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Egypt Calls on Iran and Israel to Exercise Restraint

Arab World FILED - 19 October 2023, Egypt, Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry speaks during a press conference at Tahrir Palace. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Egypt Calls on Iran and Israel to Exercise Restraint

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday urged both Iran and Israel to exercise restraint amid high tensions in the Middle East. Shoukry said “we…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians perform Friday noon prayer on April 19, 2024, next to the ruins of Al-Farouq Mosque, destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas group. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP)

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza's Rafah Kills at Least 9 Palestinians, Including 6 Children

An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city killed at least nine people, six of them children, hospital authorities said Saturday, as Israel…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the interior ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP)

Lebanese Interior Ministry, General Security Take Steps to Resolve Syrian Refugee Crisis

Lebanese officials can no longer afford to lightly deal with the Syrian refugee file, especially amid rising popular and political pressure to deal with the…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron receives caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. (Dalati & Nohra)

Macron Determined to Help Lebanon

French President Emmanuel Macron has returned to taking a personal and direct interest in the Lebanese file, despite the many disappointments that his efforts…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World An American destroyer in the Red Sea to protect ships from Houthi attacks (US Army)

What are Cairo’s Options to Confront Impact of Red Sea Tensions on Suez Canal?

Official statements in Egypt about a 60 percent decline in revenues from the Suez Canal have renewed questions about Cairo’s options to confront the impact of…

Issam Fadel (Cairo)

Arab World  19 April 2024, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Palestinians inspect the largely destroyed homes and roads after the Israeli army withdrew from the town of Abasan, east of the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. (dpa)

US Says UN Agency Has Agreed to Help in Distribution of Aid to Gaza via Sea Route

The UN World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the US military completes a pier for transporting the…

Arab World  A general view shows the Kalso military base after it was hit by a huge explosion on late Friday, in Babil Province, Iraq April 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Iraq's PMF Says Base Was Attacked, Army Investigates

A huge blast at a military base in Iraq early on Saturday killed a member of an Iraqi security force that includes Iran-backed groups. The force commander said…

Arab World Migrants sit on a Cyprus marine police boat as they are brought to a harbor after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast of Protaras, Cyprus, on Jan. 14, 2020. (AP)

UN Refugee Agency Tells Cyprus to Stick to the Law in Its Efforts at Sea to Thwart Refugee Boats

The United Nations' refugee agency said Friday that Cypriot efforts at sea to stop numerous Syrian refugee-laden boats departing Lebanon from reaching the…

Arab World The US Treasury Department building, June 6, 2019, in Washington. (AP)

US Sanctions Fundraisers for Extremist West Bank Settlers Who Commit Violence against Palestinians

The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israel settlers already sanctioned, as well as the…

Arab World A Palestinian man inspects the damage following clashes with settlers the previous night in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, 13 April 2024. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

West Bank Villagers Vigilant but Vulnerable after Settler Attacks

Sitting around a fire in the hills of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Ibrahim Abu Alyah and some friends stood watch over his herd in the aftermath of a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A picture taken early on 21 January, 2019 shows Syrian air defense batteries responding to what the Syrian state media said were Israeli missiles targeting Damascus. (AFP/Getty Images)

Israel Targets Air Defense System in Syria, State News Agency Says 

Israel carried out a missile strike targeting an air defense unit in its south and causing material damage, Syria’s state-run SANA news agency quoted a…

Arab World Despite their defeat in Syria in March 2019, ISIS sleeper cells have been blamed for deadly attacks against both Syrian government forces and against members of the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. (Getty Images/AFP)

Attack Blamed on ISIS Militants Kills 22 Pro-Government Fighters in Central Syria 

An attack on pro-government fighters by suspected members of the ISIS group in central Syria killed 22 pro-government fighters, an opposition war monitor and…

Arab World Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour speaks after US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood voted against members of the Security Council allowing Palestinian UN membership during a Security Council at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 18, 2024. (Reuters)

US Vetoes Widely Supported Resolution Backing Full UN Membership for Palestine 

The United States vetoed a widely backed UN resolution Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the…

Arab World Patients receiving treatment at Gedaref Hospital in eastern Sudan (AFP)

WHO to Asharq Al-Awsat: Sudanese Hospitals on the Verge of Collapse

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that Sudan’s hospitals are on the verge of collapse. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, the WHO Regional Director for…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World A member of the army walks amid damaged houses in Omdurman in Khartoum earlier in April. (Reuters)

