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Lebanon: Judicial Warrants Target Suspects in Hezbollah Explosives Case

Arab World Lebanon’s Military Court (National News Agency)

Lebanon: Judicial Warrants Target Suspects in Hezbollah Explosives Case

The investigation into a Hezbollah explosives shipment has widened, with Lebanese authorities issuing search notices for two people who went into hiding after…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Two Iraqi security personnel flash victory signs in Baghdad on September 30 to mark the withdrawal of US forces (EPA)

Baghdad Fears Armed Factions Could Join Potential US-Iran War

Iraq's push to bring armed factions under state control faces a critical test as fears mount of renewed war between the United States and Iran, raising the…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Aden Governor Abdulrahman Sheikh tours Aden airport before the Houthi militia attack. (Saba)

Aden Governor After Escaping Airport Missile Attack: Hostilities Will Not Deter People of Yemen

Aden Governor Abdulrahman Sheikh narrowly escaped a ballistic missile strike on Wednesday when it landed near the city's international airport shortly after he…

Saeed al-Abyad (Jeddah)
Arab World A Palestinian woman picks olives during the harvest season in a Palestinian-owned olive grove in the village of Turmus Ayya, northeast of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 20, 2026. (AFP)

Emboldened Israeli Settlers Lead a Surge of Attacks on Palestinians’ Olive Harvest

Attacks by Jewish settlers have surged this year during the Palestinians’ annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank. Scenes of Palestinians, journalists…

Arab World Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani (R) speaks to media after the meeting of the top diplomats of the R4 mechanism and the European E3 mechanism, in Istanbul on October 23, 2026. (AFP)

Italy Calls for Release of Five Activists Held by Israel in West Bank

Italy has called for the immediate release of five Italian activists, all women, held by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said…


Arab World Lebanese Minister of Justice Adel Nassar (National News Agency)

Lebanon's Justice Minister: Hezbollah Explosives Shipment a Violation of National Security

Lebanon's Justice Minister Adel Nassar vowed to pursue an investigation into a shipment of Hezbollah explosives to the end, saying the probe was expanding as…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Police officers in Iraq's Anbar inspect projectiles and drones seized in the governorate. (Security media)

Kyiv Denies Deploying Thousands of Drones in Iraq

The Ukrainian Embassy in Iraq denied what it described as Iranian “allegations” that Kyiv had deployed thousands of drones in Iraq. The tension between…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World A truck loaded with firewood drives through the Al-Basateen neighborhood in Aden, Yemen, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026. (AP)

Houthis Attack Yemen's Aden Airport with Ballistic Missile

The Houthi group renewed its attacks on Aden International Airport with a ballistic missile on Wednesday, amid intensifying battles on the Taiz fronts. …

Arab World  A woman and children wait to fill jerrycans with drinking water from a charity tank in the southwestern city of Taiz, Yemen, October 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Water Rationing, Rubbish Pile-up Raise Disease Fears in Yemen’s Besieged Taiz

Families have started rationing water in and around Yemen's Taiz city, where renewed fighting has disrupted fuel supplies and access to water systems serving 3…

Arab World People stand at a market in Omdurman, Sudan, September, 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Sudan’s Currency Tumbles to New Low as War Hammers Economy

Sudan's currency ‌hit a new low of 10,000 Sudanese pounds to the dollar on Wednesday in parallel market trading, continuing a dramatic fall over recent…

Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks to members of the media on the day of the 9th Annual One Planet Sovereign Wealth Funds (OPSWF) Summit, in Lusail, Qatar, 21 October 2026.  EPA/BENOIT TESSIER

France Says to Hold Conference for Lebanese Forces after Israeli Elections

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that this country will organise a conference to support the Lebanese armed forces after the Israeli…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World An Israeli military vehicle is seen near the border between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Shir Torem/File Photo

Syria: Israeli Forces Shell Quneitra Countryside

Israeli forces fired several artillery shells on Wednesday at the area around eastern Tell al-Ahmar in the southern Quneitra countryside in southern Syria. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Security personnel stand near the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran, after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, in Basra, Iraq, September 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Baghdad Closes Border Crossing with Iran Under US Pressure

Iraqi authorities on Wednesday closed a border crossing with Iran "until an unspecified date", an Iraqi source told AFP, with two other sources saying the US…

Arab World Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy listens to a Lebanese Army officer pointing out areas occupied by Israeli forces in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, South Lebanon, alongside Social Affairs Minister Haneen Sayed (AP). 

