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Israeli Settlers Accused of Killing 117 Sheep in West Bank Attack

Arab World Palestinians checks wounded sheep after settlers attack a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

Israeli Settlers Accused of Killing 117 Sheep in West Bank Attack

Palestinian Bedouins accused Israeli settlers on Friday of killing 117 sheep in an overnight attack and stealing hundreds of others in an apparent effort to…

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Arab World An oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan. Photo: Kurdistan government media/AFP

Iraq's Kurdish Oil Exports Restart is Not Imminent

A restart of Iraq's Kurdish oil exports is not imminent, sources close to the matter said on Friday, despite Iraq's federal government saying on Thursday that…

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Arab World Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa and Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III visit the Church of the Holy Family which was hit in an Israeli strike on Thursday, in Gaza City July 18, 2025. The Latin patriarchate of Jerusalem/Handout via REUTERS

Pope, Israeli PM Speak by Phone after Gaza Church Strike

Pope Leo XIV emphasized the importance of protecting places of worship in a call Friday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following Israel's deadly strike…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo

Syrian Government Denies its Forces Preparing to Redeploy to Sweida

Syria's interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday that government forces were not preparing to deploy to Sweida Province, the state news agency reported. …

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Arab World Relations between Egypt and Iran saw a notable thaw following Araghchi’s visit to Cairo (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt Welcomes Tehran’s Renaming of ‘Islamabouli Street’ as a Turning Point in Relations with Iran

Egypt has welcomed Iran’s decision to rename a Tehran street once dedicated to Khalid al-Islamabouli - the Egyptian army officer who assassinated President…

Hisham Elmayany (Cairo)

Arab World Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani stressed the need to put an end to attacks on the region, particularly targeting oil fields (Reuters)

‘Oil-for-Salaries’ Deal Ends Dispute Between Baghdad and Erbil

The Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) reached a landmark agreement on Thursday that ends a years-long dispute over oil…

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Arab World Hezbollah supporters take part in Ashura commemorations in Beirut’s southern suburbs last week (AP)

Hezbollah Orders Members to Stay Away from South Lebanon Amid Renewed Israeli Strikes

In the wake of renewed Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, Hezbollah has reportedly instructed its members and affiliates to avoid traveling to their hometowns…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi in Cairo, Egypt, June 2, 2025. (EPA)

Egypt Stresses Importance of Resuming Iran Nuclear Talks

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a series of high-level talks with key international stakeholders on Wednesday as Egypt continues to intensify…

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Arab World  The Syrian Defense Ministry building sits heavily damaged after alleged Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP)

Erdogan Says Türkiye Will Not Allow Syria to Be Divided

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Türkiye will not allow Syria to be divided or its multicultural structure and territorial integrity harmed,…

Arab World  People pass in front the Syrian Defense Ministry building which on Wednesday was heavily damaged by Israeli airstrikes in Damascus, Syria, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP)

Israel’s Attacks on Damascus Hinder Chemical Weapons Search, Syrian Official Says

Israeli airstrikes on Damascus are hampering Syria's efforts to find and destroy chemical weapons stockpiled during the rule of toppled ruler Bashar al-Assad,…

Arab World Smoke rises from fires in areas controlled by Druze factions in the Sweida countryside, Syria, 17 July 2025. (EPA)

US Did Not Support Recent Israeli Strikes on Syria, State Dept Says

The United States did not support recent Israeli strikes on Syria, the State Department said on Thursday, adding that Washington made clear its displeasure…

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

RSF Shelling On Camp Kills 8 in Sudan's Darfur, Say Rescuers

Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled a displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur region on Thursday, killing eight civilians and injuring others, a local rescue group…

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Arab World General view of the Sarsang oilfield operated by HKN Energy, after a drone attack, in Duhok province, Iraq, July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Drone Attack Targets Tawke Oilfield in Iraq's Kurdistan

A drone attack targeted an oilfield operated by Norwegian oil and gas firm DNO in Tawke, in the Zakho Administration area of northern Iraq, on Thursday, the…

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Arab World Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, collapsing a ceasefire announced just hours earlier that aimed to put an end to days of deadly sectarian bloodshed, in Sweida, Syria July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syrian Government Forces Begin Withdrawing from Sweida

Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced a renewed ceasefire Wednesday after days of clashes that have threatened to…

