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El-Mahboub Abdul Salam to Asharq Al-Awsat: Al-Turabi Tasted the Betrayal of his Disciples, Foremost Among them Omar al-Bashir

Dr. Hassan Abdullah al-Turabi once tasted a bitter truth: that a man’s own disciples may one day betray him. It is almost a law of political life that students…

Ghassan Charbel (Cairo)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS
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Syria Reportedly Foiled ISIS Plots on Sharaa's Life

Syria has foiled two separate ISIS plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials said. The sources, a senior Syrian security…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World FILE PHOTO: People gather as smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Tayr Debba, southern Lebanon November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo
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One Dead in Israeli Strike in South Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a main highway in southern Lebanon killed one person Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel intensifies attacks on the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
World The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. (Reuters)
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Iran Says US Claim on Plot to Kill Israeli Ambassador in Mexico 'Absurd'

Iran on Monday dismissed accusations by the United States that Tehran had attempted to kill the Israeli ambassador in Mexico, describing the claim as "absurd"…

Asharq Al Awsat

Gaza Health Officials Say Israel Handed Over the Bodies of 15 Palestinians 

Arab World Palestinians sit outside their make shift homes along a road near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on November 9, 2025, following a US-brokered truce that halted the two-year war. (AFP)

Gaza Health Officials Say Israel Handed Over the Bodies of 15 Palestinians 

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said it had received on Monday the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners under the US-brokered ceasefire exchange deal. …

Arab World Motorists drive past a campaign billboard in Giza for the Egyptian parliamentary elections. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
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Egypt Begins Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Egyptians head to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament. The opening of polling stations at 9:00 am (0700 GMT) marks the start of a weeks-long…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency's Telegram page, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, (2nd-R) walking with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ahead of their meeting in Washington D.C. on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Syrian Presidency Telegram Page / AFP)
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Sharaa, Georgieva Discuss Syria’s ‘Economic Transformation’

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met during his visit to Washington with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva to discuss Syria’s “economic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)

UAE 'Probably' Won't Join Gaza Stabilization Force, Says Senior Official

Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash (Reuters)

Syrian Interior Ministry Conducts Security Campaign Against ISIS Cells in Country’s East

Interior Ministry units operate during the large-scale security campaign targeting ISIS cells (SANA) 

Trump to Meet Sharaa at White House, Capping Major Turnaround for Syria

FILED - 03 January 2025, Syria, Damascus: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa stands during a meeting at the presidential palace in Damascus. Photo: Jörg Blank/dpa

Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Platform Still Open to Sudan’s Warring Parties

Sudanese refugees participate in an awareness-raising session at the Tine transit camp in Chad on November 8, 2025. (AFP)

Senate Takes First Step Toward Ending Government Shutdown

US Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) looks on outside the Senate Chamber after the vote on the 40th day of the partial government shutdown, in Washington, D.C., US, November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Aaron Schwartz

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The Saudi Minister of Investment meets with the Canadian Minister of Trade. Asharq A-Awsat

Riyadh, Ottawa Launch Foreign Investment Agreement and Reactivate Joint Commission

People stand next to a centuries-old shipwreck uncovered in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi on a beach off the Hoi An coast in central Vietnam, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Tam Xuan / AFP)

Typhoon Exposes Centuries-old Shipwreck Off Vietnam Port

The Red Wave 8 drill kicked off at the King Faisal Naval Base on Sunday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Navy Leads ‘Red Wave 8’ Drill with Wide Regional Participation

A view of Riyadh on August 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Riyadh Gears Up for Inaugural TOURISE 2025 Under Crown Prince’s Patronage 

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the press conference at the Belem Climate Summit of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), in Belem, Brazil, November 7, 2025. (Reuters)

After Six Months, Germany’s Merz Faces Mounting Woes

An undated photo from 2023 provided by a whistleblower shows Palestinian prisoners captured in the Gaza Strip at the Sde Teiman detention facility. (AP)

Palestinians Recount ‘Black Hole’ of Israeli Detention

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A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence

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The Constitutional Timeframes for Forming the Legislative and Executive Authorities in Iraq

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A Model of Civilization, and There is No Alternative!

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Hezbollah in Two Statements

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US Elections: Will Trump Thank Mamdani?

