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A Palestinian man votes during the municipal election at a polling station in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Palestinian leader's loyalists win local elections, including some seats in Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan hosted the third meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on the margins of the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum, on April 17, 2026.

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لماذا تشعر السعودية ومصر بالقلق إزاء اتفاقية الدفاع الرباعية المقترحة بين تركيا وباكستان؟

يواجه الإطار المقترح عقبات ونقاط ضعف رئيسية، تتراوح بين قيود حلف الناتو والمعارضة الإسرائيلية وضعف التكامل العسكري.

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In Ankara, reporting on geopolitics and national security

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طلب الإمارات للأموال يختبر العلاقات مع الولايات المتحدة في ظل توتر النفوذ المالي الخليجي جراء الحرب الإيرانية

وسط التداعيات الاقتصادية المتزايدة للحرب الإقليمية، فإن طلب أبو ظبي المفاجئ للحصول على شريان حياة مالي في زمن الحرب من الولايات المتحدة لا يتعلق بالمال بقدر ما يتعلق بالنفوذ - في الوقت الحالي.

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to journalists as he arrives for an informal meeting of the European Council in Nicosia, Cyprus, April 24, 2026.

لماذا تُجمّد الولايات المتحدة وإسرائيل فرنسا من محادثات لبنان؟

في ظل انعقاد المحادثات بين إسرائيل ولبنان في واشنطن، لا تزال باريس تصر على ضرورة مشاركتها لتحقيق التوازن بين التحيز الأمريكي المحتمل وحماية مصالح بيروت.

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump says he canceled US negotiators' trip to Pakistan for Iran talks, Fox News reports

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في لبنان، تنتهج السعودية دبلوماسية هادئة في الوقت الذي يدفع فيه ترامب باتجاه تطبيع العلاقات مع إسرائيل

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan (L) disembarks from an airplane upon his arrival at the Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut on Jan. 23, 2025.

Analysis

جولة عراقجي في روسيا والمناطق المجاورة تختبر سبل كسر الجمود بين الولايات المتحدة وإيران

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 23: A police officer stands holding a flag in Valiasr Square beneath a mural of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 23, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of the current ceasefire between his country and Iran, despite Iran declining to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. The focus of the war has shifted largely to the Strait of Hormuz, where both sides are trying to assert control over the critical m

A correspondent in Tehran

بواسطة A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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أبدى سكان غزة تفاؤلاً حذراً قبل أول انتخابات محلية منذ 20 عاماً

An elections employee tapes a poster with instructions to voters ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 21, 2026.

Rasha Abou Jalal

بواسطة Rasha Abou Jalal

In Gaza City, reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

لماذا خسرت دار الأوبرا المتروبوليتان صفقة التمويل السعودي؟

A person walks past the closed Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center on Jan. 7, 2021, in New York City.

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FILE PHOTO: Tanks and an armoured vehicle drive in Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Florion Goga/File Photo

Global military spending rises 2.9% despite US decline over Ukraine freeze

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The damaged Qasmiyeh Bridge over the Litani River, Lebanon, March 19, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo

Israeli strikes kill 14 in Lebanon as Israel warns residents to leave towns beyond 'buffer zone'

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about research into mental health treatments in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File photo

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مسؤول إماراتي يقول إن فتح مضيق هرمز أمر أساسي لأي اتفاق مع إيران، ويصف الأضرار التي لحقت بالبنية التحتية بأنها "قابلة للسيطرة".

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وزير يحذر من أن خفض المساعدات المقدمة إلى لبنان قد يؤدي إلى تمكين حزب الله

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يقول مهتدي من كومالا إنه على الرغم من تراجع ترامب عن مواقفه، قد تستمر الولايات المتحدة في دعم الأكراد في إيران.

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أولمرت: الاتفاق الإسرائيلي اللبناني وحده قادر على كبح جماح حزب الله، والاحتلال "غير قابل للاستمرار".

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جولة عراقجي في روسيا والمناطق المجاورة تختبر سبل كسر الجمود بين الولايات المتحدة وإيران

TEHRAN, IRAN - APRIL 23: A police officer stands holding a flag in Valiasr Square beneath a mural of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 23, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Earlier this week, U.S. President Donald Trump announced an extension of the current ceasefire between his country and Iran, despite Iran declining to attend the latest proposed round of peace talks in Islamabad. The focus of the war has shifted largely to the Strait of Hormuz, where both sides are trying to assert control over the critical m

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بواسطة A correspondent in Tehran

In Tehran, reporting on politics

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إسرائيل تخشى أن يسعى ترامب إلى إبرام اتفاق مع لبنان لتعويض أخطاء إيران.

US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa (R) holds a signed "Make America Great Again" hat while (L-R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanon Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh Moawad listen to US President Donald Trump speak during a meeting with Lebanon Ambassador to the US and Israel Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a

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In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

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الصين تتجاوز الحصار المفروض على إيران بينما تتقرب دول الخليج من بكين

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