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World Workers of a Samsung facility drink tea as they gather to take part in a strike to demand higher wages at its Sriperumbudur plant near the city of Chennai, India, September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Praveen Paramasivam

Indian Police Detain Samsung Workers for Planning Protest March

Indian police have detained 104 striking workers protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India, as they were planning a march on Monday…

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Arab World US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello at a press conference in Geneva on August 12. (EPA)

Washington Pledges to Continue to Back Civilian Transition in Sudan

US Special Envoy for Sudan Tom Perriello at a press conference in Geneva on August 12. (EPA) The American administration reiterated on Sunday its support to…

Ahmed Younes (Kampala)
Arab World A view of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, 15 September 2024. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 16 in Gaza

Palestinian officials said Monday that Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. A strike early…

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Arab World Asaib Ahl al-Haq member Ziad al-Oujaili. (Iraq’s 964 media)

Prominent Member of Asaib Ahl al-Haq Survives Assassination Attempt in Southern Iraq

A prominent member of the Asaib Ahl al-Haq survived on Sunday an assassination attempt in Iraq’s southern Dhi Qar governorate. Ziad al-Oujaili told local…

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Baghdad)

FBI: Trump Was the Subject of an Apparent Assassination Attempt at his Florida Golf Club

World Former US President Donald Trump acknowledges people as he gets in his SUV outside Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 9, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

FBI: Trump Was the Subject of an Apparent Assassination Attempt at his Florida Golf Club

Donald Trump was the target of what the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination” at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, just nine…

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Arab World Syrian refugees gather their belongings as the prepare to leave the southern Lebanese village of Wazzani after the Israeli army dropped leaflets calling for them to evacuate on September 15, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Israeli Leaflets Tell South Lebanon Residents to Evacuate

Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village Sunday urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel's military told AFP a brigade had…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Gulf Comoros President Azali Assoumani, the chair of the African Union, attends a working dinner at a the final day of the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2023. Mikhail Metzel//TASS Host Photo Agency via Reuters

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Assassination Attempt on President of Comoros

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Sunday the assassination attempt on Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry underlined…

Darah Releases Updated Guide on History of Saudi Arabia to Mark 94th National Day

Culture Darah Releases Updated Guide on History of Saudi Arabia to Mark 94th National Day

Darah Releases Updated Guide on History of Saudi Arabia to Mark 94th National Day

The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) released an updated version of its guide on the history of Saudi National Day. This is part of…


Culture KAPSARC, KSGAAL Launch 3rd Edition of KAPSARC Arabic Award

KAPSARC, KSGAAL Launch 3rd Edition of KAPSARC Arabic Award

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), in partnership with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL),…

Culture Lebanese prominent writer and intellectual Elias Khoury speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in the Institute for Palestine Studies in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. (AP)

Leading Lebanese Novelist Elias Khoury Dies at 76

Lebanese novelist Elias Khoury who dedicated much of his writings to the Palestinian cause and taught at universities around the world, making him one of…

Culture FILE - Schoolchildren perform at a ceremony marking Belarus' holiday honoring the state flag and emblem in Minsk, Belarus, on May 13, 2012. (AP Photo, File)

In Belarus, the Native Language is Vanishing as Russian Takes Prominence

When school started this year for Mikalay in Belarus, the 15-year-old discovered that his teachers and administrators no longer called him by that name…

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Culture GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

GAIN Summit Honors Saudi Culture Ministry with AI Ethics Medal

The Saudi Ministry of Culture was presented with the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Ethics Medal for 2024 in recognition of its innovative work in this area on…

PSG Says Defender Nuno Mendes Target of Racial Abuse

Sports Paris Saint-Germain's Portuguese defender #25 Nuno Mendes runs with the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) at The Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on September 14, 2024. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

PSG Says Defender Nuno Mendes Target of Racial Abuse

Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes was the target of abusive and racist comments on social media after a French league game. The club condemned the abuse…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)

Sports Frech Defeats Gadecki to Capture her 1st Career Title in Guadalajara Open

Frech Defeats Gadecki to Capture her 1st Career Title in Guadalajara Open

Magdalena Frech defeated qualifier Olivia Gadecki 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Sunday to capture her first WTA title at the Guadalajara Open. Frech became the fourth Polish…

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Sports Fahad Al-Muwallad. (Al-Shabab)

Saudi Football Player Al-Muwallad Hospitalized after Fall from Balcony in Dubai

Saudi Arabia football player Fahad Al-Muwallad is in intensive care after falling from a second-floor balcony while vacationing in Dubai. Dubai Police…

Sports Callum Hudson-Odoi of Nottingham Forest (L) celebrates scoring the 0-1 goal during the English Premier League match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest in Liverpool, Britain, 14 September 2024. (EPA)

Liverpool ‘Not up to Standard’ Slot Says after Shock Defeat to Nottingham Forest

All good things come to an end. Few expected Liverpool’s good thing to end on Saturday. An uncommon perfect run of three wins to start the English Premier…

Sports Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #10 Ousmane Dembele (L) celebrates scoring PSG's first goal with Paris Saint-Germain's Slovak defender #37 Milan Skriniar (R) during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) at The Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on September 14, 2024. (AFP)

PSG Stays Perfect and Clinical Marseille Beats Unlucky Nice in French League

Ousmane Dembele scored twice and Paris Saint-Germain remained perfect and prolific in the French league after beating Brest 3-1 on Saturday. PSG stayed in…


Shy Penguin Wins New Zealand's Bird Election

Varieties A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before. (Hayden Parsons via AP)

Shy Penguin Wins New Zealand's Bird Election

It's noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday,…

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Varieties Officials are seen at the launch of the Centers of Excellence (CoEs). (SPA)

KAUST Launches Pioneering Centers of Excellence to Address Key National, International Priorities

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) announced on Sunday the launch of four pioneering Centers of Excellence (CoEs) to…

Varieties Britain's Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, waves during the Formula One US Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, on Oct. 22, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP)

UK Royal Social Media Accounts Offer Birthday Wishes to Prince Harry

Britain’s royal social media accounts posted 40th birthday wishes Sunday for Prince Harry, marking the milestone celebration despite longstanding strains…

Varieties People walk with umbrellas on a bridge amid rains and winds brought by Typhoon Muifa, in Shanghai, China September 14, 2022. (Reuters)

Shanghai Braces for Direct Hit from Typhoon Bebinca

Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism spots including Shanghai Disney Resort on Sunday as it braced for Typhoon Bebinca, in…

Varieties This still image taken from a SpaceX and Polaris broadcast on September 12, 2024, shows US fintech billionaire Jared Isaacman (EV1) peeking out to space from a hatch structure called "Skywalker", during the first private spacewalk performed by the crew of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. (Polaris Program / AFP)

Tech Billionaire Returns to Earth after First Private Spacewalk

A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s…