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Axios: Israel Moving towards a Ceasefire Deal in Lebanon

Arab World Smoke billows over Beirut's southern suburbs after an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Axios: Israel Moving towards a Ceasefire Deal in Lebanon

Israel is moving towards a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon with the Hezbollah militant group, Axios reporter Barak Ravid posted on X on Sunday, citing a senior…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Arab World Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Beirut, Lebanon October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Arab League Secretary General Condemns Israeli Statements on West Bank Sovereignty

Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit strongly condemned the extremist remarks made by an Israeli official regarding extending Israel’s…

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Arab World Group photo at the conclusion of the Geneva talks on Sudan in August 2023. (EPA)

Arab-US Coordination Aims to Resolve Sudan Crisis

An Egyptian official told Asharq Al-Awsat about new Arab-American efforts to support peace efforts in Sudan. The source, who requested anonymity, said that…

Arab World  A Palestinian man inspects the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip November 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli Forces Kill 14 People in Gaza, Force New Displacement in the North

Israeli military strikes killed at least 14 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, as Israeli forces deepened their incursion into Beit Hanoun town…

Arab World The Russian Foreign Minister during a meeting last week in the Kazakh capital, Astana (Reuters)

Moscow Open to Dialogue with Trump on Syria

Russia, Iran, and Türkiye have called for an end to Israel’s military escalation in the Middle East, expressing concern over the worsening regional situation…

Raed Jaber (Moscow)
Arab World A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 bomber lands at the Russian Hmeimim military base in Latakia province, northwest Syria, on May 4, 2016. (AFP via Getty Images)

Russia Denies its Hmeimim Base in Syria Is Being Used to Supply Hezbollah with Weapons from Iran

Russia has asked Israel to avoid launching aerial strikes as part of its war against Lebanon’s Hezbollah near one of Moscow’s bases in Syria, a top official…

Arab World An Israeli settlement in the West Bank. (Reuters)

Israel Drafts Plan to Annex West Bank Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has backed calls from his ministers to impose Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank next year after US President…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Arab World Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki (AFP)

Marzouki’s Case Referred to Anti-Terrorism Unit, Former Tunisian President Faces 20 New Charges

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki announced on Tuesday that he had been informed his case had been transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Judicial Unit. He…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Arab World  A boy walks as displaced Palestinians make their way after fleeing the northern part of Gaza amid an Israeli military operation, in Gaza City, November 12, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Says 70% of Those Killed in Gaza Were Children and Women, Deplores ‘Daily Cruelty’

The UN human rights office has verified that close to 70% of those killed in Gaza by airstrikes, shelling and other hostile actions were children and women, a…

Arab World A convoy of US military vehicles near Qamishli, Syria, February 2020. (SANA/via Reuters)

US Military Says It Strikes Iran-Backed Militia Facility in Syria

US forces conducted strikes in Syria against Iranian-aligned militia groups for a second day in a row Tuesday in response to further attacks on US personnel,…

Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty with his Somali counterpart Ahmed Moalim Fiqi in Riyadh. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt, Somalia Hold Talks to Boost Cooperation in Horn of Africa

Egypt and Somalia held new consultations on Monday as part of their high-level coordination that started early this year after Addis Ababa signed a deal with…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Rescue workers search for victims between the rubble of destroyed a house that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in Baalchmay village east of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Children Brought from Gaza to Heal from War Wounds Become Caught in Another War, in Lebanon

When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery, one of the first things she wanted to do was go to the sea. The Mediterranean…

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Arab World  A man sits on rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Blinken Speaks to Israel’s Dermer about Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized the importance of improving the humanitarian situation in Gaza in a meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic…

Arab World Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and US envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut. (AFP file)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: Resolution 1701 Only Tangible Proposal to End Lebanon Conflict

Politicians in Beirut said they have not received any credible information about Washington resuming its mediation efforts towards reaching a ceasefire in…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Israeli forces digging along the Alpha Line separating the Israeli- occupied Golan Heights from a demilitarized zone in Syria patrolled by United Nations forces on Nov. 5, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

UN Force Says Israeli Work on Syrian Frontier Saw 'Severe Violations' of Ceasefire

United Nations peacekeepers warned Tuesday that the Israeli military has committed “severe violations” of a cease-fire deal with Syria as its military…

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Arab World Houthi soldiers march during a military course, in Sanaa, Yemen, 08 November 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Houthi Attack Sees Explosions Near Ship in Red Sea

A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi militias saw multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea on Tuesday, though no damage was…

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Arab World  Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburb of Beirut known as Dahiyeh, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP)

Israeli War Planes Pound Beirut Suburb, Hezbollah Strikes Back

The Israeli military pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Tuesday, mounting one of its heaviest daytime attacks yet on the Hezbollah-controlled…

Arab World People wait for a hot meal at a food stall in a makeshift displacement camp in Khan Younis in southern Gaza on November 11, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (AFP)

US Says Will Not Limit Israel Arms Transfers after Some Improvements in Flow of Aid to Gaza

The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and therefore it…

Arab World The foreign ministers of Türkiye, Russia and Iran meet in New York in September. (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Trump's Syria Policy Dominates Opening of 'Astana 22' Talks

The 22nd round of the Astana peace talks on Syria kicked off in Kazakhstan’s capital on Monday. The talks, held over two days, brought together Syria’s…

Raed Jaber (Moscow)
Arab World The US has about 900 personnel in Syria to assist partnered forces in conducting missions against ISIS militants. (Reuters file)

US Military Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia Targets in Syria

The US struck nine targets at two locations in Syria Monday to hit Iranian-aligned militias that had launched attacks on US personnel over the last 24 hours,…

Arab World Soldiers from the Lebanese Army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol near the southern village of Marjayoun (AFP).

Lebanese Army Awaits Political Decision to Implement UNSCR 1701

Discussions are underway on the role of the Lebanese army in maintaining security in South Lebanon amid rising optimism about a potential ceasefire between…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians walk near their tents, set up along the beach in the west of Al-Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, 11 November 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Strikes Kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, Medical Officials Say

Palestinian medical officials say two Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people, including two children and a woman, most in an Israeli-declared…

Arab World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike near the village of Al Mansouri, Tyre District, southern Lebanon, 11 November 2024. EPA/STRINGER

Israel: There Will be No Ceasefire in Lebanon, We Will Continue to Hit Hezbollah

Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on X on Tuesday that during a meeting with military officials, he reiterated that Israel will continue hitting…

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Arab World Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer. AFP

Israel Informs Trump About its Plans for Gaza, Lebanon and Iran for Next 2 Months

Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer met with US President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Axios reported on Monday, citing two Israeli officials…

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Arab World Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike near the village of Al Mansouri, Tyre District, southern Lebanon, 11 November 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Airstrike on Northern Lebanon Kills at Least 14

At least 14 people were killed and 15 others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the northern Lebanese town of Ain Yaaqoub on Monday, according to the town's…