Arab League Chief Condemns Israeli Attacks on South Lebanon, Urges Action

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy condemned Israeli attacks on South Lebanon as “unacceptable,” calling for concrete Arab action to support the country…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Major General Diodato Abagnara of the Italian Army reviews the troops at the UNIFIL base, near Mansouri, Southern Lebanon, September 19, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

End of UNIFIL Mission Impacts Hundreds of Jobs in South Lebanon

As UNIFIL’s mandate in Lebanon draws to a close, the implications of its withdrawal extend beyond military and security operations to the labor market in…

Paul Astih (Beirut)
Arab World The Libyan parliament meets on Tuesday. (Parliamentary spokesman Abdullah Bliheg)

Libya Approves Contentious Türkiye Deal Over Mediterranean Waters

Libya’s east-based parliament unanimously approved a contested eastern Mediterranean maritime agreement with Türkiye on Tuesday as Turkish chief of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Vehicles pass damaged buildings near a Lebanese army checkpoint in the southern Lebanese town of Kafra on June 15, 2026 (AFP)

Kfara Facility Raises New Questions Over Military Site Verification in Southern Lebanon

Israel's claim that Hezbollah has resumed military activity at a facility in southern Lebanon previously entered by the Lebanese army has renewed questions…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World  Iraqi armed factions set conditions for bringing weapons under state control (X)

Iraq Threatens Crackdown on Opponents of Disarmament Plan

Iraq's government and parliament have threatened legal action against opponents of a plan to bring all weapons under state control, even as Türkiye ruled out…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Late Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi. (Reuters)

15 Years After Gaddafi's Death, Supporters Struggle to Find Political ‘Heir’

Fifteen years after the killing of Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi, his supporters are still searching for a political heir, with the assassination of his son…

Alaa Hamouda (Cairo)
Arab World Officials are seen at a meeting between Iraq and Iran to review the security framework agreement between their countries in Baghdad on October 19. (Government media)

Iran Says Iraq Will Expel Exiled Kurdish Opposition Members

Iran's ambassador to Iraq said on Tuesday that Baghdad had agreed to "expel" or hand over members of Iranian Kurdish opposition groups who have taken refuge on…

Arab World Türkiye's Defense Minister Yasar Guler attends the meeting of Ministers of Defense of the North Atlantic Council at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 15, 2024. (AFP)

Türkiye Troops to Stay in Syria, Iraq ‘Until Border Security Ensured’, Defense Minister Says

Türkiye will keep its own troops in Syria and Iraq until border security with its two neighbors has been fully ensured, Defense Minister Yasar Guler told AFP. …

Arab World The Giants Brigades repel Houthi attacks near Bab al-Mandeb. (Military media)

Yemeni Forces Intensify Strikes against Houthis

Violent clashes broke out anew on Tuesday across the battlefronts of the Yemeni city of Taiz, where Houthi militants launched fresh assaults on the Al-Shaqab…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World FILED - 17 April 2026, Lebanon, Jiyeh: FILE PHOTO - A displaced Lebanese woman flashes the victory sign and displays Hezbollah and Iranian flags as they drive along the highway linking Beirut to southern Lebanon in the Jiyeh area. Photo: Marwan Naamani/dpa

Lebanon Judge Calls in Two Hezbollah Officials over Explosives Shipment

A Lebanese judge on Tuesday ordered two Hezbollah officials to appear for questioning over their alleged involvement in a delivery of explosives seized by…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Shabwa Deputy Governor Fahd Al-Khulaifi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Shabwa Deputy Governor to Asharq Al-Awsat: Houthis Supplied Terrorist Groups with Drone Technology

Fahd Al-Khulaifi, First Deputy Governor of Yemen's Shabwa province, warned that the Houthi group has supplied some terrorist organizations with drone…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World A person wounded in a drone strike on a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border between South Sudan and Sudan is carried to Ameth Bek hospital, October 20, 2026. (Reuters/Medecins Sans Frontieres/Handout)

Drone Strike in Disputed Sudan-South Sudan Area Kills Dozens, Minister Says

At least 73 people were killed when drones struck a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border of South Sudan and Sudan, the caretaker information…

Arab World Children stand at the site of an Israeli strike on a residential building that killed two people in Gaza City on October 20, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Fire Kills Four People in Gaza, Medics Say

Israeli strikes and ‌gunfire killed at least four Palestinians, including a married couple and a 17-year-old, in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on…

Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomes Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy (Lebanese Presidency)

Arab League Chief Pushes for Concrete Support for Lebanon

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy has called for concrete political and financial support for Lebanon, as Lebanese leaders pressed for a diplomatic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World A view of the Shuaiba oil refinery southwest of Basra, Iraq (Reuters)

Jordan, Iraq Stress Importance of Implementing Basra-Aqaba Oil Pipeline Project

Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi President Nizar Amidi have stressed the need to proceed with implementation of the Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline project, in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
Arab World Israeli soldiers take positions during an army raid in the Rafidia area of Nablus, West Bank, 19 October 2026. (EPA)

West Bank on Verge of ‘Explosion’, Says Senior Palestinian Official

Israeli settler attacks risk setting off an "explosion" in the occupied West Bank, a senior Palestinian leader told AFP, while urging that the response remain…