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Arab-Islamic Statement Rejects Link Between Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland and Attempts to Expel Palestinians

A growing number of countries are rejecting Israel's recognition of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the first by any…

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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov listens to his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

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Lavrov: European Troops in Ukraine Would be Legitimate Targets for Russia

Any European troop contingents deployed to Ukraine would become legitimate targets for Russia’s armed forces, Foreign Minister ⁠Sergei Lavrov said in remarks…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides (not pictured) after a trilateral meeting in Jerusalem on December 22, 2025. (AFP)

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Netanyahu to Meet Trump in US on Monday for Talks on Iran, Gaza, Hezbollah, Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, an Israeli official told AFP, in what is seen as a…

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An anti-Israeli billboard carrying a sentence in Persian reading "We are ready, are you ready?" hangs at Palestine Square in Tehran, Iran, 24 December 2025. (EPA)

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Iran’s President Says His Country Is in a Full-Scale War with the West

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the US, Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Saudi Defense Minister: Time for STC to Withdraw from Yemen's Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra

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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Defense Minister: Time for STC to Withdraw from Yemen's Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Saturday it “was time for the Southern Transitional Council in Yemen to listen to reason and prioritize…

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Arab Coalition: We Will Deal with Military Moves that Violate De-escalation Efforts Saturday 27/12 - 07:52
Saudi Arabia Carries out Warning Strike on Yemen’s Hadhramaut, STC Says ‘Open to Coordination’ Saturday 27/12 - 06:40

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Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognizing Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025. (AFP)

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Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Vows to Fight Any Israeli Use of Somaliland

Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab vowed Saturday to fight any attempt by Israel "to claim or use parts of Somaliland" following its…

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People visit a street decorated with lights ahead of the Christmas festival in Pingtung, southern Taiwan, on December 22, 2025. (AFP)

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6.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hits off Taiwan

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of…

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Italian Authorities Arrest 9 for Allegedly Funding Hamas Through Charities

Palestinian Hamas members secure the area as Egyptian workers accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) search for the remains of the last Israeli hostage in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Terrorist Attack on Mosque in Syria’s Homs Draws Wide Condemnation

A view shows an interior of a damaged mosque after several people were killed in an explosion in Homs, Syria December 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Iran Wants Iraqi PM Who ‘Takes into Consideration’ Interests of Both Countries

Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh. (IRNA)

Egypt Warns of Moves to Derail Gaza Deal, Fragment Reconstruction

Palestinians walk past makeshift shelters at the Nuseirat camp for displaced people in Gaza (AFP)

Trump Says Does Not Back Recognizing Somaliland after Ally Israel

US President Donald Trump takes questions from journalists after announcing the US Navy's new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 22, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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Excavators clear sand dunes and extract clay in the desert south of Samawah on December 21, 2025. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Iraqis Cover Soil with Clay to Curb Sandstorms

A Russian service member stands guard at a checkpoint near the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant before the arrival of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, June 15, 2023. (Reuters)

What Lies Ahead for Ukraine’s Contested Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant?

The Libyan national flag flies at half-mast in Tripoli on December 24, 2025, after the head of Libya's armed forces and his four aides died in a plane crash in Türkiye. (AFP)

Türkiye Holds Military Funeral for Libyan Officers Killed in Plane Crash

SDF fighters are seen at a military parade in Qamishli. (Reuters file)

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Talks with SDF Have Not Yielded Tangible Results

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets President Donald Trump ahead of a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt, Trump Reaffirm Strategic Alliance in 2025 amid Regional Turmoil

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi weeps over the coffin of Hossein Salami, commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, during the funeral of senior military officials killed in Israeli strikes in Tehran on June 28. AFP/Archive

Midnight Hammer in 2025: Trump Ends Half Measures on Iran

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Saudi Defense Minister: Time for STC to Withdraw from Yemen's Hadhramaut and Al-Mahra

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Arab Coalition: We Will Deal with Military Moves that Violate De-escalation Efforts

Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Carries out Warning Strike on Yemen’s Hadhramaut, STC Says ‘Open to Coordination’

Southern forces patrol during a rally calling for South Yemen's independence, in the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, 25 December 2025. (EPA)

GCC: Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland Violates Int’l Law and Somalia’s Sovereignty

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi.

