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Lebanon Tells a UN Team the Country Will Need a Back-up Force Once Peacekeepers’ Term Ends

Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front of the Lebanese flags (C), meets with a United Nations Security Council delegation at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, 05 December 2025. (EPA)

Lebanon Tells a UN Team the Country Will Need a Back-up Force Once Peacekeepers’ Term Ends

The Lebanese prime minister on Friday told a visiting UN delegation that his country will need a follow-up force in southern Lebanon along the border with…

Arab World  Israeli military vehicles roll during a raid in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on December 1, 2025. (AFP)

Palestinians Say Israeli Army Killed Man in Occupied West Bank

The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said that Israeli forces killed a man in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday. "Bahaa Abdel-Rahman…

Arab World A handout photo made available by the Lebanese Presidency press office shows Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (9-R) posing for a photo with a United Nations Security Council delegation following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, 05 December 2025. (Lebanese Presidency)

Lebanese President, Hezbollah Split Over Expanded Talks with Israel

Lebanon's president on Friday defended his decision to expand talks with Israel as a way to avoid further violence, but the head of armed group Hezbollah…

Arab World A joint patrol of UNIFIL forces and the Lebanese Army in the Marjayoun area near the border with Israel (AFP)

Hezbollah Unhappy with Political Negotiations with Israel but Unlikely to Confront the State

Hezbollah officials have avoided commenting on the Lebanese government’s decision to appoint former ambassador Simon Karam as head of the Lebanese delegation…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes that targeted the Nabatieh area in May 2025 (Archive – EPA). 

Israel Meets Lebanon’s Diplomatic Overture with Strikes on the South

Israel on Thursday ended days of ambiguity over whether the recent “positive atmosphere” created by civilian negotiations with Lebanon might ease tensions…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)

Arab World Israeli tanks and a D9 bulldozer cross the Israel-Lebanon border into Israel, as seen from northern Israel, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon

Lebanon: Israeli Army Weighs Pre-emptive Strike against Hezbollah

Israel’s army has warned that Hezbollah’s growing military capabilities could force it to take pre-emptive steps, as Israeli ground raids increasingly push…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World 22 November 2025, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians and civil defense teams recover victims killed in Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the Abbas area, west of Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ashtawy/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Erdogan Says Türkiye Evaluating Deployment of Forces for Gaza Stabilization Force

President Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye was still evaluating how to potentially deploy its security forces to an international stabilization force being planned…

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Arab World Military training manuals titled “Anti-Armor Weapons – Northern Brigade” and dated 2023 provide insight into Hamas’ methods for preparing recruits to target Israeli forces (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

How Hamas Learned Secrets of Israeli Merkava Tanks?

Israeli Army Radio on Sunday revealed shocking details about how Hamas collected sensitive intelligence on Israeli bases and equipment from soldiers’ social…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World People walk through a street in the old city of Homs, Syria, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP)

Sectarian Tensions Flare in Syria’s Homs After the Killing of a Bedouin Couple

The killing of a husband and wife from a Bedouin tribe in Syria’s Homs province on Sunday triggered renewed sectarian tensions. The bodies were found at…

Arab World Rescuers inspect a damaged building after an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 23 November 2025. (EPA)

Israel Kills Hezbollah Military Leader in Beirut Strike

Israel killed the Hezbollah group's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a US…

Arab World 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an address. (dpa)

Israel’s Netanyahu Vows to Keep Striking Hamas and Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that Israel would do "everything necessary" to stop Hezbollah from regrouping in Lebanon and Hamas from…

Arab World A Palestinian man Ahmad Dalal, 57, inspects scrap cars burnt in an attack by Israeli settlers, in Huwara in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 21, 2025.  (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)

Hamas Says Discussed Second Phase of Gaza Truce in Cairo

A delegation of senior Hamas leaders discussed the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement on Sunday with the head of Egyptian intelligence, the…

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Arab World Mohammad Katoub (left) assumes his duties as Syria’s representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Al-Ikhbariyah Syria). 

