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Baghdad Sends Team to Saudi Arabia, UAE to Trace Attacks

Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (AFP)

Baghdad Sends Team to Saudi Arabia, UAE to Trace Attacks

A senior Iraqi security team will soon travel to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to request intelligence on the trajectory and launch sites of…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Officials carry the bodies of victims killed in the Israeli strike on the southern village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr, outside Jabal Amel Hospital in the Tyre area of south Lebanon, before the bodies were transferred to their hometown for burial, as security conditions prevented families from holding the farewell ceremony in the village, on May 21, 2026. (Photo by KAWANT HAJU / AFP)

Hezbollah Shifts Fight to Counter Israeli Expansion Attempts

Hezbollah sent a message to Arab and other embassies in Lebanon on Thursday, setting out its demands to their governments: an end to assassinations, the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World The Moroccan flag is seen in front of a destroyed building following the devastating earthquake in Marrakesh last month. (Reuters)

Building Collapse Kills 11 People in Morocco's Fez

Eleven people were killed and six others injured when a four-storey building collapsed overnight in the Moroccan city of Fez, about 200 kilometres (124 miles)…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during the General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Syria's Sharaa to Attend G7 Summit in France

Syria will attend the G7 summit in France next month as a guest nation and be represented by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, three sources familiar with the matter…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World 20 May 2026, Lebanon, Tyre: A view of the destruction after Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanese Bury Victims of Deadliest Israeli Strike since Ceasefire

Mourners gathered in a southern Lebanese town on Thursday to bury victims from an Israeli airstrike earlier this week that killed 14 people, the deadliest…

Asharq Al Awsat

Arab World A Palestinian flag is pictured against a background of smoke grenades during a gathering against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli Navy off the coast of Cyprus outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens on May 18, 2026.  (Photo by Aggelos NAKKAS / AFP)

Israel Says Deported 'All Foreign Activists' from Gaza-bound Flotilla

Israel said it had deported on Thursday all the foreign activists seized by Israeli forces from a Gaza-bound flotilla, following global outcry over their…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks to the reporters at Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Türkiye, April 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Türkiye Planning Special Flights to Bring Back Activists on Gaza Flotilla

Türkiye is planning special flights ​from Israel on Thursday to fly out its citizens and some activists from ‌third ‌countries ​who ‌joined ⁠a …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Al-Burhan chairs a meeting of Sudan’s Security and Defense Council on Tuesday (Transitional Sovereignty Council)
 

Sudan’s Security and Defense Council Orders Curbs on Armed Movement Inside Cities

Sudan’s highest military and security authority has called for tighter controls on the movement of armed personnel, combat vehicles, and security cells inside…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World A photo from a meeting of the Coordination Framework forces in Baghdad (Iraqi News Agency).

Iraq: Al-Sadr Warns Against Being Branded a ‘Traitor’ after Backing Government

Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr is facing mounting criticism over reports that he supports Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, as major political…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A branch of Al-Qard Al-Hassan in Beirut’s southern suburbs after it was hit by an Israeli strike during the 2024 war (File photo, Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon: Truce Gradually Draws South Beirut Residents Back Home

Residents are gradually returning to Beirut’s southern suburbs after a ceasefire agreement was extended for six weeks, three months after they were displaced…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Ghida Krisht and Wael Sabbagh both lost relatives in an Israeli strikes. Anwar AMRO / AFP

Families of Beirut Strike Victims Vow to Fight for Justice

Standing before their devastated building in central Beirut, childhood neighbors Wael Sabbagh and Ghida Krisht vow to fight for justice after an Israeli strike…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (L) is received by Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita (R) in Rabat on May 20, 2026. (AFP)

Morocco, France Prepare Treaty to Foster Ties

Moroccan and French foreign ministers said on Wednesday the two countries are preparing to sign a treaty to strengthen ties during an upcoming state visit by…

Arab World AP file photo shows Jordanian soldiers

Jordan Says Shot Down Drone in its Airspace

The Jordanian military announced it had shot down a drone of unknown origin in its airspace on Wednesday. No casualties were reported. "This morning, the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Israeli soldiers are seen on a vessel bearing symbols of the Global Sumud Flotilla, with an Israeli military ship behind it, as seen from Ashdod, southern Israel, May 19, 2026. (Reuters)

First of Hundreds of Detained Gaza Flotilla Activists Arrive in Israel

Israeli authorities have begun detaining hundreds of activists seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla at the southern port of Ashdod on Wednesday, a rights group…

