Security
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Qatar PM Meets CENTCOM Chief after Israeli Strike on Hamas Leaders
DID Press: Qatar’s PM and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday, following an Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha. Sources said the officials discussed strengthening strategic ties between…
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US Delegation’s Kabul Visit: More than Prisoner Swap
DID Press: By accepting talks with U.S. representatives, Taliban’s caretaker government seeks to demonstrate its engagement is not limited to the East and its regional neighbors, but that it is also prepared to establish balanced relations with the West. A…
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Poll: Two-State Resolution Symbolic, Not Effective
DID Press: A latest survey on the recent UN resolution supporting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict shows that a majority of respondents view the move as having no significant impact on peace and stability in the Middle East,…
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Ansar Allah Claims Hypersonic Ballistic Missile Strike on Tel Aviv
DID Press: Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement announced it carried out an attack on several targets in Tel Aviv using a hypersonic ballistic missile. “Yemeni forces conducted a special military operation with ‘Palestine-2’ hypersonic ballistic missile, equipped with multiple warheads, which…
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Taliban Caretaker Government Consults Austria on Identifying Criminal Afghanistani Migrants
DID Press: A delegation from the Taliban caretaker government met with Austria’s Ministry of Interior in Vienna to facilitate identification of Afghanistan nationals slated for deportation. The Austrian ministry described this cooperation as “necessary” for carrying out the deportation of…
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Uzbekistan Denies Reports of Returning Helicopters to Afghanistan
DID Press: Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied reports the country plans to return helicopters to Afghanistan. On September 10, Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban caretaker government, announced that Uzbekistan agreed to hand back helicopters that were flown into…
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UN Backs Two-state Solution, Excludes Hamas from Palestinian Politics
DID Press: UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted “New York Declaration,” a landmark resolution mapping out concrete, time-bound and irreversible steps toward a two-state solution to end the decades-long conflict between Israel and Palestine. The resolution, passed with 142 votes in…
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Deadly Afghanistan Quake Was ‘Divine Warning’ against Taliban, Says ISKP
DID Press: Islamic State’s Khorasan branch (ISKP) issued a provocative statement linking the recent deadly earthquake in eastern Afghanistan to the Taliban’s campaign against its fighters, describing the disaster as a “divine warning” against the de facto rulers. In a…
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US Congress Approves $400B Military Aid to Ukraine for 2026
DID Press: US Congress approved a major defense spending bill allocating $400 billion in military aid to Ukraine in 2026, reaffirming Washington’s commitment to Kyiv amid its ongoing war with Russia. The House of Representatives passed $900 billion annual defense…
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Saudi Crown Prince Condemns Israeli Attack on Qatar, Urges Arab and International Action
DID Press: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman condemned Israel’s recent attack on Qatar targeting Hamas leaders, describing the assault as a violent aggression against a brotherly country and the region at large. The Crown Prince emphasized that responding to…
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