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Land grab by Israeli forces
Palestinian American Naji Abu Awad scuffles with Israeli soldiers on Friday outside his family’s home, which has been under military occupation for 17 days, in Turmus Ayya northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
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He saved lives: Israel took his
A widely admired and respected surgeon was one of six people killed early on Thursday when an Israeli missile plowed into a hospital in southern Gaza. Dr. Rizq Abu Shaira, 52, died along with a 13-year-old boy, another doctor and four patients in the...
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Settlers torch Palestinian property in West Bank
Youths watch Israeli soldiers inspecting the site of an arson attack by illegal settlers on a Palestinian garage in the village of Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday.
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Crown prince holds talks with Bahrain’s king
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa in Riyadh on Tuesday. During their talks, King Hamad praised Kingdom’s support for Bahrain and commended the Saudi leadership’s efforts to advance Gulf cooperation and...
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War fears recede as Trump meets Qatar prime minister
US President Donald Trump held talks with Qatar’s prime minister in the White House on Monday as fears receded of a return to all-out war in the Middle East. Qatar is a key mediator in diplomatic efforts to end the conflict, and Sheikh Mohammed bin...
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Global outrage grows over Houthi attacks targeting Riyadh
International organizations and regional governments on Sunday strongly condemned a series of attacks by the Houthi militia targeting civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh sustained...
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Rain deepens misery of displaced Palestinians
Heavy rain on Saturday flooded tens of thousands of displaced people’s tents in war-devastated Gaza, leaving them without shelter. About 70,000 tents were affected, authorities said.
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Israeli military service U-turn moves rival closer to ousting Netanyahu
Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot moved a crucial step closer on Friday to ousting Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister. Eisenkot’s bloc holds 48 seats in the new 120-member Knesset elected last week, not enough to form a government, but a...
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Homeless in their own home
A Palestinian boy stands near the debris of a house demolished by Israeli authorities in the village of Biddu, in the occupied West Bank. Israel regularly carries out demolitions of what it says are illegal structures built by Palestinians in East...
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Saudi Arabia and Syria sign raft of agreements during president’s visit
Saudi Arabia and Syria signed a raft of cooperation agreements on Wednesday during a visit to the Kingdom by President Ahmad Al-Sharaa. The president was welcomed to Riyadh by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and delegations from the two countries...
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Saudi Arabia’s air defenses shoot down another armed drone in Makkah region
Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed another armed drone in the Makkah region, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday. The Kingdom has suffered months of missile and drone attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure by the...
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Saudi envoy delivers crown prince’s message to Chinese president
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman communicated a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the enhancement of bilateral ties. Saudi National Security Adviser Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban relayed the message during a meeting with Chinese...
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Two Houthi drones destroyed; alerts sounded in Najran, Jazan
The Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said it intercepted and destroyed a drone fired by the terrorist Houthi militia at Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Region and another at the Southern Region on Saturday. “Air defenses intercepted and destroyed a...
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Yemen’s Houthi militia launches another drone attack on Makkah
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen launched another strike on Friday aimed at Makkah. The Kingdom’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed a drone in the region of the holy city, said Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led...
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Houthis suspected of using chemical weapons in Taiz
Authorities in the besieged city of Taiz in Yemen have called for an urgent UN-backed investigation into claims that Houthi forces fired artillery shells and rockets containing internationally banned chemical substances. The Taiz governorate media...
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KSA repels new wave of attacks
Saudi air defenses repelled a new wave of attacks on Tuesday by the Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen. Two ballistic missiles were intercepted and destroyed over Riyadh, after authorities issued warning alerts for the capital and areas including...
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Iran crisis talks to avert war
The three Makkah defense pact nations held talks with Iran on Monday aimed at averting escalation in the Middle East war. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir and Turkish intelligence head Ibrahim Kalin met...
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Together against terrorism
The entire nation displayed deep solemn solidarity while the government vowed to firmly confront growing extremism. The funeral ceremonies brought together mourners from across the country, including government officials, ministers, community leaders...
