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Ten Years of King Salman’s Reign in Saudi Arabia: Reform, Vision, Empowerment, and Growth

Throughout his tenure as the governor of Riyadh, King Salman bin Abdulaziz stood out as one of the most connected figures to Saudi Arabia’s corridors of power…

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Arab World A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
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Hezbollah Urges Lebanese State to Push for Israel’s Pullout

Hezbollah said on Thursday that Israel has to completely withdraw from Lebanon as the 60-day period in a ceasefire deal comes to an end, adding that the…

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Arab World Israeli-Russian Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov. AFP
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Iraq’s FM: Israeli-Russian Hostage Tsurkov is Alive

Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held hostage by an Iraqi militia, is alive and the Iraqi prime minister is working on her release,…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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Sudan Army, RSF Trade Blames for Fires at Khartoum Refinery

The Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Thursday accused each other of attacking the Khartoum refinery in Al-Jaili. The army and the forces…

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Saudi Crown Prince, Trump Discuss Expanding Partnership Between the 2 Countries

Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump during a meeting in 2019. AFP

Saudi Crown Prince, Trump Discuss Expanding Partnership Between the 2 Countries

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump discussed ways for more cooperation between Riyadh and Washington and expanding their…

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World A drone view of London's Shard skyscraper with the Canary Wharf financial district in the background in London, Britain March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yann Tessier/File Photo
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5 Treated after Stabbing in South London, 1 Man Arrested

Five people have been treated following a stabbing Thursday morning in south London, according to London’s Ambulance Service. London’s Metropolitan Police…

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Business FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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Oil Prices Held Down by Trump Tariff Uncertainty

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday, maintaining almost all of the previous session's losses on uncertainty over how US President Donald Trump's…

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Deadly Türkiye Hotel Fire Sparks Safety Concerns, Political Blame Game

A fire truck is seen in front of a hotel, following a deadly fire, in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, in Bolu, Turkey, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

Saudi Joint Forces Commander Meets with US Ambassador to Yemen

A file photo of Commander of the Joint Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman - SPA

GASTAT: Saudi Non-oil Exports Increased by 19.7% in November 2024

GASTAT: Saudi Non-oil Exports Increased by 19.7% in November 2024

12th Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

Commercial Plane from Türkiye Lands in Damascus for 1st Time in 13 Years

A Turkish Airlines aircraft carrying a diplomatic delegation from Ankara and an aid shipment provided by the Turkish Red Crescent, lands at the Damascus International Airport in the Syrian capital on January 23, 2025. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

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Eng. Abdullah Alswaha held meetings with leaders of leading global companies in Davos

Saudi Arabia, Major Tech Companies Discuss Expanding Future AI Partnerships

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Saudi Crown Prince … King’s Trust in Modernization and Diversity

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz inaugurated in 2018 the first phase of the projects of Waad Al-Shamal industrial City. SPA

King Salman’s Reign Consolidates AI’s Future in Saudi Arabia

A Sudanese man pushes a cart with water containers in Omdurman, the Sudanese capital's twin city, during battles between the Sudanese military forces and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), on January 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Sudan Banknote Switch Causes Cash Crunch

A Palestinian walks amid the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 22, 2025. (Reuters)

Bereaved Gazans Dig Out Bodies from City Ruins, Give Them Graves 

US President Donald Trump (L) gives remarks on artificial intelligence (AI) Infrastructure as Larry Ellison (2-L), Chief technology officer of Oracle, Masayoshi Son (2-R), CEO of SoftBank, Sam Altman (R), CEO of OpenAI look on in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 January 2025. EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL

Trump Announces Private-sector $500 Billion Investment in AI Infrastructure

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Beware of Squandering this Opportunity and Failing to Live Up the Aspirations of the Lebanese!

Hanna Saleh
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Syrians and Lebanese Slaying Their Three Golden Calves  

Hazem Saghieh
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Realism and the Surreal in Gaza’s Tragedy  

Bakir Oweida
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Technocratic Hubris and the Need for Politics  

Nadim Koteich
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Lebanon’s Government Between the Threats of Arrogance and Opportunities for Agreement

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Trump is Back, Please Fasten Your Seatbelts

Ghassan Charbel
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Lebanon: Political Reconstruction

Hazem Saghieh
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The Region and Trump

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Politics and The State Mindset

Abdel Rahman Shalgham
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Is Global South Going South?