Arab World An Iraqi shepherd leads a flock of sheep at sunset in the town of Mishkhab, south of Najaf, Iraq. (AFP)

Authorities Deny Existence of a Second Israeli Base in Iraq

Iraqi authorities on Tuesday denied reports of a second Israeli military base in western Iraq, while acknowledging that an Israeli force had been stationed…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Displaced people return to Beirut’s southern suburbs carrying the party’s flag and a picture of its Secretary-General (AP)

Hezbollah Rejects Lebanon-Israel Talks While Backing Negotiations Between Iran and the US

Hezbollah’s position on negotiations tied to the war in Lebanon has exposed a growing contradiction - the group fiercely opposes direct talks between the…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announces the recovery of funds linked to the “Heist of the Century” scandal. (AFP)

Iraq’s ‘Heist of the Century’ Returns to Spotlight with $5 Billion Figure

Iraq’s massive tax embezzlement scandal - widely known as the “Heist of the Century” - has resurfaced with a dramatically higher estimated value of 8 trillion…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)

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Arab World Lebanese Army troops deployed in central Beirut last week. (EPA)

Lebanon Limits Security Delegation’s Role to ‘Technical’ Talks with Israel

Hezbollah threatened on Tuesday to attack any armed force that coordinates with Israel if such a force were ever created. The warning came ahead of a planned…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World The front gate of the east Jerusalem compound of UNRWA is seen in east Jerusalem, May 10, 2024. (AP)

UN Considers Response to Israeli Move to Build a Military Compound on Site of Relief Agency

The United Nations is considering how to respond to Israel's announcement that it will build a military complex on the former headquarters of the UN relief…

Arab World This handout picture released by the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 30, 2025, shows RSF members reportedly detaining a fighter known as Abu Lulu (L) in al-Fashir in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region. (RSF / AFP)

Sudan's RSF Denies Reports of Abu Lulu's Release

Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) denied on Tuesday reports about the release of RSF Brigadier General al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as Abu Lulu…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Hamas leaders, from right: Rawhi Mushtaha, Saleh al-Arouri and Ismail Haniyeh, all of whom were assassinated, Khaled Meshaal and Khalil al-Hayya. Hamas media)

Blank Ballots Impede Vote for New Hamas Leader

While many were waiting to learn who would become the new head of Hamas’s political bureau, the movement issued a rare and surprising statement last Saturday…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the village of Deir Qanoun al-Nahr in southern Lebanon on May 19, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes on Southern Lebanon Kill 19, Including Children and Women

Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the…

Arab World  Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2026. (Reuters)

UN Expert Condemns ‘Torture’ of Palestinian Prisoners in Israel

A United Nations expert on Tuesday raised alarm over the alleged "torture" of Palestinian prisoners and "potentially unlawful deaths" in Israeli prisons since…

Arab World A Palestinian boy stands next to plastic containers on a trolley, as he and others collect portable drinking water for their displaced family living in shelters after homes were destroyed in Israeli bombardment, in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Board of Peace Will Ask the UN Security Council to Press Hamas to Disarm

The body overseeing the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza will ask the United Nations Security Council to press the Hamas group to disarm, according to a report…

Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Burj el-Shmali on on May 19, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Military Issues Fresh Evacuation Warnings for South Lebanon

The Israeli military on Tuesday warned residents of 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks against…

Arab World Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate before the strike was carried out late on Monday, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip May 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Palestinians in Gaza Mark Anniversary of Nakba, Say Today’s Catastrophe Is Worse

Blink and you might miss the few stone walls that are all that’s left of the village that Yusuf Abu Hamam’s family was forced to flee when he was an infant in…

Arab World  Syrian security personnel inspect the site of an explosion outside a Defense Ministry building in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP)

Syrian Soldier Killed, 18 People Wounded by Car Bomb in Damascus

One Syrian soldier was killed and at least 18 people were wounded by a car bomb that exploded on Tuesday outside a Defense ‌Ministry building in &zwnj…

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed/File Photo

MSF Warns Aid Used for 'Military Objectives' in S.Sudan

Medical charity Doctors Without Borders warned Tuesday that aid in South Sudan was being "instrumentalized" for military and political objectives, despite the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World RSF Brigadier General al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as Abu Lulu, was reportedly seen on the battlefield in Kordofan in March. (AFP file)

Report: ‘Abu Lulu’, RSF Commander Who Was Filmed Killing Civilians in Sudan, Is Back in Combat

A Sudanese paramilitary commander who was arrested late last year following global outrage over videos of him executing unarmed people in al-Fashir has been…