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Blinken Wants Gazans' Safety Assured Before Israel Resumes Attacks

Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. EPA

Blinken Wants Gazans' Safety Assured Before Israel Resumes Attacks

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israel on Thursday it must ensure that Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza are safe and their humanitarian needs…

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Arab World Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (Egyptian Presidency)

Sisi Says International Community Must Work to Settle Palestinian File

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi stressed “the importance of serious action by the international community towards a just and comprehensive settlement of…

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Arab World This picture taken from Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel on November 27, 2023, shows the southern Lebanon village of Hula. (Photo by jalaa marey / AFP)

Israeli Army Intercepts Target from Lebanon, Israel Says

The Israeli military said it intercepted an "aerial target" that crossed from Lebanon on Thursday, in an incident that jolted the calm prevailing at the…

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Arab World Le Drian during his meeting with Army Commander General Joseph Aoun (NNA)

Le Drian Urges the Lebanese to Elect a President

French Presidential Envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian has held meetings with Lebanese politicians during his fourth tour to the country despite not having any new…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World The Yemeni-UN roundtable (Saba)

Yemeni-UN Roundtable to Redirect Support towards Sustainable Development

Yemen's government held a roundtable meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in Aden with UN agencies to redirect relief support towards sustainable development. The…

Ali Rabih (Aden)

Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to board his aircraft prior to departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, November 27, 2023, as he travels to Brussels for a NATO Foreign Ministers meeting. (Reuters)

Blinken to Visit Israel, West Bank, UAE This Week to Continue Gaza Diplomacy 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the West Bank and the United Arab Emirates this week, the US State Department said on Monday, as…

Arab World 27 November 2023, Spain, Barcelona: (L-R) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit pose for a family photo after meeting in Barcelona to discuss ways to end the conflict in Gaza. (SPA)

Arab States, EU Agree on Need for Two-State Solution to Gaza Crisis

Arab states and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Spain on Monday that a two-state solution was the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with EU…

Arab World A Palestinian child holds a cat, while standing on the rubble of houses destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, amid the temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, at Khan Younis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip November 27, 2023. (Reuters)

Four-Day Truce in Israel-Hamas Conflict Is Important First Step, Says EU’s Borrell 

A four-day truce is an important first step in the Israel-Hamas conflict, but much more is needed to find a way out of the crisis, EU foreign affairs chief…

Arab World Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, holds talks with IGAD’s Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu in Djibouti on Sunday. (Sovereign Council)

Burhan Hopes IGAD Summit on Sudan Will Be a Success

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, held talks in Djibouti on Sunday with President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is currently chair…

Arab World Palestinians gather as they wait to receive flour bags distributed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 27, 2023. (Reuters)

Israel, Hamas Agree to Extend Truce for 2 More Days, Free More Hostages and Prisoners

Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their ceasefire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, bringing the prospect of a longer halt to their…

Arab World US President Joe Biden speaks with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan at the White House last October (AFP)

Sullivan: US President to Work Intensively Towards 'Two-State Solution' Starting Now

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the administration of President Joe Biden is committed to the “two-state solution” which he…

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Arab World The Houthi-led war in Yemen led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis (AFP)

Houthis Expel UN Official from Sanaa

The Yemeni government on Sunday accused the international community of inaction in the face of Houthi terrorism, after the militia group expelled a UN official…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi is seen during his sermon on Sunday. (Maronite Patriarchate on Facebook)

Lebanon’s Al-Rahi Objects to Appointment of New Army Chief amid Presidential Vacuum 

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi declared on Sunday his objection to the appointment of a new commander of the army amid the vacuum in the…

Arab World Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily. (UN mission)

UN Envoy Says Libyan Officials Don’t Want to Hold Elections

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Abdoulaye Bathily declared on Saturday that…

Khaled Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the Irish defense and foreign affairs minister (not in the picture) give a joint press conference in Cairo on November 15, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Egypt Foreign Minister Discusses Israel-Hamas Truce with Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received a call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday to discuss obstacles threatening Israel's truce…

Arab World A Syrian Air plane is seen at Damascus International Airport. (Reuters file photo)

Syria Says Israel Strike Puts Damascus Airport Out of Service

Israeli air strikes put Damascus airport out of service on Sunday, forcing incoming flights to be diverted elsewhere, the Syrian army and a pro-government…

