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09/08/2025

Following the 12-day war with Israel, Iran is increasing its military budget to repair its crippled air defense systems, pursuing procurement from China and Russia as commanders claim confidence in preventing renewed conflict. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/iran-turns-china-russia-bolster-air-defenses-it-preps-next-israel-war

09/07/2025

Moscow faces growing challenges coordinating in Libya and sustaining its regional presence after losing its key Syrian ally and confronting Ankara’s expanding influence. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/after-setbacks-syria-and-turkish-gains-libya-russia-scrambles-retain

Moscow faces growing challenges coordinating in Libya and sustaining its regional presence after losing its key Syrian ally and confronting Ankara’s expanding influence.

09/07/2025

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas over hostages https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/trump-issues-last-warning-hamas-over-hostages

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he was issuing a "last warning" to Hamas, saying the Palestinian militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza."The Israelis have accepted my terms. It is time for Hamas to accept as well. I have warned Hamas about the consequences of not accepti...

09/07/2025

UK police say almost 900 arrests made at Palestine Action demo https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/uk-police-say-almost-900-arrests-made-palestine-action-demo

A total of 890 people were arrested in London during a protest this weekend in support of the banned group Palestine Action, the capital's Metropolitan Police said Sunday.The force said 857 people had been arrested under anti-terror laws for supporting a proscribed group during Saturday's demonstrat...

09/07/2025

Inside Israel's Yemen operation that decapitated Houthi leadership

Since Israel's intelligence began focusing on the Houthi threat in July, efforts to quell the threat from Yemen have grown much more precise. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/inside-israels-yemen-operation-decapitated-houthi-leadership

Since Israel's intelligence began focusing on the Houthi threat in July, efforts to quell the threat from Yemen have grown much more precise.

09/07/2025

NEW: Turkey's Steel Dome air defense system: Game changer or work in progress?

The delivery of 47 domestically built air defense vehicles highlights Ankara’s deepening defense prowess, yet experts warn of production bottlenecks and integration challenges.

09/07/2025

NEW: After setbacks in Syria and Turkish gains in Libya, Russia scrambles to retain Mediterranean sway

Moscow faces growing challenges coordinating in Libya and sustaining its regional presence after losing its key Syrian ally and confronting Ankara’s expanding influence.

09/07/2025

'Palestine 36' shines light on Arab revolt against British rule https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/palestine-36-shines-light-arab-revolt-against-british-rule

In "Palestine 36," director Annemarie Jacir recounts a year of Arab revolt against British colonial rule that she says is crucial to understanding current events in the Middle East. "You can't understand where we are today without understanding 1936," Jacir told AFP a day after the film's world prem...

09/07/2025

In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/tears-and-pain-after-deadly-sudan-landslide

In the remote mountain village of Tarasin in Sudan's western Darfur, three successive landslides struck without warning last week."The people lost everything," Francesco Lanino, operations director at Save the Children, told AFP via Zoom from Port Sudan after a team from the charity arrived in the d...

09/06/2025

Indie favorite Jarmusch beats out Gaza war film for Venice top prize https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/indie-favorite-jarmusch-beats-out-gaza-war-film-venice-top-prize

A gentle study of dysfunctional families by veteran American director Jim Jarmusch clinched top prize at the Venice Film Festival Saturday, while a harrowing docu-drama about the Gaza war took second.Jarmusch's "Father Mother Sister Brother" starring Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver and Tom Waits, drew m...

09/06/2025

Egypt says describing displacement of Palestinians as voluntary is 'nonsense' https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/09/egypt-says-describing-displacement-palestinians-voluntary-nonsense

CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Saturday that describing the displacement of Palestinians as voluntary is "nonsense".Israel earlier called on Gaza City residents to leave for the south, as its forces advance deeper into the enclave’s largest urban area. (Reporting...

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