الشرق الأوسط: تغطية شاملة لأخبار اليوم العربية والعالمية

Israel Strikes South Lebanon Towns

Israel's military said it struck targets in two southern Lebanese towns on Thursday after ordering the evacuation of two buildings it alleged were being used…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut) Thursday 04/12 - 16:58

Arab World

A person holds a flag with an image of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as people wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, during his first apostolic journey, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 30, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Arab World

Iraq to Correct Asset-freeze List that Included Hezbollah and Houthis, Citing Publication Error

Iraq will correct a list of groups whose funding it has frozen, the state news agency reported on Thursday, after Iran-backed Hezbollah and the Houthis were…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 11:45

Gulf

Albudaiwi: GCC is a Global Investment Magnet, Driven by Stability and Economic Strength

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi stated that the strategic geographical location, political stability, and strong…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 10:00

Arab World

A circulated photo shows part of the destruction caused by Rapid Support Forces (RSF) drones in the city of El-Obeid in the Kordofan region.

Arab World

After Oil-Rich Babanusa, What Will the Rapid Support Forces Target Next?

After more than two years of intense fighting, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Monday that they had seized full control of the Sudanese Army’s 22nd…

Mohammad Amin Yassin (Nairobi) Thursday 04/12 - 09:39

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Tribal Clashes Behind Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab

Arab World

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Tribal Clashes Behind Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab

Sources in Gaza said the killing of Yasser Abu Shabab, the leader of an armed militia opposed to Hamas, unfolded against the backdrop of a tribal confrontation…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza) Thursday 04/12 - 18:16

New Hamas Security Measures amid Fears of Overseas Assassinations Thursday 04/12 - 18:40

World

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists as he attends the VTB Investment Forum "Russia Calling!" in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. Sputnik/Yevgeny Biyatov/Pool via REUTERS

World

Putin Says Russia Will Take All of Ukraine's Donbas Region Militarily or Otherwise

President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 09:01

Arab World

Palestinian children warm their hands over the fire on a rainy day in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Arab World

Xi Says China to Provide $100 Million Humanitarian Aid for Gaza

China will provide $100 million in aid to the Palestinians to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and support reconstruction efforts, President Xi…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 08:49

International Committee Launched to Oversee Maritime Security Partnership with Yemen

Members of the Yemeni Coast Guard in the Red Sea (Military Media).

Seoul Says Six Nationals Held in North Korea, Vows to Help Them

South Korea's presidential office confirmed Thursday that six nationals were being held captive in North Korea. Pedro PARDO / AFP/File

Syria Tightens Security Ahead of First Liberation Anniversary

Banners marking the liberation and the fall of Assad’s regime in Damascus streets (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt Denies Coordinating with Israel to Reopen Rafah Crossing

(FILES) A truck loaded with humanitarian aid awaits permission on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing with the Gaza Strip, to drive toward the besieged Palestinians territory on July 27, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

Saudi Non-oil Business Activity Expands in November

The Saudi capital Riyadh. Reuters file photo

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A poster of Gulf leaders is seen ahead of the summit in Bahrain. (BNA)

Gulf Summits: Strengthening Regional Cooperation over Four Decades

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her speech (Saudi Al-Ekhbariyah).

Gulf–Italian Drive to Build Platform for Deeper Partnerships

The resources at Jafurah are now estimated at 229 trillion standard cu ft of gas and 75 billion barrels of condensates. (Saudi Aramco)

Saudi Aramco's Jafurah Gas Plant Begins Output with 450 Million Cubic Feet Per Day

Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan and Economy Minister Faisal Alibrahim attend the Saudi Budget Forum (Saudi 2026 Budget Forum)

Saudi Budget Forum Reveals Govt. Spending Now Independent of ‘Oil Cycle’

A UNIFIL military vehicle bearing the United Nations emblem moves ahead of a Lebanese army car during a joint patrol (UNIFIL)

Karam Steers South Lebanon into New Phase as Mechanism Chief

A UNIFIL patrol near the Israeli border in Naqoura, southern Lebanon (AFP)

Lebanon Appoints Civilian for Israel Talks to Avert Escalation

Gulf

Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani co-chair the Executive Committee meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council. SPA

Saudi FM, Qatari PM Co-Chair Coordination Council Executive Committee Meeting

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 04/12 - 17:38

Albudaiwi: GCC is a Global Investment Magnet, Driven by Stability and Economic Strength

