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Fars News Agency: Loud explosion heard in Shahid Rajaei Port, Bandar Abbas, southern Iran.

Syrian letter: Syria has set up committee to monitor activities of Palestinian factions in Syria, seeks further discussions on issue.

Reuters: Syrian letter delivers response to US conditions for sanctions relief, vows to not be 'a threat to any party, including Israel'

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: US airstrike targets the al-Tawila district in al-Mahwit governorate, west of Sanaa

Al Mayadeen's correspondent: 4 American raids target the Ras Isa area in the Salif district, northwest of the coastal Hodeidah Governorate on the Red Sea

Source: The Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood is on alert following yesterday's events

Local Syrian sources told Al Mayadeen: General Security forces carried out a large-scale raid yesterday, leading to the arrest of dozens of Alawite youths

Sources from Homs to Al Mayadeen: The bodies of several individuals from the Alawite community previously detained by General Security were found in the city’s hospitals, having been executed by gunfire

Bassil: We do not want incitement or a problem with the Syrian people, but after the fall of the Syrian regime, the excuse for remaining in Lebanon is no longer there

Head of the Free Patriotic Movement, MP Gebran Bassil: There is no reason for Syrian refugees to remain in Lebanon, and their presence has turned into an occupation

Sudanese refugees arrive in Acre, Chad, October 6, 2024 (AP/Sam Mednick)

Chad faces crisis as Sudan war drives refugees into hunger

The ongoing war in Sudan has caused widespread displacement of refugees facing malnutrition, with Chad struggling to support the growing refugee crisis.

DRC, M23 agree to truce in eastern Congo, work toward ceasefire

Millennium challenge corporation shutdown ordered by DOGE

Millennium Challenge Corporation shutdown ordered by DOGE

WHO faces major downsizing as US funding cuts take toll

WFP to suspend aid for 650,000 in Ethiopia amid growing crisis

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A mural: "remain vigilant and mobilized”, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, March 1, 2023 (AP)

Burkina Faso's military junta claims to thwart ‘total chaos’ attempt

Deadly prison break in Chad as over 100 inmates escape

Deadly prison break in Chad as over 100 inmates escape

Rescue efforts continue after the fire and sinking of a boat on the Congo River. Photograph: Junior Kannah/AFP/Getty Images

At least 143 dead in DR Congo boat fire on Congo River

Soldiers arrive to the Allafah market, in an area recently recaptured by Sudan's army from the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group, in the Al Kalalah district, 40km south of Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday March 27, 2025. (AP)

Arab divisions undermine London talks on ending Sudan war

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Communications warfare against AES

Communications warfare against AES

African countries scramble to stop the hemorrhaging triggered by Trump’s ‘ruthless’ health aid cut

African countries scramble to stop the hemorrhaging triggered by Trump’s ‘ruthless’ health aid cut

Former DA speechwriter Joel Pollak – who is tipped to return to Pretoria as the US Ambassador to South Africa – amplified the US' outrage by threatening repercussions on social media. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Ali al-Hadi Shmeis)

Washington fumes at South Africa’s move to rename its consulate's street address after Leila Khaled

Right-wing populism is further impeding reparatory justice for Africans

Right-wing populism is further impeding reparatory justice for Africans

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How Trump’s aid cuts gave China and Russia a strategic edge in Africa

The US decision to cut aid to Africa has triggered a shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape. As traditional support wanes, new players are stepping in, reshaping alliances and influencing the continent’s future.

Elon Musk turns his meddling hands to South Africa

Elon Musk turns his meddling hands to South Africa

Uganda suffers due to US freezing foreign aid

Uganda suffers due to US freezing foreign aid

Julia Sebutinde: Pro-'Israel' judge now leads the ICJ

Julia Sebutinde: Pro-'Israel' judge now leads the ICJ

Al Mayadeen English interview Ziyaad Patel, a South African lawyer and international Human Rights ad

Interview with Ziyaad Patel: South African lawyer

World in turmoil: Global conflict zones surge by 65%

World in turmoil: Global conflict zones surge by 65%

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The blood diamond trade 'Israel's' illegal trade in Africa

The blood diamond trade 'Israel's' illegal trade in Africa

Tobacco control measures protect people

Tobacco control measures protect people

World military spending rises to Record

World military spending rises to Record

Global inflation in February

Global inflation in February

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Highlights from Sheikh Naim Qassem’s speech

Sheikh Naim Qassem’s speech: The highlights

The Ugandan judge who voted against all ICJ rulings against Israel

The Ugandan judge who voted against all ICJ rulings against 'Israel'

Israel dragged to courts

'Israel' dragged to courts

South Africa takes 'Israel' to the ICJ over breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention

South Africa takes 'Israel' to the ICJ over breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention