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Yemen’s Army Attacks the Houthis

Arab World A Houthi militiaman stands guard in the proximity of Sanaa airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, 05 August 2026. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Yemen’s Army Attacks the Houthis

The Yemeni military attacked the Houthis on Saturday in response to the militias’ recent strikes in central and eastern Yemen. Col. Majed al-Nazili,…

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Arab World Activists outside the Palace of Justice in Damascus call for the prosecution of figures associated with the Assad era in June last year (Facebook)

Lebanon Detains Assad-Era General Accused of Crimes Against Humanity

Lebanese authorities have detained a former senior Syrian military officer who commanded the army’s 17th Division on crimes that he committed under ousted…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians walk between destroyed houses in Jabaliya, northern Gaza City, 07 August 2026. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Hamas Says Ready to Go Ahead with Gaza Plan, Urges Pressure on Israel

Hamas said on Saturday it remained ready to proceed with a US-backed Gaza peace plan and urged pressure on Israel, which insists it did not agree to the latest…

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Arab World Smoke rises from the town of Mansouri in South Lebanon following an Israeli attack. (DPA) 

Israeli Strike on Lebanese Army Raises Tensions in South

An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army bulldozer in Mansouri, wounding a soldier, heightened tensions in South Lebanon amid explosions and shelling that hit…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)
Arab World  A motorcade delegation arrives for a new round of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations at the US Embassy in Rome on August 4, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon-Israel Talks: A Cumulative Process or ‘Open-Ended Negotiations’?

The seventh round of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Rome concluded after three days without agreement on a new pilot zone, while discussions continued over a…

Soubhi Amhaz (Beirut)

Arab World Women and children line up to receive free food aid at a displacement camp near El Obeid, North Kordofan, on June 29, 2026. (AFP)

‘We Eat So We Don’t Die’: Daily Life with Hunger in Sudan

Nahla Khalifa woke on April 15, 2023, to the sound of artillery in Omdurman. She could not have known that the war that sent her and her five children…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kampala) Asharq Al Awsat (Nairobi)
Arab World This picture taken on June 22, 2026 shows a Catholic nun praying during a mass at the Latin Monastery (Deir al-Latin) in the Palestinian Christian town of Taybeh, northeast of the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Exodus: West Bank Hardships Drive Out Palestinian Christians

Palestinian Christians call themselves "living stones" and say they have lived continuously in the Holy Land for the last 2,000 years. Maybe not for much…

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Arab World Houthi missiles that the Yemeni government says are smuggled to the group by Iran. (Houthi media)

Houthis Step Up Missile, Drone Attacks on Yemen's Marib

The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen intensified attacks on government forces in the Marib province, east of Sanaa, on Friday, a day after launching a major…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. (Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen)

UN Envoy Warns Yemen on Verge of Wider Conflict

United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg warned on Friday that the country was at “greater risk of renewed large-scale conflict than at any point…

Arab World Fierce fighting erupted between the legitimate government forces and the Houthis north of Khokha city. (Local media)

Yemen Army Carries out Military Operation Against Houthis in Retaliation to Their Attacks

Yemen’s Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that it was carrying out a military operation against the Iran-backed Houthi militia in retaliation against its…

Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. (Prime Minister’s Office)

Lebanon to Inspect Facilities for Iraqi Fuel Oil Transit Through Syria

Lebanon is laying the logistical and administrative groundwork for a project to transport Iraqi fuel oil by road through Syria to oil facilities in the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Rescue workers and security personnel at the site of the blast in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana, Syria, Aug. 6 (AP)

Syria: Jaramana Voices Point to Israel as Prime Suspect in Bombing

A bombing on a minibus in Jaramana, a city east of Damascus with a sizable Druze population, has thrust the area back into Syria’s spotlight, wounding 14…

Muwafaq Mohammed
Arab World This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh shows an Israeli tank maneuvering in the nearby village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, on August 7, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon, Israel Agree Shortlist of Countries That Could Send Troops to Verify Hezbollah Disarmament

Lebanon and Israel have agreed a shortlist of countries that could send troops to verify the disarmament of Hezbollah under a US-brokered agreement, a Lebanese…

Arab World A member of the Iraqi security forces patrols a street in Baghdad. (AFP file)

Baghdad Bolsters Deployment in 'Vulnerable' Areas, Warns Armed Factions

An Iraqi military spokesman said security forces were ready to stop attacks on neighboring countries from Iraqi territory, as Baghdad presses ahead with a plan…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World  Palestinians walk past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, August 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Palestinian Source: Israeli Reservations Delay Cairo Mediators’ Meeting on Gaza