Gulf–Italian Drive to Build Platform for Deeper Partnerships

Saudi Crown Prince Hails Outcomes of Gulf Summit in Manama

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama on Wednesday. (SPA)

MWL Offers Condolences to Thailand and Sri Lanka over Flood Victims

A drone view shows a flooded resort following deadly flooding in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 30, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Crown Prince, Italian PM Discuss Bilateral Ties in Manama

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meet in Manama on Wednesday. (SPA)

Arab World

(FILES) This undated handout photograph released on June 30, 2025, shows Christophe Gleizes, a prominent French sports journalist, at an unknown location. (Photo by Handout / SO PRESS - RSF / AFP)

‘Deeply Worried’ Macron to Work to Free French Journalist Held in Algeria

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris) since 28 seconds

New Hamas Security Measures amid Fears of Overseas Assassinations

The building damaged in the Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha last September (Reuters)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Tribal Clashes Behind Killing of Yasser Abu Shabab

Israel Strikes South Lebanon Towns

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of al-Mjadel on December 4, 2025. (Photo by KAWANT HAJU / AFP)

Iraq to Correct Asset-freeze List that Included Hezbollah and Houthis, Citing Publication Error

After Oil-Rich Babanusa, What Will the Rapid Support Forces Target Next?

World

TOPSHOT - Migrants sit onboard an inflatable boat before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, northern France, on July 18, 2023. (Photo by BERNARD BARRON / AFP)

Aid Workers Stand Trial in Greece on Migrant Smuggling Charges

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 10:43

Putin Says Russia Will Take All of Ukraine's Donbas Region Militarily or Otherwise

Seoul Says Six Nationals Held in North Korea, Vows to Help Them

Germany Deploys Arrow Air Defense to Counter Russian Missile Threat

The Arrow 3 shield system is pictured during an event of the German Air Force to declare the Initial Operating Capability for the Arrow Weapon System for Germany at the Annaburger Heide Air Base in Schoenewalde / Holzdorf, eastern Germany, on December 3, 2025. (AFP)

Kremlin Says Putin Accepted Some US Proposals on Ukraine and Is Ready to Continue Talking

Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, Russian Presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, fourth right, and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Special Presidential Representative for Investment and Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries Kirill Dmitriev, right, attend talks with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, second left, and Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, third, at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

NATO Allies Vow Major New Purchases of US Arms for Ukraine

General view of the North Atlantic Council meeting during NATO Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 3, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Business

The agreements were signed during the "Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia 2025” Exhibition. SPA

Saudi Industry Ministry Signs MoUs to Advance Manufacturing Empowerment

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 04/12 - 17:17

China Says Working on Streamlining Rare Earth Export Licenses

FILE PHOTO: Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Saudi Aramco's Jafurah Gas Plant Begins Output with 450 Million Cubic Feet Per Day

Saudi Budget Forum Reveals Govt. Spending Now Independent of ‘Oil Cycle’

Saudi Non-oil Business Activity Expands in November

Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport Launches New AirAsia X Route to Bangkok

Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid International Airport. (SPA)

Culture

Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission Launches Riyadh Int’l Philosophy Conference

Culture

The three-day event is organized by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission. SPA

Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission Launches Riyadh Int’l Philosophy Conference

The fifth edition of the Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2025 launched on Thursday at King Fahd National Library. The three-day event is organized…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 04/12 - 16:52

Culture

The new permanent exhibition, held at the Dadan archaeological site in AlUla, presents a wide collection of traditional crafts and customs, along with material evidence of cultural exchange between ancient civilizations. (SPA)

Culture

New Exhibition in Saudi Arabia's AlUla Highlights Ancient City of Dadan

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to open new chapters in the history of the ancient city of Dadan, the former capital of the Kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan,…

Wednesday 03/12 - 17:10

Culture

Workers carry out restoration work at the historical Pasha's Palace, damaged during the war, in Gaza City, November 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Culture

Gazans Race to Preserve Cultural Heritage Damaged in War

With 70,000 dead, countless injured, hundreds of thousands of people homeless and whole districts laid to waste, the task of rebuilding Gaza is almost beyond…

Wednesday 03/12 - 15:14

Culture

Saudi Artisanal Company to Participate in Milan's Artigiano in Fiera

The Saudi Artisanal Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Culture, has announced its participation in Artigiano in Fiera 2025 in Milan, Italy, running from…

