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PKK holds congress in response to Ocalan's call to end war with Turkey

The PKK announced that it had held a congress in Iraqi Kurdistan, most likely to decide on disbanding after its leader's call to end its insurgency.

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Amberin Zaman

Emirates airline group announces record $6.2 bn gross profit

Dubai's Emirates Group, which includes the Middle East's biggest airline, announced on Thursday gross annual profit of $6.2 billion, its third...

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Agence France-Presse

Lebanon reports one dead in strikes that Israeli says targeted Hezbollah

Lebanon said heavy Israeli strikes on the country's south on Thursday killed one person as the Israeli army said it struck Hezbollah...

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Agence France-Presse

Israel's aid blockade to Gaza 'unacceptable': Red Cross

The Red Cross on Thursday denounced the human cost of the war raging in Gaza, slamming Israel's "unacceptable" full blockade on aid into the...

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Agence France-Presse

US envoy Witkoff briefs UN Security Council on Gaza, other issues

US envoy Steve Witkoff briefed members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday about various topics, including Gaza, participants in the...

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Agence France-Presse

First responders in Gaza run out of supplies

First responders in Gaza said Thursday that their operations were at a near standstill, more than two months into a full Israeli blockade that has...

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By Afp Teams In Gaza

A bitter return for Iraqis kicked out of Europe

Iraqi Mohammed Jalal lost 10 years of his life seeking asylum in Germany, without success. Instead of being granted refuge, he was sent back to the...

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By Tony Gamal-Gabriel

Israel forces close UN schools in annexed east Jerusalem

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday decried an "assault on children" after Israel closed all six of its schools in...

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By Ahmad Gharabli

Saudi crown prince hosts Palestinian VP Sheikh days before Trump visit

The trip comes ahead of President Donald Trump's visit to the kingdom, as the Palestinian Authority eyes a role in postwar Gaza and Arab states...

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Adam Lucente

X confirms blocking jailed Istanbul mayor Imamoglu’s account in Turkey

The social media platform said it would challenge the court ruling while complying to avoid nationwide throttling.

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Ezgi Akin

US truce fails to curb Huthi ambitions: analysts

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have emerged bruised but defiant from a blistering US bombing campaign, cementing their role as one of the Middle...

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By Didier Lauras

Iran denies role in alleged plot on Israel's UK embassy: What to know

The UK press reported that five Iranian men were arrested in the UK on Saturday on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack at the Israeli Embassy...

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Jack Dutton, Rina Bassist

Turkey, Iraq leaders tout cooperation in Ankara, but major disputes persist

The Turkish and Iraqi leaders signed 11 cooperation deals in Ankara, but talks yield no apparent breakthrough on suspended oil exports or...

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Ezgi Akin, Adam Lucente

Israel warns citizens traveling to Switzerland of Eurovision protests

With the Eurovision contest set for next week, Israelis have been warned to be discreet in the streets of Basel, Switzerland.

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Rina Bassist

Drones drag Sudan war into dangerous new territory

Paramilitary drone strikes targeting Sudan's wartime capital have sought to shatter the regular army's sense of security and open a dangerous new...

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By Lobna Monieb And Nada Abou El-Amaim

Yemen's Huthis to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US deal

Yemen's Huthi rebels will continue targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, an official told AFP on Wednesday, despite a ceasefire that ended weeks...

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Agence France-Presse

Gaza rescuers say Israel strikes kill 26

Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that Israeli bombardment killed at least 26 people, 15 of them in a strike on a school sheltering...

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Agence France-Presse

Panic in Port Sudan as drone strikes rattle haven city

War-weary civilians have looked up at a blackened sky in Port Sudan this week as the two-year war they had fled finally reached their once-safe...

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Agence France-Presse

Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused $500 mn in damage: director

Israel's attack on the airport in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused $500 million in damage, its...

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Agence France-Presse

Israel's Gaza plan 'dangerous moment' for civilians: UN official

The UN's human rights chief told AFP Wednesday that Israel's plan for an expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip represented "a very dangerous moment"...

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Agence France-Presse

Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi

The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country's growing prominence as...

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Agence France-Presse

Hamas says commander killed in Israel Lebanon strike

Hamas said one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli strike on the south Lebanon city of Sidon on Wednesday, the latest attack despite a...

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Agence France-Presse

Houthis pledge more attacks on Israel despite Trump truce: What to know

President Donald Trump’s unexpected announcement of a ceasefire in Yemen drew mixed reactions from region as the Houthis vowed to continue strikes...

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Beatrice Farhat

Mideast airlines suspend Pakistan flights following Indian strikes

Pakistan closed its airspace for 48 hours starting early Wednesday following Indian airstrikes on several locations that left at least 15 people dead.

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Jack Dutton

Hit by Trump cuts, journalists at Dubai-based US channel face uncertain future

Sara, a Dubai-based journalist, joined the US-funded Alhurra TV news channel hoping for job security. But after it abruptly stopped broadcasting...