Amir Taheri
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Gaza’s Children Exposed Moral Bankruptcy

Dr. Amal Moussa
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Will Gaza Change the Luck of the Region?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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A file photo of Commander of the Joint Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman - SPA

Saudi Joint Forces Commander Meets with US Ambassador to Yemen

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Saudi Crown Prince, Rubio Discuss Ways to Enhance Cooperation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

12th Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

OIC, MWL Condemn Escalation of Israeli Attacks in West Bank

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Ten Years of King Salman’s Reign in Saudi Arabia: Reform, Vision, Empowerment, and Growth

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GCC, Council of Europe Discuss Enhancing Strategic Partnership

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

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FILE PHOTO: A car drives past damaged buildings in Naqoura, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo

Israel Sees More to Do on Lebanon Ceasefire

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Residents Leave Homes in Jenin as Israeli Raid Continues

Israeli army vehicles on a damaged road as Palestinians (rear) leave Jenin refugee camp on the third day of an Israeli military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 23 January 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Hezbollah Urges Lebanese State to Push for Israel’s Pullout

A United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) vehicle drives as residents who were displaced because of the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel return to the Lebanese village of Khiam, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, January 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher

Iraq’s FM: Israeli-Russian Hostage Tsurkov is Alive

Israeli-Russian Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov. AFP

Sudan Army, RSF Trade Blames for Fires at Khartoum Refinery

FILE PHOTO: Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Gaza Ceasefire Traps Netanyahu between Trump and Far-right Allies

This image grab from handout video footage released by the Israeli Government Press Office (GPO) shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu giving a televised address in Jerusalem on January 18, 2025. (Photo by GPO / AFP)

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A fire truck is seen in front of a hotel, following a deadly fire, in the ski resort of Kartalkaya, in Bolu, Turkey, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo

Deadly Türkiye Hotel Fire Sparks Safety Concerns, Political Blame Game

Asharq Al Awsat

5 Treated after Stabbing in South London, 1 Man Arrested

A drone view of London's Shard skyscraper with the Canary Wharf financial district in the background in London, Britain March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yann Tessier/File Photo

Spain Says Over 550 Migrants Reached its Canary Islands in 2 Days

A wooden boat used by migrants from Morocco is seen at the coast of the Canary Island on Friday, Oct.16, 2020. (AP Photo/Javier Bauluz, File)

Ukraine Says Too Soon to Talk Peacekeeper Numbers

Service members of pro-Russian troops drive an armoured vehicle along a street past a destroyed residential building during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the town of Popasna in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine May 26, 2022. The writing on the vehicle reads: "Valkyrie". (Reuters)

One Dead, 31 Wounded in Russian Strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia

A view shows debris on a road near buildings damaged by Russian military strikes, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Rutte: Russian Victory Over Ukraine Would Have Costly Impact on NATO's Credibility

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gives a joint press conference with Finland's president and Estonia's prime minister during the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki, Finland, 14 January 2025. EPA/KIMMO BRANDT

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FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

Oil Prices Held Down by Trump Tariff Uncertainty

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GASTAT: Saudi Non-oil Exports Increased by 19.7% in November 2024

GASTAT: Saudi Non-oil Exports Increased by 19.7% in November 2024

WEF, GCF to Establish Global Center for Cyber Economics in Riyadh

The Center’s research and studies will also provide robust tools for formulating policies and strategies to safeguard the global economy while contributing to enhancing cybersecurity around the world - SPA

Türkiye Cenbank Cuts Rates by 250 Points to 45% as Expected

14 January 2025, Türkiye, Istanbul: A man seen rowing his boat along the Moda beach. Photo: Onur Dogman/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Saudi Arabia, Major Tech Companies Discuss Expanding Future AI Partnerships

Eng. Abdullah Alswaha held meetings with leaders of leading global companies in Davos

Derayah Financial Joins Flurry of Saudi Firms Seeking a Listing

Derayah Financial Joins Flurry of Saudi Firms Seeking a Listing

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Los Angeles Artists, Collectors Reel from Wildfires

