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Lebanon Says France to Host Conference to Support Army

Arab World French Special Presidential Envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian looks on during a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam (not pictured) at the Government Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 January 2026. (EPA)

Lebanon Says France to Host Conference to Support Army

Lebanon said Wednesday that a conference in support of the country's army as it seeks to disarm Hezbollah would take place in Paris on March 5. The…

Arab World Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said the arrested man, Kazem Hamad, was a threat to national security. (Getty Images file)

Iraqi Officials Arrest Man Wanted by Australian Police as 'Number One Priority'

Iraqi officials have arrested a man wanted by Australian Federal Police as a person of interest in ​the investigation into a spate of firebombings, including…

Arab World A drone view shows the port of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, March 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Syria Asks Lebanon to Hand Over Assad-Era Officers

Syrian authorities have asked Lebanese security forces to hand over more than 200 senior officers who fled to Lebanon after the fall of Bashar al-Assad,…

Arab World  Internally displaced Palestinians move between the ruins of destroyed buildings at Al Rashid road in the west of Gaza City on, 06 January 2026, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (EPA)

Israel Army Says Killed Six Gaza Gunmen Despite Ceasefire

The Israeli military said Wednesday it had killed six gunmen in an updated toll from an exchange of fire in Gaza the day before, accusing them of violating the…

Arab World Palestinians displaced by the Israeli military offensive shelter in an UNRWA school, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, August 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Source Reveals to Asharq Al-Awsat Names of Some Members of Gaza Technocrat Committee

An informed Palestinian sources revealed that an agreement has been reached on the majority of the members of the technocratic committee will run the Gaza…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)

Arab World Supporters of Hezbollah hold portraits of its general secretaries on the first anniversary of the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah. (Reuters file)

Aoun, Hezbollah Ties Cool as Contacts Stay at Minimum

Relations between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Hezbollah have grown visibly strained, with contacts confined to what ministerial sources described as …

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A general view shows destruction in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 9, 2026 following Israeli attacks. Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli attacks in the Palestinian territory killed at least 13 people, including five children, despite a ceasefire that has largely halted the fighting. (AFP)

Palestinian Factions Hold Indirect Talks in Cairo on Second Phase of Gaza Ceasefire

A Palestinian source from the Fatah movement told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that “indirect” meetings among Palestinian factions have begun in Cairo to discuss…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World The Lebanese Central Bank in Beirut (NNA) 

Lebanon Charges Ex-Central Bank Governor Salameh Over Alleged $44.8 Mln Embezzlement

Lebanese prosecutors have indicted former central bank governor Riad Salameh and two lawyers on charges including embezzlement of public funds, forgery and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians walk past tents used by displaced people, during a windy winter day, in Gaza City, January 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Howling Winds Collapse Walls on Gaza Tent Camps, Killing 4, Child Dies of Hypothermia

At least four people died overnight in Gaza from walls collapsing onto their tents as strong winds lashed the Palestinian coastal territory, hospital…

Arab World Buses carrying displaced residents drive past a building in ruins as they return to the Achrafieh neighborhood after days of fighting between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP)

Syrian Army Tells Kurdish Forces to Withdraw from Area East of Aleppo City

Syria's army told Kurdish forces on Tuesday to withdraw from an area east of Aleppo after deadly clashes in the city last week, as a senior Kurdish official…

Arab World Security personnel inside the Imam Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dhahab neighborhood of Homs following a bombing . (AFP)

Syrian Interior Ministry Details Results of Security Campaigns in Latakia, Damascus Countrysides

Syria’s Interior Ministry has announced the results of a series of security operations carried out in recent days in Homs, Latakia, and the Damascus…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians stand beside a pool of rainwater amid makeshift shelters at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza (AFP). 

