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Israel Declares Closed Military Zone in West Bank’s Taybeh

Arab World The site of a new Israeli settlement near the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Declares Closed Military Zone in West Bank’s Taybeh

Israel's military said Monday it had declared a Christian-majority town in the occupied West Bank a closed military zone to keep out Israeli settlers and other…

Arab World Former Palestinian ambassador to Beirut Ashraf Dabbour (circulated)

Family of Former Palestinian Ambassador Urge Lebanon to Not Extradite Him

The family of former Palestinian ambassador to Lebanon Ashraf Dabbour urged Lebanese authorities on Monday to not extradite him after authorities in Ramallah…

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Arab World A view of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Aymen Sahli

Libya's Central Bank Governor Submits Resignation

The governor of Libya's Central Bank (CBL), Naji Issa, has submitted his resignation to the country's rival legislative chambers, according to two documents…

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Arab World The Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut (NNA) 

Lebanon Indicts Ex-central Bank Governor Salameh over New Alleged Financial Crimes

A Lebanese judge on Monday indicted former central bank governor Riad Salameh and a former commercial banker, accusing them of financial crimes including…

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Arab World (FILES) A general view of destroyed houses in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

Germany: Gaza Plan Could Lead Towards Disarmament of Hamas

The German government regards US President Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan as an opportunity to make progress towards the disarmament of ⁠Hamas, a German…

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Arab World UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. (UN)

UN Envoy Warns of Return to Full-scale Conflict in Yemen after Houthi Attacks

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg expressed on Monday his deep concern over the recent attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis on Mokha city, which…

Arab World Onlookers stand along the road as Syrian Kurds, who were living in displacement camps in the city of Hasakeh, prepare to head back to the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on August 10, 2026. (AFP)

Hundreds of Syria Kurds Head Back to Border Town After Years of Displacement

A first group of Syrian Kurds were headed for the northeastern border town of Ras al-Ain on Monday following years of displacement, months after an integration…

Arab World (FILES) A general view shows destruction in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 31, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

Board of Peace: Gaza Plan Rejected by Netanyahu ‘is the Only Way Forward’

Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace's high representative for Gaza, has said that the full implementation of a US-led Gaza plan that was rejected by Israeli…

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Arab World A Lebanese army soldier stands on top of his tank in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah as he observes the Israeli soldiers movement in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Charkiyah on August 8, 2026. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP)

Israel Expands Lebanon Campaign by Setting Fires to Forested Areas

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have expanded beyond airstrikes, artillery fire and demolitions to include the use of incendiary materials, as fires sweep through…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World An armored vehicle in Baghdad. (AFP)

Iraqi Government Increases Pressure on Armed Factions as Deadline Nears

The Iraqi government is stepping up efforts to rein in armed groups as Shiite political circles debate the future relationship between the state and armed…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Signs of destruction and fire damage inside a residential care facility for children without parental care (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

Sudan Turns to Foster Families as War Upends Care for Vulnerable Children

ByBahram Abdel-Monem Sudan’s war has crippled basic services in the country and pushed institutions that once sheltered hundreds of children without…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Arab World Pope Leo XIV leads the weekly Angelus prayer from a window at the Vatican, August 9, 2026. Vatican Media/Mario Tomassetti/­Handout via REUTERS

Pope Calls for Humanitarian Corridors in Sudan

Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for humanitarian corridors to be opened for civilians caught up in a conflict in Sudan which has killed tens of thousands of people…

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Arab World  Smoke rises during Houthi missile and drone strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mokha, Yemen, August 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Houthis Widen their Escalation to Yemen’s West Coast

The Iran-backed Houthi group escalated its attacks in Yemen, targeting with missiles and drones the al-Mokha port in Taiz on the west coast. Government…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Cars and motorcycles pass billboards depicting Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, and his late father, Ali Khamenei, bearing the slogan "Thank you to loyal Iran," along the highway leading to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport on June 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Hezbollah Chief’s Call for Dialogue Met with Skepticism in Lebanon

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s call last week on Lebanese authorities to launch dialogue has left official circles questioning its…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A Lebanese army soldier stands on top of his tank in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah as he observes the Israeli soldiers movement in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Charkiyah on August 8, 2026. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT / AFP) /

