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Lebanon Army Begins Taking over Southern 'Pilot Zones'

Arab World Smoke rises following Israeli controlled-explosions in the village of Kfar Tibnit as seen from Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on July 18, 2026 (Photo by Abbas Fakih / AFP) /

Lebanon Army Begins Taking over Southern 'Pilot Zones'

A deal to secure an Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon and the disarmament of Hezbollah faced its first test on the ground Monday, as the Lebanese army…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Tunisian President Kais Saied during his visit to a water complex north of the capital on Saturday. (TAP)

Tunisian President Visits Water Complex, Criticizes Frequent Electricity Cuts

In his first public appearance since July 8, Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday visited a water complex north of the capital, criticizing repeated…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Arab World A broken window of a damaged Palestinian house a day after Israeli settlers attacked homes and property of Palestinian residents in the West Bank village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah City, 10 July 2026. (EPA)

Palestinians Say Israeli Forces Kill 2 During Settler Attack

The Palestinian health ministry said Monday that Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian men when a group of Israeli settlers attacked a village in the…

Arab World 12 July 2026, Syria, Damascus: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the inaugural session of Syria's newly formed People's Assembly in Damascus. (Syrian Presidency)

Syria Restructures Security Authority in Response to Pressure

A sweeping round of senior security appointments announced Sunday by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa amounts to a fundamental restructuring of the country’s…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World President Donald Trump, gestures as he greets Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP)

Al-Zaidi Hails Washington Visit as Iran Distances Itself from Criticism

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi praised the outcome of his Washington visit amid broad public support but political divisions at home. Iran, meanwhile,…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)

Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 14 July 2026. (EPA)

Iraqi PM to Visit Tehran This Week

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi will visit Tehran ‌within ‌the coming ‌week, ⁠the Iraqi state ⁠news agency reported on ⁠Sunday. During &zwnj…

Arab World US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a meeting at the US State Department in Washington on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency on X)

Rubio Hails Lebanon for Peace Efforts After Meeting Aoun

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in Washington on Sunday, praising the country for its "move towards peace" after the…

Arab World The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo

Jordan Summons Iranian Diplomat Over ‘Unjustified’ Attacks

Jordan has summoned Iran's charge d'affaires in Amman over what it ‌called "unjustified ‌and blatant Iranian ‌attacks" ⁠and "provocative and inflammatory …

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Arab World A Palestinian man checks the torched entrance at the damaged Al-Taqwa mosque, whose walls were also daubed with Hebrew graffiti in an attack allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Al-Tuwani, south of Yatta, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2026. (AFP)

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch Mosque, Factory

Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said Sunday, as an AFP journalist saw the…

Arab World A drone is intercepted in the sky over Erbil, Iraq, July 15, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Dlawer/X/via REUTERS

Eight Peshmerga Forces Wounded in Iranian Strike Targeting Northern Iraqi Kurdistan

Eight members of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces were wounded on Sunday in a drone attack targeting the headquarters of the Kurdistan Freedom Party, a Kurdish…

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Arab World The training featured conventional and unconventional live-fire drills, vertical assault exercises using an aircraft simulator and training on handling improvised explosive devices. (Egyptian military spokesman on Facebook)

Egypt, Türkiye Conclude Joint Military Exercise

Egypt and Türkiye have concluded a joint military exercise focused on countering drones and conducting unconventional live-fire drills, with the participation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House on July 14, 2026. (AFP) 

Iran, Iraqi Factions Criticize Al-Zaidi’s Washington Visit

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi received a notably warm welcome during his visit to the United States, where he met President Donald Trump and sought to…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a cabinet session to discuss the army's plan to disarm Hezbollah, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, September 5, 2025. (Reuters)

Lebanon’s Aoun to Meet Trump at White House, Hoping to Generate Pressure on Israel

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US President Donald Trump on how to disarm Iran…

Arab World The caskets of Hezbollah fighters killed during clashes with the Israeli army are pictured to the right and left of a mock coffin of Iran's slain supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, during a mass funeral in the southern Lebanese village of Majdel Selm on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

Israeli Military Says it Struck Hezbollah Fighters after Drone Spotted

Israeli military said it struck a Hezbollah cell near Tebnit in southern Lebanon on Saturday after soldiers identified ⁠a Hezbollah drone in ⁠the area. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A Palestinian inspects a house destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 18 July 2026. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Gaza Health Officials Say Children Among 11 Killed in Israeli Strikes

Gaza's civil defense and hospitals said Israeli attacks on Saturday killed 11 people across the territory, among them three children and their parents. A…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Army Commander Rodolphe Haykal during an earlier meeting. (Lebanese Presidency)

