7 killed as violence flares again in Sudan’s Blue Nile
Seven people were killed and 23 injured as tribal violence flared in Sudan’s southern Blue Nile state, the state’s security committee said, just weeks after major clashes. ...
تحطم طائرة عسكرية أردنية في جنوب المملكة ونجاة قائدها
أعلن الجيش الأردني، في بيان اليوم الأربعاء، تحطم طائرة تابعة لسلاح الجو الملكي خلال قيامها بمهمة تدريبية جنوب المملكة ونجاة قائدها. ...
Eight dead as Iraq’s Sadr quits politics, clashes erupt
Eight people were killed in Baghdad on Monday after a decision by Iraq’s powerful Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr to quit politics over a political deadlock prompted clashes between his supporters and backers of Iran-backed rivals. ...
Deadly clashes shake Libyan capital as political crisis deepens
Rival armed groups exchanged gunfire in the Libyan capital Saturday, killing at least one person and raising fears of all-out conflict in a country embroiled in a grave political crisis. ...
Explosive detonates in Baghdad, targets Australian diplomats
A small homemade explosive detonated on Friday near Baghdad’s Green Zone as an Australian diplomatic convoy made its way into the area, two security officials told The Associated Press. ...
US says airstrikes in Syria intended to send message to Iran
US military airstrikes in eastern Syria were a message to Iran and Tehran-backed militias that targeted American troops this month and several other times over the past year, the Pentagon said Wednesday. ...
Arab leaders hold talks in Egypt
The presidents of Egypt and the UAE, the kings of Jordan and Bahrain, and Iraq’s prime minister visited the city of New El-Alamein, northwest of Cairo on the Mediterranean coast. ...
Further collapse of Beirut port grain silos
Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion. ...
Egyptian, Israeli leaders hold talks after Gaza truce
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid held talks following Sunday night’s Cairo-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, where fighting last week left at least 44 Palestinians dead, including 15 children. ...
Turkish drone strike kills 4 in northeast Syria
A Turkish drone strike Tuesday killed at least four people in a northeast Syrian city held by Kurdish forces, the latest in a flurry of attacks, a war monitor said. ...
Palestinians say Israel troops kill 3 in West Bank raid
Israeli troops killed three Palestinians and injured dozens more in a shootout Tuesday during an arrest operation in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. ...
Protests in Iraq over power cuts
Demonstrators in the southern Iraqi province of Basra blocked roads on Monday in protests over power cuts that left many without electricity in 50C heat. ...
US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. ...
US issues fresh Iran sanctions
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Chinese and other companies it said were used by one of Iran’s largest petrochemical brokers to sell tens of millions of dollars’ worth of Iranian products to East Asia, as Washington continues to crack down on Iranian oil sales to the region. ...
Five killed, 50 injured after diesel truck catches fire in southern Libya
At least five people were killed and 50 injured late on Sunday when a fire broke out in a truck transporting diesel fuel to a town in southern Libya, medical and security sources told Reuters. ...
Egyptian FM receives Jordanian delegation
A Jordanian delegation including Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi was received by his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. ...
Iran says it won’t be rushed into ‘quick’ nuclear deal
Iran said Monday it will not be rushed into a “quick” deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers, as negotiations remain deadlocked. ...
Palestinian lawyers hold rare protest against Abbas’s ‘rule by decree’
Hundreds of Palestinian lawyers held a rare street protest Monday against what they described as the Palestinian Authority’s “rule by decree,” condemning president Mahmoud Abbas for governing without a parliament. ...
Egypt suspends hot air ballooning over Luxor after 2 injured
Egyptian authorities suspended hot air ballooning over the ancient city of Luxor after two tourists were lightly injured during a ride early on Monday. ...