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US Withdrawal Fears Grip Baghdad

Arab World An American helicopter flies near the Harir Air Base in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan (Rudaw file photo)

US Withdrawal Fears Grip Baghdad

The Sept. 30 withdrawal of US forces will mark Iraq’s shift toward full security self-reliance and remove any justification for armed activity outside state…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Israeli heavy machinery bulldozes houses in Mansouri, as seen from Hinniyeh, Southern Lebanon, September 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel Links Southern Lebanon Withdrawal to Stronger Lebanese Army

From protecting northern Israeli communities to disarming Hezbollah and ensuring that the Lebanese army can assume responsibility for security, Israel has set…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World This frame grab taken from AFPTV video footage shows a fighter from the Nation's Shield Forces deployed in Yemen's Al-Kadha area, west of Taiz province, on September 10, 2026. (Photo by AFPTV / AFP)

Yemeni Army Grinds Down Houthis West of Taiz, East of Bab al-Mandab

The Houthis suffered casualties and equipment losses over the past 24 hours as fighting intensified across Yemen’s western Taiz province and areas overlooking…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World  People operate on a destroyed vehicle following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP)

Gaza Health Officials Say 4 Killed in Israeli Strikes, Including Child

Gaza's health officials said on Saturday that Israeli fire killed at least four people in the Palestinian territory, including a 10-year-old girl and the son…

Arab World Former Major General Ahmed Mohammad Ismail after his arrest. (Syrian Internal Security Forces)

Syria Says Arrested Assad-Era General Who Led Attacks on Opposition

Syrian authorities on Saturday said they arrested a general who served under the rule of ousted president Bashar al-Assad, saying he led operations against…


Arab World  Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Diodato Abagnara of the Italian Army at the UNIFIL base, near Mansouri, Southern Lebanon, September 19, 2026. (Reuters)

UN Peacekeeping Chief in Lebanon Says Smooth Transition Is Critical Before Pullout

The head of United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon said on Saturday it was critical to ensure other UN agencies and Lebanese troops could assume the tasks…

Arab World  People walk past tents in al-Firdaws camp in Aden province, amid clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces, in Aden, Yemen, September 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Yemen Calls for Intensifying Regional Coordination over Maritime Navigation

The Yemeni delegation participating in the multinational maritime coalition, headed by Rear Admiral Abdul Khaliq Monser, called for unifying international…

Arab World A commercial vessel is anchored off Yemen's coast at Bab al-Mandeb, in the straits connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean on September 12, 2026. (AFP)

Report: Iranian Revolutionary Guards Experts Visit Bab al-Mandeb to Install Radars

Experts from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) visited the Bab al-Mandeb region to tackle the installation of radars nearby and oversee tunnel…

Arab World Members of the Internal Security Forces in Syria (SANA)

Syria Arrests Cell Leader over Security Force Deaths

Syrian authorities said on Saturday they arrested a leader of a cell involved in the deaths of three security force personnel during an anti-extremists…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas speaks via video conference during the General Debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 25 September 2025.  EPA/SARAH YENESEL

EU Urges US to Reconsider Visa Denial to Palestinian Delegation for UN Meeting

The European Union said on Saturday it regretted Washington's decision to deny visas for the second year running to Palestinian officials seeking to attend the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Houthi militia members returning from Mokha to Sanaa escort a convoy believed to be carrying looted goods and detainees (AP) 

Mokha after Houthi Takeover: Looting, Poverty, Fear and Displacement

Since the Houthis seized the western Yemeni coastal city of Mokha a week ago, widespread looting has targeted homes, private property, government facilities…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Arab World Yemeni army forces battle the Houthis in a war of attrition on the Taiz fronts (Military Media) 

Yemeni Army Thwarts Houthi Attempts to Consolidate Gains in West

Yemeni government forces have repelled Houthi attempts to seize strategic high ground east of Bab al-Mandab and west of Taiz, as the group seeks to consolidate…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Sudanese army troops take part in a military parade in Gedaref (AFP) 

Sudanese Army Repels Blue Nile Attack, Advances in Kordofan

Fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has spread from the Kordofan fronts to the Blue Nile region, where local…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Arab World A man holds Syrian opposition flags as he celebrates after Syria's army command notified officers that President Bashar al-Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule has ended, in Aleppo, Syria December 8, 2024. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

Syria Arrests Five Former Officers over Assad-era Airstrikes

Syrian security forces said on Friday they had arrested five former air force officers accused of involvement in airstrikes on civilians during the rule of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese soldiers deploy on the outskirts of Deir Mimas in southern Lebanon after Israeli forces advanced toward the town, positioned tanks, and threw stun grenades (AFP)

