January, 2026

• 15 January

  Airlines To Avoid Iranian, Iraqi Airspace, As Officials Warn War is ‘Imminent’

  

  Lufthansa Group has announced its airlines will avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace “until further notice” amid the escalating threats of a U.S. military strike from Donald Trump. The German company, which operates multiple airlines including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Eurowings, also said it would avoid overnight flights …

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• 15 January

  US evacuates some personnel from Qatar air base amid Trump threat to strike Iran

  

  Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned Tuesday that Tehran will retaliate for any attacks on the country. The US military has begun evacuating some of its personnel from Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar as President Donald Trump weighs potential military strikes against Iran’s government, two officials briefed on the …

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• 15 January

  Spotlight on Iran and the Shiite Axis

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• 15 January

  Europe and Central Asia Overview: January 2026

  Bulgaria: Government quits in the wake of demonstrations against the budget The publication of a draft national budget for 2026, proposing an income tax increase, prompted thousands of Bulgarians, mostly young, to take to the streets of the capital, Sofia, and over 30 towns and cities across the country on …

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• 15 January

  Attacks escalate against SDF in Deir Ezzor

  

  Northeastern Syria has witnessed heightened security and military escalation over the past hours, marked by a series of attacks targeting military positions of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), alongside intensive troop movements and reinforcements along contact lines. Enab Baladi’s correspondent in Deir Ezzor reported today, Tuesday 13 January, that several …

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• 15 January

  US labels Lebanon’s Jamaa Islamiya a ‘foreign terrorist organization’

  

  U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as “terrorist” organizations, imposing sanctions on them and their members in a decision that could have implications for U.S. relationships with allies Qatar and Turkey. The Treasury and State …

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• 15 January

  Hamas seeks to rebuild shattered leadership as it faces postwar uncertainty

  

  Vote for political bureau set to take place early this year, with Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Mashaal seen as top contenders to lead terror group under pressure to disarm Hamas is preparing to hold internal elections to rebuild its leadership, decimated by Israel during the war in Gaza, which it …

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• 15 January

  Des avions cargo américains ont inondé le golfe Persique depuis le 1er décembre

  

  En décembre 2025 et janvier 2026 (jusqu’au début/mi-janvier), les renseignements open source (OSINT) et les données de suivi des vols indiquent une augmentation significative du nombre d’avions de transport militaires américains (principalement des avions de transport lourds comme le C-17 Globemaster III et le C-5M Galaxy) volant vers ou vers …

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• 15 January

  Al-Hijri insists on independence with Israeli guarantees

  

  The spiritual leader of the Druze Unitarian community in Suwayda, Hikmat al-Hijri, called for full independence, without ruling out passing through a transitional phase of self rule under the supervision of an external guarantor, proposing Israel for this role as “the most suitable party,” according to his remarks. Al-Hijri stressed …

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• 15 January

  After Failed Truces, Will the Newest Ceasefire in Aleppo Hold?

  

  Negotiations between the government and the SDF over integrating the latter’s members into the national army or reaching specific security arrangements yielded no tangible results, reigniting tensions in Aleppo [ALEPPO] The Syrian government forces announced Saturday the suspension of their military operations in the Sheikh Maqsood neighborhood of Aleppo in …

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