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People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese Minister: Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire with Israel Underway

Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makary said during a cabinet session on Sunday that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel were underway. "It is…

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The Observatory said the strikes targeted headquarters and warehouses in the city of Deir Ezzor and surrounding towns. (AFP via Getty Images file)

Militants Killed and Wounded in Eastern Syria, Media and War Monitor Say

A number of militants were killed and wounded in eastern Syria early Sunday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq in apparent airstrikes, pro-government…

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Lebanese Military Calls for Calm

In its first statement since the recent escalation with Israel and following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon's military called for…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 29/09 - 09:29

Israel Says Killed Nabil Qaouq, Another High-Ranking Hezbollah Official, in an Airstrike

Nabil Qaouq, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council. (Local media)

Israel Says Killed Nabil Qaouq, Another High-Ranking Hezbollah Official, in an Airstrike

The Israeli military said Sunday that it killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese armed group was reeling from a string…

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Israel Strikes 'Dozens' of Hezbollah Targets in Lebanon after Nasrallah Killing since 4 hours
Netanyahu: Nasrallah's Death Will Change Balance of Power in Region Saturday 28/09 - 20:09
Hezbollah Leader’s Death Is ‘Measure of Justice’ for His Victims, Biden Says Sunday 29/09 - 05:45

A Palestinian child plays near an unexploded Israeli missile among the rubble of a destroyed building at Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 28 September 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 11 Palestinians, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, as Israeli planes…

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World

Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump, watches the Alabama Crimson Tide versus Georgia Bulldogs college football game with musician Kid Rock and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Getty Images via AFP)

World

Trump Escalates Harsh Rhetoric against Immigrants, Harris

Donald Trump on Saturday deployed some of his harshest rhetoric against immigrants who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes, especially…

Sunday 29/09 - 09:32

Thousands In Iran Protest Nasrallah's Killing

Supporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah carry his pictures as they gather in Sidon, following his killing in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, Lebanon September 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo

Death Toll in Nepal Flooding and Landslides Reaches at Least 100, with Dozens Still Missing

Residents clean mud outside their houses in a flood-affected area following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on September 29, 2024. (AFP)

Egypt’s Sisi Warns Israeli Operations Threaten the Region

09 December 2021, Egypt, Cairo: Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati (L) meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo. (Dalati & Nohra/dpa)

Russia Downs 125 Ukrainian Drones, Residential Apartment Hit in Voronezh

This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on September 28, 2024, shows rescuers inspecting a damaged hospital building following a drone attack in Sumy. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service / AFP)

Iran Vows Response to Guards Deputy Commander Killing in Lebanon

A demonstrator stands in the rain holding up a picture of late Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah who was killed by an Israeli air strike the previous day, during an anti-Israel protest in Tehran's Palestine Square on September 28, 2024. (AFP)

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Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

OIC Stresses Importance of International Alliance to Implement Two-State Solution

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and US President Joe Biden meet in Washington. (AFP file photo)

International Coalition to End Mission in Iraq, Keep Going in Syria

An Iraqi woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as she attends a protest following the announcement of his death, in Baghdad, Iraq, September 28, 2024. (Reuters)

Nasrallah’s Killing Reveals Depth of Israel’s Penetration of Hezbollah

Families sit on the ground in Martyrs' square after fleeing the Israeli airstrikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

'Anxious’ Lebanese Sleep on the Streets as Israel Strikes Beirut

A Lebanese child injured in an Israeli airstrike lies in a hospital in Sidon, Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanese Health Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hospital Capacity in Lebanon is Decreasing Daily

Hashem Safieddine in a photo from 2015 (AFP)

Who is Hashem Safieddine, Leading Candidate to Succeed Nasrallah?

Gulf

OIC Stresses Importance of International Alliance to Implement Two-State Solution

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Saudi Arabia: Lack of Accountability Encourages Israeli Escalation

Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 28, 2024. (AFP)

Saudi FM Holds Meetings with UN Special Envoy for Syria and Prime Minister of Grenada

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with the UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen. (SPA)

MWL Welcomes Saudi Announcement of Int’l Alliance to Implement Two-State Solution

Albudaiwi Praises International Coalition for a Two-State Solution to Grant Palestinians Their Legitimate Rights

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

Saudi Crown Prince Announces Launch of ‘Riyadh Non-Profit Foundation’

Arab World

US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)

US Airstrikes on Syria Kill 37 Militants Affiliated with Extremist Groups

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Israel Says Killed Nabil Qaouq, Another High-Ranking Hezbollah Official, in an Airstrike

Lebanese Minister: Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire with Israel Underway

Militants Killed and Wounded in Eastern Syria, Media and War Monitor Say

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 Palestinians in Gaza

Lebanese Military Calls for Calm

World

A view of the security gate of RAF Akrotiri, a British military base in Cyprus, September 25, 2024.(Reuters)

Activists Protest Escalating Middle East Crisis outside UK Base in Cyprus

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Trump Escalates Harsh Rhetoric against Immigrants, Harris

Thousands In Iran Protest Nasrallah's Killing

Russia Downs 125 Ukrainian Drones, Residential Apartment Hit in Voronezh

Death Toll in Nepal Flooding and Landslides Reaches at Least 100, with Dozens Still Missing

UK Lawmaker Duffield Quits Labor in Protest at PM Starmer

FILE PHOTO: Rosie Duffield attends a rally in Canterbury, Britain December 1, 2019. Picture taken December 1, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo

Business

The Saudi Export Development Authority’s pavilion at an exhibition (Export Development Authority website)

Saudi Arabia Plans Promotion Campaign in Kuwait

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 29/09 - 08:30

Will the IMF’s Bailout Stabilize Pakistan’s Economy?

