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Business Delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development meets Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh (Syrian Finance Ministry)
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Saudi Fund to Speed Syria Recovery with Up to $1.5 Bln Financing

A delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development, headed by its chief executive Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, discussed proposed priority projects in…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio - (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Saudi Foreign Minister, US Secretary of State Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, on an official visit to the United States, met Wednesday in Washington with US…

Asharq Al Awsat
World FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., US, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photofu.
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US Will Exit Dozens of International Organizations as it Further Retreats from Global Cooperation

The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN's population agency and the UN treaty that establishes…

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Gulf Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA
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El-Khereiji, Burhan Discuss Efforts to Achieving Peace in Sudan

Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan met with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji and his accompanying…

Asharq Al Awsat

Yemen Minister Says Efforts Underway to Bring Capital Back to Hadhramaut

Arab World Yemeni National Shield forces during the recapture of military camps in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah (Reuters)

Yemen Minister Says Efforts Underway to Bring Capital Back to Hadhramaut

At a critical moment when the Yemeni government is seeking to rebuild confidence in the national economy, official indicators suggest a tangible improvement in…

Said Al-Abiad (Jeddah)
Arab World Smoke billows in the distance, in Aleppo, northern Syria, 07 January 2026. (EPA)
Arab World

Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Aleppo Deepen Rift Between Govt, Kurdish Forces

Fierce fighting in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish fighters killed at least four people on Wednesday and drove thousands…

World The city of Caracas, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela January 7, 2026. (Reuters)
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US Says It Needs to Control Venezuelan Oil Sales Indefinitely to Drive Change

The United States needs to control Venezuela's oil sales and revenue indefinitely to drive the changes it wants to see in the country, Energy Secretary Chris…

Zelenskiy Seeks New Trump Meeting as Peace Negotiators Tackle Land Issue

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives for a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in Nicosia, , Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Petros Karadjias/Pool via Reuters)

Saudi FM Arrives in Washington on Official Visit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (not pictured) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia Continues to Excel, Achieves Second-Highest Growth Rate in Tonnage in G20

A night view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters file)

Netanyahu Tries to Calm Tensions After Israeli Bus Runs Over and Kills Ultra-Orthodox Teen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a debate initiated by the opposition as part of a plenary session in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

Iran Army Chief Threatens Preemptive Attack Over ‘Rhetoric’ Targeting Country After Trump’s Comments

In this photograph released on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, by the official website of the Iranian Army, Iran's army chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami speaks to military academy students, in Tehran, Iran. (Masoud Nazari Mehrabi/Iranian Army via AP)

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Saudi Arabia maps mining exploration zones (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Minerals Program Accelerates Unlocking Trillions Beneath the Desert

Head of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) Aidrous Al-Zubaidi. (AP)

Aidrous Al-Zubaidi Expelled from Yemen's PLC for Committing 'High Treason'

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Reuters)

Saudi Tadawul to Open Fully to Direct Foreign Investment from Feb. 1

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting on Tuesday (SPA)

Saudi Cabinet Approves Operating Framework for National Minerals Program

Iranians protest a 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, Sept. 20, 2022, in this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran. (AP Photo/ File)

Protest-Hit Iran Warily Watches the US After its Raid on Venezuela

A government soldier mans a machine gun mounted on a pick-up truck in the Arabian Sea port city of Mukalla, Yemen January 4, 2026. (Reuters)

How Saudi Arabia’s Responsible Approach Contained Developments in Southern Yemen

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The Middle East: A Year of Questions between Conflicts and Settlements

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Is There Life Beyond the Centralized Nation-State?

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Disarmament and Reform Before the Lebanese Elections

Hanna Saleh
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Yemen Between the Logic of Domination and the Absence of the State

Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak
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From Saddam to Maduro!

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Venezuela: Blunt Reality… With No Pretexts or Excuses

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Yemen and Choosing to Build Stability

Ghassan Charbel
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A US Venezuela Victory May Help China Gain an Edge

Hal Brands
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Will the Middle East’s Resilience Last Into 2026? Five Things to Watch

Jihad Azour
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If Trump’s Court Summons You

Ghassan Charbel
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Iran: The Supreme Leader, the President, and the Street

Mustafa Fahs
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Iran: The Bazaar is Angry

Amir Taheri
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Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji - SPA

El-Khereiji, Burhan Discuss Efforts to Achieving Peace in Sudan

Asharq Al Awsat

Saudi Foreign Minister, US Secretary of State Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio - (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi FM Arrives in Washington on Official Visit

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (not pictured) at Waldorf Astoria Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

