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Report: Colombian Mercenaries in Sudan ‘Recruited by UK-registered Firms’

Arab World (COMBO) This combination of satellite images released by Planet Labs PBC on December 19, 2025, shows from top left to bottom right:- the graves near the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) headquarters in El-Fasher, taken on the following dates: on October 8, 2025, on October 27, 2025, on January 15, 2025, and on December 14, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Planet Labs / AFP)

Report: Colombian Mercenaries in Sudan ‘Recruited by UK-registered Firms’

An exclusive investigation by UK’s The Guardian has found companies hiring hundreds of Colombian fighters for Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces. A one-bedroom…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World In this photo, provided by Egypt's presidency media office, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, front right, greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. (Egyptian Presidency Media Office via AP)

Egyptian President Urges UN Security Council Reforms for Africa's Larger Role

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday reiterated calls for structural changes in the UN Security Council to grant Africa a larger role in shaping…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip November 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Türkiye, Hamas Discuss Reaching 2nd Phase of Gaza Peace Plan

Türkiye's MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' ​negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Saturday and discussed necessary measures to be taken for…

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Arab World A Lebanese Army vehicle near a destroyed position in the town of Naqoura in South Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanon: 1st Phase of Plan to Confiscate Weapons South of Litani River to End Within Days

The first phase ​of the plan to confiscate weapons south of the Litani ‌River ‌will ‌end ⁠in ​a "few days," ‌Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a …

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Arab World A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet flies over an airbase in northern Jordan on May 29, 2014, during the Eager Lion exercise. [US Air Force website]

Jordanian Army Participated in Strikes on ISIS Targets in Syria

Jordan's army participated ​in the US strikes on ISIS ‌targets ‌in ‌Syria ⁠on ​Friday, state-owned ‌Jordan TV said on Saturday. The US military ⁠launched…

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Arab World People pose for a picture in Manger Square in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Christmas Spirit Returns to Bethlehem after Ceasefire in Gaza

At midnight on Christmas Eve, the words of the traditional hymn “The Night of Christmas” will ring out in the tiny grotto in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity…

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Arab World (FILES) This aerial view shows displaced Palestinians returning to the war-devastated Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025, shortly before a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas was implemented. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli Army Reportedly Ignored Oct. 6 Intel Warning of Hamas Attack

On October 6, 2023 - less than 24 hours before the Hamas attack that triggered the Gaza war - Israel gathered intelligence indicating the Palestinian group was…

Arab World Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya Hanna Tetteh (Getty)

Tetteh Accuses Libyan Stakeholders of Stalling Political Progress

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya Hanna Tetteh has accused Libya’s stakeholders…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World A view of previous meetings of the General People’s Congress wing in Sanaa (local media)

Sanaa's GPC Wing Deepens Submission to Houthis

A wing of Yemen’s General People’s Congress (GPC) operating in areas under Houthi control has moved to consolidate its alignment with the Iran-backed group,…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with Simon Karam at Baabda Palace. Photo: Lebanese presidency

Lebanon: Return of Residents Dominates Naqoura Ceasefire Mechanism Meeting

The committee overseeing the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, known as the “mechanism,” convened its 15th meeting in Naqoura, the second to include…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Palestinians carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli military strike as they arrive at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)

Israel Turns Gaza ‘Yellow Line’ into Deadly Boundary

Israel has effectively turned the “yellow line” marked on the Gaza withdrawal map, part of a phased pullback agreed under the October ceasefire, into a de…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World In this US Army photo taken from an undisclosed location on December 19, 2025, a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft takes off from a base in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike.  (Photo by US AIR FORCE / AFP)

US Hits More Than 70 ISIS Targets in Syria with Large Retaliatory Strikes

US fighter jets, attack helicopters and artillery hit more than 70 targets across central Syria on Friday, the Pentagon said, in a major military operation…

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Arab World Detainee Imad Amhaz Case Highlights Hezbollah’s Maritime Activities

Detainee Imad Amhaz Case Highlights Hezbollah’s Maritime Activities

Israel’s disclosure of a naval commando operation in the northern Lebanese town of Batroun has thrust back into focus a case that straddles security, political…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Iraqi security says it carried out raid in Syria, arrested ISIS leaders (Government Media)

Baghdad Pushes for Deeper Partnership with Washington against ISIS

An Iraqi official said security cooperation with the United States is intensifying in the fight against terrorism, following a rare joint helicopter raid by…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food rations at a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza (AFP)