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By Maha Loubaris

As Iran lashes out, Trump undecided on changing ‘Persian Gulf’ to ‘Arabian Gulf’

Trump distanced himself from a report that he would instruct the government to stop using the term "Persian Gulf."

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Adam Lucente

Second plane falls off US aircraft carrier in 10 days

A US warplane plummeted into the Red Sea when trying to land on the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, a defense official said Wednesday, the second...

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By W.g. Dunlop

Macron after meeting Sharaa: Lifting Syria sanctions 'in everyone's interest'

French President Emmanuel Macron is rolling out the red carpet for Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in hopes of gaining regional influence.

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Rina Bassist

US loses second F/A-18 jet in week of Houthi campaign

Two US Navy pilots were rescued after ditching their F/A-18 fighter jet during a landing mishap on the USS Harry S. Truman off Yemen's coast on...

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Jared Szuba

Palestinians in razed West Bank hamlet vow to stay

Standing in the rubble of what used to be his home, Palestinian farmer Haitham Dababseh cleared stones to make space for a tent after Israeli army...

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By Louis Baudoin-Laarman

Syria's Sharaa confirms indirect talks with Israel

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirmed Wednesday that Syria has engaged in indirect talks with Israel aimed at easing tensions between the two...

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Rosaleen Carroll

AFP Gaza photographers shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize

Four Palestinian photographers from Agence France-Presse (AFP) were finalists for their Gaza coverage in the "Breaking News Photography" category...

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Agence France-Presse

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood says shows cancelled after 'credible threats'

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on Tuesday said two of his forthcoming shows with Israeli-born rock musician Dudu Tassa had been cancelled due to "...

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Agence France-Presse

Socks and satire: Syrians mock ousted Assad dynasty

At Basel al-Sati's souvenir shop in a central Damascus market, socks bearing caricatures that ridicule ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his...

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By Maher Al-Mounes

Israel pummels Sanaa airport in strikes on Houthis as US denies involvement

Israeli fighter jets launched a series of airstrikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa targeting Houthi infrastructure at the city’s lone airport, less...

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Beatrice Farhat

Marketing Intern

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A Correspondent In Tehran

As Israel plans Gaza 'conquest', how strong is its army?

Israel's military has called up tens of thousands of reservists for its planned expanded offensive in Gaza, which an official said entails the "...

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By Michael Blum

Wall Street, Silicon Valley executives to join Trump in Saudi Arabia as US courts Gulf funds

US President Trump is visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on May 13-15 in his first foreign visit since returning to the...

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Jack Dutton

Trump says US will stop bombing campaign against Houthis in Yemen

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States would halt its strike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claiming the Iran-backed...

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Jared Szuba

Syria’s Sharaa heads to France on first EU trip as Macron eyes influence

The visit follows Syria’s new government striking a deal with a major French company for the operation of the Latakia port, as well as bouts of...

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Adam Lucente, Rosaleen Carroll

Iran vows ‘unrestrained’ force with new missile ahead of next round of US nuclear talks

Iran's state media said the solid-fuel, precision-guided ballistic missile, Qasem Basir, carried "a clear message" to Israel, which has "prior...

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A Correspondent In Tehran

Sudan cuts ties with UAE, dubs it 'aggressor state': What to know

The move by Sudan comes as the RSF allegedly conducts their third day of drone attacks on Port Sudan, marking a sharp escalation in the country’s...

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Rosaleen Carroll

Macron to host Syrian leader's first European visit

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Wednesday meets France's Emmanuel Macron in Paris on his first visit to Europe since taking power after the...

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By Francesco Fontemaggi And Anna Smolchenko

Israel pummels Yemen airport in reprisal against Huthis

The United States and Yemen's Huthis have reached a ceasefire agreement, mediators announced Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure "freedom of...

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By Danny Kemp With Afp Correspondents In Sanaa

RSF drone strikes on Port Sudan deepen threat to government stronghold

The RSF has allegedly launched back-to-back drone strikes on Port Sudan, targeting key infrastructure in the de facto administrative capital.

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Rosaleen Carroll

Francis's popemobile converted into clinic for Gazan children

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas...

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Agence France-Presse

Oil prices slide after OPEC+ output hike

Shares in US film studios slid on Monday following a threat by US President Donald Trump to impose 100 percent tariffs on foreign-made productions....

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Agence France-Presse

UK police arrest seven Iranians in terrorism probes

British police said Sunday that they had arrested eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, on suspicion of "terrorism offences." Britain's...

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Agence France-Presse

Malta brings six crew members off ship in drone strike row

Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a boat damaged in an alleged Israeli drone strike have allowed a Maltese surveyor to inspect the vessel and six...

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Agence France-Presse

Paramilitaries attack Port Sudan for first time: army

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the...

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Agence France-Presse