAE
ALBAWABA- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Thursday that representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the United States will hold their first trilateral talks since the start of the war, meeting in the United Arab Emirates on January ...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:00:38 +0000
Commuter train hits construction crane near Cartagena in Spain
ALBAWABA- A commuter train on Spain’s narrow-gauge FEVE line collided with a construction crane in the Alumbres district near Cartagena on Thursday, injuring several passengers and briefly disrupting rail services in the Murcia region...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 14:49:49 +0000
10 Indian soldiers killed as army vehicle plunges into gorge
ALBAWABA- At least 10 Indian Army personnel were killed and another 10 injured when their vehicle plunged into a 200-foot-deep gorge in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:12:01 +0000
Israel allows residents of 18 extra settlements to carry weapons
ALBAWABA - Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir approved the issuance of gun licences to residents of 18 extra illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Channel 12 reported Thursday...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:25:25 +0000
Shooting kills 3, injures 1 in Australia's New South Wales
ALBAWABA - A shooting attack took place in a town in New South Wales state in Australia on Thursday, killing three people, the police announced, adding that another person was injured...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 06:40:37 +0000
Rifaat Assad, Butcher of Hama, dies aged 88
ALBAWABA - Rifaat Assad, uncle of Syria's ousted President Bashar Assad, who is well known as the "Butcher of Hama", died at the age of 88 in the UAE...

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:55:40 +0000
Pakistan: Death toll in Karachi mall fire jumps to 55
ALBAWABA - At least 55 people were killed in a fire that broke out inside a shopping mall in Pakistan, a Karachi government official told AFP on Thursday...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:49:36 +0000
Turkey's radar installation in Damascus seen as challenge to Israeli air force
ALBAWABA - Israeli media outlets are buzzing with the news: Turkey has allegedly installed a sophisticated radar system at Damascus International Airport...

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:08:04 +0000
Trump: We will blow Iran off the face of the earth If It carries out Its threat
ALBAWABA — President Donald Trump stated he has given unequivocal orders for a severe retaliation against Iran should Tehran attempt to assassinate him, a clear sign of escalating tensions between the U...

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...

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