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Palestinian child is vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. (Reuters)

WHO Demands Space to Finish Gaza Polio Vaccination

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged Israel to ensure the necessary conditions to finish the job of vaccinating Gaza's children against polio…

Wednesday 16/10 - 18:06

Palestinian children queue to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 16, 2024. (Reuters)

US Says Israel Must Show No Gaza ‘Policy of Starvation’

The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that it does not have a "policy of starvation" in the northern Gaza Strip, US…

Wednesday 16/10 - 18:07

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Israel to show France's solidarity with the country and further work on the release of hostages who are being held in Gaza. - Reuters

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France Bans Israeli Firms From Exhibiting at Naval Arms Show in Growing Dispute

France has banned Israeli firms from exhibiting in a naval arms trade show next month, the organizers said on Wednesday, the latest incident in a row fueled by…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 15:49

Mayor among 16 Killed in Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Municipality Building

A view of a damaged site after an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, southern Lebanon October 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Mayor among 16 Killed in Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Municipality Building

An Israeli airstrike destroyed the municipal headquarters in a major town in south Lebanon on Wednesday, killing 16 people including the mayor, in the biggest…

Wednesday 16/10 - 18:01

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Warn Against Policies that Take Region to the Abyss Wednesday 16/10 - 06:20

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A handout photograph released by the UK Parliament shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) at the House of Commons, in London, on October 16, 2024. (UK Parliament/ AFP)

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UK Considers Sanctioning 2 Ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet Ministers

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday the UK government is considering sanctioning two ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet ministers. Starmer said “we…

Wednesday 16/10 - 16:28

A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the US Treasury building in Washington, US, January 20, 2023. (Reuters)

US Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Tied to Hezbollah

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on what it described as a Lebanon-based sanctions evasion network that funnels millions of dollars to Hezbollah…

Wednesday 16/10 - 16:22

North Gaza Hospitals Say Food, Medicines Running Out as Israel Presses Offensive

An Israeli tank manoeuvres near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

UNRWA 'Very Near' Possible Breaking Point in Gaza Operation, Head Says

12 May 2024, Palestinian Territories, Deir al-Balah: Tents for displaced people are crowded west of Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip after thousands of Palestinians fled Rafah after the Israeli army announced the start of a military operation there. Photo: Saher Alghorra/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

West Bank Facing 'Most Dangerous Olive Season Ever': UN Experts

Olive harvests are central to Palestinian life and culture, said the independent experts - AFP

UK Calls Urgent UN Meeting to Discuss Gaza's Humanitarian Situation

A Palestinian boy looks on at the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Gold Prices Extend Gains as Equities, Bond Yields Weaken

FILE PHOTO: Gold bullions are displayed at GoldSilver Central's office in Singapore June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

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A man crouches, as Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Gaza Family Mourns Children Killed in Israeli Strikes amid UN Polio Campaign

Riyadh to Host 27th Edition of World Energy Congress in October 2026

A picture taken from the southern Lebanese city of Tyre shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike targeting the village of Qana on October 12, 2024. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 15 in Qana, a Lebanese Town with Dark History of Civilian Deaths by Israel

FII CEO Richard Attias speaks to attendees during the press conference. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Attias to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh Provides International Platform Shaping Global Economic Trends

Displaced children from southern Lebanon at the Azarieh Building in central Beirut. (AFP)

No Safe Zones in Lebanon as Fears Grip Host Communities

The Houthis claim their attacks on international shipping aims to pressure Israel to end its attack on Gaza. (AP)

UN Envoy to Yemen: Houthis Must Immediately Cease Attacks on International Shipping

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European Council President Charles Michel, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud pose during an official welcome ceremony on the day of the joint European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit, in Brussels Belgium October 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Gulf, EU Leaders Meet for First Summit against Background of Mideast Turmoil

Wednesday 16/10 - 17:22

Fourth Saudi Relief Aid Plane for Lebanese People Arrives in Beirut

The aid is in keeping with Saudi Arabia's historic role in supporting the brotherly Lebanese people in times of crisis. (SPA)

Qatar Considers Shura Council Appointments Instead of Elections

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. (QNA)

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Warn Against Policies that Take Region to the Abyss

