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The Full Story of Lebanon’s Initiative for Negotiations with Israel and its Challenges

Authorities in Lebanon now see little option but to seek a humanitarian truce during the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, after ceasefire efforts in the war between…

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Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Ankara, Türkiye, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP)

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Middle East War Could Trigger ‘Permanent’ Refugee Crisis, Warns Türkiye

If the Middle East war spreads, it could create a "permanent" refugee crisis, Türkiye’s top diplomat warned Tuesday as Lebanon said Israel's bombardment had…

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The flag of the Gulf Cooperation Council General Secretariat. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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At Heart of the Crisis, Gulf States Act as Global Shock Absorbers

As the US-Israeli war against Iran entered its 18th day, fast-moving geopolitical shifts in the Middle East have again thrust Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)…

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh) Tuesday 17/03 - 18:05

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A displaced stands by tents, which have plastic sheeting to protect against rain, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 17, 2026. (Reuters)

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45 Million More Face Hunger Threat from Extended Middle East War, Says UN

An extra 45 million people could face acute hunger if the Middle East war rages on beyond June, swelling the number worldwide to a "terrible" high, the United…

Tuesday 17/03 - 16:50

Iran Rejects De-Escalation Offers; Israel Says It Kills Iranian Security Chief

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People walk in front of a mural depicting the late Iranian revolutionary founder Khomeini, right, members of the Basij paramilitary force and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei along Enqelab-e-Eslami Street in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran Rejects De-Escalation Offers; Israel Says It Kills Iranian Security Chief

Israel said on Tuesday it had killed Iran's security chief, the most senior figure targeted since the war's first day, while a senior Iranian official said the…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 17/03 - 16:45

US Does ‘Not Need’ Help from Allies on Iran, Trump Says Tuesday 17/03 - 17:00

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The Masnaa border crossing between Lebanon and Syria. (AFP file)

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Lebanon Transfers More Than 130 Syrian Prisoners Under Bilateral Agreement

Lebanon transferred more than 130 Syrian detainees to their home country on Tuesday, a Lebanese judicial official and Syrian state media said, as part of an…

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, March 17, 2026.(Suzanne Plunkett, Pool Photo via AP)

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Starmer Tells Zelensky ‘Focus Must Remain on Ukraine’ amid Iran War

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in London on Tuesday that "the focus must remain on Ukraine" despite the US-Israeli…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:45

Oil Tankers ‘Starting to Dribble Through’ Strait of Hormuz, Says White House

Luojiashan tanker sits anchored in Muscat, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Muscat, Oman, March 7, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Says to Make Delayed China Trip in ‘Five or Six Weeks’

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Strikes Beirut Suburbs as Displacement Shelters Overflow

A man inspects a site of overnight Israeli airstrikes in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March 16, 2026. (Photo by AFP) /

Iran Parliament Speaker Says Mideast Post-war Order Will Exclude US

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. AFP/File

Lebanese Army Says One Soldier Killed, Four Wounded in Israeli Strike

17 March 2026, Lebanon, Khiam: Smoke rises over Khiam, a southern Lebanese village roughly 6 km from the Israeli border, after Hezbollah missile strikes targeted advancing Israeli troops. (dpa)

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06 February 2009, Bavaria, Munich: Ali Larijani, then chairman of the Iranian parliament, speaks at the 45th Munich Security Conference in Munich. (dpa)

Iran’s Larijani, the Man Whose Power Grew During Mideast War

The study documented human settlement at the site dating back about 13,500 years. (Saudi Ministry of Culture)

Northern Arabia Archaeological Site Reveals 13,500-Year-Old Human Settlement

Palestinians men walk with children on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in a market in the West Bank city of Jenin, 13 March 2026. (EPA)

‘Unprecedented’ 36,000 Palestinians Displaced in West Bank in One Year, Says UN

People celebrate Nowruz in central Damascus in 2025. (Facebook)

Nowruz to Be Celebrated in Damascus for First Time in Syria’s Modern History

A child plays during a visit by Lebanon’s Health Minister Rakan Nassereddine to Maroun Abboud Secondary Public School, which is hosting displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Aley district, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon, March 15, 2026. (Reuters)

War Disrupts Education in Lebanon, Deepening Inequality Among Students

A demonstrator holds a portrait of the Mojtaba Khamenei during the Quds day in London, England, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP)

