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Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:46:54 +0000Drone attack on school kills 2 children, injures 12 in Sudan
ALBAWABA - A Sudanese medical source announced on Wednesday that a drone attack targeted a school in the city of El-Rahad in North Kordofan state, leading to the killing of two children...
Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:03:24 +0000Trump considers sending second armada to the Middle East
ALBAWABA - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he is considering sending another US "armada" to the Middle East to pressure Iran into accepting Washington's conditions and ink a nuclear deal...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:52:56 +0000China curbs U.S. Treasury exposure as global pressure mounts on dollar dominance
ALBWABA- Chinese regulators have instructed major commercial and private banks to limit new purchases of U...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:28:11 +0000Curfew and internet blackout imposed as fresh ethnic violence flares in India’s Manipur
ALBAWABA- Authorities in India’s northeastern state of Manipur imposed a curfew and suspended internet services across Ukhrul district on Tuesday, after renewed ethnic violence erupted in the Hill region, forcing residents to flee and destroying do...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:01:31 +0000Venezuela resumes oil exports to Israel under US-backed interim rule
ALBAWABA- Venezuela has shipped crude oil to Israel for the first time since mid-2020, signaling a sharp shift in its energy policy and foreign alignments following the installation of an interim government under US oversight, according to industry s...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:23:22 +0000Somali passenger plane skids into ocean near Mogadishu airport
ALBAWABA- A passenger aircraft operated by Somali carrier Starsky Airlines made an emergency landing on the Indian Ocean shoreline near Mogadishu on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction shortly after takeoff, with all passengers and crew e...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:19:20 +0000Netanyahu to discuss Gaza, Iran as he departs to Washington
ALBAWABA - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leaves Tel Aviv for Washington, where he is expected to meet with U...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:33:28 +0000US threatens to attack if Tehran doesn’t accept 4 conditions
ALBAWABA - Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps senior official Aziz Ghazanfari explained that the United States warned Tehran to accept all of its conditions if it wants to avoid war with Washington...
Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:53:04 +0000US attacks alleged drug-trafficking boat, kills 2
ALBAWABA - Two people were killed in a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, the US Southern Command said...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:43:30 +0000US seizes Venezuelan-linked tanker in Indian Ocean
ALBAWABA- US military forces have boarded the Panama-flagged Suezmax oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after a transoceanic pursuit from the Caribbean, part of an intensifying campaign to enforce sanctions on Venezuelan oil and disrupt the so-...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:37:37 +0000Yemen’s sixth government in exile sworn in Riyadh
ALBAWABA- Yemen’s newly formed government, the sixth to operate from exile in just over a decade, was sworn in on Monday at the Yemeni embassy in Saudi Arabia, underscoring both a political reset and the deepening crisis of legitimacy facing the in...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:53:21 +0000Takaichi secures sweeping mandate as LDP wins snap election landslide
ALBAWABA- Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, won a decisive landslide in the snap general election, capturing more than 310 of the 465 seats in the House of Representatives...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:28:14 +0000El-Sisi visits UAE amid quiet regional rifts
ALBAWABA- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrived in the United Arab Emirates for what was described as a fraternal visit, holding talks in Abu Dhabi with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan focused on regional stability and econ...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:02:33 +0000Iran arrests reformist politician Azar Mansouri over her stance on protesters’ deaths
ALBAWABA - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps arrested reformist politician Azar Mansouri and two other prominent figures on allegations of acting against the constitution and coordinating with enemy propaganda, local media reported on Monday.....
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 06:24:43 +0000Norway's Ambassador to Jordan Mona Juul resigns over links to Epstein
ALBAWABA - Norway’s ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, Mona Juul, has resigned after her name appeared in recently published documents relating to American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein...
Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:49:23 +0000Building collapse kills 9 in Lebanon's poorest neighborhood
ALBAWABA - Lebanon's Civil Defense teams are working hard to save people from under the rubble after a residential building collapsed in Tripoli city, northern Lebanon, on Sunday afternoon...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:40:49 +0000Iran missile program dominates upcoming Trump–Netanyahu talks
ALBAWABA - Israeli media say that Israel has told the US that it may take military action against Iran on its own if Tehran crosses what Israel sees as a red line when it comes to its nuclear missile program...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:37:17 +0000Iran missile program dominates upcoming Trump–Netanyahu talks
ALBAWABA - Israeli media say that Israel has told the US that it may take military action against Iran on its own if Tehran crosses what Israel sees as a red line when it comes to its nuclear missile program...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:14:40 +0000Israel pushes "Most Dangerous" settlement decision in the West Bank
ALBAWABA - The Israeli government has approved a series of far-reaching decisions that significantly expand its authority over the occupied West Bank, moves critics warn could undermine the Palestinian Authority and pave the way for de facto annexati...
Sun, 08 Feb 2026 14:44:10 +0000"We Don’t Trust Washington": Iran warns of unexploded bombs at nuclear sites
ALBAWABA — Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Sunday that inspections cannot take place without new security arrangements and emphasized Tehran's deep mistrust of Washington by stating that unexploded bombs are still present at nuclear f...