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Muhammad Arif is a journalist repoting on Asian Affairs, with focus on connectivity in Eurasia. He holds Ph.D degree on Global Journalism from HBU, China, he teaches journalism at a university in Islamabad. He has language skills Chinese, Persian, Russian.

Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 11, 2026
534

Israel keeps violating Gaza truce by killing 4 more Palestinians

Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians in airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, medical sources said,…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 10, 2026
531

Syrian army stops military operations in Aleppo after clashes with PKK/YPG

The Syrian military announced it would suspend all military operations inside Aleppo’s Sheikh Maksoud district starting 3:00 pm local time…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 9, 2026
569

Israeli airstrikes kill 11 in Gaza as fragile cease-fire strains

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, health officials said, as the military said…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 8, 2026
556

Lebanon completes 1st phase of disarming Hezbollah down south

The first phase of a plan to disarm Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has been completed, the country’s army said Thursday.…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 7, 2026
599

NYC Mayor Mamdani uses Ottoman-era Quran for oath taking

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said that he took the oath during his inauguration using an 18th-century…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 6, 2026
514

Somalia condemns Israeli FM’s Somaliland visit as ‘unauthorized incursion’

Somalia on Tuesday strongly condemned what it described as an “unauthorized incursion” by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar into Somaliland,…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 5, 2026
582

Syria government team engaged in fresh negotiations with Israel

A Syrian government delegation is taking part in renewed negotiations with Israel under U.S. coordination and mediation, Syrian media said…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 4, 2026
597

Death toll climbs to 16 as Iran rocked by weeklong protests

The death toll in weeklong Iran unrest has climbed to at least 16, rights groups said Sunday, as protests over…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 3, 2026
529

Iran protestors’ economic demands fair, Khamenei says, warns ‘rioters’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday that protesters’ economic demands are fair, while cautioning that authorities would take…
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Global South

ARIF NSNJanuary 2, 2026
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Angelina Jolie meets Red Crescent teams at Rafah crossing near Gaza

Angelina Jolie visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing into Gaza on Friday, meeting with Red Crescent workers…
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