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Netanyahu Uses Holocaust Ceremony to Brush off International Pressure against Gaza Offensive

Arab World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)

Netanyahu Uses Holocaust Ceremony to Brush off International Pressure against Gaza Offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected international pressure to halt the war in Gaza in a fiery speech marking the country’s annual…

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Israel Attacks Rafah After Hamas Claims Responsibility for Deadly Rocket Attack

Three Israeli soldiers were killed in a rocket attack claimed by Hamas armed wing, near the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, where Palestinian health…

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Arab World 05 May 2024, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: A Palestinian inspects a damaged house after Israeli warplanes bombed a home for the Al-Shaer family, leading to widespread destruction in the Al-Salam neighborhood, east of the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Hamas Says Latest Gaza Ceasefire Talks Have Ended, Delegation Heads from Cairo to Doha

The latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” Hamas said Sunday, reiterating key demands that Israel again…

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Arab World File Photo: A truck carrying goods arrives at Kerem Shalom crossing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, August 15, 2018. (Reuters)

Israel Closes Gaza Crossing after Hamas Attack and Vows Military Operation in 'Very Near Future'

Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza on Sunday after Hamas militants attacked it, reportedly wounding…

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Arab World The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercepting missiles launched from southern Lebanon over northern Israel on Sunday (AFP)

Hezbollah Says Fires 'Dozens' of Rockets at Israel After Deadly Lebanon Strike

Hezbollah said Sunday it launched dozens of rockets at northern Israel in retaliation for a strike on south Lebanon that a local official said killed a couple…

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Arab World Iraqi soldiers during a mission to crack down on ISIS remnants. (Iraq Defense Ministry)

Iraq Cracks Down on ISIS Remnants in 3 Cities

Iraq’s national security service announced on Thursday the arrest of 20 members of an ISIS cell in the Nineveh, al-Anbar and Kirkuk regions. During…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Senior US officials expressed their government’s support for the modernization of Jordan’s fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft (AP)

Washington Pledges Continued Efforts to Improve Jordan’s Air Defense

The Pentagon said on Thursday that a meeting of the US-Jordan Joint Military Commission (JMC) in Washington discussed “the destabilizing impacts of ongoing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) shows a map in his office showing the expansion of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon to visiting French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne (L) during their meeting in Beirut, Lebanon, 28 April 2024. (EPA)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: French Proposal Has Some Acceptable Points, Others Need Amendment

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday he will reply on Friday or Saturday to France’s latest proposal over how to resolve tensions with…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World The strike hit a building operated by Syrian security forces, a security source told Reuters.(Reuters file photo)

Syria Says Israeli Strike Outside Damascus Injures Eight Troops

An Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus injured eight Syrian military personnel late on Thursday, the Syrian defense ministry said, the latest such…

Arab World  An Israeli soldier directs a tank, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Israel, May 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Iraqi Militant Group Claims Missile Attack on Tel Aviv Targets, Source Says

The so-called “Islamic Resistance in Iraq”, a group of Iran-backed armed groups, launched multiple attacks on Israel using cruise missiles on Thursday, a…

Arab World A man tapes off the area as rescuers and medics search for dead bodies inside the damaged Al Shifa Hospital after Israeli forces withdrew from the hospital and the area around it following a two-week operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City April 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Prominent Gaza Doctor Dies in Israeli Prison

A senior Palestinian doctor died in an Israeli prison after more than four months of detention, two Palestinian prisoner associations said on Thursday, blaming…

Arab World A picture shows a view of a devastated neighborhood in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 2, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. (AFP)

Hamas Will Send a Delegation to Cairo to Keep Up Ceasefire Talks

Hamas said Thursday it will send a delegation to Cairo as soon as possible to keep working on ceasefire talks, in response to Egypt's latest proposal. In a…

Arab World In this Monday, April 23, 2018 photo, Syrian refugee children play outside their family tents at a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

EU Announces 1 Billion Euros in Aid for Lebanon amid a Surge in Irregular Migration

The European Union announced on Thursday an aid package for Lebanon of 1 billion euros — about $1.06 billion — that will mostly go to strengthening border…

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Arab World Palestinian security forces and gunmen have exchanged gunfire several times in the last year, but deaths are rare. (Reuters file photo)

Palestinian Security Force Kills Gunman in West Bank 

Palestinian security officers killed a gunman in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a rare intra-Palestinian clash whose circumstances were disputed and which…

Arab World FILED - 31 December 2023, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Palestinian children receive food prepared in a charity kitchen. Photo: Mohammed Talatene/dpa

UN Report: It Would Take Until 2040 to Repair all Homes Destroyed so Far in Gaza

If the Israel-Hamas war stopped today, it would still take until 2040 to rebuild all the homes that have been destroyed in nearly seven months of Israel’s…

