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Members of the 19th artillery brigade of the French army are manipulating a "Murin Radar" system during the "Toll 25" drill in the "Ile du Levant" firing site of the French DGA, on November 25, 2025. (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

France

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France unveils voluntary military service amid 'accelerating threats'

The French president on Thursday announced the creation of a new voluntary youth military service to begin by mid-2026, citing growing threats

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 November, 2025

Syria

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Syrian youth refuse to join compulsory military service

The New Arab Staff

06 April, 2022

haredim [AFP]

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Israel extends law allowing ultra-Orthodox students to dodge draft

The New Arab Staff

10 February, 2021

jordan army

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Jordan reinstates compulsory military service as unemployment rises

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 September, 2020

Abbas Khider’s novel, A Slap in the Face

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A Slap in the Face explores refugee life

Ramona Wadi

11 December, 2019

Orthodox Israel

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Israeli court rules ultra-Orthodox Jews must obey army draft

The New Arab & agencies

12 September, 2017

Egyptian soldier

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Does conscription serve the Egyptian nation or its officers?

Hanin Hafez

06 December, 2014