Men reach out to buy subsidized flour sacks from a truck in Karachi, Pakistan. (Reuters file)

S&P Upgrades Oman’s Credit Rating with 'Stable Outlook'

A gas production field in the Sultanate of Oman. (Reuters)

About 12% of Oil Production in Gulf of Mexico Shut-in

People inspect their damaged house after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, on September 28, 2024. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

Saudi Arabia Sees 656% Surge in Leisure Tourism in 2024

File photo of Saudi flag/Asharq Al-Awsat

Schengen Visa Applications in Saudi Arabia Grew by 23% in 2024

Visa applicants are seen at the Visa Center in Riyadh to complete their application procedures. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Culture

Riyadh International Book Fair Activities Draw Growing Number of Visitors

Riyadh International Book Fair Activities Draw Growing Number of Visitors

The Riyadh International Book Fair continues to attract a large audience, solidifying its status as a key cultural event. Its diverse activities cater to…

Asharq Al Awsat since 3 hours

Visitors attend an exhibition of model ships made by the Madagascar company Le Village and on display at the Homo Faber 2024 show in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.(AP)

Model Makers in Madagascar Are Bringing History’s Long-Lost Ships Back to Life

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah…

Sunday 29/09 - 07:49

Achaemenid-era clay tablets returned from the United States and on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran on October 2, 2019 - AFP

US Returns to Iran Latest Batch of Ancient Clay Tablets

The United States has returned to Iran more than 1,000 clay tablets dating from the Achaemenid-era, official media said, reporting the sixth such handover of…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 27/09 - 12:08

The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA

Saudi Museums Commission Showcases Chinese Contemporary Art for 1st Time in Saudi Arabia

The Museums Commission inaugurated on Thursday the exhibition "The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow" at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Friday 27/09 - 05:57

Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Diriyah, DAF seeks to establish Riyadh as a global capital of New Media Art. SPA

Diriyah Art Futures Launches Emerging New Media Artists Program

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), a pioneering new media arts center in Saudi Arabia, has announced the 12 successful applicants to its inaugural Emerging New Media…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 26/09 - 07:38

Sports

China Hails ‘Queen Wen’, the Tennis Star Who Fulfilled a Dream

Sports

China’s Zheng Qinwen speaks to fans after winning against Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova at their women’s singles match during the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 28, 2024. (AFP)

China Hails ‘Queen Wen’, the Tennis Star Who Fulfilled a Dream

Zheng Qinwen's parents sold the family home to fund her tennis dreams and now she is an Olympic champion and China's biggest current sports star. The 21-year…

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Sports

Munich's Harry Kane passes the ball past Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (dpa via AP)

Sports

Bayern Says Kane’s Ankle Injury Is Not as Bad as Initially Feared

Bayern Munich star Harry Kane’s left ankle injury is not as serious as initially feared, the Bundesliga club said. “Examinations by the club’s medical unit…

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Sports

Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 24, 2024 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal. (Reuters)

Sports

Champions League Returns Missing Mbappe, Rodri, Barella as Injury Wave Hits European Soccer

Key players will be sidelined when the Champions League resumes Tuesday after a wave of injuries within a week of the new-look competition starting. Kylian…

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Sports

Members of North Korea's U-20 women's football team, wave at people from a vehicle upon their arrival in Pyongyang on September 28, 2024, after their victory against Japan at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final football match, which took place at the Nemesio Camacho “El Campin” stadium in Colombia's capital Bogota. (AFP)

Sports

N. Korea Players Celebrate U-20 World Cup Victory in Pyongyang

North Korea's young women's football team received a thunderous homecoming after their title win at the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, AFP footage…

Sunday 29/09 - 08:02

Sports

‘Historic Achievement’: Futsal World Cup Journey Inspires Afghans

Inspired by the "extraordinary" rise of his country's national futsal team, Mustafa beats the dawn every day to train in a busy sports complex in central Kabul…

Sunday 29/09 - 07:58

Varieties

Hospital Clowns Bring Joy to Young Ukrainian Cancer Patients Who Survived Russian Missile Attack

Tetiana Nosova, who goes by the clown name of Zhuzha, a volunteer from the "Bureau of Smiles and Support" plays a ukulele as she stands with Michael Bilyk, who is held by his mother Antonina Malyshko, and Kira Vertetska, 8, at Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)

Hospital Clowns Bring Joy to Young Ukrainian Cancer Patients Who Survived Russian Missile Attack

Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele with multicolored nylon strings. Moments later, in a…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 29/09 - 09:09

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: SpaceX Crew-9 Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (L) (Mission Specialist) and NASA Astronaut Nick Hague (Mission Commander) wear SpaceX spacesuits as they depart from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 40 September 28, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images/AFP

SpaceX Set to Launch Mission to Return Stranded Astronauts

A SpaceX mission is set for launch Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return the American astronauts who have been stranded for…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/09 - 17:32

Shin Shin relaxes in her enclosure on the last day of viewing before she and another panda, Ri Ri, are sent back to China after 13 years, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

Thousands Bid Farewell to Tokyo Zoo Pandas Before Return to China

Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flocked to a Tokyo zoo Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/09 - 10:18

FILE - A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian’s Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

49 Saplings from Famous UK Tree that Was Illegally Chopped Down will be Shared to Mark Anniversary

It's been a year since a sycamore tree that stood high and proud near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England was inexplicably chopped…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 27/09 - 12:40

Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA