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World Bank Looking to Free up Emergency Funds for Lebanon, Managing Director Says

Arab World  A plume of smoke billows following an Israeli air strike on the village of Khiam in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on October 7, 2024. (AFP)

World Bank Looking to Free up Emergency Funds for Lebanon, Managing Director Says

The World Bank is looking to free up emergency funds for Lebanon, potentially including up to $100 million through the use of special clauses in existing loan…

Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a joint press conference with Finnish President Alexander Stubb (unseen) after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Türkiye, 01 October 2024. (EPA)

Türkiye's Erdogan Condemns Israel's Military Assault on Gaza and Lebanon

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack to condemn Israel's military assault on Gaza and Lebanon. "Today, I…

Arab World  Destroyed buildings are seen after being hit by Israeli airstrikes in the village of Qmatiyeh, southeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP)

Lebanese Mountain Village Mourns Dead in Israeli Airstrike

A village in the mountains southeast of Beirut was in shock after an Israeli airstrike demolished a residential building and partly destroyed another, killing…

Arab World  People run for cover as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Yemen, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP)

Israeli Military Says It Intercepts Missile Fired from Yemen

A surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen at central Israel on Monday was intercepted, the Israeli military said. The missile set off air raid sirens…

Arab World  French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot holds a press conference, on the first anniversary of the Hamas-led deadly October 7 attack on Israel, at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, October 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Force Alone Will Not Lead to Israel’s Security, France Says

Israel's security cannot be guaranteed with military force alone and will require a diplomatic solution, France's foreign minister said on Monday, and Paris…


Arab World Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine (C) attends the funeral ceremony of slain top commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut's southern suburbs on August 1, 2024. (AFP)

Lebanese Security Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Safieddine Likely Killed in Israeli Strike

A Lebanese security sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that Hashem Safieddine, the potential successor to Hassan Nasrallah as secretary general of Hezbollah in…

Arab World US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs for South Bend, Indiana from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, October 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Biden and Harris Condemn Hamas on Attack Anniversary, Call for Ceasefire

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned Hamas on the anniversary of the armed group’s attack on Israel, while reiterating their…

Arab World A handout photo released by the Lebanese Government Press office shows Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati (R) meeting with Jordan's Foreign Affairs Minister Ayman Safadi (L) in Beirut on October 7, 2024. (Lebanese Prime Minister's Press Office / AFP)

Jordan’s FM Slams Israel for Pushing Middle East to ‘Abyss of Regional War’

Jordan’s top diplomat on Monday slammed Israel’s war with the Hezbollah group in Lebanon, saying it is pushing the Middle East into the “abyss of full-scale…

Arab World This picture shows a view of destruction following an overnight Israeli air strike on the neighborhood of Kafaat in Beirut's southern suburbs, on October 7, 2024. (AFP)

Nearly 700 Americans Have Left Lebanon as Hostilities Mount

The State Department says nearly 700 American citizens, green card holders and family members have now left Lebanon aboard US-contracted planes since late…

Arab World A combination picture shows Palestinian woman Inas Abu Maamar, 36, embraces the body of her 5-year-old niece Saly, who was killed in an Israeli strike, at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023 (L) and Inas visits a damaged cemetery where Saly was buried, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, September 11, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

A Picture of Her Grief Gripped the World. A Year On, Gaza Woman Haunted by Memories

The Reuters photograph of Inas Abu Maamar, face buried in the shrouded body of her dead five-year-old niece Saly, was taken days after Israel began its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World (FILES) People search for survivors and the bodies of victims through the rubble of buildings destroyed during Israeli bombardment, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 26, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by Mahmud HAMS / AFP)

Israel Steps up Gaza Bombing on War’s First Anniversary, Civilians Desperate for Return to Calm

Israel stepped up air and ground attacks on Hamas in Gaza, killing at least 52 people according to Palestinian medics, on the first anniversary of a war that…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (Reuters)

Sudani Continues Efforts to Avert Israeli Retaliation against Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has urged Britain, Spain and Switzerland to exert pressure to ease the tensions in the region and help avert an…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Israeli protesters demand deal to release hostages (dpa)

