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Israeli Strike Kills Two People in Gaza, Medics Say

Arab World Internally displaced Palestinians walk among the ruins of destroyed residential buildings in the Al-Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, east of Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 10 September 2026. (EPA)

Israeli Strike Kills Two People in Gaza, Medics Say

An ‌Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed at least two Palestinians in a vehicle and wounded 13 others in the Gaza Strip, medical staff said. The strike in…

Arab World An Israeli observation post overlooking the village of Beit Jinn in southern Syria (AFP) 

Syria Rejects Sovereignty Violations, Netanyahu’s Entry into Its Territory

Syria on Saturday renewed its rejection of violations of its sovereignty and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s entry into its territory, as Israeli…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World A meeting of Fatah’s Revolutionary Council in Ramallah (WAFA) 

Fatah Demands Apology for Oct. 7 ‘Catastrophe’ as Hamas Hits Back

A heated Palestinian debate erupted after Fatah Central Committee member Majed Faraj called on Hamas to apologize to the Palestinian people for what he…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Police officers in Iraq’s Anbar province inspect projectiles and drones seized in the governorate (Security Media) 

Iraq Seizes Drones, Projectiles in Western Desert

Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced Saturday that authorities had seized 47 drones and 46 projectiles at an abandoned site in western Anbar province, believed…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Supporters of Tunisia's Free Destourian Party (PDL) participate in a protest march in Tunis, Tunisia, 12 September 2026. EPA/MOHAMED MESSARA

NGOs Sound Alarm over Tunisia Prison Deaths Due to Heatwave

At least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, according to rights advocates, who have long condemned harsh detention…

Asharq Al Awsat

Arab World Security personnel stand near the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran, after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, in Basra, Iraq, September 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Iraq to Reopen Iran Crossings After Drone Attack

Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their…

Arab World Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

1,400 Flee Yemen Fighting to Djibouti, Says Minister

About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti due to fighting between government forces and Iran-allied Houthis, Djibouti's minister of economy and finance…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Yemeni soldiers in al-Jawf. (Reuters)

Yemeni Forces Strike Houthis on Several Fronts

Yemeni government forces intensified on Saturday their military operations against the Houthi group on several fronts, carrying out air raids and drone strikes…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Travelers at the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia on September 12, 2026 (Reuters)

Iraq Closes Three Iran Crossings, Pursues Those Behind Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Iraqi Speaker of parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi speaks with the news media as he departs the Department of State after meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Washington, on March 28, 2019. (AP)

Al-Halbousi Condemns Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives Haibat Al-Halbousi strongly condemned the attacks targeting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that originated from…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad - File Photo

Lebanese Army Detains Bashar Assad’s Relative on Weapons and Drugs Charges

Lebanese authorities have detained a relative of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with the son of a notorious drug dealer in northeast Lebanon on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Trees became a refuge for those fleeing Houthi reprisals (local media)

Houthi Expansion in Western Yemen Brings Arrests and Crackdowns

With little time to think, thousands of civilians in western Taiz province and southern Hodeidah found themselves facing a choice between staying or leaving…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Arab World  Locals gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, 01 September 2026. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on 01 September.  EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

How Israel Abducted a Senior Hamas Security Official from the Heart of Gaza

On September 1, an Israeli special forces unit abducted Moeen Al-Arabid, a senior security official with Hamas and its security apparatus, from the heart of an…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun tours the Nabatieh market - destroyed by Israel - during his visit to southern Lebanon. (Lebanese Presidency)

Aoun from Nabatieh: No New Negotiations with Israel at Present

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country's south on Saturday, in a surprise trip to Nabatieh, a city close to the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Smoke rises after Israeli demolition operations targeted the occupied southern Lebanese town of Khiam (AFP)

Lebanon Moves to Protect Land Ownership in Occupied South

Lebanon’s government has approved a draft law banning property sales in Israeli-occupied parts of the south, seeking to prevent wartime displacement and…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi (Reuters)

Iraqi Army Commander Sacked After Drone Attacks Targeted Saudi Arabia

The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi announced on Saturday the dismissal of the commander in charge of the southern Maysan province after Saudi…

