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Ten-year-old Malak Khader, who lost her right leg, and who is the sole survivor of her family after all her relatives were killed in the Israeli army bombing of the Fatima Bint Assad School, in Jabalia in May 2025, helps her grandmother, Naifa Khader, 72-years-old, whom she now lives with, in a camp for displaced people in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Right: A displaced Palestinian man who lives amongst the rubble and debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Israeli military in over two years of military strikes on the Gaza Strip enclave, uses crutches to stands outside his shelter, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, yesterday. Source link
The Syrian General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport announced the resumption of air traffic at Aleppo International Airport starting next Tuesday. In a statement, the Authority affirmed it will continue focusing on the airport to develop its services and enhance the travel experience in a manner that meets passengers’ expectations and befits the people of Aleppo and all Syrians. The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Air Transport had announced on Jan. 6 the suspension of all flights to and from Aleppo International Airport for 24 hours due to security disturbances in the city of Aleppo. The suspension was subsequently extended for two consecutive weeks as security conditions escalated. The Authority attributed this decision to its concern for the safety of passengers and flight crews, with scheduled flights diverted to Damascus International Airport until the completion of the necessary technical and security assessments. Source link
A drone view shows people welcoming Syrian army following the withdrawal of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Maskanah, Syria, yesterday. Syria’s army took control of swathes of northern Syria and threatened to bomb parts of Raqa province yesterday after Kurdish forces pulled back from territory they had held for over a decade. The government appeared to be seeking to extend its grip on parts of the country under Kurdish control a day after President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree declaring Kurdish a “national language” and granting the minority official recognition. The Kurds have said the move fell short of their aspirations. The army drove Kurdish forces from two Aleppo neighbourhoods last week and took control of an area east of the city yesterday, after implementation stalled on a March deal that was supposed to see Kurdish forces integrated into the state. Authorities later announced they had seized two oil fields near the city of Tabqa in Raqa province. An AFP correspondent in Deir Hafer, some 50 kilometres east of Aleppo city, saw several fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) leaving the town and residents returning under heavy army presence. Syria’s army said four soldiers had been killed, while Kurdish forces reported several fighters dead, as both sides traded blame for violating the withdrawal deal.Kurdish authorities ordered a curfew in the Raqa region after the army designated a swathe of territory southwest of the Euphrates River a “closed military zone” and warned it would target what it said were several military sites. SDF chief Mazloum Abdi on Friday had committed to redeploying his forces from outside Aleppo to east of the Euphrates.But the SDF said yesterday that Damascus “violated the recent agreements and betrayed our forces during the implementation of the withdrawal provisions”. It said Kurdish forces were clashing with troops in an area south of Tabqa, “which was outside the scope of the agreement”.The army meanwhile urged the SDF leadership to “immediately fulfil its announced commitments and fully withdraw to the east of the Euphrates River”. The SDF controls swathes of Syria’s oil-rich north and northeast, much of which it captured during the country’s civil war and the fight against the Islamic State group over the past decade.US envoy Tom Barrack was in Erbil yesterday to meet Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi, a source in the presidency of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region told AFP. The US for years has supported the Kurds but also backs Syria’s new authorities. The US Central Command yesterday urged “Syrian government forces to cease any offensive actions in the areas between Aleppo and Al-Tabqa”, in a post on X. Source link
Turkiye is holding talks with countries in the region aimed at establishing a joint security alliance, the Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan has said. Speaking on Thursday during a meeting with local and international media in Ankara, Fidan said regional stability depends on closer and more effective cooperation among neighbouring countries.He warned that a lack of trust between regional states creates opportunities for external powers to intervene, or for terrorist groups to emerge and fuel internal conflicts.Fidan stressed the need for countries in the region to cooperate on security matters and to establish shared platforms to do so. He said regional states should make mutual commitments to guarantee each other’s security. According to the foreign minister, such cooperation could resolve up to 80 percent of the region’s problems. Source link
An Israeli military force, consisting of eight vehicles and three tanks, briefly entered the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Friday. Local sources reported that the force deployed in the village of Suwaiseh for about an hour before moving toward the village of Al Dawaya, while tanks positioned themselves on Abu Qubays hill. The force later withdrew without making any arrests.The incident comes amid repeated violations of the 1974 disengagement agreement. Syria has called on the international community to take action to stop such incursions and ensure the full withdrawal of occupying forces. Source link
The Saudi Royal Court yesterday announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud had left King Faisal Specialist Hospital after reassuring medical tests, QNA reported from Riyadh. The Royal Court issued the following statement yesterday: “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, on January 16, 2026, after completing medical examinations. The results were reassuring.” Source link
The prime minister of Yemen has been replaced by his foreign minister after the premier submitted the government’s resignation, the country’s Saudi-backed presidential body said. Prime Minister Salim Saleh BinBuriek met Presidential Leadership Council chairman Rashad al-Alimi and “submitted the government’s resignation to pave the way for the formation of a new government”, a statement published by news agency Saba, said. The presidential council posted on state media that foreign minister “Dr Shaya Mohsen Zindani is appointed prime minister and tasked with forming the government”. The statement published on Saba cited “efforts to restore state institutions, strengthen the unity of sovereign decision-making” and “defeating the coup” as reasons for the premier’s resignation. Source link
A Palestinian child was killed today, east of Ramallah, by the Israeli occupation.Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed into Al Khalayel area and fired at civilians, killing a 14-year-old boy Source link
Saudi Royal Court: Custodian of Two Holy Mosques undergoes medical tests in a hospital in Riyadh
The Royal Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has undergone medical tests.The Royal Court said in a statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud carried out medical tests today at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. Source link
Saudi Arabia informed Iran it will not allow its airspace or territory to be used to attack it, two sources close to the kingdom’s government said yesterday, as Washington threatens Tehran with possible military strikes. The message was conveyed as the United States warned it could respond to an Iranian government crackdown on protests, while Tehran has said it would strike US military and shipping assets in the event of a new attack. “Saudi Arabia has informed Tehran directly that it will not be part of any military action taken against it, and that its territory and airspace will not be used for that purpose,” a source close to the Saudi military said. A second source close to the government confirmed that message had been communicated to Tehran. The US has military assets in the Gulf, including in Saudi Arabia. Source link
