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February 25th, 2021

Recent Drone Attacks on Saudi Capital Were Launched From Iraq President Biden Speaks With Saudi Arabia's King Salman
Bahrain Discusses US-Iran Talks With Israel's Netanyahu Follow the Money: Myanmar Coup Puts Pressure on Army Businesses
Recent Drone Attack on Saudi Royal Palace Launched From Iraq Multiple Deaths in Haiti Prison Break, Including Jail Director
US President, Saudi King Have Phone Call Ahead of Expected Khashoggi Report Release Protester Jailed in Belarus for 10 Years as UN Warns of 'Human Rights Crisis'
Hundreds of Buildings Burned Around Tigray Town, Research Group Says Amnesty Says Eritrean Troops Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Civilians in Axum
New Report by Israeli NGOs Evaluates Impact of Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes on Families' Mental Health Hamas Releases 45 Prisoners in Gaza Strip Ahead of Elections
Kandahar Police Accused of Torture, Sexual Assault Six Afghan Security Personnel Killed in Herat Car Bomb Attack
US Carries Out Airstrike Against Militia Target in Syria German Man Charged With Passing Bundestag Details to Russia
Satellite Images Show Israel Expanding Secretive Nuclear Weapons Facility Global Military Spending Reached Record High in 2020 With US in the Lead
Israel Suspends Delivery of Vaccines to Other Countries Amid Legal Uncertainty In Iraqi Kurdistan, Civilians Count the Cost of Turkey's Fight Against the PKK
Emirati Academic Calls for 'Conditional' End to UAE Block on Qatari Media Pro-Military Marchers in Myanmar Attack Anti-Coup Protesters
Multiple Agencies Respond to 'Aircraft Incident' at Tyndall Air Force Base US Military May Sidestep Big Budget Cuts Backed by Progressives
Gunmen Kill 36 in Attacks in Northern Nigeria Democrats Pressure Biden on US Backing for Saudi War in Yemen
Niger: Two Dead, Hundreds Arrested in Post-Election Violence Palestinians Condemn Israel's Move to Send Vaccines Overseas
US Counterterrorism Operations Touched 85 Countries in the Last 3 Years Alone UAE: Princess Latifa Asks UK Police to Reopen Case Into Sister Shamsa's Kidnapping
Republicans Introduce Bill Opposing Lifting Iran Sanctions Gangs Kill 18 Villagers in Northern Nigeria
British Military Equipment Maker, BAE Systems, Net Profit Hit by Covid Turmoil Fourteen Killed at Religious Site in Central African Republic: Amnesty
Burkina Faso Military Kills 11 'Terrorists' in Jihadist-Plagued North Defense Head Austin Weighs Warship Needs in Pacific, Mideast
Biden Call With Saudi King Expected 'Very Soon' White House Says Ahead of Report on Khashoggi Murder Global Defense Spending, Led by US and China, Hits New High
Navy Sends Another Guided-Missile Destroyer Through Contentious Taiwan Strait Israel Freezes Program to Send Vaccines Abroad, Defense Minister Says
White House Has Not Made 'Final Decision' on Participation in Olympics in China Troops at US-Mexico Border Could Stay There for Three to Five Years, Report Says
UAE's First Ambassador to Israel to Take Up Post Next Week: Report Liberal US Jewish Groups Urge Biden to Reverse Trump Settlement Label Policy
Newly Elected Jewish Democrat Wants Biden to Take Tougher Line on Iran Nuke Deal Abbas Said to Veto Israeli Vaccination Station on Temple Mount
Bahrain Crown Prince Calls Netanyahu Regarding US-Iran Nuclear Talks Syria Gets Vaccines From 'Friendly Country' After Israel Said to Pay for Doses
Israel's Gantz Demands Netanyahu Halt Transfer of Vaccines to Other Countries Israeli Board Advances Controversial $11.5 Million Purchase of West Bank Land
China-US Relations: 'Let's Fix Our Own National Messes Before Competing With Beijing', Says Former Diplomat Japan Could Shoot at Official Vessels Aiming to Land on Senkaku Islands
Chinese Bombers in Strike Exercises After US Escalation in South China Sea Afghan Father Who Lost 3 Sons in War Calls for Peace
Pakistan Won't Support Taliban: Pakistani General Six Public Uprising Force Members Killed in Afghanistan Car Bomb Attack
Ghani Meeting Key Afghan Leaders to 'Form Consensus on Peace' Republic Team Hopes Taliban Engagement in Doha Continues
Palestinian FM: Israel's Use of Vaccines for International Diplomacy Is Immoral PA, Egypt Sign Deal to Develop Natural Gas Field Off Gaza
Israel: Satellite Images Show Secretive Nuclear Facility Undergoing Major Revamp Yemen: UN Aid Chief Urges Gulf States to Step Up to Avert 'Man-Made' Famine
US Journalist Bilal Abdul Kareem Banned From Reporting by Syrian Militants Two Dead in Shootout Between Philippine Police, Narcotics Agents
Pakistan Offers Sri Lanka $50m Credit Line for Defence Purchases Hunger-Striking Ethiopia Politicians 'Deteriorating' in Jail
Libya's New PM to Unveil Transitional Government MBS: Why the World May Be Stuck With the 'CEO of Saudi Inc.'
'Anarchist Jurisdictions' No More: Biden Revokes Trump's Order Clashes in Yangon as Facebook Bans All Myanmar Military Accounts
US Report on Khashoggi Murder Critical for Justice: UN Expert India, Pakistan Agree to Stop Cross-Border Firing in Kashmir
Armenian PM Slams 'Coup Attempt' as Political Tensions Rise Pro-Military Marchers in Myanmar Attack Anti-Coup Protesters
Facebook Bans Myanmar Military From Its Platforms With Immediate Effect Honduran President Says US Probe of His Alleged Drug Ties Could Scuttle Cooperation With Washington
Thousands Rally Behind Armenia's PM After He Accuses Army of Coup Attempt Supporters of Myanmar Military Coup Rampage in Yangon
China Denies Requiring US Diplomats to Take Anal Swab Tests India, Pakistan Militaries Agree to Stop Cross-Border Firing in Rare Joint Statement
Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Party MPs Targeted in Legal Barrage Gaza Is Open Again, to the South. but for How Long?
Libyan PM-Designate to Propose Unified Cabinet Under UN Aegis Qatar Says to Fund $60 Million Pipeline From Israel to Gaza
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February 24th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: 31 Killed; Security Operation in Diyala US Says Patience With Iran 'Not Unlimited'
US Warns China Against Sailing Near Japanese-Controlled Senkaku Islands Poll: Iranians Support Nuke Deal but No Further Concessions
Taliban Tells Members Not to Harbor Foreign Fighters Coalition Plans to Expand Giant ISIS Prison in Syria
Top US Lawmaker Links Palestinians to Antisemitism and Hate Crimes
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