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Indonesia Minister Says Gaza Deployment Hinges on Board of Peace Dynamic

Arab World Indonesia's Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin speaks to journalists following his meeting with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 12, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Indonesia Minister Says Gaza Deployment Hinges on Board of Peace Dynamic

Indonesia's deployments for the international security force in Gaza would ‌depend ‌on ​the current ‌dynamic ⁠of ​the Board ⁠of Peace, its defense minister…

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Arab World Italian Defense Minister Guido ‌Crosetto (Italian Defense Ministry)

Italian Base in Iraqi Kurdistan Hit by Missile, Says Defense Ministry

An Italian military base in Iraqi Kurdistan was struck by a missile overnight though no injuries were reported, the Italian defense ministry said on Thursday. …

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Arab World Police officers inspect a damaged car hit in an Israeli airstrike at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, early Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lebanon Says 7 Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on central Beirut's seafront killed at least seven people early on Thursday, another attack in the heart of the capital as Iran…

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Arab World Hamas police officers in a street in Gaza City (file photo - Reuters)

Hamas Killings Spark Anger as Pursuit of Gazans Resumes

Security tensions are rising in the Gaza Strip as Hamas-run security agencies resume measures against Palestinians that include summonses and arrests targeting…

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Arab World  An oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Kurdistan government /AFP)

Erbil Rejects Exporting Oil for Baghdad without Conditional Deal

Two Kurdish officials ruled out allowing Iraqi oil exports through the Kurdistan Region’s pipeline to Türkiye’s Ceyhan port “without a deal and conditions.” …

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Arab World Residents of the Christian Lebanese border village of Qlayaa carry the coffin of the village's priest, Father Pierre al-Rai during his funeral on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Village Wants Army Protection from Israel, Hezbollah

After narrowly escaping death in her border village, Myriam Nohra is among the people in south Lebanon imploring the army for protection from the war between…

Arab World Permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Ahmad Arafa (C) speaks during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting called to address the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, at the UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

Calls for Deescalation in Lebanon at UN Security Council

Senior UN officials and member states called Wednesday for an end to fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has launched strikes in retaliation to attacks by the…

Arab World  Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (AFP file)

Iraqi PM Tells Iranian President Attacks Targeting Iraq Are Unacceptable as Shrapnel Kills One

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday that attacks ‌targeting Iraq ‌were unacceptable. …

Arab World 20 February 2026, Palestinian Territories, Jerusalem: Palestinians perform the Taraweeh prayers in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the third day of Ramadan. Photo: Department Of Islamic Awqaf In J/APA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Palestinian Presidency Condemns Continued Israeli Closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque

The Palestinian Presidency condemned the continued Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem, which has prevented worshippers from performing…

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Arab World A Sudanese refugee girl from al-Fashir rests next to a burnt tree in the middle of the Tine transit camp, amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

UN Warns Global Aid at Risk as Middle East War Spreads

The United Nations aid chief warned on Wednesday that the conflict in the Middle East is straining humanitarian operations worldwide, disrupting supply chains…

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Arab World Members of the UNIFIL peacekeeping force enter a bus at the site of an Israeli strike at the northern entrance of the southern city of Sidon, on November 7, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.  (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYAT / AFP)

States Backing UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon Voice 'Deep Alarm' at Hostilities

Around 30 countries, including those with United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon, voiced concern Wednesday over renewed fighting after Israel launched strikes…

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Arab World Members of Kataeb Hezbollah attend the funeral in Baghdad of comrades killed in a strike on the Syrian border (file photo – Reuters)

Shrapnel from Bombing Kills Woman in Iraq

Shrapnel killed a woman following a strike on an arms depot belonging to an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq, health and security officials told AFP. A…

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Arab World Mourners carry the bodies of three Palestinians killed in a reported attack by Israeli settlers in the town of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, during the funeral on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Israeli Settler Violence Rises in West Bank Under Iran War Curbs

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank are taking advantage of curbs on movement imposed during the war on Iran to attack Palestinians, with military…

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Arab World Civilians gather in the courtyard of a school where they take shelter, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Pope Laments Death of Children in Iran War, Pledges Closeness to Lebanon

Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted…

Arab World Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Türkiye, March 9, 2026. Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Erdogan: War Must be Stopped 'Before it Engulfs Entire Region in Flames'

The war raging in much of the Middle East must be stopped before it engulfs the entire region at increasing cost to the global economy, Turkish President Recep…

