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Colombia Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Restores Free Trade Deal with Israel

Arab World FILE - Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella speaks during a bilateral agreements signing ceremony with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sept. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, Pool, File)

Colombia Opens Embassy in Jerusalem, Restores Free Trade Deal with Israel

Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the 10th country to do so, as new President Abelardo de la Espriella reversed his predecessor's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World US envoy to Iraq Tom Barrack speaks to the media at United Nations headquarters in New York on September 24, 2026 (Reuters)

Barrack, al-Zaidi Discuss Iraq’s Difficult Path to Stability

Iraqi sources have indicated that the issue of weapons held by armed factions was likely among the topics discussed in Baghdad between Iraq’s prime minister,…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal (Prime Minister’s Office)

Lebanon Steps Up Probe into Seized Explosives, Smuggling Networks

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar have stressed the need to continue investigations into recently seized explosives to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Yemeni government forces repel intensified Houthi attacks on the Taiz fronts (Military Media)

Yemeni Forces Repel Fierce Houthi Attacks on Taiz Fronts

Yemeni government forces and Popular Resistance fighters battled intensified Houthi attacks across Taiz province on Tuesday as Operation Dawn of Yemen entered…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Reuters)

Australia, Canada, France and United Kingdom Regret Postponement of Palestinian Elections

The foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom on Tuesday expressed deep “regret” over the Palestinian President's decision to…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Arab World Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (R) and OPCW Director General Dallafior (L) attend a joint press conference at the Tishreen Palace in Damascus, Syria, 13 October 2026. (EPA)

Watchdog Chief Says Urgent to Find Remaining Assad-Era Chemical Weapons

The head of the world's chemical weapons watchdog on a visit Tuesday to Syrian capital Damascus said the remaining chemical weapons from the era of ousted…

Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and several ministers attend a military parade in Damascus. (Syrian Defense Ministry)

Move to Repeal Syria’s Anti-Brotherhood Law Raises Questions over Group’s Political Return

Syrian lawmakers are gathering signatures to propose repealing a law that makes membership in the Muslim Brotherhood punishable by death, as the group signals…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus )
Arab World Hamas official Ali al-Amoudi (Hamas-affiliated Palestinian Information Center)

Asharq Al-Awsat Reveals How Hamas Leader in Gaza Survived Israeli Assassination Attempt

Hamas sources have disclosed how an urgent intelligence warning helped Ali al-Amoudi, who oversees the movement’s political bureau in Gaza, escape an Israeli…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World A man rides his motorcycle next to damaged buildings in West Zawtar, southern Lebanon, October 1, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

US Assurances Against Expansion of War on Lebanon, Provided Netanyahu Is Given No Pretext

A state of uncertainty hangs over the political and security situation in southern Lebanon following the postponement of a US-sponsored Lebanese-Israeli…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese army soldiers inspect a damaged vehicle marked with 'Press' at the site of an Israeli strike that killed a few journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media, Lebanon's health ministry and local media reported, in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

Media Rights Group Urges Pressure on Israel over Deadly 2023 Strike

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Tuesday urged pressure on Israel including potential economic consequences if it does not hold responsible troops…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestures to soldiers inside the presidential palace after the Sudanese army said it had taken control of the building, in the capital Khartoum, Sudan March 26, 2025. Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council/Handout via REUTERS

Sudan’s al-Burhan Orders Investigation Into Deadly Airstrike on Gold Mine

Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has ordered a probe into what he called a "painful incident" near the Egyptian border, where an airstrike hit a gold…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab (C) inspects an area near the Four Seasons Hotel following two blasts in Damascus on July 7, 2026. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Syria Establishes ‘Capital Security Service’ to Bolster Damascus Security

Syria established a special security service apparatus for its capital, Damascus, in a bid to bolster security, uncover sleeper cells and thwart attempts to…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World The Prime Minister lays the foundation stone for the “Watan Initiative” in Nineveh on Monday (PM's Media Office)

Baghdad Accuses Tehran, Washington of ‘Strangling’ the Iraqi Economy

Iraqi government spokesman Haider Al-Aboudi has accused both Iran and the United States of “strangling” Iraq’s economy by failing to grant exemptions that…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Kaja Kallas, the European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, speaks during a joint press conference with Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji (not pictured) at the Lebanese Foreign Ministry in Beirut, Lebanon, 08 October 2026. (EPA)

EU Establishes New Lebanon Support Mission

European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to establish a new support mission in Lebanon aimed at advising and training the country's military and…

Arab World 16 February 2026, Lebanon, Beirut: Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is pictured during a meeting at the Prime Minister's office. (dpa)

