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Israeli Strikes Kill 47 People in Eastern Lebanon

Arab World Rescuers evacuate bodies of victims from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Nidal SOLH / AFP)

Israeli Strikes Kill 47 People in Eastern Lebanon

Israeli strikes killed at least 47 people in eastern Lebanon on Thursday, a Lebanese official said. Bachir Khodr, governor of Lebanon's Baalbek-Hermel…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system operates to intercept incoming projectiles, amid hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Nahariya, Israel, November 21, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Hezbollah Says Fired Missiles at Base Near South Israel's Ashdod

Hezbollah said its fighters on Thursday fired missiles at a military base near south Israel’s Ashdod, the first time it has targeted so deep inside Israel in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. Monday Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas Officials

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sudani during the emergency meeting of the National Security Council (Prime Minister’s Office)

Iraq Implements 12 Measures in Response to Israeli Complaint to UN

The Iraqi government has responded firmly to an Israeli complaint submitted to the UN Security Council, accusing Iraqi armed factions of launching attacks on…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Displaced by War, Cancer Patients in Lebanon Struggle for Survival

Displaced by War, Cancer Patients in Lebanon Struggle for Survival

Lebanese small business owner Ahmad Fahess thought nothing could be more devastating than his cancer diagnosis until suddenly, while he was at work one day,…

Asharq Al Awsat

Arab World A view of destroyed houses in the southern Lebanese village of Maroun Al-Ras, as seen from Avivim on the Israeli side of the border on 19 November 2024. (EPA)

Lebanese Army Says One of Its Soldiers Was Killed by an Israeli Airstrike

A Lebanese army soldier was killed Wednesday by an Israeli airstrike that hit his vehicle on the road linking Burj al-Muluk and Qalaa in southern Lebanon, the…

Arab World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenum, during a discussion on the subject of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Israel's parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Israel’s Netanyahu Says Hamas Will No Longer Rule Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Hamas would not rule Gaza after the war ended and that Israel has destroyed Hamas' military…

Arab World 13 January 2023, Berlin: Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, prime minister of Iraq, makes remarks at a press conference after his talks with Chancellor Scholz at the Federal Chancellery. (dpa)

Iraqi PM Slams Israel’s Complaint over Attacks by Iraqi Iran-Backed Militias

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has dismissed an Israeli complaint to the UN Security Council about strikes by Iraq's Iran-backed Shiite militias…

Arab World 19 November 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: US special envoy Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut. (Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament/dpa)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Guarantor of Israeli Stance, Negotiations Are Good

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that the situation was "good in principle" following two hours of talks with US envoy…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World  UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Marjeyoun, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon November 19, 2024. (Reuters)

Argentina Withdraws from UN Peacekeeping Mission in Lebanon

Argentina has notified the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon of its withdrawal from the force, a UNIFIL spokesperson said on Tuesday, in the first sign of…

Arab World The US special envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, attends a press briefing on the sidelines of Sudan peace talks at the US Mission in Geneva, Switzerland, August 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Humanitarian Corridors and Pauses Needed in Sudan, US Envoy Says

More and faster aid deliveries are needed in Sudan, the US special envoy to the war-weary country told Reuters, ideally through the implementation of…

Arab World A file photo of two Palestinian fighters from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, participating in a military parade near the border with Israel in central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023 (Reuters).

Qatar Foreign Ministry: Hamas Political Office in Doha Has Not Been Permanently Closed

The political office of the Palestinian Hamas group in Doha has not been permanently closed, Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on October 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

UNICEF: More Than 200 Children Killed in Lebanon in Past Two Months

Over 200 children have been killed and 1,100 injured in Lebanon in the past two months, a spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency (UNICEF) said on Tuesday…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinian children sit in a classroom amid the rubble of a destroyed school in the Khan Younis camp, southern Gaza Strip. (EPA)

Israel Plans Military Rule in Gaza

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has suggested that Israel plans to establish military rule in Gaza for an indefinite period, despite opposition from…

Asharq Al Awsat (Ramallah)
Arab World A Lebanese soldier works to remove a landmine (Lebanese Army website)

Israeli Cluster Bombs Create ‘Renewed’ Disaster in Southern Lebanon

Lebanon is still clearing cluster bombs dropped by Israel during the 2006 war, and reports suggest that the threat is growing. Israel is believed to be using…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World The Jordanian monarch opens the first parliamentary session of the 20th House of Representatives. (Reuters)

