Al Arabiya

March 11, 2026 | David Daoud |

Lebanon war intensifies as IDF strikes harder and Hezbollah escalates attacks

The renewed Lebanon war, now just over a week old, has witnessed a gradual intensification of attacks by Israel and Hezbollah between March 8 and 11, with both sides making clear their current disinterest...

March 10, 2026 | Janatan Sayeh |

Israel intensifies strikes on repression sites, expands outreach to Iranians as regime repression deepens (March 8-10 updates)

On March 10, marking 10 days of Operation Epic Fury, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that more than 5,000 targets in Iran have been struck, including command-and-control centers, Islamic Revolutionary...

March 7, 2026 | David Daoud |

Israel strikes over 500 targets in Lebanon, issues evac orders in renewed war with Hezbollah (March 2–6)

The November 27, 2024, ceasefire agreement signed by Israel and Lebanon, negotiating on behalf of Hezbollah, finally broke down completely. In the early morning hours of March 2, 2026, Hezbollah’s forces...

March 3, 2026 | Leah Siskind |

AI-Amplified Narratives: Measuring Propaganda in LLM Citations

December 19, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

US launches widespread airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria after deadly Palmyra attack

On December 19, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that “U.S. forces have commenced a large-scale strike against  [Islamic State] ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria.”...

December 3, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel awaits return of last 2 remains of hostages from Gaza

On December 2, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office announced that Israel “received, via the Red Cross, findings that were handed over to an IDF [Israel Defense Forces] and ISA [Israel Security...

November 29, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Vital Khor Mor gas field attacked in Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq

The important Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq was attacked by kamikaze drones on the evening of November 26. It is the latest attack on the facility, which has been targeted by...

November 24, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

An inside look at the US-backed Civil-Military Coordination Center for Gaza stabilization

The US-backed Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in southern Israel’s Kiryat Gat continues to grow as efforts to stabilize Gaza ramp up. The center, created on October 17 by US Central...

November 19, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli prime minister and top officials visit Syria ‘buffer zone’ as Israel-Syria talks stall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a large group of Israeli officials and military commanders to the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on November 19. The Israel Defense...

October 27, 2025 | David Adesnik, Mariam Wahba, Ahmad Sharawi, David Daoud, Natalie Ecanow, Hussain Abdul-Hussain, Bridget Toomey

Patient Extremism: The Many Faces of the Muslim Brotherhood

October 16, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iraqi parliamentary candidate killed in car bombing

Safaa al Mashhadani, a Sunni Iraqi parliamentary candidate who served on the Baghdad Provincial Council, was killed by a car bomb, The National reported on October 15. Mashhadani, a candidate...

July 2, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: June 23–29, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between June 23 and June 29. The IDF’s activities last week were concentrated in south Lebanon, ...

June 5, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Rocket fire marks first attack from Syria on Israel since Assad’s fall

On June 3, at approximately 10 pm Israeli time, two rockets were launched from Syrian territory and landed in the Golan Heights—the first such attack from Syria toward Israel since the fall...

May 29, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

The Druze chessboard between Syria and Israel

On May 29, an Israeli security official told the Saudi-owned Arabic news channel Al Arabiya that Israel “will not fight in support of any group in Syria.” The official added that while Israel...

April 24, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Muslim Brotherhood branch in Egypt threatens Jordanian state

On April 24, Al Arabiya reported that the Muslim Brotherhood’s foreign branch, the “Change Movement,” issued a new call to its members in response to Jordanian authorities banning the group....

April 15, 2025 | Ahmad Sharawi |

Jordan foils Muslim Brotherhood terrorist plot

On April 15, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate (GID) announced that it “foiled plans aimed at targeting national security, sowing chaos, and sabotage within Jordan.” The GID...

April 9, 2025 | David Daoud |

Iran reportedly smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via Beirut port

An unnamed “Western security source” told Al Arabiya and its Al Hadath sister channel that Hezbollah is using the Port of Beirut to smuggle weapons into Lebanon from Iran. The source told...

April 1, 2025 | Hussain Abdul-Hussain |

Pretending to Disarm Hezbollah Won’t Work

Lebanon is pretending to disarm Hezbollah and thinks that the world believes it. Then, when the world calls Beirut out, Lebanese officials engage in collective delusion and blame “Israeli aggression”...

March 31, 2025 | David Daoud |

Israeli operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah: March 24–March 31

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted numerous activities and operations throughout Lebanon against Hezbollah between March 24 and 30, 2025. On Friday, unknown actors again fired rockets at northern...

March 28, 2025 | |

IDF Strikes Beirut After Rockets Launched from Lebanon at Israeli Communities

Rockets Fired at Israel, IDF Retaliates: Two rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israeli communities on March 28. One projectile fell short, landing in Lebanese territory,...