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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM: Cautiously Optimistic about Syria, I Will Visit Lebanon Soon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah said on Tuesday he was “cautiously optimistic” about the situation in Syria, while revealing that…

Arab World A damaged portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs in the city of Qamishli, as Syrian Kurds celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters on December 8, 2024. (AFP)
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Report: France Issues New Arrest Warrant for Syria's Assad

Two French investigating magistrates have issued an arrest warrant against ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes, the…

Arab World British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference on the Southport attacks in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, Britain, 21 January 2025. (EPA)
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UK PM Tells Netanyahu Peace Process ‘Should Lead’ to Palestinian State

UK premier Keir Starmer told Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that any peace process in the Middle East should pave the way for a Palestinian state…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in AlUla. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Hopes Gaza Ceasefire Will End ‘Barbaric Israeli War’

The Saudi government hoped on Tuesday that the ceasefire in Gaza would end the “barbaric Israeli war” and help address the root cause of the conflict by…

Israel Launches ‘Significant’ Military Operation in West Bank, at Least Eight Palestinians Killed

Arab World An Israeli military vehicle uses a laser, on the day of an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Launches ‘Significant’ Military Operation in West Bank, at Least Eight Palestinians Killed

Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least eight Palestinians in what Prime…

Features An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows Palestinians walking through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP)
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‘We Need Everything’: Gazans Ponder Mammoth Task of Rebuilding

As bombs rained down and entire neighborhoods around her were pulverized, Shayma Abualatta found the only way to cope with the trauma of Gaza's 15-month-long…

World Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Mexico’s President Amused by Trump’s Order to Rename the Gulf of Mexico

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has an answer for US President Donald Trump about his idea of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America”: he can…

Zelenskiy Says Post-war Security Guarantee Would Need at Least 200,000 Peacekeepers

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Supporters Who Stormed US Capitol Begin to Leave Prison Following Sweeping Pardons

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, poses for a portrait after being released last night after spending the past 3 years in Cumberland, Maryland at the Federal Correctional Institution on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)

Syrians Return to Homes Devastated by War

"We came back in the hope that our home would be different to this," Syrian grandfather Omar Kafozi said - AFP

Saudi FM Meets with Libyan Prime Minister

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Turkish Ski Resort Fire Kills 66, Forces Guests to Jump from Windows

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan

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Part of the first session of the Saudi House in Davos 2025 (X platform)

Saudi House at Davos: The Kingdom to Set a Global Standard for Defining Industrial Cities

Palestinians walk past the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Palestinians Confront a Landscape of Israeli Destruction in Gaza’s ‘Ghost Towns’ 

Jeddah Tower is slated for completion within 42 months

Saudi Arabia Set to Unveil World’s Tallest Skyscraper

Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers and experts, the Association for Pilgrims and Umrah Services focuses on ensuring the safety and comfort of pilgrims at the start of their journey. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Hospitality: From Tradition to Serving Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims

MP Gebran Bassil and members of his bloc after naming Nawaf Salam as prime minister. (Reuters)

Gebran Bassil: From Joseph Aoun’s Fierce Opponent to Supporter

Saudi Ambassador to Washington Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz and US President Donald Trump are seen on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Says Keen to Continue Working with US

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Technocratic Hubris and the Need for Politics  

Nadim Koteich
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Lebanon: Political Reconstruction

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanon’s Government Between the Threats of Arrogance and Opportunities for Agreement

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Trump is Back, Please Fasten Your Seatbelts

Ghassan Charbel
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The Region and Trump

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Politics and The State Mindset

Abdel Rahman Shalgham
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Is Global South Going South?

Amir Taheri
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Gaza’s Children Exposed Moral Bankruptcy

Dr. Amal Moussa
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Will Gaza Change the Luck of the Region?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The Winds of October 17 are Blowing

Hanna Saleh
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The Struggle Between ‘Delete’ and Screenshot May Have Become the Final ‘Fateful Battle’

Hazem Saghieh
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Saudi Arabia and Supporting Lebanon

Hassan Al Mustafa
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Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2025. (AFP)

Qatar PM Hopes Palestinian Authority Will Return to Gaza When War Ends

UAE President Receives Afghan Interior Minister for Talks on Bilateral Ties

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan receives Afghanistan’s Minister of Interior Sirajuddin Haqqani in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. (WAM)