Hezbollah Cuts Ties with Lebanon's Presidency While Sparing the Army

In recent days, Hezbollah has sharply escalated its confrontation with the Lebanese authorities, particularly the presidency, ahead of President Joseph Aoun's…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World An international program aims to reduce Yemen's budget deficit by increasing domestic revenues. (Government media)

IMF Backs Yemeni Reforms to Restore Economic Stability

The Yemeni government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on an 18-month economic reform program aimed at supporting…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)

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Arab World This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli-controlled explosion in the village of Kfar Tebnit on July 18, 2026. (Photo by Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

Lebanese Soldier Killed in Army Vehicle Explosion in Southern Lebanon

A Lebanese soldier was killed and an officer and another soldier were wounded when a suspicious object exploded in an army vehicle in the southern Lebanese…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This screen grab made on July 18, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 17, 2026 shows what the US military says is the latest wave of precision strikes on strategic Iranian military sites. (Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

Jordan's Army Says Shot Down 10 Iranian Missiles

Jordan's army said on Saturday it had shot down 10 Iranian missiles with no casualties or damage, as Tehran retaliated against American strikes by pressing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Arab World FILED - 16 February 2026, Lebanon, Beirut: FILE PHOTO - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun speaks during a press conference. Photo: Markus Lenhardt/dpa

Lebanon: Aoun Departs for Washington to Meet Trump

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday left Beirut for Washington, where he is expected to meet Donald Trump, the Lebanese presidency said, after talks…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World A general view of a public transport terminal in Khartoum (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Transport Costs: A Daily Burden Weighing on Khartoum Residents

Getting to work, hospital or university in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has become a test of survival in a city battered by war. As transport fares rise,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Arab World A victim of clashes in Libya’s Zawiya in early May (Emergency Medicine and Support Center)

Libya’s Zawiya Pays Growing Price for Stray Gunfire

Gunfire tore through a neighborhood near Jazirat al-Muaskar in Libya’s western city of Zawiya after an intoxicated militiaman opened fire on the headquarters…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Arab World Vantive CEO Chris Toth, second from right, is joined by from left, Excelerate Energy President and CEO Steven Kobos, Commercis CEO Alan Afrasiab, left, and Roger Martella, GE Vernova Chief Corporate Officer and US-Iraq Business Council Chairman, during the US Iraq Business Summit at the US Chamber of Commerce, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

US-Backed Oil Pipeline to Link Iraq, Syria

Iraqi Oil Minister Bassem al-Abadi signed an agreement with Syria on Friday to build a new oil pipeline, part of a package of economic deals reached during…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stands between Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt’s Greece, Cyprus Partnerships Do Not Hinder Ties With Türkiye

Growing cooperation between Cairo and Ankara, which has expanded into defense and military coordination, is raising questions about its impact on the strategic…

Hisham Elmayany (Cairo)
Arab World A drone is intercepted in the sky over Erbil, Iraq, July 15, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (Dlawer/X/via Reuters)

Komala: A Frequent Target of Iranian Attacks in Iraqi Kurdistan

At least nine people were killed and others wounded on Friday in a missile and drone attack suspected of having been carried out by Iran against an Iranian…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World An Israeli flag hangs from a building in an area occupied by Israeli troops in southern Lebanon, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP)

Delay of Lebanon-Israel Technical Meeting Stalls Implementation of Pilot Zones Plan

The United States has postponed a virtual meeting between Lebanese, Israeli and US military delegations that had been expected on Friday to discuss the first…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World Palestinian residents save their belongings from destroyed buildings following an Israeli airstrike last night, at al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP)

Israeli Strike on Funeral Kills 7 and Wounds 22 in Gaza, Local Hospital Says

An Israeli strike on a funeral in the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least seven people and wounded another 22, according to a local hospital. There was no…

Arab World School supplies distributed to the children of Houthi fighters killed in combat, excluding other poor families, in Sanaa. (X)

Houthis Link Educational Support to Loyalty and Affiliation

The education system in areas under Houthi control is facing a fresh wave of criticism as the group launched the new academic year during the summer. The…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)
Arab World Rescuers and police officers work at the site of a fire at an orphanage near Algiers, Algeria, July 16, 2026. Algerian Civil Protection/Handout via REUTERS

Deadly Algeria Orphanage Fire Caused by Air Conditioner, Police Say

Algerian police on Friday said a fire that killed 11 people at an orphanage in the capital was caused by an electrical spark from an air conditioning unit. …

Asharq Al Awsat