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Syrians inspect the damage at the site of overnight Israeli strikes on the outskirts of Masyaf in Syria's central Hama province on September 9, 2024. (AFP)

Israeli Military Says It Acted against Targets in Syria

The Israeli military said Friday that over the source of the week it had acted in Syria against targets, just days after Syrian state media reported Israeli…

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking during a campaign event at the Linda Ronstadt Music Hall Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP)

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Report: US Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump

The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape…

Friday 13/09 - 11:27

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This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) on September 13, 2024 shows the coffin of Turkish-American International Solidarity Movement activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi during her funeral procession at Istanbul airport. Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP

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Body of Turkish-American Activist Killed in West Bank Arrives in Türkiye

The body of a Turkish-American activist was received with a solemn ceremony at the airport in Istanbul on Friday, arriving a week after she was shot in the…

Friday 13/09 - 10:54

Trump Campaigns in Western States as Harris Focuses on Critical Pennsylvania

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US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Campaigns in Western States as Harris Focuses on Critical Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump will campaign Friday in Western states as his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris keeps her focus on one of the biggest…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference for the international media at the Government Press office in Jerusalem, Sept. 4 2024. (Reuters)

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New Israeli Poll Shows Netanyahu’s Party Advancing

An opinion poll on Friday showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party would form the largest single party in parliament if an…

Friday 13/09 - 10:49

13 April 2022, Palestinian Territories, Gaza City: Yahya Sinwar, leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement hosts a meeting with members of Palestinian factions over the escalation of tensions between Israel and the Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem, at Hamas President's office in Gaza City. (dpa)

Hamas Chief Sinwar Thanks Hezbollah in Letter to Nasrallah

Hamas chief Yehya Sinwar thanked the leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah for his group's support in the conflict with Israel, Hezbollah said on…

Friday 13/09 - 12:17

Russia’s Shoigu Meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of Russia's President with secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council in Saint Petersburg on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

Germany Arrests Syrian National Over Plot to Kill Soldiers

07 September 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Schierke: A Bundeswehr helicopter flies to fight the forest fire in the Koenigsberg. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

Gold Rallies to Record High on US Rate Cut Optimism

FILE PHOTO: A saleswoman displays a gold necklace inside a jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold buying festival, in Kolkata, India, May 7, 2019. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo/File Photo

China’s Xi Jinping to Visit Russia Next Month for BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan July 3, 2024. (Sputnik/Sergei Guneev/Pool via Reuters)

Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats It Accuses of Spying and ‘Subversive Activities’

People walk in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

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GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

(From Front-L) Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi, Slovenia’s Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon, and (From Back-L) Quatar's Minister of State Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and Bahrain's Foreign Affairs subsecretary Sheik Abdulla bin Ahmed al-Khalifa pose for a group picture after a meeting on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Madrid on September 13, 2024. (AFP)

Spain Hosts Meeting on Israel-Palestinian Two-State Solution

Residents walk on a flooded street in Morocco's Ouarzazate city on September 7, 2024. (AFP)

Deadly Floods Bring Relief to Moroccan Farmers

(FILES) A view of Sudan National Museum in Khartoum on August 12, 2020. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

Sudan Museums' Precious Antiquities Looted in War

This handout picture made available by the Iranian presidency shows the President of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region Nechervan Barzani (R) receiving Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Arbil on September 12, 2024. (Iranian Presidency / AFP)

Iran's Pezeshkian Vows to 'Resolve Problems' with Iraqi Kurdistan

The third Global AI Summit, which concluded on Thursday in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat

Progress in Building World's Largest Inferencing Data Center in Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin’s visit to the Palestinian Jordan Valley. (EPA file)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Netanyahu's ‘Provocative’ Visit to Palestinian Jordan Valley

Friday 13/09 - 05:57

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Message from President of Angola

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, GCC Condemn Israeli Bombing of UNRWA School

Rubble after the Israeli attack in Gaza (EPA photo)

