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EU Urges ‘Immediate, Unimpeded’ Flood Aid to Gaza

Arab World  Displaced Palestinians walk through a rain-soaked tent camp following heavy rainfall in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026. (AP)

EU Urges ‘Immediate, Unimpeded’ Flood Aid to Gaza

The European Union on Saturday demanded Israel grant urgent access for aid groups to Gaza to help the victims of devastating floods there. "We urge Israel to…

Arab World  Palestinians walk through a tent camp housing displaced people amid buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. (AP)

Israeli Drone Strike Kills 2 Palestinians in Gaza

An Israeli drone strike killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hospital officials said. The drone struck two Palestinians walking down a…

Arab World Relatives receive former MP Ahmed al-Alwani's coffin upon its arrival at Baghdad airport on Saturday. (X)

Thousands Mourn al-Alwani as Lebanese Probe Awaited

Thousands of Iraqis on Saturday escorted the body of former MP Ahmed al-Alwani from Baghdad Airport to Ramadi in Anbar Governorate, where tribespeople and…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World The total number of African migrants arriving in Yemen since the beginning of this year has risen to 145,776. (Government media)

Over 11,000 Migrants Arrive in Yemen Despite Conflict

More than 11,000 migrants from the Horn of Africa arrived in Yemen last October despite escalating fighting between government forces and the Houthis along the…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz)
Arab World The Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters after being set ablaze in Cairo in the summer of 2013. (Getty Images)

Western Warnings about Muslim Brotherhood Bolster Egypt’s Crackdown on Group

US President Donald Trump’s warnings about the Muslim Brotherhood could strengthen Egypt’s efforts to restrict the group’s activities at home and abroad,…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)

Arab World Members of the committee in Jurf al-Sakhar on Friday in this photo released by platforms close to the PMF.

PMF-Led Government Committee Enters Iraq’s Jurf al-Sakhar

An Iraqi security committee began investigating suspected fuel smuggling in Jurf al-Sakhar, north of the Babil province, on Friday, amid mounting tensions…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World The seized weapons in this photo released by the Lebanese Army.

Lebanese Army Seizes Weapons Cache in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs, Raising Questions about Their Origins

The Lebanese Army seized a large cache of weapons and ammunition during a raid on a warehouse in Musharrafieh, in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Although the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World US State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler speaks as Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh, accompanied by US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Political Shake-Up Clouds Lebanon Talks, Eisenkot May Take Tougher Line

Political upheaval in Israel has cast fresh uncertainty over negotiations with Lebanon, raising questions about whether Prime Minister-designate Gadi Eisenkot…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World The Houthis are accused of is seeking to recruit more fighters from among students. (Local media)

Houthis Threaten to Shut Sanaa Schools to Enforce Military Mobilization

The Houthis are threatening dozens of private schools in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, with fines and closure for refusing to pull students and teachers out of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Sanaa)
Arab World Bilal Erdogan, the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, waves to his Lebanese supporters outside a mosque after Friday prayers in Tripoli, northern Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (AP)

Bilal Erdogan: Developments in Syria Will Restore Shared Ties Between Beirut, Tripoli and Turkish Cities

Bilal Erdogan, son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called on Friday for greater regional unity to confront attacks on Gaza, the West Bank, southern…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk delivers a statement at the United Nations Offices in Geneva, on September 16, 2025. (AFP)

UN Rights Chief Demands Houthis Return Body of Yemeni Staff Member

The UN's ‌human rights chief on Friday demanded the return of the body of a Yemeni staff member of his office who died of unknown causes weeks ago after…

Arab World The mother of Ezzedine al-Lahalia, a 15-year-old Palestinian teenager, kisses him as they reunite in the village of Al-Jib in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, late on November 12, 2026, after his release from an Israeli prison where he had spent a month in detention. (AFP)

Palestinian Teen Reunites with Family After Month in Israeli Jail

Looking tiny in his adult-size grey prison jumpsuit, 15-year-old Palestinian Ezzedine al-Lahalia appeared stunned as his mother embraced him after a month in…

Arab World The building where former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani was found strangled to death in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Lebanon Hands Over Al-Alwani’s Body to Iraq without Autopsy

Lebanon's Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation Judge Ahmad Rami al-Hajj ordered the handover of the body of former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani to the Iraqi…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World  A medical staff member salvages medical equipment at Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike overnight in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP)

An Israeli Strike on a Hospital Highlights the Devastation to Gaza’s Healthcare System

A deadly airstrike on the biggest hospital in the southern Gaza Strip highlighted the devastation that Israel's campaign has wreaked on the Palestinian…