Poll: Majority of Israelis Think Tel Aviv ‘Lost’ Gaza War

Amid Israeli attempts to isolate the Gaza Strip, take advantage of the war in Lebanon and threaten to extend it to Iran, a majority of Israelis still believe…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Head of Hezbollah's political council Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed. (Sayyed's website)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Collective Command Will Lead Hezbollah Until End of War

Reports have emerged that Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed, the head of Hezbollah's’ political council, may be named successor to the Iran-backed party’s Secretary…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World File photo: A Syrian army soldier stands next to a Syrian flag in Umm al-Mayazen, in the countryside of Daraa, Syria, July 10, 2018. (Reuters)

Russia Says It Struck Two Syrian Militant Sites

Russia's air force carried out strikes on two militant sites in Syria outside the area of al-Tanf, Russia's RIA state news agency reported on Sunday, referring…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World FILE - Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a makeshift tent camp in Deir al Balah, Gaza, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

Mideast Violence is Spiraling a Year Since the Gaza War Began

A year after Hamas’ fateful attack on southern Israel, the Middle East is embroiled in a war that shows no signs of ending and seems to be getting worse…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Smoke billows near buildings, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Hezbollah Missiles Hit Haifa, Israel Steps up Bombings in South Lebanon

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third largest city Haifa on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO:  Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, the head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony, in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iranian Officials: Quds Force Chief Out of Contact since Beirut Strikes

Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A general view shows damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes in Choueifat, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon, October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer

UN Refugee Chief Says Airstrikes in Lebanon Have Violated Humanitarian Law

The United Nations' refugee chief Filippo Grandi said on Sunday that airstrikes in Lebanon had violated international humanitarian law by hitting civilian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Fire and smoke rise over an area targeted by an Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on October 6 - AFP

Israel Pounds Lebanon ahead of Hamas Attack Anniversary

A fireball lit up the sky and smoke billowed over Beirut on Sunday as Israel unleashed intense strikes on Lebanon, almost a year since the Hamas attack that…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A woman walks past destroyed buildings in the government-controlled part of Homs, Syria, September 18, 2018. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Israeli Airstrike Targets Three Cars Carrying Medical Materials in Syria's Homs

An Israeli airstrike targeted three cars carrying medical and relief materials in the industrial city in Syria's Homs, the Syrian state news agency reported on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World An Israeli soldier uses a weapon amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo

One Killed in Israel's Beersheba after Suspected Shooting

A woman was killed in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday, Israeli media outlets reported after police said that several people had been injured…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World FILED - 02 December 2023, United Arab Emirates, Dubai: Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati speaks during the High-Level Segment for Heads of State and Government at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). Photo: Christopher Pike/COP28/dpa

Mikati, Turkish FM Discuss Latest Developments in Lebanon

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati discussed the latest developments and humanitarian situation in Lebanon in a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A voter casts her ballot at a polling station during the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia October 6, 2024. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisians Vote in Election, with Main Rival to Saied in Prison

Tunisians began voting on Sunday in an election in which President Kais Saied is seeking a second term, with his main rival suddenly jailed last month and the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi in Damascus on Saturday. (EPA)

Assad to Araghchi: Iranian Response to Israel ‘Was Strong’

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Damascus on Saturday, coinciding with an Israeli strike that targeted a car on the Homs-Hama road in northern…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Smoke rises in the sky over Khartoum following armed clashes that left dozens dead and injured (AFP)

Sudanese Army Airstrikes Kill Dozens in Darfur

More than 60 people have been killed and over 250 injured in airstrikes by the Sudanese military on the town of Kouma in North Darfur. This incident is being…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has cautioned leaders of the Coordination Framework about the threats facing Iraq due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran (X)

Iraq Frustrated by Iran’s Reluctance to Rein in Militias

A senior government official said Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has warned leaders of the Coordination Framework about the “risks to Iraq” from…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Flames rise after an Israeli airstrike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Heavy Israeli Strikes Shake Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

Strong explosions in Beirut's southern suburbs began near midnight and continued into Sunday after Israel's military urged residents to evacuate areas in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: People survey the destruction at Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp, following Israeli strikes on the enclave, October 14, 2023 in this still image from video obtained by REUTERS/File Photo

Scores Killed in Gaza as Israel Launches New Incursion in North

At least 24 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in Israeli airstrikes on a Gaza mosque and a school sheltering displaced people early on Sunday,…

Asharq Al Awsat