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Hamas's "new army" emerges from the ruins — Israel faces a fiercer, younger foe

October 5th, 2025 - 07:24 GMT

Osama Ali

Hamas's "new army" emerges from the ruins — Israel faces a fiercer, younger foe

ALBAWABA - As the Israeli army fights what it calls Hamas's "final stronghold" in Gaza City, reports say that it is now up against a new, younger group of fighters that Israeli officials call Hamas's new army. These militants, who have been through a lot of war and personal loss, are surprisingly strong and could put President Donald Trump's proposed peace plan for Gaza at risk. The Telegraph says that ...

Iraqi demonstrators gather for an anti-government protest outside the Sunni Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/KHALIL AL-MURSHIDI)

January 15th, 2013 - 12:54 GMT

Iraq's protest region faces suicide bomb attack

Syrian government troops take position in a heavily damaged area in the old city of Aleppo. (AFP PHOTO/STR)

January 15th, 2013 - 11:35 GMT

Egypt denies making cluster bombs for Syria's Assad

Pakistani supporters of Canadian-Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul Qadri hold placards during a protest march in Islamabad on Tuesday. Police fired tear gas on protesters in Islamabad as clashes erupted. (AFP PHOTO/ Farooq NAEEM)

January 15th, 2013 - 10:14 GMT

Pakistan sees it own Arab Spring with thousands on the march in the capital

A Rescue team tries to find survivors under the debris of the derailed carriage (Photo: Mohamed Nada / Ahram Online)

January 15th, 2013 - 07:08 GMT

Egypt's train crash kills at least 19, 100 more wounded

Iranian men who had been held hostage by Syrian rebels since early August hug each other as they arrive at a hotel in Damascus after being freed in a prisoner swap. (AFP PHOTO/LOUAI BESHARA)

January 15th, 2013 - 06:52 GMT

Syria PM visits Iran after prisoner release

A woman waits for the release of a relative outside the Rusafa prison on Monday. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)

January 15th, 2013 - 04:49 GMT

Hundreds of prisoners freed to try to curb the tide of protests in Iraq

Jordan's King Abdullah.

January 14th, 2013 - 01:32 GMT

Jordan's King urges Israel and Palestine back to the negotiating table

Rape is a significant factor in the Syrian civil war and is one of the main causes of women leaving the country, according to an aid group.

January 14th, 2013 - 01:32 GMT

Rape a 'significant' feature of Syrian civil war

Abu Dhabi's Judicial Department (Al Arabiya).

January 14th, 2013 - 08:26 GMT

Revealed: UAE torture of suspected Egyptian terrorists in their care

Tunisian special forces stand guard outside a mausoleum ravaged by fire in what is thought to have been an arson attack on Sunday in Sidi Bou Said. (AFP PHOTO /FETHI BELAID)

January 14th, 2013 - 07:22 GMT

Tunisia brings in the army to deal with protestors

Supporters of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hold a banner reading "No to sectarianism" during a demonstration at Tahrir Square in Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/SABAH ARAR)

January 14th, 2013 - 04:51 GMT

Senior Sunni figure speaks out against Iraqi PM as divides deepen

Demonstrators pictured in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, during protests to oust Ali Abdullah Saleh in 2011.

January 13th, 2013 - 02:27 GMT

Yemenis march for independence in south on anniversary of coup