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Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, C-L, Mohammad Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman of the WGS2026, Dubai, Feb5, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani Meets UAE Minister Mohammed Al Gergawi in Dubai

Emirati flags flutter in Abu Dhabi on February 4, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

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Second Day of US-Mediated Negotiations Begin as Zelensky Says Putin Is “Only Scared of Trump”

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, L, Sultan Al Jaber, the United UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dubai, UAE, Feb. 4, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan PM Barzani Meets Emirati Industry Minister Sultan Al Jaber in Dubai

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Dubai, UAE, Feb. 4, 2026.

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Kurdistan PM Barzani Holds Key Talks with Arab League Chief on Regional Developments

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi, L, looks at his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan during a joint press conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP)

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Iran Seeks Changes to US Talks as Gulf Incidents Heighten Tensions

US, Russian and Ukrainian delegations meeting in Abu Dhabi, UAE for talks chaired by the UAE president. (Photo: Ukrainian Gov.)

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Ukraine, Russia, US Open New Round of War Talks in Abu Dhabi Amid Escalating Violence

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits through the Arabian Sea on April 5, 2012. (Photo: AFP)

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U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Near Aircraft Carrier in Arabian Sea

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze, Feb. 3, 2026, Dubai, UAE. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan Region PM Meets Georgian Prime Minister on Sidelines of World Governments Summit in Dubai

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani (L), Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, DPM and Minister of Interior of the UAE, in Dubai, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan Region PM Meets UAE Interior Minister in Dubai to Boost Bilateral Ties

Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the UAE president, Feb. 3, 2026, Dubai, UAE. (Photo: WGS 2026)

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UAE Urges Iran to Reach Deal With U.S. to Ease Rising Tensions

Members of US 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command stands next to a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery during the NATO multinational ground based air defense units exercise in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 20, 2017. (AP)

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U.S. Approves $15.6 Billion in New Arms Sales to Israel and Saudi Arabia

L-R: Flags of Iran and Israel. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

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Israel Shares Intelligence on Iranian Missile Program as Tehran Confirms Over 3,000 Protest Deaths

Family members mourn the death of a relative killed in an attack by Baloch separatists, at a hospital in Quetta on Jan. 31, 2026. (AFP)

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Ten Security Officials, 37 Militants Killed in Coordinated Attacks Across Southwest Pakistan

Displaced Yemenis receive food supplies provided by WFP, at a school in Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP)

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World Food Program Halts Operations in Rebel-Held Yemen After Terminating Staff Contracts

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech at the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, Nov. 26, 2025. (AFP)

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France Backs EU Push to Designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a Terrorist Organization

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R), Qatari Minister of State Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz al-Khulaifi, the Presidential Palace in Beirut. Jan. 26, 2026. (Photo: Lebanese Presidency)

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Syria Foils Weapons Smuggling to Lebanon as Qatar Unveils Major Aid Package