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WEB1 day ago · Israel vows to retaliate against Iran after missile attack. Iran launched missiles toward Israel on Tuesday, just four days after Israeli strikes in Beirut killed the leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, Hassan Nasrallah. Israel.
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WEB3 days ago · The already volatile situation in the Horn of Africa is unlikely to subside soon as Egypt expands its role in Somalia, further raising tensions with Ethiopia. By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey. In Exmouth, reporting on North Africa and Gulf politics.
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WEB3 days ago · Iraq's Sudani: US troop withdrawal does not mean end of security relationship. At an event hosted by Al-Monitor and the US Chamber of Commerce, the prime minister discussed Iraq’s plan to achieve energy independence by 2030 and his desire to drawdown the US military presence in the country. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
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WEB3 days ago · By Adam Lucente , Rosaleen Carroll. Analysis. For the sixth time since 2021, the European Union’s naval air mission was blocked from inspecting the cargo of a Turkish-flagged vessel suspected of ferrying weapons to Libya. By Amberin Zaman. In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture.
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WEB3 days ago · Israel buoyant after killing Nasrallah, mulls risky Lebanon ground invasion. After the killing of the Hezbollah chief, Israeli security chiefs disagree on a potential ground incursion into southern Lebanon. By Ben Caspit. In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense.
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WEB2 days ago · Despite the mirage of a united front between China, Iran and Russia, the "growing cooperation" represents mere snippets of a much more complex nexus of bilateral and multilateral interactions that tend to be more dialectical than reported. Keep up with Al-Monitor's top stories with a morning digest from across the region.
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WEB3 days ago · Record-high Israeli settler violence in West Bank with 1,246 attacks since Oct. 7: ICG. A new report by the International Crisis Group says Israeli settler attacks since the Gaza war have resulted in 21 deaths of Palestinians and 643 injuries, with the destruction of nearly 23,000 Palestinian-owned trees. Palestine.
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WEB3 days ago · First in 30 years: How Allenby Bridge attack could upend Jordan-Israel ties. Despite the strained relationship between Jordan's King Abdullah and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, neither of the governments wishes to see the breakout of violence on the border or the Temple Mount. By Ben Caspit.
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WEB4 days ago · Activists and humanitarians who spoke to Al-Monitor said the grassroots initiative is crucial to aid efforts in Sudan due to the localized nature of their response and difficulties international organizations face in the country. Sudan. Analysis.
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WEB2 days ago · Saudi Arabia has recently undertaken a significant reorganization of its top military leadership, with new senior appointments to the kingdom’s joint, land and naval forces — a step that could mark a pivotal shift in the country's defense strategy and domestic balance. By Francesco Schiavi.