Culture An aerial view of the fire damage caused by the Palisades Fire is shown in the Pacific Palisades, California, US January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Los Angeles Artists, Collectors Reel from Wildfires

As the Los Angeles area begins the formidable task of rebuilding after the most destructive wildfires in its history, the city's artists and art collectors are…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill as smoke from a wildfire is seen in the village of Varnava blankets Athens, Greece, August 11, 2024. REUTERS/Elias Marcou
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2,000-year-old Statue is Found Abandoned in Garbage Bag in Greece

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture People walk past a light installation ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Snake, at a new year lantern fair in Fuzhou, in eastern China's Fujian province on January 21, 2025. (AFP)
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Lanterns Light up Southern Chinese City Ahead of Lunar New Year 

Dozens of giant lanterns in the shape of mythical creatures, flowers and legendary characters light up the night sky in southern China -- a dreamlike spectacle…

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Saudi Arabia Prepares to Participate in Cairo International Book Fair 2025

The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission is set to lead Saudi Arabia's participation in the 56th Cairo International Book Fair, organized by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture Indian Cinemas to Spotlight Saudi Films in Landmark Event
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Indian Cinemas to Spotlight Saudi Films in Landmark Event

The Saudi Film Commission has announced the upcoming launch of the "Saudi Film Nights" in India from January 31 to February 5, building on the success of…

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Keys Upsets Swiatek, to Face Sabalenka in Saturday’s Final

Sports Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2025 Madison Keys of the US celebrates winning her semi final match against Poland's Iga Swiatek REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Keys Upsets Swiatek, to Face Sabalenka in Saturday’s Final

When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on…

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Sports Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 23, 2025 Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka hugs Spain's Paula Badosa after winning her semi final match REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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Sabalenka Overpowers Badosa to Near 3rd Consecutive Melbourne Title

Aryna Sabalenka moved one win away from becoming the first woman since 1999 to win three consecutive Australian Open titles, recovering from a slow start to…

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Sports Lazio's fans support their team before the Italian Serie A soccer match between Lazio and Como at Rome's Olympic stadium, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Real Sociedad Fans Attacked in Rome Ahead of Europa League Match at Lazio

Nine Real Sociedad fans were injured in central Rome during clashes with Lazio supporters on the eve of Thursday's Europa League match between the two teams,…

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Sports Formula One F1 - Lewis Hamilton drives a Ferrari F1 car around the Fiorano circuit as part of the TPC tests - Fiorano Circuit, Fiorano Modenese near Maranello, Italy - January 22, 2025 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton during testing REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
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Hamilton: Driving a Ferrari F1 Car for 1st Time Was 'Exciting and Special'

Lewis Hamilton drove a Ferrari Formula 1 car for the first time Wednesday and described it as "one of the best feelings of my life.” Hamilton was behind the…

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Sports PSG's Goncalo Ramos celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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PSG Finally Shows it Can Shine in Champions League Without Mbappé

Paris Saint-Germain finally showed it can shine in the Champions League without star Kylian Mbappé, rallying from 2-0 down in the second half to beat…

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Massive New Los Angeles-area Fire Balloons as Winds Pick Up

Varieties Firefighters battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita, California, US January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu

Massive New Los Angeles-area Fire Balloons as Winds Pick Up

Powerful winds and bone-dry conditions were expected to pose a challenge to firefighters battling new wildfires in southern California on Thursday, including a…

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Saudi Arabia Takes Part in 56th Cairo International Book Fair

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance is participating in the 56th Cairo International Book Fair, which runs from January 23 to February 5 and…

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Riyadh Region Governor to Patronize Grand Horse Racing Festival Event on Saturday

Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and deputizing for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin…

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Varieties People view an endangered plant known as the “corpse flower” for its putrid stink, which is about to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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A Rare Plant Emits a Stink of Death When it Blooms. Thousands in Australia Queued to Get Close to It

The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney on Thursday where they…

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Microsoft's Linkedin Sued for Disclosing Customer Information to Train AI Models

Microsoft's LinkedIn has been sued by Premium customers who said the business-focused social media platform disclosed their private messages to third parties…

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