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Arab World Israeli army tanks and a bulldozer drive through the Abu Diab military post on March 19, 2025, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian border town of Quneitra, which locals say had Russian forces' presence before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
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Netanyahu Believes Confrontation with Türkiye in Syria is 'Inevitable'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding security consultations to discuss concerns over Turkish influence in Syria following the fall of Bashar…

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Arab World Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)
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Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Is Attacked by Israeli Settlers and Detained by the Army

Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before…

Arab World People inspect the damage around a building after US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 March 2025. (EPA)
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US Airstrikes Targeting Yemen’s Houthis Kill at Least 2 People

US airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthis pounded sites across the country into early Tuesday, with the group saying one attack in the capital killed at least…

World Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against moves by the Israeli government to fire the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025. (Reuters)
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Ben-Gvir Accuses Israel’s Shin Bet Chief of Attempting a ‘Coup’

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Monday lashed out at Shin Bet head Ronen Bar and accused him of spying on him and on the heads of the…

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Egypt Makes New Proposal to Restore Gaza Truce as Israeli Strikes Kill 65

Arab World Palestinians rush an injured girl away from the site of Israeli strikes on a makeshift displacement camp in central Gaza City on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Egypt Makes New Proposal to Restore Gaza Truce as Israeli Strikes Kill 65

Egypt has floated a new proposal aimed at restoring the Gaza ceasefire deal, security sources told Reuters on Monday, as Palestinian health authorities said…

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World The level of damage would make the fires collectively the third-largest in South Korea's history. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
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South Korea Struggles to Contain Deadly Wildfires

Deadly wildfires in South Korea worsened overnight, officials said Tuesday, as dry, windy weather hampers efforts to contain one of the country's worst-ever…

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World People gather by the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on March 24, 2025. (AFP)
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White House Mistakenly Shares Yemen War Plans with a Journalist

Top Trump administration officials mistakenly disclosed war plans in a messaging group that included a journalist shortly before the US attacked Yemen's Iran…

Araghchi: Iran Ready for Any Scenario, but War Is Unlikely

Araghchi (center) speaks during a meeting with Iranian Red Crescent officials (IRNA).

Lebanese Central Bank Rejects Proposals to Invest Gold Reserves

A visitor examines the weight of a gold bar at the Banque du Liban Currency Museum (Banque du Liban website).

Oil Steady as Investors Weigh Impact of Trump Tariffs

An Oil refinery is seen from Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Military Says It Strikes Targets at Two Syrian Bases

FILE - Israeli army armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Sudan War at 'Turning Point' but No End in Sight, Analysts Say

Sudan-paramilitary-Rapid-Support-Forces-RSF-soldiers-in-Khartoum-18-June-2019. Reuters

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

Residents walk in the market on the first day of Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP)

This Ramadan, Relief and Hope Bump against Uncertainty in the New Syria

A doctor assists 13-year-old Palestinian Yamen Asfour as he learns to walk on a prosthetic leg at the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. 2025. (AP)

Gaza’s Child Amputees Struggle with Recovery, Especially after Israel’s Cutoff of Aid

A general view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where talks between Russia and US are being held aimed at ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Riyadh Talks Focus on Partial Ceasefire, Protection of Ukraine Infrastructure

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)

From Deluges to Drought: Climate Change Speeds up Water Cycle, Triggers More Extreme Weather

A girl holds a balloon as people walk at Terminal 2 of the Heathrow International Airport, a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport, near London, Britain, March 22, 2025. (Reuters)

UK’s Heathrow Defends Decision to Shut Airport Amid Blame Game 

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For Russia, Trump Has a Lot to Offer

Anton Troianovski
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Us… the United States… and the Future

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Trump and Putin’s Flirtation

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‘Planes, Planes, Planes’ 

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Paying for Roads in the Age of EVs: Rethinking Jordan’s EV Tax Model

Jessica Obeid
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Are Wars the Solution?

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Post Neo-Sectarianism in Iraq

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
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Elon Musk as Public Accountant

Amir Taheri
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The Sectarianism We Ignore!

