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وُصُولُ قُوَّاتِ الْحُوثِيِّينَ إِلَى بَابِ الْمَنْدَبِ وَازْدِيادُ النُّزُوحِ فِي الْيَمَنِ
Reports said Houthi forces reached areas near Yemen’s Bab al-Mandeb Strait on September 11. The International Organization for Migration also reported that at least 46,000 people had been displaced by renewed fighting.
دُوَلُ مَجْمُوعَةِ «بْرِيكْس» تَدْعُو إِلَى ضَبْطِ النَّفْسِ فِي الشَّرْقِ الْأَوْسَطِ
BRICS countries adopted the New Delhi Declaration on September 12, 2026. The statement expressed concern about escalating Middle East tensions and called for restraint, civilian protection, and diplomacy.
مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ الْأَمْرِيكِيُّ يُقِرُّ حُزْمَةَ عُقُوبَاتٍ جَدِيدَةً عَلَى رُوسِيَا
The U.S. House approved a new package of sanctions targeting Russian officials, banks, energy, defense, and oil tankers. The bill now awaits President Donald Trump’s signature and includes possible tariffs on major buyers of Russian energy.
البَنْكُ المَرْكزِيُّ الأَمْرِيكِيُّ يَرْفَعُ سِعْرَ الفائِدَةِ
The U.S. Federal Reserve raised its target interest-rate range to 3.75%–4% on September 16, 2026. The central bank said inflation remains elevated and that the move supports its 2% inflation goal.
السُّلُطَاتُ الأُرْدُنِّيَّةُ تُسَيْطِرُ عَلَى تَسَرُّبِ غازِ الأَمُونْيَا فِي العَقَبَةِ
Jordanian authorities contained a limited ammonia gas leak at Aqaba Industrial Complex on September 14, 2026. Officials reported 14 injuries, mostly minor or moderate, and said air tests found no pollution.
مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِ اللِّيبِيُّ يَعْتَمِدُ اتِّفَاقَ لَجْنَةِ «٤+٤»
Libya’s House of Representatives adopted the final 4+4 committee agreement in Benghazi on September 14, 2026. Boycotting lawmakers questioned whether enough members were present for a legal quorum.
شَرَاكَةٌ جَدِيدَةٌ تُؤَسِّسُ مَعْهَدًا لِلذَّكَاءِ الِاصْطِنَاعِيِّ فِي بَيْرُوتَ
The American University of Beirut and CMA CGM have established a $10 million partnership for a new artificial intelligence and data science institute. Its research will include logistics, forecasting, automation, and sustainable operations.
عِلَاجَاتٌ مِيكْرُوبِيَّةٌ تُحَسِّنُ صِحَّةَ الْمَرْجَانِ فِي الْبَحْرِ الْأَحْمَرِ
Researchers at KAUST tested live and inactive microbial treatments on heat-stressed Red Sea coral. One treatment of each type improved coral health in a fifteen-day field experiment.
رِوَايَةُ «الْمُنْصَرِمُونَ» التُّونِسِيَّةُ تَفُوزُ بِجَائِزَةِ خَالِدِ خَلِيفَةَ
Tunisian writer Imad Ali Qeida has won the 2026 Khaled Khalifa Novel Award for his first unpublished novel, “Al-Munsarimun.” The novel links nineteenth-century Tunisia with life after the revolution in Nabeul.
لُبْنَانُ يُعِيدُ سَبْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ قِطْعَةً أَثَرِيَّةً إِلَى مِصْرَ
Lebanon returned 37 Egyptian artifacts that were seized in Beirut in 2020. The collection will be examined and restored in Egypt before its display locations are decided.
فَرِيقُ الْإِنْقَاذِ الْإِمَارَاتِيُّ يَعْثُرُ عَلَى عَشَرَةِ أَشْخَاصٍ مَفْقُودِينَ فِي نِيبَالَ
A UAE search-and-rescue team found ten people reported missing after floods in Nepal, raising its total to eighteen. Drones, aerial images, and three-dimensional maps are helping the team search difficult areas alongside Nepalese rescue workers.
وُصُولُ عَامِلٍ نِيبالِيٍّ إِلى مَكانٍ آمِنٍ فِي الشّارِقَةِ بَعْدَ نِداءٍ عَلَى فَيْسْبُوكَ
A Nepali worker reached safety in Sharjah after a Facebook appeal by Nepal’s science minister brought help from the Nepali community in the UAE. The rescue was led by the president of the Non-Resident Nepali Association in the UAE.
اَلنَّصْرُ يُعَادِلُ رَقْمَ رِيفَرْ بْلَيْتَ فِي اَلتَّسْجِيلِ اَلْمُتَتَالِي
Al-Nassr beat Abha 2–1 and reached 93 consecutive Saudi Pro League matches with a goal. The club equalled River Plate’s league-scoring record and can take it outright in its next league match.
إِبْرَاهِيمُ مَازَا وَأَيُّوبُ بُوعَدِّي فِي قَائِمَةِ جَائِزَةِ كُوبَا
Algerian midfielder Ibrahim Maza and Moroccan midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi are among the ten nominees for the 2026 Kopa Trophy. The award recognizes leading football players under the age of 21.