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Palestinian Officials Say Israeli Forces Killed 2 People, Including a 13-Year-Old, in the West Bank

Arab World  People attend the funeral of two Palestinians killed in an Israeli raid, in Yabad near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Palestinian Officials Say Israeli Forces Killed 2 People, Including a 13-Year-Old, in the West Bank

The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday Israeli forces killed two people, including a 13-year-old, in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military…

Arab World Workers prepare to collect information from the public as Iraq began its first nationwide population census in decades, in Baghdad, Iraq Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP)

Iraq's Population Reaches 45.4 Million in First Census in over 30 Years

Iraq's population has risen to 45.4 million, according to preliminary results from a national census, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on…

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Arab World UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen meets with Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam Sabbagh in Damascus on Sunday. (Syrian Foreign Ministry)

Pedersen Says ‘Extremely Critical’ to Avoid Syria Being Dragged into War in Region

The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was “extremely critical” to end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza to avoid the country being pulled into a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Police vehicles on a street near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jehad Shelbak

Jordan Describes Shooting near Israeli Embassy as ‘Terrorist Attack’

Jordan described Sunday’s shooting near the heavily fortified Israeli embassy in the capital Amman as a “terrorist attack”. Jordan's communications minister,…

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Arab World  A photo of Netanyahu and Macron during their meeting in Jerusalem in October 2023 (AFP)

Netanyahu ‘Takes Revenge’ on Macron in Lebanon

Israel’s insistence that France can not be a member of the international committee that will monitor a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon is due to a series of…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)

Arab World  Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip November 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Palestinian Hospital Official Says 17 Killed in Israeli Strike on Northern Gaza

An Israeli strike early Sunday on a home sheltering displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip killed at least 17 people, according to the director of a…

Arab World An explosion following the Israeli strikes on Syria. (Syrian Observatory for Human Rights)

In a First, Israel Strikes Syrian, Hezbollah Positions in Idlib

Israeli jets carried out on Saturday strikes against joint positions held by Syrian forces and Hezbollah in the Saraqeb region in Syria’s northwestern Idlib…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World In this Monday, April 23, 2018 photo, Syrian refugee children play outside their family tents at a Syrian refugee camp in the town of Bar Elias, in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Syrian Refugees Reluctant to Return, But Lebanon and Syria See Exodus as Opportunity

Hundreds of thousands of Syrians refugees have returned to their country since Israel launched a massive aerial bombardment on wide swathes of Lebanon in…

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Arab World 279,000 sheep and goats affected by floods in Yemen (UN)

85% of Agricultural Land Damaged by Floods in Yemen

Floods that recently hit Yemen have damaged approximately 85% of agricultural land, resulting in crop loss and livelihood destruction, the United States Agency…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz )
Arab World File photo: Flames rise as people stand near an object that the Houthi military media says is an American MQ9 Reaper drone they have shot down, in a location given as Al Jawf Governorate, in Yemen, in this screengrab from a video released on November 8, 2024.  Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS

US, Britain Launch Raids on Yemen Capital Sanaa, Elsewhere

The United States and Britain launched raids on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Amran governorate and other areas, Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet…

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Arab World The late Chadian President Idriss Deby answers questions of journalists, with then-US Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, by his side, at the Presidential Palace in N'Djamena on April 20, 2016 (AP)."

Chad Hints at Sudan's Involvement in the Assassination of Its Former President

Chad on Friday accused Sudan of being involved in the assassination of its former president, Idriss Deby, and of arming and financing terrorist groups…

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Arab World This picture shows the destruction at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Majdel Balhis in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley on November 9, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Hassan JARRAH / AFP)

At Least 40 Killed as Israel Pounds Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
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).

