Beatrice Farhat

Beatrice Farhat is an editorial assistant for Al-Monitor based in Beirut, Lebanon. On Twitter: @beatricefarhat

Libya | Jun 30, 2023

Wagner base in eastern Libya hit by ‘unknown’ drone strike

The strike comes as Russia steps up its campaign against the Wagner group in the countries where it is active following last week’s failed mutiny against President Vladimir Putin.

Members of the Wagner group sit atop a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.

Saudi Arabia | Jun 29, 2023

9 Middle East universities, 3 in Saudi Arabia make world’s top 300 schools

Nearly 150 universities from the MENA region are featured in a list of the world’s top universities.

People walk past the main gate to the campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the heart of the Lebanese capital, on January 13, 2022. - Power shortages and soaring petrol prices mean many Lebanese students can neither afford to reach their classes nor study from home, a conundrum that is ravaging a generation's future. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Syria | Jun 28, 2023

Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits: UN

The report coincides with renewed Russian airstrikes in Syria’s last rebel stronghold of Idlib in the northwest.

A child stares at a US soldiers patrolling a village in the countryside of the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, near the Turkish border, on July 23, 2022. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia | Jun 27, 2023

Millions of Muslims mark Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia after hajj pilgrimage

Muslims in the region are celebrating Eid al-Adha despite soaring prices.

Muslim pilgrims crowd Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat,also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage on June 27, 2023. The ritual is the high point of the annual pilgrimage, one of the five pillars of Islam, that officials say could be the biggest on record after three years of Covid restrictions. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon | Jun 26, 2023

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone on border

The Israeli army acknowledged the downing, saying the drone crashed in Lebanese territory during routine activity.

Smoke and fire billow during mock cross-border raids by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, part of large-scale military exercise, in Aaramta bordering Israel on May 21, 2023 ahead of the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images)

Syria | Jun 23, 2023

Syria’s rebel-held northwest receives first UN aid convoy since earthquake

UN aid has not entered northwest Syria since the earthquake that hit the region in February left millions suffering in devastating humanitarian conditions.

Trucks move in a United Nations aid convoy en route to Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on June 23, 2023.

Palestine | Jun 22, 2023

Palestinian Authority reports 310 attacks by Israeli settlers in West Bank

Violence is ongoing since a Monday Israeli raid in Jenin that killed seven Palestinians and included rare airstrikes.

A Palestinian woman carries a piece of wood as she stands outside her house, which was set on fire by Israeli settlers the day before, in Turmus Aya near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on June 22, 2023. A resident of Turmus Ayya told AFP around "200 settlers" attacked the Palestinian village, while AFP journalists in the village saw scorched homes, buildings and wounded people being evacuated by ambulance. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Lebanon | Jun 21, 2023

France's Le Drian visits Lebanon in bid to break presidential deadlock

French envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian’s visit to Beirut comes as parliament failed for the 12th time to elect a president.

Former Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves le Drian arrives at a state dinner upon the visit of United Arab Emirates President at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, south west of Paris, on July 18, 2022. - French President welcomes the United Arab Emirates President on July 18, 2022, whose state visit "will confirm the strong ties" between France and the rich Gulf oil country, the Elysee Palace announced on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LUDO

Qatar | Jun 20, 2023

Iran’s FM visits Qatar, Oman as indirect talks with US see momentum

Qatar and Oman have maintained communications with Iran and Saudi Arabia, also playing a mediating role between Washington and Tehran.

Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi (R) meets with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Muscat, on April, 25, 2023. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestine | Jun 19, 2023

Five Palestinians killed in Israel's West Bank raid as Hamas leader visits Iran

The latest violence left five Palestinians dead and wounded at least 91 more, while the Israeli army said seven of its troops were injured in the fighting.

Beatrice Farhat

Wagner base in eastern Libya hit by ‘unknown’ drone strike

9 Middle East universities, 3 in Saudi Arabia make world’s top 300 schools

Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits: UN

Millions of Muslims mark Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia after hajj pilgrimage

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone on border

Syria’s rebel-held northwest receives first UN aid convoy since earthquake

Palestinian Authority reports 310 attacks by Israeli settlers in West Bank

France's Le Drian visits Lebanon in bid to break presidential deadlock

Iran’s FM visits Qatar, Oman as indirect talks with US see momentum

Five Palestinians killed in Israel's West Bank raid as Hamas leader visits Iran

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Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides

Beatrice Farhat

Wagner base in eastern Libya hit by ‘unknown’ drone strike

9 Middle East universities, 3 in Saudi Arabia make world’s top 300 schools

Syria, Palestine, Yemen biggest violators of child soldier recruits: UN

Millions of Muslims mark Eid al-Adha in Saudi Arabia after hajj pilgrimage

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it downed Israeli drone on border

Syria’s rebel-held northwest receives first UN aid convoy since earthquake

Palestinian Authority reports 310 attacks by Israeli settlers in West Bank

France's Le Drian visits Lebanon in bid to break presidential deadlock

Iran’s FM visits Qatar, Oman as indirect talks with US see momentum

Five Palestinians killed in Israel's West Bank raid as Hamas leader visits Iran

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Turkey's ratification of Sweden's NATO membership not enough to secure Congressional approval for F-16s, says Hellenic American Leadership Council chief Endy Zemenides