Saudi Interior Minister Holds Talks with Emir of Qatar in Doha

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz met on Doha on Thursday with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani - SPA

Saudi Arabia, China Laud their ‘Robust’ Relations

Trade between the two countries reached $48 billion by June 2024. SPA

Chinese Premier: Major Boost in Cooperation with Saudi Arabia

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Chinese Foreign Ministry)

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Mourners carry the bodies of two of four Palestinians during their funeral following an Israeli operation at Nur Shams refugee camp near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, 13 September 2024. (EPA)

Raided West Bank City Holds Funerals after Israeli Army Withdraws

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Spain Hosts Meeting on Israel-Palestinian Two-State Solution

Israeli Military Says It Acted against Targets in Syria

Hamas Chief Sinwar Thanks Hezbollah in Letter to Nasrallah

Israeli Airstrike kills 3, Including Child, in Southern Lebanon

Israeli artillery shells an area of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 11 September 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

EU’s Borrell Urges Lebanon and Israel to Ease Tensions Along Their Border

European Union's top diplomat Josep Borrell (L) and Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib (R) give a joint press conference, at the ministry's headquarters in Beirut on September 12, 2024. (AFP)

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Doses of Bavarian Nordic's Imvanex vaccine, used to protect against mpox virus, at the Edison municipal vaccination center in Paris, France July 27, 2022. Alain Jocard/Pool via Reuters

WHO Grants First Mpox Vaccine Approval to Ramp up Response to Disease in Africa

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Trump Campaigns in Western States as Harris Focuses on Critical Pennsylvania

Report: US Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump

Mother, Relatives Charged Over 8-year-old Girl's Killing in Türkiye

Protesters hold portraits of eight-year-old Narin Guran, whose body was found after being missing for 19 days, during a protest at Kadikoy district in Istanbul, on September 8,2024. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP)

EU Mulls Steps Against Iran's Aviation Sector

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, 12 September 2024. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Moscow Disagrees with Türkiye’s Erdogan That Crimea Should Return to Kyiv’s Control

Turkish Recep President Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a signing ceremony in Ankara, Türkiye, September 4, 2024. (Reuters)

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Commuters ride an escalator at a subway station during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP)

China Approves Plan to Raise Retirement Age from January 2025

Friday 13/09 - 08:56

Gold Rallies to Record High on US Rate Cut Optimism

Trump Says He Will End All Taxes on Overtime if Elected

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump motions while attending the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP)

European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates Amid Sluggish Economic Growth, Cooling Inflation

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde (AFP)

SDAIA Concludes GAIN Summit in Riyadh with Local, Int’l Agreements

The summit included panel discussions and workshops featuring experts from various sectors and global companies specialized in AI applications. SPA

Progress in Building World's Largest Inferencing Data Center in Saudi Arabia

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GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

The Saudi Ministry of Culture was presented with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Medal for 2024 in recognition of its innovative work in this area on…

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The MoU covers several key areas, including developing unique and engaging cultural experiences for various segments of society. SPA

Saudi Culture Ministry, stc Group Partner on Cultural Projects

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with stc Group to collaborate on strategic projects that will enhance the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Friday 13/09 - 09:45

The building now houses Irth Café and Store. SPA

Jeddah's Historic Beit Al Kottab Reopens as Irth Café and Store

The Saudi Ministry of Culture's Historic Jeddah Program has successfully restored and rehabilitated Beit Al Kottab, a historic building in the city's UNESCO…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah) Friday 13/09 - 09:29

Helle Horsnes, senior researcher at the National Museum of Denmark, looks at seven rare coins that the museum bought earlier this year from the collection of butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 11, 2024. (Reuters)

Danish Butter King’s Coin Collection for Sale 100 Years After His Death

The 20,000-piece coin collection of Danish butter magnate Lars Emil Bruun, worth an estimated $74 million, is set to go under the hammer on Saturday in…