Lebanon Says Israeli Troops Infiltrated Lebanese Army-held Village

Israeli troops infiltrated a Lebanese village placed under the control of Lebanon's army as part of a June agreement, building an earthen barrier there…

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Arab World 05 August 2026, Israel, Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the reinterment ceremony for the remains of the grandparents of Theodor (Benjamin Ze'ev) Herzzl, the founder of modern political Zionism, in Jerusalem. Photo: Paulina Patimer/JNA via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Plan in New Break from Trump

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected a US-led Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas, putting distance between himself and President Donald Trump…

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Arab World Meeting of the Military and Security Committee in Marib Province (Local Authority)

Yemen: Government Forces Affirm Unity Across Fronts as Security Meetings Address Threats

Yemeni authorities have raised the level of military and security readiness in several provinces, alongside field movements by government forces, in response…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)

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Arab World Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Hmeimim Air Base in Syria, December 12, 2017 (Getty)

Syria Says Reached Deal with Moscow on Fate of Russian Bases

Syria said on Sunday that it reached a deal with Russia on the fate of its two bases in the country, which Moscow once used to provide military support to…

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Arab World A Jordanian flag flies over the capital city, Amman, Jordan August 17, 2025. (Reuters file)

Jordan Welcomes UN Security Council Statement Condemning Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Jordan welcomed the United Nations Security Council statement issued on August 7, which condemned the missile attacks launched by the Houthi militia against…

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Arab World 14 May 2026, Iraq, Berlin: Nechirvan Barzani, president of Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government, arrives at the parliament building ahead of a parliamentary session held for a confidence vote on the cabinet formed by al-Zaidi. Photo: Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa

Barzani Relays Zaidi-Sharaa Messages, Paves Way for Damascus Visit

Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government are stepping up security and political coordination, with Erbil backing Baghdad’s push to bring…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Sudanese Army Commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in a video clip in front of the Republican Palace in Khartoum (Sudan News Agency)

Sudan’s al-Burhan: We Are Fighting an Existential War

The Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said that the army is…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Relatives of Lebanese prisoners held by Israel stage a sit-in in central Beirut, holding up their photographs (File photo: EPA)

Israel Revives Lebanese Jews Case to Block Beirut’s 34-Detainee Demand

Israel has responded to Lebanese demands for the release of 34 Lebanese detainees with what Lebanese sources described as an “impossible” condition:…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World A Houthi militiaman stands guard in the proximity of Sanaa airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, 05 August 2026. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Yemen’s Army Attacks the Houthis

The Yemeni military attacked the Houthis on Saturday in response to the militias’ recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen. Col. Majed al-Nazili,…

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Arab World Activists outside the Palace of Justice in Damascus call for the prosecution of figures associated with the Assad era in June last year (Facebook)

Lebanon Detains Assad-Era General Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Lebanese authorities have detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded the army’s 17th Division on crimes that he committed under ousted…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians walk between destroyed houses in Jabaliya, northern Gaza City, 07 August 2026. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Hamas Says Ready to Go Ahead with Gaza Plan, Urges Pressure on Israel

Hamas said on Saturday it remained ready to proceed with a US-backed Gaza peace plan and urged pressure on Israel, which insists it did not agree to the latest…

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Arab World Smoke rises from the town of Mansouri in South Lebanon following an Israeli attack. (DPA) 

Israeli Strike on Lebanese Army Raises Tensions in South

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army bulldozer in Mansouri, wounding a soldier, heightened tensions in South Lebanon amid explosions and shelling that hit…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World  A motorcade delegation arrives for a new round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome on August 4, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon-Israel Talks: A Cumulative Process or ‘Open-Ended Negotiations’?

The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Rome concluded after three days without agreement on a new pilot zone, while discussions continued over a…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Women and children line up to receive free food aid at a displacement camp near El Obeid, North Kordofan, on June 29, 2026. (AFP)

‘We Eat So We Don’t Die’: Daily Life with Hunger in Sudan

Nahla Khalifa woke on April 15, 2023, to the sound of artillery in Omdurman. She could not have known that the war that sent her and her five children…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kampala) Asharq Al Awsat (Nairobi)
Arab World This picture taken on June 22, 2026 shows a Catholic nun praying during a mass at the Latin Monastery (Deir al-Latin) in the Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh, northeast of the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Exodus: West Bank Hardships Drive Out Palestinian Christians

Palestinian Christians call themselves "living stones" and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not for much…

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