Assad’s Chemical Weapons Remnants Threaten Civilians at Over 100 Sites in Syria

Syria’s newly reactivated mission to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has warned that remnants of chemical weapons left across…

Souad Jarous (Damascus)
Arab World A Palestinian youth reaches into a destroyed vehicle targeted by the Israeli military, in Gaza City on November 22, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli Military Says It Killed Hamas Commander in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Sunday that it had killed a local Hamas commander in Gaza, as both Israel and the Palestinian group continue to trade accusations…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz stand together, as they attend a family photo event, on the opening day of the G20 Leader's Summit at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/Pool

Canada PM and German Chancellor Merz Discuss Ukraine, Gaza on G20 Sidelines

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the war in Ukraine and situation in Gaza on the sidelines of the G20 summit…

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Arab World US President Donald Trump and US Special Envoy to Iraq Mark Savaya. (X)

US Rejects ‘Foreign Interference’ in Iraq Govt Formation Process

The United States has made its position clear on Iraq’s government formation efforts, explicitly saying that it rejects foreign meddling in the process. US…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A fan holds an Iraqi flag during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Asian qualifiers play-off 1st leg soccer match between UAE and Iraq in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 13 November 2025.  (EPA)

Iraq’s Coordination Framework Tasks Maliki with Negotiations to Name President, Speaker, PM

Asharq Al-Awsat has learned that former Iraqi Prime Minister and head of the State of Law coalition Nouri al-Maliki has been “fully” tasked by the Shiite pro…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World A member of the security forces walks outside the United Nations compound following reports of UN staffers being detained by the Houthis, in Sanaa, Yemen October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Families of Yemeni Aid Workers Detained by Houthis Despair for their Fate

Ahmed al-Yamani's family went from joy of celebrating his daughter's wedding to terror the next day, when masked troops stormed into their home in Sanaa, Yemen…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinians gather as Red Cross personnel work in an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Many Killed as Israel Launches New Strikes in Gaza Against Hamas in Ceasefire's Latest Test

Israel’s military on Saturday said it launched airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A Sudanese woman displaced from El-Fasher carries sacks of food aid on her head at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

23 Children Die of Malnutrition Within a Month in Sudan's Kordofan Region

Almost two dozen children died of malnutrition-related causes within a month in central Sudan where fierce fighting between the country’s military and the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The scene of the Israeli attack on Froun in southern Lebanon. Photo: X

Fresh Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One

An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack on the area despite a nearly year…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Hamas militants escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

US Reportedly Pushing a Hamas-Free ‘Green Zone’ in Gaza

The US is pushing ahead with plans to build communities for Palestinians on the Israeli side of the line dividing Gaza, bringing in teams of engineers and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Friday held talks with senior South African officials on the sidelines of the G20 Summit 2025 (Egyptian cabinet)

Egypt’s PM from South Africa: Strengthening Partnership and Coordination on African Issues

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held on Friday talks with senior South African officials on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg aimed at …

Issam Fadel (Cairo)
Arab World The Algerian and French Presidents at the 2022 Sharm el-Sheikh climate summit (Algerian Presidency)

Algeria, France Resume Dialogue after Fifteen Months of Tensions

A senior French official held talks in Algeria this week to revive political and security dialogue between the two countries, the first concrete step toward…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa receiving Lebanese Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri at the People’s Palace (SANA)

Beirut, Damascus Lay Groundwork for a New Relationship

Lebanon’s Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri returned from Damascus with what officials described as significant results, after meeting Syrian President Ahmed…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on November 10 (SANA - AFP)

Republican Lawmaker Retracts Opposition to Ending Caesar Act

After weeks of anticipation and frustration over Republican Representative Brian Mast’s refusal to lift the Caesar Act, despite his meeting with Syria’s…

Elie Youssef (Washington )
Arab World Border fence between Lebanon and Israel (AFP)

Lebanon Ready to Negotiate to Reach an Agreement that Would End Israeli Strikes, President Says

Lebanon is ready to negotiate to reach an agreement that would end Israeli strikes on the country and lead to Israeli withdrawal from five border hills it has…

Arab World Iraqis gather at a Baghdad cafe to watch final election results, November 17, 2025 (AFP)

Largest Iraq Bloc Seeks a Prime Minister Who Avoids Becoming a ‘Leader’

Iraq’s Coordination Framework has reached what insiders describe as almost final criteria for choosing the next prime minister, the most important of which is…

Ali Saray (London)
Arab World Masked gunmen belonging to the Islamic Jihad movement stand next to an earth mover bearing an Egyptian flag, while searching for the bodies in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on November 21, 2025. (AFP)

Complicated Search for Three Hostage Bodies Casts Shadow on Gaza Deal

Efforts to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip have become increasingly complicated, Palestinian factions say, after searches resumed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)