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Unfiltered journalism from the Middle East and North Africa, and beyond. Pitch to [email protected] / investigative leads to [email protected] https://www.newarab.com/

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 6d

After two years of genocide, Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his ceasefire deal. The world now waits anxiously to see whether this will hold.

The New Arab has reported on Gaza from the start. Catch up on our archive here ➡️ www.newarab.com/tag/two-year...

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 23m

Abu Dhabi launches a first-of-its-kind online marriage service, allowing couples anywhere in the world to wed virtually within 24 hours for 800 dirhams ($218).

#UAE #VirtualMarriage

The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 56m

Book Club 📚 We explore five essential Moroccan novels that reveal the roots of Gen Z 212's protests with stories of inequality, resilience, and hope 👇

Must-read Moroccan novels that echo a generation’s anger

Book Club: We explore five essential Moroccan novels that reveal the roots of Gen Z 212’s protests with stories of inequality, resilience, and hope

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1h

The Dalloul Art Foundation's recent exhibition of Dia Azzawi's 'Sabra and Shatila Massacre' tapestry highlighted the importance of documenting war's realities 👇

Revisiting Dia al-Azzawi’s tapestry tribute to Sabra and Shatila

The Dalloul Art Foundation’s recent exhibition of Dia Azzawi’s ’Sabra and Shatila Massacre’ tapestry highlighted the importance of documenting war’s realities

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1h

Rather than externally imposed technocrats, post-war Gaza needs a self-governance model based on Palestinian political unity and internal legitimacy ⬇️

Why technocrats alone cannot fix Gaza’s post-war politics

Rather than externally imposed technocrats, post-war Gaza needs a self-governance model based on Palestinian political unity and internal legitimacy

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1h

US President Donald Trump has warned Hamas it must disarm or be forced to disarm, "perhaps violently", as the Gaza ceasefire enters its second phase.

His warming comes as Hamas handed over the remains of four more dead Israeli hostages

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 7h

While the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire delivers concrete outcomes, the thorniest questions have been deferred to a nebulous "second phase" that lacks enforcement mechanisms, clear timelines, or international guarantees 🔗 www.newarab.com/opinion/gaza...

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 7h

Two years of genocide in Gaza showed the hollowness of the West vowing 'never again', as governments suppressed solidarity while enabling Israel's crimes, writes Daniel Lindley

The Gaza genocide has shattered the myth of Western morality

Two years of genocide in Gaza showed the hollowness of the West vowing ’never again’, as governments suppressed solidarity while enabling Israel’s crimes.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 8h

Clashes in Aleppo between Syrian forces and the SDF highlight the growing risk of new flashpoints as efforts to implement an integration deal continue

A fragile federation: Will Syria’s SDF integration deal unravel?

Clashes in Aleppo between Syrian forces and the SDF highlight the growing risk of new flashpoints as efforts to implement an integration deal continue

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 8h

The Southern Transitional Council has said that if it achieves independence for the south, it would join the Abraham Accords with Israel ⬇️

The STC is courting Israel in its drive for secession in Yemen

The Southern Transitional Council has said that if it achieves independence for the south, it would join the Abraham Accords with Israel

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 23h

As leaders celebrate the Gaza ceasefire, displaced Palestinians are returning to what’s left of their homes.

For families like the Qazaats, hope quickly turned to heartbreak, their neighborhood reduced to rubble, their lives buried beneath it.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

The Tunisian army has been deployed to the southern coastal city of Gabes after violent protests erupted over the weekend, as toxic gas from a nearby chemical plant left dozens of children hospitalised ⬇️

Tunisia: Army fires tear gas at anti-pollution protests in Gabes

Gabes residents clashed with authorities over decades of chemical pollution, after toxic gas left dozens of children hospitalised.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Emotional videos circulating on social media show Palestinian prisoners being reunited with their loved ones for the first time, sometimes after decades.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Sara Deen, a Pakistani American who began her political career through religious dialogue, is now running for the California State Legislature 👇

Pakistani American candidate runs for California legislature

Sara Deen, a Pakistani American who began her political career through religious dialogue, is now running for the California State Legislature.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

For Talal Afifi, curator of Voices and Visions of Sudan, the programme offers a space to reflect on Sudan’s story while keeping its cultural spirit alive 👇

Voices and Visions of Sudan brings a nation’s story to screen

For Talal Afifi, curator of Voices and Visions of Sudan, the programme offers a space to reflect on Sudan’s story while keeping its cultural spirit alive

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

After nearly 20 months in Israeli occupation prisons, photojournalist Shadi Abu Sido describes harrowing abuse, starvation, and the devastation he returned to in Gaza. His testimony echoes the heartbreaking stories of many other freed Palestinian detainees and their families.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

With phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal agreed, the tougher challenges over governance, disarmament, and reconstruction are still to come ⬇️

What next for Gaza’s ceasefire? The obstacles that lie ahead

With phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal agreed, the tougher challenges over governance, disarmament, and reconstruction are still to come

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

After two years of Israel's genocide, displaced families from Gaza return to the ruins, reclaiming what remains of life and their homeland, with hope to rebuild ⬇️

From Gaza’s ruins, Palestinians rise to rebuild homes and lives

After two years of Israel’s genocide, displaced families from Gaza return to the ruins, reclaiming what remains of life and their homeland, with hope to rebuild

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Iraq has launched its third offshore pipeline at Grand Faw Port to massively boost its oil exports and modernise its southern energy infrastructure ⬇️

Iraq’s new offshore pipeline to dramatically boost oil exports

Iraq has launched its third offshore pipeline at Grand Faw Port to massively boost its oil exports and modernise its southern energy infrastructure

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

As a fragile truce takes hold in Gaza and potentially signals an end to Israel's genocidal war, numerous questions remain unanswered, writes Muhammad Shehada 🔗 www.newarab.com/analysis/aft...

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Facing global condemnation for war crimes in Gaza, Israel is turning to paid influencers, content creators, and AI tools to reshape its public perception ⬇️

How social media became a new frontline in Israel’s digital war

Facing global condemnation for war crimes in Gaza, Israel is turning to paid influencers, content creators, and AI tools to reshape its public perception

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Algeria has for the first time publicly claimed that there were attempts to bomb the Palace of Nations in Algiers during the 1988 meeting of the Palestine National Council, where Yasser Arafat declared the establishment of the State of Palestine ⬇️

Algeria president says plotters targeted PLO’s Arafat in Algiers

This is the first public announcement by a sitting Algerian president confirming the long-rumoured plan to bomb the venue of the declaration.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Palestinians in Gaza are welcoming home sons and fathers who were detained by Israel during the genocidal war in harrowing conditions, as part of a truce deal ⬇️

Between joy and grief: Gazan families welcome their freed sons

Gazans are beginning to welcome home sons and fathers, detained by Israel during the war in harrowing conditions, as part of a truce for the enclave.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

Saleh al-Jafarawi, one of Gaza’s most beloved young journalists, was killed just days after celebrating the ceasefire.
Reports say he was shot by Israel-backed militias accused of looting aid and fueling chaos in Gaza.

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

The streets of Ramallah and Gaza overflowed with emotion as many Palestinian prisoners were reunited with their families following a historic Gaza ceasefire deal.

The exchange included 250 prisoners serving life sentences and 1,718 others detained since the outbreak of Israel’s war in October 2023

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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 1d

All 20 living Israeli captives in Gaza have been released in a US-brokered prisoner exchange marking the first phase of a ceasefire.
Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in return.

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