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Political parties and lawmakers warn of being drawn into the war in Yemen, calling for clarification of the military mission and its costs before Oct. 26 vote on authorization. Read full article on Alhurra website ➡️ alhurra.com/en/47378
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Donald Trump’s endorsement of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came with a warning to Tehran that the U.S. and Israel could soon “finish the job.” As the Nov. 3 U.S. midterms set the stage for 2028, the unfinished Iran war could become a defining issue in the emerging contest about who becomes America’s next president. #MBN_Agenda Read more ➡️ alhurra.com/en/47245 Subscribe ➡️alhurra.com/en/newsletter
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Akeel Abbas writes to #MBN_Magazine This extensive regional expansion of the factions’ activities, and their tangible impact on global energy supplies, has prompted Washington to take a firm position on their disarmament, amid pressure from Gulf states to the same end. @akeel11111 Read full article on Alhurra website ➡ alhurra.com/en/46270
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Ezzedine Fishere writes to #MBN_Magazine How can well-meaning and ostensibly reasonable people still embrace a strategy that failed repeatedly over a century? How can they not see it? How can secularists and liberals embrace an Islamist movement that would destroy them if it had the power? @FishereEzzedine Read full article on Alhurra website ➡ alhurra.com/en/46260
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While the prime minister’s challengers stress that the Israeli people will decide, they don’t want to risk any future ties to Washington by criticizing the U.S. president’s endorsement. Read more ➡️ alhurra.com/en/47252
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Through lobbying firms and direct contact with the White House and Congress, Saudi Arabia is working to broaden U.S. support for confronting the Iran-backed Yemeni group. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/47234
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Complaint Filed Against Lebanon’s Ambassador to Washington Revives Debate Over Criminalizing Contact With Israel
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Joumana Haddadwrite to #MBN_Magazine: Disarmament cannot remain an aspiration expressed elegantly every few months. It must become an enforceable policy, with obligations, deadlines, scrutiny, and consequences. Read full article on Alhurra website ➡ alhurra.com/en/46791
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The rebels are pushing to seize the southwestern Yemeni city that is a gateway to Aden, the government's temporary capital, and to the country’s Red Sea coast. Read full article on Alhurra website ➡️ alhurra.com/en/47113
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The rebels are pushing to seize the southwestern Yemeni city that is a gateway to Aden, the government's temporary capital, and to the country’s Red Sea coast. Read full article on Alhurra website ➡️ alhurra.com/en/47113
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For more than 10 days, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have been launching ballistic missiles and drone attacks against critical Saudi infrastructure in retaliation for the kingdom’s support for government forces fighting the group in Yemen. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46926
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🔲 A raid on a medical warehouse in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday has brought renewed attention to tensions between Lebanon’s state security agencies and Hezbollah over the limits of security operations in areas where the group holds sway. 🔲 A Lebanese security source speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media told MBN that people tried to stop the security patrol from carrying out the raid. The operation proceeded with army support. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46976
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Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia aim to end Riyadh's role in Yemen. The Iran-backed rebels are hitting Saudi airports and oil infrastructure to force Riyadh to drop its support for Yemen's government and to win a place in any U.S.-Iran settlement. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46926
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Private-sector traders have suspended coordination for truck shipments into Gaza, citing what Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) described as threats and financial demands by Hamas, which the U.S. State Department has designated a foreign terrorist organization. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46877
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Houthi attacks: How did Houthi missiles and drones penetrate Saudi Arabia’s sophisticated air defenses? Trump weighs retaliation: Will President Donald Trump conduct a risky strike against the Houthis, which could trigger a wider conflict and threaten Red Sea shipping? Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46668
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The U.S. State Department expressed concern after Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine was attacked and injured by Israeli settlers while covering the olive harvest in the West Bank on Friday. Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46940
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Houthi attacks: How did Houthi missiles and drones penetrate Saudi Arabia’s sophisticated air defenses? Trump weighs retaliation: Will President Donald Trump conduct a risky strike against the Houthis, which could trigger a wider conflict and threaten Red Sea shipping? Read more ⬇️ alhurra.com/en/46668
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