Saudi Arabia Affirms Support for Somalia’s Sovereignty, Rejects Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

OIC Condemns Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland

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People walk along a street before the opening of polling stations for voting in the municipal elections in Hodan district of Mogadishu, Somalia December 25, 2025. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Arab-Islamic Statement Rejects Link Between Israel’s Recognition of Somaliland and Attempts to Expel Palestinians

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Italian Authorities Arrest 9 for Allegedly Funding Hamas Through Charities

Türkiye Holds Military Funeral for Libyan Officers Killed in Plane Crash

Syrian Foreign Ministry: Talks with SDF Have Not Yielded Tangible Results

Terrorist Attack on Mosque in Syria’s Homs Draws Wide Condemnation

Iran Wants Iraqi PM Who ‘Takes into Consideration’ Interests of Both Countries

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A general view shows the Iranian capital Tehran with the snow-covered Alborz mountain range in the background on December 9, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

Khamenei Says Confrontation with the West is Over the World Order

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Lavrov: European Troops in Ukraine Would be Legitimate Targets for Russia

Somalia’s Al-Shabaab Vows to Fight Any Israeli Use of Somaliland

China Welcomes Cambodia-Thailand Ceasefire, Plans Talks

A handout photo made available by the Defense Ministry of Thailand shows Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha (L) and Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit exchanging ceasefire agreement documents during a General Border Committee Meeting in Ban Pak Kard, Chanthaburi Province, Thailand, 27 December 2025. (EPA/Defense Ministry of Thailand/Handout)

Netanyahu to Meet Trump in US on Monday for Talks on Iran, Gaza, Hezbollah, Syria

Iran’s President Says His Country Is in a Full-Scale War with the West

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Containers are seen at the port in Shanghai, China, Oct. 13, 2025. (AFP)

China Passes Revised Foreign Trade Law to Bolster Trade War Capabilities

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 27/12 - 08:01

Lebanese Cabinet Approves Draft Law on Financial Crisis Losses

A photograph released by the Lebanese Government Press Office on December 26, 2025, show Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaking during a press conference after a cabinet session in Beirut on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Lebanese Government Press Office / AFP)

Türkiye Says Russia Gave It $9 Billion in New Financing for Akkuyu Nuclear Plant

Türkiye’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar talks during a meeting in Ankara, Türkiye, September 14, 2023. (Reuters)

China Bets on Advanced Technologies to Revive Tepid Industrial Sector

A humanoid robot Tiangong by Beijing Innovation Center of Humanoid Robotics Co, moves an orange as a demonstration at its company, during an organized media tour to Beijing Robotics Industrial Park, in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area, also known as Beijing E-Town, China May 16, 2025. (Reuters)

Japan Proposes Record Budget Spending While Curbing Fresh Debt

Year-end shoppers walk along at the Ameyoko shopping street ahead of the New Year in Tokyo, Japan, 26 December 2025. (EPA)

China to Rein in Copper, Alumina Capacity Expansion Under Next Five-Year Plan

People walk next to shopping centers in Beijing on December 19, 2025. (AFP)

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Culture Being Strangled by Kosovo's Political Crisis

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The cinema has been waiting for much-needed repairs for years. Armend NIMANI / AFP

Culture Being Strangled by Kosovo's Political Crisis

Kosovo's oldest cinema has been dark and silent for years as the famous theater slowly disintegrates under a leaky roof. Signs warn passers-by in the…

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Saudi Culture Ministry Concludes Intangible Cultural Heritage Documentation Project in Al-Ahsa

The Saudi Ministry of Culture concluded the project to survey, document, and archive intangible cultural heritage in Al-Ahsa Governorate by holding a workshop…

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The pavilion aims to connect visitors to Hail's history and social legacy - SPA

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Hail Region Pavilion Showcases Heritage Artifacts at Camel Festival

Hail Region pavilion at the Ministry of Interior’s Security Oasis exhibition, part of the 10th King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Al-Sayahid, features heritage…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 25/12 - 15:52

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The agency is presenting examples of national ID cards and how these documents have evolved - SPA

