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Lebanon says Israeli air strike hits target in east
1 day ago · Lebanon's state media said an Israeli air strike targeted the Baalbek region in the east of the country before dawn on Wednesday, branding it a "violation" of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.. The truce went into effect on November 27 after more than a year of hostilities that began with the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip. ...
UN calls for investigation into air strikes on Afghan border
3 hours ago · The UN mission to Afghanistan on Thursday called for an investigation into Pakistani air strikes in Afghanistan, in which the Taliban government said 46 people were killed, including civilians.. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it had "received credible reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed in airstrikes by Pakistan's ...
Israeli army presence led to killing of 6 Gaza captives: probe
1 day ago · The Israeli army said on Tuesday it had concluded that military operations in southern Gaza likely led to the killing of six captives in August.. In late August, after troops found the six captives' bodies in an underground shaft in Rafah, the military said they were killed just before soldiers reached them.
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Dec 16, 2024 · The New Arab covers a wide range of news, including politics, culture, and human interest stories from the Arab world.
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 25 in Gaza's Nuseirat camp
5 days ago · Israeli airstrikes on Gaza on Friday killed at least 25 Palestinians, including seven children from the same family, as the relentless bombardment of the territory continues. Medics confirmed the deaths, with one strike hitting an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least eight people ...
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5 days ago · Asaad al-Shibani has been named Syria's new foreign minister, who led the political department of a rebel group in Idlib.
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Dec 17, 2024 · Western powers are looking to establish contact with Syria's new rulers, aiming to avoid Iraq- or Libya-style chaos after the fall of the Assad regime.
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Western nations urge Sudan warring sides to let in aid
Oct 19, 2024 · Western countries including Britain, the United States, France and Germany on Friday urged both sides in war-torn Sudan to let in "urgently required" aid to millions of people in dire need.. War has raged since April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under the country's de facto ruler Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by his former deputy ...