Miami Talks Aim to Bridge Gaps in Gaza Deal’s Second Phase

Mediators are convening for fresh talks in Miami, Florida, as efforts to advance the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement remain stalled, months after…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World  United National Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during an event to mark the end of the UN political mission, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. (AP)

Guterres Condemns Houthi Detention of Another 10 UN Staff in Yemen

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday condemned the Houthi detention of another 10 UN personnel in Yemen, taking the total to 69, his…

Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. (Reuters)

Asharq Al-Awsat Publishes Outline of Lebanon’s Deposit Repayment Plan

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam is pushing to secure approval for a draft law aimed at resolving the fate of bank deposits frozen since the country’s…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)

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Arab World  A Palestinian looks over an area of buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations at sunset in northern Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP)

Over 1,000 Patients Have Died Awaiting Evacuation from Gaza Since July 2024, Says WHO

More than 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from war-ravaged Gaza in the last year and a half, the World Health Organization…

Arab World A convoy of buses carry Syrian refugees who return home from Lebanon, arrive at the Syrian border crossing point, in Jdeidet Yabous, Syria, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP)

Syria Welcomes the Permanent Repeal of Sweeping US Sanctions

Syria’s government and its allies on Friday welcomed the final lifting of the most draconian sanctions imposed on the country in recent decades. The US…

Arab World Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen after the global hunger monitor, in Gaza City, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Gaza No Longer in Famine After Aid Access Improves, Hunger Monitor Says

There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial ​food deliveries improved following a…

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Arab World People inspect a damaged building, after Israeli military said on Sunday that it struck a militant from the Lebanese Iran-aligned Hezbollah group, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Lebanon-Israel Truce Committee Talks Widen as Hezbollah Disarmament Deadline Nears

The committee overseeing the Hezbollah-Israel truce in Lebanon focused on Friday on how to return displaced people to their homes, addressing civilian issues…

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Arab World Under the deal, Leviathan will sell about 130 bcm of gas to Egypt through 2040 or until all contract values are fulfilled - File Photo

Egypt Says Gas Deal with Israel is 'Strictly Commercial'

Egypt said that a natural gas deal with Israel was a "strictly commercial" arrangement with no political dimensions, adding it was concluded by private energy…

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Arab World Amhaz's ID card at the Maritime Sciences and Technology Institute. (Telegram)

Israel Says Man's Capture Sabotaged Secret Hezbollah Naval Unit

Israel's military said Friday a man seized last year in Lebanon was a Hezbollah operative who played a key role in planning a covert maritime force for the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World 12 February 2025, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Palestinians shop in a market in the middle of the destruction in Khan Younis, after the Israeli Forces withdrew as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Hamas Official Says Miami Talks Must End Israel's Gaza Truce 'Violations'

A top Hamas official said that talks in Miami on Friday to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire must aim to end Israeli truce "violations" in the…

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Arab World Abdel Fattah el-Sisi during the reception of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in Cairo on Thursday (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt Signals Possible Activation of Joint Defense Pact to Safeguard Sudan’s Unity

Egypt has drawn explicit “red lines” regarding the conflict in Sudan, warning that any attempt to cross them would directly threaten Egyptian national…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World A fighter from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, affiliated with Hamas, oversees the search for the bodies of Israeli hostages, with the participation of Red Cross personnel, in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, Dec. 1, 2025. (EPA) 

Israel Considers Special Military Court to Seek Death Penalty for Hamas Fighters

Israel is weighing extraordinary legal measures that could result in the execution of up to 100 Hamas fighters accused of taking part in the Oct. 7, 2023…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Al-Alimi met with US Ambassador Steven Fagin in Riyadh (SABA)

US-Yemen Engagement Seeks to Bolster Partnership, Contain Divisions

Several meetings held by US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin with the leadership of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) point to American attempts to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World A police vehicle of the interim Syrian government moves through a street by the Saha Mosque in Palmyra in central Syria on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

ISIS, in First Comment, Calls Palmyra Attack a Blow to US and Syrian Forces

The ISIS group said the killing of US Pentagon personnel in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra was a "blow" to US forces and Syrian armed factions opposed to it,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Kurds wave the flags of the SDF and the new Syrian regime during a celebration in the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria (AFP).

Syria, Kurdish Forces Race to Save Integration Deal ahead of Deadline

Syrian, Kurdish and US officials are scrambling ahead of a year-end deadline to show some progress in a stalled deal to merge Kurdish forces with the Syrian…

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