Who Is Leading Iran? Western Sources Map the Inner Circle of the New Supreme Leader

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A photograph shows Doha's skyline on March 10, 2026. (AFP)

Missile Debris Kills One in Abu Dhabi as Iran Presses Gulf Attacks

Tuesday 17/03 - 09:59

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Stress Importance of Security Coordination, Integration

Saudi Minister of Interior Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz and Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al Sabah. (Saudi Interior Ministry)

Saudi, Egyptian FMs Discuss Regional De-Escalation Efforts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty meet in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Mohammed bin Salman, Sisi Discuss Dangerous Regional Escalation

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Jeddah in February. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Downs Drones Fired at Eastern Region, al-Kharj

Spokesperson of the Saudi Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Malki. (SPA)

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments with Counterparts from Bahrain, Japan, Pakistan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (Middle East)

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President Joseph Aoun meets with French Ambassador to Lebanon Herve Magro at the Baabda presidential palace. (Lebanese Presidency)

The Full Story of Lebanon’s Initiative for Negotiations with Israel and its Challenges

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Sudan Clinics Could Run Out of Supplies in Weeks Due to Middle East War, Warns NGO

Sudanese women lie in beds as they receive treatment for dengue fever at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera amid the annual rainy season and a collapsed healthcare and infrastructure system, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 23, 2025. (Reuters)

Lebanon Transfers More Than 130 Syrian Prisoners Under Bilateral Agreement

Civilians Pay a Heavy Price as War in Lebanon Drives Death, Displacement, UN Says

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 17, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanese Army Says One Soldier Killed, Four Wounded in Israeli Strike

Iraq in Talks with Iran to Safeguard Oil Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz

Vehicles enter and exit an underpass road during rainfall in Baghdad on March 15, 2026. (AFP)

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Starmer Tells Zelensky ‘Focus Must Remain on Ukraine’ amid Iran War

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:45

Middle East War Could Trigger ‘Permanent’ Refugee Crisis, Warns Türkiye

US Does ‘Not Need’ Help from Allies on Iran, Trump Says

An F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 6, 2026. (US Navy/Handout via Reuters)

45 Million More Face Hunger Threat from Extended Middle East War, Says UN

Senior US Counterterrorism Official Resigns to Protest Iran War

Joe Kent, Director of the US National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios Oct. 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP)

Poland Will Not Send Its Troops to Iran, PM Tusk Says

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends the government meeting at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland, 13 March 2026. (EPA)

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At Heart of the Crisis, Gulf States Act as Global Shock Absorbers

Mosaed al-Zayani (Riyadh) Tuesday 17/03 - 18:05

Yuan Versus the Dollar: Will Hormuz Tensions Reshape the Global Monetary Order?

A liquefied petroleum gas tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)

World Shares Are Mixed and US Futures Slip as Brent Hovers Above $100 a Barrel

A person walks near a stock price monitor showing Nikkei index at a security company Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP)

Gold Firms as Investors Assess Middle East Fallout ahead of Policy Decisions

AFP_A salesperson displays gold bangles for sale in a gold shop at the Grand Baazar in Istanbul

Saudi Arabia Reinforces Global Mining Leadership at PDAC 2026 in Canada

Al-Belushi noted that the Kingdom has offered over 46,000 km² for exploration - SPA

S&P Global: UK Consumers Hit by Worries Over War in Iran

A man shops in a supermarket in Chanverrie, France, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Culture

Rome’s Colosseum Gets a Fresh Look That Recreates the Footprints of Long-Gone Columns

Culture

The inauguration of the new layout and archaeological area of the southern ambulacra of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, 17 March 2026. (EPA)

Rome’s Colosseum Gets a Fresh Look That Recreates the Footprints of Long-Gone Columns

The Colosseum has a bright new look following a restoration using the same travertine marble of ancient Rome to recreate parts of columns from 2,000 years ago…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:52

Culture

Northern Arabia Archaeological Site Reveals 13,500-Year-Old Human Settlement

The Saudi Heritage Commission, one of 11 sector-specific commissions under the Ministry of Culture, announced findings documenting archaeological evidence of…

Tuesday 17/03 - 10:01

Culture

The Qasr Al-Shariah Mosque in Al-Haytham, Al-Kharj Governorate.(SPA)

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Qasr Al-Shariah Mosque: An Architectural and Cultural Landmark

