Kareem Chehayeb
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Middle East reporter at The Associated Press, usually reporting on Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. [email protected]
🇱🇧🇨🇾🌊Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse
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Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse
Lebanon and Cyprus have signed a long-delayed sea border agreement, ending an almost 20-year impasse.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:24 PM
🇱🇧🇨🇾🌊Lebanon and Cyprus finalize sea border agreement after an almost 20-year impasse
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“We need a lot of prayers, and we need a miracle for this country to continue"
Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered #Lebanon
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Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered #Lebanon
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Pope Leo XIV's visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered Lebanon
The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon has rekindled a glimmer of hope for many in the small, crisis-battered country.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
“We need a lot of prayers, and we need a miracle for this country to continue"
Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered #Lebanon
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Pope Leo XIV’s visit rekindles hope in war- and crisis-battered #Lebanon
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Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months
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Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months
Israel has struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff and warning the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months
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Most of #Gaza’s schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class
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Most of Gaza's schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class
More than 600,000 Palestinian children in Gaza have missed the past two years of school because of the war between Israel and the militant Hamas group.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Most of #Gaza’s schools are destroyed and hundreds of thousands of children cannot go back to class
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Death toll from Israel's overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 81. Hospital officials expect that number to go up.
Israel’s military has since said the ceasefire is back on.
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Israel’s military has since said the ceasefire is back on.
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Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 81
The death toll in Gaza from overnight Israeli strikes has climbed to 81. Previously, at least 60 people, including many children, were reported killed.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Death toll from Israel's overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 81. Hospital officials expect that number to go up.
Israel’s military has since said the ceasefire is back on.
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Israel’s military has since said the ceasefire is back on.
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#Syria: Druze seek Sweida autonomy and some turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria’s tensions
Dozens of armed factions originally formed to counter drug gangs and Islamic State group extremists have banded together under the National Guard.
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Dozens of armed factions originally formed to counter drug gangs and Islamic State group extremists have banded together under the National Guard.
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Druze seek Sweida autonomy and turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria's tensions
When Syrian government forces entered the minority Druze enclave of Sweida this summer, it backfired.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
#Syria: Druze seek Sweida autonomy and some turn toward Israel, adding new twist to Syria’s tensions
Dozens of armed factions originally formed to counter drug gangs and Islamic State group extremists have banded together under the National Guard.
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Dozens of armed factions originally formed to counter drug gangs and Islamic State group extremists have banded together under the National Guard.
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A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances
“They think if one looks a certain way, that means they have an agenda to convert society. If the society was going to convert, it would have happened hundreds of years ago.”
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“They think if one looks a certain way, that means they have an agenda to convert society. If the society was going to convert, it would have happened hundreds of years ago.”
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A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances
Lebanese dancer Alexandre Paulikevitch takes to the stage in Beirut, defying extremist threats. His sold-out performance, which includes wearing dresses and dancing to classical Arabic music, has ange...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:21 AM
A Lebanese dancer defies extremist threats and social norms with his sold-out performances
“They think if one looks a certain way, that means they have an agenda to convert society. If the society was going to convert, it would have happened hundreds of years ago.”
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“They think if one looks a certain way, that means they have an agenda to convert society. If the society was going to convert, it would have happened hundreds of years ago.”
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US envoy: Saudi Arabia, Qatar to invest in Lebanon economic zone for disarmed Hezbollah
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US envoy: Saudi Arabia, Qatar to invest in Lebanon economic zone for disarmed Hezbollah
Saudi Arabia and Qatar are ready to invest in an economic zone in south Lebanon. This zone aims to create jobs for Hezbollah members and supporters if they disarm.
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August 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
US envoy: Saudi Arabia, Qatar to invest in Lebanon economic zone for disarmed Hezbollah
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#GAZA: Photos editors from the @apnews.com curated photos by Mariam Dagga.
She was often based at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli strikes that hit the hospital Monday killed at least 20 people, among them Mariam and three other journalists.
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She was often based at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli strikes that hit the hospital Monday killed at least 20 people, among them Mariam and three other journalists.
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Photos by journalist Mariam Dagga
Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist for The Associated Press, chronicled the stream of wounded and dead that every day flowed into southern Gaza’s main hospital, where she was often based.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#GAZA: Photos editors from the @apnews.com curated photos by Mariam Dagga.
She was often based at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli strikes that hit the hospital Monday killed at least 20 people, among them Mariam and three other journalists.
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She was often based at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
Israeli strikes that hit the hospital Monday killed at least 20 people, among them Mariam and three other journalists.
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#GAZA: Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, including a freelance journalist who worked for @apnews.com.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
August 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
#GAZA: Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital, including a freelance journalist who worked for @apnews.com.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
At least 8 people were killed in a double-tap strike on the 4th floor, Gaza's Health Ministry said, the second attack came as rescue crews arrived.
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
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Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
Iran has ordered government offices and banks across much of the country to close for a day. Surging summer temperatures and a worsening water crisis are straining the power grid.
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August 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Iran orders a day of business and office closures to relieve electric grid in heat wave
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“We will do to them what every mother and father would do if someone killed their child"
#Beirut Port Blast 5 years later. We bring some of the latest on the ongoing investigation, and spoke to two families who lost loved ones in the explosion.
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#Beirut Port Blast 5 years later. We bring some of the latest on the ongoing investigation, and spoke to two families who lost loved ones in the explosion.
