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Regional and world developments as followed by the Al Rai newsroom.
The President of the Arab Parliament, Mohamed Al-Yamani, welcomed the adoption by the UN General Assembly, with a majority of 152 countries, of a resolution on the participation of the State of…
Israeli occupation forces continued to impose closures on streets and neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem on Monday, coinciding with the so-called 'Feast of Atonement', and closed the Ibrahimi Shrine…
At least three people were killed and others injured on Monday due to a Pakistani airstrike on Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan, according to a local official. The airstrike comes two days…
The Iranian Fars News Agency reported the destruction of an MQ-1 drone in the skies of the Hormuz Strait. The agency quoted the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as saying that it had detected, moments…
The Director of the Ibrahimi Mosque, Mutaz Abu Sneineh, said on Sunday that Israeli occupation forces decided to close the mosque on Sunday and Monday under the pretext of "Jewish holidays", and…
President Vladimir Putin's party achieved an overwhelming majority as expected in the legislative elections held on Sunday, amid cyberattacks and Ukrainian drone strikes that Moscow has vowed to…
Navigation in the Strait of Hormuz saw a sharp decline at the beginning of the week, amid ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran and escalating fears of renewed military operations…
Successive explosions occurred early Monday at a military site near the city of Aleppo in northern Syria, according to official media, hindering the arrival of rescue teams and prompting authorities…
The International Organization for Migration announced on Sunday the displacement of an additional 930 people from two villages in Al-Fasher province, the capital of North Darfur state, western…
Confrontations broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces on Sunday evening in the town of Sur Baher, southeast of occupied Jerusalem, following the town's residents' resistance to settlers…
Egyptian Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Swelam said on Sunday that the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is "illegal", affirming that Cairo has the right to take the measures it deems…
The Syrian authorities announced on Sunday the detention of a former lieutenant colonel in the overthrown regime, who was responsible for investigations into protests and defected officers during the…