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Cairo on Tuesday. (AFP/Handout/SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses its Ongoing Efforts to Tackle Situation in Gaza, Lebanon

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

Royal Saudi Naval Forces to Organize 3rd Saudi International Maritime Forum in November

The forum will address trends and threats to maritime security in the AI era (File photo of the Saudi flag/AAWSAT)

Arab World

WHO Demands Space to Finish Gaza Polio Vaccination

Wednesday 16/10 - 18:06

US Says Israel Must Show No Gaza ‘Policy of Starvation’

US Targets Sanctions Evasion Network Tied to Hezbollah

KSrelief's Masam Project Helps Clear 630 Mines in a Week in Yemen

Since the project's inception, a total of 465,882 mines have been cleared. - Photo by SPA

UN Mission in Lebanon Needs Different Rules of Engagement, Says Italy

12 October 2024, Lebanon, Qliyaa: United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peace keeping troops from the Spanish contingent conduct an early morning patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Qliyaa. Israeli forces attacked UNIFIL bases in south Lebanon wounding two soldiers. Photo: Stringer/dpa

North Gaza Hospitals Say Food, Medicines Running Out as Israel Presses Offensive

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UK Considers Sanctioning 2 Ultranationalist Israeli Cabinet Ministers

Wednesday 16/10 - 16:28

France Bans Israeli Firms From Exhibiting at Naval Arms Show in Growing Dispute

EU Countries Contributing to UNIFIL See Mission as 'Essential and Fundamental', Spanish Minister

A joint force from UNIFIL and the Lebanese army in Naqoura near the Israeli border (File - AFP)

Man Arrested in Israel over Alleged Iranian Plot against a Scientist

People take shelter as sirens sound in central Israel in response to what the Israel's military says projectiles fired from Lebanon, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 14, 2024. (Reuters)

Ukraine Calls for Sanctions over Alleged North Korean Involvement in War

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses lawmakers as he presents the so-called “Victory Plan” during a parliament session, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine October 16, 2024. (Reuters)

US Officials Who Resigned over Biden’s Gaza Policy Form New PAC

A Palestinian boy looks at destroyed shelters at the site of an Israeli airstrike which hit tents for displaced people two days earlier in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on October 16, 2024. (AFP)

Business

The agreements cover three projects - SPA

Saudi Fund for Development Finances 3 Development Projects in Serbia Worth $205 Million

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 16:04

Mawani Expands Jeddah Islamic Port Connectivity with MER1 Shipping Service

Gold Prices Extend Gains as Equities, Bond Yields Weaken

Oil Steadies after Fall as Middle East Uncertainty Persists

A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, US April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

Riyadh Seeks to Ease Traffic Congestion by Launching Metro Project

The Riyadh Metro project covers six main lines with a total length of 176 kilometers and 84 stations. (King Abdulaziz Project for Public Transport)

Inflation in Saudi Arabia Reaches 1.7% in September amid Rising Housing Costs

Food and beverage prices rose by 0.8% (SPA)

Culture

Diriyah Gate Development Authority, Saudi Society for Culture Partner to Preserve Traditional Crafts

The MoU was signed by Advisor to the CEO of DGDA Eng. Abdullah Al Ghanim and SASCA General Manager Khalid Al Baz. (SPA)

Diriyah Gate Development Authority, Saudi Society for Culture Partner to Preserve Traditional Crafts

The Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) and the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts (SASCA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost…

Wednesday 16/10 - 17:25

A visitor takes a commemorative photo after buying books by South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang near a special section for her at a bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The letters read "Congratulations on Han Kang's the Nobel Prize award." and "Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in literature." (AP)

South Korea’s Han Sells One Million Books after Nobel Win

More than a million copies of books by Han Kang, the first South Korean to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, have sold locally since the honor was announced,…

Wednesday 16/10 - 11:39

This photograph taken in Niamey on October 15, 2024 shows children standing in front of the new plaque where Avenue General Charles de Gaulle was renamed to Avenue Djibo Bakary, named after the Nigerien political figure (1922-1998) who was the first mayor of Niamey (1956-1958), the president of the Niger Government Council (May 1957-October 1958) and a supporter of the immediate independence of Niger in the referendum called in 1958 by Former French President General Charles de Gaulle. (AFP)

