1/9 6PM GMT - 5 Top Stories
These are the top headlines from Arab News, the Middle East’s leading English-language daily, at 6pm GMT. • Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month • Iran president offers US olive branch, hails Russian support • Syria ‘committed’ to US-mediated talks with Israel despite ongoing tensions, foreign minister says • Qatar urges US, Iran to resume talks after flare-up • EU to launch mission supporting Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces
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