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Katz Warns Hezbollah Against Joining Conflict with Iran

Arab World A police officer inspects fragments of missile parts on the ground at an impact site following Iran's missile strike on Israel, in Be'er Sheva, Israel, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Katz Warns Hezbollah Against Joining Conflict with Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Lebanon's Hezbollah to exercise caution on Friday, saying Israel's patience with "terrorists" who threaten it had…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A man rides a motorcycle past a billboard depicting Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, along a street in Baghdad on June 19, 2025. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Sistani Warns Against Targeting Khamenei, Sadr Calls for Mass Protests

As Iraq’s judiciary vowed legal action against anyone seeking to destabilize the country, major Iranian-backed Iraqi militias declared their readiness to take…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World Arab foreign ministers during their last meeting in Baghdad. (Arab League)

Arab Foreign Ministers to Discuss Political Solutions to Iran-Israel Conflict in Istanbul

Arab foreign ministers are set to convene on the sidelines of the upcoming Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul early next week to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)
Arab World Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani (2nd L) looks on as US special envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack raises the flag of the United States at the US ambassador's residence in Damascus, Syria, May 29, 2025. (AFP)

US Senators Introduce Legislation to Repeal Syria's Caesar Act

US Senators Democrat Jeanne Shaheen and Republican Rand Paul introduced on Thursday a bill repealing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019. “The…

Elie Youssef (Washington)
Arab World Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Gaza Rescuers Say 72 Killed by Israeli Fire

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed at least 72 people in the Palestinian territory on Thursday, including 21 who had gathered to receive aid…

Asharq Al Awsat

Arab World Residents sit outside their house in the Beit Jin village, southern Syria, where Israeli troops made a pre-dawn raid, arresting several alleged members of Hamas, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP)

Damascus Says Israel Arrested Civilians During Beit Jin Raid

A source at the Syrian Interior Ministry denied Israeli claims that its forces had arrested Palestinian Hamas members during a raid on the southern village of…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus)
Arab World A Sudanese army soldier walks toward a truck-mounted gun left behind by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Salha, south of Omdurman, a day after recapturing it from the RSF, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

Sudan’s Paramilitaries Seize a Key Area along with the Border with Libya and Egypt

Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country’s military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighboring Libya…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Officials oversee the destruction of narcotics seized during drug busts on the Yemeni-Saudi border. (Saba)

Yemen Busts Attempt to Smuggle over 1.5 Million Narcotic Pills into Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s border authorities announced on Thursday that they busted an attempt to smuggle over 1.5 million narcotic pills from the Houthi-held capital Sanaa to…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Arab World A banner for journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, hangs outside the National Press Club building in Washington, US, May 2, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File phot

Shining Light on Austin Tice who Went Missing in Syria

In recent months, American officials have raised the fate of Austin Tice in talks with Syria’s new leadership, led by its interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World Palestinians charge their mobile phones from a point powered by solar panels provided by Adel Shaheen, an owner of an electric appliances shop, as electricity remains cut during the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip October 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed

Palestinian Authority Says Internet Down in Gaza After Attack on Fibre Optic Cable

The Palestinian Authority said internet and fixed-line communication services were down in Gaza on Thursday following an attack on the territory's last fibre…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file photo)

Iraq Reports 19 Congo Fever Deaths Already This Year

Iraq said Thursday it has recorded 19 deaths from Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever already this year and urged farmers and abattoir workers to step up…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

Israel Kills Syrian in Damascus Countryside, Detains Several

Israeli forces conducted an operation in southern Syria to detain several members of Hamas, the military said Thursday. Syria TV, a local station, reported…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Archive image of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shaking hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani in Damascus (X) 

Assad Intelligence Archive Sparks Controversy in Iraq

A recent visit to Damascus by Izzat al-Shabandar, the special envoy of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, has stirred political tensions in Baghdad…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)
Arab World Former Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam 

Lebanon’s Former Economy Minister Detained on Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Former Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam was arrested on Wednesday by order of Public Prosecutor Jamal al-Hajjar on multiple corruption-related suspicions,…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World Displaced Palestinians walk past the ruins of destroyed buildings along the Gaza City shoreline on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

More than 55,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in the Israel-Hamas War

The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war passed 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday, and hospitals said at least 21 people…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Baghdad, Iraq, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

US Urges Baghdad, Erbil to Carry Out ‘Constructive Dialogue’

The United States has urged Baghdad and Erbil “to resolve their issues through constructive dialogue consistent with their constitutional responsibilities”…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World US envoy Tom Barrack meets Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Türkiye on May 24, 2025 (EPA)

Netanyahu Asks US to Broker Israel-Syria Negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US envoy Tom Barrack he is interested in negotiating with the new Syrian government, with the US serving as…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington) Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Hamas Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Has No Role in Gaza War Negotiations

US President Donald Trump surprised many parties after announcing on Monday that Iran was involved in negotiations aimed at arranging a ceasefire-for-hostages…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file)

US to Pull Some Personnel from the Middle East amid Rising Tensions with Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World  Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei said Wednesday his country would move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, the status of which is one of the most delicate…

Arab World The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file)

Report: US Embassy in Iraq Preparing for Ordered Evacuation Due to ‘Heightened Security Risks’

The US embassy in Iraq is preparing for an ordered evacuation due to heightened security risks in the region, an Iraqi security official and a US source said…

Arab World Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)

Israeli Strike Kills One in Lebanon's South

One person was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on a village in southern Lebanon, the health ministry reported, the latest deadly attack despite a…

Arab World Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, 11 January 2023. (EPA)

EU Tells Israel to Reverse Move to Cut Off Palestinian Banks

The EU on Wednesday urged Israel to undo a move by a far-right minister that threatens to paralyze Palestinian financial institutions. Finance minister…

Arab World  A Palestinian girl runs past the ruins of destroyed buildings along the Gaza City shoreline on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP)

Charity Accuses Israel of Deadly Strike on Gaza Office Building

Medical charity Medecins du Monde Wednesday accused Israel of violating international law with drone strikes on a building housing one of its offices in war…

Arab World Activists, heading towards Gaza by land with the aim of breaking the Israeli siege on the Palestinian territory, are greeted by Libyans in Tripoli's Martyrs Square on June 11, 2025, one day after crossing into Libya from Tunisia. (AFP)

Gaza-Bound Activist Convoy Reaches Libyan Capital

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists in a Gaza-bound convoy reached the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday as they drive eastward in a bid to break Israel…

Arab World Member of the High Committee for National Reconciliation Hassan Soufan and the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook)

Syria’s Reconciliation Committee Prioritizes Stability after Anger Over Prisoner Releases

Syria’s High Committee for National Reconciliation has defended recent controversial prisoner releases, saying the decision aims to preserve national stability…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Arab World Officials are seen at the roundtable on the Emergency Support Project for Lebanon. (Prime Minister’s Office)

Salam: $12 Billion Needed for Lebanon’s Post-War Reconstruction

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced that the cost of the country’s recovery following the latest destructive war with Israel is estimated at…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (Reuters)

Hamdok: Retaking Khartoum or Forming a Government Won’t End Sudan’s War

Former Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has warned that recent military gains by the Sudanese army, including the recapture of Khartoum, will not bring…

Mohamed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)
Arab World A military vehicle maneuvers in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 10, 2025. (Reuters)

Israeli Fire Kills 60 in Gaza, Many Near Aid Site, Medics Say

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, most of them near an aid site operated by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza…

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