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Syria Says Repelled Drone Attack From Iraq on US Base

Arab World In this file photo dated Feb 7, 2026, boys along a road wave to an approaching US military mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) armored fighting vehicle moving in a convoy transporting ISIS group detainees being transferred to Iraq from Syria, on the outskirts of Qahtaniyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province. (AFP)

Syria Says Repelled Drone Attack From Iraq on US Base

Syria's assistant defense minister said Sunday that his country's forces had repelled a drone attack from neighboring Iraq targeting one of Syria's last US…

Arab World Israeli military vehicles maneuver on the Lebanese side of the border, as seen from the Upper Galilee in northern Israel, 25 March 2026. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Israeli Military Says Another Soldier Killed in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli ‌military ‌said early Sunday ‌that ⁠one of ⁠its ⁠soldiers ‌was ‌killed during ‌combat ‌in southern ‌Lebanon…

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Arab World 26 March 2026, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Israeli warplanes launch an airstrike near a camp sheltering displaced people in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. (dpa)

Israeli Strikes Hit Two Gaza Police Checkpoints, Killing Six, Medics Say

Two ‌Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed at least six Palestinians including a child, local health officials said,…

Arab World Syrian troops take position in the village of Hawsh al-Sayyid Ali, located 2 km (1.24 miles) from the Lebanon border, Syria, Monday, March 17, 2025. (AP)

Syria Says It Closed Smuggling Tunnel on Lebanon Border

Syrian authorities said Saturday that they found and closed a tunnel between their country and Lebanon they believed was used for smuggling by "Lebanese…


Arab World Lebanese Minister of Health Rakan Nassereddine holds up a picture of an ambulance damaged in an Israeli air strike during a press conference at the Ministry of Health in Beirut, Lebanon, 28 March 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

WHO: Attacks in Southern Lebanon Killed 9 Paramedics

The World Health Organization said on Saturday that nine paramedics were killed and seven others wounded in five separate attacks on health care in ⁠southern…

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Arab World File: Palestinian Territories, Nablus: A view of a damaged vehicle following an attack by Jewish settlers, who also wrote Hebrew slogans on the walls of houses in the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank. Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Israeli Military Kills 15-year-old Palestinian in West Bank

The Israeli military killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy near Bethlehem late on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry, as violence in the…

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Arab World File Photo: President of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani - AFP

Baghdad Orders Probe after Drone Targets Kurdistan President’s Home

A drone attack targeted the home of the president of Iraq's Kurdistan Region early on Saturday, security sources said, in an incident that comes as tensions…

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Arab World Journalists Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima Ftouni (National News Agency)

Israeli Strike Kills Three Lebanese Journalists

An Israeli strike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed three Lebanese journalists, Reuters reported. Al Manar reporter Ali Shaib and reporter Fatima…

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Arab World A man points at a building damaged by Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 28, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Destruction from Two Wars Strains the Lebanese State

A pattern of systematic destruction pursued by Israel in the current war is becoming clearer by the day, extending in both context and objectives from the…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A Palestinian man (R) watch a settler family walks past a group of Israeli police officers as 11 Palestinian families in the Batan al-Hawa area of Silwan are evicted to make room for Israeli settlers, in the predominantly Arab neighbourhood of Silwan, in East Jerusalem on March 25, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

Palestinian Authority Condemns East Jerusalem Evictions

The Palestinian Authority has condemned the recent eviction of multiple families from their homes in east Jerusalem and urged the international community to…

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Arab World Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, in Gaza City, March 28, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Palestinian Brothers Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian brothers Saturday morning in the Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said. The strike hit the men close to the…

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Arab World An Israeli soldier directs a tank near the Lebanese border (Reuters)

Israel, Hezbollah Brace for Prolonged Fighting in South Lebanon

Hezbollah is preparing for a prolonged fight in south Lebanon and is insisting on an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory before any ceasefire takes…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Smoke rises from a site hit by an Israeli strike near a camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza Strip last Wednesday (AP)

Hamas to Seek Changes in Response to Disarmament Plan

Sources in Hamas and other Palestinian factions say there’s growing pessimism over a plan presented by the high representative of the US-backed Board of Peace,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Sudan’s Islamist movement ruled with an iron grip for 30 years before a mass uprising that began on Dec. 19, 2018 toppled it (Reuters)

