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Saudi Arabia Affirms Unwavering Support for Global Humanitarian Efforts

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed its unwavering commitment to support global humanitarian issues and its contributions to alleviating the suffering of…

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

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Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Türkiye for OIC Meetings

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in Istanbul on Friday to participate in the 51st session of the Council of…

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Missiles fired from Iran towards Israel are intercepted in Jordanian airspace over Amman on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

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Jordan Reserves Right to Down Any ‘Foreign Bodies’

Jordan has been criticized on social media for “defending Israel” by downing Iranian missiles and drones that have been flying in its airspace. Official…

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Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

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Israeli Strikes Kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN Warns of Man-Made Drought

Israeli fire killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, many of whom had been trying to get food, local officials said, while the United Nations'…

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Iran, Israel Launch New Attacks after Tehran Rules out Nuclear Talks

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20 June 2025, Israel, Rehovot: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) visits site of an Iranian missile attack on the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO/dpa

Iran, Israel Launch New Attacks after Tehran Rules out Nuclear Talks

Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear program while under threat and…

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Israel Warns of ‘Prolonged’ War Against Iran Friday 20/06 - 18:11
UN Nuclear Watchdog Can Guarantee Iran Will Not Develop Nuclear Weapons Friday 20/06 - 17:38

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People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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Tehran Residents, Hezbollah Supporters in Beirut, Sadrists in Baghdad Rally against Israel Strikes

Thousands of people protested Friday in Iran’s capital after noon prayers over the ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting the country. Those in the crowd…

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Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the UN Dr. Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict at the UN headquarters in New York on June 20, 2025. (AFP)

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Iraq Says 50 Israeli Warplanes Planes Violated Its Airspace

Iraq's representative to the United Nations said 50 Israeli warplanes planes violated Iraqi airspace shortly before a UN meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict on…

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Putin Says He Is Worried When Asked If He Is Concerned World Is Heading Towards World War Three

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a plenary session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 20, 2025. (Reuters)

US Treasury Targets Houthis in Yemen with Sanctions

The Treasury Department building is seen, March 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Switzerland, Britain to Withdraw Staff from Embassies in Iran

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack on the IRIB building, the country's state broadcaster, in Tehran, Iran, June 16, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Kremlin Says Middle East Is Plunging into ‘Abyss of Instability and War’

A destroyed building is pictured at the site of an Iranian missile attack in Ramat Gan in central Israel near Tel Aviv, on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

German Minister Promises More Talks if Iran ‘Serious’ on Nuclear Assurances

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul looks on during a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al-Safadi, not pictured, at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, Wednesday June 18, 2025. (Katharina Kausche/dpa via AP)

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Israeli Strikes Kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN Warns of Man-Made Drought

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Saudi Energy Minister: OPEC+ Now Key Stabilizer of Oil Prices

The Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP file photo

World Bank Expects GCC Economic Growth to Rise to 3.2%

Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (left) and RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, pictured during their alliance to oust Omar al-Bashir in 2019 (AFP)

Sudan's Relentless War: A 70-Year Cycle of Conflict

The Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Will Israel’s Interceptors Outlast Iran’s Missiles?

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French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to Asharq Al-Awsat: Military Option Ineffective in Israel-Iran Conflict

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Saudi Arabia Affirms Unwavering Support for Global Humanitarian Efforts

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Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Türkiye for OIC Meetings

French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia to Asharq Al-Awsat: Military Option Ineffective in Israel-Iran Conflict

Saudi Arabia, Ireland Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Warns of Escalation Risk, Qatar Pushes to Revive Talks

Qatar’s Emir receives written message from Iran’s President Pezeshkian. Photo: QNA

GCC Chief to Asharq Al-Awsat: Escalation Poses Grave Threat to Gulf Security

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Jordan Reserves Right to Down Any ‘Foreign Bodies’

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Iraq Says 50 Israeli Warplanes Planes Violated Its Airspace

Israeli Strikes Kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN Warns of Man-Made Drought

Katz Warns Hezbollah Against Joining Conflict with Iran

A police officer inspects fragments of missile parts on the ground at an impact site following Iran's missile strike on Israel, in Be'er Sheva, Israel, June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Sistani Warns Against Targeting Khamenei, Sadr Calls for Mass Protests

A man rides a motorcycle past a billboard depicting Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ali al-Sistani, along a street in Baghdad on June 19, 2025. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Arab Foreign Ministers to Discuss Political Solutions to Iran-Israel Conflict in Istanbul

Arab foreign ministers during their last meeting in Baghdad. (Arab League)

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Iran, Israel Launch New Attacks after Tehran Rules out Nuclear Talks

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Armenian Prime Minister Meets Erdogan in Rare Visit to Türkiye Aimed at Mending Ties

A handout photo made available by the Turkish Presidential Press Office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C-R) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (C-L) posing before their meeting in Istanbul, Türkiye, 20 June 2025. (EPA/ Turkish Presidential Press Office)

Israel Warns of ‘Prolonged’ War Against Iran

This picture shows the heavily damaged building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) after it was hit a few days earlier in an Israeli strike, in Tehran, on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

Tehran Residents, Hezbollah Supporters in Beirut, Sadrists in Baghdad Rally against Israel Strikes

UN Nuclear Watchdog Can Guarantee Iran Will Not Develop Nuclear Weapons

Rafael Mariano Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) speaks via video during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, about the conflict between Israel and Iran, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, June 20, 2025. (Reuters)

Putin Says He Is Worried When Asked If He Is Concerned World Is Heading Towards World War Three

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Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Shipping Company Maersk Temporarily Pauses Haifa Port Calls

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Gold Heads for Weekly Fall as Fewer Fed Rate Cut Prospects Weigh

Jewelry is displayed at the Gold Souk market in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

Eng. Talal Al-Marri Appointed CEO of Expo 2030 Riyadh

Expo 2030 is scheduled to open on October 1, 2030, and run through March 31, 2031

Saudi Energy Minister: OPEC+ Now Key Stabilizer of Oil Prices

World Bank Expects GCC Economic Growth to Rise to 3.2%

Syria Completes First Global SWIFT Transfer since War

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Syrian central bank, after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 16, 2024. REUTERS/Yosri Al Jamal/File Photo

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Saudi Culture Ministry Launches 5th Edition of National Cultural Awards

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Saudi Culture Ministry Launches 5th Edition of National Cultural Awards

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has launched the fifth edition of the National Cultural Awards, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to recognizing and honoring…

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The Saudi delegation is led by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission. SPA

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Saudi Arabia Showcases Cultural Identity at Seoul International Book Fair

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 2025 Seoul International Book Fair held at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in the South Korea…

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The pavilion presents a diverse literary and cultural program. SPA

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Saudi Arabia Inaugurates Pavilion at Beijing International Book Fair 2025

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair, held at the China National Convention and Exhibition Center from June 18…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beijing) Thursday 19/06 - 05:58

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This effort forms part of the commission’s commitment to supporting future development of astronomical infrastructure in AlUla. - SPA

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AlUla Utilizes SHIMM System to Boost Astronomical Research and Tourism

The Royal Commission for AlUla has launched the astronomical monitoring system SHIMM at AlUla Manara site near Gharameel nature reserve, aiming to assess the…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 18/06 - 15:16

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Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) announces a program of activities running throughout June and July. (SPA)

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Diriyah Art Futures Announces Summer Program Alongside Maknana Exhibition

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region's first hub dedicated to New Media Arts, has announced a program of activities running throughout June and July…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 18/06 - 16:46

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Salah Among Nominees for PFA Player of the Year Award

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Liverpool's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. (AFP)

Salah Among Nominees for PFA Player of the Year Award

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was among six players nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Men's Player of the Year award on Friday. The…

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Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group G - Al Ain v Juventus - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., US - June 18, 2025 Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani celebrates scoring their fourth goal. (Reuters)

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In-Form Kolo Muani Wants to Stay at Juventus After Club World Cup

On-loan France striker Randal Kolo Muani said he would like to stay at Juventus next season after a Man of the Match performance for the Italian team in their…

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19 June 2025, US, Miami: Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany speaks during a press conference at the Hard Rock Stadium, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup Group C soccer match against Boca Juniors. (dpa)

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Bayern’s Kompany Cautious of ‘Dangerous’ Club World Cup Rivals Boca

Bayern Munich strolled to a 10-0 win over Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener but there will be no room for complacency when they face Argentina's…

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Atletico Madrid's Pablo Barrios celebrates scoring his side's opening goal as teammate Koke, right, looks on during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Seattle Sounders and Atletico Madrid in Seattle, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP)

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Barrios Scores Twice, Atletico Madrid Beats Seattle Sounders 3-1 in Club World Cup

Pablo Barrios scored twice and Atletico Madrid beat the Seattle Sounders 3-1 on Thursday in the Club World Cup. Giuliano Simeone found Barrios at the top of…

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy meet with the England Women's football team, the Lionesses, at St George's Park, in Staffordshire, Britain June 19, 2025. Christopher Furlong/Pool via REUTERS

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UK Govt Pledges $1.2 Billion Investment in Sport

The UK government has pledged to spend more than 900 million pounds ($1.21 billion) to improve grassroots sporting infrastructure and support major events in…

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Monsters and Memes: Labubu Dolls Ride China Soft-power Wave

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Labubu dolls on display at the Pop Land theme park in Beijing. Pedro PARDO / AFP

Monsters and Memes: Labubu Dolls Ride China Soft-power Wave

Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores…

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Salema porgy swim near seagrass in the protected area of France's Porquerolles National Park ahead of the UN Ocean Conference on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

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Croatia's Scientists Seek to Ward Off Threat to Posidonia Seagrass

At Croatia’s Dugi Otok island in the Adriatic Sea, scientists, demanding action to protect environmentally important meadows of seagrass, have been on a diving…

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People work in a Turkish salmon processing company in Trabzon, on the Black Sea on June 11, 2025. (AFP)

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'Turkish Salmon': The Black Sea's New Rose-Colored Gold

Sitting in his spacious office with a view of the Black Sea, Tayfun Denizer smiles: his rainbow trout, raised in submerged cages, have made him a wealthy man. …

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Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France, on August 21, 2023, as France experiences a late summer heatwave. (AFP)

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Sunshine Abounds as the Summer Solstice Arrives

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere: the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice…

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Peruvian gas workers discovered the mummy of a boy believed to be over 1,000 years old while installing pipes in Lima. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP

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Peru Gas Workers Find Thousand-year-old Mummy

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre…

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