22 dead in Israeli strike on Gaza shelter, say Palestinians
An Israeli strike killed at least 22 people in a school sheltering the displaced in the south of Gaza on...
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Jordan: King Abdullah swears in government
Jordan’s King Abdullah swore in a reformist government on September 18th, as reported by The Arab Weekly and agencies. This...
Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah commander in Beirut
Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and several members of the group's elite Radwan unit in an airstrike in Beirut...
Abbas calls for new Middle East peace conference in Madrid
While visiting Spain, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on September 19th for a new peace conference to be held in...
Gaza ceasefire deal unlikely in Biden’s term
U.S. officials consider it unlikely that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will be reached before President...
UN peacekeeping forces worried about tensions in Lebanon
UN peacekeepers worry as conflict intensifies at the Lebanese-Israeli border, according to Reuters via Arab News on September 20th. Spokesperson...
Biden calls for talks to end Sudan’s war
On September 17, U.S. President Joe Biden urged Sudan's warring factions to bring an end to the war that has...
Hezbollah launches first attack on Israel since pager blasts
Lebanon's Hezbollah announced it had launched rockets at Israeli artillery positions on September 18th, as reported by Middle East Online...
White House concerned about tensions in the Middle East
The White House has voiced its concerns about escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to AFP via Arab News...
Saudi Arabia: no recognition of Israel without Palestinian state
On September 18th, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stated that Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without the creation of...
Mali: Jihadist attacks in Bamako spark condemnation
West African bloc ECOWAS on September 18 strongly condemned jihadist attacks, which on September 17th hit Bamako, as reported by...
Hezbollah threatens Israel after pager blast in Lebanon
Hezbollah threatened to punish Israel after pager blast across Lebanon, according to AFP via Arab News on September 18th. The...
Syria: Assad appoints Ghazi al-Jalali to form cabinet
On September 14th, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree appointing former communications minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali to form a...
US Ambassador condemns Israel’s war conduct
America's UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke out against Israel's war conduct on September 16th, according to Arab News. During the...
Morocco stops mass migration attempt into Ceuta
On September 15th, Moroccan authorities thwarted an attempt by dozens of migrants to breach the border fence in an effort...
