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Libya Begins Operating Pipeline from North Hamada Oilfield

Arab World A general view shows Libya's Sharara oilfield. (File photo: Reuters)

Libya Begins Operating Pipeline from North Hamada Oilfield

Libya has begun operating the new pipeline from its North Hamada oilfield with initial transfer capacity expected at 2,000 barrels per day (bpd), the National…

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Arab World Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2020. (Reuters)

Hundreds Rally in Support of Tunisia President Amid Series of Arrests

Hundreds of people rallied Sunday in downtown Tunis in support of President Kais Saied amid the recent arrests of journalists, lawyers, and other public…

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Arab World Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Jordan Demands Investigation of 'War Crimes' in Gaza

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Sunday that the kingdom demanded an international investigation into what it said were many war crimes…

Arab World Internally displaced women wait in a queue to collect aid from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Britain's Cameron: Violence in Darfur May be Crime Against Humanity

British foreign minister David Cameron said on Sunday violence in the Darfur region of Sudan may be a crime against humanity. "I am deeply concerned by…

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Arab World Mourners grieve during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, May 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Israel Launches Strikes Across Gaza

Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight, residents said. Israel has been pushing into the southern city of Rafah that it says…

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Arab World Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah delivers a speech via a screen during a rally, in a suburb outside Beirut, Lebanon, 13 May 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Hezbollah Head: Displaced Israeli Northerners Will Not Return Home if Gaza War Persists

The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said on Monday that residents of northern Israel would not be able to return home for the start of the next…

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Arab World FILE - Displaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Palestinians Mark 76 Years of Dispossession as a Potentially Even Larger Catastrophe Unfolds in Gaza

Palestinians on Wednesday will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But…

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Arab World United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg delivers his briefing before the UN Security Council on Monday. (AFP)

UN Yemen Envoy Worried About Threats to Return to War, Houthi Rhetoric towards Marib

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg renewed on Monday his fear about threats to return to war, also expressing his concern about the Iran…

Ali Rabih (Aden) Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World A member of the Iraqi security forces. AFP

Five Iraqi Soldiers Killed in ISIS Attack

An Iraqi commanding officer and four soldiers were killed and five others injured on Monday in an attack by suspected ISIS militants on an army post in eastern…

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Arab World Displaced Palestinians arrive in central Gaza after fleeing from the southern Gaza city of Rafah in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP)

White House Sees No Genocide in Gaza, Condemns Aid Convoy Attacks 

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by…

Arab World A damaged trailer truck that was carrying humanitarian aid supplies is pictured along the Israeli side of Israel's controversial separation barrier with the West Bank near the village of Shekef on May 13, 2024, after it was vandalized by right-wing Israeli activists to protest against aid being sent to the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Israeli Protesters Block Aid Convoy Headed to Gaza

Israeli protesters blocked aid trucks headed for Gaza on Monday, strewing food packages on the road in the latest in a series of incidents that have come as…

Arab World Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi. (Reuters)

Lebanon: Rahi Says EU Exploiting Syrian Refugee Crisis for Political Ends

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi accused the European Union of exploiting the crisis of Syrian refugees in Lebanon for political ends. Rahi has…

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Arab World 12 May 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: Tents for displaced people are crowded west of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip after thousands of Palestinians fled Rafah after the Israeli army announced the start of a military operation there. Photo: Saher Alghorra/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Misery Deepens in Gaza’s Rafah as Israeli Troops Press Operation

Aid workers are struggling to distribute dwindling food and other supplies to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by what Israel says is a limited…

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Arab World Iraq’s Interior Minister Abdul Amir Al-Shammari welcomes his Syrian counterpart, Muhammad Khaled Al-Rahmoun in Baghdad (Iraqi Interior Ministry)

Iraq and Syria Sign Memorandum for Security Cooperation

Iraq and Syria inked on Sunday a memorandum of understanding for security cooperation in various areas, including combating terrorism. “The agreement included…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends a press conference during his visit, in Baghdad, Iraq April 22, 2024. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/Pool/File Photo

Türkiye Erdogan Says US, Europe Not Doing Enough to Pressure Israel into Gaza Truce

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the United States and European countries were not doing enough to pressure Israel to agree to a ceasefire…

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Arab World Internally displaced women wait in a queue to collect aid from a group at a camp in Gadaref on May 12, 2024. (AFP)

