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Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi factions propose weapons 'freeze' instead of disarmament

Analysts warn that continued failure to reach progress in the disarmament of Iran-backed factions could prompt Washington to withdraw support for the Iraqi govt

Mohammad Ali
The New Arab Staff
29 August, 2026
Guns lined up in rows on a concrete floor. Trees and mountains are in the background
Hezbollah
MENA
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Iraq groups behind Hezbollah weapons smuggling via Syria: source

Zaid Salim
20 July, 2026
Jordan syria border
Syria
MENA
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Jordan strikes drug, weapons storage sites in Syria's Suweida

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 May, 2026
Does Democrats' votes to block aid to Israel show shift in party's position on Israel support? [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
US affairs
World
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Turning tides: Most Democrats voted to block aid to Israel

Brooke Anderson
17 April, 2026
A man in a grey jumpsuit rest an AK-47 on his lap while sitting on a brown sofa
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqis purchase weapons amid worsening security situation

Safaa al-Kubaisi
20 March, 2026
Hamas say they have a "legitimate right" to hold weapons [Getty]
Gaza ceasefire deal
MENA
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US vows Hamas disarmament in talks on next Gaza ceasefire phase

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 December, 2025
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Sudan war
In-depth
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The Libya link: How Haftar is helping to fuel Sudan's war

Mustafa Fetouri
25 November, 2025
Naim Qassem [Getty]
Lebanon
MENA
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Qassem refuses Hezbollah disarmament as Ortagus heads to Lebanon

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2025
A new rifle designed and manufactured in the country by INDUMIL (Military Industry) is displayed at the Jose Maria Cordova Arms and Ammunition Factory in Soacha municipality, near Bogota on September 29, 2025.
Colombia
World
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Colombia makes rifles to replace Israeli guns after cutting ties

The New Arab Staff
02 October, 2025
Rifles for sale at a gun shop in the Baghdad, Iraq on September 22, 2020
Iraq
MENA
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Iraqi plan to bring arms ownership under state control nears end

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2025
Hezbollah [Getty]
Hezbollah
MENA
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Lebanon's Hezbollah rejects cabinet decision to disarm it

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 August, 2025
Joseph Aoun
Lebanon
MENA
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Exclusive: Lebanese president weighs in on Hezbollah disarmament

Ernest Khoury
Rita El Jammal
The New Arab Staff
16 April, 2025
Beirut port [Getty]
Hezbollah
MENA
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Lebanon denies claims of Hezbollah arms smuggling at Beirut port

The New Arab Staff
09 April, 2025
This photograph taken in Belgrade during the March 15, 2025 demonstrations, shows a Serbian Gendarmerie Land Rover Defender parked near the National Assembly building, equipped with a device that military analysts say resembles an American-made LRAD 450 long-range acoustic device
Serbia
World
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Did Israel supply sound cannons to Serbia?

The New Arab Staff
20 March, 2025
Israel-US weapons deal [Getty]
Gaza War
World
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US planning $8 bn Israel arms sale as military support continues

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 January, 2025
Bright Star 2001 Maneuvers
Egypt
MENA
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US authorises military sales of over $5 billion to Egypt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 December, 2024
Lebanon return home
Lebanon-Israel conflict
Society
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Unexploded ordnance: After Israel war, Lebanon faces new threat

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Rachel Hagan

29 November, 2024
Algeciras port [Getty]
Gaza War
World
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Over 1,000 US arms exports to Israel made via Spain port: report

The New Arab Staff
05 November, 2024
Vice-President Kamala Harris has faced criticism from the Democratic Party's core voter base for not taking a harder line against Israel [GETTY]
Gaza War
World
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Harris refuses to end US arms sales to Israel in TV interview

The New Arab Staff
30 August, 2024
Pride
World
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Pro-Palestinian activists disrupt NYC Pride parade

Brooke Anderson
02 July, 2024
Joe Biden
World
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New tensions emerge between White House, Israel's Netanyahu

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 June, 2024