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Trump Secures $600 Billion Saudi Investment Pledge on Gulf Tour

US President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States as he kicked off a Gulf tour in Riyadh…

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Founder and CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang speaks during the panel titled “Visionary Spotlight” at the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 13 May 2025. The forum is taking place during the state visit of US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia on 13 May. (EPA)

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Saudi Arabia Partners with Nvidia to Spur AI Goals as Trump Visits

US chip giant Nvidia and Saudi Arabia announced partnerships on Tuesday as part of the Kingdom's plans to develop artificial intelligence and strengthen cloud…

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People watch a live broadcast of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander as he is released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP)

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Hamas Rejects Netanyahu’s Claim Military Pressure Helped Secure Hostage Release

Hamas on Tuesday rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that military pressure had helped secure the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan…

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A protester waves a flag bearing a portrait of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) jailed in Türkiye since 1999, during a demonstration calling for his release in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria on February 15, 2025. (AFP)

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Türkiye Says It Is Closely Monitoring PKK Disbandment to Secure Peace

Türkiye is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK, a senior official said Tuesday, following the militant Kurdish group…

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Saudi Arabia, US Ink Largest Defense Sales Agreement in History as Trump Visits Riyadh

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, welcomes US President Donald Trump at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, US Ink Largest Defense Sales Agreement in History as Trump Visits Riyadh

Saudi Arabia and the United States signed on Tuesday the largest defense sales agreement in history, worth nearly early $142 billion, as President Donald Trump…

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Saudi Arabia, US Commit to Deeper Economic Ties with Energy, Industry Deals as Trump Visits Riyadh since 5 minutes
Mohammed bin Salman, Trump Chair Saudi-American Summit in Riyadh since 9 minutes
Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit Tuesday 13/05 - 08:36

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a joint press conference with Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 5, 2025. (Reuters)

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Insists on Face-to-Face Talks with Putin in Istanbul

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will only attend talks on Ukraine if Russia's Vladimir Putin is also there, the Ukrainian leader's top aide said on Tuesday,…

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Villagers look for the fragments in a crater outside a house damaged by a cross-border shelling last week at Kot Maira, a border village in Jammu region, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

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Pakistan Says Clashes with Neighbor India Killed More Than 50

Pakistan's army said on Tuesday that more than 50 people were killed in last week's military clashes with India which ended in a ceasefire agreed by the…

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Turkish, Russian Diplomats Discuss Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks, Russian Ministry Says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, February 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Al-Falih: Saudi-US Investment Forum Consolidates the 2 Countries’ Partnership

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks at the forum. Asharq Al-Awsat

China’s Xi Slams ‘Bullying’ as Beijing Hosts LatAm Leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech during the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP)

US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP

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According to KAUST, the study serves as a key scientific reference supporting the objectives of the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative. SPA

KAUST Study: More Large Mammals Roamed Arabian Peninsula than Previously Thought

Arafat welcomes Amr Moussa in 1993. AFP file photo

Amr Moussa: Arafat Was Wily, Obsessed with Escaping Patronage

IBM’s pavilion at the LEAP 2025 conference in Riyadh. (IBM)

IBM: Saudi Arabia Poised to Lead Digital Transformation in the Middle East

File photo shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit to the Kingdom (SPA)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

A view shows makeshift shelters at the Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Tinzaouaten, northern Mali November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

More Than 83 Million People Internally Displaced Worldwide, Says Monitor

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. SPA

Saudi Arabia Launches HUMAIN to Develop Artificial Intelligence

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Saudi Arabia, US Ink Largest Defense Sales Agreement in History as Trump Visits Riyadh

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Mohammed bin Salman, Trump Chair Saudi-American Summit in Riyadh

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and US President Donald Trump meet at the Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh. (SPA)

Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, (R) meets with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. (AFP)

US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

Lebanon, Kuwait Reaffirm Strong Ties in High-Level Summit

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (Lebanese Presidency)

Trump Heads on ‘Historic’ Gulf Tour

Saudi and US flags flutter on a main road in Riyadh on May 12, 2025, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump this week. (AFP)

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and US President Donald Trump shake hands during a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony at the Royal Court in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Secures $600 Billion Saudi Investment Pledge on Gulf Tour

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Medical Charity Condemns Israel's Use of Hunger as 'Weapon of War' in Gaza

A Palestinian boy at a garbage dump in central Gaza City, 12 May 2025. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Hamas Rejects Netanyahu’s Claim Military Pressure Helped Secure Hostage Release

At Least 6 Killed in Libya’s Tripoli in Clashes Prompted by Killing of Armed Group Leader

Members of the police are seen in the Libyan capital Tripoli. (EPA)

Syria's Sharaa Skips Iraq Summit After Firestorm Over Invitation

French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) receives Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

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Türkiye Says It Is Closely Monitoring PKK Disbandment to Secure Peace

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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Insists on Face-to-Face Talks with Putin in Istanbul

Pakistan Says Clashes with Neighbor India Killed More Than 50

UK’s King Charles to Host France’s Macron for State Visit in July

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the fly past featuring the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows and current and historic military aircraft, at the end of the military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and in honor of those who served during the Second World War, May 5, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool via Reuters)

