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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi, Iranian FMs Discuss Regional Tensions as UK, Syria Condemn Houthi Attack

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Sunday a phone call from his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. The…

Business Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks at the opening of the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Riyadh (Turki Al-Agili)
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Abdulaziz bin Salman: Riyadh is the Capital of Energy Security

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed on Sunday that Riyadh represents the capital of energy security, noting that this status reflects…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business Preparations for the International Energy Forum's Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Riyadh Kicks off Energy Week with Ministerial Meeting on Supply Security, Market Stability

Riyadh will host the 17th ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum on Sunday, bringing together ministers, officials and energy industry leaders…

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)
Arab World A portion of the vessel floats after it capsized while carrying about 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen. (Kennedy Omondi Okoth/International Organization for Migration/Handout via Reuters)
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139 Migrants, Including Children, Die After Boat Capsizes off Djibouti

At least 139 people, including children, have died after a boat carrying more than 300 migrants capsized off the coast of Djibouti in east Africa, the…

Widespread Regional, Int’l Condemnation of Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport

Gulf King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh (SPA)

Widespread Regional, Int’l Condemnation of Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport

The recent Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport drew widespread condemnation, with officials warning that strikes on civilian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business President of WPC Energy Pedro Miras. Turki Al-Agili
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President of WPC Energy to Asharq Al-Awsat: Security of Supply Returns to the Forefront of Priorities

President of WPC Energy Pedro Miras said that security of supply has returned to the forefront of priorities for the global energy sector amid escalating…

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)
Business Two workers carry out tasks at one of Saudi Aramco's facilities. (Aramco)
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Aramco Namaat: 5 Years of Industrial Localization and Economic Diversification in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Aramco is expanding its investments in industries and services linked to its core business through the Aramco Namaat program, which has attracted nearly…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)

US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel Trying to Run Iran Blockade

Smoke and fire rise from a commercial cargo vessel following a strike, which US Central Command says it had disabled in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a naval blockade against Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, October 10, 2026, in this still image taken from a handout video. US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

Yemen Offensive Intensifies as Military Reports 2,750 Strikes in 24 Hours

Soldiers from Yemen’s pro-government Giants Brigades during their campaign against the Houthis near Bab al-Mandab (AP). 

Rubio: We Condemn Houthi Attacks ...We Stand with Saudi Arabia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a meeting with Dinorah Figuera, president of the 2015-elected Venezuelan National Assembly, recognized by the US as the country's last democratically elected legislature, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., US, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

From Supply Security to Artificial Intelligence: Issues Bringing Global Energy Leaders Together in Riyadh

The Saudi capital Riyadh. Reuters

Judicial Source: Lebanon Arrests 2 Suspected Hezbollah Members over Explosives

This photograph taken during a media tour organized by Hezbollah shows a flag of Hezbollah installed on the balcony of a damaged building at Nabi Sheet town after an Israeli military operation in the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)

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Saudi Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Kuwait’s Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Subaih Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Al-Mukhizim. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Energy Signs Energy Cooperation MoUs with Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt

 A sign promoting Palestinian legislative elections on a road near the West Bank city of Jenin (File photo: EPA). 

Abbas Calls for Palestinian Presidential, Legislative Elections in September 2027

A displaced Yemeni family enters a makeshift shelter at the Al-Kod Al-Othmani displacement camp in Sheikh Othman district, Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Houthi Escalation Strains Health Services, Deepens Displacement

Benjamin Netanyahu with his wife and Israeli President Isaac Herzog (AFP)

Arabs in Israel: A Dangerous Security Secret, Especially During Elections

Qassam Brigades fighters infiltrated Israeli territory in an unprecedented attack on Israel, dubbed “Al-Aqsa Flood.” (File photo: Qassam Brigades website)

Al-Haddad Predicted an 80-Day Israeli War... Saad Called for It to End

A UNIFIL patrol in southern Lebanon. (UNIFIL)

EU Lays Groundwork to Keep its Forces in Lebanon after UNIFIL Term Ends

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From Manchester to Berlin… And Back to London

Adel Darwish
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Southern Lebanon after UNIFIL

Rami al-Rayes
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The Houthis and Yemen’s Vulnerable Children

Mishary Dhayidi
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The Mother of All Causes in the Middle East

Mohammed al-Rumaihi
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The Constitution at 100: A Question of the Community or the State?

Mustafa Fahs
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‘Dawn of Yemen’… From Recovering the Land to Recovering the State

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
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What's New in the World Order?