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ENEMIES OF ALLAH
They call themselves “Ansar Allah,” meaning “Supporters of God.” Their reality, however, could not be further from the truth. For what do the Houthis support? Not God. Not Islam, for sure. The Houthis have committed the ultimate transgression by...
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Jordan church bloodbath
King Abdullah of Jordan vowed “the harshest retaliation” on Friday after gunmen killed at least seven people during a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in the southern Karak governorate. “We will strike with an iron fist against those who dare to...
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Israel kills 4 Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli fire on Thursday killed one Palestinian in a car in Gaza City, while two were killed in separate strikes in Khan Younis and Nuseirat refugee camp. A woman was killed near Jabalia.
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Some flights resume as Riyadh airport partially reopens
Civil aviation authorities advised airlines this week that they could restart operations, and Saudia and FlyNas planes took off and landed on Wednesday at Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. Some international airlines have still canceled...
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No end to Gaza plight
Tents are set up next to a destroyed building in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Israel’s onslaught has displaced nearly the entire population of the enclave and killed over 74,450 people.
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Greek minister visits troops in Yanbu
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias visited Saudi Arabia to review the Greek Patriot batteries and meet with the Hellenic Force stationed in Yanbu. Dendias said: “I had the great pleasure of meeting the officers of the Hellenic Force of Saudi...
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West Bank mayhem as armed settler gangs attack Palestinian olive farmers
Violent mayhem erupted in the occupied West Bank on Friday when gangs of armed and masked Israeli settlers torched trees and threw rocks at Palestinian villagers in coordinated attacks aimed at wrecking the annual olive harvest. The settlers raided...
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Mourners pray in Gaza as death toll soars
Mourners gather at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on Thursday for the funeral of two Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike. The death toll in the Gaza Strip has reached 74,396 since Israel launched its military campaign in October...
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Crown prince receives Iraqi PM
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi in Riyadh on Wednesday. The meeting comes as the two countries continue diplomatic engagement and efforts to boost bilateral relations.
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The Kingdom strikes back
Saudi warplanes struck a key Houthi fuel depot in Sanaa on Monday in the first response to a series of deadly attacks on the Kingdom by the Iranbacked militia in Yemen. The Yemen Petroleum Company’s Al-Sabahah central fuel station was being used by...
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Global outrage after Houthi missile attacks on Riyadh airport
Countries and international organizations have condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia’s airports, including Saturday’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that killed 12 people and injured 309 others, according to Saudi...
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Abbas postpones Palestinian polls due to ‘obstacles posed by Israeli measures’
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027, and called a presidential poll for the same date, blaming Israel and the security situation in the Palestinian territories for the...
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‘Dedicated and sincere’ ... the pilot killed in attack on Riyadh airport
Tributes were paid on Friday to Capt. Hamoud bin Ali AlKalthami, the Saudi airline pilot killed in a Houthi attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. AlKalthami was a flight captain with Saudia, which “honors his memory with deep respect...
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Saudi warplanes pound Houthis in response to attacks on Kingdom
Saudi warplanes pounded dozens of Houthi military targets in Yemen on Thursday in response to attacks by the Iran-backed militia on civilian infrastructure in the Kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition carried out a “comprehensive operation” against Houthi...
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Three killed in missile attacks on airports in Riyadh and Abha
Missile attacks on international airports in Riyadh and the southern city of Abha killed three people and injured dozens, the Saudi civil aviation authority said on Wednesday. A Sudanese national was killed at King Khalid International Airport in the...
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Get off the train quickly, Houthis!
There is a compelling Japanese proverb that contains timeless wisdom for those who have lost their way: “If you get on the wrong train, get off at the nearest station. The longer you stay on, the more expensive the return trip will be.” This counsel...
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Saudi crown prince hosts US senator in Riyadh
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received US Senator Chris Murphy in Riyadh on Monday. Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations and Appropriations committees, was accompanied by a delegation. They discussed regional and international...
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Yemen leader announces launch of military drive against Houthis
The President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi announced the launch of military operations to recapture the country’s remaining territories controlled by the Houthis on Sunday. “Today we are embarking on a decisive...
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4 women among 5 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building
An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defense service officials said. Among the dead were a Christian mother, Maisa Abu Dawoud, and her...
