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Rubio emphasizes importance of Sudan ceasefire in call with UAE counterpart

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the importance of achieving a humanitarian ceasefire in...

yesterday 30

By Daphne Psaledakis

Palestinian national team on 'mission' for peace in Spain visit

On a "mission" in Spain, Palestinian national team coach Ehab Abu Jazar and his players will play symbolic friendlies against the Basque Country...

yesterday 2

By Arno Tarrini

Iran's first woman orchestra conductor inspires

When Paniz Faryoussefi mounts the podium and reaches for her baton, she represents more than just the hope of a thrilling orchestral performance....

yesterday 1

By Ahmad Parhizi

UN says Israeli wall crosses Lebanon border

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -A survey conducted by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon last month found that a wall built by the Israeli...

yesterday 1

By Jasper Ward

UN Security Council to vote Monday on Trump Gaza plan

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, diplomats said. Last week the...

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Agence France-Presse

'Like a horror movie': 770 km of fear for those fleeing Sudan's El-Fasher

Survivors of the bloody takeover of El-Fasher walked for days through the desert, past bodies and armed men who humiliated them, desperate to...

previous day 8

Agence France-Presse

Ahead of MBS visit, Saudis link Israel normalization to 3 asks from Trump

President Donald Trump would clearly like to say he persuaded Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize ties, but neither Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman nor...

previous day 4

Ben Caspit

UAE deals with Anduril, Palantir deepen US tech footprint in Gulf defense

A new generation of Silicon Valley-linked US defense players are strengthening Gulf ties, representing a challenge to America’s legacy weapons...

previous day 20

Samuel Wendel

Palestinians return for prayers in West Bank mosque after settler attack

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians in a village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank held weekly communal prayers on Friday after clearing insulting...

previous day 10

By Sinan Abu Mayzer

Water shortage pushes Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan into energy crisis

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are facing an energy crisis as water levels have plummeted at the reservoirs powering their largests hydropower stations,...

previous day 4

Agence France-Presse

Saudi prince, eyeing defence pledge, to meet Trump after long US absence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will press for security guarantees while US President Donald Trump will urge him to normalise ties with Israel...

previous day 3

Agence France-Presse

Iran likely seized oil tanker off UAE: security firms

Iran likely seized an oil tanker that suddenly changed course towards the country's waters Friday, two security companies said, stoking concern...

previous day 2

Agence France-Presse

Israel condemns Syria over purported Oct. 7 musical event: What to know

Israel, which has tense relations with Syria's new government, condemned a concert allegedly commemorating Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, though the...

previous day 9

Adam Lucente

Trump likely to sell F-35 fighters to Saudis, Bloomberg News reports

-U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to reach a deal with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman allowing Riyadh to acquire F-35 stealth...

previous day 2

Adam Lucente

Tens of thousands of displaced people missing in Sudan's Darfur, UN says

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people who have fled the Sudanese city of al-Fashir are unaccounted for, the U.N. refugee...

previous day 10

By Emma Farge

Russia proposes its own UN resolution on Gaza in challenge to US draft

By Simon Lewis and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a U.N. resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a...

previous day 10

By Simon Lewis And Michelle Nichols

South Africa to probe unexpected arrival of Palestinian group

By Sfundo Parakozov JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa granted entry to 130 Palestinians without travel papers after initially barring them but...

previous day 7

By Sfundo Parakozov

UN Human Rights Council begins emergency session on Sudan

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA (Reuters) -A special session on the situation in al-Fashir, Sudan, opened on Friday at the U.N. Human Rights Council...

previous day 4

By Olivia Le Poidevin

Iran asks UN to hold US accountable for directing Israel's summer strikes

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) -Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called for the United Nations to impose "appropriate measures" against the United...

previous day 4

By Jasper Ward

Hamas quietly reasserts control in Gaza as post-war talks grind on

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -From regulating the price of chicken to levying fees on cigarettes, Hamas is seeking to widen control over...

previous day 4

By Nidal Al-Mughrabi

EU considers training 3,000 Palestinian police officers from Gaza

By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union foreign ministers will discuss next week a proposal for the bloc to take the lead in training...

previous day 4

By Lili Bayer

Exclusive-Saudi to bolster trade with Lebanon after drug smuggling curbed

By Timour Azhari RIYADH (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia plans imminently to boost commercial ties with Lebanon after Lebanese authorities demonstrated "...

previous day 2

By Timour Azhari

Iran accused of seizing vessel in Strait of Hormuz diverted from UAE

An oil tanker sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands through the Strait of Hormuz was diverted into Iranian territorial waters on Friday,...

