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Yemen PM Announces Comprehensive Reform Plan with Saudi Support

Arab World Zindani government holds first meeting after ministers return to Aden (Saba News Agency)

Yemen PM Announces Comprehensive Reform Plan with Saudi Support

Yemen’s new government convened its first cabinet meeting on Thursday in the temporary capital Aden, with Prime Minister Shayea al-Zindani presiding after…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Aden)
Arab World Humanitarian and relief aid crosses Rafah Crossing (Egyptian Red Crescent)

Rafah Crossing Traffic Lags Two Weeks after Reopening

Despite nearly two weeks since the reopening of the Rafah crossing in both directions, the number of people and humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip falls…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World FILE - A Sudanese child, who fled el-Fasher city with family after Sudan's RSF attacked the western Darfur region, receives treatment at a camp in Tawila, Sudan, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Abaker, File)

US Slaps Sanctions on Sudan’s RSF Commanders over El-Fasher Killings

The United States announced sanctions on Thursday on three Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanders over their roles in the "horrific campaign" of the…

Arab World Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu - File Photo/AFP

Israel's Netanyahu Says No Reconstruction of Gaza before Demilitarization

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday there would be no reconstruction of war-shattered Gaza before the disarmament of Hamas, as the …

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Arab World US President Donald Trump speaking in Washington - AFP

Trump Tells First Meeting of Board of Peace that $7 billion Raised for Gaza

US President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that $7 billion has been contributed to a Gaza reconstruction fund that aims…

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Arab World Children, part of a group of detainees, look through a fence at al-Hol camp after the Syrian government took control of it following the withdrawal of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Hasaka, Syria, January 21, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Few People Left at Syria Camp that Held ISIS Families, Former Director Says

Fewer than 1,000 families remain at a camp where relatives of suspected ISIS militants had been held in Syria's northeast, the camp's former director said on…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen visits the Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 (Transporthubschrauberregiment 30) at the Hermann-Koehl-Kaserne in Niederstetten, Germany, August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

Germany Moves Troops Out of Iraq, Citing Mideast 'Tensions'

Germany's military has "temporarily" moved some troops out of Erbil in northern Iraq because of "escalating tensions in the Middle East," a German defense…

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Arab World The war in Sudan, ongoing since mid-April 2023, has caused extensive destruction across the country (AFP)

UN: At Least 15 Children Killed in Sudan Drone Strike

A drone strike on a displacement camp in Sudan killed at least 15 children earlier this week, the United Nations reported late on Wednesday. "On Monday 16…

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Arab World (FILES) A Palestinian man walks on his crutches to the Doctors Without Borders or Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic, in the al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on new year's Eve, December 31, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

MSF Will Keep Operating in Gaza 'as Long as We Can'

The head of Doctors Without Borders in the Palestinian territories told AFP the charity would continue working in Gaza for as long as possible, following an…

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Arab World The Commander of the Egyptian Air Force during his meeting with the Turkish Air Force chief in Cairo on Wednesday (Egyptian military spokesperson)

Egyptian-Turkish Military Talks Focus on Strengthening Partnership

Senior Egyptian and Turkish air force commanders met in Cairo on Wednesday for talks focused on strengthening military partnership and expanding bilateral…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World A member of the Salhab family weeps as he sits on the on the rubble of apartment building after it was demolished by Israeli bulldozers near the Israeli settlement of Hagai, south of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, on February 18, 2026. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

UN Says Israeli Actions Raising 'Ethnic Cleansing' Fears in West Bank, Gaza

Israel's increased attacks and forcible transfers of Palestinians "raise concerns over ethnic cleansing" in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the United…

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Arab World Forces affiliated with the Rapid Support Forces in the city of el-Fasher, Darfur region (AFP)

UN Probe: RSF Actions in Sudan's el-Fasher Point to Genocide

Mass killings of non-Arab communities when the Rapid Support Forces captured the Sudanese city of el-Fasher bears hallmarks that point to genocide, an…

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Arab World The war in Sudan, ongoing since mid-April 2023, has caused extensive destruction across the country (AFP)

Sudanese Political, Civil Groups Propose Ramadan Truce

A broad coalition of Sudanese political and civil forces has made an urgent appeal to the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces …

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World The late Iraqi poet Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri serves tea to Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, as portrayed in a Ramadan advertisement

