US envoy Barrack says Hezbollah disarmament 'up to Lebanon'
Barrack stressed Hezbollah disarmament is an internal issue amid a meeting with leaders in Beirut, where Lebanon’s ceasefire pledges were also discussed.| The New Arab
Barrack stressed Hezbollah disarmament is an internal issue amid a meeting with leaders in Beirut, where Lebanon’s ceasefire pledges were also discussed.| The New Arab
A statement from the presidency’s office said that the findings will be carefully examined to ensure no recurrence of the violence.| The New Arab
The dead at Suweida National Hospital must be documented and the crime scene preserved, says the Syrian Network for Human Rights, or the evidence will be erased| The New Arab
Ahmed Al-Sharaa accused Israel of trying to destabilise Syria, as a truce went into effect in Suweida following clashes which killed hundreds of people| The New Arab
Doctors across Gaza report a growing list of medical symptoms tied to starvation: severe wasting, muscle atrophy, weakened immune systems, hair loss, and more.| The New Arab
Over 100,000 people have been displaced as fears grow that evacuation of Bedouins from Suweida could be permanent and lead to more sectarian tension| The New Arab
Israel’s military intervention in Suweida lets Netanyahu frame it as protecting Syrian minorities, positioning Israel as a quasi-guarantor in the region.| The New Arab
Bedouin-Druze violence in Suweida and Israeli military aggression in the province have laid bare the enormous challenges facing Syria’s new authorities| The New Arab
Sharaa’s gamble on centralising Syria by force rather than democratic consensus building gets a deadly reality check in Suweida, writes Joseph Daher.| The New Arab
The move to declassify HTS as a terror organisation comes as part of the US’ easing of sanctions on Syria, still in a transitional period post Assad fall.| The New Arab
The US State Department confirmed the death of US citizen Hossam Soraya in the city of Suweida and extended its condolences to his family.| The New Arab
Turkey said it will directly intervene to stop any attempt to divide Syria and will prevent any attempts by militant groups to obtain autonomy| The New Arab
Human rights groups allege that Syrian troops executed civilians during recent clashes between Druze militias and Bedouin fighters.| The New Arab
A Syrian committee says it identified 298 suspects over sectarian violence in March that killed at least 1,426 Alawites in the country’s coastal region| The New Arab
Residents in Suweida said clashes can no longer be heard amid calm in the Druze-majority city, after Bedouin tribesmen left following a truce annoucement.| The New Arab
The World Health Organization says there’s been no decline in hunger across Gaza since the ceasefire, warning that food insecurity remains critical.| The New Arab
The controversy began earlier this month, when, according to reports, hotel staff in Amman stopped an Iraqi diplomat during checkout.| The New Arab
The ICJ is set to rule on Wednesday on Israel’s obligations for providing aid to Palestinians under its occupation| The New Arab
Supporters of free expression warn that such restrictions may mark a broader shift toward government control online.| The New Arab
Khalil al-Hayya, long a key Hamas negotiator and now its most influential leader abroad, survived Israel’s strike in Qatar on Tuesday.| The New Arab
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to be seeking a deal with at least one of the two countries ahead of early elections in June 2026.| The New Arab
As VIce-President JD Vance arrives in Scotland for a family holiday, protesters have rallied against US complicity with Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza| The New Arab
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sparked backlash after calling on Hamas to surrender their weapons and accept PA control of Gaza| The New Arab
Vice President Vance said that the maintenance of the ceasefire, which spoke of with ’great optimism, will ’require constant effort’.| The New Arab
The Israeli Prime Minister reportedly avoided flying above countries that might enforce the ICC arrest warrant, should he need to make an emergency landing.| The New Arab
Israel’s incarceration & torture of Palestinians is central to its settler colonial project, yet global solidarity with prisoners is weak, writes Zoe Paris.| The New Arab
The Israeli army killed a Lebanese media worker covering cross-border clashes, the Lebanese army has said.| The New Arab
Since 7 October, Israel has killed at least 14800 Palestinians in Gaza including 6000 children, and more than 200 in the West Bank, including 53 journalists and members of the media.| The New Arab
Al-Aqsa TV reported on Telegram that journalist Salim al-Sharafa was targeted in an Israeli bombing in Gaza in the latest assault on media workers.| The New Arab
With at least 44 Palestinians killed in Gaza within an hour of Israeli strikes, the US has criticised it ally for the high death toll.| The New Arab
Ahmad Bdeir of Hadf News is the 115th journalist to be killed by Israel since the brutal war on Gaza began.| The New Arab
Another Palestinian journalist was killed early on Monday in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip, pushing the death toll to 121 since 7 October.| The New Arab
The funeral of Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abu Daqqa, who was killed in Israeli drone attack in Khan Younis, was attended by his loved ones and colleagues| The New Arab
