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Egypt FM stresses need of halting Israeli aggression on Gaza

Kuna | 2025-04-05, 14:26

CAIRO, April 5 (KUNA) -- Foreign Minister Badr Abdulatty affirmed on Saturday the necessity of stopping the Israeli occupation aggression on Gaza and returning to the ceasefire deal as well as backing the Arab-Muslim plan on reconstruction the Strip. This was

Iconic Malian musician Amadou Bagayoko dies at 70

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-04-05, 14:18

Bagayoko part of blind duo Amadou and Mariam, was among Africa’s best-selling and beloved music industry performers.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...

Secondary School Certificate Exams Kick Off

Al Thawra | 2025-04-05, 14:16

The general secondary school certificate exams, for both the

US Envoy discusses financial, economic reforms with Lebanese officials

Kuna | 2025-04-05, 14:11

BEIRUT, April 5 (KUNA) -- US Deputy Special Envoy to the Middle East Morgan Ortagus discussed on Saturday with the Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam the files of financial and

Israel brutally executed medical, civil defense teams in Rafah: Gaza media office

Anadolu Agency | 2025-04-05, 14:09

The Gaza media office said on Saturday that the Israeli military carried out a "brutal and unprecedented" execution of medical and civil defense teams in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 23. The statement came as a

Hamas condemns ongoing Israeli crimes against Palestinian children

Anadolu Agency | 2025-04-05, 14:09

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Saturday condemned continuous Israeli crimes against children in the Gaza Strip. “Approximately 1,100 children have been detained by the Israeli army since Oct. 7, 2023, and around 39,000 others have lost one or

Lebanese president discusses Israeli withdrawal, Syria border situation with US envoy

Anadolu Agency | 2025-04-05, 13:51

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met US Deputy Middle East Envoy Morgan Ortagus on Saturday to discuss the ongoing situation in southern Lebanon, Israeli withdrawal from the area, and developments along the border with Syria, state news agency NNA

Libya’s anti-NGO push seen as diversion from internal failures, analysts say

Arab News | 2025-04-05, 13:39

Updated 1 min 29 sec ago AFP April 05, 2025 15:30

Thousands hit the streets for South Korea’s impeached ex-president Yoon

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-04-05, 13:24

Constitutional Court unanimously ruled to remove President Yoon Suk-yeol over his bungled martial law declaration.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...

Myanmar earthquake death toll passes 3,300 as UN calls for help

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-04-05, 13:24

UN aid chief says the world ‘must rally behind the people of Myanmar’ after a magnitude 7.7 quake flattened buildings.| Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...

The UK’s ‘grooming gang’ scandal is about race, class and misogyny

Virtual Jerusalem | 2025-04-05, 13:24

The victims were considered disposable – not only by the perpetrators but also by those who were supposed to help them. | Read More Al JazeeraBreaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ...

Lebanese officials discuss south Lebanon with visiting US envoy

Arab News | 2025-04-05, 13:21

Updated 2 min 35 sec ago AFP April 05, 2025 12:03

Over 17,000 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since October 2023: Education Ministry

Anadolu Agency | 2025-04-05, 13:16

Children are among the most targeted victims of Israeli aggression, with over 17,000 children killed in Gaza since October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry in a press release marking Palestinian Children's Day, which is

Indian woman among winners of Zayed National Museum Research Fund

The Siasat Daily | 2025-04-05, 12:57

Dr Akshyeta Suryanarayan, an Indian researcher from Delhi, has been named one of the eight recipients of the 2024 Zayed National Museum Research Fund. She is a Gerald Averay Wainwright Postdoctoral Fellow at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research,

Lebanon's central bank chief announces plan to 'gradually' repay all depositors' funds

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

The governor of Lebanon’s central bank on Friday announced plans to gradually restore and repay all depositors’ funds,

Iraq calls for meeting to resume negotiations on Kurdistan regional oil exports

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

Iraq’s Oil Ministry today called for an urgent meeting with relevant parties to resume negotiations on the

‘Gaza is breathing its last breath’, head of Health Ministry warns

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

Gaza is breathing its last breath’, head of Health Ministry warns ‘Gaza is breathing its last breath,’ Director

Saudi condemns Israeli strike on its Gaza facility, urges UN action

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

Saudi Arabia today condemned an Israeli air strike on a facility linked to the kingdom in Rafah, southern Gaza, and

Palestinian minor died of 'starvation, medical neglect' in Israel's jails

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

The family of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad, a 16-year-old Palestinian detainee, is mourning his death in

Israel court orders house arrest for Netanyahu aides amid 'Qatargate' probe

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

An Israeli court today ordered two close aides to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be released from detention and placed

Jordan condemns Israel air strikes on Gaza school, Saudi medical warehouse

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

Jordan strongly condemned, on Friday, the Israeli air strikes targeting the Dar Al-Arqam School, which shelters displaced

Israel has left over 39,000 orphans in Gaza

Middle East Monitor | 2025-04-05, 12:55

A new report has revealed that more than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both their parents, as the

Oman condemns Israeli attacks on Gaza

Muskat Daily | 2025-04-05, 12:45

Muscat – The Sultanate of Oman has strongly condemned the ongoing military aggression by Israeli occupation forces against the Gaza Strip, denouncing the deliberate targeting of

Pentagon : We Did Not Succeed In Destroying The Huge Arsenal Of The Yemeni Armed Forces

Al Thawra | 2025-04-05, 12:28

Pentagon officials admitted on Friday that the success in

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