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Gaza power plant on track to resume operations after 2-year-plus shutdown: Administrator

Gaza power plant on track to resume operations after 2-year-plus shutdown: Administrator

Lack of power in war-battered enclave has had catastrophic repercussions in all areas of life

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West Bank facing worst humanitarian crisis since 1967 amid Israeli operations in refugee camps: UN refugee agency
24.01.2026

West Bank facing worst humanitarian crisis since 1967 amid Israeli operations in refugee camps: UN refugee agency

UNRWA head says mass displacement, widespread demolitions in northern refugee camps under Israel’s ‘Iron Wall’ operation have pushed tens of thousands deeper into poverty

Lebanese prime minister reaffirms commitment to monopolizing arms nationwide in meeting with French president
24.01.2026

Lebanese prime minister reaffirms commitment to monopolizing arms nationwide in meeting with French president

Nawaf Salam tells Emmanuel Macron that Beirut will proceed with plan to place all weapons under state control, while demanding Israel halt ceasefire violations, withdraw from occupied territory

Syria forms judicial committees to review legal status of Raqqa prison inmates after SDF terror group's withdrawal
24.01.2026

Syria forms judicial committees to review legal status of Raqqa prison inmates after SDF terror group's withdrawal

Move follows handover of al-Aktan prison in Raqqa as Damascus says it is restoring state authority, ensuring detainees’ legal, humanitarian rights

YPG/SDG terror group supporters arrested in Brussels after attacks on police officers
24.01.2026

YPG/SDG terror group supporters arrested in Brussels after attacks on police officers

9 officers injured after objects thrown at them during demonstration, Federal Prosecutor's Office tells Anadolu

Iraq urges EU states to repatriate ISIS-linked detainees
24.01.2026

Iraq urges EU states to repatriate ISIS-linked detainees

Baghdad says EU countries must take responsibility for nationals held on terror charges