Israel has cut communication to and from Gaza. After Israel imposed an internet blackout and severed telecommunication links, Gazans have increasingly returned to radio transmission, as a last resort, to find out what’s going on around them.| The New Arab
Support for Palestine in the UK has sparked change throughout society. But protests must not be the endgame, but the engine for action, writes Ismail Patel.| The New Arab
Savaya, a Michigan-based entrepreneur of Iraqi Chaldean descent, was appointed in a statement on Trump’s Truth Social page on Sunday.| The New Arab
Iraq PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says a small US military contingent will remain to coordinate anti-ISIS efforts in Syria.| The New Arab
Iraq bans US gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of spreading “sexual content,” “blasphemy,” and exposing minors to online blackmail.| The New Arab
Trump appoints Detroit cannabis entrepreneur Mark Savaya as US special envoy to Iraq, praising his role in winning Muslim-American votes in Michigan.| The New Arab
Migrants and rights activists protested in Rome Saturday against Italy’s migrant deal with Libya as dozens more people are feared to have drowned at sea| The New Arab
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UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that UNRWA is an indispensable organisation and called for an end to efforts to undermine and defund it| The New Arab
Hamas has rejected reports by news agency AFP that the group is pulling out of Gaza truce talks, following an Israeli strike that targeted the Al Mawasi area.| The New Arab
The US has said it did not support Israel’s airstrikes on Syria. Barrack said the strikes had added to the "confusion" in the country| The New Arab
Dozens of videos depicting gruesome killings of Syrian Druze in the country’s south have caused outrage in Syria, reeling from sectarian violence| The New Arab
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the first leader to meet Trump after the tariff announcement that sent global market stocks into freefall.| The New Arab
Israel revoked the residency of UN aid official Jonathan Whittall, accusing him of spreading lies and bias over Gaza and violating UN neutrality.| The New Arab
Analysis: The most high-profile prisoner held by Israel, Marwan Barghouti could play a crucial future role in Palestinian politics.| The New Arab
Analysis: Will Trump’s team of devoted loyalists give him the administration he wants? Or could his excessive ambitions backfire?| The New Arab
Lancet researchers used data from the health ministry, online surveys and obituaries to determine the death toll in Gaza.| The New Arab
Any glimmer of optimism in Gaza following the ceasefire is tempered by the threat of Israeli retaliation and the heavy burden of grief, writes Emad Moussa.| The New Arab
Analysis: Amid the immense suffering and need to rebuild, a political roadmap is vital to ensure that Palestine is not reduced to a humanitarian issue.| The New Arab
The Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange has gathered unprecedented attention to each of its details. All of which are loaded with political, psychological and historical significance and future implications for years to come.| The New Arab
Analysis: The reported use of drones by the Rapid Support Forces has raised questions about their origin and how the balance of power in Sudan’s conflict could be impacted.| The New Arab
Analysis: While Sudanese civil society has worked tirelessly to advance the country along a path to democracy, it is no secret that a host of governments throughout the Arab region have not shared the same goal.| The New Arab
In-depth: As deadly fighting rages on between rival generals, it is the civilian-led grassroots resistance committees that have stepped up to provide food, medical care, and protection to those in need.| The New Arab
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was caught off guard by US-Iran diplomacy and failed to convince Trump of tariff relief.| The New Arab
The American Friends Service Committee called the NYT decision to call Israel’s actions in Gaza a war rather than genocide ’absurd’.| The New Arab
The Nagel Committee, formed by the Israeli government, issued a report warning that the country should prepare for a potential war with Turkey.| The New Arab
Analysis: Rabat’s normalisation agreement with Israel has led to a worrying thaw in the frozen conflict between Algeria and Morocco, with the potential for future escalation.| The New Arab
The ceasefire came too late for thousands of Palestinians, writes Shahd Abusalama, whose family was killed in Gaza. The fight for justice & freedom continues.| The New Arab
An official said Steve Witkoff, the envoy to the Middle East, plans to visit the Gaza Strip and will be a near-constant presence in the region.| The New Arab
Crowds have gathered to celebrate the ceasefire across Gaza, with some hopeful and others skeptical about the current truce.| The New Arab
Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, who has been held by Israel since 2002, was reportedly beaten three times in the past year by Israeli guards.| The New Arab
Abu Obeida attracts a wide audience of Palestinians and Arabs due to his eloquence in the Arabic language and his creativity when he speaks.| The New Arab
