A source close to Hezbollah said Israel had conducted 11 consecutive strikes on the group's south Beirut stronghold late Thursday, in one of the most violent raids since Israel intensified its bombardment campaign last week. AFP correspondents in the capital and beyond heard
An Israeli strike on the Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has killed at least 18 people, with the number expected to rise.
Russia, France, Spain and Greece on Thursday became the latest countries to launch operations to remove nationals from Lebanon since Israel launched ground raids into its neighbour and Iran fired missiles at Israel. Here is what we know about the effort to transport thousands
in a press conference, humanitarian organisations have called for ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.
France has backed UN chief Antonio Guterres after Israel declared him 'persona non grata' due to his comments on Israel's expanding war in the Middle East.
Riyadh seeks assurances from Tehran that energy infrastructure in the region is spared amid talks of Israeli retaliation targeting Iranian oil and gas assets.
In Iraq, the date palm and its bounty are national icons, but they are being battered by drought, as farmers do their best to revive their harvests
World football's governing body FIFA on Thursday gave no verdict either way on a Palestinian request to suspend Israel, but instead launched an investigation into allegations of discrimination. At FIFA's congress in Bangkok in May, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA)
A decade after finding refuge in Lebanon from civil war in his native Syria, Ahmad Mustafa fled in the other direction this week from a new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. "We're starting from scratch all over again," the 46-year-old said after crossing the border into
A year of conflict between Israel and Hamas has resulted in a "devastating impact on the economy" in the occupied West Bank and Gaza, the IMF said Thursday, including a nearly 90 percent drop in Gaza's GDP. "Preliminary official estimates indicate an 86 percent decline in GDP
She was secretly smuggled out of Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, then to Jordan and Iraq. Her release followed over four months of efforts, with several previous attempts failing due to the security situation from Israel's military offensive in Gaza
The White House is grappling with how to support Israel’s right to respond without raising prospects for a long-feared Middle East war.
The Egyptian government says that its bread subsidy programme, which it aims eventually to phase out, is a major strain on the budget.
Iran's missile barrage at Israel this week was meant as a warning that the Islamic republic can hit Israeli territory, but has instead exposed Iranian military limitations, analysts say. In its second-ever direct attack on Israel, Iran launched some 200 missiles on Tuesday,
In-depth: Once celebrated as the poster child of democracy in the region, there is now little hope for change in Kais Saied's Tunisia.
The decision stemmed from historical territorial disputes between the two NATO allies.
While targeting Assad and his brother would destabilize the regime and potentially deprive Hezbollah of its rear base, an Israeli source has denied any such plans.
Several days after Israel assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, it remains unclear when, where and how he would be buried.
President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a month before the US presidential election. Biden told reporters at the White House however that he was not expecting Israel to
The Gulf Cooperation Council states are urging for de-escalation in the expanding conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Outside one of the Lebanese capital's most exclusive venues, a large sign advises clubbers to dress "smart casual". Now dozens of destitute families occupy its dancefloor after fleeing Israeli bombardment. Fresh laundry hangs on the guardrails around the building housing the
Rights groups argue that if passed, the new draft of the Criminal Procedures Code would further entrench injustice in Egypt's already flawed legal system.
The images from Planet Labs PBC show that rockets struck two aircraft hangars housing F-35 fighter jets at the Nevatim base in the Negev (Naqab) Desert.
The Israeli military said a strike on Gaza on Thursday killed a Palestinian who had waved his blood-stained hands at a crowd after a deadly attack on Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank more than two decades ago. The civil defence agency in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip
Author Ta-Nehisi Coates has been praised for his pro-Palestine stance as he defends his book during interviews and reminds viewers of Israel's war on Gaza.
A Yazidi woman was freed after more than four months of efforts which were complicated due to the difficult security situation in Gaza.
Israel reportedly used banned phosphorus bombs in a strike on an apartment in Beirut’s residential Bashoura district.
Analysis: Whether indiscriminate mass bombing, forced displacement, or targeting civilians, Israel is employing the same tactics in Lebanon as it did in Gaza.
Dubai-based Emirates Thursday cancelled flights to Iraq, Iran and Jordan for three days over "regional unrest", after an Iranian missile strike on Israel stoked fears of a wider war. "Emirates is cancelling all flights to/from Iraq (Basra and Baghdad), Iran (Tehran), and Jordan
An Israeli airstrike in central Beirut killed seven first aid responders without prior warning, signalling a rare hit in the Lebanese capital.
An Israeli airstrike in central Beirut killed seven first aid responders without prior warning, signalling a rare hit in the Lebanese capital.
Middle East peace can only come through a two-state solution, as mandated by international law and global diplomacy, write Jeffrey Sachs and Sybil Fares.
Traditional Democrat voters have been disappointed by the President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris' unflinching support for Israel's war in Gaza
Arzhang Pezhman's play Ostan powerfully explores the struggles of Kurdish asylum seekers in the UK against a backdrop of political indifference and exploitation
The exhibition 'Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums' in London showcases how Zaha Hadid Architects used paper reliefs to develop architect Zaha Hadid's iconic designs
The Gaza Media Office revealed that since the start of Israel's war on Gaza, the army has killed 902 Palestinian families.
Turkey's annual inflation slowed down in September, but lower-than-expected figures could delay central bank rate cuts, according to some analysts.
After the killing of Hezbollah's leader in Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boasted Israel had "settled the score". But the legacy of Israel's past targeted killings calls into question how much will actually change. Far from bringing respite to Israelis, Hassan
"They're going to cost Kamala Harris the election, and they're playing right into Netanyahu and Trump's hands," James Zogby said to The New Arab.
Lebanon's foreign minister revealed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah agreed to a ceasefire just before his assassination by Israel.
Lebanon's foreign minister revealed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah agreed to a ceasefire just before his assassination by Israel.
Lebanese hospitals have been overwhelmed with the wounded throughout the past two weeks following a surge in Israeli attacks on the country.
The MV Kathrin's owners have requested for the ship's registration in Madeira to be cancelled, according to a report.
Once the Iranian retaliation ended, the Israeli army intensified ground and air attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 67 Palestinians.
Lebanon is facing dozens of Israeli air strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah facilities, but hundreds of civilians have been killed in the past two weeks.
Lebanon is facing dozens of Israeli air strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah facilities, but hundreds of civilians have been killed in the past two weeks.
Lebanon is facing dozens of Israeli air strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah facilities, but hundreds of civilians have been killed in the past two weeks.
Lebanon is facing dozens of Israeli air strikes reportedly targeting Hezbollah facilities, but hundreds of civilians have been killed in the past two weeks.
A year into the Gaza war, grassroots support for Palestinians has surged across the Arab world, but the groundswell has yet to trigger stronger action against Israel, with governments largely ignoring these calls. As the conflict spills into Lebanon and Iran's missile strike on