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for Development of Historical Mosques focuses on preserving and restoring historical mosques across Saudi Arabia while…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 16/03 - 05:52

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz. SPA

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Royal Order Issued on Establishment of Riyadh University of Arts

A royal order has been issued approving the establishment of the Riyadh University of Arts, an independent educational institution headquartered in Riyadh…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Saturday 14/03 - 17:29

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Riyadh’s markets are experiencing a significant surge in activity - SPA

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Riyadh’s Markets Thrive as Men Prepare Traditional Attire for Eid Al-Fitr

In preparation for Eid Al-Fitr, Riyadh’s markets are experiencing a significant surge in activity as men follow the Prophetic tradition of adorning themselves…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 14/03 - 15:06

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Newcastle Must Grow Under Camp Nou Pressure, Urges Howe

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Newcastle's head coach Eddie Howe attends a press conference in Barcelona, Spain, 17 March 2026. (EPA)

Newcastle Must Grow Under Camp Nou Pressure, Urges Howe

Newcastle coach Eddie Howe on Tuesday called on his players to grow rather than shrink under the lights at Camp Nou when they face Barcelona in the Champions…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:50

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Hansi Flick Says Barcelona Will Be His Last Coaching Job

Barcelona may be the last team Hansi Flick coaches. Flick said on Tuesday he doesn't plan on coaching anymore when his stint with Barcelona is over. He spoke…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:07

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Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven attends a press conference in London, Great Britain, 17 March 2026. Tottenham Hotspur will face Atletico Madrid on 18 March 2026 in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 2nd leg match in London. (EPA)

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Van de Ven Insists It’s ‘Nonsense’ to Say Players Don’t Care About Spurs’ Plight

Micky van de Ven is adamant that it is "nonsense" to suggest that Tottenham Hotspur players are indifferent about the threat of relegation from the Premier…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:05

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Bayern Munich's Belgian head coach Vincent Kompany (R) reacts after Bayern Munich's Colombian forward #14 Luis Diaz (C) was sent off by the referee during the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern Munich in Leverkusen, western Germany on March 14, 2026. (AFP)

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Kompany Says Bayern Likely Won’t Need to Start 16-Year-Old Goalkeeper Amid Injury Crisis

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany has indicated he'll likely avoid having to field 16-year-old goalkeeper Leonard Prescott in the Champions League against…

Tuesday 17/03 - 16:42

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The FIFA World Cup trophy is displayed at BBVA Stadium in Monterrey, Mexico, 14 March 2026. (EPA)

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Iran Negotiating with FIFA to Move World Cup Games to Mexico from US

Iran's football &zwnj;federation is in discussions with FIFA about moving their World Cup matches from the United States to Mexico due to concerns about the…

Tuesday 17/03 - 06:43

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Sudanese Artists Cling to Their Craft in a Displacement Shelter

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Residents receive aid from World Food Program (WFP) at Al-Omada neighborhood of Omdurman, the twin city of Khartoum on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Sudanese Artists Cling to Their Craft in a Displacement Shelter

At a school-turned-shelter in Port Sudan, rehearsal is a modest affair, but three years of war and the humble surroundings do little to dampen the sweet tunes…

Tuesday 17/03 - 17:41

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People walk dogs on a pedestrian crossing in Paris, France, March 6, 2026. (Reuters)

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Fetching Votes: In Paris Mayor’s Race, Dogs Dominate Campaigns

Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday, with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs. Candidates from socialists…

Tuesday 17/03 - 11:30

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A shopper checks food items at a supermarket in Tokyo, Japan January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

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Fans of Niche Japanese Crisps Brand Panic After Oil Shortage Halts Production

Die-hard fans of &zwnj;a niche Japanese crisps brand took to the internet on Tuesday to lament a production halt the snack maker Yamayoshi Seika blamed on a…

Tuesday 17/03 - 09:52

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US President Barack Obama (L) hugs atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori as he visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, Japan May 27, 2016. (Reuters)

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Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Embraced by Obama, Dies at 88

Shigeaki &zwnj;Mori, the survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing whom former US President Barack Obama embraced during a historic visit to the city in 2016,…

Tuesday 17/03 - 07:45

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People with Diabetes Have a Higher Dementia Risk

A US study has shown that people with type 1 diabetes are more likely to develop dementia than the general population, highlighting the importance of following…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 17/03 - 07:19

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