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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a statement in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London

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Trump calls UK's Chagos deal with Mauritius 'stupid' and 'weak'

Britain forcibly displaced up to 2,000 indigenous Chagossians in the late 1960s and 1970s to establish the base on the Diego Garcia atoll

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 January, 2026

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Iran

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'Imminent US strikes' on Iran cause MENA flight chaos

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Agnese Boffano

14 January, 2026

International airlines have begun suspending flights to and from Iran citing security concerns [Getty]

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Protests in Iran

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Which airlines have suspended flights to Iran amid US threats?

The New Arab Staff

14 January, 2026

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Kuwait

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Kuwait revokes citizenship of its serving ambassador to London

The New Arab Staff

16 January, 2026

Morocco's King Mohammed VI (C), accompanied by his son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (L) appears on the balcony of the Parliament's headquarters in Rabat on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

Morocco's king accepts invitation to join Trump 'peace board'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 January 2026

Syrian army sends reinforcements to Meskene-Deir Hafir line

Fighting resumes in northeast Syria amid hunt for IS detainees

The New Arab Staff

20 January 2026

US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands as they arrive to speak to journalists during a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025

Israel demands blocking of Turkey, Qatar from Gaza 'peace board'

The New Arab Staff

20 January 2026

Senegal and Morocco players line up prior the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) final football match between Senegal and Morocco at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat

Morocco achieve record FIFA ranking, Senegal rise to 12th

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 January 2026

MENA

Clashes continue between the Syrian army and YPG who refuse to hand over Aktan Prison

Syrian army moves towards Hassakeh after SDF truce talks fail

Iran is witnessing the largest wave of social unrest since 2022

How many people were killed in the latest Iran uprising?

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Activists cry foul as Egypt shifts 25 Jan. holiday to Police Day

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Harrowing scenes from SDF-held prison show detained children

World

US President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the newly appointed Ambassador to India Sergio Gor in the Oval Office of the White on November 10, 2025

Trump lawyer calls UK 'unsafe for Jews', suggests US asylum

Stop 'appeasing' bully Trump, Amnesty chief tells Europe

Trump claims 'help' is coming but failed to specify what that means

Trump says world 'not secure' until US has Greenland

Mahmoud Khalil, one of the leaders of demonstrations in support of Gaza at Columbia University, speaking at a press conference in April 2024. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]

Mahmoud Khalil’s legal battle continues despite court decision

Economy

A banner bearing portraits of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg with a slogan is seen during a demonstration against the World Economic Forum (WEF) on the eve of the WEF annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2026.

Surging billionaire wealth a political threat, Oxfam warns

An aerial picture shows a view of loading docks at the port of Libya's northwestern city of Misrata

Libya to sign $2.7 bln partnership to expand Misrata free zone

A video grab taken on January 3, 2026 shows Pro-Saudi forces deployed at Seiyun International Airport in Yemen's Hadramawt province, following a recent offensive by UAE-backed secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC) forces. Yemen's UAE-backed separatists announced a two-year transition to independence January 2, 2026

Saudi Arabia pledges $500 million Yemen development after UAE withdrawal

Canada's Trade minister Maninder Sidhu delivers a speech during the opening session of the OECD ministerial Council meeting at OECD headquarters in Paris

Canada, UAE talks on free trade deal to start next month

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Energy

Long queues form in front of gas stations in Lebanon

Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium

Syria–Iraq oil pipeline revival

Syria, Iraq planning to revive Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline

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Israel's Netanyahu says approved $35 billion gas deal with Egypt

A picture taken on September 24, 2020 shows the Brega oil port in Marsa Brega, some 270kms west of Libya's eastern city of Benghazi.

Libya to announce first oil concessions in decades

Environment

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Morocco declares end of seven-year drought after winter rains

A Greenpeace activist holds a banner showing a wind turbine and that reads: "Future vs. Trump" as the same image is projected on the facade of the U.S. Embassy to protest against the withdrawal of the United States by newly-inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump from the Paris Agreement on January 21, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

Trump withdraws US from key climate treaty, deepening pullback

Iraq sandstorm [Getty]

Iraqis cover soil with clay, plant seeds to curb sandstorms

A man stands in flood waters to clear a drain as street floods near the Burj Khalifa (background) following heavy rains, in Dubai on December 19, 2025. Dubai police urged residents on December 18, 2025, to stay indoors unless it was "absolutely necessary" as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country which saw record downpours last year.

Flights cancelled, roads flooded as rare storm soaks UAE

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Sports

Morocco's remorseful Diaz sorry for penalty miss in AFCON final

India v Bangladesh: ICC U19 Men´s Cricket World Cup 2026

Bangladesh face deadline over refusal to play World Cup in India

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MENA Sports Wrap: Senegal shatter Morocco's AFCON dreams

Memphis Grizzlies' US small forward #00 Jaylen Wells (C) fights with Orlando Magic's German small forward #22 Franz Wagner (L) and Orlando Magic's US center #34 Wendell Carter Jr. (2R) during the 2025/2026 NBA season basketball match between the Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic at the O2 Arena in London on January 18, 2026.

Heckler interrupts US anthem at NBA game with Greenland protest

Offbeat

IShowSpeed stands on the pitch of a football statium with his hand covering his mouth. He wears Morocco's white kit

IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour with AFCON final appearance

IShowSpeed goes viral for 'first ever' Egypt pyramids livestream

US actor Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading "be Good", in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026

Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE on Golden Globes red carpet

British adult content creator Tia Billinger, known as "Bonnie Blue", arrives at Denpasar court for her trial in Denpasar, on Indonesia resort island of Bali on December 12, 2025.

Bonnie Blue banned from Indonesia for 10 years, officials say

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