Adieu Paris as Niger Nixes Colonial French Place Names

Niger bid goodbye to the Avenue Charles de Gaulle on Tuesday as its ruling junta renamed several historic sites in the capital Niamey which previously bore…

Wednesday 16/10 - 11:31

A King Ramses II statue displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the trial partial operation in Giza, Egypt, 15 October 2024. (EPA)

Egypt Opens More Galleries in Long-Awaited Antiquities Museum

Egypt opened a series of galleries to the public on Tuesday in its flagship new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located near the pyramids of Giza. …

Tuesday 15/10 - 16:46

The Saudi delegation is headed by Saudi Ambassador to France and Monaco and the Kingdom’s acting permanent delegate to UNESCO Fahd bin Mayouf Al-Ruwaili who delivered the Kingdom’s speech in the presence of member states of the board, as well as the chairperson of the Executive Board, the president of UNESCO’s General Conference, and UNESCO’s director-general - SPA

Saudi Arabia Participates in 220th UNESCO Executive Board Session

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by its permanent delegation to UNESCO, is participating in the 220th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, which…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 15/10 - 16:02

Sports

Too Many Games - Pique Joins Chorus of Discontent at Fixture List

Sports

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Osasuna v FC Barcelona - El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain - November 8, 2022 FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

Too Many Games - Pique Joins Chorus of Discontent at Fixture List

Football's governing bodies should not introduce new competitions and top-flight leagues should reduce the number of teams they have to ease the fixture burden…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:19

Sports

Mbappe in action for France last month - AFP

Mbappe's Golden-boy Image Takes A Hit Amid Negative Headlines

Kylian Mbappe is hoping his recent move to Real Madrid will take his already glittering career on the pitch to new heights, but the French superstar has become…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:14

Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to shine in Portugal's 0-0 draw against Scotland - AFP

Ronaldo Frustrated as Scotland Hold Portugal

Scotland frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in a 0-0 draw at Hampden on Tuesday to avoid losing five consecutive competitive games for the first time ever…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:09

Sports

Then Bayern's head coach Thomas Tuchel smiles prior the start of the Champions League quarter final second leg soccer match between Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP)

German Thomas Tuchel Named England Manager

Thomas Tuchel was hired as England coach on Wednesday and will take on the challenge of ending the national team's decades-long wait for a trophy. The…

Wednesday 16/10 - 10:00

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Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Argentina v Bolivia - Estadio Mas Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 15, 2024 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their first goal. (Reuters)

Messi Scores 3 Goals as Argentina Wins in South American World Cup Qualifying and Brazil Tops Peru

A hat trick and two assists: Lionel Messi came back in style for Argentina in its 6-0 home win in a South American World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday. …

Wednesday 16/10 - 08:42

Varieties

1st Ministerial Council of Middle East Green Initiative Adopts Decisions to Launch Implementation

The first session of the Ministerial Council of the Middle East Green Initiative was held in Jeddah with the participation of 29 countries and international organizations. (SPA)

1st Ministerial Council of Middle East Green Initiative Adopts Decisions to Launch Implementation

Saudi Arabia reiterated on Wednesday the importance of strengthened regional collaboration to protect the environment and enhance vegetation cover to boost…

Wednesday 16/10 - 17:34

Prada and Axiom Space present the spacesuit (Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit) designed and developed for the Artemis III lunar mission, in Milan, Italy, October 16, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

Prada and Axiom Space Shoot for the Moon with New Spacesuit

Italian luxury group Prada and Houston-based startup Axiom Space unveiled on Wednesday the design of a spacesuit that will be used for NASA's Artemis 3…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:42

A view of the 'Apollo Belvedere' statue after it was unveiled after restoration at the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Vatican Unveils Restored 'Apollo Belvedere', Roman Marble Masterpiece

The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a 2nd century marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:38

One of the mountainous areas located in the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (File/Asharq Al-Awsat)

Over 95 Million Trees Planted Across the Kingdom Since Launch of Saudi Green Initiative

The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) has said that collaboration with government, private, and non-profit…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 16/10 - 13:27

People use a boat on a flooded street to reach safer place during heavy rains in Chennai, India, Wednesday, Oct.16, 2024. (AP)