Anger in Iraq Over Use of ‘Greatest Arab Poet’ in Ramadan Ad

Baghdad - A promotional video produced by a local platform and sponsored by several companies has sparked widespread criticism in Iraq over content described…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World US President Donald Trump speaks during a Black History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Trump to Preside over First Meeting of Board of Peace with Many Gaza Questions Unresolved

US President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday with unresolved questions on the future of Gaza hanging over an…

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Arab World A US Army patrol in the Syrian city of Qamishli (Reuters file photo)

Reports: US to Withdraw All Troops from Syria

The United States is planning to withdraw all of its 1,000 troops from Syria over the next two months, according to US media reports. Washington will end…

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Arab World 13 February 2026, Bavaria, Munich: Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, arrives at the Bavarian Hof for the 62nd Munich Security Conference. Photo: Felix Hörhager/dpa

Canada Eases Sanctions on Syria

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand said on Wednesday that Canada had amended its economic sanctions on Syria ‌to ease ‌restrictions…

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Tetteh: Despite UN Engagement, No Progress in Libya Roadmap

The UN’s top envoy for Libya, Hanna Tetteh, has informed the Security Council that despite active United Nations engagement, the Libyan House of…

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Arab World Quantities of Captagon prepared for smuggling abroad- SANA

Damascus, in Cooperation with Baghdad, Foils Plot to Smuggle Drugs Abroad

Syrian authorities said they have thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of drugs out of the country. The Syrian Narcotics Directorate said on…

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Arab World Security personnel guard trucks carrying aid as they arrive in Rafah, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip January 17, 2024. (Reuters)

How Gaza Armed Gangs Recruit New Members

As Hamas moves to strike armed gangs operating in areas of the Gaza Strip under Israeli army control, the groups are responding with defiance, stepping up…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Palestinians attend Friday prayers in a mosque following an attack that local Palestinians said was carried out by Israeli settlers, in the village of Deir Istiya near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 14, 2025. REUTERS/Sinan Abu Mayzer

Israel Permits 10,000 West Bank Palestinians for Friday Prayers at Al Aqsa

Israel announced that it will cap the number of Palestinian worshippers from the occupied West Bank attending weekly Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in…

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Arab World Palestinians push a cart past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the two-year Israeli offensives, in Gaza City, February 17, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

EU Exploring Support for New Gaza Administration Committee, Document Says

The European Union is exploring possible support for a new committee established to take over the civil administration of Gaza, according to a document…

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Arab World A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood, after the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Military Says Soldier Killed in Gaza 

The Israeli military announced that one of its soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Gaza on Wednesday, but a security source said the death appeared…

Arab World People sit outdoors surrounded by nature, with the Tigris river flowing in the background, following a long atmospheric depression, near the Syrian-Turkish border in Derik, Syria, February 16, 2026 REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Syria: SDF’s Mazloum Abdi Says Implementation of Integration Deal May Take Time

Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces, said the process of merging the SDF with Syrian government forces “may take some time,” despite…

Souad Jarous (Damascus)
Arab World A Palestinian man checks leather belts as people prepare for Ramadan, in the old city of Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 17,2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Far-Right Minister to Push for ‘Migration’ of West Bank, Gaza Palestinians 

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would pursue a policy of "encouraging the migration" of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank…

Arab World Members of the Coordination Framework hold a meeting. (Iraqi News Agency)

Maliki Can Withdraw as Candidacy as Iraq PM the Easy or Hard Way

Iraqi Former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declined at the last minute to attend a meeting of the pro-Iran Coordination Framework on Monday night that was…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World Members of Australian families believed to be linked to ISIS leave Roj camp near Derik, Syria February 16, 2026. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

Australia Bars Citizen Held in Syria’s Roj Camp from Returning Home

Australia has barred one of its citizens from returning home from a Syrian detention camp because of security concerns, the government said Wednesday. The…

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Arab World Socotra power generators restarted after Saudi intervention (X)

Saudi Intervention Ends Socotra Power Crisis

Electricity has returned to Yemen’s Socotra archipelago after urgent Saudi intervention ended days of outages that disrupted daily life and crippled vital…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a joint press conference with Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary/Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP)

Egypt’s Prime Minister and FM Head to Washington for Trump Peace Council Meeting

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly headed to Washington on Tuesday ‌to ‌participate in ‌the inaugural ⁠meeting of a "Board of Peace"…