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EU Urges Immediate Halt to Israel-Hezbollah War

Arab World European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, left, meets with Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri, right, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP)

EU Urges Immediate Halt to Israel-Hezbollah War

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war while on a visit to Lebanon on Sunday, as the group claimed attacks…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A Palestinian man points at a damaged building in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on November 20, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli Army Orders Gaza City Suburb Evacuated, Spurring New Displacement Wave

The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, setting off a new wave of displacement on Sunday, and a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Members of the Israeli forces inspect a site following a rocket fired from Lebanon hit an area in Rinatya, outskirts of Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024. (AP)

Hezbollah Fires about 250 Rockets, Other Projectiles into Israel in Heaviest Barrage in Weeks

Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the group's heaviest barrages in months, in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese army soldiers and people stand at the site of an Israeli strike in the town of Baaloul, in the western Bekaa Valley, Lebanon October 19, 2024. REUTERS/Maher Abou Taleb

Lebanon Military Says One Soldier Killed, 18 Hurt in Israeli Strike on Army Center

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said. It was the latest in a series of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World In this May 23, 2021, file photo, the Syria national flag is displayed at a gathering at Omayyid Square in the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria. (AP)

Jordan Army Says It Thwarts Border Infiltration across Syria, One Killed

The Jordanian army said on Sunday it had killed one person and arrested six others who tried to cross the border from Syria. Officials say there has been a…


Arab World The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) during a military parade in the Deir ez-Zor countryside (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Kurds Brace for Potential Expansion of War into Autonomy Region

The outcome of the US elections has raised concerns for Syria’s Kurds, their autonomous administration, and its military arm, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF…

Asharq Al Awsat (Qamishli)
Arab World 
Lebanese Civil Defense personnel search for victims following an Israeli airstrike on Baalbek, November 14, 2024 (AFP)

Lebanese Civil Defense: A Victim of Israeli War

An Israeli airstrike on the Civil Defense Center in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, late Thursday killed at least 13 personnel. This marks the second such…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Omar al-Bashir’s regime waged wars for several years in South Sudan and Darfur (AFP)

African Plan Proposed to Implement Sudan’s Jeddah Agreement

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) special envoy for Sudan, Lawrence Korbandy, has proposed deploying African troops to help implement the…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World People transport bodies of victims on a donkey-pulled kart, following an overnight Israeli strike in Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip on November 17, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Dozens Killed and Wounded in Israeli Strikes Across Gaza

Dozens of Palestinians were killed or injured in an Israeli strike on a multi-story residential building in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya on Sunday, medics told…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The sun sets behind palm trees near city of Al-Qasim in Iraq's Babylon governorate on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Karar Jabbar / AFP)

Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in Northern Iraq

A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi army vehicle killed three soldiers in northern Iraq on Sunday, police and hospital sources said. The attack near the town…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Civil defense members work at a damaged site, in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Lebanon November 17, 2024. REUTERS/ Thaier Al-Sudani

Israel Targets Beirut’s Southern Suburbs Again as Synagogue is Hit in Haifa

Several Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, hours after Lebnaon’s Hezbollah said it fired on Israeli bases around the city of Haifa. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World  14 November 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza: Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli airstrike at the Salahaddin School, where the displaced Palestinians took shelter in the el-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza. Photo: Hadi Daoud/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Israeli Strike Kills 10 at Gaza School Sheltering Displaced Families, Medics Say

An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza City's Shati refugee camp currently sheltering…

Arab World  Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburb, known as Dahiyeh, on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP)

Israeli Troops Reach Deepest Point in Lebanon Since Oct. 1 Invasion, Lebanese Media Say

Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago before pulling back Saturday after battles with Hezbollah,…

Arab World A campaigner hands out a leaflet to a Libyan driver ahead of municipal elections held in the western Libyan city of Misrata on November 13, 2024. (AFP)

Young Libyans Gear up for Their First Ever Election

Young Libyans have mobilized for Saturday's municipal elections, the first time many will vote in the fractured North African country where polls have been…

Arab World A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy drives through the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on November 14, 2024. (AFP)