Wednesday 03/12 - 15:03

Culture

Saudi Arabia’s Darah, Russian Federal Archival Agency Agree to Enhance Cultural Cooperation

The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) signed an agreement with Russia’s Federal Archival Agency, on the sidelines of the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 03/12 - 10:30

Sports

Flame Arrives in Italy for Milano Cortina Winter Games

Sports

Olympics - 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics - Olympic torch due to arrive at Rome airport and Italian Presidential Palace - Rome, Italy - December 4, 2025 President of the Milano Cortina 2026 Organizing Committee, Giovanni Malago and tennis player Italy's Jasmine Paolini arrive with the Olympic torch REUTERS/Remo Casilli

Flame Arrives in Italy for Milano Cortina Winter Games

The Olympic flame arrived in Rome on Thursday in preparation for a two-month torch relay designed to stir excitement across Italy before the Winter Games in…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 17:25

Sports

Toyota to Become Title Sponsor of Haas F1 Team

Toyota Gazoo Racing, the Japanese car maker's motorsport division, will become title sponsor of the Haas Formula One team next season in a deal that…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 17:05

Sports

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Sevilla v FC Barcelona - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - October 5, 2025 General view of sprinklers watering the pitch inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo

Sports

Sevilla Stadium Partially Closed after Fans Throw Objects in Derby

Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium will be partially closed for the next three games after fans threw objects onto the pitch during their 2-0 loss to Real…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 11:05

Sports

Soccer Football - Premier League - Arsenal v Brentford - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - December 3, 2025 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Sports

Arteta Hits Out at Schedule after Rice, Mosquera Forced off Deepening Arsenal's Injury Woes

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has criticized the club's Premier League schedule after midfielder Declan Rice and center-back Cristhian Mosquera became the…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 11:00

Sports

Soccer Football - Brasileiro Championship - Santos v Sport Recife - Estadio Urbano Caldeira, Santos, Brazil - November 28, 2025 Santos' Neymar during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Thiago Bernardes

Sports

Neymar Nets Hat-trick to Boost Santos Survival Hopes

Neymar played through a knee injury to score a hat-trick and lift his boyhood club Santos clear of the relegation zone in Brazil's Serie A. The 33-year-old…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 10:56

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Varieties

Australia Says the World Will Follow Social Media Ban as Meta Starts Blocking Teens

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(FILES) This photo taken on October 24, 2025 shows a 14-year-old boy posing at his home near Gosford as he looks at social media on his mobile phone. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

Australia Says the World Will Follow Social Media Ban as Meta Starts Blocking Teens

Australia's internet regulator said a teen social media ban would be the first domino to fall in a global push to rein in Big Tech, as Meta's Instagram,…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 04/12 - 11:16

Varieties

Members of an expedition to reach the summit of Mount Everest stand by their tents at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal on April 28, 2025. (AP)

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Altitude Sickness: Don’t Let Your Mountain High Lay You Low

Be it on Mount Kilimanjaro, in the Andes, Himalayas or somewhere else, mountaineering can give you an unforgettable high. But it comes with a risk that's often…

Asharq Al Awsat (Berlin) Wednesday 03/12 - 07:29

Varieties

FILE PHOTO: A Long March-2F rocket carrying the unmanned Shenzhou-22 spacecrafat takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a mission to China's Tiangong space station, near Jiuquan, Gansu province, China November 25, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS

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China's Landspace Fails to Complete Reusable Rocket Test

The maiden flight of LandSpace's next-generation Zhuque-3 ended in failure on Wednesday, dashing the Chinese firm's hopes of becoming the third company after…

Wednesday 03/12 - 06:43

Varieties

A man with dog reads a sign showing an area infected with the African swine fever virus at Collserola Park, in Cerdanyola del Valles, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

Varieties

Spain's Confirmed Swine Fever Cases Rise to Nine

The number of confirmed cases of African swine fever in wild boars in the same area near Barcelona in northeastern Spain rose to nine on Tuesday from two…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 02/12 - 15:40

Varieties

Workers remove snow from the sidewalk outside of the Iowa State Capitol Building after a snowstorm left several inches of snow in Des Moines, Iowa, US, January 9, 2024. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File Photo

Varieties

Heavy Snow Expected in Parts of US Midwest, Northeast

An intensifying weather system was expected to bring heavy snow and rain to parts of the US Midwest, the Appalachians and the Northeast on Tuesday, with more…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 02/12 - 15:40

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