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US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

Arab World Smoke billows from a site targeted by Lebanon's Hezbollah, along the northern Israeli border with Lebanon on July 25, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (AFP)

US Defers Removal of Some Lebanese, Citing Israel-Hezbollah Tensions

The United States is deferring the removal of certain Lebanese citizens from the country, President Joe Biden said on Friday, citing humanitarian conditions in…

Arab World 24 July 2024, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Displaced Palestinians stay in Asda prison in Khan Younis after the Israeli army ordered them to leave their homes in the towns of Abasan, Bani Suhaila, Ma'an, Al-Zana and a number of other villages, amid Israel-Hamas conflict. (dpa)

With Nowhere Else to Hide, Gazans Shelter in Former Prison

After weeks of Israeli bombardment left them with nowhere else to go, hundreds of Palestinians have ended up in a former Gaza prison built to hold murderers…

Arab World  Smoke rises following Israeli strikes during an Israeli military operation, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Troops Battle Palestinian Fighters in Gaza City of Khan Younis

Israeli troops battled Palestinian fighters in Khan Younis in southern Gaza and destroyed tunnels and other infrastructure, as they sought to suppress small…

Arab World Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, look out from a window as they take shelter, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024. (Reuters)

WHO Sends Over 1 Mln Polio Vaccines to Gaza to Protect Children 

The World Health Organization is sending more than one million polio vaccines to Gaza to be administered over the coming weeks to prevent children being…

Arab World Smoke rises from the border village of Kafr Hamam in South Lebanon following the Israeli bombing (AFP)

Israel Renews its Readiness for War... Lebanon Says Doors are Not Shut

The Israeli army informed the political leadership that it has completed exercises for a major ground maneuver in Lebanon, the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation…

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Arab World Israeli military troops prepare near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Israel, July 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Australia, NZ, Canada Call for ICJ Response from Israel, Gaza Ceasefire 

Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and asked Israel to respond to a United Nations court which last week…

Arab World 21 deaths, most of them elderly or suffering from chronic illnesses, were recorded in Morocco due to a heatwave (dpa)

Extreme Heat in Morocco Claims 21 Lives

A heatwave in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry announced on Thursday The…

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Arab World US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin meets with Iraq Defense Minister Muhammad Al-Abbasi at the Pentagon in Washington, US, July 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Rockets Launched at Iraq’s Ain Al-Asad Airbase, No Casualties, Sources Say 

Multiple rockets were launched at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US-led forces late on Thursday, US and Iraqi sources said, with no damage or casualties…

Arab World The Houthi-held central bank in Sanaa. (Reuters)

Yemen De-Escalation Agreement Goes into Effect

The de-escalation agreement between the legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias went into effect with the central bank in the interim…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank (File photo/Reuters)

Hamas Leader in West Bank Dies in Israeli Custody

A Hamas leader in the West Bank died in Israeli custody, Palestinian authorities and the militant group said Friday. Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara, 63, died…

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Arab World This picture taken in Khan Yunis shows smoke billowing during Israeli military operations in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

Israeli Forces Advance in Southern Gaza, Tanks Active in Rafah

Israeli forces advanced deeper into some towns on the eastern side of Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Thursday, hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Arab World Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Valery Sharifulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin Meets Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin met President Bashar Assad of Syria in the Kremlin, video distributed by the Kremlin press service on Thursday showed. “I am…

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Arab World  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (AP)

Sudanese Forces Welcome US Initiative to Stop War

Sudanese political and civil forces welcomed on Wednesday the new US initiative that invited the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to…

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Arab World Smoke rises from the town of Tayr Harfa targeted by an Israeli shelling (AFP)

Hezbollah Launches Hudhud 3… Lebanon’s Losses from War with Israel Estimated at $2 Billion

Hezbollah on Wednesday broadcasted filmed episodes taken by its Hudhud 3 drone that it said showed an Israeli airbase in the north, sending a new threat to Tel…

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Arab World Smoke billows over Rafah in the south of Gaza after an Israeli bombardment during its war against Palestinian militant group Hamas © SAID KHATIB / AFP

