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Gazans Turn to Clay, Rubble to Build New Homes

Arab World A Palestinian boy makes his way across rubble near a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Credit: AFP/EYAD BABA

Gazans Turn to Clay, Rubble to Build New Homes

While Gaza’s housing crisis remains catastrophic with cement and steel blocked by Israel from entering the Strip, some Palestinians are turning to improvised…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Al-Alimi during his meeting with the delegation from Hunt Oil Company (Saba)

Yemen Seeks Resumption of US Investments in Energy Sector

The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), Rashad Al-Alimi, has met with a delegation from the American Hunt Oil Company, headed by the company…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein in Damascus on Monday. (SANA)

Syria, Iraq Agree to Expand Cooperation in Energy, Security and Economy

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein visited Damascus on Monday on his first trip since there since the ouster of Bashar al-Assad's regime in December 2024. …

Arab World United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers a statement during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels, March 19, 2026. (AP)

UN Chief Slams ‘Relentless’ Israeli Settlement Expansion

UN chief Antonio Guterres has condemned the "relentless" expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying in a report seen Monday by AFP they are…

Arab World  Vehicles drive along the Al-Jumhuri street in central Baghdad on June 28, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq Sets September 30 Deadline for Pro-Iran Groups to Disarm

Iraq's government has given pro-Iran armed groups in the country until September 30 to disarm, coinciding with the end of the US-led anti-ISIS coalition's…


Arab World Relatives mourn the death of Amir Ahmad Jawad Jaber, a Palestinian teenager who was killed during an Israeli raid, at a hospital in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 29, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank

Israeli forces fatally shot a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Palestinian health ministry said, as…

Arab World This handout photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency press office shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) shaking hands with Admiral Brad Cooper, the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), during a meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda on June 29, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency)

Lebanon President Says Determined to Deploy Army up to Israel Border

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told the US Central Command chief on Monday that he was committed to extending the state's control through its military up to…

Arab World The Muslim World League (MWL) logo

MWL Condemns Continued Israeli Attacks in the Region, Incursion into Syrian Territory

The Muslim World League (MWL) strongly condemned the continued Israeli attacks in the region, most recently the incursion into Syrian territory and the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The agreement came during the high-level ministerial session chaired by Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdulrahman Alfadley - SPA

Arab Water Ministers Agree on Roadmap for Secure Regional Water Future

Arab water ministers agreed to formulate a roadmap to enhance joint Arab action toward a secure water future for the region by reviewing key challenges and…

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Arab World Bin Aziz said the relationship with Saudi Arabia goes beyond coordination and has become a genuine partnership on the ground (Saba)

Yemeni Military Chief: We Rebuilt the Army, Military Decision-Making Is Now Unified

Yemen's Chief of the General Staff and Commander of Joint Operations, Lieutenant General Sagheer bin Aziz, said the military leadership and decision-making…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Marib )
Arab World Mourners sit inside a vehicle as they carry the body of Palestinian child Malik Abu Shawish, on the day of the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Gaza Health Officials Say 3 Killed in Israeli Drone Strike

Gaza health officials said on Monday that an Israeli drone strike killed three civilians, including a child, the latest violence to hit the Palestinian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Media Office shows PM Ali al-Zaidi giving an address after assuming office in Baghdad on May 16, 2026. (Photo by IRAQI PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS OFFICE / AFP)

Al-Zaidi: We Will Continue Anti-Corruption Efforts in Iraq to Recover Public Funds

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has stressed that the government was determined to continue fighting corruption to recover public funds. In remarks…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World A Sudanese woman walks as she carries a plastic canister in al-Rahmaniyah camp for displaced people, near the city of El-Obeid in the southern Kordofan region, on June 25, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

In Sudan's Kordofan, a Key City Reels as Paramilitary Offensive Looms

In a displacement camp near El-Obeid in Sudan's southern Kordofan region, Agsam Hamad trudges through searing heat to fetch murky water from a distant well, as…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon border shows Israeli Merkava tanks driving along a road past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon on June 17, 2026. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Hezbollah Says Reserves Right to 'Defend its Homeland' as Israel Destroys Tunnel

Hezbollah on Monday said it reserved the right to self-defense after several Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon despite a truce between the two sides and a US…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Cargo ships are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan Container Terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in Sharjah Emirate, along the Gulf of Oman on June 28, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Iran Says Held 1st Meeting with Oman on Managing Hormuz

