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Israeli Reservist Rams Vehicle into Palestinian Man Praying in West Bank

Arab World Israeli security forces secure a street as they leave the Palestinian village of Bizariya, in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli authorities demolished the house of a Palestinian man killed in July after he and another man reportedly killed an Israeli settler on the same day, on December 24, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Reservist Rams Vehicle into Palestinian Man Praying in West Bank

An Israeli reservist soldier rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man as he prayed on a roadside in ​the occupied West Bank on Thursday, after earlier firing…

Arab World A Syrian flag waves in Damascus. (Getty Images/AFP)

Deadly Blast Hits Mosque in Syria’s Homs

A deadly explosion hit a mosque in Syria's Homs on Friday, said authorities who reported at least six people killed. "A terrorist explosion targeted the Ali…

Arab World The sun sets behind a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians set up in an area of al-Bureij camp, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP)

Fuel Shortage Forces Gaza Hospital to Suspend Most Services

A major Gaza hospital has suspended several services because of a critical fuel shortage in the devastated Palestinian territory, which continues to face a…

Arab World FILED - 27 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Israel Army Says Striking Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military announced a series of strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Friday, including weapons depots and a training complex. "A number of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Representation photo: This file photo taken on October 17, 2017 shows excess flammable gasses burning from gas flares at the Bai Hassan oil field, west of the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. (AFP)

Power Supply across Kurdistan Drops Due to Technical Issue at Iraq's Khor Mor Gas Field

Electricity supply across Kurdistan dropped by 1,000 megawatts due to a "technical issue” at Khor Mor gas field, one of the largest in the Kurdish region, the…

Asharq Al Awsat

Arab World Israeli military vehicles return from the buffer zone with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights on Dec. 10, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images)

Russia Mediating between Syria, Israel to Reach Security Agreement

Political sources in Tel Aviv revealed that Russia is secretly mediating between Syria and Israel to reach a security agreement between them with the United…

Nazeer Majli (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Mazloum Abdi, commander of the Kurdish-led and US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, in the northeastern city of Hassakeh, Syria, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Hogir Al Abdo)

Syria Kurds Chief Says 'All Efforts' Being Made to Salvage Deal with Damascus

Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that "all efforts" were being made to prevent the collapse of talks on an agreement with Damascus to integrate…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World 25 December 2025, Türkiye, Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcomes Sudan army commander and Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Turkish Presidency/dpa)

Erdogan, Burhan Discuss Developments in Sudan amid Escalation by RSF

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks in Ankara on Thursday with Sudan's army commander and Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)
Arab World  A Palestinian woman receives donated food at a community kitchen in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. (AP)

In a First, Armed Gang in Gaza Forces Displacement of Residents

In an unprecedented development, an armed gang active in Gaza City forced inhabitants of residential bloc to evacuate their homes under threat of arms. Field…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World A photo of a Public Security operation in Aleppo against an ISIS cell (File – Facebook)

Syria Says Kills Senior ISIS Leader, Arrests Operative Near Damascus

Syrian authorities on Thursday said forces killed a senior leader in the ISIS group and arrested another operative in fresh operations near capital Damascus in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Israeli settlers attacked farmers and volunteers harvesting olives on a Palestinian farm in Burin, near Nablus, on November 8, 2025. © Observers

Israeli Settler Attack Injures Palestinian Baby, Five Arrested

Israeli security forces announced on Thursday the arrest of five Israeli settlers over their alleged involvement in an attack on a Palestinian home that…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A photograph shows the wreckage of a vehicle targeted by an Israeli airstrike on the road linking the southern Lebanese border village of Odeisseh to Markaba, on December 16, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanon Says 3 Dead in Israeli Strikes

Lebanon said Israeli strikes near the Syrian border and in the country's south killed three people on Thursday, as Israel said it targeted a member of Iran's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Syrian pounds are pictured inside an exchange currency shop in Azaz, Syria February 3, 2020. Picture taken February 3, 2020. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Syria to Start Currency Swap on January 1st, Central Bank Governor Says

Syria will start swapping old banknotes for new ones under a ​plan to replace Assad-era notes starting from January 1, 2026, Central Bank Governor Abdelkader…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Libyan national flags fly at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)

Türkiye Begins Black Box Analysis of Jet Crash That Killed Libyan Military Chief and 7 Others

The technical analysis of the recovered black boxes from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, began as the…

Arab World President Joseph Aoun between Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker Nabih Berri (Lebanese Presidency file photo)

