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Amr Mostafa

Amr Mostafa

Breaking News Reporter
Amr is based in Abu Dhabi and joined The National from Cairo where he worked with BBC Monitoring as a digital journalist. He has also worked for Ahram Online in Cairo, the German Press Agency's (dpa) English service as a Middle East correspondent and Egypt's MENA news agency.

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Paramedics wait on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Reuters
Palestinian Red Crescent says Israel has halted patient crossings at Rafah

Decision, blamed on procedural problems, came as Israeli strikes killed at least 21 in Gaza

MENAFebruary 04, 2026
Syrian authorities seized large amounts of narcotics prepared to be smuggled to Jordan. Photo: @syrianmoi / X
Syria seizes 75 hot-air balloons from Captagon smugglers

Investigators say gang equipped with cannon and mortar shells was preparing to transport drugs to Jordan

MENAFebruary 03, 2026
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, welcomes Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Riyadh. Reuters
Turkey and Saudi Arabia ready to increase security co-operation

Regional developments and Palestine on the agenda in talks

GulfFebruary 03, 2026
The Arak heavy water production plant about 360km south-west of Tehran. Iran insists its nuclear programme is civilian in nature while the US and western allies say it is trying to develop an atomic weapon. AP
Iran's nuclear talks with US expected to resume in coming days

Tehran news agencies say diplomatic efforts under way to avert war after threats by US President Donald Trump

MENAFebruary 02, 2026
Yair Lapid has accused Qatar of 'acting in a systematic manner against the security and political interests' of Israel. EPA
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid seeks to declare Qatar 'enemy state'

Doha has long championed Palestinian cause and hosted Hamas leadership since 2012

MENAFebruary 01, 2026
Rafah crossing reopens
Israel reopens Rafah crossing for passage of Gaza residents from Monday

Opening on Sunday a 'pilot phase' to test readiness of crossing

MENAFebruary 01, 2026
UN high commissioner for refugees Barham Salih heard from Sudanese who fled the fighting, during his visit to Adre, in south-east Chad. AFP
New UN refugee chief calls on leaders to 'really act' to end Sudan war

Former Iraqi president says situation is 'heart-rending' in visit to camp in neighbouring Chad

MENAJanuary 15, 2026
Iran protests Tehran Urmia. AFP
Iran dials up war rhetoric as some US staff leave ⁠base in Qatar

Tehran said it will strike US military assets in region if Donald Trump intervenes in support of anti-government protests

NewsJanuary 14, 2026
Erfan Soltani could become the first person to be executed for involvement in the current protests
Iran to execute first protester after 'no trial'

Rights groups say there was no due process for Erfan Soltani, 26, before 'rapid and opaque' court system

MENAJanuary 13, 2026
Palestinians look at the damage inside a war-damaged building, parts of which collapsed on a windy winter day in Gaza City on January 13, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have alleged frequent violations. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Three killed as buildings damaged in Gaza war collapse after rain

Nearly 80 per cent of structures in Palestinian enclave were destroyed or damaged by Israeli attacks

MENAJanuary 13, 2026
King Abdullah II of Jordan and his son Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, second right, hold talks with a European Union delegation at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman on Thursday. Getty Images
Jordan and EU hold first summit to 'advance strategic partnership'

King Abdullah II hails meeting in Amman as 'major step'

MENAJanuary 08, 2026
Aleppo Gif. Reuters / Getty Images / AFP
Syrian government declares temporary ceasefire in Aleppo

Tens of thousands flee Ashrafieh and Sheikh Maqsoud districts

MENAJanuary 08, 2026
A wounded child at Al Razi hospital in Aleppo on Tuesday. Getty Images
At least seven killed in clashes between government and Kurdish forces in Aleppo

Syrian army says it struck SDF drone launch sites after residential areas were hit

MENAJanuary 06, 2026
People wave UAE flags at a demonstration in Aden, which Emirati forces helped to free from the Houthis in 2015. EPA
Timeline: A decade of UAE operations in Yemen

Emirates ended its military role in coalition in 2019 and has now withdrawn its remaining counter-terrorism teams

GulfDecember 31, 2025
Israel said it killed Abu Obeida in a strike on Al Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza city on August 30. AFP
Hamas armed wing confirms death of spokesman Abu Obeida

Death of Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas leader in Gaza Strip, also confirmed by Al Qassam Brigades

MENADecember 29, 2025
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