Gaza Ceasefire Deal in 'Closing Stages', Says US Official

Negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are in their "closing stages," a US official said Wednesday, ahead of talks between US President Joe…

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Arab World Israelis and hostage families watch a screening of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addresses Congress on a visit to the US, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas,at the so-called "Hostages Square", in Tel Aviv, Israel, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes Purchase Licensing Rights

Israeli Forces Retrieve Bodies of Five Hostages from Gaza, Military Says 

Israeli forces recovered on Wednesday the bodies of five hostages killed in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said. Maya…

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Arab World Palestinian boy Ahmed Qannan, who is suffering from malnutrition, is attended to at a healthcare center, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem Purchase Licensing Rights

WHO: 15 Gaza Children Going to Spain for Urgent Care

The World Health Organization said Wednesday that 15 children and one adult from war-ravaged Gaza were travelling from Egypt to Spain to receive care for…

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Arab World Palestinians gather on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha on the Al-Aqsa compound, also known to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City June 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Says No Change at Al-Aqsa after Ben-Gvir’s Remarks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday there was no change in policy at a sacred Jerusalem site, after a far-right cabinet minister said…

Arab World This picture taken in Khan Younis shows smoke billowing during Israeli military operations in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on July 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Israel Carries Out New Raids in Gaza as Netanyahu Visits US 

Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to address the US Congress. The…

Arab World Palestinian mourners carry the body of Ahmad Aslan, killed during an Israeli military raid in the Qalandia refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, on July 24, 2024 at a hospital in Ramallah. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Palestinians Say Israeli Troops Kill Two in West Bank Raids

Palestinian officials said Israeli troops killed two men, including a customs officer, in separate raids in the West Bank on Wednesday, the latest violence to…

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Arab World Members of the PMF are seen during a military operation. (PMF on Telegram – file photo)

New PMF Draft Law in Iraq Raises Questions about Fayyadh’s Electoral Ambitions 

Head of Iraq’s Taqaddum party and former parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi expressed on Tuesday his fierce opposition to a draft law related to the…

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Sisi: Regional, Int’l Reality Imposes ‘Complex Challenges’ on Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday that the current regional and international reality imposes new challenges and complex situations on…

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Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets with his Sudanese counterpart Hussein Awad in Cairo, 23 July, 2024. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt Calls on Int’l Donors to Fulfill Pledges to Support Sudan, Refugee-Hosting Countries

Egypt on Tuesday called on international donors to swiftly fulfill their pledges to support Sudan, and its neighboring refugee-hosting countries after millions…

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Arab World The Houthi-held central bank in Sanaa. (Reuters)

De-escalation Agreement between Yemen Govt, Houthis Paves Way for Economic Talks

The legitimate Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi group reached an agreement to de-escalate the economic tensions between them related to banks and the…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: A view of a street in the city of Omdurman damaged in the year-long civil war in Sudan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

US Invites Sudan's Warring Parties for Talks

Washington has invited the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces for US-mediated ceasefire talks starting on Aug. 14 in Switzerland, Secretary of State…

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Arab World  People flee al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip following Israeli bombardment on July 23, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. (AFP)

Israeli Tanks Advance Deeper in Southern Gaza as More Ceasefire Talks Expected

Palestinian residents of eastern neighborhoods of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip fled their homes on Tuesday as Israeli tanks advanced deep into the…

Arab World Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, right, and Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a meeting to sign mutual agreements in Baghdad, on April 22, 2024. (AP)

Iraq Bans Kurdish PKK and Strengthens Its Cooperation with Türkiye

The Iraqi government announced Tuesday an official ban on a Kurdish separatist group which has been engaged in in a long-running conflict with Türkiye. …

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Egypt's Sisi Checks on Trump after Assassination Attempt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi spoke on the phone with former US President Donald Trump to check on his health after an assassination attempt, the…

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Ankara Says No Plan for Erdogan to Meet Assad

A newspaper report that Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is incorrect, a Turkish diplomatic source said. Türkiye's…

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