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Regaining Sanaa is Like Liberating Damascus

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Germany: A Fit of Nostalgia

Amir Taheri
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A Promised Word and a Desired Deed

Turki al-Faisal
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Sudan… From the Jeddah Declaration to a Sustainable Peace

Dr. Abdulaziz bin Othman bin Sager
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The Role of Society in Development

Tawfiq Alsaif
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The KSrelief trucks carried 3,240 food baskets. (SPA)

Nine KSrelief Food Aid Trucks Arrive in Yemen's Aden

King Salman Invites Oman's Sultan to Second GCC-EU Summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman. (SPA)

Saudi, Iranian FMs Discuss Regional Tensions as UK, Syria Condemn Houthi Attack

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GACA: Two New Attacks Target Riyadh, Dammam Airports

Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport. (SPA)

12 Killed, 309 Injured in Attack on Riyadh Airport; Coalition Vows Response

A drone view shows cityscape in Riyadh

UK Defense Minister: Houthi Attack on Riyadh Airport 'Dangerous Escalation' and 'Contemptible'

General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

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A portion of the vessel floats after it capsized while carrying about 305 people from Djibouti to Yemen. (Kennedy Omondi Okoth/International Organization for Migration/Handout via Reuters)

139 Migrants, Including Children, Die After Boat Capsizes off Djibouti

Saddam Haftar Assures Shaibani of General Command’s Readiness to Support Syrian People

General Saddam Haftar, deputy commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army, and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani in Benghazi. (LNA General Command)

Washington Targets Hezbollah’s Alternative Funding Networks

Hezbollah supporters hold up a portrait of the group’s former secretaries-general, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, during the second anniversary of their assassinations in Beirut’s southern suburbs (AP). 

Syrian Security Forces Step Up anti-ISIS Operations, Pursue Former Regime Loyalists

A scene from the arrests carried out in Masyaf (Hama Security Correspondent).

Abbas Calls for Palestinian Presidential, Legislative Elections in September 2027

 A sign promoting Palestinian legislative elections on a road near the West Bank city of Jenin (File photo: EPA). 

Yemen Offensive Intensifies as Military Reports 2,750 Strikes in 24 Hours

Soldiers from Yemen’s pro-government Giants Brigades during their campaign against the Houthis near Bab al-Mandab (AP). 

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A member of the Mexican Army stands on the Malecon waterfront during the implementation of Plan DN-III-E, a disaster relief plan, as waves crash ashore ahead of Hurricane Simon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, October 10, 2026. REUTERS/Christian Ruano

Hurricane Simon Expected to Become Major Hurricane off Mexico Coast

Asharq Al Awsat

Russia Says It Has Captured Four Settlements in Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Smoke billows from Yandex's Sasovo hub, one of the company's five large data centers, after a fire following a drone strike forced the suspension of operations at the site, which hosts tens of thousands of servers, Sasovo, Russia, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video on October 8, 2026. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS.

109 Migrants Dead, 116 Missing after Boat Capsizes off Djibouti, Says UN

Migrants give signals to NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat in central Mediterranean Sea, August 17, 2022. (Reuters)

Imran Khan's Party's Provincial Government Suspended by Pakistan President

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks to the members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan May 18, 2023. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza

US Military Says It Disabled Cargo Vessel Trying to Run Iran Blockade

Smoke and fire rise from a commercial cargo vessel following a strike, which US Central Command says it had disabled in the Gulf of Oman after the ship's crew ignored warnings and attempted to run a naval blockade against Iran, at a location given as the Gulf of Oman, October 10, 2026, in this still image taken from a handout video. US Central Command/Handout via REUTERS

Iran Executes Man for Killing Police Officer

Iranians protest to stop death penalty executions (Archive - Reuters)

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Saudi Minister of Energy and Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Kuwait’s Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy Dr. Subaih Abdulaziz Abdulmohsen Al-Mukhizim. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Energy Signs Energy Cooperation MoUs with Kuwait, Qatar and Egypt

Abdulaziz bin Salman: Riyadh is the Capital of Energy Security

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman speaks at the opening of the ministerial meeting of the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Riyadh (Turki Al-Agili)

International Energy Forum: Security of Supply Requires Ensuring Energy Access for Consumers

International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretary General Jassim Alshirawi speaks with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of the 17th Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Forum (IEF) in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat

Aramco Namaat: 5 Years of Industrial Localization and Economic Diversification in Saudi Arabia

Two workers carry out tasks at one of Saudi Aramco's facilities. (Aramco)

President of WPC Energy to Asharq Al-Awsat: Security of Supply Returns to the Forefront of Priorities

President of WPC Energy Pedro Miras. Turki Al-Agili

Riyadh Kicks off Energy Week with Ministerial Meeting on Supply Security, Market Stability

Preparations for the International Energy Forum's Ministerial Meeting in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Egypt’s Fayoum Mummy Portraits to Travel Abroad for 1st Time after Restoration

