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Israel Declares 'New Phase' of War, Netanyahu Promises to Return Citizens of the North

Arab World FILED - 02 September 2024, Israel, Jerusalem: Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference. Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO/dpa

Israel Declares 'New Phase' of War, Netanyahu Promises to Return Citizens of the North

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that Israel was “at the start of a new phase in the war” amid rising tension with Lebanon’s Hezbollah. …

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Arab World United Nations Secretary-General Antَnio Guterres speaks at a press conference ahead of the opening of the 79th High-level session of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations on September 18, 2024 in New York. (Photo by Bryan Smith / AFP)

UN Demands Israel End 'Unlawful' Presence in Palestinian Territories Within 12 Months

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end "its unlawful presence in the Occupied…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
Arab World Lebanese Red Cross ambulance passes near the families of victims who were injured by their exploding handheld pagers, at the emergency entrance of the American University hospital, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

2nd Wave of Device Explosions Hits Lebanon, Killing at Least 14

Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Ambulances are surrounded by people at the entrance of the American University of Beirut Medical Center, on September 17, 2024. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Iran Accuses US, West of Supporting Pager Attack

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday accused the US and its allies of backing the exploding pagers attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria. …

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Arab World Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, after talks at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany, March 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Jordan’s King Abdullah Swears in New Government Led by Technocrat 

Jordan's King Abdullah II swore in a reformist government on Wednesday tasked with accelerating IMF-backed reforms and pushing through political and economic…


Arab World Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi attends a press conference, in Amman, Jordan September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni

Jordan Says Israel Pushing Middle East to Brink of Regional War

Israel is pushing the whole Middle East to the brink of regional conflict by maintaining a dangerous escalation on several fronts, Jordan's foreign minister…

Asharq Al Awsat (Amman)
Arab World People wait for a bus near images of those taken hostage or killed during the deadly October 7 attack, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel September 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Military Says it Has Intercepted 2 Suspicious Drones 

Israel’s military said they had intercepted two suspicious drones that approached Israel from Lebanon and Iraq on Wednesday morning, the day after pagers used…

Arab World People walk near an ambulance outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Russia Calls Latest Attack on Hezbollah 'an Act of Hybrid War' Against Lebanon

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said an attack on Hezbollah and others using exploding pagers was an act of hybrid war against Lebanon in which…

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Arab World Ennahda leader Rached al-Ghannouchi. (dpa)

Amnesty International Urges Tunisia to Release 97 Ennahda Members

Amnesty International urged on Tuesday Tunisian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release 97 members of opposition group Ennahda arrested between…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt, September 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Sisi Tells Blinken That Egypt Opposes Escalation, Backs Lebanon Following Blasts 

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Cairo rejects any attempts at escalation in the region and supports…

Arab World A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters)

Qaani in Baghdad to Resolve Internal Rifts

The commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Ismail Qaani, arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to meet with the leaders of the Shiite Coordination Framework, as well as…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World US President Joe Biden speaks before a wildfire briefing in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, 17 September 2024. EPA/SAMUEL CORUM

Biden Calls on Sudan's Warring Parties to Re-engage in Negotiations

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on Sudan's warring parties to re-engage in negotiations to end a war that has been ongoing for more than 17 months. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Arab World Fire blazes at Yemen’s Hodeidah port after an Israeli attack on fuel depots. (AFP file)

Washington Denies it Agreed to Houthi Offer to Recognize their Govt in Yemen

US officials described as "completely baseless" Houthi remarks that Washington had offered the recognize their government in Sanaa in return for the Iran…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World Israeli soldiers patrol a road in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Sharon ARONOWICZ / AFP)

Israeli Military: 4 Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza

The Israeli military said on Wednesday four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Gaza. Three soldiers were severely wounded and two others moderately…

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Arab World A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Exploding Pagers Used in Apparent Israeli Attack on Hezbollah Made in Hungary, Accused Firm Says 

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent Israeli operation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference in Dubai on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

EU's Top Diplomat Urges More Pressure for Gaza Deal

The European Union's foreign policy chief called Tuesday for more pressure on Israel and Hamas for a Gaza ceasefire as a deal remained out of reach despite…

Arab World Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, attends a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

UN General Assembly Debates Call for End to Israeli Occupation 

UN member states debated Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months…

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Arab World Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2024. (EPA)

At Least 3 Dead, over 1,000, Including Hezbollah Members, Wounded in Pager Blasts in Lebanon

At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the…

Arab World In this photo released of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU naval mission working in the Red Sea, on the X platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 16, 2024, the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV-Sounion, left, is towed. (EUNAFOR ASPIDES via AP)

Burning Oil Tanker Safely Towed Away from Yemen After Houthi Attacks 

Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militias to a safe area without any oil…

Arab World Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

US Airs Frustration with Israel’s Military About Strikes in Gaza 

The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers and civilians in Gaza in a sign of…

Arab World A smoke plume billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Kfar Shouba in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on September 16, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Israeli Commander Calls for Occupying Parts of Southern Lebanon to Form Buffer Zone

Commander of Israel’s Northern Command Major General Ori Gordin called on Monday for occupying part of southern Lebanon to turn it into a buffer zone that…

Nazeer Majli (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Smoke rises above Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in Israel, September 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel Says Halting Hezbollah Attacks Is Now a War Goal as Officials Warn of a Wider Operation 

Israel announced Tuesday that halting Hezbollah's attacks in the north in order to allow its residents to return is now an official war goal, as the country…

Arab World File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA

Assad and Shoigu Meet in Damascus, Discuss Security Issues

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with visiting Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu on Monday and discussed with him strengthening bilateral…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: A billboard with a picture of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Sinwar Says Hamas Ready for 'Long War of Attrition'

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said on Monday the Palestinian group was prepared for prolonged fighting against Israel, in a message to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World A vehicle moves past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

UN Experts Censure Western Support for Israel Since Gaza War

UN human rights experts criticized mostly Western states on Monday for continuing to support Israel despite what they described as a genocide in Gaza which…

Arab World A view of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 15 September 2024. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Gaza Rescuers Say at Least 18 Killed in Israeli Strikes

Gaza rescuers and medics said Israeli airstrikes killed at least 18 people across the Palestinian territory overnight and on Monday morning, including 10 in…

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Arab World Israeli artillery shells an area of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 11 September 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Israeli Minister Says Time Running out for Diplomatic Solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday that the window was closing for a diplomatic solution to the standoff…

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Arab World Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts (Reuters)

UNRWA Chief: Gaza Polio Vaccination Coverage Has Reached 90%

Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday, adding that the next step was to…

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Arab World  A member of the PKK carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains in northern Iraq, 22 June 2018 (AFP)

Turkish Drone Kills PKK Member in Northern Iraq, Security Agency Says

A Turkish drone strike killed one member of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and wounded two others in northern Iraq on Monday, Iraqi Kurdistan's counter…