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Hezbollah chief urges Lebanon to drop direct Israel talks, pins ceasefire on US-Iran accord - Region - World
6+ hour, 57+ min ago (495+ words) Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Sunday urged the Lebanese government to abandon direct talks with Israel, positioning an imminent US-Iran regional agreement as Lebanon's only viable path to a full cessation of hostilities. In a wide-ranging televised address, Qassem staked…...
Syria holds legislative elections in Kurdish-majority northeast - Region - World
11+ hour, 19+ min ago (287+ words) Syria held follow-up parliamentary elections on Sunday in the Kurdish-majority northeastern province of Hassakeh and the town of Kobani, areas that were reintegrated under government control after fighting in January. Other parts of Syria voted for the People's Assembly last…...
Senegal parliament speaker steps down in political crisis - Africa - World
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (261+ words) The speaker of Senegal's parliament said Sunday he was resigning, two days after his close ally was fired as prime minister, deepening a political crisis. The move by speaker El Malick Ndiaye clears the way for sacked premier Ousmane Sonko…...
Egypt, 7 Arab and Muslim nations condemn Ben-Gvir's actions against Gaza flotilla detainees - Foreign Affairs - Egypt
6+ hour, 29+ min ago (392+ words) Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Jordan, the UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar strongly condemned on Sunday the appalling, degrading, and unacceptable actions of extremist Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir against participants in the Gaza-bound flotilla while they were in…...
Iran nuclear deal can't be done 'in 72 hours,' Rubio tells NYT - Region - World
6+ hour, 35+ min ago (162+ words) Ahram Online - Sunday, 24 May 2026 French | " Iran nuclear deal can't be done 'in 72 hours,' Rubio tells NYT US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told The New York Times on Sunday that an agreement with Iran had garnered regional support but a…...
Egypt reiterates rejection of Red Sea militarization during Cairo talks with Yemen - Foreign Affairs - Egypt
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (339+ words) The remarks came during the ninth round of the Egyptian-Yemeni Strategic Dialogue in Cairo, chaired by Abdelatty and Al-Zindani, who also serves as Yemen's prime minister. According to Foreign Ministry Spokesman Tamim Khalaf, FM Abdelatty affirmed Egypt's pride in the…...
Israeli strike kills Palestinian family, including one-year-old child, in central Gaza - War on Gaza - War on Gaza
16+ hour, 35+ min ago (355+ words) A pre-dawn Israeli airstrike killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a one-year-old child, in central Gaza on Sunday, a hospital said. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah said it had received the bodies of Mohammed Ibrahim Abu Malouh…...
Telecom Egypt, Huawei launch FTTR service to improve home internet in Egypt - Tech - Business
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (464+ words) Telecom Egypt (WE) has launched its Fiber-to-the-Room (FTTR) service with Chinese technology company Huawei to improve home internet and broadband connections in Egypt, according to a statement from WE on Sunday. The service aims to provide stable, fast, and seamless…...
Israel suffers Flotilla backlash - World - Al-Ahram Weekly
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (1333+ words) Israel's brazen abuse of dozens of international activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla this week has deepened global outrage at its actions across the region In the early hours of 21 May, as the world's attention remained fixed on the Iran…...
Israeli strikes hit southern, eastern Lebanon after Saturday attack killed 11 - Region - World
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (515+ words) Israeli strikes hit Lebanon both before and after Israel's military issued a displacement order for 10 villages in the south and east on Sunday, following an attack the previous day that killed 11 people, including six women and a child. "The Israeli…...