Sudanese Army Strikes Darfur, RSF Advances on Kordofan

The Sudanese army carried out on Thursday a series of air raids on Rapid Support Forces (RSF) positions in the Al-Fashir city, the capital of the North Sudan…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Wad Madani)
Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters ahead of the local elections in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Erdogan’s Visit to Baghdad to Mark Changing Point in Relations between Iraq, Türkiye 

Iraq and Türkiye are expected to deepen their relations when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pays a visit to Baghdad on Monday. Ankara and Baghdad…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World 5 April 2024, US, Arlington: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. Photo: Mc1 Alexander Kubitza/Planet Pix via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Iraq: Sudani Heads to Michigan to Meet Arab Americans at a Tense Time for the Middle East

The leader of Iraq traveled to Michigan on Thursday following a sit-down with President Joe Biden to meet with the state's large Iraqi community and update…

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Arab World UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at UN headquarters in New York City on April 18, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Guterres Warns Mideast on Brink of 'Full-scale Regional Conflict'

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday painted a dark picture of the situation in the Middle East, warning that spiraling tensions over the war in…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
Arab World A photo distributed by Hamas of the release of Israeli hostages on November 24 as part of a ceasefire truce (Reuters)

Hamas Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Talks for Ceasefire in Gaza Almost at Standstill

Sources in the Hamas movement told Asharq Al-Awsat that the talks on a ceasefire in Gaza “have not collapsed,” but were almost suspended, due to the recent…

Asharq Al Awsat (Ramallah)
Arab World US President Joe Biden shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shiaa al-Sudani at the beginning of a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday, April 15, 2024. (dpa)

Sudani: There are No Combat Forces in Iraq to Withdraw

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shiaa Al-Sudani said that the justification for the presence of the international coalition against ISIS, which consists of 86…

Heba El Koudsy (Washington)
Arab World Palestinians flee their homes in the city of Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on April 17, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas group. (Photo by AFP)

UN Agency Helping Palestinians in Gaza Seeks Support against Israel's Demands for its Dissolution

The head of the UN agency that has helped millions of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for decades urged the Security Council on Wednesday to ensure its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A vehicle of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, moves past a destroyed house that was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Alma al-Shaab, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

Military Escalation Mounting in South Lebanon amid Iranian Vows to Attack Israel

Cross-border exchange of fire between Lebanon’s Hezbollah party and Israel escalated on Wednesday leading to the injury of 18 Israelis, as Hezbollah continues…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Internally displaced Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza strip walk along Al Rashid road as they attempt to return from the southern Gaza strip, 14 April 2024. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

China and Indonesia Call for Ceasefire in Gaza

The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers called for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting in Jakarta on Thursday, condemning the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  17 April 2024, Israel, Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Minister, arrives for a joint meeting with Annalena Baerbock (not pictured), Germany's Foreign Minister. (dpa)

Israel Reserves ‘Right to Protect Itself’ after Iran Attack, Says Netanyahu

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country will decide how to respond to Iran's unprecedented attack as world leaders called for…

Arab World In this photo provided by the Tunisian Presidency, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, in Tunis, Wednesday April 17, 2024. (Tunisian Presidential Palace via AP)

Italy’s Leader Keeps the Focus on Migration on Her Fourth Visit to Tunisia in a Year

The head of Italy's right-wing government acknowledged Wednesday that Tunisia cannot serve as a dumping ground for migrants, days after Tunisia's president…

Arab World Smoke rises during an Israeli military operation in Al Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, 17 April 2024. (EPA)

UN Security Council to Vote Friday on Palestinian UN Membership

The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally…

Arab World A Palestinian youth looks out of a window at buildings destroyed during Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, on the southern Gaza Strip on April 16, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

UN Agency Says Staff, Other Gaza Detainees Subjected to Ill-Treatment

The UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said some of its staff members and other people detained by Israeli forces in Gaza were subjected to ill-treatment,…

Arab World MP Jihad Al-Samad (NNA)

Lebanon Likely to Postpone Municipal Elections for 3rd Time amid Political Division

The Lebanese Parliament is scheduled to convene next week to discuss the postponement of the municipal elections for the third time in a row. The term of…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Jordanian King Abdullah II. AP file photo

Jordan Thwarts Relentless Iranian Efforts to Target its Security

Jordanian King Abdullah II affirmed his country’s position on “not allowing Jordan to be a battlefield for any party.” His comments, which came during a…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)