Saudi Arabia Hopes Gaza Ceasefire Will End ‘Barbaric Israeli War’

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in AlUla. (SPA)

Saudi FM: Cautiously Optimistic about Syria, I Will Visit Lebanon Soon

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi FM Meets with Libyan Prime Minister

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GCC Sec-Gen Hails Saudi, UAE, Omani Pavilions at WEF

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a press conference on the Southport attacks in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London, Britain, 21 January 2025. (EPA)

UK PM Tells Netanyahu Peace Process ‘Should Lead’ to Palestinian State

Report: France Issues New Arrest Warrant for Syria's Assad

A damaged portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs in the city of Qamishli, as Syrian Kurds celebrate the fall of capital Damascus to anti-government fighters on December 8, 2024. (AFP)

Israel's Top General Resigns over Oct. 7 Failures

File Photo: A solidarity rally for Israeli hostages with Hamas in Tel Aviv on Tuesday (AFP)

Israel Launches ‘Significant’ Military Operation in West Bank, at Least Eight Palestinians Killed

An Israeli military vehicle uses a laser, on the day of an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Syria’s Sharaa Congratulates Trump, Looks Forward to Improving Relations 

A handout picture released by Syria's transitional government shows the country's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa waiting for the arrival of Spain's foreign minister at the presidential palace in Damascus on January 16, 2025. (Syria's Transitional Government / AFP)

German Foreign Ministry Backs Kurdish Dialogue with Damascus

German Ambassador Tobias Tunkel with the leadership of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Al-Hasakah, northeastern Syria. (SDF)

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Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum delivers a speech at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Mexico’s President Amused by Trump’s Order to Rename the Gulf of Mexico

Trump Supporters Who Stormed US Capitol Begin to Leave Prison Following Sweeping Pardons

Stewart Rhodes, Oath Keepers founder, poses for a portrait after being released last night after spending the past 3 years in Cumberland, Maryland at the Federal Correctional Institution on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images via AFP)

Zelenskiy Says Post-war Security Guarantee Would Need at Least 200,000 Peacekeepers

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Russia Hits Back with Multi-billion Penalty on Austrian Bank

The logo of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is seen at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 14, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File

Turkish Ski Resort Fire Kills 66, Forces Guests to Jump from Windows

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire at a hotel in the ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, Türkiye, January 21, 2025. REUTERS/Mert Ozkan

Putin Vows to Further Develop Ties with Xi Just Hours After Trump Inauguration 

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a videocall with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow on January 21, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP)

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US Dollar and Euro banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Dollar Recovers as Trump Proposes Canada, Mexico Tariffs

Asharq Al Awsat

GACA Issues Air Carrier and Airport Classifications for December 2024

GACA Issues Air Carrier and Airport Classifications for December 2024

Saudi House at Davos: The Kingdom to Set a Global Standard for Defining Industrial Cities

Part of the first session of the Saudi House in Davos 2025 (X platform)

Kuwait's KPC CEO Says Oil Production Capacity Exceeds 3 Million Bpd 

A general view of Kuwait City buildings, Kuwait, December 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Arab Financial Markets Improve Amid Trump Inauguration

A Saudi dealer monitors the stock market in Riyadh. (Reuters)

Markets Wary as Trump Returns to the White House 

US President Donald Trump reviews the troops in Emancipation Hall during inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol in Washington, on January 20, 2025. (AFP)

Culture

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Indian Cinemas to Spotlight Saudi Films in Landmark Event

Culture Indian Cinemas to Spotlight Saudi Films in Landmark Event

Indian Cinemas to Spotlight Saudi Films in Landmark Event

The Saudi Film Commission has announced the upcoming launch of the "Saudi Film Nights" in India from January 31 to February 5, building on the success of…

Asharq Al Awsat
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Saudi Ambassador Announces Launch of ‘Saudi Tours in Japan’

The Saudi Ambassador to Japan and Commissioner General of the Kingdom's Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Dr. Ghazi Binzagr, participated in the final International…

Asharq Al Awsat (Osaka)
Culture People gather at the entrance of Ryogoku Kokugikan for the arrival of sumo wrestlers during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on January 19, 2025. (AFP)
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Sumo to Stage Event in Paris as Part of Global Push