Hamas Was Not Asked to Leave Doha, but 'Notified' of US Request for Its Expulsion

A senior Hamas source confirmed that the movement has not received a request from Qatar to leave Doha, despite multiple reports that claimed so, however, he…

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Arab World The latest round of talks in mid-October failed to produce a deal, with Hamas rejecting a short-term ceasefire proposal. (File Photo by Reuters)

Qatar Suspends Its Mediation Efforts on Gaza

Qatar has suspended its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel, it said Saturday, after growing frustration with the lack of progress on a cease-fire…

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Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (Reuters)

Iraqi PM Urges Trump to 'Work Towards Ending' Mideast Wars

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his "promises to work…

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Arab World Palestinians line up for food during the ongoing Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on January 9, 2024 (Hatem Ali/The AP)

Israel Rejects Global Experts' Warning of Famine in Gaza

Israel rejected on Saturday a group of global food security experts' warning of famine in parts of northern Gaza where it is waging war against Hamas. …

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Arab World UNRWA center targeted by Israeli shelling in northern Gaza (DPA)

Arab Parliament Urges Global Action Against Israeli Attempts to Dismantle UNRWA

Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ahmed Al-Yamahi has called on parliaments worldwide to take urgent steps to counter the Israeli attempts to dismantle the…

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Arab World Palestinians use a wheelchair to transport through the rubble a woman who lost her leg when her family home was hit in an Israeli strike in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on November 7, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Israeli Strikes in Gaza Kill at Least 13

Two separate Israeli strikes killed at least 13 people, including women and children, in Gaza on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, as Israel…

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Arab World 06 November 2024, Palestinian Territories, Jenin: Palestinians inspect a car that was destroyed by military vehicles during a deadly military raid in the town of Qabatiya. Photo: Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

One Palestinian Killed in West Bank Raid

One Palestinian was shot dead during an Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, Palestinian health officials said. Palestinian state…

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Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at an event in Istanbul on Friday (Turkish Presidency)

Erdogan Asks Trump to Halt US Support for Syrian Kurds

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has revealed that he asked US President-elect Donald Trump to halt American support for the Kurdish People’s…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani (Reuters)

Debate Resurfaces Over Political Agreement After Al-Mashhadani Elected Iraqi Speaker

Less than a week after the Iraqi parliament elected Mahmoud al-Mashhadani as speaker, the “political agreement” document has returned to the spotlight due to…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World This picture shows damaged cars and debris at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Baalbek in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley overnight, with the ancient city's Roman temple in the background on November 7, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Nidal SOLH / AFP)

Israel Continues Scorched Earth Tactics in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli army is maintaining its scorched earth strategy in southern Lebanon, destroying more border villages as it pushes toward the town of Bint Jbeil. …

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World Civil defense workers extinguish a fire as smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Israeli Airstrikes Target Beirut’s Southern Suburbs, 7 Killed in Tyre

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, on Friday shortly after Israel’s military warned residents to leave parts of the area. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World A convoy of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicles drive in the Marjayoun area in southern Lebanon, to accompany Lebanese Red Cross ambulances on November 8, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by AFP)

UNIFIL Says Israeli Forces Destroyed Some of its Property Along Border with Lebanon

The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said Friday that Israeli forces deliberately destroyed some of its property in violation of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Albert Abbas hands US President-elect Donald Trump the commemorative plaque. (AFP)

Asharq Al-Awsat Reveals Trump’s Written Pledge for Peace to Lebanese Community in US

Lebanon’s parliament Speaker Nabih Berri spoke of a letter signed by American President-elect Donald Trump to pressure Israel to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon…

Nazeer Reda (Beirut)
Arab World This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and dated October 24, 2024 shows a view of the village of the southern Lebanese village of Mais al-Jabal on the border with Israel, amid the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

Lebanon State Media Says Israel Blows Up Houses on Border

Lebanese state media said the Israeli army on Friday detonated explosives planted inside houses in three border villages that have been battered by the Israel…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: Palestinians react after a school sheltering displaced people was hit by an Israeli strike, at Beach camp in Gaza City November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa/File Photo

UN: Nearly 70% of Verified Gaza War Dead Are Women and Children

The UN Human Rights Office said on Friday nearly 70% of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, and condemned what it called a…

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Arab World Rescuers and aid workers search for survivors at the site of an Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanon’s War Losses Double Compared to 2006

A comparison of the current human and material losses from the ongoing Hezbollah-Israel conflict with those from the July 2006 war shows that current losses…

Paul Astih (Beirut)
Arab World Yemeni Cabinet meeting in Aden, Yemen (Saba News Agency)

Yemen Cabinet Holds Urgent Meeting to Discuss Economic Rescue Plan

The Yemeni government met in the interim capital, Aden, on Thursday, with Prime Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak presiding to review an economic rescue plan…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)