A tribute to the late Father Emir from Al Jazeera’s Chairman of Board of Directors Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani.
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Activists say Moroccan authorities are intensifying repression of critical voices and the Gen Z protest movement.
Israel’s grip on the occupied West Bank tightens through outposts, demolitions, and army-backed settler raids.
Iranian state media is reporting that Tehran has targeted a US naval support base in Bahrain’s capital.
Donald Trump has threatened to strike Pickaxe Mountain, an underground nuclear-related complex.
Mobilisation of fighters and attacks signal the collapse of Yemen’s fragile peace, with regional implications looming.
Iran’s deputy FM accuses US of destroying the interim peace deal and says Tehran now has no commitments under MoU.
US President Donald Trump welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to the White House.
Analyst Alex Alfirraz Scheers says the US risks falling into an escalation trap if it launches a ground assault in Iran.
Donald Trump backs away from fee, says regional countries will instead invest in US in return for transit protection.
US President Donald Trump says he has abandoned his proposed 20% fee on cargo transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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