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Pro-Palestinian Protest Prompts Scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London

Arab World A detained demonstrator sits inside a police van, following a protest in support of the Palestine Action group in Parliament Square in London, Britain, July 19, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

Pro-Palestinian Protest Prompts Scuffle onstage at Royal Opera House in London

A performer holding a Palestinian flag touched off a brief scuffle on stage at the Royal Opera House in London on Saturday night as cast members were taking…

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Arab World Palestinians carry aid supplies that entered Gaza through Israel, amid a hunger crisis, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

73 People Killed Waiting for Humanitarian Aid Across Gaza, Palestinian Health Ministry Says

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that 73 people were killed while waiting for aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday. The largest toll was in northern…

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Arab World File photo: Mohamed el-Shahed, AFP | Egyptian army conscripts stand guard outside the Suez Canal University hospital in the eastern port city of Ismailia on November 25, 2017.

Egyptian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants in a Shootout

Egyptian police said they killed two suspected militants in a shootout Sunday during a raid on their hideout in Cairo’s twin city of Giza. The Interior…

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Arab World Pope Leo XIV leads the Angelus prayer in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 20, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Pope Leo Calls for End to 'Barbarity of War' after Strike on Gaza Church

Pope Leo called for an end to the 'barbarity of war' on Sunday as he spoke of his profound pain over an Israeli strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza. …

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Arab World A girl runs from the scene after Israeli strikes on a school sheltering displaced people at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, July 17, 2025, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters. Handout via REUTERS.

Israel Issues New Evacuation Orders in Central Gaza as Hunger Worsens

The Israeli military issued evacuation orders on Sunday in areas of central Gaza packed with displaced Palestinians where it hasn't operated so far in its war…

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Arab World A Palestinian boy searches through garbage in Al-Bureij camp in central Gaza on Monday (AFP)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Pressing Hard to Secure Gaza Truce Deal

Hamas sources have described the ongoing indirect negotiations with Israel in Doha as “more serious” than previous rounds, when they said both Israel and the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World 07 July 2025, Lebanon, Beirut: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun shakes hands with Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack ahead of their meeting in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson, in Beirut. Photo: Lebanese Presidency Office Apai/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

US Opens Diplomatic Track to Revise Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Deal

A high-stakes visit by US envoy Tom Barrack to Beirut has opened a “diplomatic window” to de-escalate tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border, as Lebanese…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: Israeli military vehicles stand near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel July 7, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

5 Israeli Soldiers Killed Overnight in Northern Gaza

Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. The military said two other soldiers were seriously…

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Arab World Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa speaks during a Ministerial formation of the government of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Damascus, Syria March 29, 2025. (Reuters)

US Revokes Foreign Terrorist Designation for Syria's HTS

President Donald Trump's administration on Monday revoked the foreign terrorist organization designation for Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, as Washington moves to…

Arab World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, is greeted by President Donald Trump as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington, April 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Netanyahu Meets Trump at White House as Israel, Hamas Discuss Ceasefire

President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for White House talks on Monday, while Israeli officials held indirect negotiations…

Arab World  Smoke rises after a fire erupted in a telecommunications building in the Ramses district of downtown Cairo, Egypt July 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Fire at a Telecom Company in Cairo Injures 14 and Temporarily Disrupts Service

A fire engulfed the main telecom company building in downtown Cairo on Monday, injuring at least 14 people and prompting a temporary outage of internet and…

Arab World  The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas is seen in Ambelakia Bay, Salamis Island, Greece, Aug. 9, 2022. (Nektarios Papadakis via AP)

Ship Attacked in Red Sea After Bulk Carrier Sinking Claimed by Yemen’s Houthis

A Liberian-flagged cargo ship came under fire on Monday in the Red Sea, with two security guards on board reportedly hurt and two others missing in an assault…

Arab World  A Turkish helicopter drops water on the flames as it helps fight a wildfire near the town of Rabia, in Syria's Latakia countryside, early Monday, July 7, 2025. (AP)

Syrian Wildfires Spread Due to Heavy Winds and War Remnants

Syrian firefighters are facing heavy winds, high temperatures and ordnance left behind from the 13-year civil war as they try to extinguish some of country's…

Arab World 06 July 2025, Palestinian Territories, Tulkarm: An Israeli soldier enforces a ban as he attempts to enter the Tulkarm refugee camp in the West Bank. Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Israel Says Apprehended Members of Iran-backed Cell in Syria

Israel's military said Monday it had apprehended members of an Iran-backed cell in southern Syria, the second such operation it has announced in the past week…

