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Hassan Diab said he would propose early polls to cabinet on Monday.
Protesters led by retired Lebanese army officers stormed the foreign ministry in Beirut and declared it the 'headquarters of the revolution', as demonstrations raged over the preventable disaster
Khartoum 'regrets' US advice against travel to Sudan
Sudan has complained to the US that it has not taken into account changes since the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in its recent warnings against travel to the country
Iyad el-Baghdadi: The pro-democracy activist taking on Arab autocrats
The New Arab Meets: Iyad el-Baghdadi, who rose to prominence during the Arab Spring as a vocal critic of anti-democratic regimes.
The terror and guilt of watching Beirut from afar
Beirut, a welcoming cosmopolitan city loved by all those who call it home, lies in ruins. Michal Kranz, a journalist until recently based in ...
Egypt, Greece sign maritime deal to counter Libya-Turkey one
Greece's Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has hailed the Egypt-Greece deal as 'an exemplary agreement.'
Macron visits Lebanon after deadly mega-blast
Macron's visit was the first by a foreign head of state since Tuesday's unprecedented tragedy.
Iran executes man for killing guard in 2017-18 protests
Iran executed a man convicted of killing a member of the Revolutionary Guards during deadly 2017-18 protests.
Palestinian novelist Huzama Habayeb on literature, memory and displacement
The New Arab Meets: Huzama Habayeb, an award-winning Palestinian novelist who explores the relationship between exile and nostalgia in her ...
To Muslim-Americans, Trump calling protesters 'terrorists' is nothing new
Comment: The abuses Trump's agents have perpetrated on protesters in Portland were already painfully routine among immigrants and Muslim ...
Scores dead after massive explosion rocks Beirut
Authorities have blamed the devastating blast on a years-old store of ammonium nitrate fertiliser at the Beirut port.
Iran abducted exiled opponent while in Dubai, family says
Jamshid Sharmahd, a member of a militant Iranian opposition group, appears to have been taken from Dubai to Oman and then onwards to Iran.
Desperation, misery in Kashmir a year after Indian clampdown
India has reimposed a curfew on the Muslim-majority region ahead of the first anniversary of the decision to strip Kashmir of its autonomy.
Dropping the word 'jihadi' won't fix UK police racism
Comment: Interrogating the impact of words means little if the policies which legitimise racist ideologies related to Muslims continue to exist, ...
Lebanon: Ambitions of a nation taken hostage
Comment: Lebanon has reached a tipping point which, if history is anything to go by, can lead to irreversible damage, writes Carmen Geha.
A revolution not televised: Lebanese mock censorship of song
Lebanese social media users have reacted with outrage and ridicule as the 'revolutionary' lyrics of a well-known patriotic song were censored on Army Day amid a continuing economic crisis.
Armed group attacks village in Sudan's Darfur: Tribal chief
Armed men set fire to and looted homes, in the latest violence to strike a remote region in Sudan.
Iran announces arrest of US-based 'terrorist group' leader
Iran said it has detained Jamshid Sharmahd, the leader of a US-based Iranian monarchist group, accusing him of planning a deadly 2008 bombing in ...
Israeli police detain 16 pro-Netanyahu activists in Jerusalem
Israeli police have detained about 16 activists from the far-right La Familia group, after they attacked reporters, chanted anti-Arab slogans, ...
Lebanon medical staff fight back after 'shameful' mass layoffs
Former employees have initiated legal action after the American University of Beirut arbitrarily fired 850 medical staff.
Tunisia parliament speaker Rached Ghannouchi survives no confidence vote
Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisian Ennahdha Party, will stay on as parliament speaker.
Egypt's military gambit in Libya risks backfiring
Cairo's bellicose rhetoric has raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
Egypt executes 7 over killing of policeman in 2013
Seven people have been executed by Egyptian authorities for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in 2014, officials ...
US Democrats deny motion to acknowledge Israeli occupation
The US Democratic National Committee voted overwhelmingly against a measure pushing for more critical language towards Israel in the party's ...
As Tunisia becomes embroiled in a political crisis, questions are being raised about the UAE's role.
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