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Arab World A wounded Palestinian Christian woman is brought into at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital following an Israeli strike on The Church of the Holy Family, according to medics, in Gaza City July 17, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Israeli Strike Hits Gaza Church, Killing 3 and Wounding Priest Who Was Close to Pope Francis

An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including…

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Arab World Lebanese activist Abdallah had been sentenced to life in prison - AFP

French Court Rules for Release of Lebanese Activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah

A French court on Thursday ruled for the release from prison of Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, after serving almost 40 years in prison for attacks…

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Arab World FILED - 03 December 2024, Switzerland, Geneva: UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher presents the report on emergency relief needs in 2025. Photo: Christiane Oelrich/dpa

UN Humanitarian Chief Says Conditions in Gaza are ‘Beyond Vocabulary’

Food supplies are running out and civilians are being shot while seeking something to eat, Undersecretary-General Tom Fletcher said Wednesday. "Civilians are…

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Arab World UN Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg in a previous briefing to the Security Council (AFP)

Yemen Foils Houthi Plot to Assassinate UN Envoy Grundberg

The Yemeni government has revealed it recently thwarted a plot by the Houthi militia to assassinate UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg. The operation…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World Smoke rises near the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Defense following an Israeli strike on Wednesday. (AFP) 

Israeli Intervention in Syria… What are the Goals and the Message?

In a dramatic escalation along the Israeli-Syrian frontier, hundreds of Druze from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights attempted to cross the border into…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Firefighters gather in front of a burning hypermarket building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

At Least 69 People Dead in Mall Fire in Iraq

A massive fire in a hypermarket in al-Kut city in eastern Iraq has left at least 69 people dead and 11 others missing, the city's health authorities and two…

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Arab World FILE - Syria's interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa, listens during a press conference in Paris, May 7, 2025. (Stephanie Lecocq/Pool via AP, File)

Sharaa Warns Israel: Triumph in One Place Does Not Guarantee Success in Another

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Thursday that protecting Druze citizens and their rights is "our priority.” In his first televised…

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Arab World Executive Director of UNICEF Catherine M. Russell speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the conflict in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the United Nations headquarters on July 16, 2025, in New York City. (AFP)

UNICEF Says the World Has Failed Gaza’s Children

More than 17,000 kids have reportedly been killed and 33,000 wounded in the ongoing war in Gaza, UNICEF’s executive director Catherine Russell told the UN…

Arab World Syrian security forces deploy amid ongoing clashes in the southern city of Sweida, 16 July 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED AL RIFAI

Israel Launches Heavy Airstrikes in Damascus, Vowing to Protect Druze

Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defense ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to…

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Arab World Smoke rises over Baalbek, Hezbollah stronghold near Syria border – AFP

Israel Strikes Hezbollah's 'Radwan Force' Deep Inside Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Tuesday, targeting Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in what Israeli officials…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World President Joseph Aoun meets with US envoy Tom Barrack (Presidency handout)

Lebanon Weighs US Deadline, Seeks Guarantees for Disarmament

Lebanese officials have been racing to formulate a response to a letter delivered by US envoy Tom Barrack during his visit to Beirut last week, in which…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World A convoy of government forces drives toward Sweida city as it passes through Mazraa village in southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Clashes Resume in Syria's Sweida after Ceasefire Announcement

Clashes between Syrian government troops and local fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida early on Wednesday, just hours after a ceasefire was…

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Arab World FILE - Israeli army tanks are seen positioned as smoke rises in the background in southern Gaza, as seen from a humanitarian aid distribution center operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

US Backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Says 20 People Killed in an Incident in Khan Younis

At least 20 people were killed in an incident in Gaza's Khan Younis on Wednesday, according to a statement from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. …

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Arab World Black smoke rises from a roaring fire at Sarsang oilfield, following a drone attack, in Dohuk, Iraq July 15, 2025, in this screen grab taken from a handout video. KURDISTAN 24/Handout via REUTERS

Drone Attacks on Oil Fields in Iraq’s Kurdish Region Shut Down Facilities

Drones targeted oil fields in Iraq’s semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks in recent days that have put several…

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Arab World A vessel said to be Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged Eternity C sinks in a footage released by Yemen's Houthis, in the Red Sea, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 9, 2025. HOUTHI MEDIA CENTER/Handout via REUTERS

UN Council Authorizes Continuing Vigilance of Attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Red Sea Shipping

The UN Security Council on Tuesday authorized continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi militias, who have defied its previous…

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