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World Why Is Iran Insisting on Naming a Successor to Irlu in Sanaa?

Why Is Iran Insisting on Naming a Successor to Irlu in Sanaa?

Iran declared on Monday its determination to a name successor to Hassan Irlu, its so-called ambassador in to the Houthi militias in Sanaa, in defiance of the…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Features Horrors of Migrant Kidnapping in Libya

Horrors of Migrant Kidnapping in Libya

In the Egyptian town of Kafr Abou Negm, the ghost of death looms everywhere. News coming from Libya is coated with the stench of blood. Everyone wearily awaits…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Features War Exacerbates Woes of Children in Syria

War Exacerbates Woes of Children in Syria

At Washokani refugee camp, located northwest of Syria’s northeastern Al-Hasakah city, Syrian children are working to pieces on eight-hour shifts at grocery…

Kamal Sheikho (Washokani Camp )
Gulf King Salman Hopes Iran Would Change its Negative Behavior in the Region

King Salman Hopes Iran Would Change its Negative Behavior in the Region

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz hoped on Wednesday that Iran would change its negative behavior in the region and choose dialogue and cooperation. In…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features Syria: Three ‘Microstates,’ Destruction, Circles of Hell

Syria: Three ‘Microstates,’ Destruction, Circles of Hell

In 2021, five key factors have cast their shadows on Syria and its people. Though they are not equal, the intertwining of these factors will substantially…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Features Abu Ali Al-Hakim ... The Pawn of the Terrorist Hezbollah

Abu Ali Al-Hakim ... The Pawn of the Terrorist Hezbollah

He is Iran's terrorist arm in Yemen. One of the most prominent war criminal members of the Iran-backed Houthi militias, a fake major-general who has never…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Gulf The Gulf between Two Summits... A New Era and Confident Steps towards the Future

The Gulf between Two Summits... A New Era and Confident Steps towards the Future

The Gulf scene in 2021 was bookended by the AlUla summit, held on January 5, and the Riyadh Summit, on December 14. Both summits appear to have kicked off a…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World UNIFIL Demands Perpetrators of Attacks Against its Forces in S. Lebanon Be Put on Trial

UNIFIL Demands Perpetrators of Attacks Against its Forces in S. Lebanon Be Put on Trial

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) demanded that the perpetrators behind Wednesday's attack on its Irish contingent be put on trial. This…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Features Hunger, Fear Ravages Sanaa Under Houthi Rule

Hunger, Fear Ravages Sanaa Under Houthi Rule

To date, millions of Yemenis residing in the Houthi-run Sanaa are enduring a state of frustration, misery, and deprivation caused by corrupt policies pursued…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)
Interviews Guterres to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah Must Transform into Political Party Like Others in Lebanon

Guterres to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah Must Transform into Political Party Like Others in Lebanon

The current situation in Lebanon "breaks my heart,” said Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat…

Ali Barada (Beirut)
Features Energy Networks in Syria, Lebanon... A Test of 'Taboos'

Energy Networks in Syria, Lebanon... A Test of 'Taboos'

Away from the loud slogans, a project is silently infiltrating the political discourse. It’s a channel, through which opponents and enemies cross …

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Interviews UN Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Afghanistan May Face Severe Food Shortage if Timely, Adequate Resources Are Not Made Available

UN Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Afghanistan May Face Severe Food Shortage if Timely, Adequate Resources Are Not Made Available

United Nations Humanitarian assistance organizations are predicting a severe food shortage in Afghanistan if timely and adequate resources are not made…

Umer Farooq (Islamabad)