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US Stops Israel’s Plan to Drag Syria to War on Hezbollah

Arab World Lebanese General Security members stand guard at the Masnaa border crossing with Syria in the Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, 05 April 2026, following an Israeli warning to target the M30 highway between Lebanon and Syria. (EPA)

US Stops Israel’s Plan to Drag Syria to War on Hezbollah

Political sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Washington stopped Israel from striking the Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria, as well as a plan to…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World  A worker rides a bicycle at the Zubair oil field in Basra, Iraq, April 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Blasts Heard Near Erbil Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan as Factions Threaten US Interests

Two blasts were heard near Erbil's airport, which hosts advisers from the US-led anti-ISIS coalition, in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region, an AFP journalist…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad) Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World  Palestinians react following an Israeli strike outside a school sheltering displaced people, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, April 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Airstrike Kills at Least 10 Near Gaza School as Ceasefire Strains

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people and wounded several others outside a school housing displaced Palestinians on Monday, health officials said, in…

Arab World These initiatives aim to strengthen technical and higher education and better align graduates’ skills with labor market needs - sPA

SDRPY Advances Construction of Model Secondary School in Yemen's Seiyun

Work is progressing on the construction and outfitting of Al-Sabban model secondary school in Yemen’s Seiyun, a project implemented by the Saudi Development…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  The exterior of an apartment building hit by an Israeli strike amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Ain Saadeh, Lebanon, April 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Strike Kills Lebanese Forces Official, Widening Divisions Over Hezbollah

An Israeli strike on an apartment east of Beirut late on Sunday killed a local official from the Lebanese Forces, sharpening internal divides over Hezbollah as…


Arab World  Smoke rises from Khiam, a Lebanese village near the border with Israel, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from northern Israel, March 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Lebanon’s Electricity Authority Says Israeli Attack Put a Main Substation in South Out of Service

The Lebanese state electricity company said on Thursday that Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon earlier that day ‌had put ‌a main ‌power …

Arab World Family members mourn the death of one of the three Palestinian women killed in Iranian missile attacks, in Beit Awa town near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on March 19, 2026. (AFP)

Palestinians Were Bystanders to the Iran War. Now They’re Victims Too

For nearly three weeks, Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have mostly been bystanders as Israel and Iran have exchanged airstrikes. But on Wednesday, four…

Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern coastal city of Tyre's Al Hosh neighborhood, on March 19, 2026. (AFP)

Salam: Tying Lebanon to Regional Crises Gives Israel Pretext for Aggression

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Thursday that tying Lebanon to regional calculations would give Israel a "pretext to expand its aggression" against…

Arab World A man stands by a damaged car, at the site of a drone strike targeting a car in Ramlet al-Baida at Corniche Beirut, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Russia Accuses Israel of ‘Deliberate and Targeted’ Strike on TV Crew in Lebanon

Russia on Thursday blamed Israel for what it called a "targeted" airstrike that wounded a TV crew from state-run RT in Lebanon amid ongoing Israeli strikes and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World People carry national flags as they hold a moment of silence marking the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast, near the site of the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

IMF Team in Paris Meeting with Lebanese Authorities on Iran War's Impact

A team of International Monetary Fund officials is in Paris this week for meetings with Lebanese authorities on an initial assessment of the Iran conflict and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Palestinian policemen inspect a vehicle in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Killed Four

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli airstrikes killed four people on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the war-shattered Palestinian territory…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A UN vehicle leads ambulances carrying war-wounded people and patients who leave Gaza, for treatment abroad, through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it was opened by Israel on Thursday for a limited number of people, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Gaza-Egypt Border Crossing Reopens for Small Numbers of People

Gaza's border crossing with Egypt reopened on Thursday for a limited number of people, Egyptian state media and a Red Crescent official said, for the first…

Arab World A burning fire outside the perimeter of the United States Embassy in the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on March 17, 2026. 

Iraqi Factions: Tehran’s Arm in an Open War of Attrition

Since the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East, Iraqi factions aligned with Tehran have placed US interests squarely in their sights, repeatedly targeting…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A rescue worker carries a child at the scene of an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Israel Tests Lebanon’s Internal Cohesion

Israel has widened its campaign in Lebanon to include central Beirut, launching a series of pre-dawn airstrikes on Wednesday, followed hours later by a strike…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, Ibrahim Olabi (L), speaks during a Security Council meeting discussing Syria and the Middle East at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 18 March 2026. (EPA)

Syria Unveils Plan to Eliminate Assad’s Chemical Weapons

Syria on Wednesday launched a plan supported by Washington to rid the Middle Eastern country of legacy chemical weapons that were used against its people by…