Friday 13/09 - 09:24

Sudan Museums' Precious Antiquities Looted in War

Sudan's priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments of ancient palaces onto lorries,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum) Friday 13/09 - 07:35

Sports

Funeral for Ex-England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson Held in Sweden

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Funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson - Torsby, Sweden - September 13, 2024 A photograph of Sven-Goran Eriksson on display at Fryksande church. (Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via Reuters)

Funeral for Ex-England Manager Sven-Goran Eriksson Held in Sweden

The funeral of Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to manage England's national soccer team, was held on Friday in the small Swedish town where he grew up…

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Pedestrians walk on the Gran Via street in downtown Madrid, as a thermometer reads 35 degrees Celsius, on September 12, 2024. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)

Barcelona Has its Spending Limit Increased but Remains Well Below Real Madrid's Cap

Real Madrid remains with the Spanish league's highest spending limit following the summer transfer window, while Barcelona improved significantly but remained…

Asharq Al Awsat (Madrid) Friday 13/09 - 08:06

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FILE - Perica, the mascot of Espanyol F.C., performs before the match against Atlético de Madrid in Barcelona on Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort, file)

Spanish Footballer Convicted of Sexual Assault for Inappropriately Touching a Mascot

Spanish soccer player Hugo Mallo has been convicted of sexual assault for inappropriately touching a mascot before a La Liga game in 2019, court officials said…

Asharq Al Awsat (Madrid) Friday 13/09 - 08:01

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Marina Stakusic of Canada celebrates her victory over Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia during a match at the Guadalajara Open WTA 500 tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico, 12 September 2024. (EPA)

Stakusic Fights off 4 Match Points to Upset Top-Seeded Ostapenko at the Guadalajara Open

Teenager Marina Stakusic fought off four match points to claim the biggest win in her career after defeating top-seeded Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (0) on…

Friday 13/09 - 07:49

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Employees are at work to dismantle the Olympic venue of Pont Alexandre III near the Grand Palais in Paris, on September 11, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

French Prosecutors Launch Probe after 2 Congolese Paralympic Athletes Go Missing

French judicial authorities are investigating the disappearance of two Paralympic athletes from Congo who recently competed in the Paris Games, the prosecutor…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris) Thursday 12/09 - 19:04

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Studies on Pigeon-Guided Missiles, Swimming Abilities of Dead Fish Among Ig Nobles Winners

A pigeon takes flight in front of Buckingham Palace in London, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP)

Studies on Pigeon-Guided Missiles, Swimming Abilities of Dead Fish Among Ig Nobles Winners

A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners…

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Fairmont Château Laurier General Manager Geneviève Dumas listens to Ottawa Police Services Detective Akiva Gellar speak about the stolen Yousuf Karsh portrait of Winston Churchill, during a news conference in the hotel in Ottawa, Canada, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

‘The Roaring Lion’ Portrait of Winston Churchill Stolen from Canadian Hotel Is Found in Italy

Canadian police say a renowned portrait of Winston Churchill that was reported stolen from an Ottawa hotel has been tracked down in Italy. Investigators will…

Friday 13/09 - 08:29

King's Guards wearing bearskin caps stand by Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, September 12, 2024. (Reuters)

Animal Rights Groups Object to Buckingham Palace Guard’s Distinctive Bearskin Caps

An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King's Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the…

Friday 13/09 - 08:15

In this image taken with a long exposure, people look at the night sky towards the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, May 10, 2024, in Estacada, Ore. (AP)

Solar Storms May Cause Faint Auroras Overnight in Parts of Northern Hemisphere

Solar storms may bring faint but visible auroras to the Northern Hemisphere starting late Thursday and extending into early Friday morning. But, experts say,…

Friday 13/09 - 07:58

This 2021 handout image released by Indonesia's environment ministry shows one of two rare Javan rhino calves that were caught on video in Ujung Kulon National Park. Photo: MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTRY REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA/AFP/File