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Egypt’s Prime Minister and FM Head to Washington for Trump Peace Council Meeting

Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty speaks during a joint press conference with Kenyan Prime Cabinet Secretary/Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP)

Egypt’s Prime Minister and FM Head to Washington for Trump Peace Council Meeting

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly headed to Washington on Tuesday ‌to ‌participate in ‌the inaugural ⁠meeting of a "Board of Peace"…

Arab World Israeli troops conduct a military raid in the village of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, West Bank, 17 February 2026. (EPA)

Palestinian Child Dies After Stepping on Mine in West Bank

A Palestinian child died after stepping on a mine near an Israeli military camp in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, with…

Arab World 29 July 2024, Iran, Tehran: Then Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem is pictured during a meeting in Tehran. (Iranian Presidency/dpa)

Hezbollah Rejects Disarmament Plan and Government’s Four-Month Timeline

Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament…

Arab World TOPSHOT - Members of Syrian security forces march through the entrance of the Al-Hol camp in the desert region of Hasakeh province on January 21, 2026. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Syria Starts Evacuating ISIS-linked Al-Hol Camp

Syrian authorities began evacuating remaining residents of the ISIS group-linked Al-Hol camp in the country's northeast on Tuesday, as they empty the formerly…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Taxi drivers, foreground, block a main highway with their cars during a protest against the increased taxes and gasoline prices issued by the Lebanese Cabinet on Monday, in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Protesters Block Beirut Roads after Cabinet Approves New Taxes that Raise Fuel Prices

Protesters blocked main roads in and around Beirut on Tuesday after Lebanon’s Cabinet approved new taxes that raise fuel prices and other products to fund…

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Arab World Smoke and flames rise from a building after an Israeli airstrike in Ain Qana village, in southern Lebanon, 02 February 2026. (EPA)

Lebanon PM Says Won’t Allow Country to Be Dragged into New Conflict

Lebanon's prime minister said Tuesday he will not allow his country to be dragged into a new conflict, after Hezbollah warned any attack on its Iranian backer…

Arab World 02 February 2026, Syria, Saran: Syrian internal security forces are preparing near the village of Saran to enter the Kobane region northeast of Aleppo, following an agreement between the SDF and the Syrian government stipulating the entry of a number of Syrian security forces into the cities of Hasakeh, Qamishli, and Kobane to take over government institutions. (dpa)

Syria Govt Forces Enter Qamishli Under Agreement with Kurds

Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to gradually integrate the Kurds' forces…

Arab World A volunteer fills water containers at a free distribution point, due to water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

Sudan Army Breaks Siege on Key Southern City of Kadugli

Sudanese army forces broke Tuesday a siege by the Rapid Support Forces on the South Kordofan state capital Kadugli, two army sources told AFP. "Our forces…

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Arab World 02 February 2026, Palestinian Territories, Khan Yunis: Palestinian patients wait in the grounds of the Red Crescent Hospital to be evacuated from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt for treatment abroad. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa

Dozen People Entered Egypt from Gaza on First Day of Rafah Opening

A handful of injured Palestinians and their companions entered Egypt from Gaza on Monday, the first day of a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing, a…

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Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Élysée Palace in Paris on January 23 during the latter’s official visit to France (AFP) 

Paris Calls on 50 Countries to Support Lebanese Army

Less than a month before it convenes, Paris is betting on the success of a conference to support the Lebanese Armed Forces, scheduled for March 5 and chaired…

Michel Abou Najm (Paris)
Arab World Flooding in Ksar el-Kebir, Morocco, 01 February 2026, amid ongoing heavy rainfall and rising water levels in the Loukkos River. (EPA)

Morocco Evacuates 50,000 as Flooding Threatens City After Weeks of Heavy Rain

Morocco has evacuated more than 50,000 people, nearly half the population of the northwestern city of Ksar el-Kebir, as flooding driven by weeks of heavy rain…

Arab World  Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations stand in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP)

Halt to MSF Work Will Be ‘Catastrophic’ for People of Gaza, Warns MSF Chief

Israel's ban on Doctors Without Borders' humanitarian operation in Gaza spells deeper catastrophe for the Palestinian territory's people, the head of the…

Arab World UN vehicle escorts a bus carrying Palestinian patients in Khan Younis as they head to the Rafah crossing, leaving the Gaza Strip for medical treatment abroad, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Palestinian Patients Arriving in Egypt via Rafah Crossing, Says Health Official

Palestinians patients and war-wounded began arriving in Egypt via the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Monday, an Egyptian health official told AFP…

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Arab World Syrian Interior Ministry security forces vehicles travel to enter the city of Hasakah in northeastern Syria, following an agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces reached on January 30, in Al-hasakah, Syria, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Syrian Security Forces Enter Hasakeh City under Deal with Kurds

Syrian government security personnel on Monday entered Hasakeh city, a stronghold of Kurdish forces, under an integration deal agreed with the Kurds last week,…

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Arab World A person inspects a site a day after a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted a large industrial machine in the village of Marwaniyah, southern Lebanon, last January 31 (EPA)