UN Aviation Body Rules Russia Downed Malaysian Airliner

Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, other trial judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, southern Netherlands, on May 26, 2021. (AP)

Turkish, Russian Diplomats Discuss Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks, Russian Ministry Says

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and US President Donald Trump speak during a meeting at the Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP)

Saudi Arabia, US Commit to Deeper Economic Ties with Energy, Industry Deals as Trump Visits Riyadh

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IBM: Saudi Arabia Poised to Lead Digital Transformation in the Middle East

Al-Falih: Saudi-US Investment Forum Consolidates the 2 Countries’ Partnership

Türkiye's Recent Political Events Hit Economy, Reserves, Says EBRD

Owners of a "bufe", a Turkish word to call small corner restaurants with a couple of stools outside or inside, wait for customers at Uskudar neighborhood in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. (Reuters)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

Dubai to Allow Residents Pay Government Services Using Cryptocurrency

Dubai’s Department of Finance signed on Monday a new MoU with global digital asset platform Crypto.com. WAM

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King Salman Academy Launches Arabic Language Exhibition in Riyadh

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The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language in Riyadh has inaugurated the Arabic Language Exhibition. SPA

King Salman Academy Launches Arabic Language Exhibition in Riyadh

The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language in Riyadh has inaugurated the Arabic Language Exhibition, attended by CEO of the Human Capability…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Tuesday 13/05 - 11:15

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Saudi National Museum to Mark International Museum Day with 3-Day Program

In celebration of International Museum Day 2025, the National Museum of Saudi Arabia will host a three-day cultural program from May 15 to 17 under the theme …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Tuesday 13/05 - 05:56

Culture

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty looking at a collection of artifacts, illegally smuggled out of Egypt, after they were returned at the ministry headquarters in Cairo on May 12, 2025. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP / Handout)

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Egypt Says Retrieves 25 Smuggled Artifacts From US

Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt…

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Culture

The Jusoor Exhibition is part of the ministry's broader effort to build cultural bridges and promote the values of tolerance and moderation in Islam. (SPA)

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Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Concludes Sixth Jusoor Exhibition in Kosovo

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance concluded the sixth edition of the Jusoor Exhibition in Pristina, reported the Saudi Press…

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The exhibition is hosted at Palazzo Zorzi in Venice, Italy, and will run through November 23. SPA

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Royal Commission for AlUla, UNESCO Inaugurate Exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2025

The Royal Commission for AlUla has inaugurated the "Deep Surfaces: Architecture to Enhance the Visitor Experience of UNESCO Sites" exhibition, organized in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 11/05 - 05:50

Sports

Coach Murray and Djokovic Part Ways Ahead of French Open

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FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 26, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his round of 64 match against Italy's Matteo Arnaldi REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Coach Murray and Djokovic Part Ways Ahead of French Open

Andy Murray will no longer coach 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, with the pair's high-profile partnership coming to an end after only six months,…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 13/05 - 09:14

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Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury as Jota Silva looks on. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Reports: Forest’s Awoniyi Undergoes Surgery After Colliding with Post

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi underwent surgery for an abdominal injury on Monday after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw…

Tuesday 13/05 - 07:52

Sports

USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

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Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said…

Tuesday 13/05 - 07:09

Sports

Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Group Stage - Central Cordoba v Flamengo - Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina - May 7, 2025 General view as players line up during a minutes silence in memory of former Argentinean professional player Luis Galvan REUTERS/Daniel Gollan

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15,000 Argentine Fans to be Banned from Club World Cup

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich handed the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires on Monday a list of 15,000 violent football fans who will be…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 13/05 - 07:08

Sports

Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 12, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 32 match against Netherlands' Jesper De Jong REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

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Sinner Overcomes 'Big Drop' in Level in 2nd Match Back from Doping Ban at Italian Open

Jannik Sinner is still regaining his focus on the tennis court after his three-month doping ban. The top-ranked player overcame a brief lapse during the…

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KAUST Study: More Large Mammals Roamed Arabian Peninsula than Previously Thought

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KAUST Study: More Large Mammals Roamed Arabian Peninsula than Previously Thought

A new study by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), published in the Journal of Biogeography, has identified 15 large…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah) Tuesday 13/05 - 11:22

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Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)

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Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into the sky and…

Tuesday 13/05 - 07:39

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(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

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Scientists Exploring How to Beat Heat for Better Sleep

Cool showers and less coffee or alcohol: sleep quality is being harmed by hotter temperatures caused by climate change, and scientists say we need to learn how…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 13/05 - 07:12

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Dr. Raquel Gomez Pliego prepares "super tortillas" at the Industrial Microbiology laboratory of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Carl de Souza / AFP)

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Scientists in Mexico Develop Tortilla for People with No Fridge

Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 13/05 - 06:10

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Götz Valien: The Last Dinosaur in the Movie Poster Industry

In a digital age, Götz Valien is Berlin’s last movie poster artist, producing giant hand-painted film adverts. For more than three decades, Austrian-born…

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