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Macron Seeks New Int’l Force for South Lebanon After UNIFIL Mandate Ends

Arab World This picture taken from a position in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon shows a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armored vehicle driving past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon on June 22, 2026. (AFP)

Macron Seeks New Int’l Force for South Lebanon After UNIFIL Mandate Ends

French President Emmanuel Macron pressed ahead with efforts to shape a new international force for southern Lebanon after the mandate of the United Nations…

Arab World Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani meet in Jordan on Monday evening. (Egyptian Foreign Ministry)

Egypt-Syria Meetings Give Rapprochement New Momentum

A series of recent meetings between Egyptian and Syrian officials has given momentum to rapprochement between the two countries, observers said, particularly…

Hisham Elmayany (Cairo)
Arab World People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, May 18, 2026. (AP)

Seven European Countries Urge ‘Immediate Halt’ to Sudan Violence

Britain and six European allies Tuesday called for an immediate halt to violence targeting the Sudanese city of El-Obeid encircled by paramilitary forces, a…

Arab World  14 January 2020, Iraq, Baghdad: US dollar banknotes are pictured at a currency exchange service provider. (dpa)

Iraq Judiciary Seizes Over $85 Million in Graft Case

Iraq's judiciary on Tuesday said it had seized more than $85 million in a corruption case against a recently arrested oil official, with some of the cash…

Arab World The rubble of a collapsed building is pictured following Israeli bombardment, in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon on June 21, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Fire Kills Two in Lebanon, Testing Iran-Linked Ceasefire

Israeli gunfire killed two people in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, Lebanon's Civil Defense and health ministry said, prompting Iran-backed Hezbollah to accuse…


Arab World Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Raghad Hassan Ashour, 16, during her funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, Monday June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

UN Probe: Israel's 'Deliberate Targeting' of Children Part of Ongoing Gaza 'Genocide'

Israel is deliberately targeting Palestinian children in what has become a key factor in an ongoing "genocide" in Gaza, United Nations investigators charged on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The visit aimed to review the economic and investment potential offered by the free zone and the opportunities available for cooperation and partnership. Photo: Misurata Free Zone

Russian Delegation, Libya’s GNA Discuss Investment Opportunities

Libyan officials have discussed with a high-ranking Russian economic delegation mechanisms to strengthen investment and trade cooperation, as well as the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Sudanese Army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan receives Major General Al-Nour Qubba, who defected from the Rapid Support Forces. (Sovereignty Council)

Sudanese Army Welcomes RSF Defectors

Sudan’s army is increasingly absorbing defectors from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), betting that growing divisions within the paramilitary group can help…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Arab World Mourners grieve for Palestinian woman Shahd Ashour, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Monday in Gaza City (AP). 

Hamas Inclined Toward ‘Positive’ Response to Mladenov Amendments Despite Internal Objections

Expectations are growing that Hamas and other Palestinian factions will respond positively to revised proposals put forward by Nikolay Mladenov, the senior…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World This picture taken from a position in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon shows an Israeli military vehicle driving along a road in southern Lebanon on June 22, 2026. (AFP)

New Lebanon-Israel Talks Begin in Shadow of US-Iran Deal

Lebanon and Israel began a new round of talks on Tuesday in Washington, with Beirut determined to press ahead with direct negotiations even as they appear to…

Arab World People gather outside the Palace of Justice, on the day of a trial session of Atef Najib, a brigadier general and former head of the Political Security Department in Daraa during Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad's rule, who is accused of committing war crimes, in Damascus, Syria, April 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Trial Week Opens for Assad-Era Figures, Including Syria’s Former Grand Mufti Hassoun

A series of new trials involving defendants accused of crimes against Syrians during the rule of former President Bashar al-Assad is set to begin this week, as…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World Displaced people make their way back to their homes in southern Lebanon following an interim deal between the US and Iran, in Sidon, Lebanon, June 21, 2026. (Reuters)

Officials Reject Handing Lebanon over to Iran’s Influence

Officials in Lebanon were vocal about firmly rejecting that their country being tied to Iran as Washington and Tehran carry out negotiations about ending the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World  Tents housing displaced Palestinians stand amid summer heat in Gaza City, June 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Gazans Flee Scorching Tents for a Polluted Sea

Residents of the Gaza Strip have been flocking from suffocating tents to the territory's polluted Mediterranean shore to bathe and wash their clothes, as…

Arab World  People check destroyed cars following a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in the village of Mayfadoun, southern Lebanon, Monday, June 22, 2026. (AP)

