Friday, January 16, 2026

Middle East

130k Palestinians facing home demolition threat: Report

As many as 130,000 Palestinians, who live in the areas occupied by the Israeli regime following a war in 1948, face the threat of demolition of their homes and other structures, according to a new report.

Hezbollah says US blocked Iran oil delivery to Lebanon

A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has stated that the United States prevented crisis-hit Lebanon from receiving the fuel shipment from Iran to ease power outages amid deepening economic crisis.

Hezbollah: US Democrats, Republicans both back Israeli crimes

Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stated that both Democrats and Republicans in the United States have always supported the Israeli regime’s crimes and killing of Palestinians.

Palestinian man killed by Israeli troops in West Bank

Israeli troops have killed a 29-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Rafat Ali Ayyaseh, during a military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to local reports.

10 killed in air raid on fuel convoy near Iraq-Syria border

An airstrike on a convoy carrying fuel across the Iraqi border into Syria killed at least 10 people late Tuesday, members of paramilitary groups operating in the area confirmed.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in Nablus

Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager while escorting settlers to Joseph's Tomb on the outskirts of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.

UN opens hearings over Israeli rights abuses

A United Nations independent commission of inquiry has begun public hearings on the human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Canadian soldier, US citizen die in Iraq

The Canadian Armed Forces announced that one of their members has died in Baghdad due to reasons not related to military operations earlier this week. In a separate incident, an American citizen died in the Iraqi capital city under unclear circumstances, an informed source confirmed.

Bahrain says to further develop cooperation with Israel

Bahrain has announced it will continue to build up its partnership with Israel as former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing allies are about to form a new government.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in WB

Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian teenager and seriously wounded another during an attack near a town in the north-central part of the occupied West Bank.

Bahrain activists urge Pope to press Manama to end rights abuse

Relatives of Bahraini political prisoners have called on Pope Francis to put pressure on the Manama regime to end human rights abuses across the kingdom. They called on the pontiff to highlight the plight of the inmates by visiting their families and even prisoners themselves

Report: Saudi Arabia steps up attacks on US-based dissidents with Israeli spyware

Saudi Arabia has stepped up its crackdown on dissidents on the United States' soil, using an Israeli spyware, an investigative report has revealed.

Iraqi PM says Baghdad asked to continue to facilitate Iran-Saudi talks

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani has expressed hopes the country will continue to host the talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia during his term in office.

Russia calls for closer ties with Arab states

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for stronger relations with the Arab League, proposing closer cooperation in maintaining regional security and in resolving a number of ongoing conflicts.

Exit polls: Netanyahu poised to win Israeli election

Exit polls show former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared well placed to return to power following Tuesday’s election that saw his right-wing bloc heading for a narrow majority, lifted by a strong showing from his far-right allies.

Report: Saudi courts hand down death sentences to 15 political dissidents

An international human rights organization has confirmed that Saudi Arabia’s courts have sentenced more than a dozen anti-Riyadh activists to death following “unfair trials and based on confessions coerced through torture and ill-treatment.”

Israelis vote in fifth election in less than four years, strong coalition unlikely

Israelis are back at the polls to vote in parliamentary elections for the fifth time in just three and a half years, with the race expected to be close between supporters of opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents.

Officials say US mulling reduction of Saudi military aid over oil dispute

The White House is considering rolling back military aid to Saudi Arabia as a punishment for the decision by OPEC+, which is de facto led by Riyadh, to reduce oil production, US officials have told the news network NBC.

Many killed, wounded in Baghdad’s blasts

At least 10 people have reportedly been killed and more than 20 others injured in back-to-back explosions in the eastern part of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Hezbollah chief says Iran enemies in despair

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said the huge processions that came in the aftermath of the Shiraz terror attack amounted to a "decisive message" to Iran's enemies that all their hostile efforts against the Islamic Republic would end in failure.

Qatar evicts thousands of Doha–based workers ahead of World Cup

Qatar has emptied apartment blocks housing thousands of foreign workers in the same areas in downtown the capital Doha where visiting soccer fans will stay during the World Cup, workers who were evicted from their homes told Reuters.

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinians in the West Bank in a further escalation of their aggression in the occupied territories.

Iran’s president congratulates Iraqi premier on election

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated Mohammed Shia' Sabbar al-Sudani for his election as Iraq’s prime minister. Raisi expressed Iran's readiness to expand Tehran-Baghdad ties in all areas.

Iraq parliament approves new government

Iraqi lawmakers have thrown their support behind a government headed by the country's new Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.

US says OPEC+ decision contradicts earlier talks with Saudis on boosting oil output

The recent OPEC+ decision to cut oil production contradicts the negotiations between the Biden administration and Saudi Arabia on boosting oil output, White House Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby has stated.

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