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NewsDesk MC April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 anti-tank missiles, Bashar al-Assad, counterterrorism, daesh, Damascus, Global Coalition against Daesh, Homs, insurgency, islamic state, Middle East security, militant groups, Palmyra, post-Assad Syria, RPG launchers, SANA, security raid, syria, Syrian Conflict, Syrian Interior Ministry, Syrian security forces, terrorist cell

Syrian Forces Raid Homs Cell, Seize Heavy Weapons in Security Sweep

Londo — Syrian authorities said they dismantled what they described as a terrorist cell in the central province of Homs

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NewsDesk MC April 27, 2026April 27, 2026 Bekaa Valley, border conflict, ceasefire, china, drone attack, hezbollah, Iran-backed group, israel, Israeli airstrikes, Israeli troops, Joseph Aoun, Lebanese politics, lebanon, Lebanon war, Middle East conflict, military escalation, Nabi Chit, Naim Qassem, peace talks, regional tensions, southern Lebanon, U.S.-brokered ceasefire

Israel Expands Lebanon Strikes to Bekaa Valley Despite Fragile Ceasefire

Beirut — Israeli forces launched airstrikes in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Monday for the first time since a U.S.-brokered

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, Asim Munir, Benjamin Netanyahu, ceasefire talks, donald trump, energy crisis, Haitham bin Tariq, hezbollah, Iran blockade, Iran Pakistan talks, Ishaq Dar, Islamabad mediation, jared kushner, Lebanon strikes, Middle East tensions, oil shipping route, Oman diplomacy, Pakistan mediation, regional diplomacy, Reuters style report, Revolutionary Guards, Shehbaz Sharif, Steve Witkoff, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran negotiations, US Iran tensions

Iran FM Returns to Pakistan as Mediation Effort Survives US Trip Cancellation

Islamabad -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was expected to return to Pakistan on Sunday for renewed talks with senior officials

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 African geopolitics, Berbera, breaking diplomacy, diplomatic recognition, Diplomatic Relations, East Africa politics, Gideon Saar, Gulf of Aden, Hargeisa, Horn of Africa, israel, Israel Africa relations, Israel ambassador, Israeli foreign policy, Michael Lotem, Middle East Diplomacy, Mohamed Hagi, Red Sea corridor, Reuters style report, Somalia dispute, Somalia sovereignty, Somaliland, Somaliland independence, Somaliland recognition, strategic maritime route

Israel Names First Ambassador to Somaliland After Recognition Move

Jerusalem — Israel appointed its first ambassador to Somaliland on Sunday, deepening ties with the breakaway Horn of Africa region

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Arabian Sea, butane exports, CENTCOM, Central Command, energy sanctions, guided missile destroyer, Gulf Security, international shipping, iran sanctions, Iranian oil exports, maritime interception, maritime security, Middle East tensions, propane shipments, sanctions enforcement, sanctions evasion, Sevan vessel, shadow fleet, shipping routes, tanker blockade, tanker redirection, Tehran oil revenues, US Iran relations, US Navy, US Treasury, USS Pinckney

US Navy Turns Back Sanctioned Tanker in Arabian Sea Amid Iran Oil Crackdown

Washingto — The U.S. military said on Saturday it intercepted a sanctioned merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea and ordered

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 African conflict, Al-Nao Hospital, burial teams, civilian volunteers, community kitchens, displacement crisis, emergency care, food insecurity, humanitarian crisis, humanitarian response, Khartoum crisis, medical volunteers, Omar al-Bashir, Omdurman, pro-democracy protests, rapid support forces, resistance committees, rsf, Sabreen market bombing, Sudan army, Sudan conflict, Sudan war, takkaya, Urban Warfare, volunteer networks, war survivors

Volunteers Keep Khartoum Alive Amid Sudan War

Khartoum — As fighting between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces continues to devastate Khartoum, ordinary civilians have become

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NewsDesk MC April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Abbas Araghchi, Benjamin Netanyahu, donald trump, Hezbollah strikes, Iran blockade, Iran talks, Islamabad diplomacy, jared kushner, jd vance, Karoline Leavitt, Lebanon ceasefire, Masoud Pezeshkian, Middle East Diplomacy, nuclear negotiations, oil exports, Pakistan mediation, Pete Hegseth, regional tensions, Reuters style report, sanctions pressure, Shehbaz Sharif, Steve Witkoff, Strait of Hormuz, Tehran negotiations, US foreign policy, US Iran tensions

Trump Rejects Iran’s Revised Proposal, Halts Pakistan Talks Push

Islamabad— U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran’s revised proposal to ease tensions with Washington was “not enough,”

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026

Ukraine Deepens Drone Alliance With Azerbaijan in Strategic Security Pivot

Kyiv — Ukraine and Azerbaijan signed six cooperation agreements on Saturday focused heavily on security and defense industry collaboration, as

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 airstrike, Al-Shifa Hospital, Beit Lahiya, ceasefire, civilian casualties, funerals, gaza, Gaza Health Ministry, hamas, humanitarian crisis, Islam Al-Tanani, israel, Israeli strikes, Khan Younis, Middle East conflict, military operations, Nasser Hospital, Oct. 7 attack, Palestinians, pregnant woman, tel aviv

Funerals Held in Gaza After Israeli Strikes Kill Pregnant Woman and Her Children

Tel Aviv — Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday held funerals for a pregnant woman carrying twins and two of her

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NewsDesk MC April 25, 2026April 25, 2026 Ali Fayad, Ali Khamenei, artillery shelling, border tensions, ceasefire, donald trump, hezbollah, israel, Israeli strikes, Khiam, lebanon, Middle East war, Nabatieh, National News Agency, rocket launchers, south Lebanon, Srifa, Touline, Wadi Al-Hujair, Yater, Yohmor Al-Shaqeef

Israeli Strikes Kill Four in South Lebanon Despite Extended Ceasefire

Beirut — Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people on Saturday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, despite a ceasefire between