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Apriest holds a bouquet of flowers. He stands in front of the South African flag and a banner saying 'Stand on the right side of history. End the genocide now!'
South Africa
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South Africa expels Israeli envoy over unauthorised king meeting

Critics say the visit was part of an attempt to undermine South Africa's ICJ genocide case against Israel.

Joseph Chirume
30 January, 2026
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Algeria
MENA
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Algeria sacks Beirut ambassador after he called Trump 'deranged'

The New Arab Staff
02 October, 2025
Egyptian army soldiers stand guard ahead of a press conference by the UN Secretary-General on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on the border with the Gaza Stirp on October 20, 2023.
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt delays naming new Israel ambassador amid Gaza tensions

The New Arab Staff
11 May, 2025
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Gaza War
MENA
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Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with 'fascist' Israel amid war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 October, 2024
Syria
MENA
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Syria regime appoints envoy to Saudi Arabia after 11 years

The New Arab Staff
07 December, 2023
Bolivia
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Bolivia severs ties with Israel over brutal Gaza war

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 November, 2023
Iran
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Iran FM Amir-Abdollahian in first Japan visit since 2019

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 August, 2023
Arab Peace Initiative
MENA
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First Jordan ambassador to Israel urges Amman to sever ties

The New Arab Staff
17 April, 2023
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Egypt
Egypt
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Egyptian FM set to visit Turkey as relations thaw

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 April, 2023
Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkey's foreign minister
Egypt
MENA
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Turkish FM to visit Egypt amid normalisation efforts

The New Arab Staff
18 March, 2023
Saudi Arabia
Analysis
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How China emerged as peacemaker in the Saudi-Iran deal

Giorgio Cafiero
15 March, 2023
Eli Cohen
MENA
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Israel top diplomat on first Kyiv trip since Russia invasion

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 February, 2023
Faisal bin Farhan was speaking at the Davos summit [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Saudi FM looking to ‘deal with’ Assad regime

The New Arab Staff
20 January, 2023
Oman
MENA
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Oman parliament votes to expand on Israel boycott law

The New Arab Staff
26 December, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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11 Israeli pilots stuck in Egypt after entering with no visa

Thaer Mansour
24 November, 2022
Algeria Morocco
Algeria
MENA
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Algeria 'ignores' Moroccan king's call to re-establish ties

The New Arab Staff
02 August, 2022
Armenia
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Turkey, Armenia leaders hold rare talks on bilateral ties

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 July, 2022
Chad
World
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Chad accepts first Israeli ambassador in 50 years

The New Arab Staff
18 May, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Ankara-Cairo detente sees anti-Sisi TV channel quit Turkey

The New Arab Staff
30 April, 2022
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey 'taking steps' towards normalising ties with Egypt

The New Arab Staff
08 April, 2022
Switzerland closed its Damascus embassy in 2012 [Getty]
Syria
MENA
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Switzerland appoints new diplomatic representative to Syria

The New Arab Staff
10 March, 2022