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Syria Says Israeli Strike Outside Damascus Injures Eight Troops

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 Rubble litters the area around a house which was hit overnight by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese village of Shebaa near the border on April 26, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

UNICEF: At Least 8 Children Killed, 75 Injured in Conflict along Lebanon Border

At least eight children have been killed and 75 injured in Lebanon in the ongoing conflict along the country’s border with Israel, UNICEF has said. Out of 90…

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Arab World FILE - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Gaza City, March 18, 2007. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

China Says Hamas and Fatah Made 'Encouraging Progress' in Talks in Beijing

Representatives of rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah made “encouraging progress” in recent talks in the Chinese capital on promoting reconciliation,…

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Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-US Strategic Partnership discussing the humanitarian situation in Gaza, at the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretariat in Riyadh on April 29, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)

Blinken Heads to Jordan to Push Gaza Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Tuesday to Jordan where he will discuss ways to boost aid deliveries into Gaza and quietly thank the kingdom for…

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Arab World Hannibal Gaddafi. (EPA)

Libya Demands Improvements after Leaked Photos Show Tiny Cell of Moammar Gadhafi's Son in Beirut

Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns in…

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Arab World US President Joe Biden. AP

Biden: Issue of Hostages is the Only Obstacle to Immediate Gaza Ceasefire

US President Joe Biden on Monday urged the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to "exert all efforts" towards securing the release of hostages held by Hamas as part of…

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Arab World Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh)

Hamas Prepares Response to Gaza Truce Offer

Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel's offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of scores of hostages held since the…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: Participants take the oath of allegiance to the Houthis during a parade in a show of force amid a standoff in the Red Sea and US-led airstrikes on Houthi targets, in Sanaa, Yemen, February 8, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo

Missile Attack by Houthis Damages Ship in Red Sea

A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi militias damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest assault in their campaign against shipping in…

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Arab World Activist Siraj Dughman (Social media)

EU Demands Investigation into Death of Libyan Activist

The delegation of the European Union (EU) and the diplomatic missions of the EU Member States in Libya expressed in a joint statement on Monday their grave…

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Arab World Sudanese people who fled the conflict in Darfur while crossing the border into Chad on August 4, 2023 (Reuters)

Washington Warns of 'Disaster on Top of a Disaster' in Darfur

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield made remarks at the UN Security Council Stakeout on the Situation in Sudan warning of the crisis in El Fasher in North…

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Arab World US Air Force drops humanitarian aid for Gaza residents, in this screengrab from a video released on March 5, 2024. US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

US Military's Pier in Gaza to Cost $320 Million

The US military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a US defense official and a source familiar…

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Arab World  Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Monday, April 29, 2024. (AP)

US, Britain Urge Hamas to Accept Israeli Truce Proposal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Hamas to swiftly accept an Israeli proposal for a truce in the Gaza war and the release of Israeli…

Arab World Iraq Repatriates Nearly 700 More Citizens Linked to ISIS from a Syrian Camp

Iraq Repatriates Nearly 700 More Citizens Linked to ISIS from a Syrian Camp

Iraq has repatriated hundreds more of its citizens linked to ISIS from a sprawling camp in northeastern Syria, Iraqi and Syrian officials said Monday. Ali…

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Arab World 28 April 2024, Lebanon, Kfar Kila: A picture taken from the southern Lebanese border village with Israel Kfar Kila shows deserted and destroyed houses in the Israeli settlement of Muttleh. Photo: STR/dpa

Hamas Armed Wing Says it Targeted Israeli Military Position from Lebanon

The Hamas militant group's al Qassam Brigades said on Monday they had fired a salvo of missiles from south Lebanon at an Israeli military position. Air raid…

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Arab World FILED - 16 February 2023, Syria, Damascus: A photo released by the official Syrian Arab news agency (SANA) on 16 February shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivering a televised speech. Photo: -/SANA/dpa

Iran Ramps Up Pressure on Damascus for Debt Recovery via Investments

Iran is pushing Syria to act on strategic investments from agreements between them, aiming to repay Syria’s $50 billion debt. Tehran is speeding up the…

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Arab World A house damaged in an Israeli strike lies in ruin, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 29, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Israel Kills at Least 22 Palestinians in Rafah

Israeli airstrikes on three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah killed at least 22 Palestinians and wounded many others, medics said on Monday. Israel…

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Arab World Tomahawk cruise missiles launching from the guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George in the Mediterranean Sea on March 23, 2003. (US Navy via AP/File)

US Military: Our Forces Engaged Five Unmanned Drones over Red Sea

The US military said on Sunday it had engaged five unmanned drones over the Red Sea that “presented an imminent threat to US, coalition, and merchant vessels…

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Arab World US President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023 (Reuters)

Biden and Netanyahu Discuss Efforts to Release Hostages, Ceasefire in Gaza

US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reviewed on Sunday ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages together with an…

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Arab World A person looks at a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) were killed in an Israeli airstrike amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza, Strip April 2, 2024. (Reuters)

World Central Kitchen to Resume Gaza Aid after Staff Deaths in Israeli Strike

World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the US-based charity were killed in an…

Arab World A man sits in a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip by the border with Egypt on April 28, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Israel Has Agreed to Listen to US Concerns before Any Rafah Move, Says White House

Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns and thoughts before it launches an invasion of the border city of Rafah in Gaza, White House national security…

Arab World  A Palestinian child stands amid the debris of a house destroyed by overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 27, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. (AFP)

Abbas Says Only US Can Halt Israel’s Attack on Rafah, Expected in Days

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the border city of Rafah in Gaza, adding that the assault…

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Palestinian children inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 27, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/

Hamas Delegation to Visit Cairo on Monday for Gaza Ceasefire Talks

A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday, as mediators stepped up efforts…

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Arab World Smoke plumes erupt during Israeli bombardment on the village of Alma al-Shaab in south Lebanon on April 25, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Palestinian Hamas group in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by AFP)

Lebanon: Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions in Tayr Harfa, Maroun al-Ras

Israel carried out airstrikes on the town of Tayr Harfa and the outskirts of the town of Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon, the Arab World News Agency said on…

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Arab World Opposition parties and figures are seen at the Maarab meeting on Saturday. (Lebanese Forces)

Opposition Rallies Cry Against Dragging Lebanon to War

The Lebanese opposition launched on Saturday a rallying cry against parties that are “tampering with Lebanon’s security and dragging the Lebanese people”…

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Arab World A bank, damaged from fighting in the war, is seen in south Khartoum. (AFP)

Sudan Urges UN Security Council to Discuss ‘UAE’s Aggression’

Sudan has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on what it calls UAE "aggression" for allegedly supporting the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …