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United Arab Emirates plans to bankroll first ‘planned community’ in south Gaza
ByCate Brown in Washington January 23, 2026

Exclusive: Blueprints describe a ‘case study’ community where residents submit biometric data to gain entryThe United Arab Emirates plans to fund “Gaza’s first planned community” on the ruined outskirts of Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city. Palestinian r…

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Trump says US ‘armada’ heading to Middle East as Iran death toll put above 5,000
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 23, 2026January 24, 2026

US president says ‘we have a lot of ships’ going in that direction and that Washington is watching Iran closelyDonald Trump has said an American “armada” is heading towards the Middle East and that the US is monitoring Iran closely, as activists put th…

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Spanish court points finger at Israel as it drops Pegasus spyware case again
BySam Jones in Madrid January 23, 2026

Judge shelves inquiry into use of Israeli-made software to target ministers’ phones citing chronic lack of cooperationSpain’s highest criminal court has again shelved its investigation into the use of Israeli-made Pegasus software to target the mobile …

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‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice? – podcast
By January 23, 2026

During the conflict, the Damascus suburb became a killing field. But some of Assad’s henchmen are still around – and even working with the new governmentBy Melvyn Ingleby. Read by Selva Rasalingam Continue reading…

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Trump’s Gaza plan is a rebuff to Israeli extremists, but will soon be put to test
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent January 22, 2026

Blueprint presented by Jared Kushner shows unified Gaza run by Palestinians, with Rafah crossing to open next weekAmid the hullabaloo and self-congratulation of Donald Trump’s “board of peace” launch in Davos, his administration laid out specific plans…

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‘It has been overwhelming’: Sudanese friends complete 900-mile UK walk
ByJessica Murray Social affairs correspondent January 22, 2026

Giel Malual and John Kuei trekked from Dungeness to John o’Groats to raise funds for new schools in SudanWhen Giel Malual set out to walk the length of the UK to raise money to open a school for displaced children from his home country of Sudan, he did…

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Not all efforts to rebuild Aleppo are local | Letters
ByGuardian staff January 22, 2026

The Aga Khan Trust for Culture has restored eight key areas of the medieval souk, notes Luis Monréal Your long read article is a powerful account of the impacts of Syria’s civil war on the city of Aleppo (Out of the ruins: will Aleppo ever be rebuilt?,…

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UAE ordered to pay £260,000 to trafficking victim exploited by diplomat in London
ByDiane Taylor January 22, 2026

High court ruling marks first time a foreign state has been held liable for domestic servitude by its envoy on UK soilThe United Arab Emirates must pay more than £260,000 to a victim of human trafficking who was exploited by one of its diplomats in Lon…

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‘Open the gates’: riots, fires and escape attempts as Syrian army takes over IS camp
ByWilliam Christou in al-Hawl, Syria January 22, 2026

Director of al-Hawl camp describes chaotic scenes as Kurdish guards fled and government fighters arrived. Will Christou reports from al-HawlThe children crowded the wire fence, waiting for the guard to turn his back, and made a break for it. They pumpe…

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The revolutionary women of Rojava are in grave danger. That has consequences for us all | Natasha Walter
ByNatasha Walter January 22, 2026

For a decade, the autonomous territory in Syria has been a bastion of gender equality. It holds important lessons for the fight against authoritarianismA year ago, I was in north-east Syria, in the Kurdish-dominated area known as Rojava, listening to s…

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