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Mecca pact deployment agreed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Türkiye, Pakistan Agree Rapid Military Deployment to Saudi Arabia Under Mecca Pact

Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan agreed to rapidly deploy forces to Saudi Arabia under the Mecca pact after an emergency Riyadh meeting...

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Yemen military operation: Yemeni government military convoy with the national flag moving through mountain terrain (illustration)
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Yemen: Saudi-Backed Govt Launches Offensive to Recapture Houthi Territory

Rashad al-Alimi announced on Sunday the start of military operations to retake all Houthi-held territory, hours after the Houthis cut the vital...

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Iran oil minister Mohsen Paknejad at the Petroleum Ministry after resigning amid the US oil blockade
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Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad Resigns Amid US Oil Export Blockade

Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, state media announced on Sunday, with NIOC chief Hamid Bovard named acting minister as a...

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Yemeni government forces advance during the Yemen Houthi offensive
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Iran Ready for US Attacks Amid Intensified Yemen Fighting

Yemen's government has announced a major offensive to retake all Houthi-held territory, while Iran says its armed forces are ready to confront...

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Oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz at dusk — Iran says there is no military solution to the war with the US
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Iran: No Military Solution to War Amid Stalled US Peace Talks

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday there is no military solution to the war with the US, as peace talks...

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Yemen military operation Houthis — Rashad al-Alimi, head of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council
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Yemen’s Leader Announces Military Operation to Retake Houthi-Held Territory

Rashad al-Alimi has announced the start of a major military operation to retake Houthi-held territory, as fighting intensifies across Yemen.

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Building collapses in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City targeting Hamas leader Ali al-Amoudi
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Israel Says It Tried to Kill Hamas’s Top Gaza Leader Ali al-Amoudi; Five Civilians Killed

Israel said it attempted to kill Ali al-Amoudi, described as Hamas's most senior figure in Gaza, in a pre-dawn airstrike in Gaza...

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Donald Trump speaking to reporters outside the White House on his Iran decision
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Trump Says Decision on Iran Coming: ‘Easy Way or the Hard Way’

WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the Trump Iran decision is coming soon, telling reporters outside the White...

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Aramco Riyadh fire — oil refinery facility in Saudi Arabia
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Fire, Smoke Seen Near Aramco Facility in Riyadh After Alleged Houthi Strike

Fire and smoke were seen near an Aramco facility in Riyadh after an alleged Houthi strike, as tensions in the region continue...

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Somalia Israel Berbera dispute: Berbera port on the Gulf of Aden at golden hour
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Somalia Rejects Israeli Presence ‘Under Any Circumstances’: President

Somalia's president has rejected any Israeli military presence in Somaliland 'under any circumstances', escalating the diplomatic row over Israel's December 2025 recognition...

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