Macron urges Netanyahu to halt Israel-Hezbollah 'conflagration'
US envoy Amos Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Macron's Lebanon envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian following visits to Israel and Lebanon in June
US envoy Amos Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Macron's Lebanon envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian following visits to Israel and Lebanon in June
The Israeli prime minister could meet with the US president during his visit to Washington later this month, which would be their first meeting since October.
"The recent unrest in Afrin, al-Bab, al-Rai, and Azaz is a direct result of Turkey's closer ties with Damascus," a spokesperson for AANES told The New Arab.
Families fled Gaza's Khan Younis following Israeli evacuation orders earlier this week, but attacks across the besieged enclave have continued.
Iranians will vote on Friday in a presidential runoff pitting the reformist Masoud Pezeshkian against ultraconservative anti-Western former nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Around 61 million Iranians are eligible to cast ballots in the election, which was called after the death
Wafaa Elwan's five-year-old son cannot sleep in the Gaza tent city where she and her seven children shelter, but it is not the guns of war that cause his daily nightmare. "My son can't sleep through the night because he can't stop scratching his body," the anxious mother said.
Iran's supreme leader remained silent on the record-low turnout seen last week, and state media went out of their way to draw in more voters to prevent further embarrassment.
Turkey and Saudi Arabia signed a major drone deal last year in one of several recent demonstrations of strengthening defense cooperation between the two countries.
The Turkish president also ruled out a potential withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria in the near future, citing the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza said Tuesday that 1.9 million people -- 80 percent of the territory's population -- were now displaced, adding she was "deeply concerned" by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis. The United Nations has estimated that up to
His comments come amid concerns that an Israeli invasion of Lebanon could spark a wider regional war, and drag Iran and the US into the conflict.
Top IDF generals seek cease-fire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power for now, NYT reported ■ Parents of IDF spotters killed and kidnapped on October 7 vow to fight until state commission of inquiry into the events of the massacre is established ■ Netanyahu government picks
An Israeli NGO has written to the US attorney general to investigate Amal Clooney's role in the ICC case against Benjamin Netanyahu.
Turki Alalshikh, the face of the Saudi assault on global entertainment, has posted a pic of himself with a leading suspect in the murder of Khashoggi.
The Anti-Defamation League has filed a lawsuit against Iran, Syria and North Korea, accusing the three nations of supporting Hamas and its Oct. 7 assault against Israel.
12 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of war in Sudan, with 2 million being displaced across borders.
The UK's absurd criminalisation of 'coconut' is reflective of a state more concerned with policing minorities than ceasing genocide, writes Shareefa Energy.
A disturbing video showing a suspect pulling hijabs off Muslim women in unprovoked attacks in London has prompted police to investigate.
The second round of voting will see Iranians choose between hard line candidate Saeed Jalili and reformer Masoud Pezeshkian.
After footage of Israel using a young Palestinian as a human shield went viral last week, the Israeli military has been forced to confirm more such cases.
Germany is one of Israel's closest allies and top arms suppliers but has also mediated in the past prisoner swap deals between Hezbollah and Israel
Israel's notorious policy of administrative detention has seen thousands of Palestinians jailed with none of the legal recourses open to Jewish citizens.
Saudi Arabia is opening up to Lebanon following years of tensions over Hezbollah’s growing influence in the country.
Making concessions to Taliban authorities by excluding civil society groups from UN-hosted talks was a price worth paying for further engagement, the EU's special envoy to Afghanistan said Tuesday. Rights groups have strongly criticised the UN move to exclude women's rights and
In recent months, xenophobia and anti-refugee sentiments have flourished in Egypt, especially against Sudanese citizens.
In-depth: Over a year into Sudan's deadly war, civilians face baseless accusations from both warring parties of working with the enemy.
The crossing is used by many Libyan's go to Tunisia for medical treatment, and Tunisian traders moving goods into Libya.
Tens of thousands of Palestinians fled a southern Gaza district on Tuesday, forced to forage for food and water in blistering heat after an Israeli evacuation order set off fears of a major new battle in its war on Hamas. The United Nations estimated that up to 250,000 people
Israel's diaspora minister has welcomed the election win for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose party took one-third of votes in the election.
The attack has raised significant concerns among local residents, who perceive it as a dangerous escalation given its occurrence in a residential area.
The detentions follow protests that broke out Sunday night and spread to other provinces on Monday.
A decade since the Islamic State declared its 'caliphate' in Iraq and Syria, its legacy of violence continues to shape the country's path towards recovery.
Widespread anti-Syrian violence has rocked parts of Turkey, but what role did disinformation play in stoking recent race riots?
Clashes between armed protesters and guards of Turkish positions in Syria's north killed seven people, a medical source and a war monitor said Tuesday in a revised toll. The protests Monday in the Turkish-controlled border strip followed a rampage a day earlier against Syrian
A Palestinian child and a woman were killed during a seven-hour Israeli military raid on Tulkarm and the Nur al-Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
Gaza's European Hospital in Khan Younis is nearly empty after staff and patients fled following an evacuation order from the Israeli army.
Arab League official Hossam Zaki has retracted his 29 June statement in which he said the organisation no longer considers Lebanon's Hezbollah a terror group.
England's faltering progress in Euro 2024 has reminded black fans of the awful racial backlash that all too often accompanies defeat, writes Richard Sudan.
The Doha-based airline carried more than 40 million passengers over the 2023/2024 financial year, 26% more than over the previous year.
It comes following comments made by Egypt's PM that the country would need to import over a billion dollar's worth of natural gas to stop the blackouts.