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World FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa
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US Weighs Hitting UN Palestinian Refugee Agency with Terrorism-related Sanctions

Trump administration officials have held advanced discussions on hitting UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions, said two sources…

Asharq Al Awsat
World This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (US Attorney General's Office/X via AP)
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Trump Says the US Has Seized an Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives the credentials of Lebanese ambassador Henry Kastoun in Damascus, attended by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani - (Syrian presidency)
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Lebanon Moves to Reset Syria Ties With Envoy Appointment

The appointment of Lebanese ambassador Henry Kastoun in Damascus, formalized Wednesday when he presented his credentials to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
World Iranian flags in central Tehran on Wednesday (EPA)
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Washington Cool on Nuclear Talks, Tehran Signals Conditional Readiness

Washington’s silence toward Iran’s repeated calls to revive nuclear negotiations is not simply a lapse in diplomatic attention. For many analysts, it resembles…

Elie Youssef (Washington )

Anti-Hamas Groups Vow to Fight On as Movement Warns

Arab World Palestinians ride in a car-drawn cart through a flooded street after a storm in Gaza City on Wednesday (AP)

Anti-Hamas Groups Vow to Fight On as Movement Warns

Groups operating in Israeli controlled pockets of the Gaza Strip say they will press ahead with their fight against Hamas despite the killing of their most…

Asharq Al Awsat
World This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows the building of a power plant of Ukrainian energy provider DTEK, which was heavily damaged during air attacks, at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)
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Europeans Discuss Ukraine with Trump at ‘Critical Moment’ for Peace

The leaders of Britain, France and Germany held a call on Wednesday with US President Donald Trump to discuss Washington's latest peace efforts to end the war…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Meets Afwerki, Guterres in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held separate talks in Riyadh on Wednesday President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki and United…

Trump Calls Media Reports on His Health 'Seditious'

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2025. (AFP)

Attack by Gunmen Kills Three Members of Revolutionary Guard in Southeast Iran

Iranians walk past Iran's national flag on a street in Tehran, Iran, 10 December 2025. (EPA)

Bulgarian Court Rejects Lebanon's Extradition Request for Russian Over Beirut Blast

Igor Grechushkin, a Russian businessman based in Cyprus, is escorted by police before the start of his trial on the possible extradition to Lebanon, in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 10, 2025. REUTERS

UK's Starmer Says Europe is Strong and United Behind Ukraine

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, December 10, 2025. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Sudanese Military Plane Crashes and Kills All Crew Members in Port Sudan

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)

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Head of the Saudi delegation to Hadhramaut Lt. Gen. Mohammed al-Qahtani. (Saba)

Saudi Arabia Presses for Easing Tensions, Restoring Stability in East Yemen

Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on December 6, 2025. (AFP)

Egypt Teammates Rally Behind Unsettled Salah before AFCON 

Syrian director Mohamad Abdul Aziz poses for a photograph at his office in Damascus on November 24, 2025. (AFP)

Real-Life Horror to TV Drama: Feared Syria Sites Become Sets for Series 

Koshary, an Egyptian vegan dish recognized by UNESCO as part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage, is plated in Cairo, Egypt, on December 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Koshary, Egypt's Spicy Staple, Wins UNESCO Recognition 

A drone view shows Palestinians walking past the rubble, following Israeli forces' withdrawal from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025. (Reuters)

From Israeli-Held Zones in Gaza, Foes of Hamas Seek Lasting Role 

Saudi and Syrian officials are seen at Tuesday's signing ceremony. (SANA)

Four Saudi Companies Sign Agreements to Develop Syrian Oil and Gas Fields 

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Will Lebanon Survive the Schemes of the Next Phase?  

Rami al-Rayes
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‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanon and Iraq… and Israel’s Rise

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Bashar Assad’s Odd Decisions

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Lebanon Is a Country for Guests, Not Its Own People

Sam Menassa
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Bashar Was Here 

Ghassan Charbel
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Lebanon and Israel’s Negotiations Within the Framework of The ‘Mechanism’… What Does It Mean?

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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Palestine: A Future Without a Past and a Past Without a Future

Hazem Saghieh
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Expanding the Mechanism… Has Lebanon Avoided Escalation?

Mustafa Fahs
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Make Money Not War

Amir Taheri
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Sudan’s Army… Not The ‘Kizan Army’!

