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        <description><![CDATA[ The Cradle is an online news magazine covering the geopolitics of West Asia from within
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        <pubDate>2026-11-15 14:29:49</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Netanyahu, Eisenkot representatives set to hold ‘unity government’ talks ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tensions remain high between the two blocs, as an opposition party warns that working with Netanyahu is ‘like doing business with the Tinder Swindler’ 


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                <pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2026 14:29:27 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[IRGC launches drone attack on US radar in Bahrain]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The operation follows several recent US airstrikes on Iran, which targeted Sirik and Qeshm Island ]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Rosatom to nearly double staff at Iran&#039;s Bushehr nuclear power plant as Moscow seeks to build more reactors]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Russian energy giant recently revealed plans to build as many as eight new reactors in Iran]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Rubio &#039;rewrote&#039; CIA report on Jensen Huang affair in push to disrupt Trump&#039;s China policy: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[China hawks in Washington viewed Huang's departure from NVIDIA as a 'huge victory' and are ready to 'seize the moment' to push for tougher policies toward Beijing]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 18:29:09 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Trump ready to &#039;hold off&#039; attack on Iran, favors economic warfare: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Gulf monarchies support Washington’s economic siege of Iran while Israel lobbies for renewed military aggression]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:44:03 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[UAE laundered over 650 tons of gold looted from war zones in 2024: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Despite accusations of funding genocide in Sudan and looting its gold, Dubai announced plans this year for the world’s first 24-karat gold walkway]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:28:09 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Mossad, CIA directors hold talks in Washington as Netanyahu pushes to restart war on Iran: Report ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Israeli opposition fears Netanyahu may provoke war with Iran to derail ongoing government formation talks]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:08:07 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Abu Dhabi&#039;s mercenary machine and its bid to lead the UN]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[As evidence mounts that an Emirati-linked pipeline is supplying foreign fighters to Sudan, Abu Dhabi is pushing one of its most prominent diplomats for the world's top international post]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[Mawadda Iskandar]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:55:38 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ansarallah forces complete encirclement of Yemen&#039;s Aden in major southern advance]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Saudi-backed mercenaries in Al-Suqiya and Ras al-Ara have reportedly been given a choice between captivity or an unarmed retreat

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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[IRGC claims destruction of US early-warning radar in Bahrain]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[CENTCOM dismissed reports that the radar had been destroyed and said it had shot down two Iranian drones bound for Bahrain]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:59:34 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Nine-month-old Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza as Israel blocks shelter supplies]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The child’s father found his son’s skin had turned blue and rushed him to Nasser Hospital, which Israeli forces had bombed earlier that day]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:16:13 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israel&#039;s lesser-known agencies running their own spies]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/41057</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israel's intelligence network reaches into the defense industry, diplomatic missions, and research institutions, where lesser-known security agencies operate beyond the familiar Mossad, Shin Bet, and Aman]]></description>
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                <author><![CDATA[The Cradle&#039;s Military Correspondent]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:13:41 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Iraq, Turkiye, Pakistan defy US pressure, refuse to seal borders with Iran: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tehran’s neighbors remain heavily reliant on Iranian energy and trade, while analysts warn that the US has become an increasingly ‘unreliable ally’

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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:45:45 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Canada’s AtkinsRealis signs nuclear feasibility deal with Turkiye]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ottawa has courted partners from Saudi Arabia to India under a ‘middle-power’ strategy to reduce its reliance on Washington 

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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli energy firm enters talks for 60 percent stake in Venezuelan oil company: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The value of the potential agreement and the name of the Venezuelan company remain undisclosed]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:47:51 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[US taxpayer coalition submits evidence at ICC seeking arrest warrants for Trump, Rubio for aiding Israel&#039;s genocide in Gaza]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Evidence presented by the coalition shows that Israel could not have carried out its genocide in Gaza without Trump and Rubio’s direct support

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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:07:30 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Clashes break out between Palestinian resistance, Israeli-backed militias in central Gaza]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Israeli-backed militants reportedly crossed the Yellow Line east of Bureij camp under air cover from Tel Aviv’s forces 

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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Yemeni army advances on Bab al-Mandab front against Saudi-backed forces]]></title>
                <link>https://thecradle.co/articles-id/41041</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[Sanaa announced new military operations targeting a Saudi command center inside Yemen and sites within the kingdom, including Riyadh airport 

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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Vance weighs face-to-face meeting with Iranian security chief: Report]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The US refuses to lift its blockade before Hormuz reopens, while Iran will not reopen the strait until their conditions are met]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:14:03 +0200</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Israeli attack on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital kills six Palestinians, including surgeon ]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Gaza Health Ministry demanded international protection for the strip’s hospitals, which have been repeatedly bombed and raided throughout the genocide 

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