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Features  A Syrian man passes by a bridge that links to Lebanon which was destroyed on Oct. 24 by an Israeli airstrike, in Qusair, Syria, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. (AP)

Destruction of Lebanon-Syria Border Crossings in Israeli Airstrikes Creates Difficulties

A stream of refugees fleeing Lebanon to Syria crossed a narrow makeshift bridge on foot Sunday in the Qusair area of Syria’s Homs province after the official…

Features A man walks past a mural painting of Iranian flags in a street in Tehran on October 26, 2024. (AFP)

Will Israeli Strikes on Iran Negatively Impact Developments in Lebanon?

It is too soon to tell how the latest Israeli strikes on Iran will impact the region, especially Lebanon. Officials in Lebanon have not yet determined whether…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Features A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran, October 26, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran and Israel's Open Warfare after Decades of Shadow War

Israel said its strikes against Iran on Saturday were in retaliation for Tehran's strikes on Israel on Oct. 1, the latest exchange in an escalating conflict…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features  Displaced Palestinian children sit amid the rubble of a destroyed building in the Nasser district of Gaza City, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 25, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

With No Exit Strategy for Israel in Gaza, Critics Fear an Open-Ended Stay

Retired Israeli general Giora Eiland believes Israel faces months of fighting in Gaza unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu uses the chance offered by the…

Features Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign event at Riverside Park in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Oct. 18, 2024. (AP)

In a Tight Election Where Every Vote Counts, Harris Is Trying to Squeeze a Few Out of Trump’s Base

This year's presidential election could come down to microscopic margins, so Kamala Harris is hunting for votes in even the most unlikely of places. One of her…

Features Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AFP)

Officials Say North Korea Has Sent Troops to Russia. What Would That Mean for the War With Ukraine?

American and South Korean officials said Wednesday that there’s evidence North Korea has dispatched troops to Russia in a potential escalation of the nearly 3…

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Features Lebanese soldiers are seen in the town of Baaloul in the western Bekaa after a strike in the area. (Reuters)

Israel’s Targeting of Lebanese Army: ‘Military Error’ or Message to Stay Away from Border?

Israel’s targeting of Lebanese soldiers and their vehicles has raised questions about its attacks, especially amid discussions about the role the Lebanese army…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features A view shows a site damaged in an Israeli strike near Rafik Hariri University Hospital, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon October 22, 2024. (Reuters)

Desperation amid Search for Survivors of an Israeli Airstrike on a Crowded Area Near Major Beirut Hospital

Nearly 16 hours after an Israeli airstrike hit across the street from Beirut’s main public hospital, rescuers were still removing debris Tuesday from the…

Features Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump looks on as Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice President Kamala Harris' face appears as a video plays on a screen, during a rally at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, US October 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Middle East Conflict Looms over US Presidential Race as Harris and Trump Jostle for an Edge

Two weeks out from Election Day, the crisis in the Middle East is looming over the race for the White House, with one candidate struggling to find just the…

Features  Documents of Hezbollah-run al-Qard al-Hassan are scattered at the site of an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night in Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP)

What Is the Hezbollah-Linked Financial Institution Israel Is Targeting in Lebanon?

The Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes targeting branches of a financial institution affiliated with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, saying the quasi…

Features Displaced Palestinians queue to receive food rations in northern Gaza, where a blistering Israeli assault is underway - AFP

How Much Aid is Getting into Gaza?

Israel has announced steps to boost aid deliveries to Gaza, but UN figures show a huge drop in supplies getting through to the war-battered territory and…

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Features A Palestinian farmer carries a sack of olives during the harvest season in the village of Qusra, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank - AFP

Gaza War, Settler Attacks Ruin Palestinian Olive Harvest

After a year of relentless war, Gaza's olive harvest is set to suffer, while in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers fear to tend their groves due to…

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Features Muammar Gaddafi (Archive Photo)

How Do Libyans Remember Gaddafi’s Rule 13 Years After his Death?

Tough living conditions have prompted some Libyans to feel nostalgic about the era of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, seeing it as a time of security. However,…

Jacqueline Zaher (Cairo)
Features Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 27, 2024. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Faces Pressure to End Fighting in Gaza after Killing of Sinwar

The killing of Israel's most wanted enemy Yahya Sinwar has been hailed as vindication for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but in a country weary after a…

Features 'Gaza is the real-world embodiment of hell on Earth for its one million children,' said Elder - AFP

UN: Gaza 'Hell on Earth' for One Million Children

The one million children in Gaza are living a "hell on Earth", the UN said Friday, with around 40 children having been killed there every day over the past…

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Features People fleeing Israeli bombings in Lebanon wait to cross the border with Syria through the Masnaa crossing is eastern Lebanon - AFP

Israel Strikes Near Lebanon Border Choke off Syria Lifeline

When Israel bombed the Lebanese-Syrian border, it cut off a key route for many in Syria who rely on it as a vital link to the outside world. For years,…

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Features Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in 2021 (AP)

Impact of Sinwar’s Death on Hamas and the Gaza War

No one in Israel or Palestine expected the Israeli army to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in what is described as an “accidental” strike, according to Israel’s…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah) Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Features (FILES) Yahya Sinwar attends the opening of a new mosque in Rafah town in the southern Gaza Strip on February 24, 2017. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Who is Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar?

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, has been killed in a military operation. His…

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Features A man crouches, as Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Gaza Family Mourns Children Killed in Israeli Strikes amid UN Polio Campaign

Holding his teddy bear, Gazan mother Asmaa al-Wasifi mourned her 10-year-old son, who was killed in an Israeli strike before he could take his second polio…

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Features An Arrow II missile interceptor is displayed in front of journalists at an Israeli air defense command in the Palmahim military base south of Tel Aviv May 12, 2011. (Reuters)

Report: Israel Faces Possible Shortage of Interceptor Missiles

Israel is encountering a potential shortage of rocket and missile interceptors in its air defenses, reports revealed on Tuesday a day after the country’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Features A photo released by the Israeli army spokesperson of the “Sayyad 107” drone.

Inside Hezbollah’s Kamikaze Drone That Hit Israel's Binyamina

The Israeli security apparatuses are investigating the type of kamikaze drone that Hezbollah used on Sunday evening to hit a Golani Brigade base near Binyamina…

Nazeer Majli (Twl Aviv)
Features This photo taken and released by the Taiwan Coast Guard on October 14, 2024 shows a Taiwan Coast Guard personnel using binoculars on a patrol ship off Pengjia Islet (Keelung) while pointing at a Chinese Coast Guard ship sailing in the distance outside Taiwan's territorial waters. (Handout / Taiwan Coast Guard /AFP)

The Taiwan Strait: Crucial Waterway and Military Flashpoint

China launched fighter jets and other aircraft over the Taiwan Strait on Monday as part of military drills aimed at sending a "warning" to the self-ruled…

Features A transport vehicle carrying missiles and various munitions is seen at Hsinchu Air Base in Hsinchu, Taiwan October 14, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Lessons from Iran Missile Attacks for Defending against China's Advanced Arsenal

Iran's missile barrage this month against Israel, after a similar large-scale attack in April, shows the value, as well as the shortcomings, of US and allied…

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Features A Palestinian family arrives in Gaza City after evacuating their homes in the Jabalyia area on October 6, 2024, after the Israeli army ordered people to evacuate the area north of Gaza. (AFP)

Netanyahu Mulls Plan to Empty Northern Gaza of Civilians and Cut off Aid to Those Left Inside

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas fighters, a plan…