Lebanese Army Seizes More Explosives as PM Vows Firm Response

Lebanon's army said it seized explosives on Monday, after Prime Minister Nawaf Salam vowed to deal firmly with illegal weapons, days after security forces…

Arab World Yemeni Interior Minister and Aden Governor during the press conference (Yemeni Interior Ministry)

Yemen Dismantles Houthi Network That Plotted to Destabilize Security, Target Security and Military Leaders

Yemen's Interior Ministry arrested members of and dismantled Houthi-affiliated terrorist cells in the temporary capital Aden and the governorates of Lahj and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Hezbollah supporters wave the group’s flags in Beirut’s southern suburbs (AFP).

Lebanese Judiciary Widens Probe into Hezbollah Explosives Shipment

Lebanese judicial authorities have expanded their investigation into a shipment of explosives seized in Dahr al-Baydar, on the Bekaa-Beirut highway, seeking to…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)

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Arab World Fighters from the Yemeni government’s Southern Giants Brigades near the Bab al-Mandab Strait (AP) 

‘Dawn of Yemen’ Offensive Intensifies Pressure on Houthis by Land and Air

The Dawn of Yemen military offensive entered its seventh day on Sunday, with intensified airstrikes targeting Houthi positions and reinforcements in Taiz and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy

Egypt’s Consul to Asharq Al-Awsat: Repatriation of Azza’s Body to Cairo Nears Completion

The formal procedures for repatriating the body of Egyptian flight attendant Azza Ramzy to Cairo is expected to arrive on Monday, pending the completion of the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Arab World A Lebanese flag placed on a damaged olive tree in the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, near the neighboring village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, where Israeli forces are stationed, in southern Lebanon, 10 October 2026. (EPA)

2 Killed Near Israeli-Occupied Zone in South Lebanon

Two men were killed in south Lebanon on Sunday, one by Israeli fire and the other by an explosive remnant of war, as they took part in the annual olive harvest…

Arab World General Saddam Haftar, deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Benghazi. (LNA General Command)

Saddam Haftar Assures Shaibani of General Command’s Readiness to Support Syrian People

General Saddam Haftar, deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army, discussed with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani several issues of common…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Arab World  A portion of the vessel floats after it capsized while carrying about 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen. (Kennedy Omondi Okoth/International Organization for Migration/Handout via Reuters)

139 Migrants, Including Children, Die After Boat Capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Hezbollah supporters hold up a portrait of the group’s former secretaries-general, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, during the second anniversary of their assassinations in Beirut’s southern suburbs (AP). 

Washington Targets Hezbollah’s Alternative Funding Networks

The United States is stepping up efforts to track alternative financing channels used by Hezbollah as tighter sanctions threaten its traditional sources of…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A scene from the arrests carried out in Masyaf (Hama Security Correspondent).

Syrian Security Forces Step Up anti-ISIS Operations, Pursue Former Regime Loyalists

Syrian security forces have intensified operations against ISIS cells following a deadly September bus attack near Masyaf in central Syria, while separately…

Souad Jarous (Damascus)
Arab World  A sign promoting Palestinian legislative elections on a road near the West Bank city of Jenin (File photo: EPA). 

Abbas Calls for Palestinian Presidential, Legislative Elections in September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree calling for simultaneous presidential and legislative elections on Sept. 11, 2027, canceling a…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Soldiers from Yemen’s pro-government Giants Brigades during their campaign against the Houthis near Bab al-Mandab (AP). 

Yemen Offensive Intensifies as Military Reports 2,750 Strikes in 24 Hours

Yemeni government forces pressed their offensive against the Houthis on Saturday, advancing along the western coast and in Marib as the military reported more…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World UN Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg (United Nations)

UN Yemen Envoy: Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia Threaten Regional Security

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said Sunday that the Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are a dangerous escalation that pose a grave threat to regional…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This photograph taken during a media tour organized by Hezbollah shows a flag of Hezbollah installed on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)

Judicial Source: Lebanon Arrests 2 Suspected Hezbollah Members over Explosives

Lebanese authorities arrested two suspected Hezbollah members accused of secretly transporting half-a-ton of explosives, a judicial source told AFP on Saturday…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World A relief worker walks among the tents at a temporary shelter for displaced people north of Aden (AFP)

MSF: Houthi Escalation Leaves Thousands of Yemenis Without Shelter

The ordeal is far from over for the thousands of Yemenis who have fled the Houthi escalation in western Taiz and southern Hodeidah. Reaching safer areas did…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)