Middle East
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Feb- 2026 -10 February
Somalia Signs Defense Agreement With Saudi Arabia
Somalia Monday signed a defense agreement with Saudi Arabia, as the Horn of Africa becomes an arena for proxy wars between Gulf monarchies, with Abu Dhabi at loggerheads with Riyadh.
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10 February
International Outrage Grows Over Israel’s Plans for West Bank
International outrage was growing on Monday at Israeli plans to tighten the country's grip over the occupied West Bank, with the United Nations chief saying he was "gravely concerned."
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9 February
Turkey, Egypt Sign $350M Defense Pact to Boost Arms and Joint Production
Turkey has agreed to a $350-million defense cooperation package with Egypt that will expand military supply ties and establish joint defense production capacity in North Africa.
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9 February
Israel Announces Measures to Deepen Control Over West Bank
Israel's security cabinet approved a series of measures on Sunday set to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank, paving the way for further settlement expansion in the Palestinian territory.
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9 February
Lebanon Surprised After Kuwait Includes Hospitals on ‘Terror’ List
Lebanon's health ministry expressed surprise and said it would seek clarification after Kuwait inscribed several private hospitals in the Mediterranean country on its "terror" list on Sunday.
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8 February
Iran Defies US Threats to Insist on Right to Enrich Uranium
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi ruled out Tehran ever giving up uranium enrichment in its negotiations with Washington.
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8 February
Top Hamas Leader Rejects Disarmament or ‘Foreign Rule’
A senior Hamas leader said that the Palestinian Islamist movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.
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8 February
Over 2,200 IS Detainees Transferred to Iraq From Syria: Iraqi Official
Iraq has received 2,225 Islamic State group detainees, whom the US military began transferring from Syria last month, an Iraqi official said.
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7 February
Trump Says US Talks With Iran ‘Very Good,’ More Negotiations Expected
US President Trump said that Washington had "very good talks" on Iran after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman.
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6 February
Elbit to Upgrade Israel’s Future CH-53K Helicopters With Local Systems
Israel has awarded Elbit Systems a $130-million contract to outfit indigenous aviation systems on the country’s future CH-53K Pereh heavy-lift helicopters.
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