Italy Protests to Israel over Unexploded Shell Hitting Italian Base in Lebanon

Italy on Friday said an unexploded artillery shell hit the base of the Italian contingent in the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and Israel promised to…

Arab World A truck carrying gunmen affiliated with Sudan's army drives on a street in the eastern city of Gedaref on November 11, 2024. (AFP)

Eastern Sudan on Brink of Chaos Because of Rampant Armed Factions

A youth movement of the renowned Beja tribe in eastern Sudan called for expelling armed factions, allied to the army, from the region. In a statement on…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World Millions of Yemeni families, especially in Houthi-controlled areas, will face continuing gaps in food consumption (United Nations)

19 Million Yemenis Will Need Food Assistance by 2025

The number of Yemenis who will continue to be in dire need of urgent food assistance is expected to rise to 19 million people by next year, the Famine Early…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz )
Arab World Not enough aid is reaching Gaza's population, NGOs say. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP/File

NGOs Say Israel Targeting Gaza Police Helps Looters of Aid

Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel's army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Firefighters douse the flames as rescuers gather in front of a building hit in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on November 15, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes Kill 11 in Lebanon, Including Parents and Their 3 Kids

An Israeli airstrike killed five members of the same family in a home in Ain Qana in the southern province of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon’s state media said. The report…

Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with US Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson in Beirut on Thursday. (Parliament's media office)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Proposal Does Not Guarantee Israeli Freedom of Movement in Lebanon

Efforts to resolve the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have for the first time entered the negotiations phase. Parliament Speaker Nabih…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World The initiative is part of the second phase of a broader 2024 relief project - SPA

KSrelief Distributes Aid to Earthquake Victims in Syria

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Wednesday distributed 1,100 food baskets and 1,100 health bags to 6,600 individuals from 1,100…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World People gather near a damaged building after, according to Syrian state media reports, several Israeli missiles hit a residential building in the Kafr Sousa district, Damascus, Syria February 21, 2024. (File/Reuters)

Israeli Strikes at Damascus Suburb, Syrian State News Agency Says

Israel carried out attacks on the Mazzeh suburb of Damascus on Friday, Syrian state news agency SANA said, a day after a wave of deadly strikes on what Israel…

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Arab World Lebanese activist Abdallah had been sentenced to life in prison - AFP

French Court Orders Release of Lebanese Activist Georges Abdallah

A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese activist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the killing of two foreign…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program (WFP), outside a United Nations distribution center, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, August 24, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

Gaza Aid Access 'At a Low Point', UN Official Says

Aid access in Gaza is at a low point with deliveries to parts of the besieged north of the enclave all but impossible, a UN humanitarian official said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Israeli soldiers attend the funeral of a soldier killed in the battles of South Lebanon. (EPA)

Israel Launches Largest Incursion into South Lebanon

The Israeli army launched its “largest incursion” into southern Lebanon on Thursday, advancing along three main axes. On the western front, forces reached the…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World A handout photo released by the Lebanese government press office shows senior adviser to Iran supreme leader Ali Larijani (L) meeting with Lebanon caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati (R), in Beirut, on November 15, 2024. (Photo by Lebanese government press office / AFP)

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Asks Iran to Help Secure a Ceasefire in Israel-Hezbollah War

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday asked Iran to help secure a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah and appeared to urge it to convince…

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati meets with British prime minister at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 28 October 2024.  EPA/ANDY RAIN / POOL

Lebanese Government Prioritizes Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, said on Friday the Lebanese government prioritizes the implementation of United Nations Security Council…

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Arab World The Syrian city of Qusayr, located near the Lebanese border (file photo)

Living in Syria’s Qusayr Becomes Nearly Impossible Due to Israeli Strikes, Hezbollah Presence

Intense Israeli airstrikes on the Qusayr region in western Homs, Syria, along with Israel’s escalating conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, are forcing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Migrants face abuse in Houthi-controlled areas (UN)

Houthi Group Forcibly Recruits African Migrants into Military Camps

The Houthi group has forced hundreds of African migrants in Sana’a to join their military training camps as part of a recruitment campaign for what they call…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)