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Children walk between tents and rubble in Jabalia camp in the Gaza Strip, past a black water tank and collapsed buildings

UNICEF Counts 340 Gaza Children Killed in the Ceasefire; Sewage Is Next

UNICEF told reporters in Geneva that more than 340 children have been reported killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, seven of them in the past two weeks. Its sharper warning: a half-full

October 17, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani seated opposite Lebanese President Joseph Aoun beside the Lebanese flag at Baabda Palace

Qatar Offers to Fund Lebanon’s Power Plant, but Gives No Price or Date

Qatar's prime minister visited Beirut on Friday, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Qatar will finance and operate an electricity project at no upfront cost to the Treasury. A solar plant with

October 16, 2026

Business·Government and Politics·News

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi seated in front of an Iraqi flag

Iraq Completes Its Cabinet With a US-Designated Militia Leader as Deputy PM

Iraq's parliament completed Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's cabinet on Thursday, seating a US-designated militia leader as deputy prime minister. The vote leaves the migration ministry vacant and the treasury's dollar shortage unsolved.

October 16, 2026

Government and Politics·News

A speaker at a podium during the grand opening ceremony of Lenovo's regional headquarters in Riyadh, with an audience in Saudi headdress in the foreground

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

Saudi Arabia drew SR159.1 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, a third more than a year earlier, but outflows nearly doubled and net flows rose only 1.7 percent. GASTAT's annual bulletin

October 16, 2026

Business·Economy·News

Abdul Latif Al Bazzari, 59, with a bandage above his eye, touches olives on a branch in his family's grove near Nablus

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

Settler attacks tied to the West Bank olive harvest have already passed last year's full-season total, the UN's humanitarian office OCHA said as the harvest officially opened. The counts of the dead

October 16, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Judges and court officials seated at the bench during a hearing in the coastal events case at the court in Aleppo, Syria

Aleppo Court Sentences Two to Death, Clears Two Defence Ministry Members

A military court in Aleppo sentenced two men to death on Thursday and cleared two Defence Ministry members of homicide over Syria's March 2025 coastal violence. Ten defendants were ruled on, against

October 15, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Israeli Ad Firm Helped Spyware Target Al Jazeera, Citizen Lab Says

Researchers at Citizen Lab and Confiant say Tel Aviv ad company DiscoverTech secretly helped spyware developers deliver no-click hacks, targeting at least 45 devices at Al Jazeera in 2024 and 2025. Five

October 15, 2026

News·Technology

A woman in a black headscarf shapes dough beside a clay oven while two children watch

Amnesty: Riyadh Airport Attack Killed 13; Civilians on Both Sides at Risk

Amnesty International says the Houthi attack on Riyadh's airport killed 13, one more than Saudi authorities reported, and warns that civilians on both sides of the border are paying for the escalation.

October 14, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iranian and Azerbaijani delegations seated along a long table during Ilham Aliyev's meeting with Iran's Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Baku

Iran’s Interior Minister Briefs Aliyev on Talks Neither Side Names

Iran's interior minister told Azerbaijan's president he had briefed him on ongoing negotiations aimed at easing regional tensions, according to the presidency's readout. Neither government says who is negotiating with whom, or

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

Guests seated around a large round table with a floral centerpiece at a dinner in Baku for participants of the CICA summit

Qatar’s Emir Reaches Baku Summit One Day After Calling Gaza a Genocide

Qatar's emir landed in Baku for the CICA summit a day after telling his Shura Council that Gaza is undoubtedly a genocide, while Israel's president was already meeting Azerbaijan's leader there. The

October 14, 2026

Government and Politics·News

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UNICEF Counts 340 Gaza Children Killed in the Ceasefire; Sewage Is Next

Qatar Offers to Fund Lebanon’s Power Plant, but Gives No Price or Date

Iraq Completes Its Cabinet With a US-Designated Militia Leader as Deputy PM

Saudi Foreign Investment Jumped 33.5% in 2025, but Net Gain Was 1.7%

West Bank Olive Harvest Opens With Settler Attacks Past Last Year’s Total

Aleppo Court Sentences Two to Death, Clears Two Defence Ministry Members

Israeli Ad Firm Helped Spyware Target Al Jazeera, Citizen Lab Says

Amnesty: Riyadh Airport Attack Killed 13; Civilians on Both Sides at Risk

Iran’s Interior Minister Briefs Aliyev on Talks Neither Side Names

Qatar’s Emir Reaches Baku Summit One Day After Calling Gaza a Genocide

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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