How Saudi Arabia’s Responsible Approach Contained Developments in Southern Yemen

A government soldier mans a machine gun mounted on a pick-up truck in the Arabian Sea port city of Mukalla, Yemen January 4, 2026. (Reuters)

Saudi Govt Following Efforts to Consolidate Security, Stability in Yemen

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince, Syrian President Discuss Cooperation and Regional Developments

The Saudi Crown Prince meets with the Syrian President. SPA file phto

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Yemeni National Shield forces during the recapture of military camps in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah (Reuters)

Yemen Minister Says Efforts Underway to Bring Capital Back to Hadhramaut

Said Al-Abiad (Jeddah)

Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Aleppo Deepen Rift Between Govt, Kurdish Forces

Smoke billows in the distance, in Aleppo, northern Syria, 07 January 2026. (EPA)

Presidential Adviser to Asharq Al-Awsat: Security Stable in Yemen’s Aden

Presidential Leadership Council member Abdul Rahman Al-Mahrami Abou Zaraa during a previous meeting with the Hadhramaut governor, attended by adviser Jaber Mohammed. (Photo courtesy of Abu Zaraa’s office)

Cairo to Host Hamas Delegation Next Week to Advance Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP)

Report: Iran’s Foreign Minister to Visit Lebanon on Thursday

16 March 2018, Austria, Vienna: Abbas Araqchi, then Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, gives an interview in Vienna. (dpa)

Latest Israeli Escalation in Lebanon Raises Questions about All-out War

Rescue workers search for possible victims in a building destroyed by an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, early Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP)

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FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump gestures as he addresses House Republicans at their annual issues conference retreat, at the Kennedy Center, renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center by the Trump-appointed board of directors, in Washington, D.C., US, January 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photofu.

US Will Exit Dozens of International Organizations as it Further Retreats from Global Cooperation

Asharq Al Awsat

Zelenskiy Seeks New Trump Meeting as Peace Negotiators Tackle Land Issue

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrives for a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides at the presidential palace in Nicosia, , Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Petros Karadjias/Pool via Reuters)

US Says It Needs to Control Venezuelan Oil Sales Indefinitely to Drive Change

The city of Caracas, days after the US launched a strike on Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Venezuela January 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Tries to Calm Tensions After Israeli Bus Runs Over and Kills Ultra-Orthodox Teen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends a debate initiated by the opposition as part of a plenary session in the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

Iran Army Chief Threatens Preemptive Attack Over ‘Rhetoric’ Targeting Country After Trump’s Comments

In this photograph released on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, by the official website of the Iranian Army, Iran's army chief Maj. Gen. Amir Hatami speaks to military academy students, in Tehran, Iran. (Masoud Nazari Mehrabi/Iranian Army via AP)

Zelenskiy’s Chief of Staff Hails ‘Concrete Results’ on Second Day of Paris Talks

Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's military intelligence chief, center, attends a commemorative event on the occasion of the Russia Ukraine war one year anniversary in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP, File)

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Delegation from the Saudi Fund for Development meets Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh (Syrian Finance Ministry)

Saudi Fund to Speed Syria Recovery with Up to $1.5 Bln Financing

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus )

Saudi Minerals Program Accelerates Unlocking Trillions Beneath the Desert

Saudi Arabia maps mining exploration zones (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Continues to Excel, Achieves Second-Highest Growth Rate in Tonnage in G20

A night view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters file)

Iraq to Nationalize West Qurna 2 Oil Field Operations, Government Says

An oil field in Iraq. (AFP)

Saudi Tadawul to Open Fully to Direct Foreign Investment from Feb. 1

A view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Reuters)

China’s Top Diplomat Tours Africa with Focus on Strategic Trade Routes

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers a speech at the ministerial conference of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, China September 3, 2024. (Reuters)

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Contemporary Art Museum in AlUla and Centre Pompidou Announce ‘Arduna’ Exhibition This February

Culture The exhibition will feature more than 80 significant artworks by artists from Saudi Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa, and around the world. (SPA)

Contemporary Art Museum in AlUla and Centre Pompidou Announce ‘Arduna’ Exhibition This February

The exhibition Arduna will welcome visitors to the fifth edition of the AlUla Arts Festival from February 1 to April 15. Presented by Arts AlUla and…

Culture This photograph shows a general view of the Louvre Museum, with the Louvre pyramid (L) designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, after the first snowfall of the year in Paris on January 3, 2026. (Photo by Blanca CRUZ / AFP)
Culture

