Arab World
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Saudi Arabia announces major healthcare expansions, new cancer center, pharmacy chain
Major medical initiatives to bolster Saudi Arabia’s healthcare sector have been unveiled this week, including a state-of-the-art oncology center and a…
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Two Israeli hostages released, one expected later in latest Gaza exchange
Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon on Saturday, with American-Israeli Keith Siegel expected…
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‘We will suffocate’: Palestinian refugees in Gaza fear UNRWA ban
With the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) ordered to cease operations in Israel and the occupied territory on Thursday, many…
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Syria’s Baath party dissolved: What happens next?
Syria’s former governing party, the Baath, is no more. The party had ruled the country for decades until it was…
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Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Syria’s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named president for a transitional period, the Syrian state news agency (SANA)…
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Israel says ‘eliminated’ 15 Palestinians in Jenin raid
The Israeli military on Monday said it had “eliminated over 15 terrorists” and arrested 40 wanted people during a major raid that…
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UNRWA readies to shutter operations in East Jerusalem after Israeli ban
Tens of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem were set to lose education, healthcare and other services provided…
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Israel lets Palestinians return to north Gaza for 1st time since war
Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza are crossing the so-called Netzarim Corridor and returning home to their loved ones in…
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Saudi Arabia, Italy ink $10 billion cooperation and industrial deals
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on Sunday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in AlUla. “The Crown Prince…
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Palestinian sources say Gaza hostage demanded by Israel to be freed before next swap
Two Palestinian sources said on Sunday that an Israeli woman held hostage in Gaza, and whose release Israel has demanded…
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