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Egyptian Cabinet discusses Russia-Ukraine crisis

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has said his country is closely following the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, and expressed his wish that it be resolved soon before it escalates further. ...

Syria reports Israeli strikes near Damascus, no casualties

Israel fired several surface-to-surface missiles toward Syrian military positions south of Damascus overnight, causing material damage, state media reported Thursday. ...

اليمن :الإمارات تحث مجلس الأمن على إنهاء مهادنة الحوثيين

دعت الإمارات العربية المتحدة إلى إنهاء مهادنة ميليشيات الحوثي الإرهابية في اليمن، خلال إحاطة لمجلس الأمن بشأن الوضع في اليمن. ...

Arab League chief urges Libyan political consensus

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has urged all Libyan parties to work toward reaching a “political consensus” for the sake of the country’s stability. ...

Ex-Sudan official detained as 2 killed in anti-coup protests

Sudan’s military authorities have arrested a former senior government official a second time, his party said, and at least two demonstrators were killed as thousands once again took to the streets around the country Monday to protest an October military coup. ...

Hundreds rally in rare southern Syria protest

Hundreds took to the streets of a southern Syrian city on Friday to demand better living conditions and democracy in a rare protest inside regime-held areas, a war monitor said. ...

French president voices support for Egypt’s regional development and anti-terror efforts

French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country remains committed to the continued enhancement of joint cooperation with Egypt in a number of fields, and to supporting Cairo’s efforts to achieve comprehensive and sustainable development, and combat terrorism and extremist ideology in its region. ...

التحالف يبدأ عملية عسكرية في صنعاء ضد مواقع حوثية

أعلن تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن، ليلة السبت، عن بدء تنفيذ عملية عسكرية في صنعاء، ضد مواقع تابعة لميليشيات الحوثي المدعومة من إيران. ...

Iran and 4 countries clash over reparations for 2020 crash

Iran is clashing with three Western countries and Ukraine over reparations for the Iranian military’s missile attack against a Ukrainian passenger jet in January 2020 that killed all 176 passengers and crew on board. ...

Protesters take to Sudan’s streets again, decrying coup and arrests

Sudanese protesters marched in neighborhoods across the capital and the country on Thursday in protest at October’s military coup and a wave of political detentions. ...

Libyan prime minister unharmed after assassination attempt

Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt in Tripoli, Al-Hadath TV reported early on Thursday. ...

Sudan arrests leading anti-coup bloc figures

Sudanese security agents on Wednesday arrested two leading figures including an ex-minister from the opposition Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), the civilian group driving protests against last year’s military coup. ...

New nuclear deal ‘in sight,’ US says as senators vow to block it

revived agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program is “in sight,” the US said on Tuesday as international talks resumed in Vienna. ...

Israel says Syria fired anti-aircraft missile toward it during reported Israeli strike

Syrian state television reported an Israeli strike around Damascus on Wednesday and the Israeli military said a Syrian anti-aircraft missile was fired toward Israel, triggering sirens and exploding in mid-air. ...

Abbas loyalists win top jobs at embattled PLO

The Palestine Liberation Organization named loyalists of Mahmud Abbas to top leadership posts on Monday, with Hussein Al-Sheikh appointed to the organization’s executive committee. ...

Mikati holds meeting to save Lebanese education sector

Politicians, ambassadors, academics and representatives of international organizations took part in a “consultative meeting to save the education sector in Lebanon” on Monday, held by the Ministry of Education, against the backdrop of an ongoing teacher strike. ...