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Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Talks on Bilateral Ties, Gaza Ceasefire

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Egypt as he arrived in Cairo on Wednesday…

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View of the UN Security Council as they meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (AFP)

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Finland’s President Wants End of Single State Veto at UN Security Council

Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member…

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Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

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Trump Says Only ‘Consequential’ Presidents Get Shot at

Donald Trump resumed campaigning Tuesday for the first time since a second apparent attempt on his life, boasting "only consequential presidents get shot at"…

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Israeli soldiers patrol a road in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Sharon ARONOWICZ / AFP)

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Israeli Military: 4 Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza

The Israeli military said on Wednesday four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Gaza. Three soldiers were severely wounded and two others moderately…

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Sources: Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers

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A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Sources: Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers

Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese…

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What We Know about the Deadly Pager Blasts in Lebanon since 53 minutes

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A woman looks at an installation with a power transformer, damaged by a Russian military strike, in the city center, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 17, 2024. (Reuters)

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Russian Drones Attack Energy Facilities in Ukraine’s Sumy, Authorities Say

Russian drones attacked energy facilities in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy, the regional authorities said on Wednesday. No people were injured in the…

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets with Sunni clerics on Monday. (Supreme Leader’s website)

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India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities

India condemned on Tuesday comments by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks …

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Biden Calls on Sudan's Warring Parties to Re-engage in Negotiations

US President Joe Biden speaks before a wildfire briefing in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., USA, 17 September 2024. EPA/SAMUEL CORUM

Saudi Arabia Urges End to Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Holding it Accountable

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)

NKorea Fires Short-range Ballistic Missiles for 2nd Time in a Week

People watch a news broadcast on a television screen at a train station in Seoul, South Korea, 18 September 2024. EPA/JEON HEON-KYUN

UN General Assembly Debates Call for End to Israeli Occupation

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN, attends a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

EU's Top Diplomat Urges More Pressure for Gaza Deal

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference in Dubai on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

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Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th Globally in Digital Services

Fire blazes at Yemen’s Hodeidah port after an Israeli attack on fuel depots. (AFP file)

Washington Denies it Agreed to Houthi Offer to Recognize their Govt in Yemen

In this photo released of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU naval mission working in the Red Sea, on the X platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 16, 2024, the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV-Sounion, left, is towed. (EUNAFOR ASPIDES via AP)

Burning Oil Tanker Safely Towed Away from Yemen After Houthi Attacks

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

US Airs Frustration with Israel’s Military About Strikes in Gaza

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UN Weather Body: Ozone Layer on Road to Recovery Despite Volcano Eruption

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz addresses the 68th Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. (Saudi Energy Ministry)

Saudi Arabia Forging Ahead in Building its First Nuclear Power Plant

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Saudi Arabia Urges End to Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Holding it Accountable

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Saudi Leadership Condemns Attempted Assassination of Comoros’ President

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King Salman Issues Royal Order Promoting 233 Public Prosecution Members

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Bukhari Stresses Saudi Arabia’s Support for Lebanon

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari meets with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rahi in Diman. (National News Agency)

Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Mexico on Independence Day

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, center, rides with Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval, left, and Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán to review the troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP)

Saudi ‎Crown Prince, Egypt's Prime Minister Discuss Relations

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt, September 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Talks on Bilateral Ties, Gaza Ceasefire

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Qaani in Baghdad to Resolve Internal Rifts

A general view of Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters)

Biden Calls on Sudan's Warring Parties to Re-engage in Negotiations

Washington Denies it Agreed to Houthi Offer to Recognize their Govt in Yemen

Israeli Military: 4 Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza

Sources: Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers

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The Liaoning seen in Hong Kong waters in 2017. (AFP)

Chinese Carrier Sails Through Northeast Taiwan Waters

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Finland’s President Wants End of Single State Veto at UN Security Council

More Areas of Central Europe Race Against Time as Floods Approach

Local residents use sandbags for flood protection efforts in the village of Szentendre, 20km north of the Hungarian capital Budapest on September 17, 2024. (Photo by FERENC ISZA / AFP)

Trump Says Only ‘Consequential’ Presidents Get Shot at

Russian Drones Attack Energy Facilities in Ukraine’s Sumy, Authorities Say

India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities

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Saudi Arabia Ranks 4th Globally in Digital Services

