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UAE’s Hope Probe enters Mars orbit in first Arab mission

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The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars reached the red planet and successfully inserted itself into its orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month...

Morocco joins other Arab nations agreeing to normalize Israel ties

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Israel and Morocco agreed on Thursday to normalize relations in a deal brokered with US help, making Morocco the fourth Arab country to set...

Sudan becomes third Arab state to set aside hostilities with Israel...

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Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making...

Tunisia’s parliament approves a technocratic government

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Tunisia’s parliament approved a technocratic government in a confidence vote on Wednesday, hoping to end months of political instability and focus on tackling worsening...

Sudan declares emergency in North Darfur state after violence

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Sudan declared a state of emergency in part of the conflict-ridden western region of Darfur after violence and unrest in two towns, state news...

Egypt hosts Arab military exercises

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Armed forces and observers from eight Arab countries are converging on Egypt for exercises starting on Saturday, the Egyptian military said, a...

Arab troops to Syria possible

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Sending Arab troops to Syria is a possibility being discussed by officials from various countries, Egypt's foreign minister was quoted as saying....

At least 18 killed in Algerian ethnic clashes: medical sources

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At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between Arabs and Berbers around the Algerian desert town of Ghardaia, with several...

Two killed in Arab-Berber clashes in Algeria

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Clashes have broken out between Arabs and Berbers near the southern Algerian desert town of Ghardaia, with two people killed and businesses...

Several Arab countries offer to join air campaign on Islamic State,...

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Several Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, U.S. officials said on Sunday,...

Arab monitors to stay in Syria despite “mistakes”

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Arab League peace monitors will stay in Syria to check on the government's compliance with a promise to end 10 months of...

US says Assad will fall, Arab states offer safe haven

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's departure was "inevitable," a senior US official said while earlier in the day troops shot dead eight pro-democracy...

South Sudan schools to teach in English, not Arabic

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South Sudan said its schools will start teaching English, phasing out Arabic that had been used as a tool to spread Islamic...

Arab business forum urges reform to stem unrest

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Arab rulers have responded to popular uprisings with handouts and subsidies, but time is running out for the fundamental reform needed to...

Post-revolt Tunisia wrestles with resurgent Islam

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For Walid, Tunisia's revolution is an opportunity to turn one of the Arab world's most secular countries towards Islam. "We paid a heavy...

Arab League stops short of suspending Syria

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Arab foreign ministers stopped short of suspending Syria from their regional organisation over its military crackdown on dissent, instead urging the government...

Email scammers tout assets of deposed Arab leaders

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Scam emails supposedly from close aides or relatives of deposed Arab leaders are offering a huge chunk of their assets if recipients...

Turkey’s Erdogan tells Arabs to embrace democracy

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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told Arab leaders popular uprisings jolting their nations were a "light of hope" for the oppressed and...

Arab ministers urge Libyans to avoid revenge

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The foreign ministers of leading Arab states called on the Libyan people to avoid revenge "for the sake of building a new...

Analysis: Regime change in North Africa: The seeds of the Arab...

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In this article I offer a backgrounder on the uprisings, revolutions, and democratic developments ongoing throughout the Arab world. I undertake a critical analysis...

Arab League delays summit on regional unrest

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Arab states have agreed to postpone a summit that was scheduled for May 11 in Baghdad, the Arab League says, amid disputes...

Attacks on media intense in Middle East unrest

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Journalists have been suppressed in popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa in more than 500 attacks, some of them...