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Lebanon: Hezbollah Launches Two Attacks on Israeli Outposts in Shebaa Farms

Arab World People inspect the damage at the site of an airstrike in Habbariyah, southern Lebanon, 27 March 2024. (EPA)

Lebanon: Hezbollah Launches Two Attacks on Israeli Outposts in Shebaa Farms

Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said it carried out two attacks on Friday on an Israeli military outpost in the Shebaa Farms in “support of the Palestinians in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World A Palestinian man inspects the rubble in a house, following Israeli bombardment, in the Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

32,623 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Offensive Since Oct. 7

At least 32,623 Palestinians have been killed and 75,092 injured in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since Oct. 7, the Gaza health ministry said on Friday. …

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Arab World Mourners carry the flag-draped caskets of four people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese border village of Naqoura, during their funeral procession on March 28, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

UN Concerned over ‘Unacceptable’ Israeli Attacks on Lebanon’s Health Facilities

The United Nations has said that it was “deeply disturbed” by Israel’s “unacceptable” attacks on health facilities and health workers in Lebanon after up to 11…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Deputy General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) Shams-Edin Kabashi made his statement during a military graduation event in Al-Qadarif, eastern Sudan (AFP)

Kabashi Warns of Risk of ‘Popular Resistance’ Beyond Sudanese Army Control

Member of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and Deputy General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Shams-Edin Kabashi, has cautioned against…

Mohammed Amin Yassin ( Wad Madani )
Arab World A Turkish Airlines plane takes off from the city's new Istanbul Airport in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 6, 2019. (Reuters)

Turkish Airlines Resumes Flights to Libya After 10-year Hiatus

The Turkish Airlines launched on Thursday its first flight to Mitiga International Airport in the Libyan capital Tripoli, after a 10-year hiatus. The Arab…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)

Arab World Egypt is preparing to receive Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the inauguration of the station's fourth reactor. (Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority)

Egypt Reveals Start Date for Trial Operation at Dabaa Nuclear Plant

Egypt on Thursday has unveiled the start date for trial operation at its first nuclear power plant in the city of Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast, in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Personnel from the General Directorate of State Security (State Security Directorate)

Lebanon: Escape of a Politically Connected Prisoner Embarrasses Authorities

Lebanon’s judiciary kicked off an investigation on Thursday into the escape scandal or "smuggling" of a prisoner from his detention place at the State Security…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at the State Department in Washington, US, March 8, 2024. (Reuters)

Türkiye to Discuss Syria, YPG with US Officials

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Güler will hold talks with a visiting delegation from the US House of Representatives on Friday to tackle the Syrian war and…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World HMS Richmond, currently taking part in Operation Prosperity Guardian protecting merchant shipping in the Red Sea from Houthi rebel attacks, fires missiles to shoot down hostile Houthi drones heading towards the ship, on the Red Sea, March 9, 2024. LPhot Chris Sellars/UK Ministry Of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

US Military Says It Destroyed 4 Drones Launched by Yemen's Houthis

The US military said on Thursday that it had destroyed four unmanned drones launched by Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen. The US Central Command said on…

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Arab World A general view of Aleppo International Airport (North Press Agency)

Israeli Strikes on Syria Kill Dozens

Israeli strikes on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Friday killed 38 people, including five members of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, two security…

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Arab World People inspect the damage at the site of an airstrike in Habbariyah, southern Lebanon, 27 March 2024. (EPA)

UN Peacekeepers Decry Escalating Violence on Lebanon-Israel Border

The United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) deployed in the South along the border with Israel called on Thursday for ending the escalation a day…

Arab World 25 March 2024, Palestinian Territories, Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with German Foreign Minister at his official residence In Ramallah. (dpa)

Palestinian Authority Announces New Cabinet as It Faces Calls for Reform

The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the…

Arab World 27 March 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians line up to receive free meals during the Muslim's holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (dpa)

World Court Orders Israel to Take Measures to Ensure Food Gets into Gaza

Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food…

Arab World US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jeremy Anderson told AFP if a parachute failed to open they tried to make sure it ends up in the water - AFP

Battles, Bombardment in Gaza as Israel Reschedules Talks with US

Battles and bombardment pounded the Gaza Strip on Thursday, after Washington said Israel agreed to reschedule cancelled talks with tensions worsening between…