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UK Inflation Holds at 2.2% in August as BoE Considers Rates

Pedestrians walk across Oxford Street in London, Britain, September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

Saudi Arabia’s Ma'aden Agrees to Acquire SABIC Stake in Aluminium Bahrain

The Ma'aden headquarters in Riyadh. Asharq Al-Awsat

UAE, Australia Conclude Negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

The negotiations built on the growing economic relations between the UAE and Australia. WAM

Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Ways to Boost Industrial and Mining Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met in Riyadh with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds. SPA

Saudi Arabia Approves First ETFs Tracking Hong Kong-listed Equities

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Saudi Culture Ministry, King Salman Academy Organize Learning Arabic Language Hackathon

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Saudi Culture Ministry, King Salman Academy Organize Learning Arabic Language Hackathon

The Saudi Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL), is organizing the "Learning and Embracing the…

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the cultural district project. WAM

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Mohammed bin Rashid Reviews Cultural District Project in Dubai South

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the cultural district project, located within…

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Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Saudi Arabia's Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission continues to prepare to hold this year's Riyadh International Book Fair, scheduled to take…

Tuesday 17/09 - 16:53

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Sanuki Kagari Temari balls are in a gift box in Eiko Araki's studio in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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Dedicated Artists Are Keeping Japan’s Ancient Craft of Temari Alive

Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the…

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Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Celebrates National Day with Diverse Events

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) is holding a series of events and competitions in Jubail and Yanbu industrial cities to mark Saudi Arabia's…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 16/09 - 13:12

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Starmer: Britain in Talks with UEFA to Ease Concerns over Regulator Plans

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Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech in the garden of 10 Downing Street during a reception for athletes from Team GB and Paralympics GB following the 2024 Paris Olympics, in central London September 17, 2024. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS

Starmer: Britain in Talks with UEFA to Ease Concerns over Regulator Plans

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was talking to UEFA over its concerns about Britain's proposals for a men's football regulator but he was…

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Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr Part Ways with Coach Castro

Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al-Nassr announced the departure of Portuguese coach Luis Castro on Tuesday, a day after starting their AFC Champions League…

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Italy's Jannick Sinner waves to the crowd during a men's singles tennis Davis Cup tennis match between Italy's Matteo Berrettini and Botic Van Zandschulp of the Netherlands, at the Unipol arena, in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP)

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Sinner Adds Former Djokovic Trainer, Physio to Coaching Team

World number one Jannik Sinner has added fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio to his staff following the dismissal of two members after…

Tuesday 17/09 - 08:57

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Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2024 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts during her third round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. (Reuters)

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Tunisia’s Jabeur Ends Season Due to Shoulder Injury

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur has been forced to end her 2024 season prematurely due to a niggling shoulder injury, the three-times Grand Slam runner-up said. The 30…

Tuesday 17/09 - 08:53

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 14, 2024 Ipswich Town's Conor Chaplin in action with Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Japanese Players in Vogue as English Clubs Widen Horizons

Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and…

Tuesday 17/09 - 08:48

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Worst Drought on Record Lowers Amazon Rivers to All-Time Lows

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An Aerial photograph showing a man walking on a sandbank formed by the historic low of the Madeira River, in Porto Velho, Brazil 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Worst Drought on Record Lowers Amazon Rivers to All-Time Lows

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were…

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The partial lunar eclipse can be easily observed with the naked eye, without special equipment. (SPA)

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Partial Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Earth early Wednesday morning, said the Jeddah Astronomy Society. Society Director Eng. Majed Abu Zahra said the…

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FILE PHOTO: An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

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Bulgarian Father, Son Row Across Arctic Ocean for Endangered Species

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean to appeal for…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 17/09 - 09:11

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An adult tick (R) is pictured beside a nymph (young tick) (L) in the laboratory of the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) in Champenoux, eastern France. (AFP)

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‘Virus Hunters’ Track Threats to Head off Next Pandemic

A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the…

Tuesday 17/09 - 08:42

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Commuters cross a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku business and shopping district, Japan, 17 September 2024, a day before the International Equal Pay Day. (EPA)

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More Than 95,000 Japanese Aged Over 100, Most of Them Women

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday…

Tuesday 17/09 - 08:36

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