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Blinken Returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal Hangs in Balance After Hostage Rescue

Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks Air Force One upon arrival at Orly airport outside Paris, on June 7, 2024, after delivering a speech in "Pointe du Hoc" clifftop in Cricqueville-en-Bessin, on the Normandy coast, northwestern France. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Blinken Returns to Mideast as Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Proposal Hangs in Balance After Hostage Rescue

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns to the Middle East this week as a proposed Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal hangs in the balance after the dramatic…

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Arab World This picture taken on May 30, 2024, shows damaged shops in Omdurman. (AFP)

Hospital in Sudan’s Al-Fashir Shut after Attack, Aid Group Says

The main hospital in Sudan's al-Fashir city has been attacked and put out of service, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which supports the facility, told Reuters…

Arab World Palestinians children search through the rubble of their home a day after an operation by the Israeli Special Forces in the Nuseirat camp, in the central Gaza Strip on June 9, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Hamas Armed Wing Says 3 Hostages Were Killed in Israeli Operation in Gaza

Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades said in a video posted on its Telegram channel on Sunday that three hostages were killed, including a US citizen, in an Israeli…

Arab World Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Azeri counterpart President Ilham Aliyev hold press conference in Cairo on Saturday (Egyptian Presidency) 

Egypt, Azerbaijan Hold Talks to Enhance Political, Economic Cooperation

Cairo and Baku on Saturday discussed ways to enhance political and economic cooperation. “The discussions held with President (Ilham) Aliyev confirm our…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World An American military convoy is seen near the Syrian-Iraqi border. (Reuters file photo)

Turkish Sources: US Planning on Forming ‘Terrorist State’ in Northern Syria

Turkish military and diplomatic sources warned on Saturday that the United States will not abandon its plan to form a Kurdish state in areas controlled by the…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)

Arab World Leader of the Ansar al-Marjaiya faction Hamid al-Yasiri meets with Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Nineveh. (Facebook)

Leader of Ansar al-Marjaiya Calls for Military Ruler to Govern Iraqi Province

Leader of Iraq’s Ansar al-Marjaiya faction Hamid al-Yasiri called on Friday for new protests in the city of Samawah in the al-Muthanna province near the border…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) speaks as he participates in a joint press conference alongside other countries' representatives after an Extraordinary Meeting of the D-8 Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss the situation in Gaza, in Istanbul, Türkiye, 08 June 2024. EPA/ERDEM SAHIN

D-8 Nations Pledge to Mobilize All Resources to Achieve Ceasefire in Gaza

The Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation pledged on Saturday to mobilize all resources to achieve an…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Injured Palestinians at Al Awda hospital during an Israeli military operation in Al Nusairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip 08 June 2024. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Israel Keeps Pounding Central Gaza as Palestinian Death Toll in Hostage Rescue Raid Rises to 274

Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday, a day after killing 274 Palestinians during a hostage rescue raid, and tanks advanced further into Rafah in…

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Arab World A handout photo shows the British-registered cargo vessel, Rubymar, sinking after being damaged in a missile attack by the Houthis in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, 26 February 2024. EPA

Two Vessels Catch Fire After Missile Strikes Off Yemen's Aden

Two ships caught on fire after being hit by projectiles off Yemen's Aden, two UK maritime agencies reported on Sunday. The British security firm Ambrey said…

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Arab World The pier constructed by the US military was operational for only about a week before it was blown apart in high winds - The AP

Aid is Delivered to Gaza From Newly Repaired US-Built Pier, US Military Says

The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the US military said, relaunching an…

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Arab World Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. dpa

Abbas Calls for Emergency Security Council Session on 'Bloody Massacre' in Gaza

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for an emergency UN Security Council session on "the bloody massacre that was carried out by the Israeli forces"…

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Arab World Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the border on June 8, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Israeli Airstrike Kills Two in Southern Lebanon, Hezbollah Retaliates

Two people were killed on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Aitaroun, Lebanon's state news agency NNA said on…

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Arab World US President Joe Biden (R) and France's President Emmanuel Macron take part in a bilateral meeting at the Presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on June 8, 2024, during the US President's state visit to France. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Macron: France, US Intensify Efforts to Prevent Middle East Explosion

France and the United States will work harder to prevent a broader escalation in the Middle East with a key priority to calm the situation between Israel and…

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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)

Hamas Says it Still Has Large Number of Hostages and Can Increase It

Hamas said on Saturday it still held the largest number of hostages and could increase it, after Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by the Palestinian…

