A group of civil society organisations in Kuwait have reiterated their total rejection of normalisation with Israel, in light of reports that more Arab countries were planning to establish ties with Tel Aviv. The 27 groups sent a letter to Emir Sheikh …
Syria Constitutional Committee’s ninth session delayed
The ninth session of the Syrian committee working to update the country’s constitution has been indefinitely delayed, according to an official with the opposition overnight Friday. Hadi Al-Bahra, the opposition’s co-chair of the Syrian Constitutional C…
Over 13,000 displaced Yemeni families affected by heavy rain
Over 13,500 displaced families in Yemen have been affected by heavy and torrential rains since last Wednesday, according to reports. The rains have caused varying levels of damage – from mild to extreme – to over 197 displacement camps in the Marib pro…
Iraq’s PM pushes for regional dialogue at Mideast summit
Iraq’s caretaker prime minister, whose country is mired in political crisis, says it is in Iraq’s interest to keep pushing for a rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions. Speaking to The Associated Press Friday evening, Mus…
Biden invites UAE’s Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to US
US President Joe Biden on Saturday invited his Emirati counterpart, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, to visit the United States, after months of strained ties over the Ukraine war and other issues. “We both understand that the challenges we face tod…
Teenage Moroccan Chef Omar dies after battle with disease
Teenage Moroccan Chef Omar Archane has passed away after suffering from a troublesome disease. The announcement was made on the official Facebook page of the 16 year old – known as Chef Omar – after days of posts from the account asking his fans to pra…
31 dead in Sudan tribal clashes near Ethiopia border
At least 31 people have been killed in clashes this week between two tribes in Sudan’s Blue Nile state bordering Ethiopia, the security services said on Saturday. They added that another 39 people had been wounded and 16 shops torched during the violen…
Palestinian vehicle flips while chased, shot at by Israel
Israeli troops shot at a vehicle carrying Palestinian workers in the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta area on Saturday, in an incident that left six Palestinians wounded, local sources said. Activist Rateb Jabour said the Israelis caused the vehicle …
6,000 Iraqi wells to be drilled to reduce drought effects
Iraq will drill 6,000 wells in order to cope with the drought in the country, The New Arab’s Arabic-language service Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported. The wells will be drilled to reduce the impacts of the drought on various regions across the country, the …
One killed in Morocco as forest fires continue to rage
Forest fires have continued to rage through northern parts of Morocco on Friday, which have now killed one person in the coastal city of Larache, where 900 hectares of land have bee destroyed, according to local media. The victim’s body was found in a …