Arab World

Saudi Arabia, UAE, six other nations welcome UK-led sanctions on Israeli settlements

More than half a dozen Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia and Turkey, on Wednesday welcomed UK-led sanctions targeting Israeli…

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Lebanon army says Israeli escalation threatens framework deal

Lebanon’s army on Wednesday accused Israel of a deadly escalation in the country’s south in recent days that threatened a…

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Syria arrests Assad-era general accused of deadly repression

Syrian authorities on Monday said they had arrested a former general accused of involvement in the bloody repression of protests…

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UN envoy warns Houthi attacks risk wider conflict in Yemen

The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, warned on Monday that recent attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia across…

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Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat discusses recent developments with Iranian, Pakistani FMs

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed recent developments with his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts in separate phone…

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Israeli minister presents plan to remove Gaza population

Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir set out a plan on Thursday to remove Palestinians from the Gaza Strip…

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China’s Xi arrives in Cairo for Egypt state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, his first visit to the Arab world’s most populous country in…

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Lebanon urges Greece to help implement deal with Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun asked Greece on Monday for support in implementing a US-sponsored agreement with Israel, hours after Greece…

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