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Features Satellite imagery shows new construction and drone support infrastructure at Asosa airport in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, January 28, 2026. (Vantor/Handout via Reuters)

Ethiopia Builds Secret Camp to Train Sudan RSF Fighters 

Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in neighboring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Nairobi)
Features Palestinian girls and young women attend a boxing training session between displacement tents in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 9, 2026. (AFP)

Gaza Girls Take Up Boxing to Heal War’s Scars

In a makeshift boxing ring etched into the sand between the tens of displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, a dozen young girls warmed up before delivering…

Features Houthis continue mobilization, fundraising, and declare combat readiness (AP) 

Is Iran Pushing Houthis Toward Military Action Against Washington?

As US military movements intensify in the Middle East and the possibility of strikes on Iran looms, Yemen’s Houthi group has continued military preparations,…

Waddah Aljaleel (Aden)
Features Israeli soldiers and tanks stand in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

The Gaza Ceasefire Began Months Ago. Here’s Why the Fighting Persists

As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features The flags of USA and Iran are displayed in Muscat, Oman, 25 April 2025. EPA/ALI HAIDER

What to Know as Iran and US Set for Nuclear Talks in Oman

Iran and the United States will hold talks Friday in Oman, their latest over Tehran's nuclear program after Israel launched a 12-day war on the country in June…

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Features Ruins of buildings destroyed in Israeli shelling during two years of war... Gaza City on February 4, 2026 (Reuters)

A Look at the Violence Flaring in Gaza Months into an Israel-Hamas Ceasefire

As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has…

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Features Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi speaks during a news conference in Tripoli on Aug. 4, 2010 (EPA)

Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi: Why Shouldn’t I Trust Them?

“Why shouldn’t I trust them?” That was Seif al-Islam al-Gadhafi’s blunt reply when asked why he had placed his confidence in Islamist prisoners held in his…

Camille Tawil (London)
Features 11 February 2008, Berlin: Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, son of then Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi, arrives at the charity gala "Cinema for Peace" at the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt. (dpa)

Who Is Behind the Killing of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, and Why Now?

Seif al-Islam, the son of Libya's slain longtime ruler Moammar al-Gadhafi and once seen by some as his likely heir, has been killed. Targeted by a warrant…

Features This photo released by the US Air Force shows a B-52H Stratofortress approaching a KC-10 Extender for refueling over the Middle East, Sept. 4, 2022. (US Air Force/Staff Sgt. Shannon Bowman, via AP, File)

The Last US-Russian Nuclear Pact Is About to Expire, Ending a Half-Century of Arms Control

The last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States is set to expire Thursday, removing any caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for…

Features Iranians walk in a street in Tehran, Iran, 02 February 2026. (EPA)

'Unprecedented Mass Killing': NGOs Battle to Quantify Iran Crackdown Scale

When the first pieces of information circumvented a near-total blackout during Iran's protests last month, rights defender Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam was already…

Features A man walk past a mural depicting the Statue of Liberty with the torch-bearing arm broken, painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the "Spy Den,"on February 1, 2026. (AFP)

Report: Iran Fears US Strike May Reignite Protests, Imperil Rule

Iran’s leadership is increasingly worried a US strike could break its grip on power by driving an already enraged public back onto the streets, following a…

Features Ambulances wait on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in northeastern Egypt on February 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

What to Know about Gaza's Rafah Border Crossing

Pedestrians are set to begin passing through the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Monday, after it was largely shut for close to two…

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Features A photo shows a residential area near the airport at the city of Nuuk, western Greenland, with a slightly snow covered mountain in the background, on January 28, 2026. (AFP)

NATO's Ability to Deter Russia Has Taken a Hit with Trans-Atlantic Infighting

European allies and Canada are pouring billions of dollars into helping Ukraine, and they have pledged to massively boost their budgets to defend their…

Features Islam Saleh, who was injured in her left leg in an Israeli strike on a school shelter in Jabalia in 2024, sits in a wheelchair inside her family’s tent in Zawaida, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, as she awaits permission to travel outside Gaza for treatment. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

A Bullet Shattered Her Knee. Now a Gaza Teen's Chances of Walking Depend on Rafah Border Crossing

Rimas Abu Lehia was wounded five months ago when Israeli troops opened fired toward a crowd of hungry people mobbing an aid truck for food in Gaza and a bullet…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-US mural in Tehran, Iran, 29 January 2026. (EPA)

How Far Will He Go? Trump’s Options for US Action Against Iran

US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Iran over its crackdown on protesters, while still for now appearing to leave the door open…

Features Military equipment, including helicopters, on board the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (AP)

Deal or Strike: Is Military Action Against Iran Drawing Closer?

Despite reports of mediation and back-channel exchanges between Washington and Tehran, what is being described as “negotiations” so far looks more like a bid…

Elie Youssef (Washington )
Features US President Donald Trump waves as he walks upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, January 27, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

Unmentioned but Present, Trump is a Common Denominator in Efforts to Strengthen Asia-Europe Ties

Stability. Consistency. Ever-changing complexity. With language like that, deployed in separate meetings in three Asian capitals this week, government…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features Iranians walk along a street in Tehran, Iran, 27 January 2026. (EPA)

‘Too Dangerous to Go to Hospital’: A Glimpse into Iran’s Protest Crackdown

Young protesters shot in the back, shotgun pellets fired in a doctor's face, wounded people afraid to go to hospital: "Every family has been affected" by the…

Features US fighter jets aboard the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (AFP)

Trump Balances War Threats and Brinkmanship with Iran

All indications suggest that US military action against Iran may be imminent. Yet the paradox is that edging toward the brink of confrontation may itself be…

Elie Youssef (Washington )
Features A gate at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, January 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Gazans Long for Reopening of ‘Lifeline’ Rafah Crossing

With Gaza's vital Rafah border crossing expected to soon reopen, residents of the war-shattered territory are hoping to reunite with family members, or are…

Features This picture taken on August 27, 2023 shows a view of the entrance of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip. (AFP)

The Rafah Crossing Is Gaza’s Lifeline to the World and Could Open Soon

Palestinians are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is Gaza’s lifeline and only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t…

Features Israeli police officer Ran Gvili (Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS)

Behind Israel’s Recovery of Last Hostage Body in Gaza

In an unexpected move, Israeli forces carried out a direct search operation to recover the body of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza, police officer Ran Gvili. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Features  Sunlight reflects off the windows of homes set against snow covered mountains in Nuuk, Greenland, on January 24, 2026. (AFP)

Trump’s Greenland Ambitions Strain MAGA Ties with Europe’s Far-Right

Tensions over US President Donald Trump's plans to take control of Greenland have driven a wedge in the once iron-clad link between MAGA and Europe's far-right…

Features US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (AFP)

US Buildup Balances Iran Deterrence, Day-After Risks

As the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, several destroyers, and fighter aircraft, are expected to arrive in the Middle East in the coming days, a familiar…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)