Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

Iranian IRGC speedboat approaches US Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf

Iran Rules Out US Talks in Qatar as Trump Claims a Tuesday Meeting in Doha

Iran's foreign ministry says it has no plans to negotiate with the United States in Qatar in the coming days, contradicting President Trump's claim that a meeting is set for Tuesday in

June 29, 2026

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard fast boat in the Strait of Hormuz as US strikes test the Iran ceasefire

US Strikes Iran Near Hormuz, Testing the Truce Washington Signed

The truce was seventeen days old when American warplanes struck Iran's coast over a drone attack near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has already hit back, leaving a deal sold as the off-ramp from war as

June 28, 2026

by Arab Desk

Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman

Iran IRGC Strikes Evergreen Ship on UN Hormuz Route, IMO Halts Sailor Evacuation

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps struck a Singapore-flagged Evergreen container ship following the UN's southern Hormuz

Ships navigating the Strait of Hormuz evacuation corridor before the IMO suspended the programme

IMO Halts Hormuz Evacuation After Cargo Ship Hit on Route Iran Explicitly Rejected

The IMO suspended its Hormuz evacuation after the Ever Lovely was struck on the corridor Iran

Carnegie Mellon honors 149 students for their academic excellence

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, one of Qatar Foundation’s partner universities, honored 149 students for their academic excellence, during the celebration of the announcement of the Dean’s List for the semester. "Fall

October 4, 2025

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Campaigners for the East: Umrah trips by air and land throughout Ramadan

Operating Umrah trips by air and land throughout the holy month The increase in Umrah prices is due to the increase in hotel prices in Saudi Arabia Umrah prices range between 2200-2400

October 4, 2025

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6 poets compete in the final of the Katara Prize for the Poet of the Messenger

Tomorrow, Friday evening, the last round of the final qualifiers for the Katara Prize for the Poet of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, will be held in

October 4, 2025

News

A Distinguished Presence of Dar Al Sharq Publications at the "I and My Child" Festival

The Ministry of Culture participates in the second edition of the festival "Me and my child" allocated to the family, which comes as part of an initiative " Qatar reads"at the Celebration

October 4, 2025

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Qatar participates in the work of the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Nouakchott

The State of Qatar participated in the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which is being held in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott. The State

October 4, 2025

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One million dollars for a car plate at an auction in Saudi Arabia

A car plate was sold in Saudi Arabia for the amount of four million and 150 thousand riyals ($1.1 million), during an auction offered by the Saudi Ministry of Interior. platform reported

March 17, 2023

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Katara celebrates World Theater Day on March 27

On March 27, the Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) celebrates the World Theater Day, which falls on the twenty-seventh of March every year, with the aim of reviving this global occasion. The celebration

October 4, 2025

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Qatar Museums opens the Beirut Sixties: The Golden Age exhibition as part of the activities of the Qatar Creates initiative

Under the patronage of Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chair of the Board of Trustees of Qatar Museums, today, at Mathaf: The Arab Museum of Modern Art, the

October 4, 2025

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Mada Center wins the “ESCWA” award For Arabic digital content 2023

The Assistive Technology Center in Qatar (Mada) won the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) award for Arabic digital content for the year 2023, for the Unified Arabic

March 17, 2023

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Eastern Libyan forces find the missing uranium…and the International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating

The forces of eastern Libya said today, Thursday, that the forces had found ten barrels of uranium that the International Atomic Energy Agency announced yesterday that it was missing. The forces found

March 16, 2023

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Iran Rules Out US Talks in Qatar as Trump Claims a Tuesday Meeting in Doha

US Strikes Iran Near Hormuz, Testing the Truce Washington Signed

Iran IRGC Strikes Evergreen Ship on UN Hormuz Route, IMO Halts Sailor Evacuation

IMO Halts Hormuz Evacuation After Cargo Ship Hit on Route Iran Explicitly Rejected

Carnegie Mellon honors 149 students for their academic excellence

Campaigners for the East: Umrah trips by air and land throughout Ramadan

6 poets compete in the final of the Katara Prize for the Poet of the Messenger

A Distinguished Presence of Dar Al Sharq Publications at the "I and My Child" Festival

Qatar participates in the work of the 49th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Nouakchott

One million dollars for a car plate at an auction in Saudi Arabia

Katara celebrates World Theater Day on March 27

Qatar Museums opens the Beirut Sixties: The Golden Age exhibition as part of the activities of the Qatar Creates initiative

Mada Center wins the “ESCWA” award For Arabic digital content 2023

Eastern Libyan forces find the missing uranium…and the International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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