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An Israeli delegation visited the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Wednesday in order to pave the way for the normalisation of relations, amid opposition to the move in Sudan
Khartoum will announce it has normalised ties with Israel this weekend, Israeli media reported.
Israel drops threatening leaflets to Syrian regime forces
Israeli forces have distributed leaflets to Syrian regime forces near the Golan Heights warning them not to deal with Hezbollah and other Iran-backed militias.
US elections and the Eastern Mediterranean tinderbox
Analysis: The road to a solution between Athens and Ankara is shorter if it does not pass through Washington.
Sudan to sign Israel normalisation agreement 'within days': reports
Just hours after US President Donald Trump announced plans to remove Sudan from the terror blacklist, Israeli reports claimed Khartoum is due to ...
Turkey evacuates Syria outpost long-encircled by regime
Turkey started withdrawing from the Morek outpost in Hama, a province which is under regime control.
Oman grand mufti slams Arabs 'wooing' enemy
Oman's most senior Islamic scholar took aim at increasing courting of 'enemy states' by Arabs, in an apparent reference to recent normalisation ...
Turkish Cypriots elect pro-Erdogan presidential candidate
Ersin Tatar, a right-wing candidate favoured by Turkish President Erdogan, has narrowly won presidential elections in the unrecognised Turkish ...
Israel and Bahrain formalise diplomatic relations after normalisation deal
Israel and Bahrain have officially signed a deal establishing diplomatic relations, as well as seven memorandums of understanding in fields ...
Turkey's theatres fear politics at play in coronavirus funding
Independent theatres and those associated with the opposition are being left out of relief funds.
The Lebanese board game fighting corruption with humour
'Wasta', a new board game inspired by anti-government protests, takes aim at Lebanon's broken political system.
Sudanese businessman organises 'ice-breaker' Israel trip
Sudanese businessman Abu al-Qassem is planning a trip to Israel which he hopes will 'break the ice'.
EU sanctions senior Putin aides over Navalny, Libya
The EU sanctioned Putin's inner circle over the poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and Kremlin meddling in Libya's civil war.
Kyrgyzstan's president steps down amid political unrest
Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, saying he wanted to bring an end to the crisis sparked by disputed ...
After outrage, Indian brand pulls ad with interfaith couple
Tanishq jewelry has pulled an ad featuring a Muslim-Hindu couple after causing outrage.
Watchdog urges sanctions over civilian deaths in Syria's Idlib
HRW has urged sanctions for Assad and Russia over attacks on Idlib.
Russia violates Syria ceasefire with new Idlib airstrikes
Russia became a new member of the 47-seat UN human rights council on Tuesday.
The Israeli foreign exchange companies scamming Gulf investors
An investigation by The New Arab's Arabic-language service reveals that Israeli foreign exchange companies are using young Palestinian-Israelis ...
Syria builds new Covid ward, prepares for second wave
Syria has already been ravaged by an outbreak of Covid-19.
UN rejects Saudi bid for human rights council
Relief, dismay and anger have surrounded the latest additions to the UN's Human Rights Council
Istanbul authorities ban Kurdish-language play
Turkish authorities banned a Kurdish adaptation of a well-known satirical play over concerns of 'public order', just hours before it was due to ...
US-Israeli delegation to visit Bahrain - report
A joint US-Israeli delegation could visit Bahrain next week to get the process of normalising relations between Israel and Bahrain started, the ...
Syrian opposition ‘government’ declares Al-Bab ‘disaster area’ amid coronavirus
The Syrian opposition’s ‘interim government’ has declared the city of Al-Bab in northwestern Syria a ‘disaster area’ amid an increase in ...
HTS kill 13 ‘IS-affiliated militants' in northern Syria
An HTS-affiliated security force says it has killed 13 Islamic State militants in the village of Tal’ada in Idlib province, while local people ...
Both sides have accused each other of breaking a ceasefire brokered by Russia.
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