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‘Lebanon will not desert you’
Lebanon will not desert its people in the south despite an Israeli occupation and bombardment that has made swaths of territory uninhabitable, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam pledged on Friday. “I am here today to affirm the return to work of state...
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Houthi attack targets Madinah station supplying power to Prophet’s Mosque
Yemen’s Houthi militia carried out a drone attack on the Taiba power distribution station in Madinah on Tuesday morning. Coalition spokesman Turki Al-Maliki called the strike a ‘cowardly terrorist act’ that caused a transformer to go out of service but...
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100 settlers rampage through Palestinian village in West Bank
A gang of more than 100 settlers rampaged through a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, torching cars and buildings, blocking roads and burning tires. The settlers also attacked Israeli border police trying to protect the...
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Saudi foreign minister holds crucial talks in Washington
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday at the State Department in Washington. Prince Faisal was in New York throughout last week to attend the UN General Assembly, where he held talks with...
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Trump rejects Iran proposal for deal to reopen Hormuz
US President Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a deal proposed by Iran that Tehran said could have reopened the Strait of Hormuz to shipping within a week. The waterway is key to the world’s energy supply and is now central to the conflict between the...
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Fightback by Yemen forces as Houthi offensive grinds to halt
Government forces have taken control of strategic territory in western Yemen as a Houthi offensive grinds to a halt, senior military officials told Arab News on Friday. Nation Shield and Giants Brigades troops supported by Al-Sabiha tribesmen seized...
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Iran’s peace laureate ‘fears never seeing her children again’
Iranian Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi’s biggest fear is dying without seeing her teenaged twin children again after more than a decade apart, she says in a new memoir published on Thursday. In the book, “A Woman Never Stops Fighting,”...
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Hamas finance chief among 4 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza
Four Palestinians including a Hamas finance chief were killed on Wednesday in new Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. Mohammad Abu Elwan died along with Osama Abu Khater when an attack hit their vehicle in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave. Two people...
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Saudis come together to fly the flag and celebrate National Day
From streets draped in green and cars flying the Saudi flag to family gatherings, traditional meals and stories passed between generations, Saudi National Day on Wednesday will bring communities across the Kingdom together in celebration. “My favorite...
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Syria steps up efforts to return 2m school dropouts to education
Syria is stepping up efforts to reintegrate an estimated 2 million school dropouts into the education system through assessment programs, measures to address learning loss, and plans to expand access to education. As part of these efforts, the...
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UN Security Council condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
The UN Security Council has thrown its weight behind Saudi Arabia, condemning “in the strongest terms” continued Houthi attacks on the Kingdom and affirming Riyadh’s right to defend itself as the group’s strikes show no sign of slowing. In a...
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Lebanese army backs off from confrontation with Israeli tanks
The Lebanese army backed off from a confrontation with Israeli forces in southern Lebanon on Friday after facing tanks and stun grenades. They evacuated their position on the outskirts of the village of Deir Mimas in the Marjayoun district after...
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Pakistan will ‘go to any extent’ to defend Kingdom, top general tells Arab News
Pakistan will go to any lengths to defend Saudi Arabia against attack, its military spokesman told Arab News on Thursday. “Pakistan fully stands with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, both diplomatically and physically,” said Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry,...
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‘An attack on all Muslims’
There was outrage throughout the Muslim world on Wednesday after the Houthis in Yemen tried to attack the holy city of Makkah. Saudi air defenses intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of the city on Tuesday evening in the latest attack on...
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Your security is our security, Egypt leader tells Saudi crown prince on official visit
Saudi Arabia and Egypt reaffirmed their close security cooperation on Tuesday during talks in Cairo between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The security of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states was part of Egypt’s...
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Football chiefs pledge action on ‘unacceptable’ Jota chants
Saudi football chiefs pledged disciplinary action on Monday after fans of Al-Taawoun taunted Ruben Neves of Al-Hilal over the death of Diogo Jota, his friend and former Portugal teammate. The Saudi Arabian Football Federation and Saudi Pro League...