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Arab World A photograph shows the damage in the aftermath of a drone strike in the Seef district of Manama on March 10, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Iran Military Says to Hit US, Israeli Economic Targets in Region

Iran's military vowed on Wednesday to launch strikes against US and Israeli economic targets in the region, including banks, after overnight attacks reportedly…

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Arab World The US embassy headquarters in Iraq is pictured in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on March 8, 2026. (AFP)

US State Department Says US Diplomatic Facility Was Targeted in Iraq

A drone struck a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq on Tuesday amid the US-Israeli air war on Iran, but there were no injuries and everyone was accounted for…

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Arab World The Callisto tanker sits anchored as the traffic is down in the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Three Vessels Hit by Projectiles in Strait of Hormuz

Three vessels have been hit by unknown projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, maritime security agencies and sources said on Wednesday, as one of the strikes led…

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Arab World Members of Kataeb Hezbollah attend the funeral in Baghdad of comrades killed in a strike on the Syrian border (file photo – Reuters)

Iraqi Judiciary Signals Action Against Factions Over Embassy Attacks

Pro-Iran factions are facing possible prosecution and conviction by Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council, as US strikes continue to target their positions in areas…

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Arab World Emergency services inspect the damage after an Israeli strike targeted an apartment at a building in the Aisha Bakkar neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

Strike Hits Beirut Apartment Block as Lebanon Grapples with 800,000 Displaced

An Israeli strike hit an apartment block in central Beirut on Wednesday, Lebanese authorities said, further widening Israeli attacks in the capital beyond the…

Arab World RSF commander Mohamed Hamdan Daglo speaks during a press conference at RSF headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan February 19, 2023. (Reuters)

Sudan Urges US to Designate RSF a Terrorist Group

Sudan's foreign ministry said Tuesday that the United States should designate the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces a "terrorist organization", a day after…

Arab World Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 10 March 2026. (EPA)

Israeli Strikes Hit Near Beirut as Envoy Says Disarming Hezbollah Could End War

Israel's military pounded the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs with air strikes on Tuesday and its troops pushed deeper into the country's south, as an…

Arab World This handout photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency Press Office shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun giving a joint-press conference with Germany's president at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on February 16, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP)

Lebanese, Syrian Presidents Agree on Tightening Border Control

The Lebanese and Syrian presidents agreed Tuesday on the need to step up control over their shared frontier following a pair of incidents involving cross…

Arab World  Rockets are launched from Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, amid escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in northern Israel, March 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: Hezbollah Returns to Guerrilla Roots, Awaits Israeli Invasion

Lebanon's Hezbollah is applying lessons from its last war with Israel as it braces for a possible full-scale Israeli invasion and protracted conflict,…

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Tankers are seen off the coast of Fujairah, as Iran vows to fire on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

Iraq Seeking New Oil Export Routes after Hormuz Disruption

Iraqi authorities are exploring alternative routes to export oil after transit through the Strait of Hormuz was disrupted by the Middle East war, an oil…

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Arab World Sipan Hamo, the commander of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG)

Syria Appoints Kurdish YPG Commander Sipan Hamo Deputy Defense Minister

Syria's defense ministry said on Tuesday that Sipan Hamo, commander of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), had been appointed deputy defense minister…

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Arab World An explosion erupts following an Israeli airstrike on the village of Abbasiyeh in southern Lebanon on March 10, 2026 -  (Photo by KAWNAT HAJU / AFP)

UN: Almost 700,000 Displaced, 84 Children Killed after Israeli Strikes on Lebanon

The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon has deepened amid the wider Middle East war, with 84 children killed and more than 667,000 people displaced, two UN agencies…

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Arab World An Israeli tank maneuvers in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Holdouts Flee Lebanon Border Village After Israeli Warning

The last residents of a Christian village on Lebanon's border with Israel fled the area on Tuesday, a UN source and an AFP correspondent said, after locals had…

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Arab World A boy looks on while lying under a blanket alongside family belongings in a makeshift encampment along the waterfront in Beirut on March 10, 2026, as civilians who fled the city's southern suburbs due to Israeli bombardment remain displaced. (AFP)

Lives Being Upended on Massive Scale in Lebanon, Says UN Refugee Agency

‌Lives have been upended on a massive scale in Lebanon amid a wider conflict in the Middle East, with more than 667,000 people now registered as displaced…