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Arab World Handout image shows Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) teams retriving dead bodies of migrants in body bags from the Mediterranean sea June 7, 2024. MSF/Frederic Seguin/Handout via REUTERS Purchase Licensing Rights

Death Toll Rises as Rescue Charity Spots Another Body in Sea off Libya

Another body was spotted off the coast of Libya on Saturday, a day after a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) rescue ship recovered the bodies of 11 migrants in the…

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Arab World Sudanese Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim (Reuters)

Sudan: Russia Wants Access to Red Sea

Sudan’s Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim said that a Russian ambition to have presence on the Sudanese coast does not entail a military role. Speaking to…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Wad Madani )
Arab World Turkish artillery targeted Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) elements who attempted to fire on the Euphrates Shield area in northern Syria (File photo - Turkish Ministry of Defense).

Reports Suggest Türkiye Plans Military Operation to Halt SDF Elections in Syria

Turkish military sources suggest they might launch a military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria this summer. The goal? To…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)

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A man holds his daughter, 3, who suffers from diabetes, a weakened immune system, and malnutrition, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, where she is receiving treatment, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

UN to Declare that Both Israel, Hamas Are Violating Children's Rights

The UN chief will tell the Security Council next week that both Israel and Hamas are violating children's rights and leaving them exposed to danger in their…

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Arab World A Palestinian carries his belongings as he flees Rafah due to an Israeli military operation, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Israel: Gaza Aid Through US Pier Will Resume in Coming Days

Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a US- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the…

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Arab World File photo of members of the Al-Nujaba movement during a military parade in Baghdad (Reuters)

Iraq: Imminent Strikes on Iran-Backed Factions

Iraqi government and political sources suggest that more strikes on Iran-backed militia sites in Iraq are likely, following increased attacks on Israel…

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Arab World Ongoing arrest campaigns in Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen (Local Media)

Houthis Arrest Dozens of UN, Aid Workers

The Houthis in Yemen have arrested dozens of employees from United Nations agencies and international humanitarian organizations, including women, in Sanaa…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz)
Arab World 29 May 2024, Syria, Idlib: A child receives a speech training after an ear helix transplant at SAMS Center for Hearing and Speech Diseases in Idlib. Photo: Anas Alkharboutli/dpa

7 EU Members: Conditions in Syria Should be Reassessed to Allow Refugee Returns

The governments of seven European Union member states said Friday the situation in Syria should be re-evaluated to allow for the voluntary return of Syrian…

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Arab World  Sudanese Rapid Support Forces - File Photo/Reuters

US Demands Accountability Over 'Horrific' Sudan Village Attack

The United States on Friday condemned Sudanese Rapid Support Forces "horrific" attack that killed more than 100 people in a village as it urged accountability…

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Arab World 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

Sudan Activists Say About '40 Dead' in Shelling Near Khartoum

Pro-democracy activists in Sudan reported Friday that about 40 people were killed in "violent artillery fire" carried out the previous day on Omdurman,…

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Arab World A Palestinian girl stands with her brother in the destroyed classroom at a school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) which was hit during an Israeli army strike the day before, in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on June 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

UN Chief to Call Out Israel for Violations against Children

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has added Israel's military to a global list of offenders who have committed violations against children,…

Arab World Plumes of smoke rise from what is thought to be the site of an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen June 7, 2024. (Reuters)

US and British Airstrikes Hit Yemen

US and British forces carried out six airstrikes on targets in Yemen on Friday, a Houthi-run television station said. Four attacks were made on the airport…

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Qatari Foreign Ministry: Hamas Still Studying Latest Proposal for Ceasefire in Gaza

The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday that mediators had yet to receive a response from Hamas on the latest proposal for a…

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Arab World Shoukry during a conversation with Bagheri Kani in Tehran at the end of May (IRNA)

Cairo, Tehran to Promote Path to Rapprochement

Cairo and Tehran have lately agreed on “the importance of continuing to develop bilateral relations and addressing outstanding issues.” During a phone call…

Waleed Abdulrahman (Cairo)
Arab World A damaged army tank is seen on the street, almost one year into the war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Omdurman, Sudan, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig

Sudan Army Vows Harsh Response to RSF Attack on Village, UN Calls for Probe

Sudan's army said on Thursday it would deliver a "harsh response" to an attack a day earlier on a village by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces…

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