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Syria Strives to Stay Out of Gaza War: Experts

Arab World A picture taken on April 2, 2024, shows a United Nations peacekeepers observation point near the Quneitra border crossing with Syria in the Israeli annexed-Golan Heights. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Syria Strives to Stay Out of Gaza War: Experts

Syria has avoided getting embroiled in the Gaza war, experts said, despite a strike on Iran's Damascus consulate, blamed on Israel, that threatened to ignite a…

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Arab World Fires engulf a livestock market in Al-Fashir, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur state, as a result of previous battles (AFP)

Sudan’s Al-Fashir on Edge: Fear of Imminent Rapid Support Forces Assault

Al-Fashir, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur, is drawing global attention as it faces a potential crisis. Reports suggest that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)…

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Arab World Debris of more than 400,000 buildings have completely or partially filled the Gaza Strip (Arab World Press)

UN: Debris in War-Ravaged Gaza Could Take 14 Years to Clear

The vast amount of rubble including unexploded ordnance left by Israel's devastating war in the Gaza Strip could take about 14 years to remove, a United…

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Arab World Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Tayr Harfa near the border on April 26, 2024. (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)

Israeli Drone Strike Kills 2 in Eastern Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike on a car in eastern Lebanon killed two people Friday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. The Israeli military said it…

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Arab World A woman dressed in military clothing walks with a suitcase past posters with pictures of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Hamas Says it Received Israel's Response to Ceasefire Proposal

Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel's official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group's…

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Drone Attack on Iraq Gas Field Kills 4 Yemenis

A drone attack Friday on a gas field in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq killed four Yemeni workers and wounded three others, the regional…

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Arab World Houthi supporters chant slogans during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinians, in Sana'a, Yemen, 26 April 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

US: Houthis Fired Missiles Toward Two Ships in Red Sea

The US military said on Friday that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea from Yemen causing minor damage to one…

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Arab World  Displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to Israeli strikes, wash clothes as they shelter in a UNRWA-affiliated school, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Gives Update on 19 Staff Accused by Israel of Oct. 7 Involvement

UN investigators examining Israeli accusations that 12 staff from the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks have closed one…

Arab World  Uncle of Sabreen al-Rouh, a Palestinian baby girl, who died a few days after she was saved from the womb of her dying mother Sabreen al-Sheikh (al-Sakani), killed in an Israeli strike along with her husband Shukri and her daughter Malak, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, crouches next to her grave in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 26, 2024. (Reuters)

Gaza Baby Rescued from Dead Mother’s Womb Dies

A baby girl who was delivered from her dying mother's womb in a Gaza hospital following an Israeli airstrike has herself died after just a few days of life,…

Arab World A picture shows a view of a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 26, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Egyptian Delegation in Israel for Talks on Gaza Hostages

An Egyptian delegation met Israeli counterparts on Friday, looking for a way to restart talks to end the war in Gaza and return the remaining Israeli hostages,…

Arab World Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Shouba on April 25, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. (AFP)

Hezbollah Ambushes Israeli Military Convoy, Killing Civilian 

Lebanon’s Hezbollah fired anti-tank missiles and artillery shells at an Israeli military convoy in a disputed area along the border, killing an Israeli…

Arab World UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen (Reuters/File)

Pedersen: Syria Treated by Many as a Space for Settling Scores

UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Thursday that Syria has become a "sort of free-for-all space for settling scores," warning that each month,…

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Arab World An internally displaced Yemeni family sit outside their shelter at Al-Suwaidan camp in Marib city, Yemen, June 2021 (UNHCR)

UNICEF: Extreme Weather Put Yemeni Children at Risk

A recent UN report has revealed that climate change provokes displacement in Yemen and contributes to poverty, conflict, violence, and exploitation, putting…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World FILE - Kurdish forces patrol al-Hol camp, which houses families of members of the ISIS group in Hasakeh province, Syria, on April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File)

Syrian Kurdish Officials Hand over 50 Women and Children Linked to ISIS to Tajikistan

Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern Syria on Thursday handed over 50 women and children — family members of ISIS militants — to a delegation from…

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Arab World Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