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Arab World Syrian refugees prepare to leave Lebanon toward Syrian territory through the Wadi Hamid crossing in Arsal on Oct. 26, 2022. (Getty Images/AFP)

EU to Unveil Economic Aid for Lebanon to Stop Refugee Flows

The European Union will reportedly offer economic aid for Lebanon close to one billion euros to stop the flow of Syrian refugees, dpa news agency said on…

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Arab World A Syrian man walks across an empty street at Shehel after the Kurdish-led, US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) imposed their control over the town, in Deir ez-Zor province, eastern Syria, 09 September 2023. EPA/AHMED MARDNLI

Syrians Accuse Russia of Hitting Hospital in New Complaint Filed with UN Rights Committee

A Syrian man and an aid organization have accused Russia of violating international law by deliberately bombing a hospital in northern Syria in 2019, in a new…

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Arab World Sudan's General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan salutes as he listens to the national anthem after landing in the military airport of Port Sudan on his first trip away following the crisis in Sudan's capital Khartoum since an internal conflict broke out, in the city of Port Sudan, Sudan, August 27, 2023. (Reuters)

Burhan Agrees to Declare State of Emergency in Khartoum

Acting governor of Khartoum Ahmed Othman Hamza announced on Wednesday that army commander and head of the Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan had agreed…

Arab World  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. (AFP)

Blinken Tours Kerem Shalom Aid Crossing as Tank Fire Rings Out from Gaza

Tank fire echoed from the Gaza strip on Wednesday as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited an aid inspection point, where he heard from Israeli…

Arab World Palestinians walk among destroyed buildings as they return to Khan Younis after the Israeli military pulled out troops from the southern Gaza Strip, 30 April 2024. (EPA)

Hamas Official Says Blinken Ceasefire Comments Are Attempt to Pressure the Group

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is blaming the delay of a Gaza ceasefire agreement on the…

Arab World Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces party, gestures as he speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in Maarab east of Beirut, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (AP)

Geagea Says Hezbollah’s Fighting with Israel Has Harmed Lebanon

The leader of the Christian Lebanese Forces blasted the Shiite group Hezbollah for opening a front with Israel to back up its ally Hamas, saying it has harmed…

Arab World Egyptian workers are seen in front of the new headquarters of Egypt's parliament in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Egypt Denies Claims of Violations in Prisons

Egypt denied claims made by the Muslim Brotherhood group regarding what it said were "violations" inside one of the Egyptian prisons. In a statement issued by…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World  French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne speaks during a press conference at the Pine Palace, which is the residence of the French ambassador, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, April 28, 2024. (AP)

French FM Makes Unscheduled Cairo Stop as Gaza Truce Talks Intensify

France's foreign minister arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unscheduled stop during a Middle East tour as efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas…

Arab World In this photo provided by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), a Sea Viper missile is  launched from HMS Diamond to shoot down a missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthis from Yemen, Wednesday, April 24, 2024. (LPhot Chris Sellars/MoD Crown copyright via AP)

US Military Destroys Houthi Uncrewed Surface Vessel in Yemen

The US military said in a statement that it destroyed on Tuesday an uncrewed surface vessel in an area of Yemen controlled by the Houthis. According to the…

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Arab World Hezbollah members are seen at a military drill during a media tour in Armata, Lebanon. (Reuters)

Proliferation of Arms among ‘Resistance’ Factions Fighting Israel Adds to Lebanon’s Security Fears

The military activity of five Lebanese and Palestinian factions in southern Lebanon has raised concerns in Lebanon over the post-war phase when the country…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the press at the port of Ashdod in southern Israel on May 1, 2024. (AFP)

Blinken Urges Israel and Hamas to Move Ahead with a Ceasefire Deal, Says ‘Time Is Now’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders Wednesday in his push for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying "the time is now" for…

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Arab World Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, Al-Harith Idriss (AP)

Sudan Accuses UK of Obstructing UN Session to Deliberate 'Complaint Against UAE'

The Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Tuesday strongly protested Britain’s intervention at the UN Security Council, saying the UK delayed discussion on Sudan's…

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Arab World  Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch (File/AAWSAT)

Moroccan Government Approves Wage Increase of 1,000 Dirhams

The Moroccan government has approved to a wage increase of 1,000 Dirhams per month and a tax reduction of up to 500 Dirhams in the public sector. Most…

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Arab World An Israeli soldier looks on at a scene, after it was reported that people were injured, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Arab al-Aramashe in northern Israel April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Residents of Northern Israel Brace for Possible All-out War with Hezbollah

Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a…

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