Arab World
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Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder of novelist Salman Rushdie
Hadi Matar was found guilty on Friday of attempting to murder the novelist Salman Rushdie in an onstage stabbing attack…
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Syrian foreign minister to visit Iraq, date to be determined, Syria state news agency says
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani has received an invitation to visit Iraq with the date to be determined later…
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Syria’s new president meets Chinese envoy for first time since Assad’s fall
Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China’s ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since…
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Bus explosions near Israel’s Tel Aviv: What happened, what we know so far
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to intensify its raids across the occupied West Bank after explosions in three…
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US freezes funds to Palestinian Authority security forces, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration has stopped all funding to the Palestinian Authority security forces as part of the global freeze on…
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Syrian Jews hold first group prayer in decades in Damascus synagogue
Syria’s tiny Jewish community said they held their first group prayer in decades Wednesday, in a synagogue in Damascus’s Old…
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Two-thirds of Syrians at risk of unexploded bombs: NGO
Two-thirds of Syrians risk being wounded or killed by unexploded ordnance remaining after Syria’s almost 14-year civil war, the Humanity…
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EU set to suspend Syria energy, transport sanctions
The European Union is set to suspend Syria sanctions related to energy, transport and reconstruction, according to a draft declaration…
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As Sudan’s army routs RSF from Khartoum, Sudanese reactions are mixed
Many Sudanese civilians are welcoming the army as a liberator as it advances across the capital, Khartoum, to topple the…
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Israel refuses to fully withdraw from Lebanon: Here’s what to know
Israel is keeping troops in five locations on Lebanese territory, raising fears that it is planning a new long-term occupation. Israel…
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