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On Corpses, Museums, and Aspects of Our State of Affairs

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The Risks of a Short Truce in Sudan

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Sudan: A Tale of Gold, War, and Suffering

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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Is Ideological Iran Changing Ideologically?  

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Saudi Arabia... and Syria’s Recognition of Kosovo 

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America and Lebanon… an Obscure Picture

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Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash (Reuters)

UAE 'Probably' Won't Join Gaza Stabilization Force, Says Senior Official

Asharq Al Awsat

Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Platform Still Open to Sudan’s Warring Parties

Sudanese refugees participate in an awareness-raising session at the Tine transit camp in Chad on November 8, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Navy Leads ‘Red Wave 8’ Drill with Wide Regional Participation

The Red Wave 8 drill kicked off at the King Faisal Naval Base on Sunday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Arabia Decorates Pakistan’s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff with King Abdulaziz Medal 

Chairman of the General Staff General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad during the ceremony on Saturday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Foreign Minister Reviews Bilateral Relations with Sri Lankan Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Sri Lankan counterpart Vijitha Herath meet in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Leadership Extends Condolences to Emir of Kuwait on the Passing of Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Sabah

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

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FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS

Syria Reportedly Foiled ISIS Plots on Sharaa's Life

Asharq Al Awsat

Gaza Health Officials Say Israel Handed Over the Bodies of 15 Palestinians 

Palestinians sit outside their make shift homes along a road near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on November 9, 2025, following a US-brokered truce that halted the two-year war. (AFP)

One Dead in Israeli Strike in South Lebanon

FILE PHOTO: People gather as smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Tayr Debba, southern Lebanon November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo

Egypt Begins Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Motorists drive past a campaign billboard in Giza for the Egyptian parliamentary elections. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP

'Killed on Sight': Sudanese Fleeing El-Fasher Recall Ethnic Attacks

Members of army walks near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings, as Sudan's army retakes ground and some displaced residents return to ravaged capital in the state of Khartoum Sudan March 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Syrian Interior Ministry Conducts Security Campaign Against ISIS Cells in Country’s East

Interior Ministry units operate during the large-scale security campaign targeting ISIS cells (SANA) 

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People walk on a street in Tehran, Iran, November 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

IAEA Inspectors Visited Iranian Nuclear Sites Last Week, Foreign Ministry Says 

Kremlin Denies Veteran Foreign Minister Lavrov Is in Putin’s Bad Books

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during the 15th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 11, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Says US Claim on Plot to Kill Israeli Ambassador in Mexico 'Absurd'

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. (Reuters)

South Korea’s Ousted Leader Yoon Indicted for Flying Drones over North Korea 

19 November 2024, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: Then South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a plenary session during the G20 summit. (Alexandre Durao/G20/dpa) 

Typhoon Blows Away from the Philippines, 4 Dead and 1.4 Million Displaced

Typhoon Blows Away from the Philippines, 4 Dead and 1.4 Million Displaced

Tehran Responds to Trump: We’ll Make Our Enemies Pay for their Actions

US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, on his way to attend a football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions in Maryland. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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The Saudi Minister of Investment meets with the Canadian Minister of Trade. Asharq A-Awsat

Riyadh, Ottawa Launch Foreign Investment Agreement and Reactivate Joint Commission

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)

Egypt Inflation Accelerates to 12.5% in October 

A huge banner hangs off a building along the ring road, advertising the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, as vehicles drive towards the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on November 1, 2025. (AFP)

Sharaa, Georgieva Discuss Syria’s ‘Economic Transformation’

This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency's Telegram page, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, (2nd-R) walking with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ahead of their meeting in Washington D.C. on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Syrian Presidency Telegram Page / AFP)

China Suspends 'Special Port Fees' on US Vessels

The United States on October 14 will start charging a special port entrance fee for ships built in China or linked to Chinese companies. Matthew Hatcher / AFP/File

Gold Hits Two-week High on Fed Rate-cut Bets, Slowdown Worries

FILE PHOTO: A goldsmith weighs gold jewelry inside a showroom in Ahmedabad, India, July 31, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

Markets Boosted by Hopes for Deal to End US Shutdown

Investors have been boosted by reports US lawmakers have reached a deal to end the record government shutdown. Anna Rose Layden / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