previous day 3

Beatrice Farhat

After 13 hours, 150 Gazans allowed to enter South Africa: What to know

The group were reportedly stranded for several hours after opting to leave the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

thursday 10

Adam Lucente

What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government

Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin....

thursday 8

By Roba El Husseini

French interior minister likely to visit Algeria as relations thaw

By Alessandro Parodi (Reuters) -French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday there was a high chance he would visit Algeria, hailing the...

thursday 10

By Alessandro Parodi

Gazans begin to restore historic fort damaged in war

One bucket at a time, Palestinian workers cleared sand and crumbling mortar from the remains of an former medieval fortress turned museum in Gaza...

thursday 5

Agence France-Presse

Study flags 'complicity' of oil-supplying states in Gaza war

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the United States shipped vast amounts of oil to Israel during its two-year Gaza offensive, according to a report by Oil...

thursday 4

Agence France-Presse

Royal ransoms, a top money-maker for Mali's jihadist kidnappers

At least $50 million for the freedom of an Emirati sheikh: that is the king's ransom paid two weeks ago to jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda who are...

thursday 4

Agence France-Presse

Israeli troops kill two West Bank Palestinians, settlers set mosque ablaze

The Palestinian Authority said Thursday that Israeli soldiers had killed two 15-year-olds in the occupied West Bank, while Israel called them "...

thursday 4

Agence France-Presse

Where school is a tent: Yemeni kids learn without classrooms, textbooks

Crammed under a tattered tent on rough wooden benches, Yemeni children are learning Arabic grammar -- lucky to receive an education at all in a...

thursday 5

By Haitham El-Tabei

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader faced brutal violence in prison, his lawyer says

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -The family and lawyers of jailed Tunisian opposition leader Jawhar Ben Mbarek accused prison authorities on...

thursday 4

By Tarek Amara

Analysis-Iran's dual reality: As veil restrictions ease, political crackdown deepens

By Parisa Hafezi DUBAI (Reuters) -On Tehran's bustling streets, signs of change are unmistakable. Women walk unveiled in jeans and sneakers, men...

thursday 2

By Parisa Hafezi

Migrant arrivals in Spain's Balearics surge as smugglers switch routes

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Nineteen boats carrying around 360 people reached Spain's Balearic Islands in the past two days, the latest surge...

thursday 1

By Joan Faus

YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia

MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in Riyadh on Thursday, the latest...

thursday 3

By Rania Sanjar And Sofiane Alsaar

Analysis-Australia's green energy push, Pacific ties face setback from COP31 impasse

By Peter Hobson and Valerie Volcovici CANBERRA/BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Australia risks undermining efforts to establish itself as a leader in the...

thursday 3

By Peter Hobson And Valerie Volcovici

Spain, Morocco dismantle drone network flying hashish across border

Spanish authorities seized more than 150 kilograms of hashish and more than 320,000 euros ($371,820) in cash in searches across southern Spain.

thursday 3

Jack Dutton

Aid agencies 'nowhere close' to meeting needs for displaced Sudanese, IOM chief says

By Nafisa Eltahir (Reuters) -The funding gap for aid agencies is accentuating Sudan's crisis, leaving them unable to help many of the tens of...

thursday 2

By Nafisa Eltahir And Eltayeb Siddig

Israeli settlers torch, vandalize West Bank mosque as attacks skyrocket

Israeli settlers torched a mosque in the central West Bank on Thursday amid a serious escalation in settler attacks across the Palestinian...

thursday 4

Beatrice Farhat

Syria opens probe into robbery at national museum

Syrian authorities have temporarily closed the national museum in Damascus and launched an investigation after thieves made off with several...

12.11.2025 3

Agence France-Presse

Denmark tries two for grenade attack at Israeli embassy

A Danish court put two Swedish teenagers on trial on terrorism charges for having thrown two hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen...

12.11.2025 1

Agence France-Presse

Algeria pardons writer Boualem Sansal

Jailed French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal arrived in Germany for medical treatment on Wednesday after Algiers agreed to a German request that he...

12.11.2025 2

Agence France-Presse

US intel revealed Israeli officials discussing use of human shields in Gaza, sources say

By Erin Banco NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. gathered intelligence last year of Israeli officials discussing how their soldiers had sent Palestinians...

12.11.2025 10

By Erin Banco

Could Trump be the one to deliver peace to Syria and Turkey's Kurds?

As Trump deepens his Syria push, Washington is probing whether its leverage can turn fragile truces into lasting peace.

12.11.2025 6

Amberin Zaman

Lebanese say Israel preventing post-war reconstruction

When engineer Tarek Mazraani started campaigning for the reconstruction of war-battered southern Lebanon, Israeli drones hovered ominously overhead...

12.11.2025 3