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    Britain unlikely to assist US in possible attack on Iran – but may support Gulf if Tehran retaliates

    ByDan Sabbagh Defence and security editor January 29, 2026

    Deployment of RAF Typhoon squadron to Qatar signals willingness to help protect country from counterattackBritain is unlikely to assist the US in an attack on Iran but a deployment of RAF Typhoons to Qatar last week signals a willingness to assist regi…

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    Qatari plane hits Milan airport lights during arrival of Winter Olympics staff

    ByAngela Giuffrida in Rome January 28, 2026

    Aircraft carrying 104 personnel damaged lighting tower while making ‘wrong manoeuvre’ after landing A Qatari military cargo plane carrying security staff in Italy to assist with law enforcement for the Winter Olympics struck a lighting tower on Sunday …

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    Trump Could Begin Flying on Plane Donated by Qatar by Summer

    ByTyler Pager and Eric Schmitt January 22, 2026January 23, 2026

    It remains unclear whether the aircraft would get the full Air Force One security upgrades, which industry experts said could take up to two years to complete.

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    Israel and Arab Nations Ask Trump to Refrain From Attacking Iran

    ByEdward Wong and Tyler Pager January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel asked the president to postpone any planned attack. Israeli and Arab officials fear Iran could retaliate by striking their countries.

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    Gulf states and Turkey urged Trump not to launch strikes against Iran

    ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor January 15, 2026

    Fears that attack could lead to conflict across region prompted lobbying by longstanding US alliesSaudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and Oman urged Donald Trump not to launch airstrikes against Iran in a last-minute lobbying campaign prompted by fears that an…

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    Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran

    ByVivian Nereim January 14, 2026January 14, 2026

    While several of the Gulf Arab countries harbor little love for Iran, they worry that the consequences of rising tensions could blow back on them.

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    The best of the long read in 2025

    ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian December 23, 2025

    Our 20 favourite pieces of in-depth reporting, essays and profiles from the yearVictor Pelevin made his name in 90s Russia with scathing satires of authoritarianism. But while his literary peers have faced censorship and fled the country, he still sell…

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    Trump Signs Law Repealing Tough Sanctions on Syria

    ByAbdi Latif Dahir and Reham Mourshed December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

    The Caesar Act was imposed in 2019 in response to widespread and systematic violations of human rights by the regime of former dictator Bashar al-Assad.

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    ‘When you’re desperate, you fall for things easily’: the scam job ads on TikTok taking people’s money

    ByFiona Kelliher in London and Carlos Mureithi in Nairobi December 8, 2025

    Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds fake agencies using the social media platform to dupe Kenyans into paying for nonexistent jobs in EuropeLilian, a 35-year-old Kenyan living in Qatar, was scrolling on TikTok in April when she saw posts from a rec…

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    Disarming Hamas should not be first task of Gaza stabilisation force, Turkey says

    ByPatrick Wintour in Doha December 7, 2025

    Ankara’s foreign minister suggests international partners should start by separating Israeli troops from Hamas The international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza should make its priority the separation of Israeli troops and Hamas rather than the disar…

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