Louvre Staff Vote for Strike Again

Staff at the Louvre voted for another day of strike action on Monday, union representatives told AFP in Paris, threatening fresh disruption at the world's most…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture "This is Jazan” zone, part of Jazan Festival 2026, has opened to visitors offering an engaging tourism experience. (SPA)
Culture

Jazan Festival Takes Visitors on a Journey Through Culture and Heritage

The “This is Jazan” zone, part of Jazan Festival 2026, has opened to visitors, offering an engaging tourism experience that highlights the region’s history,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The palace offers visitors an authentic culinary and cultural experience - SPA
Culture

Al-Eishan Palace Welcomes Visitors in Saudi Arabia's Sakaka

Visitors to Al-Jouf Region can explore a wealth of historical landmarks and distinctive architectural heritage, with mud-brick palaces offering immersive…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Libyans visit the National Museum after its reopening, following a closure of more than a decade in the Libyan capital Tripoli on December 23, 2025. (AFP)
Culture

Libyans Savor Shared Heritage at Reopened National Museum

In a historic building in central Tripoli, Libyans wander past ancient statues and artifacts, rediscovering a heritage that transcends political divides at…

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Tougher Test Awaits Anxious Hosts Morocco at Cup of Nations

Sports Morocco's Brahim Abdelkader Diaz, right, celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16 soccer match between Morocco and Tanzania in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP)

Tougher Test Awaits Anxious Hosts Morocco at Cup of Nations

Hosts Morocco can expect the first proper examination of their ability to go on and win the Africa Cup of Nations when they take on a feisty Cameroon in the…

Sports Erik ten Hag smiles during his presentation as new head coach of Bundesliga soccer club Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
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Ten Hag Back to His Roots from Next Season

Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is to return to his old club FC Twente as technical director from next ​season, the club has announced. The…

Sports Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Leeds United - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - January 1, 2026 Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike applauds fans after the match. (Reuters)
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Liverpool’s Ekitike in Doubt for Arsenal Clash

Liverpool boss Arne Slot sounded doubtful he will have striker Hugo Ekitike for Thursday's Premier League trip to leaders Arsenal, with the Frenchman yet ​to…

Sports Wolverhampton Wanderers' head coach Gary O'Neil during the English Premier League soccer match between West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers, at The London Stadium in London, Dec. 9, 2024. (AP)
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Former Wolves Boss O'Neil Replaces Rosenior at Strasbourg

Racing Strasbourg have named former Wolverhampton Wanderers boss Gary O'Neil as new manager to replace Liam Rosenior, who left to take over at Chelsea, the…

Sports Coco Gauff of the USA celebrates after winning in the quarter-final mixed doubles match against Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the United Cup tennis tournament at the RAC Arena in Perth, Australia, 07 January 2026. (EPA)
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Gauff Leads US Past Greece into United Cup Semis

The US reached the semi-finals of the United Cup mixed team tournament after beating Greece 2-1 in Perth on Wednesday, as Coco Gauff defeated ​Maria Sakkari…

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Power Restored to Thousands of Berlin Households After Attack on Lines Causes Several-Day Outage

Varieties A person with a candle stands at the window during a power outage in southwest Berlin, Germany, 05 January 2026. (EPA)

Power Restored to Thousands of Berlin Households After Attack on Lines Causes Several-Day Outage

Power was being restored on Wednesday to thousands of households in Berlin that had been without electricity in freezing temperatures for four days following a…

Varieties More than 100 million of the pocket-sized plastic eggs have been sold worldwide since their debut three decades ago. (AFP)
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Nostalgia and New Fans as Tamagotchi Turns 30

Japan's Tamagotchi toys were a 1990s playground craze and the virtual pets that demand food and attention are still a hit among retro-loving Gen Z and…

Varieties The butterfly pea grows wild across India. (Shutterstock)  
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'Magical' Blue Flower Changing Farmers' Fortunes in India

“Until a few years ago, the butterfly pea flower was just another climbing plant in my village,” said Nilam Brahma who lives in Anthaigwlao, a village in the…

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Varieties Healthy teeth are key to a longer life. (Shutterstock)
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Scientists Find Link between Healthy Teeth and Longer Life

Poor oral health may significantly reduce life expectancy, according to a new Japanese study that called for better dental maintenance among older adults. …

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Varieties A man shelters from falling snow under an umbrella past as he walks on the snow-covered Esplanade des Invalides in Paris as winter weather with snow and cold temperatures hits a part of the country, France, January 7, 2026. (Reuters)
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Western Europe Braces for Another Wave of Snow and Ice

Western Europe braced for more snow and ice on Wednesday, with the first named storm of the year hitting the continent's Atlantic coast. More flights were…

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