Arab World (2L/R) Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Oliver Contreras / AFP)

Israel-Lebanon Talks in Rome Next Week Reportedly Postponed

Talks between Israel and Lebanon that were scheduled to take place in Rome next week have been postponed and will occur instead in ⁠October, Axios reported ⁠on…

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Houthi Casualties Strain Sanaa Hospitals’ Capacity

The fallout from the Houthis’ military escalation in Yemen is straining hospitals and endangering civilians in areas under the group’s control, while fueling…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)
Arab World Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds earlier talks with the Israeli president in Addis Ababa (Ethiopian News Agency)

Israeli Support for Ethiopia’s Maritime Access Bid Fuels Tensions With Egypt

Israeli support for landlocked Ethiopia’s bid for access to the Red Sea is fueling tensions with Egypt, which has repeatedly opposed Addis Ababa’s moves amid a…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Officials from the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry attend a security coordination meeting in Baghdad (government media)

Iraqi Factions Demand Law Bringing All Weapons Under State Control

Iraqi factions have renewed their demand that the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga forces be included in a plan to bring weapons under state control through a new…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Destroyed stones on the top of Ali al-Taher ridge, which Israeli forces captured after fighting with Hezbollah and where the Israeli military said it blew up a network of Hezbollah tunnels Thursday night near Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP)

Ali al-Taher Demolition Leaves Nabatieh Residents Wondering What Comes Next

Israel’s demolition of two tunnels extending two kilometers through Ali al-Taher ridge brought movement in south Lebanon’s Nabatieh city to a standstill and…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Houthi militants ride a motorbike during a mobilization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP)

Houthis Seize Bab Al-Mandeb and Yemeni Islands in Southern Red Sea

The Iran-backed Houthi group expanded on Friday its control on the western coast of Yemen, reaching wide areas of the Dhubab district, which directly overlooks…

Arab World People from Mansouri record the smoke billowing from an Israeli-controlled detonation destroying their village, as seen from Hanniyeh village, southern Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Residents of Southern Lebanon Gather to Watch Israeli Drones Drop Explosives on their Village

A group of men and children gathered Friday at a vantage point overlooking their village in southern Lebanon, watching from a distance as Israeli drones…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Ali Al-Taher Heights east of the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, with the towns of Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa visible below (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat).

Israel Says Ready for More Strikes on Hezbollah after Tunnel Detonation

Israel said Friday that it was prepared for more strikes on Hezbollah after demolishing tunnels built by the Iran-backed group in southern Lebanon with a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World The Internal Security Forces arrested the nine former military pilots following a series of operations in Latakia. (SANA)

Syria Arrests Nine Former Assad-Era Pilots

Syrian authorities said Thursday nine former pilots, including three generals, who are accused of having taken part in lethal bombings of towns and villages…

Arab World Mohammad al-Yazouri, also known as "Abu Al-Haitham," commander of Gaza's Khan Younis Brigade in the Qassam Brigades.

Israel Assassinates Qassam’s Commander of the Khan Younis Brigade

Israel's military said on Friday it had killed a top Hamas commander in a Gaza airstrike a day earlier, as it ‌presses ahead ‌with a ‌bombing ⁠campaign in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Vehicles of the Iraqi army at the entrance to the capital Baghdad’s suburb of Sadr City. (AFP file)

Iraq Says Dialogue over Factions’ Weapons to Continue After Sept. 30 Deadline

The Iraqi government said on Thursday that the plan to impose state monopoly over weapons will begin after the complete withdrawal of anti-ISIS coalition…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Yemeni government forces fire a tank during clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026. (Media Center of the Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters)

Yemeni Forces Reposition Themselves in Southern Mokha

Battles on the Yemeni western coast and west of Taiz entered a new phase on Thursday as government forces reorganized their deployment south of the city of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa addresses the Syrian People’s Assembly in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, July 12, 2026. AP

Syrian Parliament Seeks to End Institutional Disorder

The Syrian People’s Assembly has begun coordinating with a number of executive bodies to launch a legislative phase focused on modernizing the legal framework…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)