Hazem Saghieh
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Netanyahu’s War On The World

Yousef Al-Dayni
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Iran’s Nuclear Program: Possible Scenarios

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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On ‘The Arab Levant,’ ‘The World,’ and Israel

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

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Riyadh Talks Focus on Partial Ceasefire, Protection of Ukraine Infrastructure

A general view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where talks between Russia and US are being held aimed at ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2025. (Reuters)

GCC Deplores Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians, Legalize Settlements

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Kuwaiti Emir Calls on Citizens to Adhere to Democratic Approach, Constitutional References

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (KUNA)

3rd Round of Negotiations between the US, Russia, Ukraine Kick off in Saudi Arabia

Senior Saudi, American and Russian officials are seen at talks hosted by Riyadh on February 18. (Reuters)

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Israeli army tanks and a bulldozer drive through the Abu Diab military post on March 19, 2025, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian border town of Quneitra, which locals say had Russian forces' presence before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

Netanyahu Believes Confrontation with Türkiye in Syria is 'Inevitable'

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Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Is Attacked by Israeli Settlers and Detained by the Army

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)

US Airstrikes Targeting Yemen’s Houthis Kill at Least 2 People

People inspect the damage around a building after US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 March 2025. (EPA)

Lebanese Central Bank Rejects Proposals to Invest Gold Reserves

A visitor examines the weight of a gold bar at the Banque du Liban Currency Museum (Banque du Liban website).

Israeli Military Says It Strikes Targets at Two Syrian Bases

FILE - Israeli army armored vehicles block a road leading to the town of Quneitra, Syria, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)

Sudan War at 'Turning Point' but No End in Sight, Analysts Say

Sudan-paramilitary-Rapid-Support-Forces-RSF-soldiers-in-Khartoum-18-June-2019. Reuters

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Students wait in long security lines outside of Columbia University as demonstrators continue to rally in support of Palestine and to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests, outside of Columbia University on March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

Pro-Palestinian Student and Permanent US Resident Sues to Halt Deportation

Ben-Gvir Accuses Israel’s Shin Bet Chief of Attempting a ‘Coup’

Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against moves by the Israeli government to fire the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025. (Reuters)

South Korea Struggles to Contain Deadly Wildfires

The level of damage would make the fires collectively the third-largest in South Korea's history. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

Araghchi: Iran Ready for Any Scenario, but War Is Unlikely

Araghchi (center) speaks during a meeting with Iranian Red Crescent officials (IRNA).

White House Mistakenly Shares Yemen War Plans with a Journalist

People gather by the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

Erdogan Slams Protests over Jailing of Istanbul Mayor as ‘Movement of Violence’

Protestors holding Turkish flags stand in front of Turkish anti-riot police officers near the Aqueduct of Valens during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor in Istanbul, on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

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An Oil refinery is seen from Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Oil Steady as Investors Weigh Impact of Trump Tariffs

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Iraq Says Iran Used Forged Iraqi Documents on Oil Tankers, Tehran Denies

FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi//File Photo

Euro Zone Economy Growth Accelerates to 7-month High in March, PMI Shows

Most lights are out in the European Central Bank during the so-called "Earth Hour" in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Türkiye Spends $12 Billion Defending Lira After Erdogan Rival’s Arrest

Protesters hold a Turkish national flag as they clash with Turkish anti riot police using tear gas and water cannons during a demonstration in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor, in Ankara on March 23, 2025. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)

Kuwait Plans to Tender $1 Billion National Rail Road Project this Year

The contract is expected to have an estimated value of KD300m ($973m) 

Economic Reforms Drive Saudi Job Market Toward Sustainable Growth

Saudi employees working in a local entity (SPA) 

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A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

Culture Visitors look at elaborate antique clocks displayed on the sprawling compound of the Forbidden City also known as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state…

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Culture A drawing by French author Victor Hugo, entitled "Mushroom" (L) is pictured during a photocall at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London on March 18, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
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London Exhibit Spotlights Victor Hugo's Lesser-known Talent -- Drawing

French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables", but less known is his work as an illustrator -- now the…

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Culture A view of Rome's Trevi fountain is seen through a window of its old water flow control room, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP)
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A Rare Peek at the Hidden Waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year,…

Culture The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP)
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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest…

