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Disney announces new theme park in Abu Dhabi

The Walt Disney Company announced plans Wednesday for a new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, highlighting the country's growing prominence as a...

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Agence France-Presse

Gaza rescuers say Israel strikes kill 26

Gaza's civil defence agency said Wednesday that Israeli bombardment killed at least 26 people, 15 of them in a strike on a school sheltering displaced...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Israel's Gaza plan 'dangerous moment' for civilians: UN official

The UN's human rights chief told AFP Wednesday that Israel's plan for an expanded offensive in the Gaza Strip represented "a very dangerous moment"...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Hamas says commander killed in Israel Lebanon strike

Hamas said one of its commanders was killed in an Israeli strike on the south Lebanon city of Sidon on Wednesday, the latest attack despite a...

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Agence France-Presse

Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused $500 mn in damage: director

Israel's attack on the airport in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused $500 million in damage, its director...

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Agence France-Presse

Panic in Port Sudan as drone strikes rattle haven city

War-weary civilians have looked up at a blackened sky in Port Sudan this week as the two-year war they had fled finally reached their once-safe haven...

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Agence France-Presse

AFP Gaza photographers shortlisted for Pulitzer Prize

Four Palestinian photographers from Agence France-Presse (AFP) were finalists for their Gaza coverage in the "Breaking News Photography" category of...

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Agence France-Presse

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood says shows cancelled after 'credible threats'

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood on Tuesday said two of his forthcoming shows with Israeli-born rock musician Dudu Tassa had been cancelled due to...

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Agence France-Presse

Malta brings six crew members off ship in drone strike row

Pro-Palestinian activists aboard a boat damaged in an alleged Israeli drone strike have allowed a Maltese surveyor to inspect the vessel and six crew...

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Agence France-Presse

Oil prices slide after OPEC+ output hike

Shares in US film studios slid on Monday following a threat by US President Donald Trump to impose 100 percent tariffs on foreign-made productions....

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Agence France-Presse

Francis's popemobile converted into clinic for Gazan children

Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a children's clinic in war-torn Gaza, Catholic charity Caritas said...

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Agence France-Presse

Huthis say US bombed Yemen after strike on Israel's main airport

Israel struck Yemen on Monday in what the Huthis said was a joint raid with the United States, a day after the Iran-backed rebels claimed missile fire...

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Agence France-Presse

UK police arrest seven Iranians in terrorism probes

British police said Sunday that they had arrested eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, on suspicion of "terrorism offences." Britain's...

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Agence France-Presse

Paramilitaries attack Port Sudan for first time: army

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the...

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Agence France-Presse

Malta offers to repair Gaza aid ship in drone strike row

Malta offers to repair Gaza aid ship in drone strike row

Malta offered on Sunday to repair an aid ship and send it on its way to Gaza after pro-Palestinian activists said the vessel had been hit by a drone...

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Agence France-Presse

Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: army

Paramilitaries launch first attack on Port Sudan: army

Sudanese paramilitaries on Sunday struck Port Sudan, the army said, in the first attack on the seat of the army-aligned government during the...

05.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Seven Iranians among eight arrested in UK counterterrorism probes

Seven Iranians among eight arrested in UK counterterrorism probes

British police said Sunday that they had arrested eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, on suspicion of "terrorism offences." Britain's...

05.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

4 Iranians among 5 arrested in UK for 'terrorism offences': police

4 Iranians among 5 arrested in UK for 'terrorism offences': police

British police on Sunday said they had arrested five men, including four Iranians, on suspicion of "preparation of a terrorist act". The arrests were...

05.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Ex-Liverpool star Firmino 'proud' after more Champions League history

Ex-Liverpool star Firmino 'proud' after more Champions League history

Roberto Firmino said he was proud of making history with his Saudi club and becoming an Asian Champions League winner, six years after lifting the...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Hamas armed wing releases video of apparently injured Israeli hostage

Hamas armed wing releases video of apparently injured Israeli hostage

The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video Saturday showing an Israeli-Russian hostage who appeared to have been...

05.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Al Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale to win Asian Champions League

Al Ahli beat Kawasaki Frontale to win Asian Champions League

Al Ahli were crowned champions of Asia at the third attempt after the Saudi Arabian side overpowered Japan's Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 in Jeddah on...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'

UN envoy urges Israel to halt Syria attacks 'at once'

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen urged Israel Saturday to halt its attacks on Syria "at once", after it carried out multiple air strikes...

04.05.2025 10

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

PM of Yemen government announces resignation

PM of Yemen government announces resignation

The premier of Yemen's internationally recognised government, former diplomat and foreign minister Ahmed Bin Mubarak, announced his resignation on...

04.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Murderer of Palestinian-American boy sentenced to 53 years

Murderer of Palestinian-American boy sentenced to 53 years

An Illinois man was sentenced to 53 years in prison on Friday for the murder of a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy in an attack deemed an...

04.05.2025 6

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Gaza rescuers say 42 killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza rescuers say 42 killed in Israeli strikes

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people Friday in the Palestinian territory, devastated by war and under a total...

04.05.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

UAE had hottest April on record: met office

UAE had hottest April on record: met office

The United Arab Emirates endured its hottest April on record with an average daily high of 42.6 degrees Celsius (108.7 Fahrenheit), the National...

03.05.2025 7

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Iran says US sanctions 'will not change' policy after Trump warnings

Iran says US sanctions 'will not change' policy after Trump warnings

Iran said Friday that continued US sanctions on its trade partners will not alter its policy, after President Donald Trump threatened to penalise...

