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The New Arab's Managing Editor, Karim Traboulsi, writes a scathing indictment of the Lebanese government and its negligence over the devastating Beirut explosion.
The coronavirus has hit Syria's national football team.
Syria Insight: Russia moves into Iran-controlled eastern Syria
Eastern Syria has been viewed as under Iran's sphere of interest, but the resource-rich region remains a lucrative area for Russia too.
12 pro-regime fighters killed in Syria clashes: monitor
Another 17 pro-regime fighters were wounded while on the jihadist-led side six fighters died in clashes on Monday.
Who are the accused in Rafic Hariri murder trial?
A list of those indicted in the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri.
Israel says it thwarted an attack on Syria border
The Israeli army said on Monday that it had thwarted an attempt by a militant cell in Syria to plant explosive devices along its northern border with Syria.
Syria regime says Kurdish-US firm deal is 'theft'
The Syrian regime condemned an agreement between Kurdish-led forces in the country's northeast and a US oil company, describing it as ...
Israel, Hezbollah 'don't want new war': Experts
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah spiked last Monday along the UN-demarcated Blue Line after months of relative calm.
Egypt grapples with women's freedoms online as #MeToo re-emerges
Rights groups say the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been curtailing freedoms since he took office in 2014.
Coronavirus cases in Syria increase amid doubts over figures
The number of coronavirus cases has increased across Syria as doubts emerge over figures reported by the regime's health ministry and the ...
Armed group attacks village in Sudan's Darfur: Tribal chief
Armed men set fire to and looted homes, in the latest violence to strike a remote region in Sudan.
Seven Syrian regime soldiers killed in Idlib clashes
At least seven Syrian regime soldiers have been killed and nine others injured in clashes with rebels in the Jabal al-Zawiya area of ...
MSF has a flaw its white saviours can't solve
Comment: The functioning of MSF and other humanitarian organisations is inherently racist. Whether or not it can shed its colonial attitudes ...
Loujain al-Hathloul turns 31 in a Saudi prison cell
Comment: Loujain al-Hathloul's imprisonment and torture is an international problem, and it requires an international solution, writes Alainna ...
The Iraq Report: Support for Iran evaporates
As temperatures soar in Iraq, violence against protesters returns despite promises of reconciliation by the new PM, while Iran's role in the ...
HTS-affiliated petrol company headquarters bombed in Syria’s Idlib province
A drone of unknown origin has bombed the headquarters of the Watad Petroleum Company, which is the sole company distributing petroleum in rebel-held Idlib province, causing major damage.
To fix Arab societies, just listen to Arab citizens
Comment: International actors like the UN who want to help should listen more earnestly to what Arab men, women, and desperate youth have been ...
Egypt sends troops to Syria to 'fight for Assad'
Turkish and Syrian news agencies have reported that Egypt sent 150 soldiers to the frontlines in northwestern Syria to assist the Assad ...
The painstaking hunt for Assad's henchmen in Europe
Former regime officials accused of war crimes are living across Europe, but Syrian activists and the German judiciary are working ...
Sisi the so-called secularist sets his sights on Al-Azhar
Comment: Not content will an already severely restricted public sphere, Sisi has moved to bring this 1,000-year-old Egyptian centre of learning ...
US imposes sanctions on teenage son of Syria's Assad
The US imposed sanctions on the son of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad under the Caesar Act.
Jordan king announces nationwide election for 10 November
Jordanians will go to the polls on 10 November for parliamentary elections.
Syrian men, trans women suffered ‘monstrous’ sexual violence
Human Rights Watch has reported of harrowing violence in Syria against men and trans women during the war.
Turkey to halt energy search off Greek island
Greece has reportedly welcomed Ankara's decision.
Analysis: Iran has edged closer to China and Russia as the US exerts a strategy of maximum pressure.
As Tunisia becomes embroiled in a political crisis, questions are being raised about the UAE's role.
Tensions between Israel and Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been mounting for weeks.
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