Lebanese President: We are Determined to Hold Parliamentary Elections on Time

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun reiterated on Thursday that the country’s parliamentary elections are a constitutional obligation that must be carried out on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Newly constructed buildings are pictured in the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on October 24, 2025. (AFP)

Israel Calls Countries Condemning New West Bank Settlements ‘Morally Wrong’

Israel reacted furiously on Thursday to a condemnation by 14 countries including France and Britain of its approval of new settlements in the occupied West…

Arab World A photo circulated on social media shows a 24-year-old Iraqi who traveled to Russia to join its armed forces. (AFP)

Iraq Criminalizes Volunteering in Russia-Ukraine War

The Iraqi judiciary warned on Wednesday that people involved in the war between Russia and Ukraine will face jail as it attempts to crack down on the…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)

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Arab World Members of the Justice and Solidarity Party (JSP) campaign in the streets as they share their political aims with voters in Mogadishu, Somalia, 22 December 2025. EPA/SAID YUSUF WARSAME

Somalia's Capital Votes in First Step toward Restoring Universal Suffrage

Residents of Somalia's capital Mogadishu will vote on Thursday in municipal elections meant to pave the way for the East African country's first direct…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sudanese refugee girls carry water supplies near a polling station in the refugee camp of Zamzam, on the outskirts of el-Fasher, Darfur, Sudan, on April 13, 2010. (AP)

Sudan's RSF Says Captured Areas Near Chad Border

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Wednesday that it had seized full control of areas bordering Chad in North Darfur in western Sudan. The RSF…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani attend a meeting in Moscow, Russia December 24, 2025. (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)

Shaibani: Syrian-Russian Ties Entering New Phase

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani stressed on Wednesday that relations between Damascus and Moscow were entering a new phase based on mutual respect. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Arab World Prisoner swap success hinges on Houthi commitment, seriousness (Gov’t Media)

Muscat Detainee Swap Deal Tests Houthi Credibility

The agreement reached by the Yemeni government in Muscat with the Houthis to exchange about 2,900 prisoners and detainees from both sides marks a new test of…

Mohammed Nasser (Taiz)
Arab World Abdul Salam Shukr speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat from Nabi Sheet. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Brother Details to Asharq Al-Awsat Luring, Disappearance of Lebanese Retired Officer

Shock still grips the family of retired Lebanese General Security captain Ahmed Shukr, who was abducted days ago, as Lebanese security and judicial assessments…

Hussein Darwish (Baalbeck (eastern Lebanon))
Arab World A Palestinian woman walks past the Israeli settlement of Har Homa, southeast of Jerusalem, on November 21, 2025. (AFP)

UK, Canada, Germany and Others Condemn Israel’s West Bank Settlement Plan

Countries including Britain, Canada and Germany and others on Wednesday condemned the Israeli security cabinet's approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied…

Arab World A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus, June 4, 2025. (AFP)

Syria State Media Says 3 Dead in Clashes in Latakia Province

Syrian state media said three people were killed Wednesday in clashes with security forces in coastal Latakia province, the heartland of the country's Alawite…

Arab World A picture taken on September 30, 2025 shows the demolished house of Yahya Abu Ghaliyeh, a Palestinian from a Bedouin village near the town of Al-Eizariya, also known as Bethany, east of Jerusalem. (AFP)

Israel Demolishes Home of Palestinian Accused of Attack

The Israeli army demolished on Wednesday the home of a Palestinian accused of carrying out a stabbing and shooting attack that killed an Israeli earlier this…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A woman sits next to her tent on an alley of a makeshift tent camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel Accuses Hamas of Violating Gaza Truce, Says It Will Respond

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas on Wednesday of violating the Gaza ceasefire by refusing to disarm, and said Israel would retaliate…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Members of the committee drafting the law criminalizing colonialism (File Photo/ Algerian Parliament)

Algeria Passes Law Declaring French Colonization a Crime

Algeria's parliament unanimously approved on Wednesday a law declaring France's colonization of the country a crime, and demanding an apology and reparations. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Palestinian children play next to tents in a makeshift camp for displaced people set up on the beach in Gaza City, Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP)

Türkiye, Hamas Discuss Gaza Ceasefire Deal’s Second Phase, Turkish Source Says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday ​met with Hamas political bureau officials in Ankara to discuss the ceasefire in Gaza and advancing the &zwnj…

Arab World Buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations stand in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP)

Israel Says It Killed Hamas Financial Officer in Gaza

The Israeli army said Wednesday that it had identified a Hamas financial official it killed two weeks ago in a strike in the Gaza Strip. Abdel Hay Zaqut, a…