Arab World A fire burns outside the grounds of the US Embassy headquarters in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026 following a drone and rocket attack according to security officials. (AFP)

Pro-Iran Iraqi Armed Group Says Will Stop US Embassy Attacks, Under Conditions

An influential pro-Iranian armed group in Iraq pledged early Thursday to stop attacking the US embassy for five days, subject to several conditions including…

Arab World Iranian missiles fly towards Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma

West Bank Death Toll Rises to Four after Iran Missile Fire

A pregnant Palestinian woman died on Thursday in the occupied West Bank from shrapnel wounds sustained after an Iranian missile attack, bringing the death toll…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Palestinian policemen inspect a vehicle in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, March 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Ramps up Qassam Killings in Gaza for Fourth Consecutive Day

Israel has stepped up targeted killings of fighters in Gaza for a fourth day in a row, zeroing in on field commanders in the military wings of Palestinian…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World New settlements near Abu Falah village, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Army Chief Says West Bank Settler Attacks ‘Ethically Unacceptable’

Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir on Wednesday criticized a recent rise in settler attacks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, calling the…

Arab World Israeli soldiers and a bulldozer conduct an operation in a southern Lebanese village along the border, as seen from a position in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on March 18, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Doubles Troops in Hezbollah Fight, Searches Homes in South Lebanon

Israel has more than doubled the number of troops along its border with Lebanon since March 1 and they are searching homes in southern Lebanese villages that…

Arab World This photograph shows the destroyed Qasmiye Bridge built over the Litani River, following an Israeli airstrike, in Qasmiye on March 18, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Struck Two Bridges Over Lebanon’s Litani River, Defense Minister Says

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the military struck and destroyed two additional bridges over ‌Lebanon's Litani ‌River,…

Arab World An Iraqi man walks through Al-Umma Park during rainfall in Baghdad on March 15, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq’s Gas Imports from Iran Halted Due to War

Iraq's gas imports from Iran were completely halted on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest blow to the country's battered economy reeling from the impact…

Arab World  Israeli security forces disperse Muslim worshippers who were performing the nightly Taraweeh prayers during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan outside the old city walls of Jerusalem on March 17, 2026, while the al-Aqsa Mosque compound remains closed. (AFP)

Foreign Press Group Slams Israeli Police for Breaking Journalist’s Wrist

An international media association on Wednesday criticized an "unprovoked assault" by Israeli police on journalists in Jerusalem, which it said left a CNN…

Arab World Members of the Iraqi border forces patrol along a concrete wall on the Iraqi-Syrian border, in the town of al-Baghuz in the Al-Qaim district of western Iraq, on January 21, 2026. (AFP)

Three Iraqi Fighters Killed in Strike Near Syria Border

A strike near Iraq's western border with Syria killed three fighters from former coalition Hashed al-Shaabi on Wednesday, the alliance said. The fighters from…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Smoke and explosion following an Israeli air defense interception over Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, on the border with Lebanon, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel Says Hit Hezbollah-controlled Gas Stations in Lebanon

Israel's military said Wednesday it had struck gas stations in south Lebanon belonging to a company owned by the Iranian-backed armed group Hezbollah. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World FILED - 11 March 2026, Iraq, Erbil: PAK Peshmerga members stand inside a family home destroyed by strikes at the PAKShar camp in Erbil's Ashkawt Saqa district. Photo: Ismael Adnan/dpa

Four Explosions Heard in Iraq's Erbil

At least four explosions were heard on Wednesday in the city of Erbil in the autonomous Kurdistan region, AFP journalists reported. It was not immediately…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Residents receive aid from World Food Programme (WFP) at Al-Omada neighborhood of Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum on March 11, 2026. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

At Least 17 Dead in Fighting on Sudan's Border with Chad

The latest heavy fighting between warring parties along Sudan’s border with Chad has killed 17 people and many wounded, a medical group said. The attacks…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  People walk amidst debris at the site of an Israeli strike, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, Zuqaq al-Blat district in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2026. (Reuters)

France Says It’s Unreasonable to Expect Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah Amid Bombing

It is unreasonable to expect the Lebanese government to disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah while the country is being bombed by Israel, France's special envoy for…

Arab World  A displaced girl from Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon looks on inside Al-Jaafareya High School, being used as a shelter for displaced families, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, after they arrive in Tyre, Lebanon, March 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Lebanon War Leaves a Classroom of Children Hurt or Dead Every Day, UN Says

War in Lebanon has wounded or killed the equivalent of one classroom of children daily and robbed the remainder of their sense of normalcy since it began two…