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Agence France-Presse

Syria slams Israeli Damascus strike as 'dangerous escalation'

Syria slams Israeli Damascus strike as 'dangerous escalation'

Israel launched more than 20 air strikes inside Syria late Friday, a war monitor said, following up an attack near the presidential palace in Damascus...

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Agence France-Presse

Mahrez aims to land first Asian Champions League for Al Ahli

Mahrez aims to land first Asian Champions League for Al Ahli

Riyad Mahrez has vowed Al Ahli will "fight for every second" to deliver a first Asian Champions League trophy for the Saudi club, when they contest...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Activists say drones hit aid boat heading for Gaza, blame Israel

Activists say drones hit aid boat heading for Gaza, blame Israel

A group of activists organising an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards...

03.05.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

'We are the people of this land,' Palestinians mark 'Nakba'

'We are the people of this land,' Palestinians mark 'Nakba'

About 300 Arab Israelis gathered Thursday in the ruins of a village that Palestinians fled during the 1948 war that led to the creation of Israel, to...

03.05.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Syria Druze leader condemns 'genocidal campaign' against community

Syria Druze leader condemns 'genocidal campaign' against community

Syrian Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Hikmat al-Hijri on Thursday condemned what he called a "genocidal campaign" against his community after two days...

02.05.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Tunisia protesters demand freedom for jailed opposition

Tunisia protesters demand freedom for jailed opposition

Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets of the capital Thursday to mark Labour Day, to protest against President Kais Saied and to demand the...

02.05.2025 6

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Lopetegui appointed coach of Qatar

Lopetegui appointed coach of Qatar

Julen Lopetegui, sacked by Premier League side West Ham in January, was appointed the new head coach of Qatar on Thursday. "Ready for a new chapter....

02.05.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Syria's Druze take up arms to defend their town against Islamists

Syria's Druze take up arms to defend their town against Islamists

Syrian estate agent Fahd Haidar shuttered his business and got out his rifle to defend his hometown of Jaramana when it came under attack this week by...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Israel reopens key roads as firefighters battle blaze

Israel reopens key roads as firefighters battle blaze

Israeli firefighting teams battled wildfires near Jerusalem for a second day on Thursday, with police reporting the reopening of several major roads...

02.05.2025 6

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Israel deploys army to control fire near Jerusalem

Israel deploys army to control fire near Jerusalem

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered troops to deploy on Wednesday to support firefighters battling rapidly spreading wildfires near...

01.05.2025 6

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Syria's Druze: minority caught between Islamist government and Israel

Syria's Druze: minority caught between Islamist government and Israel

Syria's small Druze community largely kept out of the country's long civil war but since president Bashar al-Assad's ouster in December it has found...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Israel says strikes Syria to shield Druze as clashes spread

Israel says strikes Syria to shield Druze as clashes spread

Syria said Israel launched new strikes near Damascus on Wednesday, after sectarian clashes left nearly 40 dead in two days and Israel warned against...

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Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Syria monitor says 9 killed in sectarian clashes as govt vows accountability

Syria monitor says 9 killed in sectarian clashes as govt vows accountability

Syria's Islamist-led government promised Druze leaders Tuesday that it would try those responsible after its security forces clashed with Druze...

30.04.2025 3

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Amnesty accuses Israel of 'live-streamed genocide' against Gaza Palestinians

Amnesty accuses Israel of 'live-streamed genocide' against Gaza Palestinians

Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Israel of committing a "live-streamed genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza by forcibly displacing most of...

30.04.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Iran says fire contained after deadly blast at key port

Iran says fire contained after deadly blast at key port

Firefighters have brought under control a blaze at Iran's main port, following a deadly explosion blamed on negligence, authorities in the Islamic...

30.04.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

UN food, refugee agencies warn of huge cuts after funding losses

UN food, refugee agencies warn of huge cuts after funding losses

The UN's food and refugee agencies have warned of dire cuts to their services as funding plummets, especially from key donor the United States under...

30.04.2025 10

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

US warplane falls off aircraft carrier into Red Sea

A multi-million-dollar US warplane fell off the Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier into the Red Sea on Monday in an accident that injured one sailor,...

30.04.2025 10

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Agence France-Presse

Syrians in Damascus suburb in fear after sectarian violence

Syrians in Damascus suburb in fear after sectarian violence

In her home in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, Riham Waqqaf spent the night trying to distract her children from the sound of sectarian clashes...

29.04.2025 5

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Fires rage 2 days after Iran port blast killed 40

Fires rage 2 days after Iran port blast killed 40

Iran's interior minister on Monday blamed "negligence" for a massive explosion that killed 70 people at the country's largest commercial port, with...

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Agence France-Presse

Yemen's Huthi rebel media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

Yemen's Huthi rebel media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

The United Nations expressed deep alarm on Monday at reports that US strikes on Yemen killed scores of people at a migrant detention centre in a...

29.04.2025 4

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Israel strikes south Beirut, prompting Lebanese appeal to ceasefire guarantors

Israel strikes south Beirut, prompting Lebanese appeal to ceasefire guarantors

Israel struck south Beirut on Sunday for the third time since a fragile November 27 ceasefire, prompting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to call on its...

29.04.2025 9

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Gaza ministry says hundreds of war missing confirmed dead, toll at 52,243

Gaza ministry says hundreds of war missing confirmed dead, toll at 52,243

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced Sunday that the death toll from the war had risen to more than 52,000 people, after hundreds...

28.04.2025 20

Al Monitor

Agence France-Presse

Syria's Kurds demand 'democratic decentralised' Syria

Syria's Kurds demand 'democratic decentralised' Syria

Syria's Kurdish parties on Saturday adopted a joint political vision calling for a "decentralised democratic" state in Syria with guarantees for...

27.04.2025 10

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