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Militarisation of the Egypt-Israel border has provoked fears of a potential escalation of tensions between the two countries
Egypt
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Why has Israel declared its border with Egypt a military zone?

Israel says the move targets drone-based weapons smuggling, but it also exposes growing mistrust toward Egypt and risks militarising a long-stable frontier.

The New Arab Staff
06 November, 2025
iran tanker
Iran
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Iran seizes foreign tanker smuggling 2 million litres of fuel

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 July, 2025
A Sudanese man shows gum arabic sap, in the state-owned Demokaya research forest some 30km east of El-Obeid, the capital city of the central wilayet (state) of North Kordofan
Sudan
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Coca-Cola, M&M's ingredient smuggled from RSF controlled Sudan

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 March, 2025
Syrian forces have launched an operation near the Lebanese border [Getty]
Post-Assad Syria
MENA
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Syria forces accuse Hezbollah of attacks, smuggling at border

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 February, 2025
Libya
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Libya, EU seek cooperation to end irregular migration

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 July, 2024
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Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian traveller caught disguising 1m pounds as shawarma wraps

The New Arab Staff
12 July, 2024
Libya
MENA
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Tunisia-Libya border crossing fully opens following delays

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2024
Lebanon
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Hundreds of Turkish-made pistols seized in north Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
23 May, 2024
Israeli soldiers patrol along Jordan border
West Bank
MENA
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Mossad accuses Iran of Jordan border arms smuggling

Ibrahim Husseini
20 September, 2023
Zawiya
MENA
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Libya says air force strikes 'smuggler hideouts'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 May, 2023
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey police seize historic Quran in smuggling bust

The New Arab Staff
06 March, 2023
Welcome to hell, written with charcoal on the wall of a refugee squat. Refugees are mainly from Afghanistan and North Africa. January 2023.
Serbia
Society
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In pictures: The Balkans, the invisible wall of Europe

Sonia Camélia Moussaid

Sonia Camélia Moussaid

16 February, 2023
Iraqi dinar-us dollar 2
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi dinar revives after sacking governor of ICB

Dana Taib Menmy
24 January, 2023
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi PM walks diplomatic tightrope in crackdown on dollars smuggled to Iran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2023
Syria
MENA
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Syria 'hand grenade attack' kills two children in Homs

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq border guards meet Syria regime officers in Baghdad

The New Arab Staff
19 September, 2022
Iraq
MENA
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Iraq to free Briton jailed in antiquities case: lawyer

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 July, 2022
Tunisia army
Tunisia
MENA
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Tunisia soldier killed in border clash with smugglers: ministry

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 July, 2022
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Kuwait
MENA
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Kuwait returns smuggled ancient artefacts to Egypt

The New Arab Staff
17 June, 2022
Egyptian officials charged with illegal excavation and trafficking of antiquities
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt sends former MP to prison for antiquities smuggling

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 April, 2022
Jordan
MENA
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US returns smuggled antiquities to Kingdom of Jordan

William Christou
04 March, 2022