DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy…
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Spreading protests expose legitimacy crisis for Iran’s leadership
Iran’s clerical leadership is facing one of the most serious challenges to its authority in decades, as nationwide protests driven by economic collapse, political disillusionment and generational anger spread across all 31…
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Turkish Airlines cancels Friday’s Istanbul-Tehran flights: airport
Turkish Airlines cancels Friday’s Istanbul-Tehran flights: airport
ISTANBUL, Jan 9, 2026 (BSS/AFP) – Turkish Airlines has cancelled its five Friday flights to the Iranian capital Tehran, which has been rocked by protests…
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Police fatally shoot Arab man in northern Israel; family denies he was armed
The deceased’s family called the incident a ‘summary execution,’ adding that he was unarmed. Earlier this week, police officers fatally shot an Arab Israeli man during a joint police and IDF overnight raid in the Bedouin village of Tarabin in…
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Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo
ALEPPO, Syria — Syria’s Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire on Friday after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo that displaced tens of thousands of people.
The…
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F-35 or F-15I? Inside the Israeli Air Force’s next fighter jet decision
Senior defense officials met Thursday in a key discussion chaired by Defense Ministry Director General Maj. Gen. (res.) Amir Baram, during which the IDF presented its main recommendations. The plan is expected to be submitted for approval to…
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Israeli occupation forces briefly detain dozens of Palestinians during raid on Yatta south of Hebron
HEBRON, January 9, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli occupation forces briefly detained dozens of Palestinians on Friday during a large-scale raid on the town of Yatta, south of Hebron, and carried out house raids in several areas across the…
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Protests sweep Iran despite internet shutdown as state TV warns of casualties : NPR
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran.
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Israeli colonists torch five vehicles in Bazariya village north of Nablus
NABLUS, January 9, 2026 (WAFA) — Israeli colonists set fire to five vehicles in the village of Bazariya, north of Nablus, at dawn on Friday, according to Palestinian security sources.
The sources told WAFA that a group of…
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Itamar Ben-Gvir backs death penalty law amid legal clash with Attorney-General
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to advance National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s death penalty bill three years ago, the minister claimed in a Maariv interview published Friday.
“This isn’t something I came up with…
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