Israel Issues Evacuation Warnings for Buildings in South Lebanon ahead of Strikes

Israel's military warned on Monday it would soon strike Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, issuing evacuation warnings for buildings in two villages. …

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Arab World Ambulances line up to enter the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (AP)

Slow Movement at Gaza Border After Israel Reopens Rafah Crossing

Dozens of Palestinians were expected to leave or return to Gaza on Monday after Israel reopened the sole pedestrian crossing to Egypt, a major step in the…

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Arab World A member of the Popular Mobilization Forces stands guard near a concrete wall at the Iraqi-Syrian border in Al-Qaim, west of Iraq on January 23, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq Starts Investigations into ISIS Detainees Moved from Syria

Iraq's judiciary announced on Monday it has begun its investigations into more than 1,300 ISIS group detainees who were transferred from Syria as part of a US…

Arab World A resident greets Syrian government forces south of Hasakah, in northeastern Syria, on Jan. 20, 2026. (Credit: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP) 

Israel Fears SDF-Like Agreement in South Syria

As the United States seeks to activate the joint Syrian-Israeli Mechanism Committee and invite it to meet again within the next two weeks, political sources in…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World A view of the damage on the site a day after a series of Israeli airstrikes struck a large piece of industrial machinery in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Marwanieh, Lebanon, on 31 January 2026. (EPA)

Hezbollah Slams the 'Mechanism' Committee and Lebanese President's Envoy

Hezbollah slammed the "mechanism" committee and head of Lebanon's delegation Ambassador Simon Karam, deeming his recent statements a violation of the committee…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World A handout picture released by Jordanian Royal Palace on February 1, 2026, shows Jordan's King Abdullah II meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) at the al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo. (Handout / Jordanian Royal Palace / AFP)

Egypt's Sisi, King of Jordan Stress Need for Full Implementation of Gaza Ceasefire

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II stressed on Sunday the need for the full implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and US…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World TOPSHOT - Members of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) arrive at the Kurdish-held city of Ain al-Arab, also known as Kobane on January 23, 2026, after they withdrew from the Al-Aqtan prison in the Raqa province of Syria. (Photo by AFP)

Syria Kurds Impose Curfew in Northeast Cities before Govt Deal Begins

Syrian Kurdish security forces on Sunday announced a curfew early next week in two cities in the country's northeast, ahead of the implementation of a recent…

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Arab World A person inspects the site a day after a series of Israeli airstrikes struck a large piece of industrial machinery in the southern Lebanese village of Al-Marwanieh, Lebanon, on 31 January 2026. (EPA)

One Dead as Israel Strikes South Lebanon

Lebanon said one person was killed and several others wounded in Israeli strikes in the country's south on Sunday, as Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets. …

Arab World Family and friends rush on the tarmac to greet the domestic Sudan Airways flight arriving from Port Sudan, after landing at Khartoum International Airport, following the war between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, in Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP)

Sudan’s War-Torn Capital Sees Second Commercial Flight Land Since Conflict Began

A commercial flight landed in the Sudanese capital Sunday for the second time since a devastating war broke out in the northeastern African country nearly…

Arab World 29 January 2026, Iraq, Baghdad: A supporter of former Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki chants in front of al-Maliki portrait during a protest against US President Donald Trump near the US embassy in Baghdad. Photo: Ameer Al-Mohammedawi/dpa

Iraq Parliament Delays Presidential Vote Again

Iraq's parliament has again postponed the election of the country's new president, state media reported on Sunday, amid intense political horse-trading and US…

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Arab World A Palestinian child walks through the cemetery with graves of some of those killed during the war, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Besieged by Gang Violence, Palestinian Citizens in Israel Demand More Security

Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a gunman on a motorcycle rode past and fired, killing…

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Arab World Kurdish families at a cemetery for victims of the chemical bombardment of the city of Halabja (AFP). 

Kurdistan Region Seeks Retroactive Compensation for Crimes Committed Under Saddam Hussein

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has renewed a retroactive demand for compensation from Iraq’s federal government for crimes committed by the regime of…

Hisham Elmayany (Erbil)
Arab World A supporter of Hezbollah holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during a rally to show their solidarity with Iran, in the southern suburb of Beirut on January 26, 2026. (AFP)

Syria Says Busted Hezbollah-Linked Cell Behind Damascus Attacks

Syria's interior ministry said Sunday that its forces had dismantled a cell that was responsible for recent attacks targeting Damascus's Mazzeh district,…

Arab World A young boy sits overlooking destroyed buildings at Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on January 31, 2026. (AFP)

Israel to Terminate MSF Work in Gaza for Failing to Provide Palestinian Staff List

Israel said Sunday it was terminating the humanitarian operations of the international charity Doctors Without Borders in Gaza after the organization failed to…

Arab World The Houthis claim that humanitarian workers are spying on them. (Reuters file)

How the United Nations’ Relationship with the Houthis Reached a Dead End

After more than a year of suspending most of its humanitarian activities in areas controlled by the Houthi movement, amid the arrest of dozens of local staff…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz)