August 2026

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The Saudi Arabia–Turkiye–Pakistan security agreement: An emerging framework for collective defence, strategic autonomy and regional stability

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Agreement, ArabiaTurkiyePakistan, Autonomy, Collective, Defence, emerging, Framework, Regional, Saudi, Security, Stability, Strategic

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Smotrich says defeating Hamas requires Israeli control and settlements in Gaza – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Control, defeating, East, Gaza, Hamas, Israeli, Middle, Monitor, Requires, settlements, Smotrich

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Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades set conditions for talks on weapons, including Turkish withdrawal and disbanding of Peshmerga – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Brigades, Conditions, disbanding, East, Hezbollah, Including, Iraqi, Middle, Monitor, Peshmerga, Set, talks, Turkish, Weapons, Withdrawal

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Measles Cases Are Reaching Record Highs in America — ProPublica

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Patricia Callahan0Tagged America, Cases, Highs, Measles, ProPublica, Reaching, record

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Iran ‘won war and diplomacy,’ foreign minister says after Trump’s call for Tehran to surrender – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged call, Diplomacy, East, Foreign, Iran, Middle, Minister, Monitor, Surrender, Tehran, Trumps, War, Won

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Ukraine Loses Black Sea Ports and Air Defense Options

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 The Duran0Tagged Air, alex christoforou, alex duran, alexander duran, alexander mercouris, alexander the duran, ballistic missiles russia, Black, british drones, Defense, Donbass, duran alex, duran alexander, europe ukraine, kostiantynivka, Kremlin, Loses, nato ukraine, Options, Ports, putin trump, russia ukraine negotiations, russian drone offensive, russian economy, Sea, Slavyansk, Starmer, the duran, Ukraine, ukraine air defense, ukraine front line, ukraine war update, witkoff kushner moscow, Zelensky

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Palestinian Health Ministry: Oxygen station shutdowns threaten lives of dozens of patients, children – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged children, Dozens, East, Health, Lives, Middle, Ministry, Monitor, Oxygen, Palestinian, Patients, Shutdowns, Station, Threaten

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Israeli forces raid Bethlehem hospital and assault patients, visitors – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Assault, bethlehem, East, Forces, Hospital, Israeli, Middle, Monitor, Patients, Raid, visitors

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Sudan, Saudi Arabia sign agreement to establish strategic cooperation council – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Agreement, Arabia, Cooperation, Council, East, Establish, Middle, Monitor, Saudi, sign, Strategic, Sudan

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Kushner signals US support for Israeli operations in Gaza if Hamas refuses to disarm – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Disarm, East, Gaza, Hamas, Israeli, Kushner, Middle, Monitor, operations, Refuses, Signals, Support

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Call for international sanctions against Israeli military commander after Qusra attacks – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged Attacks, call, Commander, East, International, Israeli, Middle, military, Monitor, Qusra, Sanctions

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Colluding with violence: Aiding Israeli settlers in the West Bank – Middle East Monitor

August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 Mehdi Editor0Tagged aiding, Bank, colluding, East, Israeli, Middle, Monitor, Settlers, violence, West

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