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organizers said…

Culture Emerging from the blue waters of the Red Sea stands Jabal Sirin, a mountain rising approximately 500 meters above sea level. (SPA)
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Jabal Sirin: A Meeting Point of Coral Reefs and Turquoise Waters Along the Coasts of Makkah

Emerging from the blue waters of the Red Sea, west of Al-Lith Governorate, stands Jabal Sirin, a mountain rising approximately 500 meters above sea level. Its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The event brings together literary icons from across the UAE, united by stories of human creativity - WAM
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UAE's Sheikha Bodour Inaugurates 1st Sharjah Literature Festival

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority and Honorary President of the Emirates Publishers Association, officially…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Novak Djokovic Beats Carlos Alcaraz and Gets Closer to 25th Grand Slam Title

Sports Novak Djokovic of Serbia gestures during his quarterfinal match against Carlos Alcaraz of Spain at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)ASSOCIATED PRESSLess

Novak Djokovic Beats Carlos Alcaraz and Gets Closer to 25th Grand Slam Title

Novak Djokovic refused to let anything stop his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam trophy in the Australian Open quarterfinals. Not a problem with his left…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates winning her Women's Singles quarterfinal match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 21 January 2025. (EPA)
Sports

Sabalenka Sees off Pavlyuchenkova to Reach Australian Open Semifinals 

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the Australian Open with a battling 6-2 2-6 6-3 win over Russian 27th seed Anastasia…

Sports Goran Ivanisevic watches the men's singles semifinal match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and Serbia's Novak Djokovic on day twelve of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP)
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Goran Ivanisevic Says He No Longer Will Be Coaching Elena Rybakina After the Australian Open 

Goran Ivanisevic's brief stint as 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina's coach is over now that she is out of the Australian Open. Ivanisevic, a Wimbledon…

Sports USA's Coco Gauff speaks at a press conference following her women's singles quarterfinal match against Spain's Paula Badosa on day ten of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 21, 2025. (AFP)
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Coco Gauff Loses to Paula Badosa in the Australian Open Quarterfinals 

Coco Gauff's forehand and serve abandoned her in the worst way and at the worst time at the Australian Open on Tuesday, and the No. 3-seeded American was…

Sports Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 21, 2025 Germany's Alexander Zverev in action during his quarter final match against Tommy Paul of the US. (Reuters)
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Alexander Zverev Beats Tommy Paul to Reach His Third Australian Open Semifinal 

Alexander Zverev reached his third Australian Open semifinal with a 7-6 (1), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-1 win over 12th-seeded Tommy Paul of the United States on Tuesday…

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Prince Harry's Lawsuit against The Sun is Part of a Long Saga of Alleged Tabloid Misbehavior

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, departs the Rolls Building of the High Court in London, Britain June 7, 2023. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

Prince Harry's Lawsuit against The Sun is Part of a Long Saga of Alleged Tabloid Misbehavior

Prince Harry’s trial against the publisher of The Sun, which opens Tuesday, follows two decades of legal drama over the cutthroat practices of the British…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures during a rally on the inauguration day of US President Donald Trump's second Presidential term, inside Capital One, in Washington, US, January 20, 2025. (Reuters)
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Musk’s Hand Gesture During Trump Inauguration Festivities Draws Scrutiny 

Billionaire Elon Musk's hand gesture while he spoke during a celebration of President Donald Trump's inauguration drew online comparisons to a Nazi salute on…

Varieties British scientists Dr. E.T.S. Walton, left, and Dr. F.D. Cockroft, right, stand with Lord Rutherford outside the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, UK, May 2, 1932. (AP)
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Trump Vexes New Zealanders by Claiming One of Their Proudest Historical Moments for America 

Among other false and misleading claims in US President Donald Trump's inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans “split the atom”…

Varieties William Amaya sells firewood out of his pickup truck Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Houston, ahead of a winter storm predicted to dump several inches of snow in Southeast Texas. (AP)
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Deep South Braces for a Rare Winter Storm Threatening Heavy Snow, Sleet and Ice

Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that's expected to scatter heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain around…

Varieties Founded by a group of dedicated volunteers and experts, the Association for Pilgrims and Umrah Services focuses on ensuring the safety and comfort of pilgrims at the start of their journey. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Saudi Hospitality: From Tradition to Serving Hajj and Umrah Pilgrims

Arabs have a long-standing tradition of hospitality, treating guests with the utmost respect. This value remains strong in Saudi Arabia, where generosity…

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