US announces $424 million in new aid for Sudan at UN meeting
On September 25, the United States unveiled $424 million in new aid for Sudanese displaced by war and facing severe...
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UN officials demand end to Gaza atrocities
Top United Nations officials demanded on September 24th "an end to the appalling human suffering and humanitarian catastrophe" in the...
Israel-Hezbollah escalation, 182 killed in Israeli strikes
Israel attacked hundreds of Hezbollah targets with airstrikes on September 23rd, as reported by The Arab Weekly and agencies. Lebanon’s...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
US military says withdrawal from Niger is complete
On September 16th, the United States and Niger announced the completion of the withdrawal of U.S. troops and assets from...
Jordan’s King Abdullah appoints PM
Jordan's King Abdullah appointed Jafar Hassan, a key palace aide, as the new prime minister following the government's resigned on...