Iran's foreign ministry said Monday it had held the first meeting with Oman on managing the Strait of Hormuz since Tehran and Washington signed their…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A Palestinian boy makes his way across rubble near a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

Gaza Negotiations ‘Return to Square One’

Palestinian officials are becoming less optimistic about reaching an understanding that would advance the ceasefire agreement signed in October, which Israel…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Billboards reading 'Lebanon First' are displayed alongside the airport highway in Beirut, Lebanon, 27 June 2026, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.  EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Israel Strikes South Lebanon despite Framework Agreement to End Hostilities

Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese state media reported, two days after an agreement was signed by the two countries, which a Hezbollah…

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Arab World A circulating image shows Iraqi Humvees at an entrance to the Green Zone at dawn Sunday

Iraq Arrests Dozens of Politicians and Government Officials in Green Zone Raids

Iraqi security forces arrested dozens of politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials early on Sunday after Elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi during his meeting with Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Kazem Al-Sadeq in Baghdad (Government media)

Iraq’s PM Sends Positive Signals Ahead of Trump Meeting

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been sending positive signals to Washington ahead of a planned mid-July visit, as analysts say his government is trying…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Hezbollah supporters wave flags during a march marking Ashura in Beirut’s southern suburbs (EPA)

Hezbollah Links Ceasefire Stance to Iran Track

Israeli escalation in southern Lebanon has slowed, but not stopped, as Hezbollah seeks to cement a two-track position: declaring commitment to the ceasefire…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World The food security outlook for Yemen through the end of 2026 remains highly alarming (local media)

UN: Yemen Bears World’s Highest Burden of Populations Trapped in Famine

The food security outlook for Yemen through the end of 2026 remains highly alarming, with 53% of the population projected to face crisis or worse levels of…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Arab World An Israeli tank maneuvers amid destroyed structures in Lebanon, after Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, June 27, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Berri on Lebanese-Israeli Framework Agreement: ‘I Saw Civil Strife in it’

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri coupled his opposition to the Lebanese-Israeli framework agreement with a call for calm in the streets, even as he…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the opening session of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland, 25 June 2026. (EPA)

EU Chief Salutes Lebanon-Israel Deal

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday welcomed the US-Lebanon-Israel framework agreement as a "critical step" away from conflict in the Middle East. "I…

Arab World Palestinians inspect their destroyed tents on Al-Jalaa Street following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 27 June 2026. (EPA)

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Palestinian Siblings in a Gaza Tent Camp

An Israeli drone strike on Saturday killed two Palestinian siblings, including a 15-year-old girl, in southern Gaza and wounded at least seven others,…

Arab World  Israeli tanks maneuver in Lebanon, after Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement following US-mediated talks, as seen from northern Israel, June 27, 2026. (Reuters)

What Challenges Lie Ahead for the US-Lebanon-Israel Agreement?

Lebanon and Israel, under US sponsorship, signed an agreement on Friday hoping to end hostilities between them, but experts say it does not guarantee Israeli…

Arab World  Hezbollah supporters block the old airport road in the southern suburbs of Beirut, with burning tires to protest against the trilateral agreement that was signed between the US, Lebanon and Israel on June 27, 2026. (AFP)

Hezbollah Chief Rejects US-Lebanon-Israel Deal

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem condemned the US-Lebanon-Israel framework agreement on Saturday, accusing the government of surrendering Lebanese sovereignty and…

Arab World New Generation party leader Shaswar Abdulwahid (NRT Channel)

Political Stalemate Opens Door to Re-elections in Iraqi Kurdistan

The stagnant situation in the Kurdistan Region is stirring towards the formation of a new government, a process delayed for nearly two years since the…

Arab World An Egyptian-Turkish joint air exercise hosted at Egyptian air bases this month (Egyptian military spokesman) 

Regional Turmoil Fuels Growing Defense Cooperation Between Egypt, Türkiye

Egypt and Türkiye have stepped up military cooperation in recent months through a series of joint exercises, the launch of a high-level military dialogue in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World  Israeli and Lebanese flags hang in a memorial site on the border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Saturday, June 27, 2026 after Israel and Lebanon sign a framework agreement, described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah. (AP)

Lebanon President Says Israel Deal First Step to Restoring Sovereignty

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said a deal signed with Israel on Friday was a first step towards fully restoring his country's sovereignty after the latest war…