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ISIS Kills Five Kurdish Fighters in Eastern Syria

Arab World Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters sit on a vehicle in the north of Raqqa city, Syria. (Reuters file)

ISIS Kills Five Kurdish Fighters in Eastern Syria

The ISIS militant group said on Monday it killed five Kurdish fighters in an attack in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor, according to the group's news agency. The…

Arab World  A Yemeni man inspects the damage reportedly caused by US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP)

US Sanctions Shipping Companies, Vessels for Delivery of Oil and Gas to Houthis

The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on three vessels and their owners for delivering oil and gas products to Yemen's Houthis, as Washington continues…

Arab World Representation photo: Refugees and migrants are rescued by members of the Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sergi Camara, File)

Migrant Boat Sinks off Tunisia with at Least Eight Dead, 29 Rescued

Tunisia's coast guard on Monday recovered the bodies of eight African migrants after their boat sank off the country's coast as it sailed towards Europe, a…

Arab World A Palestinian flag flies outside the International Court of Justice, rear, which opened hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Palestinian Envoy Tells UN Court that Israel is Killing Civilians and Targeting Aid Workers in Gaza

A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is killing and displacing civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza in a “man-made…

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Arab World Displaced Palestinians fleeing Rafah amid ongoing Israeli military operations arrive in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 23, 2025. (AP)

Israel Flattens Rafah Ruins; Gazans Fear Plan to Herd Them There 

Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a…


Arab World Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense remove debris as they search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 40

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes on Monday killed at least 40 people across the Palestinian territory, which has been under an Israeli aid…

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Arab World FILED - 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivers an address. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Netanyahu Says Israeli Planes Intercepted Iranian Ones Sent to Rescue Embattled Syrian Leader Assad

Israeli warplanes last year intercepted Iranian aircraft headed toward Syria, preventing them from delivering troops meant to assist the country’s embattled…

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Arab World Lebanon's Finance Minister Yassin Jaber (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir) 

Lebanon’s Finance Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Depositors’ Funds to Be Recovered in Three Phases

Yassin Jaber, Lebanon’s Finance Minister and head of the Lebanese delegation to the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, said that the recovery of…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World Young men from western Libya attend a workshop hosted by UNSMIL in Tripoli. Photo: UNSMIL

UNSMIL Launches Campaign Against ‘Hate Speech’ in Libya

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) launched a campaign against “hate speech” in Libya and warned on Sunday about the negative effects of the…

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Arab World Yemeni soldiers walk amid the rubble as they inspect a damaged area after US airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in Sana'a, Yemen, 27 April 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARH

Yemen's Houthis Allege US Airstrike Hit a Prison Holding Migrants

Yemen’s Houthi militant group on Monday alleged a US airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing and wounding some of the 100 inmates held there…

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Arab World The Yemeni flag is raised at the embassy in Damascus. (Saba)

Yemen Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Yemen reopened its embassy in Damascus on Sunday after it was taken over by the Iran-backed Houthi militias since 2016 with the support of the now ousted…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World Mohammad Abu Zeid, 12, tastes the food prepared for a meal in his family tent in Muwasi, on the outskirts of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

For Nearly 60 Days, Israel Has Blocked Food from Gaza. Palestinians Struggle to Feed their Families

For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has entered the Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups are running out of food to distribute…

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Arab World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Building in Beirut Southern Suburbs Struck After Israeli Warning

A building in Beirut’s southern suburbs known as Dahieh was struck on Sunday almost an hour after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order to residents of…

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Arab World Algerian capital (file photo/Reuters)

Four Dead, 13 Injured in Algeria Landslide

Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. The landslide occurred late…

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Arab World Palestinians inspect the damage caused by an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Tuesday. (AP)

Türkiye Says Hamas Would be More Open to Deal Seeking Lasting Peace with Israel

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that talks with Palestinian militant group Hamas in recent days had shown the group would be more open to…

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Arab World Palestinians search for casualties at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo

Gaza Health Ministry Reports 51 Deaths from Israeli Strikes, Bringing Overall Toll to Over 52,000

Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians over the past 24 hours who were killed in Israeli strikes, the local Health Ministry said…

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Arab World Lebanese security forces set up a checkpoint on the road leading to the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Baawerta (Baaouerta), near the coastal town of Damour, about 20 kilometres south of Beirut, on April 22, 2025. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

One Killed in Israeli Drone Strike in South Lebanon

An Israeli drone strike on a Lebanese border town on Sunday killed one person, Lebanon's health ministry said. The ministry reported in a statement "one…

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Jordanian Government: Supporting Palestine Should Not Come at Expense of National Stability

Jordan’s Minister of Government Communication Mohammad Momani said on Saturday that supporting the Palestinian cause should not come at the expense of his…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Arab World Egyptian Commander of the Air Force Mahmoud Fouad Abdel Gawad during his meeting with officials from the Czech armed forces (Egyptian army spokesperson)

Egypt, Czech Republic to Enhance Military Cooperation

Egypt and the Czech Republic on Saturday agreed to boost cooperation and exchange expertise between the two countries’ air forces. The statement came during…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) meets with Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, April 25, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Washington Wants an Iraq ‘Free from Malign Influence’

As the US administration on Saturday said it supports a strong and stable Iraq “free from malign influence,” the government in Baghdad affirmed taking…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A UNIFIL vehicle patrols along the Blue Line between Lebanon and Israel (UNIFIL)

Lebanon, UNIFIL Reaffirm Commitment to Continuing Peacekeeping Patrols

Lebanon’s government and the United Nations peacekeeping force (UNIFIL) have reaffirmed that patrols in southern Lebanon would continue uninterrupted, after…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Yemen's Houthis Fire Missile Toward Israel, which Israeli Military Intercepts

Yemen's Houthis Fire Missile Toward Israel, which Israeli Military Intercepts

Yemen's Houthi militias launched a missile early Sunday toward Israel, which the Israeli military said it shot down. Sirens sounded in parts of Israel around…

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Arab World Hussein al-Sheikh, secretary-general of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, gestures during an interview with The Associate Press at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah, June 13, 2022. (AP)

Palestinian President Abbas Appoints New Deputy in Major Step in Naming Successor

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It’s a major step by the aging leader to…

Arab World Palestinians inspect the damage at Al Farabi school following an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, 25 April 2025. (EPA)

49 Killed by Israeli Strikes in Gaza over 24 Hours, as Mediators Scramble to Restart Ceasefire

At least 49 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, according to health officials, as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. …

Arab World 08 February 2025, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: Fighter of the Ezzeddine al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas hand over Israeli Hostages Or Levy (R), Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami to representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), in the fifth batch of the first phase of the ceasefire exchange deal. (dpa)

Hamas Official Says Group Open to Freeing Hostages, Five-Year Truce in Gaza

Hamas is open to an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year cessation of hostilities,…

Arab World  Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attends a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East at the UN Headquarters in New York, April 25, 2025. (AFP)

Syrian Letter Delivers Response to US Conditions for Sanctions Relief

Syria has responded in writing to a list of US conditions for possible partial sanctions relief, saying it had acted on most of them but others required …

Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.

Lebanon: Aoun Says No Solution for Israel’s Violations Except Through Diplomacy

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated commitment to dialogue to address Lebanon’s long-standing dispute with Israel’s violation and occupation in south…

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Arab World Officials are seen at the meeting in Ramallah. (EPA)

Palestinian Central Council Demands that Hamas Cede Control of Gaza

The Palestinian Central Committee called on Hamas on Friday to cede control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority. The council held its 32nd meeting in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Ramallah)
Arab World Iron Dome system near Ashkelon in southern Israel (File photo - Reuters)

Israeli Army Says It Intercepted a Missile Launched from Yemen

The Israeli military said a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted in the early hours of Saturday before crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens…

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