Culture Fayoum portraits, "Tondo of the Two Brothers", Egyptian icons from the Greco-Roman period the 1st century BC, are displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026, after being restored. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egypt’s Fayoum Mummy Portraits to Travel Abroad for 1st Time after Restoration

Egypt unveiled Sunday a restored version of the “Tondo of the Two Brothers,” a prized 2nd-century painting from the famed Fayoum portraits. Specialists from…

Culture FILE PHOTO: A sign indicates the entrance of the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo
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Mayor: Two Renoir Paintings Stolen in France Recovered

Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town's mayor said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Culture Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, performs her work "Antigonick" at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, May 8, 2015. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)
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PM: Anne Carson's Nobel Literature Prize 'a Proud Moment for Canada'

Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The 76-year…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The exhibition showcases photography and video installations documenting lighthouses across diverse global locations. SPA
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Red Sea Museum Opens 'Photographing Distance' Exhibition in Historic Jeddah

The Red Sea Museum, operating under Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission, inaugurated the "Photographing Distance" exhibition by Argentine artist Matilde Marín…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture A statue of Alfred Nobel in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 5, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP
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Latin American, Caribbean Women Top Nobel Literature Buzz

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has…

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Real Betis Beat Osasuna to Go Third in LaLiga

Sports Real Betis' Isco (L) celebrates after he scored his second goal during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Real Betis and Osasuna in Seville, Spain, 11 October 2026. (EPA)

Real Betis Beat Osasuna to Go Third in LaLiga

Real Betis ‌playmaker Isco netted a goal in each half as his side breezed to a 5-2 home win over Osasuna on Sunday that lifts them to third place in…

Sports Marseille's Algerian midfielder #08 Himad Abdelli celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the French L1 football match between ES Troyes AC and Olympique de Marseille (OM) at the Stade de l'Aube in Troyes, central France, on October 11, 2026. (AFP)
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Marseille Snap Losing Skid with Win at Troyes

Marseille ended their four-game losing run in Ligue 1 as Amine Harit and Himad Abdelli scored in a 2-0 win at Troyes on Sunday. Struggling Marseille began…

Sports 11 October 2026, Italy, Rome: Lazio's Andrea Pinamonti celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between SS Lazio and AC Monza at the Olympic Stadium. (dpa)
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‘Dizzy’ Lazio Join Inter at Top of Serie A as Roma, Juve and Milan Held

Lazio moved level on points with Inter Milan at the top of Serie A with a 3-1 win over Monza on Sunday as pursuers Roma, Juventus and AC Milan were all held. …

Sports Coco Gauff, of the United States, pauses during a press conference following her loss to Elise Mertens of Belgium in the fourth round of the women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Sports

UN Human Rights Office Condemns Racist Abuse Targeting Gauff

United Nations Human Rights office has condemned online racist abuse faced by Coco Gauff after a replayed point sparked a backlash against the American tennis…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Race winner Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands celebrates on the podium during the 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore, 11 October 2026. EPA/FAZRY ISMAIL
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Resurgent Verstappen Wins Singapore Grand Prix for 1st time

Max Verstappen won the Singapore Grand Prix for the first time in his career on Sunday to complete a perfect weekend where he also finished first in the sprint…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Indonesia Moves 8 Endangered Orangutans to Safety after Borneo Fires

Varieties A Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Mama Lifa, along with her baby Lifa (unseen), who were rescued from an area affected by wildfires, leave the cage during translocation at Batu Nyambu protected forest area in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 9, 2026. Muffidz Ma’sum/Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI)/ Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia Moves 8 Endangered Orangutans to Safety after Borneo Fires

Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties European Space Agency (ESA) French astronaut Sophie Adenot cries while speaking to the media as she returns to Europe, following the return of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission to Earth after nearly eight months in space, in Cologne, Germany, October 10, 2026. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
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'No Divisions, No Borders', French Astronaut Says of Seeing Earth

French astronaut Sophie Adenot went through "all human emotions, from the most joyful to the hardest" during her eight months in space, she said back on solid…

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Varieties An ambulance leaves Corinth General Hospital, in Greece, Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vasilis Psomas)
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Wolf Near Athens Removed after Suspected Attacks

Greek conservation groups have caught and removed a male wolf suspected of links to attacks on joggers in Mount Parnitha near Athens in recent months,…

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After 20 Years, Sofia Coppola’s ‘Marie Antoinette’ Movie Has Come Home to Versailles

Paris: Laura Cappelle In 2006, the American director’s whimsical, candy-colored “Marie Antoinette” divided audiences with its Manolo Blahnik shoes and…

Varieties A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/File
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Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

Mongolia warned schools and kindergartens on Friday to avoid outings to forested and mountainous areas after a fatal bear attack and a sharp rise in sightings…

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