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Israel triples airstrikes on Iran, hitting 3,400 targets amid shift from US-led operations
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Israel triples airstrikes on Iran, hitting 3,400 targets amid shift from US-led operations

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Data from the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) indicates that Israel has significantly intensified its military campaign against...

Mar 09, 2026 08:38 PM 2 min read 2 sources
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Egyptian FM joins Arab League session on regional military escalation and Iranian strikes
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Egyptian FM joins Arab League session on regional military escalation and Iranian strikes

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty participated in a virtual extraordinary session of...

Mar 09, 2026 07:44 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Egypt's Al-Sisi: Lasting Middle East peace requires independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem capital
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Egypt's Al-Sisi: Lasting Middle East peace requires independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem capital

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said lasting peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved without the establishment of an independent...

Mar 09, 2026 07:42 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Iran's new Supreme Leader after father's death in U.S.-Israeli strike
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Mojtaba Khamenei appointed Iran's new Supreme Leader after father's death in U.S.-Israeli strike

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Military confrontations in the Middle East entered their tenth day as Iran continued exchanging strikes with the United States and Israel. Tehran...

Mar 09, 2026 07:41 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Erdogan criticizes Iran over missiles intercepted by NATO in Turkey; Imamoglu corruption trial begins
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Erdogan criticizes Iran over missiles intercepted by NATO in Turkey; Imamoglu corruption trial begins

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lamented that Iran does not heed the sincere warnings he has given it in the past. This statement came...

Mar 09, 2026 07:41 PM 2 min read 1 source
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Egypt and South Africa Ministers Open Virtual Seminar on Women's Role in Water Management for International Women's Day
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Egypt and South Africa Ministers Open Virtual Seminar on Women's Role in Water Management for International Women's Day

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Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hany Sewilam, and South Africa’s Minister of Water and Sanitation, Bimmy Majodina, opened a...

Mar 09, 2026 07:06 PM 2 min read 1 source
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UN warns of 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Gaza as aid blockade continues
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UN warns of 'catastrophic' hunger crisis in Gaza as aid blockade continues

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The United Nations has issued a stark warning of a "catastrophic" hunger crisis in Gaza, where an ongoing Israeli aid blockade has left over 1...

Mar 09, 2026 07:00 PM 1 min read 3 sources
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