Syria-Kurdish peace talks advance as integration looms
Peace talks between Syria and Kurdish fighters are gaining momentum with a proposal to integrate three militia units into the...
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Israel-Syria security deal stalls amid territorial disputes
Progress towards a potential US-brokered security deal between Israel and Syria has reportedly stalled, Asharq Al-Awsat reported on October 29th....
Pakistan-Afghanistan peace talks collapse amid rising tensions
Peace talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan aimed at easing cross-border tensions collapsed in Turkey's Istanbul, having failed to reach a...
Three Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank raid
Israeli forces have killed three Palestinians in a West Bank village during a raid that involved air strikes, as reported...
British commentator and Israel critic held in US
UK political commentator and analyst Sami Hamdi has been detained by U.S. federal authorities after being stopped by the Department of...
NYC mayoral race tainted by Islamophobic attacks and backlash
As New York City heads towards election day to decide its new mayor, candidate Andrew Cuomo has come under intense...
Book links Israel to 1965 abduction of Moroccan opposition head
An upcoming book has accused Israel of involvement in the 1965 abduction of Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka, Middle...
Morocco to raise 2026 defence budget amid regional tensions
Morocco will increase its 2026 defence budget by 17.6% to $15.7 billion, Yabiladi reported on October 20th, marking a 38.3%...
South African pupils suspended after violent school assault
South African authorities have suspended eight pupils due to a case of alleged bullying as seen through a circulated video...
Trump-Putin summit in Hungary faces likely delay
A planned summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been delayed according to Arab News...
Mauritanian government to compensate victims of ethnic violence
The Mauritanian government has announced plans to provide financial compensation to Afro-Mauritanians who were victims of ethnic violence between 1989...
Tunisia: protests demand closure of toxic chemical plant
Protests have intensified in Tunisia’s Gabès region as residents demand the closure of a state-owned phosphate chemical plant, Al Jazeera...
Tunisia shipwreck kills 40 African migrants off coast
Forty migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found dead off Tunisia’s coast on October 22 following a shipwreck, The New Arab...
UK officers join US-led taskforce for Gaza ceasefire
The UK has deployed a small number of planning officers to Israel to join a US-led taskforce monitoring the Gaza...
Syrian militia hands over troops amid state integration talks
A Kurdish-led militia controlling the majority of northeast Syria has handed over a number of detained government soldiers during negotiations...