Osman Mirghani
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Dismantling the Gulf System 

Mamdouh al-Muhainy
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The airplane carried food baskets and shelter aid kits to be delivered to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. SPA

75th Saudi Relief Airplane Arrives in Egypt Carrying Aid for Gazans

Asharq Al Awsat (Al Arish)

Saudi Crown Prince Meets Afwerki, Guterres in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Presses for Easing Tensions, Restoring Stability in East Yemen

Head of the Saudi delegation to Hadhramaut Lt. Gen. Mohammed al-Qahtani. (Saba)

Iran FM Receives Heads of Trilateral Committee Delegation in Tehran 

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi receives the heads of the delegations of the joint trilateral committee in Tehran on Tuesday. (SPA)

Mohammed bin Salman, Sharaa Discuss Syria’s Economic Recovery 

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa meet in Riyadh in February. (SPA)

Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Riyadh in February. (SPA)

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa receives the credentials of Lebanese ambassador Henry Kastoun in Damascus, attended by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani - (Syrian presidency)

Lebanon Moves to Reset Syria Ties With Envoy Appointment

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)

Anti-Hamas Groups Vow to Fight On as Movement Warns

Palestinians ride in a car-drawn cart through a flooded street after a storm in Gaza City on Wednesday (AP)

Bulgarian Court Rejects Lebanon's Extradition Request for Russian Over Beirut Blast

Igor Grechushkin, a Russian businessman based in Cyprus, is escorted by police before the start of his trial on the possible extradition to Lebanon, in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 10, 2025. REUTERS

Israeli Druze Leader Seeks US Security Guarantees for Syrian Minority

Leader of the Druze community in Israel, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, speaks with Reuters at his house in Julis, northern Israel July 28, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

Aid Flow Into Gaza Falls Short of Ceasefire Terms, Analysis of Israeli Figures Shows

Displaced Palestinians repair their tents at a tent camp on the beach after a stormy weather in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Sudanese Military Plane Crashes and Kills All Crew Members in Port Sudan

This is a locator map for Sudan with its capital, Khartoum. (AP Photo)

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FILED - 10 February 2024, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Palestinians examine the damage in front of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) buildings in Gaza City. Photo: Omar Ishaq/dpa

US Weighs Hitting UN Palestinian Refugee Agency with Terrorism-related Sanctions

Asharq Al Awsat

Trump Says the US Has Seized an Oil Tanker off the Coast of Venezuela

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by US forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (US Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

Washington Cool on Nuclear Talks, Tehran Signals Conditional Readiness

Iranian flags in central Tehran on Wednesday (EPA)

Europeans Discuss Ukraine with Trump at ‘Critical Moment’ for Peace

This photograph taken on December 10, 2025 shows the building of a power plant of Ukrainian energy provider DTEK, which was heavily damaged during air attacks, at an undisclosed location, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

US Plans to Order Visa-Exempt Foreign Tourists to Disclose Social Media Histories

A passenger looks up at a flight information board on the busiest travel day of the Thanksgiving holiday, at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Calls Media Reports on His Health 'Seditious'

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks on the economy at Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, on December 9, 2025. (AFP)

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Saudi and Syrian officials are seen at Tuesday's signing ceremony. (SANA)

Four Saudi Companies Sign Agreements to Develop Syrian Oil and Gas Fields 

Egypt’s Inflation Eases to 12.3% in November 

Boats sail on the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt, December 9, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt, Israel in Advanced Talks to Approve Israeli $35 Billion Gas Agreement

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen and US Ambassador Mike Huckabee visiting the Leviathan platform in October. (Israeli Energy Ministry)

China’s Deflationary Strains Persist Even as Consumer Inflation Hits 21-Month High 

A shopper browses past shelves at a supermarket in Beijing on December 10, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Builds Momentum for Diverse, Sustainable Development Finance

Riyadh governor attends launch of Development Finance Conference Momentum 2025 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi-Qatar Electric Rail Project to Deepen Economic, Logistics Ties

Signing of Saudi-Qatar high speed rail deal attended by Saudi Crown Prince and Qatar Emir (SPA)

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Saudi Cultural Development Fund to Support 5 Enterprises Worth over SAR63 Million

Culture The agreements were concluded during the Development Finance Conference MOMENTUM 2025. SPA

Saudi Cultural Development Fund to Support 5 Enterprises Worth over SAR63 Million

Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund (CDF) signed five credit facility agreements under its Cultural Financing Program, with a total value exceeding SAR63…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture CDF signed credit facility agreements under the Cultural Financing Program, totaling more than SAR60 million - SPA
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Cultural Fund Hosts 'Film Future Reception' during Red Sea International Film Festival