At Least 27 Killed in Renewed Clashes in Sudan's Al-Fasher 

Clashes reignited between the Sudanese army and rival paramilitaries in recent days in the key Darfur town of al-Fasher, the United Nations said Sunday,…

Arab World Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Herzi Halevi attends a wreath-laying ceremony marking Israel's national Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Hall of Remembrance at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, 06 May 2024. (EPA)

Israel’s Army Chief Says ‘Fully Responsible’ for Oct 7 Attack 

Israel’s army chief Herzi Halevi said on Sunday he was "fully responsible" for what happened on October 7 when Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on…

Arab World  Palestinian women shop at a roadside stand near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 3, 2024. (Reuters)

Palestinian Public Sector Salaries Squeezed as Israel Withholds Tax Revenue

The Palestinian Authority said on Sunday the Israeli finance ministry was continuing to withhold tax revenues and as a result only a part of public sector…

Arab World  Displaced Palestinians travel in a vehicle as they flee Rafah, after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Rafah Residents Flee ‘Hell’ of Israeli Onslaught

War-weary Gazans flooded towards coastal areas of the Gaza Strip's southern city of Rafah on Sunday, fleeing heavy bombardment in eastern zones after Israel…

Arab World A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on May 12, 2024, shows Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron appearing on the BBC's 'Sunday Morning' political television show with journalist Laura Kuenssberg. (Photo by JEFF OVERS / BBC / AFP)

Banning UK Arms Exports to Israel Would Strengthen Hamas, Says Cameron

Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would strengthen Hamas, Britain's Foreign Secretary David…

Arab World  A boy looks on as Palestinians prepare to flee Rafah after Israeli forces launched a ground and air operation in the eastern part of the southern Gaza city, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Lacks ‘Credible Plan’ to Safeguard Rafah Civilians, Says Blinken

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended a decision to pause a delivery to Israel of 3,500 bombs over concerns they could be used in the Gazan…

Arab World Notices to close stores in Nabatieh after a raid by the General Security (National News Agency)

Lebanon’s Security Authorities Adopt Strict Measures to Curb Violations Committed by Syrians

Members of the Lebanese General Security started implementing strict measures and procedures in various regions and villages, in implementation of instructions…

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Arab World TikTok app. (AP)

Lebanon Judiciary Issues New Indictments in TikTok Gang Case

The first investigating judge in Mount Lebanon, Judge Nicolas Mansour, begins interrogating 10 detainees from the TikTok gang involved in sexual assaults on…

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Arab World  A picture taken from a position by the northern Israeli border with Lebanon shows smoke billowing during Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanese territory on May 10, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions. (AFP)

Border War Depletes Hezbollah, Worries Israel

Hezbollah deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem acknowledged that the party had to make changes to its military approach in its war with Israel in…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq faction Qais al-Khazali. (AFP)

Asaib Ahl al-Haq Backs Sudani’s Stance on Withdrawal of US Forces from Iraq

Head of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq faction Qais al-Khazali expressed his support for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Sudani’s stance on the withdrawal of American…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Internally displaced Palestinians arrive to Khan Younis after leaving Rafah following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, southern Gaza Strip, 11 May 2024. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Fighting Rages across Gaza as UN Chief Urges 'Immediate Ceasefire'

Israel struck Gaza on Sunday and troops were battling Hamas in several areas of the Palestinian territory after an Israeli evacuation order sent hundreds of…

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Arab World Yemen’s Chief of Staff Saghir bin Aziz meets with Daphnee Maret, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegation in Yemen, in Marib. (Saba)

Yemen’s Bin Aziz: Dozens of Prisoners Died under Torture in Houthi Prisons

Yemen’s Chief of Staff Saghir bin Aziz accused the Iran-backed Houthi militias of killing dozens of detainees under torture in their prisons. He called for…

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Arab World FILED - 19 November 2023: 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

CENTCOM: Uncrewed Aerial System Launched from Yemen's Houthi Area, No Injuries Reported

An uncrewed aerial system was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden on Friday, with no injuries or damage reported by US…

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Arab World El-Fasher has been rocked by fighting involving "heavy weaponry" - AFP

UN Voices Concern over Fighting in Sudan's Darfur Involving 'Heavy Weaponry'

A major city in Sudan's western region of Darfur has been rocked by fighting involving "heavy weaponry", a senior UN official said Saturday. Violence erupted…

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