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Israeli forces raided the town of Sarda near Ramallah [Anadolu/Getty]
West Bank
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Israel launches wave of raids after West Bank crossing incident

Israel has closed all outside access to the West Bank and raided several towns after a Jordanian truck driver killed two soldiers

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2025
Border between Jordan and West Bank closed after armed attack kills
Jordan
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Who was Abdel-Muttalib al-Qaisi, driver in the Allenby shooting?

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2025
Libya
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Tunisia-Libya border crossing fully opens following delays

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2024
Egypt
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Not drugs: Source refutes Egypt-Israel border clash claims

Nabila El-Gaafary
16 January, 2024
Egypt
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Egypt denies that fleeing Gazans are forced to pay bribes

The New Arab Staff
12 January, 2024
Syrian regime troops Daraa
Syria
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Syrian regime troops advance toward Jordan border crossing

The New Arab & agencies
06 July, 2018
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Iraq building wall along Syria border to 'block militants'

The New Arab & agencies
01 July, 2018
Palestinians wait to cross the Rafah border into Egypt
Sinai
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Egypt shuts Gaza crossing early amid militant crackdown

The New Arab & agencies
09 February, 2018
Syria Lebanon border [Getty]
Syria
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Lebanon-Syria border crossing to reopen after five years

The New Arab & agencies
14 December, 2017
Arar Saudi Iraq border [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia, Iraq to re-open border after 27 years

The New Arab & agencies
15 August, 2017
Huwara checkpoint - AFP
West Bank
Perspectives

Palestine, where 'occupation' dangles from the name

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Amal Awad

11 August, 2017
Turkish soldier -- Getty
women
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Turkey arrests Chechen man 'carrying explosives' on Syrian border

The New Arab
04 April, 2017
Rafah
Rafah
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Egypt to open Rafah border crossing for four days

The New Arab
01 June, 2016
Rafah border crossing [AFP[
Sisi
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Egypt to open Rafah border crossing for two days

The New Arab
10 May, 2016
Rafah border crossing [AFP]
Sisi
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Egypt 'to open Gaza border crossing' in 2016 first

The New Arab
13 February, 2016
Gaza border crossing ANADOLU
Rafah
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Israel reopens Gaza crossing after weeklong closure

The New Arab
30 September, 2015