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) hosted the “Film Future Reception” during the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival. The event…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Visual Arts Commission Announces Art and Ideas Riyadh Initiative
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Visual Arts Commission Announces Art and Ideas Riyadh Initiative

The Visual Arts Commission announced the upcoming edition of its Art and Ideas initiative, taking place 14–15 December 2025 at Prince Mohammad bin Salman City …

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A waiter carries pizzas at L'antica Pizzeria da Michele as Italian cuisine awaits a crucial UNESCO decision that could recognize it as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in Naples, Italy, December 5, 2025. (Reuters)
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Italian Cooking and Its Rituals Get UN Designation as World Heritage 

Italian food is known and loved around the world for its fresh ingredients and palate-pleasing tastes. On Wednesday, the UN's cultural agency gave foodies…

Culture Koshary, an Egyptian vegan dish recognized by UNESCO as part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage, is plated in Cairo, Egypt, on December 9, 2025. (Reuters)
Culture

Koshary, Egypt's Spicy Staple, Wins UNESCO Recognition 

Koshary – a spicy dish of lentils, rice and pasta available at countless Egyptian food stalls – won recognition as a cultural treasure from the UN's cultural…

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Jeddah to Host 2026 E-Prix Electric Racing in February

Sports The race will be held under floodlights, making Jeddah the first city to host a night race on this season's calendar. SPA

Jeddah to Host 2026 E-Prix Electric Racing in February

The Jeddah Corniche Circuit will host the "Jeddah E-Prix" race on February 13 and 14, as part of the 12th season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Sports Tatjana Haenni, FIFA deputy director of the competitions division and head of women's football, listens during the opening news conference for the FIFA Women's World Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Thursday, June 4, 2015. (AP)
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Swiss Haenni Takes over RB Leipzig as First Female CEO of a Bundesliga Club 

Former Switzerland international and experienced football administrator, Tatjana Haenni, became the first female CEO of a Bundesliga club after she was…

Sports Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on December 6, 2025. (AFP)
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Egypt Teammates Rally Behind Unsettled Salah before AFCON 

While the future of Mohamed Salah at Liverpool hangs in the balance, Egypt teammates have rallied behind the national team captain ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup…

Sports Real Madrid's head coach Xabi Alonso in action during a training session at Valdebebas sports city in Madrid, Spain, 09 December 2025. (EPA)
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Pressure Is on Real Madrid Coach Xabi Alonso Ahead of Champions League Match Against Man City 

The pressure is mounting on Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso ahead of Wednesday's Champions League match with Manchester City. Madrid has won just two of its…

Sports Chelsea's coach Enzo Maresca leaves the pitch after losing the UEFA Champions League soccer match between Atalanta BC and Chelsea FC, in Bergamo, Italy, 09 December 2025. (EPA)
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Chelsea’s Maresca Rues ‘Easy Goals’ Conceded in Loss to Atalanta 

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was disappointed by how his side conceded two second-half goals to throw away their lead and slump to a 2-1 Champions League…

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Louvre Thieves Escaped With 30 Seconds to Spare, Probe Reveals

Varieties The daring robbery at the Louvre took place in broad daylight © Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP

Louvre Thieves Escaped With 30 Seconds to Spare, Probe Reveals

The thieves who stole priceless crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This data will fill a critical regional knowledge gap and drive unified, cross-border conservation strategies for these globally endangered species - SPA
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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Launches Live Turtle Tracking Program

In a milestone for marine conservation, Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has launched a live satellite tracking program for hawksbill and green turtles…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The projects falls in line with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 - SPA
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National Greening Program to Plant 400,000 Seedlings in North Riyadh Geopark

The National Greening Program, affiliated with the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC), has launched its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties A general view shows the Iranian capital Tehran with the snow-covered Alborz mountain range in the background on December 9, 2025, after a year of drought and water shortage in Iran. (AFP)
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First Rain of Autumn Falls in Iran’s Capital, but the Drought-Ravaged Nation Needs Far More 

Rain fell for the first time in months in Iran's capital Wednesday, providing a brief respite for the parched country as it suffers through the driest autumn…

Varieties A lone Arsenal fan sits in the stands ahead of the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brentford at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 3, 2025. (AFP)
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UK Stadiums Swap Beef Burgers for Wild Venison to Cut Carbon Emissions 

The humble beef burger is disappearing from menus at stadiums across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to…

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