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      Amr Mostafa

      Amr Mostafa

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      Amr is based in Abu Dhabi and joined The National from Cairo where he worked with BBC Monitoring as a digital journalist. He has also worked for Ahram Online in Cairo, the German Press Agency's (dpa) English service as a Middle East correspondent and Egypt's MENA news agency.

      Articles

      Rafah crossing reopens
      Play00:43
      Israel reopens Rafah crossing for passage of Gaza residents from Monday

      Opening on Sunday a 'pilot phase' to test readiness of crossing

      MENAFebruary 01, 2026
      UN high commissioner for refugees Barham Salih heard from Sudanese who fled the fighting, during his visit to Adre, in south-east Chad. AFP
      New UN refugee chief calls on leaders to 'really act' to end Sudan war

      Former Iraqi president says situation is 'heart-rending' in visit to camp in neighbouring Chad

      MENAJanuary 15, 2026
      Iran protests Tehran Urmia. AFP
      Play00:38
      Iran dials up war rhetoric as some US staff leave ⁠base in Qatar

      Tehran said it will strike US military assets in region if Donald Trump intervenes in support of anti-government protests

      NewsJanuary 14, 2026
      Erfan Soltani could become the first person to be executed for involvement in the current protests
      Iran to execute first protester after 'no trial'

      Rights groups say there was no due process for Erfan Soltani, 26, before 'rapid and opaque' court system

      MENAJanuary 13, 2026
      Palestinians look at the damage inside a war-damaged building, parts of which collapsed on a windy winter day in Gaza City on January 13, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have alleged frequent violations. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
      Three killed as buildings damaged in Gaza war collapse after rain

      Nearly 80 per cent of structures in Palestinian enclave were destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks

      MENAJanuary 13, 2026
      King Abdullah II of Jordan and his son Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, second right, hold talks with a European Union delegation at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman on Thursday. Getty Images
      Jordan and EU hold first summit to 'advance strategic partnership'

      King Abdullah II hails meeting in Amman as 'major step'

      MENAJanuary 08, 2026
      Aleppo Gif. Reuters / Getty Images / AFP
      Syrian government declares temporary ceasefire in Aleppo

      Tens of thousands flee Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud districts

      MENAJanuary 08, 2026
      A wounded child at Al Razi hospital in Aleppo on Tuesday. Getty Images
      At least seven killed in clashes between government and Kurdish forces in Aleppo

      Syrian army says it struck SDF drone launch sites after residential areas were hit

      MENAJanuary 06, 2026
      People wave UAE flags at a demonstration in Aden, which Emirati forces helped to free from the Houthis in 2015. EPA
      Timeline: A decade of UAE operations in Yemen

      Emirates ended its military role in coalition in 2019 and has now withdrawn its remaining counter-terrorism teams

      GulfDecember 31, 2025
      Israel said it killed Abu Obeida in a strike on Al Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza city on August 30. AFP
      Hamas armed wing confirms death of spokesman Abu Obeida

      Death of Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas leader in Gaza Strip, also confirmed by Al Qassam Brigades

      MENADecember 29, 2025
      This picture taken from west of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip shows smoke rising after explosions carried out by the Israeli army inside the Green Line, northeast of Beit Lahia on Wednesday. AFP
      Israel accuses Hamas of ceasefire breach after explosion in Gaza wounds soldier

      Militant group says bombs left behind by the military caused the blast

      MENADecember 24, 2025
      Houthi supporters shout slogans and hold up their weapons in Sanaa, Yemen, in August. EPA
      Yemeni government and Houthis agree to exchange prisoners

      Swap deal reached after negotiations in Oman

      MENADecember 23, 2025
      Paramedics with body bags at a hospital during fighting between government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on December 22. Reuters
      Clashes erupt in Aleppo between SDF and Syrian government

      Fighting breaks out as Turkish and Syrian ministers call on SDF to honour March agreement to integrate into new order

      MENADecember 22, 2025
      Israeli security forces gathered at the site of the demolition. AFP
      Israel demolishes apartment block in East Jerusalem

      Building brought down by 'largest residential demolition carried out in East Jerusalem in 2025'

      MENADecember 22, 2025
      Syrian authorities said seven people were arrested during a raid on an ISIS cell in which weapons and cash were seized. Photo: Syrian Interior Ministry
      Syria 'dismantles' ISIS cell in Damascus suburb

      Guns, ammunition and banknotes seized in raid on ⁠'terrorist hideout' after deadly attack on US troops

      MENADecember 21, 2025
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