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Saudi security ‘non-negotiable,’ foreign minister tells BRICS
Saudi Arabia’s national security, territorial integrity and resources are “nonnegotiable,” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Sunday, warning that Gulf states would not tolerate attacks on their territories or vital interests. Speaking...
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Bahrain will not attend Gulf meeting with Iran on Hormuz
Bahrain said on Saturday that it would not take part in a proposed meeting between Gulf states and Iran in Oman to discuss the Strait of Hormuz until diplomatic relations between Manama and Tehran had been restored. Citing Iranian attacks on...
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Houthis’ AI prompt: ‘Claude, build us some guided rockets and missiles’
The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen tried to use the Claude artificial intelligence chatbot to build guided rockets and missiles, tech giant Anthropic revealed on Friday. The attempt was uncovered when an Anthropic investigation into suspected...
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Protect our coasts from Houthis, Yemen’s leader urges the world
The leader of Yemen’s internationally recognized governing council on Thursday urged Arab and world leaders to protect the country’s coasts amid fierce fighting with the Iran-backed Houthi militia. “The protection of Yemen’s coasts and the restoration...
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New chaos in Hormuz
The Revolutionary Guards attacked 10 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday after US forces sank five Iranian oil tankers in the biggest wave of rival strikes since the Middle East war began more than six months ago. A fire broke out on the...
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Saudi Arabia ‘will not hesitate to defend itself,’ foreign minister says
There was widespread outrage and condemnation on Tuesday after more than 70 civilians, including women and children, were injured in a wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthis in Yemen. The Iran-backed militia’s strikes hit civilian and energy...
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Israel defies Trump with new ‘massacre’ in Lebanese town
Israel on Monday defied US President Donald Trump’s plan for their military withdrawal from Lebanon by killing at least 12 people in new strikes on the country’s south. Eleven people, including two children and four women, died in one attack on a home...
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Arab, Muslim nations condemn Israel’s Gaza expulsion plans
Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sunday condemned Israeli plans for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying the designs, voiced by ministers, jeopardize a US-backed peace in the territory. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said...
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Israeli strikes kill 4 in Lebanon
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese border village of Al-Mansouri, on Saturday. Israeli attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least four people and injured 32.
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Settler, 19, held over violent attack on Palestinian village
Israeli police on Thursday arrested a 19-year-old illegal settler over a violent attack on the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinian homes were besieged for nearly three weeks. Dozens of mostly young settler thugs attacked the...
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Chinese president urges region to resist interference, reshape security
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged Middle East states to resist external interference and reshape their security order amid the chaos of the US-Iran war. Xi also said China was ready to work with regional countries to safeguard shipping...
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Chinese president arrives in Cairo for three-day state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping began a three-day state visit to Egypt on Tuesday as the two countries deepen economic ties, expand cooperation in technology and defense, and increasingly align on key regional and international issues It is the Chinese...
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Political, military chiefs hold first meeting under Makkah defense pact
Political and military chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan met in Istanbul on Monday for the first time since the three countries signed the Makkah mutual defense pact on Aug. 7. The Strategic Political and Defense Committee formed under...
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Syrian family searching for cardiologist missing since 2012
Hassan Mahmoud is once again confronting the question that has shaped his family for more than 14 years: Where is his brother, Dr. Hayan Mahmoud? Hayan, a cardiologist at Al-Mujtahid Hospital in Damascus, was arrested by intelligence officers of the...
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Israel-backed settlers attack homes
Dozens of masked Israeli settler militants attacked homes surrounding the occupied West Bank village of Qusra on Saturday, the first major attack since a siege by settlers in the area earlier this month drew an international outcry. The settlers...
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Southern Lebanon hit hard by Israel
Residents on Friday check what is left of a house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Arab Salim village, southern Lebanon. Israeli forces are operating inside a self-declared ‘security zone,’ which runs around 10 km deep inside Lebanese territory...
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Syria back in global financial network
Al-Sharaa paid by card for coffee at a restaurant in the historic Old City of Damascus, alongside Central Bank governor Mohammed Safwat Raslan. “To witness ... the first payment using a Visa card to take place in the heart of Damascus on the day...
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