18 Countries Urge Hamas to Release Hostages, End Gaza Crisis

The United States and 17 other countries on Thursday issued an appeal for Hamas to release all of its hostages as a pathway to end the crisis in Gaza, but the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington )
Arab World 25 April 2024, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Palestinians inspect a house that was destroyed following an Israeli airstrike. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Israel Intensifies Airstrikes on Gaza's Rafah Before Ground Operation

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight after saying it would evacuate civilians from the southern Gazan city and launch an all-out assault despite…

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Arab World 25 April 2024, Palestinian Territories, Rafah: Palestinians children walk next to a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Belgian Agency Aid Worker Dies in Gaza

An aid worker who was part of Belgium's development aid efforts in the Gaza Strip died in an Israeli strike on Rafah, the country's development minister,…

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Arab World Internally displaced Palestinians, who fled their homes due to the Israel-Hamas conflict, take shelter near the border with Egypt, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 20 April 2024.  EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

Biden Names New Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues

US President Joe Biden on Thursday appointed Lise Grande as the new special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues, the State Department said in a statement…

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Arab World FILED - 27 January 2024, Yemen, Gulf of Aden: The Marlin Luanda vessel on fire in the Gulf of Aden after it was reportedly struck by an anti-ship missile fired from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Photo: Indian Navy via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Ship Comes Under Houthi Attack off Coast of Yemen

A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthis over Israel's ongoing…

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Arab World Lebanese villagers flash victory signs from their house which was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Kfar Kila, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Thursday, April 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Israel in 'Offensive Action' in South Lebanon

Israel said Wednesday its forces were carrying out "offensive action" in Lebanon after launching cross-border strikes targeting Hamas ally Hezbollah as Israeli…

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Arab World Palestinians mourn by the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli bombardment as they transport them for burial from the al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2024. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Israel Moving Forward with Rafah Assault to Pressure Hamas on Hostages

Israel's biggest newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth said on Thursday that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will move forward with plans for an all…

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi during a visit to Beirut airport on Wednesday (National News Agency)

Lebanon: Theft Gangs on Beirut Airport Road Terrify Passers-by

Lebanon’s airport road that links the country’s Rafik Hariri International Airport to the capital Beirut and to other areas has turned into a haven for outlaws…

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Arab World FILED - 18 October 2023, Egypt, Cairo: President of Egypt Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is pictured in Cairo. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa Pool/dpa

Sisi Warns of ‘Catastrophic’ Consequences of an Israeli Assault on Rafah

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday warned against any Israeli military assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy…

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Arab World People and health workers unearth bodies found at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

White House Says ‘We Want Answers’ Over Reports of Mass Graves in Gaza

US officials have been in touch with Israeli counterparts about deeply disturbing reports of mass graves being found in Gaza, White House national security…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington )
Arab World Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya is seen in the Egyptian capital Cairo on November 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)

Hamas Official Says Group Would Lay Down its Weapons If a Two-state Solution is Implemented

A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down…

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Arab World A handout photo, made available on 21 November 2023, by the Houthi Military Media Center, depicts Houthi helicopter flying over the cargo ship 'Galaxy Leader' as they seize it in the Red Sea off the coast of Hodeidah. Photo: -/dpa

US Coalition Warship Shoots Down Missile Fired by Yemen's Houthis over Gulf of Aden

A warship — part of a US-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday…

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Arab World A Syrian flag flies as people walk across the Hafez al-Assad bridge across the Barada river in the center of Damascus on April 14, 2024. (AFP)

Iran Cuts Syria Presence after Strikes Blamed on Israel, Says Monitor

Iran has reduced its military footprint in Syria after a succession of strikes blamed on Israel, a source close to Iran-backed Hezbollah and a war monitor said…

Arab World King of Jordan Abdullah II speaks while making a joint statement with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 16 February 2024. (Reuters)

Jordan Sets Sept 10 Date for Parliamentary Election

Jordan's independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the…

Arab World  Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants hold a portrait of US-Israeli Hersh Golgberg-Polin during a demonstration calling for the release of those taken near the residence of the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on April 20, 2024. (AFP)

Hamas Issues Video Showing Israeli-American Hostage Goldberg-Polin

The Palestinian movement Hamas released a video on Wednesday apparently showing Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American seized during the Oct. 7 attack on…