Culture This photograph taken on March 21, 2025, shows a recently discovered painting by Italian artist Lavinia Fontana, entitled “Portrait of a Gentleman, his Daughter and a Maid” (C) on display at the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai, northern France. (AFP)
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French Museum Uncovers in Storage Picture by Renaissance Woman Master

A provincial museum in northern France on Friday showed off a picture now attributed to one of the greatest women painters of the Italian Renaissance, Lavinia…

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China Facing a Reality Check in World Cup Qualifying 

Sports Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Third Round - Group C - Saudi Arabia v China - Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 20, 2025 China players pose for a team group photo before the match. (Reuters)

China Facing a Reality Check in World Cup Qualifying 

Branko Ivankovic's China lineup faces another reality check in World Cup qualifying, with the national team risking falling further behind the global ambitions…

Sports New Zealand's team celebrate after their victory during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Oceania qualifiers group final football match between New Zealand and New Caledonia at Eden Park Stadium in Auckland on March 24, 2025. (Photo by DAVID ROWLAND / AFP)
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New Zealand Qualify for 2026 World Cup with 3-0 Win Over New Caledonia

New Zealand qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Monday as veterans Michael Boxall and Kosta Barbarouses scored in a second-half burst to beat New Caledonia 3-0…

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Sports USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino stands on the sideline ahead of the first half during the CONCACAF Nations League Third Place soccer match between the USA and Canada in Inglewood, California, USA, 23 March 2025. (EPA)
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Pochettino Believes US Has Time to Fix its Problems after Crashing out of CONCACAF Nations League 

Mauricio Pochettino offered an Americanism after the United States' second straight dismal loss in the CONCACAF Nations League. "If we would be today in this…

Sports 23 March 2025, US, Miami Gardens: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli in their men's singles round of 32 match of the Miami Open Tennis Tournament at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo: Smg/SMG via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Djokovic Says Reclaiming Top Ranking Not his Goal Anymore

Novak Djokovic said chasing the world number one ranking is not his main objective anymore and the 24-times Grand Slam champion will happily take major…

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Sports INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 23: Raْl Jiménez #9 of Mexico celebrates with his teammates with the winners trophy after defeating Panama following the CONCACAF Nations League final match at SoFi Stadium on March 23, 2025 in Inglewood, California. Michael Owens/Getty Images/AFP
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Mexico Beats Panama 2-1 to Win CONCACAF Nations League Title

Raúl Jiménez scored his second goal on a penalty kick in the second minute of second-half stoppage time, and Mexico beat Panama 2-1 Sunday night to win the…

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From Deluges to Drought: Climate Change Speeds up Water Cycle, Triggers More Extreme Weather

Varieties People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)

From Deluges to Drought: Climate Change Speeds up Water Cycle, Triggers More Extreme Weather

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising…

Varieties Flowering cherry blossoms and buds from a sample cherry tree, Somei Yoshino species, for phenological observation conducted by the Tokyo Regional Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency, are seen at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (AFP)
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Japan’s Weather Agency Declares Flowering of Tokyo’s Cherry Blossoms as the Festive Season Begins 

Japan 's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive…

Varieties Victor Asenov, a visually impaired ultramarathon runner, walks next to his guide dog Taddy as he attempts to cover the same elevation as Mount Everest, an activity known as "Everesting", by running up and down the Black Peak summit of the Vitosha mountain, to raise awareness of a guide dog school, near Sofia, Bulgaria, March 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Blind Bulgarian Runner Defies Sleep and Exhaustion in ‘Everesting’ Climbing Challenge 

Blind Bulgarian ultramarathon runner Victor Asenov defied sleeplessness and exhaustion to repeatedly scale Vitosha mountain near Sofia non-stop for nearly two…

Varieties Passengers of cruise ship "Celestyal Discovery" board ferries to be transferred to the island of Santorini, Greece, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
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Greece's Santorini Welcomes First Cruise Ship after Quakes

Greece's tourism jewel, Santorini, welcomed its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small earthquakes in February created a state of…

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Varieties Smoke rises from a forest in Okayama, western Japan on Sunday, March 23, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)
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Wildfires in Western Japan Damage Homes, Force Residents to Evacuate in at Least 2 Areas 

Wildfires have hit several regions in western Japan, injuring at least two people, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate and damaging a number of homes as…

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