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Arab World A handout photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office on July 7, 2025 shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (R) meeting with US envoy Thomas Barrack at the presidential palace of Baabda east of Beirut. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP)

Barrack ‘Satisfied' with Lebanon Reply to US Roadmap to Disarm Hezbollah

US envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday that he was "unbelievably satisfied" with the Lebanese government's reply to an American proposal on how to disarm…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World FILED - 19 October 2024, Lebanon, Zawtar: Thick Smoke billows from the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar, where Israeli forces attacked alleged pro-Iranian Hezbollah positions.Photo: STR/dpa

Ten Wounded, Including a Child, in Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon

Ten people, including a young child, were injured in two Israeli airstrikes carried out on Sunday in southern Lebanon, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Monday…

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Arab World A Turkish soldier waves a flag on Mount Barsaya, northeast of Afrin, Syria January 28 ,2018. REUTERS/ Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

12 Turkish Soldiers Killed by Gas Exposure During Cave Search in Northern Iraq

Twelve Turkish soldiers died after being exposed to methane gas during a search operation in a cave in northern Iraq, the defense ministry said on Monday. …

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Arab World The Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the White Helmets, work to extinguish a wildfire, in Latakia countryside, Syria, July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri

UN Teams Deploy to Syrian Coast as Wildfires Force Hundreds to Flee

United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. UN Resident and Humanitarian…

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Arab World Yemenis brandish their rifles and chant slogans during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians and the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of Israel and the US, in the Houthi-run capital Sanaa on July 4, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

Israel Attacks Houthi Targets in Yemeni Ports, Power Plant

Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday, marking the first Israeli attack on…

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Arab World Israeli security forces stand guard as Israeli settlers tour in the Palestinian side of the old city and market of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 5, 2025. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

‘No One Dares’ … First Palestinian Response to Israeli Plan to Separate Hebron from PA

A report published by The Wall Street Journal, and promoted by Israeli media on Sunday, has renewed focus on an Israeli plan dating back more than 60 years…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World An emergency responder with the Syrian Civil Defense, known as the White Helmets, works to extinguish a wildfire in the town of Rabia, in Latakia province, Syria, Saturday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

UN Teams Deploy to Syrian Coast over Wildfires

United Nations teams have deployed Sunday to the Syrian coast, where firefighters are battling wildfires for a fourth day. UN Resident and Humanitarian…

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Arab World Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich attends a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, also attended by Argentine President Javier Milei (not pictured), in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025

Influential Far-right Minister Lashes out at Netanyahu over Gaza War Policy

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sharply criticized on Sunday a cabinet decision to allow some aid into Gaza as a "grave mistake" that he…

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Arab World File Photo - 27 January 2024, Yemen, Gulf of Aden: The Marlin Luanda vessel on fire in the Gulf of Aden after it was reportedly struck by an anti-ship missile fired from a Houthi controlled area of Yemen. Photo: Indian Navy via ZUMA Wire/dpa

UKMTO: Ship Attacked in Red Sea off Yemen with Gunfire, Rocket-propelled Grenades

A ship came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen by armed men firing guns and launching rocket-propelled grenades, a group overseen by the…

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Arab World Hezbollah supporters listen to a televised speech by the movemen't leader Naim Qassem in Beirut's southern suburbs on July 6, 2025. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)

Hezbollah Says Refuses to Disarm Until Israel Withdraws from South Lebanon

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem reiterated Sunday the group’s refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinian children killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a house, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, during a funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 33 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said on Sunday, as Israel's military said it has struck over 100 targets in the…

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Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye Reasserts its Red Lines in Syria

Türkiye has redrawn its red lines in Syria, firmly rejecting any move to legitimize organizations it labels as terrorist, while pledging support for efforts…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World A UNIFIL vehicle on patrol in the southern Lebanese town of Marjayoun (AFP)

Israel Escalates Strikes in Southern Lebanon, Targeting Hezbollah

Israel intensified its military operations in southern Lebanon on Saturday, carrying out four raids against suspected Hezbollah operatives in the deadliest day…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Houthi supporters gather in front of a digital billboard featuring a missile being fired during a protest against Israel, in Sanaa, Yemen, 04 July 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Israeli Military Says Intercepted Missile Launched from Yemen

The Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel in the early hours of Sunday, with sirens activated in several parts…

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Arab World US Ambassador to Ankara and Trump’s Envoy to Lebanon Thomas Barrack (AFP)

Barrack Hails ‘Opportunity’ to Find Solution to Hezbollah Arms Ahead of Beirut Visit

US envoy to Lebanon Thomas Barrack has declared that the opportunity is ripe to address the crisis over Hezbollah’s arsenal, sending a pointed message ahead of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)