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Visitors Explore Saudi ID History at King Abdulaziz Camel Festival

The Civil Affairs Agency is displaying historical documents, including the earliest official identification papers issued to citizens, at the 10th King…

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his year’s festival offers an unprecedented experience that brings together the charm of the region’s unique geographic diversity - SPA

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Jazan Festival 2026 Kicks Off Thursday with Grand Parade

The Jazan Festival 2026 will launch on Thursday in a carnival anticipated by thousands of visitors from within the region and beyond. The festival will…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 24/12 - 15:06

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Valencia Coach Fernando Martin Dies in Indonesia Boat Accident

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Rescue teams depart in boats after a boat carrying several people sank off the coast of Indonesia in extreme weather, Spanish authorities and an Indonesian news agency said, Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, in this screengrab from the video obtained by Reuters on December 27, 2025. (BASARNAS)/Handout via REUTERS

Valencia Coach Fernando Martin Dies in Indonesia Boat Accident

Fernando Martin, a coach with Valencia CF, has died with three members of his family after their boat capsized in Indonesia, Spanish football clubs said. …

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Nigeria's Victor Osimhen, top, wins a header against Tunisia's Ferjani Sassi during the Africa Cup of Nations group C soccer match between Nigeria and Tunisia in Fez, Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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Nigeria Let 3 Goal Lead Slip before Edging Past Tunisia

Nigeria put on an impressive display of attacking prowess but had to hang on in the end for a narrow 3-2 win over Tunisia at the Africa Cup of Nations on…

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Football - Saudi Pro League - Al Nassr v Al Okhdood - Al Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - December 27, 2025 Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo with teammates celebrate after the match. (Reuters)

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Ronaldo Double Drives Al Nassr to Record 10th Straight Win

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Al Nassr beat struggling Al Okhdood 3-0 on Saturday to become the first team in Saudi Pro League history to win their opening…

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Senegal's Sadio Mane reacts after scoring a goal during the Africa Cup of Nations group D soccer match between Senegal and DR Congo in Tangier, Morocco, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP)

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Mane Rescues AFCON Draw for Senegal Against DR Congo

Sadio Mane's equalizer earned 2022 champions Senegal a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in their heavyweight Africa Cup of Nations clash on…

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27 December 2025, United Kingdom, Nottingham: Manchester City's Rayan Cherki (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal with teammate Erling Haaland during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at the City Ground. (Barrington Coombs/PA Wire/dpa_

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Man City Go Top With 2-1 Win at Forest After Cherki Heroics

Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 to move provisionally to the top of the Premier League table after Rayan Cherki grabbed a goal and assist away at…

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Iraqis Cover Soil with Clay to Curb Sandstorms

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Iraqis Cover Soil with Clay to Curb Sandstorms

Deep in Iraq's southern desert, bulldozers and earthmovers spread layers of moist clay over sand dunes as part of a broader effort to fight increasingly…

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This photo taken on December 23, 2025, shows children playing pickleball in the playground of a residential area in Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)

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'Acoustic Hazard': Noise Complaints Spark Vietnam Pickleball Wars

The piercing pop-pop of pickleball paddles starts before sunrise and ends after midnight at dozens of newly built courts across Hanoi, as residents relish one…

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Yau Yiu-wai, 73, one of the few remaining umbrella repairmen in Hong Kong, is closing his 183-year-old family-run business at the end of the year. Tommy WANG / AFP

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Hong Kongers Bid Farewell to 'King of Umbrellas'

Scores of residents flocked to a cramped shop in Hong Kong's old district to bid farewell to the city's "king of umbrellas", who is retiring after spending…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 27/12 - 09:34

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Workers clear snow from the ice rink at Bryant Park during a winter storm in New York City, US, December 26, 2025. (Reuters)

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Winter Storm Bears Down on US Northeast, Disrupting Airline Travel

A winter storm packing a frosty mix of snow and ice bore down on the US Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and…

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A cat stands next to a table with fried lionfish at Stefanos restaurant in Larnaca, Cyprus, in the eastern Mediterranean, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP)

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Cypriot Fishermen Battle Invasive Lionfish and Turn Them into a Delicacy

Photis Gaitanos’ rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber…

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