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EU Urges Immediate Halt to Israel-Hezbollah War

Arab World European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, left, meets with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP)

EU Urges Immediate Halt to Israel-Hezbollah War

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to Lebanon on Sunday, as the group claimed attacks…

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Arab World A Palestinian man points at a damaged building in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli Army Orders Gaza City Suburb Evacuated, Spurring New Displacement Wave

The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a new wave of displacement on Sunday, and a…

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Arab World Members of the Israeli forces inspect a site following a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in Rinatya, outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP)

Hezbollah Fires about 250 Rockets, Other Projectiles into Israel in Heaviest Barrage in Weeks

Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the group's heaviest barrages in months, in…

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Arab World Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb

Lebanon Military Says One Soldier Killed, 18 Hurt in Israeli Strike on Army Center

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said. It was the latest in a series of…

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Arab World In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)

Jordan Army Says It Thwarts Border Infiltration across Syria, One Killed

The Jordanian army said on Sunday it had killed one person and arrested six others who tried to cross the border from Syria. Officials say there has been a…


Arab World Palestinians inspect the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in Gaza City November 14, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Canada Warns of 'Catastrophic' Humanitarian Conditions in Gaza

Canada's foreign minister on Thursday expressed deep concern about "catastrophic" humanitarian conditions across Gaza and warned about "the life-threatening…

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Russia Accuses Türkiye of Acting as an ‘Occupying Power’ in Syria

Russia's special envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, said on Thursday that Damascus finds it “difficult” to engage in dialogue with Ankara without…

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Arab World 14 November 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: Smoke engulfs buildings from an Israeli strike on Beirut southern suburb. Photo: Marwan Naamani/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Lebanon: US Hands Berri a Draft Proposal for a Ceasefire

US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson has reportedly handed a document to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, which included a proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon,…

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Arab World A ball of fire erupts as an Israeli strike hits a building in Beirut's southern Ghobeiri neighborhood on November 15, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli Strike Hits Edge of Beirut Suburbs

An Israeli strike on Friday morning hit a building on the edge of Beirut's southern suburbs, near a central park in the city, witnesses told Reuters. The…

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Arab World The United States Department of the Treasury is seen in Washington, D.C., US, August 30, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

US Targets Syrian Company with Sanctions over IRGC, Houthi Funding

The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions on Thursday on companies, individuals and vessels associated with a Syrian conglomerate that Washington said was…

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Arab World A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Lacroix: UN to Bolster UNIFIL for Post-truce Support in Lebanon

The United Nations intends to bolster its peacekeeping mission in Lebanon to better support the Lebanese army once a truce is agreed but would not directly…

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Arab World Police officers stand on the rubble of a damaged building at the site of a rocket attack, in central Damascus' Kafr Sousa neighborhood, Syria, February 19, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdessi

Several Killed in Israeli Attacks on Syria's Damascus

Several people were killed and several others injured in Israeli attacks on two residential buildings in suburbs of the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday,…

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Arab World Israeli bombing on Kafr Kila in southern Lebanon (AFP)

Israel Closer to Arrangement on Lebanon Fighting, Minister Says

Israel is closer to reaching an arrangement over fighting with Hezbollah than it has been since the start of the war, but it must retain freedom to act inside…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: A damaged sign is pictured at the headquarters of UNRWA, following an Israeli raid, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, July 12, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas/File Photo

Arab League Urges US, EU to Intervene to Prevent Israeli Right-Wing Plan to Undermine UNRWA

The Arab League has called on the US administration and the European Union (EU) to take strong action to prevent the implementation of the Israeli right-wing…

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Arab World Palestinians carry the body of a man killed in an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, on November 13, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Palestinians Say North Gaza Destruction is Widespread as Rights Group Warns Some May Never Return

Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza said Israeli forces had inflicted widespread destruction on their home districts in their latest six-week-old…

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Arab World Sudanese women who fled the conflict in Geneina in Sudan's Darfur region, line up to receive rice portions from Red Cross volunteers in Ourang on the outskirts of Adre, Chad July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Sudan War Deaths are Likely Much Higher than Recorded

More than 61,000 people are estimated to have died in Khartoum state during the first 14 months of Sudan's war, with evidence suggesting the toll from the…

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Arab World Yemen Government commits to fighting corruption, restoring trust with locals and donors (Government Media)

Yemeni Officials Facing Court Over $180 Million Misuse

Yemen’s Public Prosecutor has taken an unprecedented step by referring two Aden Refinery officials to the Public Funds Court in Aden on charges of corruption…

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Arab World The damage following Israeli airstrikes in the Al-Chiyah area in southern Beirut, Lebanon, 14 November 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs for Third Day

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Hezbollah-controlled areas in Beirut for a third consecutive day on Thursday, hitting locations in the capital's southern…

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Arab World FILED - 03 October 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: Lebanese women and their children, who fled south Lebanon, stand at a local school sheltering displaced people in Beirut. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

UN: Almost 14,000 Pregnant Women Affected by Lebanon War

Nearly 14,000 pregnant women in Lebanon have been affected by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a report published on Wednesday by the UN…

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Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri welcomes Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty.

Egyptian FM from Beirut: Ceasefire Proposal that Compromises Lebanon's Unity is Rejected

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stressed on Wednesday that ending Israel’s aggression on Lebanon must take place as soon as possible, rejecting any …

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Arab World Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Huneiti has met in Amman with Algerian Ambassador to Amman Abdulkarim Behha. Petra

Jordan, Algeria Discuss Cooperation in Military Training

Jordanian Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Major General Yousef Huneiti has met in Amman with Algerian Ambassador to Amman Abdulkarim Behha, Jordan News…

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Arab World Palestinians inspect a shell crater following Israeli shelling at a camp housing internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 13 November 2024. (EPA)

HRW Accuses Israel of 'War Crime' With 'Forcible Transfer' in Gaza

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel's repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the "war crime of forcible transfer", and to …

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Arab World A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Attack Targets Syria’s Homs Countryside, Syrian State Media Says

An Israeli attack targeted the area of Qusayr in the southern countryside of Homs province in central Syria, Syria's state media said on Wednesday. Israel…

Arab World Palestinians inspect the damage following Israeli shelling at a camp housing internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 13 November 2024. (EPA)

3 Young Children Killed in Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza, Palestinian Medics Say

Palestinian medics say an Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under. They were among at least six people killed in…

Arab World Palestinians inspect a shell crater following Israeli shelling at a camp housing internally displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 13 November 2024. (EPA)

New Video Shows an Israeli Hostage in Gaza

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad armed group released on Wednesday a new video showing an Israeli hostage who has been held in Gaza for over a year. The video…

Arab World A handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency SPA shows Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attending in Riyadh the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League joint extraordinary leaders summit, on November 11, 2024. (SPA/AFP)

Türkiye’s Erdogan Says He Remains Hopeful about Reconciliation with Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can be achieved to end more than…

Arab World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburb, known as Dahiyeh, 13 November 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 8 in Lebanon as Beirut Awaits Truce Ideas

Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut's Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, as Lebanon waited to hear Washington's…

Arab World FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken  speaks at the State Department in Washington, US, October 31, 2024. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Blinken: US Wants Real, Extended Pauses in Fighting in Gaza

The United States wants real and extended pauses in fighting in Gaza so assistance can get to people who need it, but the best way to help people would be to…

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Arab World Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit strongly condemned the extremist remarks made by an Israeli official regarding extending Israel’s…

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