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A father's grief and a nation's hope: Lebanon awaits justice 5 years after Beirut blast
Five years after the Beirut port explosion, families of victims are still seeking justice. The blast, caused by detonated ammonium nitrate, killed at least 218 people and devastated the city.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:51 AM
“We will do to them what every mother and father would do if someone killed their child"
#Beirut Port Blast 5 years later. We bring some of the latest on the ongoing investigation, and spoke to two families who lost loved ones in the explosion.
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#Beirut Port Blast 5 years later. We bring some of the latest on the ongoing investigation, and spoke to two families who lost loved ones in the explosion.
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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions
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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions
New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday have rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of the transitional government to exe...
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August 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions
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First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan
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First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan
The first group of Syrian refugees has returned home from Lebanon under a new plan developed by the United Nations and the Lebanese government.
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July 29, 2025 at 1:56 PM
First group of Syrian refugees returns home from Lebanon under new UN plan
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Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani. His mother Fayrouz, 90, one of the Arab world's most esteemed singers, makes rare appearance.
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Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani as mother Fayrouz makes rare appearance
Hundreds of people in Lebanon have paid tribute to iconic composer, pianist and playwright Ziad Rahbani, who died over the weekend.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Lebanon mourns iconic composer Ziad Rahbani. His mother Fayrouz, 90, one of the Arab world's most esteemed singers, makes rare appearance.
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Gaza's Health Ministry says 113 Palestinians have died of starvation since Oct 2023.
48 of them died this month alone. International organizations have called Israel to lift its aid blockade
Hamas earlier said that it delivered its response to a ceasefire proposal to mediators.
48 of them died this month alone. International organizations have called Israel to lift its aid blockade
Hamas earlier said that it delivered its response to a ceasefire proposal to mediators.
July 24, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Gaza's Health Ministry says 113 Palestinians have died of starvation since Oct 2023.
48 of them died this month alone. International organizations have called Israel to lift its aid blockade
Hamas earlier said that it delivered its response to a ceasefire proposal to mediators.
48 of them died this month alone. International organizations have called Israel to lift its aid blockade
Hamas earlier said that it delivered its response to a ceasefire proposal to mediators.
#Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority Sweida after weeklong fighting
Dozens of aid convoys are en route to the city.
More updates as we get them.
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Dozens of aid convoys are en route to the city.
More updates as we get them.
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Syria's armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority city after weeklong fighting
Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.
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July 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
#Syria’s armed Bedouins say they have withdrawn from Druze-majority Sweida after weeklong fighting
Dozens of aid convoys are en route to the city.
More updates as we get them.
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Dozens of aid convoys are en route to the city.
More updates as we get them.
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#Syria’s #Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
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Syria's Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
Members of Syria's Druze community are searching for loved ones and counting their dead after days of clashes in a southern province that left bloodied bodies of civilians on the streets and homes loo...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
#Syria’s #Druze find bodies in the streets while searching for loved ones after days of clashes
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Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect
Druze factions and clerics have been appointed to maintain internal security in Sweida, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an address broadcasted early Thursday.
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Druze factions and clerics have been appointed to maintain internal security in Sweida, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an address broadcasted early Thursday.
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Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect
Syrian government forces have started withdrawing from the southern province of Sweida following days of vicious clashes with militias from the Druze minority.
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July 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire goes into effect
Druze factions and clerics have been appointed to maintain internal security in Sweida, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an address broadcasted early Thursday.
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Druze factions and clerics have been appointed to maintain internal security in Sweida, Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa said in an address broadcasted early Thursday.
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#Sweida, #Syria: “They shot my husband in the hip ... The ambulance took him to the hospital. Since then, we have no idea what has happened.”
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between gov't forces and #Druze groups rage on in southern Syria
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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between gov't forces and #Druze groups rage on in southern Syria
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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between government forces and Druze groups in Syria rage on
Clashes raged in the southern Syrian city of Sweida after a ceasefire between government forces and Druze armed groups collapsed and as Israel threatened to escalate its involvement, saying it’s in su...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#Sweida, #Syria: “They shot my husband in the hip ... The ambulance took him to the hospital. Since then, we have no idea what has happened.”
Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between gov't forces and #Druze groups rage on in southern Syria
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Israel strikes in Damascus as clashes between gov't forces and #Druze groups rage on in southern Syria
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US Envoy Tom Barrack said he was satisfied with #Lebanon's response to a proposal to disarm Hezbollah.
“What the government gave us was something spectacular in a very short period of time and a very complicated manner."
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“What the government gave us was something spectacular in a very short period of time and a very complicated manner."
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U.S. envoy receives the Lebanese government's response to Hezbollah disarmament proposal
A U.S. envoy says he is satisfied with Lebanon’s response to a proposal to disarm Hezbollah. Speaking Monday after meeting Lebanon’s president, the envoy, Tom Barrack, said both sides are committed to...
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July 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
US Envoy Tom Barrack said he was satisfied with #Lebanon's response to a proposal to disarm Hezbollah.
“What the government gave us was something spectacular in a very short period of time and a very complicated manner."
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“What the government gave us was something spectacular in a very short period of time and a very complicated manner."
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#Syria has not had more than four hours of state electricity per day for years, but Washington's recent lifting of most sanctions might change that in the not too distant future...
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With sanctions lifted, Syria looks to solar power as more than a patchwork fix to its energy crisis
Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions. The country has suffered severe electricity shortages, with only those who can afford them using costly ...
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July 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
#Syria has not had more than four hours of state electricity per day for years, but Washington's recent lifting of most sanctions might change that in the not too distant future...
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82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say
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82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say
Israel’s military did not have immediate comment on the strikes Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
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July 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say
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