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Israeli police officers at the site where a vehicle was used, according to the authorities, during a ramming and stabbing attack in Afula, northern Israel, Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo: Israel Police)

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Deadly Attack in Northern Israel Leaves Two Civilians Killed, Government Orders Swift Security Response

Hargeisa downtown, capital of Somaliland, May 20, 2021. (Photo: Somaliland Gov.)

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Israel Officially Recognizes Somaliland as Independent State, Announces Full Diplomatic Ties

Saudi Air Force advanced F-15SA fighter jets. (AFP)

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Yemen Tensions Mount as Saudi Air Strikes Hit STC Forces in Hadramawt

Lebanese army soldiers stand next to the wreckage of a car that was trageted in an Israli air strike in Mazraat al Qnaitra on Dec. 22, 2025. (AFP)

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Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Depots and Infrastructure in Lebanon as Ceasefire Tensions Mount

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Saudi Arabia Urges Yemeni Separatists to Withdraw as Humanitarian Breakthrough Raises Cautious Hope

A Graphical map showing who controls what in Yemen. (Graphical map: Kurdistan24)

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Yemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Recover Bodies in Parallel With Major Prisoner Swap

Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu (L) and Libyan Chief of General Staff General Muhammad Ali Al-Haddad (C) saluting during an official ceremony in Ankara, Dec. 23, 2025. (AFP)

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Libya Army Chief Among Eight Killed in Business Jet Crash Near Ankara

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (AP)

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Israel’s Defense Minister: Israel Will Remain in Gaza and Will Not Withdraw From Syria

Kuwaiti minister of public works Nora al-Mashaan (R) signs deal with China to advance Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port on Boubyan Island. (Photo by KUNA / AFP)

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Kuwait Signs $4.1 Billion Port Construction Deal With China to Expand Global Trade Role

The photo shows a view of Tehran and the Iranian flag. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

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Netanyahu to Brief Trump on New Military Options Amid Concerns of Iran’s Missile Resurgence

Lebanese soldiers secure the site of an Israeli drone strike that targeted a truck in the village of Sibline, south of Beirut, on Dec. 16, 2025.

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One killed as Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon despite ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump, R, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, signing Gaza peace plan, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct. 13, 2025. (AFP)

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U.S., Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye Review Gaza Ceasefire, Push Preparations for Phase Two

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, L, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, shaking hands in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 21, 2025. (Kurdistan24)

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Kurdistan PM, Egypt’s President Discuss Regional Stability and Investment in Cairo

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, L, Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Henu, Cairo, Egypt. Dec. 20, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Arrives in Cairo on Official Visit

Vehicles drive through flood waters following heavy rains, in Sharjah on Dec. 19, 2025. (AFP)

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Torrential Rain Floods UAE Roads and Airports, Reviving Memories of 2024 Crisis

Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of al-Katrani on Dec. 18, 2025. (AFP)

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Israel Launches New Strikes on Southern and Eastern Lebanon Despite Ceasefire