Under the deal, fighting will pause in Gaza leading to a phased release of hostages, and Palestinian prisoners and the entry of humanitarian aid| The New Arab
Surrounded by his team of acolytes, including Donald Trump, Elon Musk is fashioning the United States in his own, white supremacist image, says Yoav Litvin.| The New Arab
Trump’s 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia marked a historical moment as it was the first time a US president chose a Middle Eastern country for their 1st foreign trip| The New Arab
Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk expressed the group’s willingness for direct dialogue with Donald Trump’s administration following the Gaza ceasefire deal.| The New Arab
Donald Trump’s closeness to the tech elite, his support for insurrectionists, his plans to quell dissent and expand US territories, were all on display.| The New Arab
The exit of Otzma Yehudit comes as the Religious Zionist Party threatens to leave the government if the war on Gaza doesn’t restart after phase one.| The New Arab
Israel has released 90 Palestinians detainees, including administrative detainees and children, and is expected to release hundreds more in the coming weeks.| The New Arab
"The release of prisoners brings joy for their families, but our happiness remains incomplete due to the crime of genocide committed by Israel in Gaza."| The New Arab
The UN has expressed alarm over worsening violence in war-torn Sudan’s Darfur, as the International Organization for Migration said hundreds died in two days this month in the region.| The New Arab
In-depth: Over the last decade, through corruption and underhand dealings, gold has provided brutal men – both local and foreign – with the financial means to start wars.| The New Arab
In-depth: Concerned that they may face trial for their complicity, Sudan’s junta leaders are blocking the ICC’s investigation into crimes committed in Darfur, paving the way for increased impunity for human rights abuses.| The New Arab
In-depth: Since the outbreak of the conflict between the army and the RSF over 50 detention sites have been set up in Khartoum, where a wide range of human rights abuses have been documented.| The New Arab
In-depth: In recent weeks, Sudan’s army leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has engaged in intense diplomatic activity, while his rival leading the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has been unable to keep pace.| The New Arab
In-depth: In recent weeks fighting between the army and the RSF has intensified in parts of Khartoum, South Darfur and Kordofan, further aggravating a critical humanitarian situation in the absence of any peace process.| The New Arab
In-depth: Hundreds of people are being held incommunicado in informal detention centres run by the army and Rapid Support Forces, while others have vanished in the midst of fighting.| The New Arab
During their release on Sunday, three Israeli hostages were given what appear to be gift bags by Hamas fighters. But what was inside them?| The New Arab
Analysis: There is little substance in the ceasefire over Gaza’s political future, but Hamas remains politically and militarily active and will expect a role.| The New Arab
Make no mistake, Trump’s return to the White House signals a return of explicitly racist, repressive, and Islamophobic global politics, argues Laura Albast.| The New Arab
The World Health Organization said it was ready to pour much-needed aid into Gaza during the truce but would need full, systematic access across the territory.| The New Arab
Despite tragically losing most of his family, Ahmed Alnaouq explains why Palestinians have been victorious after over 15 months of Israel’s genocide on Gaza.| The New Arab
The names of the more than 90 Palestinian prisoners set to be freed on Sunday night have been published, after Hamas released three captives from Gaza.| The New Arab
Gaza’s Civil Defence workers are being praised for their rescue work during over 15 months of Israel’s war as they return back to Gaza after the ceasefire.| The New Arab
Gaza’s civil defence rescuers said Israeli strikes killed eight people on Sunday after Israel delayed a ceasefire in its war on Gaza meant to take effect today| The New Arab
HRW is urging Israel to be held accountable for its ’heinous crimes’ in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire’s announcement, set to take effect on Sunday.| The New Arab
Spain’s foreign minister visited Beirut on Wednesday for talks with Lebanon’s newly-elected president, former army chief Joseph Aoun.| The New Arab
Analysis: With the 60-day ceasefire deadline looming, Israel may keep troops in Lebanon beyond the withdrawal date, highlighting the fragility of the truce.| The New Arab
In-depth: Every year, thousands of Israeli extremists take part in the controversial ’flag march’ in Jerusalem. But this is only the most recent expression of a century-old movement with a growing influence in Israeli society and politics.| The New Arab
Analysis: From reoccupying Gaza to reinstalling the Palestinian Authority, Israel’s endgame scenarios are still unclear, but a return to the former status quo of occupation and open-ended conflict is not sustainable.| The New Arab
In-depth: The Maghreb region today is rife with diplomatic conflicts, with the Western Sahara dispute a key issue fuelling political divides. Experts argue that the origins of these regional rivalries trace back to colonialism.| The New Arab