Arab World Ahmed Haroun, governor of Sudan's embattled state of South Kordofan, speaks to reporters in Khartoum on July 26, 2011. (AFP)

Sudan: Haroun’s Lawyers Doubt He Will Be Turned over to ICC

The arrest of Ahmed Haroun, former head of the ruling National Congress Party under former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, has reignited debate over the…

Wajdan Talha (Khartoum)
Arab World Gunmen loyal to al-Hijri on patrol in Sweida. (AFP file)

Sweida Activist Speaks of Preparations to Drag Governorate into Confrontation with Syrian Security

An activist leader in Syria's Druze-majority Sweida governorate has warned of ongoing attempts by the so-called "National Guard" to "drag the governorate into…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World Bafel Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), and son of the former Iraqi president Jalal Talabani, attends the inauguration and handover ceremony for the new Iraqi president at al-Salam Palace in Baghdad, Oct. 17, 2022. (AP)

Talabani Deepens Dispute with Barzani as Settlement Appears out of Reach

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Bafel Talabani deepened his criticism of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), two days after KDP President Masoud…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)

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Arab World A man sits at the entrance of a money transfer company office in Beirut on November 10, 2026. (AFP)

IMF Says Its Staff in Lebanon to Discuss Banking Restructuring Strategy

The ‌International Monetary Fund has begun a staff mission to discuss the country's strategy for restructuring the banking sector, IMF spokeswoman Julie…

Arab World Libya's Dbeibah meets Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Antalya summit on Thursday (Dbeibah's Office)

Libya's Dbeibah, Erdogan Discuss Bilateral Agreements, Cooperation

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah discussed ways to strengthen cooperation and the latest political and security…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Tunisian Defense Minister Khaled Sehili speaks with Justice Minister Leila Jaffel during a parliamentary session (EPA)

Tunisia Says It Is Prepared For 'Various Threats, Scenarios'

Tunisia is preparing for a number of scenarios as conflicts widen and regional and global tensions mount, Defense Minister Khaled Sehili said, outlining plans…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)
Arab World The British Minister of State stressed that Resolution 2216 remains the basis for resolving the conflict in Yemen (Doughty's X account)

UK Condemns Houthi Attacks on Airports and Civilians as Unacceptable

British Minister of State for the Middle East Stephen Doughty described the Houthis' escalating attacks in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia as appalling,…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World  A concrete block marking the Israeli military’s “Yellow Line” in Bureij, central Gaza (File photo: AFP). 

Where Does Hamas Still Hold Territory in Gaza?

Nearly a week ago, Hussam al-Astal, who leads an Israeli-backed armed group operating in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, appeared in a video announcing the start…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World A Hezbollah member in Syria in 2017 (AFP)

Hezbollah Members Questioned Over Suspected Reconnaissance Mission in Northern Lebanon

Investigations are continuing into the arrest of five Hezbollah members in a remote mountainous area between the Bsharri and Batroun districts of northern…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Erdogan pledged to continue investigations into the investment funds scandal until its eradication and to prevent its recurrence (Turkish Presidency)

Türkiye's President Calls the War in Gaza an 'Ecocide' at the UN Climate Summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the world to recognize the environmental impacts of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and asked the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Members of the Palestinian Civil Defense inspect damage inside a building at Nasser Hospital following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip November 12, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Stringer

Israeli Strike on a Gaza Hospital Kills 6 People

An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Ali al-Abdullah, 20, a former detainee released from an Israeli prison, holds a child in the village of Saysoun, in Syria’s Daraa province, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Haj Suleiman)

Israel Has Detained Dozens of Syrians. Families are Desperate for Answers

Ali al-Abdullah spent more than five months in Israeli detention centers last year after being taken from a village in southwestern Syria. He said he was…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Flags of the European Union and its member states fly in front of the building of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France June 30, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

EU Explores Deeper Syria Partnership, Flags Concern over Russia Role

The European Union is weighing a broad upgrade in ties with Syria, including security sector reform, investment and a revival of a long-frozen trade accord,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World People walk next to a building, where former Iraqi MP Ahmed al-Alwani was found strangled to death, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Iraq to Send Delegation to Lebanon over ex-MP Killing

Iraq will send a delegation to Lebanon to support the probe into the killing of a former lawmaker in Beirut, a security official told AFP on Wednesday. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani (X)

Ahmed al-Alwani: From Iraq's Protest Front Lines to a Violent Death in Beirut

Iraqi politician Ahmed al-Alwani, found dead in an apartment in Beirut on Tuesday, lived a political career shaped by the turmoil that engulfed Iraq after 2003…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)