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Phase two of Israel Gaza ceasefire to begin in days

Tel Aviv -- According to local Israeli outlets, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is pushing to move to the second phase of the Israel Gaza ceasefire plan l ...

Syria says ISIS leader captured in joint operation in Damascus countryside

Damascus-- A key leader of the ISIS (Daesh) terrorist group was captured late Wednesday in a joint operation by Syrian security forces and the US-l ...

Jordanian army strikes near Sweida after intercepting arms, drugs smugglers near border

Amman -- The Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes near Sweida, Syria, targeting smuggler factories used for operations into Jordan, after ...

3 former Assad officials killed in clashes with state forces in Alawite area of Syria

Damascus -- Syrian state media says three people were killed today in clashes with security forces in the coastal Latakia province, the heartland o ...

Libya declares three days of mourning after plane crash in Türkiye

Tripoli -- The Tripoli based Government of National Accord has declared three days of national mourning following the death of Libya's Chief of Gen ...

Libya's military chief dies in plane crash in Turkey

Ankara-- Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah on Tuesday confirmed the death of Libyan military chief Muhammad Ali Ahmad al-Haddad and four others in ...

Breaching Sudan sovereignty 'red lines' threatens Egypt national security: Egypt at UNSC

Ambassador Ihab Awad, Egypt&rsquo;s permanent representative to the United Nations, warned that violating the &ldquo;red lines&rdquo; set by the Eg ...

Washington Urges Sudan’s Warring Parties to Accept Immediate Ceasefire

Washington&mdash; The United States has called on Sudan&rsquo;s rival factions to accept an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, as the conflict conti ...

Syria and Kurdish-led SDF agree to de-escalate after deadly clashes in Aleppo

Damascus -- Syrian government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed to de-escalate fighting in the northern city of Alep ...

Egypt Court Sentences Five Businessmen Linked to Muslim Brotherhood on Terrorism Financing Charges

Cairo &mdash; The First Circuit of Egypt&rsquo;s Supreme State Security Criminal Court issued heavy sentences against five businessmen affiliated w ...

IDF chief says army finished Oct. 7 probes

Tel Aviv -- The Israeli military has completed its internal probes into the failures linked to the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, and is now movi ...

Yemen : Winter Clothing Campaign Launched in Taiz, Hodeidah with UAE Support

Taiz &mdash; The Humanitarian Cell announced today the launch of a large-scale campaign to distribute winter clothing in Taiz and Hodeidah governor ...

At least 2 killed in Aleppo clashes between army and SDF

The Syrian army and the Kurdish-led SDF traded the blame over the reason for the attacks in Aleppo. Turkey blames Kurdish forces for not wanting to ...

US senator urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah don’t disarm

US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestini ...

Sudanese “Declaration of Principles” Group Urges International Support to Classify National Congress Party and Islamic Movement as Terrorist Organizations

Khartoum &ndash; The &ldquo;Declaration of Principles&rdquo; group, comprising more than 30 professional bodies, political organizations, and resis ...