After US Terror Listing, Sudan’s Brotherhood Faces Tough Choices

Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Movement has remained silent after the US designated it a “foreign terrorist organization,” a decision that took…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Arab World A Houthi member mans a machine gun on a pickup truck while on patrol during a rally in solidarity with Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 March 2026. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Houthis Join War by Launching Missiles at Israel

Iranian-backed Houthi militias have claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Israel, their first such attack since the Iran war began. Brig. Gen…

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Arab World Arab Parliament Speaker Condemns Continued Iranian Attacks on Arab States

Arab Parliament Speaker Condemns Continued Iranian Attacks on Arab States

Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Yamahi condemned the continued systematic Iranian terrorist attacks against several Arab states, describing them as a…

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Arab World Relatives of a soldier killed in an airstrike on Habbaniyah base carry the Iraqi flag during his funeral (AFP)

Iraq Pushes to Centralize War Powers Under State Control

Iraqi security sources reported a breakthrough in investigations into rocket and drone attacks on diplomatic and security sites, as political and legal…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A Lebanese army patrol in southern Lebanon. (Lebanese army file photo)

Lebanese Army ‘Repositions’ Itself in the South to Avoid Contact with Israel

The Lebanese army and security forces are carrying out a “preventive” redeployment of units in the south under Israeli fire, in a move seen as aimed at…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World  A man sits near a street in Jerusalem's Old City, following restrictions on large gatherings amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, March 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Military Kills Two in Raid, Says Palestinian Ministry

Israeli forces killed two Palestinian men on Friday during a raid north of Jerusalem, the Ramallah-based health ministry and relatives said, while the army…

Arab World First aid responders inspect the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in the southern Lebanese town of Saksakiyeh on March 27, 2026. (AFP)

G7 Ministers Urge End to Attacks Against Civilians in Middle East War

G7 allies on Friday urged a stop to attacks against civilians in the Middle East war, after a foreign ministers' meeting in France attended by US Secretary of…

Arab World A man checks a destroyed house that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Saksakiyeh village, south Lebanon, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Hezbollah Says Clashed with Israeli Forces in Two South Lebanon Villages

Hezbollah said Friday its members had clashed directly with Israeli forces in two south Lebanon villages, as Israeli airstrikes on several areas killed at…

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Arab World This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (2nd-R) attending the early morning prayers for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, in Damascus on March 20, 2026. (SANA/AFP)

Syrian President to Visit Berlin on Monday, Says German Govt

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Germany on Monday for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a government spokesman in Berlin said. "The…

Arab World A Hezbollah flag is placed in front of a house destroyed by an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, during a media tour in Chaat, Lebanon, March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo

War between Hezbollah and Israel Deepens Fractures in Lebanon

War between Israel and Hezbollah is pushing Lebanon's fragile state and society towards breaking point, straining sectarian and political faultlines as Shi'ite…

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Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani during a meeting in New York last September. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt, Syria Boost Rapprochement Through Reconstruction, Economic Cooperation

Egypt and Syria are seeking to strengthen bilateral cooperation and expand economic and trade partnerships, following a series of visits and meetings at…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World  In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, shakes hands with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)

No ‘Positive Signs’ as Israel Refuses to Tie Ending War on Lebanon to Iran

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated on Thursday the need for the state to impose its authority throughout its territories and impose monopoly over…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World An Iraqi soldier stands guard at the site of a destroyed healthcare center in the Habbaniyah military base, which was targeted by in an airstrike killing seven security personnel and wounding 13 others, in Habbaniyah, west of Baghdad on March 26, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq Condemns Any ‘Aggression, Targeting’ of Gulf States, Jordan

Iraq on Thursday condemned the targeting of the Gulf states and Jordan, a day after these countries issued a joint statement demanding Baghdad act to prevent…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World  US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Paris-Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, France, early Friday, March 27, 2026, to take part in the G7 foreign ministers' meeting. (AP)

Rubio Holds Call with Iraqi Kurdish Leader, State Department Says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday, the State Department said, adding he…

Arab World The rubble of a damaged building after an Israeli strike in the Chiyah area, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, 25 March 2026. (EPA)

Blasts Heard as Lebanese State Media Says Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs

Lebanese media reported an Israeli strike hit Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, as AFP correspondents heard several explosions from the Hezbollah…