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Interviews Portugal Stresses Importance of Saudi Initiative to Solve Yemeni Crisis

Portugal Stresses Importance of Saudi Initiative to Solve Yemeni Crisis

A high-ranking Portuguese official said that his country was working to expand the European health protocol, to include third countries, as long as vaccines…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Features An Arab Pause in The 'Normalization' with Damascus?

An Arab Pause in The 'Normalization' with Damascus?

Weeks ago, it looked like that the Arab “normalization” train was on track towards Damascus. Some thought that the speed of the train was higher than what…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World Hezbollah’s Call to Bring in Fuel from Iran Deepens ‘Sovereignty Crisis’ in Lebanon

Hezbollah’s Call to Bring in Fuel from Iran Deepens ‘Sovereignty Crisis’ in Lebanon

Calls by Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on the Lebanese government to buy fuel from Iran has sparked a wave of criticism and warnings that he was eroding…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Features Jabs for Votes: Lebanon's Oligarchs Turn to COVID Bribery

Jabs for Votes: Lebanon's Oligarchs Turn to COVID Bribery

Lebanon's cash-strapped leaders are bribing their base with free Covid-19 jabs ahead of next year's elections, in what observers say is the latest variant on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features Lebanon: A Search for Medicine and a Stranger's Help

Lebanon: A Search for Medicine and a Stranger's Help

To all the struggles of life in Lebanon — the pandemic, the power outages, the inflation, the punishing financial and political crises — add one more:…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sadr, Barzani Seeking Alliance to Lead New Iraq Govt

Sadr, Barzani Seeking Alliance to Lead New Iraq Govt

Iraqi parties are scrambling to forge new alliances that may create changes in the current political arena or at least revive old partnerships as the country…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World US Says Houthis Bear ‘Major Responsibility’ in Yemen Conflict

US Says Houthis Bear ‘Major Responsibility’ in Yemen Conflict

The Iran-backed Houthi militias have failed to try to secure a ceasefire and take move toward resolving the brutal conflict, the State Department said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features The Putin-Biden Summit and Syrian Relief

The Putin-Biden Summit and Syrian Relief

“Syrian relief” is one of the four clear elements of US President Joe Biden’s policy in Syria. The priorities include military survival in the region east of…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
Arab World STL President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Halt of Our Work Sends Destructive Message to Lebanese People

STL President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Halt of Our Work Sends Destructive Message to Lebanese People

President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) Judge Ivana Hrdličková warned that the cancellation of the start of the trial in the case of the…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World PMF Member’s Confessions Reveal Secrets of Iraqi Militias

PMF Member’s Confessions Reveal Secrets of Iraqi Militias

The Iraqi government is facing a barrage of criticism from various faction leaders over the arrest of the pro-Iran Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) member…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Features In Syria Camp, Forgotten Children Left to Be Molded by ISIS

In Syria Camp, Forgotten Children Left to Be Molded by ISIS

At the sprawling Al-Hol camp, children pass their days roaming the dirt roads, playing with mock swords and black banners in imitation of ISIS group militants…

Asharq Al Awsat
Interviews Al-Assoumi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Arab Absence from Vienna Negotiations Does Not Serve Region

Al-Assoumi to Asharq Al-Awsat: Arab Absence from Vienna Negotiations Does Not Serve Region

Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdul Rahman Al-Assoumi said that the absence of Arab countries from the ongoing Vienna talks on the Iranian nuclear…

Mohammed Nabil Helmi (Cairo)