‘Mechanism’ Defuses Lebanese-Israeli Military Standoff

Tensions flared between the Lebanese army and Israeli forces on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town of Deir Mimas on Friday after an Israeli unit…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Young Palestinians amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip (File photo: Reuters)

Gaza ‘Armed Gangs’ Abduct Two Palestinians, Including Faction Operative

Armed gangs in the Gaza Strip, operating mainly in Israeli-controlled areas, abducted two Palestinians from their home at dawn on Thursday after a force…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Members of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon (Reuters)

Lebanon Pushes to Retain UN Presence in the South

Lebanon is stepping up a political and diplomatic drive to maintain a UN presence in the south while rallying support for its army, as Beirut and Paris push to…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)

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Arab World The exterior of Baghdad International Airport (Reuters)

Iraq Reopens Airspace to Civilian Flights After Years of Military Restrictions

Iraq said on Friday it had reopened parts of its airspace that had been reserved for military operations against ISIS to civilian aviation after a 10-year…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Group photo of participants in a meeting to support the Lebanese Armed Forces in Paris on Thursday (French president’s account)

Diplomatic, Military Push for Lebanon in Paris

Senior officials and military officers gathered in Paris on Thursday to discuss support for the Lebanese Armed Forces and security services. French President…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World Sisi during a previous visit to the Egyptian Military Academy in the New Administrative Capital (Egyptian Presidency) 

Sisi Warns of Attempts to ‘Bring Down Egypt,’ Denies ‘Militarization of the State’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned Thursday of continuing attempts to bring down Egypt, saying that what happened between 2011 and 2013 “is not…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World A suspected ISIS member arrives for questioning at Karkh Prison in Baghdad (AP) 

French Lawyers Object to Handling of ISIS Detainees in Iraq

An Iraqi official said the cases of ISIS detainees transferred from Syria to Iraq earlier this year were being handled exclusively by the Counter-Terrorism…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Meeting between the foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel held in New York under American sponsorship (Israeli Foreign Ministry)

Israel and Morocco Deepen Diplomatic Ties

Israel and Morocco have said they will open embassies and expand relations established under the US-brokered Abraham Accords. Morocco was one of four Arab…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World File photo: Aleppo central prison. AAWSAT AR

US Sentences Ex-head of Syrian Prison to 60 Years on Torture Charges

The former head of a notorious Syrian prison was sentenced by a US federal judge on Thursday to 60 years in prison for torture and immigration fraud, according…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians carry the body of Nael Abu Obeid, commander of the Rafah Brigade, after he was killed in an Israeli strike in Khan Younis on Wednesday. (AP)

Hamas Silent on Killings: Ceasefire Restraint or Inability to Retaliate?

After killing the most prominent members of the Qassam Brigades’ military council during the Gaza war, Israel has turned its focus to the Hamas armed wing’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World The United Nations said the latest events had displaced more than 100,000 people since the start of the month (AP)

UN: Yemen Situation Rapidly Evolving as Restrictions Hamper Access to Western Coast

More than 100,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since the beginning of September, most of them heading to the provinces of Taiz and Lahj, the United…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World Arab Interior Ministers Council Condemns Houthi UAV Launch Toward Makkah

Arab Interior Ministers Council Condemns Houthi UAV Launch Toward Makkah

The General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council strongly condemned reports that the terrorist Houthi militia launched a UAV toward Makkah on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Syrian security forces personnel (AFP - File Photo)

Raid on ISIS Site in Daraa Countryside Leaves 3 Syrian Security Personnel Dead

Internal Security Forces raided a site in the town of Al-Sanamayn in the Daraa countryside on Thursday where an armed group affiliated with ISIS was holed up,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus )
Arab World An elderly man sits on a wheelchair next to a woman at a temporary shelter for internally displaced people (IDPs) at the Shawkani school, north of Aden in southern Yemen, on September 15, 2026. (Photo by AFP) /

Al-Alimi Orders Field Investigation to Document Houthi Violations

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Rashad Al-Alimi directed the National Commission to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Violations to intensify…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Israeli bulldozers level land at the evacuated Israeli settlement of Sanur, near the West Bank city of Jenin, 23 December 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Israel Adds Tender for 2,167 Housing Units to Settlement Expansion Plan

Israel has added ‌a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 settlement expansion plan, Israeli rights groups said of a project that critics say endangers…

Asharq Al Awsat