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Mexican Art Historians Weigh in on Upcoming Kahlo’s Auction That Could Fetch up to $60 Million 

Culture "El sueno" by Frida Kahlo is pictured at Sotheby's Marquee Sales Series in New York on November 8, 2025. (AFP)

Mexican Art Historians Weigh in on Upcoming Kahlo’s Auction That Could Fetch up to $60 Million 

Frida Kahlo’s “El sueno (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million…

Culture Visitors are seen at the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance’s pavilion at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025. (SPA)
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Islamic Affairs Ministry Pavilion at Sharjah Int’l Book Fair Highlights Saudi Efforts in Serving Islam 

The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance’s pavilion at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 drew numerous visitors keen to learn about…

Culture Saudi Arabia to Participate in Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition 2026
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Saudi Arabia to Participate in Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition 2026

Saudi Arabia will participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2026 that will be held in Venice from May 9 to November 22, 2026,…

Culture The ministers sign the MoU in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, India Sign MoU to Strengthen Cultural Exchange

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan held talks on Sunday with his Indian counterpart Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is visiting Saudi…

Culture After its display in Dubai, the artwork will move to Dhahran for the Tanween event. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia’s Ithra Highlights Design and Culture at Dubai Design Week 2025

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) participated in Dubai Design Week from November 4 to 9. The participation aligns with Ithra's…

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African Players in Europe: In-Form Mbeumo Scores Again 

Sports Manchester United's Cameroonian midfielder #19 Bryan Mbeumo celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 8, 2025. (AFP) 

African Players in Europe: In-Form Mbeumo Scores Again 

Manchester United striker Bryan Mbeumo notched his fourth goal in his last four appearances at the weekend, opening the scoring in a 2-2 Premier League draw at…

Sports Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates with his teammate Ronald Araujo (C-L) after winning the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Celta Vigo and FC Barcelona, in Vigo, Spain, 09 November 2025. (EPA)
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Lewandowski’s Hat Trick Moves Barcelona Closer to League Leader Real Madrid 

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick to help Barcelona gain ground on Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday. After Madrid was held by Rayo Vallecano…

Sports Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said his side will not give up despite a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City. Darren Staples / AFP
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Liverpool Up for the Fight despite Man City Masterclass, Says Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool will fight back after a demoralizing 3-0 defeat to Manchester City, but manager Arne Slot conceded the English champions cannot…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain competes in the 2025 Formula One Grand Prix of Sao Paulo at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace racetrack in Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 09 November 2025. EPA/Sebastiao Moreira
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Hamilton Upbeat Despite 'Nightmare' at Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton did his best to stay upbeat for the future on Sunday after yet another wretched weekend in what he described as a "nightmare" year with Ferrari…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Riyadh to Host World’s Top Golfers for PIF Saudi International 2025
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Riyadh to Host World’s Top Golfers for PIF Saudi International 2025

Golf Saudi announced the launch of the PIF Saudi International 2025 powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers, to be held from November 19 to 22 at Riyadh Golf…

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Saudi Interior Ministry Issues Special Passport Stamp for Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025

Varieties The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued a special passport stamp for the fifth edition of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition. (SPA)

Saudi Interior Ministry Issues Special Passport Stamp for Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025

The Saudi Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Passports and in cooperation with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, has issued a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties People stand next to a centuries-old shipwreck uncovered in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi on a beach off the Hoi An coast in central Vietnam, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Tam Xuan / AFP)
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Typhoon Exposes Centuries-old Shipwreck Off Vietnam Port

Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties According to the bread register of the German Institute for Bread, there are now more than 3,200 officially recognized types of bread in the country
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German Bread Could be More Famous Than the French Baguette

You’ve seen the French sauntering around with slender baguettes under their arms or sporting jaunty berets as they pedal bicycles laden with crusty bread. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
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British University Calls Charles Dickens a Racist

In a move that sparked widespread debate in academic and cultural circles, the University of Manchester accused Britain's greatest novelist, Charles Dickens,…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Residential houses can be seen along a road in a suburb of Auckland in New Zealand, June 24, 2017. PREUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
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Rain Helps Tame Wildfire in New Zealand's Oldest National Park

A large wildfire burning through New Zealand’s oldest national park has probably been extinguished after steady rainfall helped to suppress the flames,…

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