King Abdullah II Inaugurates 20th Parliament’s Session, Emphasizes Just Peace

Jordan’s King Abdullah II affirmed that the country’s future “will not be subject to policies that do not align with its interests or deviate from its…

Mohammed Khair al-Rawashdeh (Amman)
Arab World A woman and a boy in the camp near Hassan Shami for the internally displaced. Safin HAMID / AFP

Iraqis Face Tough Homecoming a Decade after ISIS Rampage

A decade after the ISIS group extremists rampaged through northern Iraq, Moaz Fadhil and his eight children finally returned to their village after languishing…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World 17 November 2024, Palestinian Territories, Bureij: A general view of the destruction caused by Israeli strikes in Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. (Omar Ashtawy Apaimages/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa)

EU Ministers Reject Move to Freeze Dialogue with Israel over Gaza War

European Union foreign ministers on Monday rebuffed a proposal to suspend political dialogue with Israel put forward by the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell,…

Arab World Trails of Israeli missiles launched towards targets in southern Lebanon, as seen from an undisclosed location in northern Israel, 18 November 2024, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel. (EPA)

Israel Attempts to Penetrate Second Line of Villages in Southern Lebanon

Relative calm prevailed in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday after a day of intense Israeli strikes. In the South, Israel also scaled back its air raids as…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World 16 November 2024, Palestinian Territories, Khan Younis: Palestinians line up to receive a meal from the World Food Program and The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Food Shortages Bring Hunger Pains to Displaced Families in Central Gaza

A shortage in flour and the closure of a main bakery in central Gaza have exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation, as Palestinian families struggle…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Israeli security inspect damages caused by debris from an intercepted missile, in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, Israel, 18 November 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Woman Killed by Hezbollah Rocket Attack, 10 Wounded

Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue services said one woman was killed and 10 wounded in a Hezbollah rocket attack that hit northern Israel. According to…

Arab World A general view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat ,Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)

US Sanctions Group That Builds Illegal West Bank Settlements, with Close Ties to Israeli Govt

The US has imposed sanctions on organizations and firms involved in illegal settlement development in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including a decades-old…

Arab World Syrian security forces and civilians inspect the scene of an airstrike in the Al-Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, 14 November 2024. EPA/STRINGER

9 Members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Killed in Israeli Strikes are Buried in Damascus

Nine members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Damascus were buried Monday in the Syrian capital. Women…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) meets with US special envoy Amos Hochstein (L) in Beirut, Lebanon, 19 November 2024. (EPA)

US Envoy Says End to War between Israel and Hezbollah ‘Is within Our Grasp’

A senior US mediator said on Tuesday there was a "real opportunity" to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and that gaps were narrowing, signaling…

Arab World  Palestinian man Moein Abu Odeh searches for clothes through the rubble of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Members of UN Security Council Call for Surge in Assistance to Gaza

Members of the United Nations Security Council called on Monday for a surge in assistance to reach people in need in Gaza, warning that the situation in the…

Arab World  President Joe Biden speaks as other G20 leaders listen during the G20 Summit at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Eric Lee/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Biden Says He Will Keep Pushing Gaza Ceasefire Efforts

President Joe Biden told fellow global leaders at a Group of 20 summit Monday that his soon-to-end administration would keep pushing to bring an equitable end…

Arab World  Rescue workers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP)

Four Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut Near Key Govt Buildings, Embassies

At least four people were killed and 18 others were injured in an Israeli strike on central Beirut, the Lebanese caretaker health ministry said on Monday. …

Arab World Protesters demonstrate outside the Royal Courts of Justice ahead of a legal challenge brought by the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq over Britain's exports of parts for F-35 fighter jets to Israel, amid its conflict with Hamas, in London, Britain, November 18, 2024. REUTERS/Sam Tobin

Palestinian NGO to Ask UK Court to Block F-35 Parts to Israel over Gaza War

Britain is allowing parts for F-35 fighter jets to be exported to Israel despite accepting they could be used in breach of international humanitarian law in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A truck carries humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Israel, November 11, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Large Gaza Food Convoy Violently Looted, UNRWA Says

A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Nov. 16 after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks in what aid workers say is one of the worst such…

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