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Arab World A man assists another to carry an intravenous solution bag for him as they walk outside the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City on March 27, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by AFP)

Doctors Visiting a Gaza Hospital are Stunned by the War's Toll on Palestinian Children

An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas is having…

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Arab World Smoke rises after a Western strike targeted a Houthi site in Sanaa (Reuters)

Yemen’s PLC Evaluates Performance, Names Al-Zindani Foreign Minister

Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) on Wednesday appointed Shayea Mohsen Al-Zindani as the country’s new foreign minister, succeeding Ahmad Awad bin…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World Palestinians check the rubble of buildings that were destroyed following overnight Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip - AFP

US-Israel Rift Heads For Moment of Truth Over Rafah

The United States has taken a public distance from Israel as never before over the Gaza war but the decisive test will be Rafah and whether Israel heeds US…

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Arab World Jordan is coordinating airdrops for other countries - AFP

Gaza Aid Airdrops Questioned After 18 More Die On Ground

Even before 18 people were killed when airdrops of aid into Gaza went disastrously wrong on Monday, many had questioned the sense in using planes when food can…

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Arab World Traffic congestion in the center of the Iraqi capital (AFP)

Widespread Anger in Iraq after Decision to Raise Fuel Prices

Signs of a massive wave of anger are looming in Iraq as a result of the decision to increase the prices of car fuel, which was approved by the Council of…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati receiving the invitation to participate in the Arab Summit from the envoy of the King of Bahrain and the ambassador to Syria, Wahid Mubarak Sayyar. (Prime Minister’s website)

Arab Summit in Bahrain is Another Event to be Held Without Lebanon’s President

For the third year in a row, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati will be representing Lebanon in the Arab Summit, amid a vacuum at the top state post and the…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in this handout picture released on March 27, 2024. Israeli army/Handout via REUTERS.

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

By Sheera Frenkel Within minutes of walking through an Israeli military checkpoint along Gaza’s central highway on Nov. 19, the Palestinian poet Mosab…

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Arab World  Smoke billows over buildings following Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 27, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes on Rafah Raise Fear Ground Assault Could Begin

Israel bombed at least four homes in Rafah on Wednesday, raising new fear among the more than a million Palestinians sheltering in the last refuge on the…

Arab World Displaced Sudanese in West Darfur (The AP/FILE)

US Eyes April 18 for Possible Resumption of Sudan Peace Talks

A US envoy voiced hope on Tuesday that Sudan’s warring generals will resume talks after Ramadan and work to prevent a broader regional war, despite the failure…

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Arab World Tunisian political leader Chokri Belaid

Tunisia Sentences 4 to Death, 2 to Life in Prison for Assassination of Chokri Belaid

A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced four people to death and two people to life in prison on charges of participating in the murder of prominent political…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Arab World A damaged ambulance is seen at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike in Habariyeh near the Israeli border on March 27, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

7 Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanon, Hezbollah Retaliates

At least seven people were killed in an Israeli strike on Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, drawing retaliatory Hezbollah rocket fire on Wednesday. The strike…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said the agency had enough funding until the end of May - AFP

UN Palestinian Agency Chief Says Funding Secured Until End Of May

UNRWA, which coordinates nearly all aid to Gaza, has been in crisis since Israel accused about a dozen of its 13,000 Gaza employees of being involved in the…

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Arab World Presidential Leadership Council Chairman Dr. Rashad al-Alimi chairs the meeting in Aden. (Saba)

Yemen’s Alimi Underscores Military Readiness, Accuses Houthis of ‘Banking on War’

The Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen said on Tuesday they had mounted six attacks on ships with drones and missiles in the last 72 hours in the Gulf of…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World The house in Nir Yitzhak, in southern Israel near the Gaza border, from which the two hostages were snatched on October 7 © Menahem Kahana / AFP

Israeli Hostage in Gaza Dead, Say Families

One of the Israeli hostages kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas attack has been killed and his body is being held in Gaza, two groups representing hostage…

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Arab World This picture taken on March 26, 2024 shows a view of a damaged building following an air strike in Syria's eastern city of Deir Ezzor. (AFP)

US Denies Reports It Carried Out Dawn Strikes in Syria 

The US on Tuesday denied that it had carried out dawn air strikes in Syria after Syrian and Iranian state media said US forces had bombed an eastern region and…