Arab World In an undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime, the tanker Central Park is seen. Attackers seized the tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, authorities said. (Zodiac Maritime via AP)

US Navy Seizes Attackers Who Held Israel-Linked Tanker, Houthi Missiles Follow 

Armed assailants seized and later let go of a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday before being apprehended by the United States Navy,…

Arab World Palestinians carry salvageable items as they leave Gaza City to safer areas in the south on November 25, 2023, on the second day of a truce between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Omar El-Qattaa / AFP)

Killing Reported in Gaza Refugee Camp on Third Day of Truce

A Palestinian farmer was killed and another injured on Sunday after they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the center of Gaza, the…

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Arab World Palestinians leaving the north walk through the Salaheddine road in the Zeitoun district on the southern outskirts of Gaza City on November 25, 2023, on the second day of a truce between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Senior Hamas Commander in Charge of N. Gaza Killed in the War, Group Says

Hamas says one of its top commanders has been killed in the war with Israel. The militant group announced the death of Ahmed al-Ghandour on Sunday,…

Arab World Flames of fire and plumes of smoke rise in central Khartoum after the renewal of fighting. (AFP)

Clashes between Sudanese Army, RSF Renew in Khartoum

Clashes between Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Saturday following artillery shelling on several areas in the…

Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan receives Libyan Speaker Aguila Saleh (L) and Deputy Head of the Presidential Council of Libya Abdullah Al-Lafi in Ankara on August 2, 2022. (Turkish presidency)

Türkiye to Extend Deployment of its Forces in Libya for Two More Years

Türkiye has taken a new step toward extending the deployment of its troops in Libya at a time when Speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives Aguila Saleh has…

Arab World Members of the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) rest next to an armed vehicle near the southern Lebanese village of Markaba on November 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

UNIFIL Says Israeli Gunfire Hit One of Its Patrols in Southern Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Saturday that one of its patrols was hit by Israeli gunfire in the vicinity of Aytaroun of…

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Arab World Palestinians walk during rainfall, after Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

Israeli Forces Kill Seven Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians, including two minors and at least one gunman, in the occupied West Bank late on Saturday and early Sunday, medics and…

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Arab World A picture taken from inside a house, damaged in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Marwahin close to the southern Lebanese border with Israel, shows the Israeli moshav of Zar'it on November 24, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Lebanese Residents of Border Towns Come Back During a Fragile Cease-fire between Hamas and Israel

With a cautious calm prevailing over the border area in south Lebanon on Saturday, the second day of a four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, villages…

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Arab World Prisoners are released in Beitunia near Ramallah on Friday. (AF)

‘Informers’ Executed in Tulkaram amid Hamas’ Growing Influence in West Bank

Palestinian militants in the West Bank said they had killed two men accused of collaborating with Israeli authorities and hung their bodies up as a warning…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Palestinians inspect Al Shifa Hospital which was raided by Israeli forces during its ground operation, amid a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City,  November 25, 2023. REUTERS/Abed Sabah

Gaza Hostage Release Back on after Aid Row Settled

A Gaza hostage release deal was back on track on Saturday night after a row over aid supplies to the north of the besieged enclave was resolved following…

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Arab World This handout picture released by the Israeli army, courtesy of the hostages' families on November 25, 2023, shows Israelis held captive by Hamas arriving in Israel aboard an army helicopter at an unspecified location, following their release on November 24, 2023 by the Palestinian group in Gaza. (Photo by Israel Army / AFP)

Hamas Delays 2nd Release of Hostages Until Israel Lets Aid into Northern Gaza

The armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday that it had decided to delay the second round of hostage releases until Israel is committed to letting aid trucks…

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Arab World Palestinians inspect the damage to their homes upon their return to the Khezaa district on the eastern outskirts of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Yunis, on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP)

Egypt Says it Received 'Positive Signals' over Possible Extension of Gaza Truce

Egypt said on Saturday it had received positive signals from all parties over a possible extension of the Gaza truce for one or two days. Diaa Rashwan, the…

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Arab World 26 October 2023, Syria, Idlib: A child inspects the damage after a missile strike that targeted the city of Idlib by the Syrian regime. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa

At Least 9 Killed in Syrian Government Shelling of Idlib Village

Syrian government forces' shelling of a northwestern village Saturday killed at least nine people, including six children, as they picked olives, opposition…

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