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.

IDF Iron Dome fires interceptors over Eilat as Iranian missiles target Jordan's Aqaba resort city

Iran Fires Missiles at Jordan’s Aqaba as IDF Scrambles Interceptors Over Eilat

Four Iranian missiles targeted Jordan's Aqaba resort Sunday; three were intercepted as IDF Iron Dome batteries scrambled over neighboring Eilat. The attack extends the Iran war's reach to a Jordanian tourist hub

July 20, 2026

by Arab Desk

Coffins of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and family carried through Tehran streets during the Iran-US war

Two Oil Tankers Explode in Strait of Hormuz as Iran-US War Enters Ninth Day

Two oil tankers erupted in flames in the Strait of Hormuz as the Iran-US war entered its ninth day, with Tehran claiming mines and Washington dismissing the charge, as Iran launched a fresh wave of drone attacks on Gulf shipping

July 20, 2026

by Arab Desk

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington to discuss Hezbollah disarmament

Lebanon’s Aoun Meets Rubio, Brings Hezbollah Disarmament Plan to Washington

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Secretary of State Rubio in Washington Sunday, heading into a Trump

Iranian Khorramshahr-4 ballistic missile launch as Iran expands strikes to Kuwait

Iran Strikes US Bases in Kuwait as War With Washington Escalates

Iran's army fired drones at two US military bases in Kuwait on Saturday, targeting an ammunition

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman accompanies Iraqi prime minister Al-Kadhimi on a tour

On Wednesday, the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, accompanied Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on a tour of the historic Al-Turaif neighborhood in Ad Diriyah(a town in the Kingdom of

August 29, 2021

News

“Shell” and “Buk” repulse the Israeli attack on Syria

The Syrian Air Defense Forces repelled an Israeli Air Force missile attack on a suburb of Damascus with the help of Russian Pantsir-S and Buk-M2 self-propelled anti-aircraft systems, told a military source.

August 8, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

The Houthi rebels announce the hitting of an “important target” at a Saudi airport

Al Masirah TV, affiliated with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, said the group had hit a “significant target” at Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Saturday. The channel quoted a Houthi military spokesman as

August 8, 2025