Lebanon Ceasefire Largely Holds but Fears Persist It May Collapse

A ceasefire largely held in Lebanon on Monday as the country experienced the longest lull yet in three months of war between Hezbollah and Israel, even as fear…

Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. (AP) 

Wife of Iraqi Official Accused of Corruption Allegedly Burns Millions of Dollars in Clay Oven

As the Iraqi government intensifies its anti-corruption campaign, the arrests of senior officials across several ministries have been accompanied by…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Israeli military vehicles maneuver on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from the Upper Galilee, in northern Israel, 21 June 2026. (EPA)

Lebanese President Discusses Israel Truce with Senior US, Qatari Officials

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US Vice President JD Vance discussed a de-confliction mechanism for Lebanon on Monday, Aoun's office said, as Vance said the…

Arab World  A Palestinian woman walks at a market near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Palestinian Media Says Israel Holding Bodies of Two Teens Killed in West Bank

Israeli authorities are holding the bodies of two Palestinian teenagers shot dead near a West Bank settlement, Palestinian media reported Monday, while the…

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Arab World This photograph shows the Statue de la Reublique with the Palestinian flag in support of the Palestinians in Gaza, at Place de la Reublique in Paris on June 13, 2025. (AFP)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hamas Held Secret Meeting with French Lawmakers, Diplomats

Three Palestinian sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that senior leaders of Hamas’ political bureau recently held a highly confidential meeting with a French…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World 01 October 2020, Lebanon, Beirut: Speaker of the Lebanese parliament Nabih Berri speaks during a press conference in Beirut. (Lebanese Parliament/dpa)

Lebanon's Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Are in Constant Contact with Aoun, Salam Despite Difference in Ideas

Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Sunday that he was in “constant” contact with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam “despite…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (AFP file)

Syria President Denies Wanting to Intervene in Lebanon After Trump Remarks

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa denied on Sunday that his country sought to intervene militarily in Lebanon where Israel and Hezbollah are at war, after US…

Arab World Jihad Makdissi. (File photo)

Syria’s Foreign Ministry Appoints Jihad Makdissi as US Adviser

Syria's foreign ministry announced on Sunday it had appointed a former spokesman under now ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad as an adviser, returning him to the…

Arab World US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, December 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Disappointed with Israel, Close to Allowing Syria to Handle Hezbollah File

US President Donald Trump told Fox News Sunday that he is disappointed that Israel cannot “move” Hezbollah. The US President then reiterated statements he…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World A man walks past a destroyed building targeted by Israeli air strikes on the historic old market in the town of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, 21 June 2026, following the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (EPA)

Some South Lebanon Residents Trickle Back as Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Pauses

Some south Lebanon residents cautiously headed back to their hometowns on Sunday after fighting paused between Israel and Hezbollah the previous evening, even…

Arab World  An Israeli military vehicle moves past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP)

Israel PM Says Troops to Stay in South Lebanon ‘as Long as Necessary’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli forces would remain in occupied regions of southern Lebanon "as long as necessary", while…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

Iran Says Lebanon Conflict 'Main Topic' in US Talks

Iran said on Sunday that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and militant group Hezbollah will top the agenda in talks with the United States in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A child looks at Sudanese women lining up to receive aid at the Al-Afad camp for displaced people in the town of Al-Dabba, northern Sudan, on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP)

UN Security Council Warns of 'Imminent Risk of Mass Atrocities' in Sudan

The United Nations Security Council said Saturday it is concerned over the "imminent risk of mass atrocities" in Sudan as it called on paramilitary forces…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Officials sign a previous Saudi agreement to supply fuel for Yemen’s power stations (X). 

Dual Saudi Support Measures Bolster Yemen’s Stability and Protect Civilians

Saudi Arabia’s latest support measures for Yemen have been welcomed by the country’s leadership after Riyadh announced a new budget support payment and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World TOPSHOT - A man sits atop a hill near destroyed and heavily-damaged buildings at the Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)

Israel Says It 'Eliminated' Two Hamas and Islamic Jihad Operatives Tied to Major Funding Network

The Israeli military said on Sunday that they "eliminated" Hussein Qadra and ‌Mohammed ‌Farra, operatives in ‌the ⁠military wings of ⁠Hamas and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sami Al-Uraydi. (Shaam Network)

Reports: Senior Al-Qaeda Ideologue Sami Al-Uraydi Killed in Syria

The issue of extremist groups in Syria has returned to the spotlight following reports that Sami Al-Uraydi, one of the most prominent religious ideologues…

Souad Jarous (Damascus)