Gaza Deal: Cairo Talks Aim to Settle Sector’s ‘Administrative Committee’

Cairo is hosting renewed consultations on the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which entered into force on Oct. 10, following the arrival of a delegation from Hamas…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and ambassadors of the quintet countries meet at the Grand Serail in Beirut. (Lebanese government's press office)

Lebanese Govt Vows to Carry out Second Phase of Plan to Impose State Monopoly over Arms

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed on Monday that his country is determined to carry out the second phase of imposing state monopoly over weapons…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World United Nations peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol in vehicles together with Lebanese soldiers in the Buwayda region of Marjayoun, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, on January 8, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

UN Force Says Israeli Tank Fired near Peacekeepers in Lebanon

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli tank fired near its peacekeepers on Monday, and warned that such attacks were becoming …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The Port of Aden during sunset, in Aden, Yemen, October 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Al-Alimi Orders Closure of Illegal Prisons in Southern Yemen

Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council Dr. Rashad al-Alimi ordered on Monday the closure of all illegal prisons and detention centers in southern…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World RSF fighters. (AFP file photo)

Sudan Paramilitary Strike on Southeastern City Kills 27

Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces launched drones at an army base in the southeastern city of Sinja on Monday, killing 27 people, military and health…

Arab World  A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across an area in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP)

Drone Strike Kills 3 in Gaza as Hamas Prepares to Transfer Governance to New Committee

An Israeli drone strike on Monday killed three Palestinians who had crossed the ceasefire line near central Gaza’s Morag corridor, hospital officials said. …

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Arab World Palestinians walk along a road amid destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli-Backed Group Kills a Senior Hamas Police Officer in Gaza, Threatens More Attacks

An Israeli-backed Palestinian group said on Monday it had killed a senior Hamas police officer in the southern Gaza Strip, an incident which Hamas blamed on …

Arab World (From left) Nizar Awadallah, Khalil al-Hayya and Mohammad Ismail Darwish during a meeting with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei last February 2025. (Khamenei's website/AFP)

Hamas Postpones Election of Political Bureau Chief Indefinitely

Senior sources within Hamas said the movement has decided to postpone the election of the head of its political bureau, which had been scheduled to take place…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World People walk down a street as a car drives by following a ceasefire which ended days of fighting between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters in the Kurdish-majority Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, of the northern city of Aleppo on January 11, 2026. (AFP)

Syrian Army on Alert after SDF Armed Groups Detected East of Aleppo

The Syrian army went on alert on Sunday after detecting armed groups aligned with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) east of Aleppo city. In statements to the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Governor of Yemen's Hadhramaut governorate Salem al-Khanbashi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Hadhramaut Governor to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Stance Was Decisive, Situation Is Calm

Governor of Yemen's Hadhramaut Salem al-Khanbashi stressed that the situation in the governorate was returning to normal in wake of the recent developments and…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Mukalla (Yemen))
Arab World Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr. Rashad al-Alimi. (Saba)

Yemen's Al-Alimi Urges Limiting Possession of Weapons to State to Focus on Confronting Houthis

Chairman of Yemen's Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) Dr. Rashad al-Alimi said on Sunday that his country has entered a new decisive phase in restoring…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Arab World  Smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Chehour, southern Lebanon November 19, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir

Israel Army Issues Evacuation Warning for Lebanon Village ahead of Strikes

The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Sunday for the village of Kafr Hatta in southern Lebanon ahead of air strikes on Hezbollah targets in the area…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World File Photo: Some shops reopen despite extensive damage (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sudan PM Announces Govt Return to Khartoum from Wartime Capital

Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris announced on Sunday the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from wartime capital of Port…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest at Vakilabad highway in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on January 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

Iran Protest Death Toll Rises as Alarm Grows over Crackdown 'Massacre'

At least 192 protesters have been killed in Iran's biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, a rights group said Sunday, as…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the group that rules the territory, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP)

Israeli Fire Kills Three People in Gaza, Tension Rises

Israeli fire killed at least three Palestinians in two separate incidents across ​the enclave, local health authorities said, as tension rises over continued…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sadrist movement leader Moqtada al-Sadr (Sadrist media)

Iraq’s Sadr Accepts Defectors’ Return, Signals Force to Rivals

Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Shiite National Current, has offered what amounts to an amnesty to a group of former followers who had broken away…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Bishara Bahbah stands between US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance (Bahbah’s X account)

Bahbah Says ‘Board of Peace’ to be Announced Tuesday, ‘Gaza Committee’ to Follow

The head of Arab Americans for Peace and a mediator on Gaza, Bishara Bahbah, said on Saturday that information he has received indicates US President Donald…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Minister of State and Governor of Aden Abdulrahman Sheikh al-Yafei takes the constitutional oath on Saturday before the Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi. Saba

Calm Prevails in Yemen’s Liberated Areas after Dissolution of Southern Transitional Council

Security calm prevailed across Yemen’s liberated areas on Saturday, a day after the leadership of the Southern Transitional Council announced the dissolution…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)