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FILE PHOTO: A general view of destruction in North Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, May 17, 2025. REUTERS / Amir Cohen / File Photo

Hamas's armed wing accuses Israel of blocking ceasefire and hostage release deal

Negotiators from both sides have been involved in indirect talks in Qatar since July 6

Sectarian fighting resumes in Syria with Druze city Sweida 'under siege'

The Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron is one of the most revered sites in both Judaism and Islam. Photo: AFP

UAE condemns Israeli plan to seize control of Ibrahimi Mosque

Christian leaders visit Gaza after deadly Israeli attack on church

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has held talks with the three European powers and the EU. EPA

Iran says European powers have no grounds to reimpose sanctions

Libyan prison militia chief arrested in Germany

'We fear we're next': Druze in Damascus lock doors after fighting in Syria's south

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim. Reuters

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Most Palestinians are forced to rely on aid kitchens, as an Israeli blockade has sparked widespread food shortages. Reuters

Falafel has become a symbol of survival for starving Gazans

US President Donald Trump and Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad announced agreements that included co-operation on small modular nuclear reactors. Bloomberg

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Yaqeen Kankar, a two-year-old Syrian girl with spinal muscular atrophy, begins treatment at Al Jalila Hospital in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Syrian girl receives Dh7m life-saving treatment covered by Dubai Ruler

Interview with Parsons Corporation EMEA President Pierre Santoni. Parsons is managing the Dubai Metro Blue Line build. Antonie Robertson/The National

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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur has reached three Grand Slam finals in three years. AFP

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Khalid Bin Sultan City is a new development in Sharjah. Photo: Beeah

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ChatGPT agent uses its 'own computer', a suite of tools that includes a visual browser, text-based browser, a terminal and direct API access. Getty Images

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Lebanon's Roumieh prison. Reuters

ExclusiveLebanon seeks deal to send overcrowded prison inmates to Syria

Justice Minister Adel Nassar tells The National proposal would cover most Syrians in jail

AnalysisThe Houthis have become too disruptive to ignore

Bodies in the streets: Druze caught in Sweida violence reveal horrific days of bloodshed

Pope Leo calls for ceasefire after Israeli strike hits Gaza Catholic church

Drone attack hits oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Taliban denies arresting Afghans after UK data leak

Spillover of Syrian violence to Lebanon adds 'new layer of worry'

Podcast: Beyond the Headlines

Syrian Druze fighters flash the victory sign after Syrian forces pulled out of Sweida. AFP

Is Israel exploiting distrust between Syria’s Druze and Damascus?

Bloody week of sectarian violence in southern city of Sweida has raised questions about motives of those involved

A Palestinian child in Gaza holds a stuffed animal while standing at a school sheltering displaced Palestinians, which was hit by an Israeli strike. AFP.

What is the cost of ending the war in Gaza?

Does the easing of US sanctions on Syria come with strings attached?

How did Israel and Iran go from strategic allies to bitter enemies?

Egypt

Monica Hanna has been a key member of campaigns to repatriate the Nefertiti bust. Reuters

Monica Hanna's pursuit of an Egyptology free from the legacy of colonialism

Her book, 'The Future of Egyptology', lays bare the shortcomings of a discipline hijacked by European scholars and adventurers

In Netflix's Catalog, a widowed father learns to raise his kids through YouTube

Israel tells Gaza mediators it plans border security zone and evictions

Trump: Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over Nile water to be solved 'very quickly'

Lebanon

Syrian security forces walk together along a street, after clashes between Syrian government troops and local Druze fighters resumed in the southern Druze city of Sweida. Reuters

Spillover of Syrian violence to Lebanon adds 'new layer of worry'

Lebanese security sources say clashes in neighbouring country have increased internal tension

Lebanese militant Georges Abdallah to be released from French prison after four decades

Unexploded munitions a lingering deadly threat of Israel's war on Lebanon

Today's cartoonShadi's take on the state of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire

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