Israeli reservations are holding up a meeting of mediators in Cairo to discuss implementation of new understandings reached more than a week ago on the Gaza…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Israeli security forces patrol a street during a military operation in the Qalandia refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, 06 August 2026. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Rights Group Warns Israel's Policies are Pushing the West Bank Healthcare System to Collapse

For six months, 70-year-old Bassam Musleh searched desperately for a pharmacy or clinic that could fill his prescription for blood pressure and other heart…

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Arab World Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Syrian counterpart, Asaad al-Shaibani, hold talks in Ankara on Thursday (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Syria Says Ending Weapons Outside State Control Key to Regional Stability

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said Damascus is working to end the presence of weapons outside state control, arguing that dismantling armed…

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara)

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Arab World Trump and Netanyahu during a news conference in Florida on Dec. 29 last year (Reuters) 

Netanyahu Dispatches Dermer to Washington Hoping to Defuse Tensions

As US officials increasingly believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to retreat from agreements on launching the second phase of…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv)
Arab World Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (second left) chairs the meeting of the State Administration Coalition on Wednesday. (INA)

Iraq’s Ruling Coalition Warns Factions to Lay Down Weapons by Sept 30 Deadline

Iraq's State Administration Coalition, which boasts Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish forces, made a firmer stance against factions that continue to carry weapons…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A display of Houthi-made mock drones and missiles is seen at a square in Sanaa, Yemen, 04 August 2026. (EPA)

Houthis Launch Broad Attack on Yemeni Forces, Ending Truce

The Iran-backed Houthi group launched on Thursday a broad attack on government forces in the Marib and Hadramawt provinces it the greatest escalation since the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa - File photo

Syrian Leadership-Hezbollah Dialogue Efforts Face Hurdles Over War Legacy, Regional Balances

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem’s announcement in his latest appearance that the group was ready to hold a public meeting with the Syrian…

Paula Astih (Beirut)
Arab World A motorcade arrives at the United States' Embassy in Rome, Italy, where ambassadors-level talks between Israel and Lebanon are expected to take place, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Lebanon-Israel Talks Yield No Results as Issue of Captives, Pilot Zones Top Agenda

The third round of Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Rome ended without tangible progress, as Lebanon pressed for concrete steps to implement the so-called…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Arab World Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian who died on Thursday from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on Khan Younis camp in the southern Gaza Strip (dpa)

Did Hamas Mislead Israel Over Deaths of its Commanders and Operatives?

On Aug. 2, an Israeli drone fired two missiles at a vehicle carrying three Palestinian members of the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing. All three were killed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Lebanese soldiers patrol Zawtar al Gharbiya, southern Lebanon, 05 August 2026. Zawtar al-Gharbiya is among the designated pilot zones under the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, from which Israeli forces have withdrawn.  EPA/STRINGER

Washington Faces Task of Freeing the 'Framework Agreement' From Hezbollah, Netanyahu's Time-Buying

Hezbollah has found little response from Lebanon's political forces to Secretary-General Naim Qassem's call for dialogue and now appears increasingly isolated…

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)
Arab World A man stands outside the office of Fly Baghdad airline, in Baghdad, Iraq January 23, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad

US Lifts Sanctions on Fly Baghdad, Previously Linked to Iran's IRGC

The US Treasury said on Wednesday it had removed counter-terrorism sanctions from Iraq's Fly Baghdad Airlines and two aircraft that were imposed in 2024 over…

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Arab World FILE -Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean, File)

Israeli Prosecutors Charge Settler in West Bank Killing of Awdah Hathaleen

Israeli prosecutors Thursday charged a settler for the killing of a Palestinian community leader last year in the occupied West Bank, according to an…

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Arab World A man stands by a crater left by an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the area of Burj al-Shamali, near Tyre, on August 6, 2026. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP) /

Rights Groups Decry Israeli Killing of Lebanon Journalist as 'War Crime'

Rights groups said Thursday that an Israeli attack in south Lebanon that killed reporter Amal Khalil and wounded another journalist earlier this year was an…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Merowe Dam in northern Sudan (Sudan News Agency)

Merowe Dam Outage Brings Sudan’s Power Crisis Back Into Focus

Sudan is awaiting the arrival of spare parts from abroad to repair the electricity network linked to the Merowe Dam after a fire knocked it completely out of…

Wajdan Talha (Khartoum)
Arab World Smoke rises from a hill following Israeli air strikes, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to the village of Mansouri, Lebanon, August 5, 2026 in this screengrab obtained from social media. Social Media/via REUTERS

2 Israeli Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon as Talks Underway in Rome

Israel reported on Thursday its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a month, after carrying out fresh strikes despite ongoing US-backed…

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