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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (not pictured) as part of a strategic dialogue at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London, Britain, 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Blinken Demands Overhaul of Israeli Conduct in West Bank after Killing of US Protester

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday demanded an overhaul of Israeli military conduct in the occupied West Bank as he decried the fatal shooting of…

Tuesday 10/09 - 17:25

Libyan Ministry of Interior personnel stand guard in front of the Central Bank of Libya in Tripoli, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Libya Mission to Resume Talks between Factions over Bank Governor

The UN mission in Libya will resume facilitating talks between factions in Tripoli on Wednesday to try to resolve the central bank crisis that has slashed oil…

Tuesday 10/09 - 17:21

A general view shows the site of Israeli strikes on a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

Israeli Strike on Palestinian Tent Camp Kills at Least 19

An Israeli strike hit a crowded Palestinian tent camp early Tuesday in Gaza, killing at least 19 people and wounding 60, Palestinian officials said. Israel…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 10/09 - 17:35

Bin Laden Met Saddam’s Envoy, Linking 9/11 to Iraq Invasion

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Saddam Hussein convenes with members of his regime in Iraq. (Getty Images)

Bin Laden Met Saddam’s Envoy, Linking 9/11 to Iraq Invasion

What’s the most dangerous mission someone could take on? A meeting between Saddam Hussein’s envoy and Osama bin Laden in Sudan. US intelligence under President…

Ghassan Charbel (London) Tuesday 10/09 - 14:32

Business

The third edition of the Global AI Summit (GAIN Summit), organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), kicked off in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

Business

GAIN Summit Kicks off in Riyadh Under Patronage of Saudi Crown Prince

The third edition of the Global AI Summit (GAIN Summit), organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA), kicked off in Riyadh on…

Tuesday 10/09 - 16:57

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

Gulf

Saudi Arabia Reviews Ongoing Efforts to Establish Palestinian State

The Saudi government reviewed on Tuesday ongoing Arab-Islamic efforts to support the establishment of a Palestinian state, restore the Palestinians’ legitimate…

Tuesday 10/09 - 16:55

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Displacement Camp in Gaza

A general view shows Palestinians gathering around craters (background) as they search for missing people following Israeli airstrikes on a designated humanitarian zone of Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Saudi FM Participates in 2nd Meeting of Arab Ministerial Liaison Committee on Syria

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 162nd Arab Ministerial Meeting in Cairo. (SPA)

Israeli Defense Chief Says Temporary Truce with Hamas is Possible

FILE -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant attend a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Trump, Harris to Clash at Debate That Could Reshape 2024 Race

US Vice President Kamala Harris in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US, August 20, 2024, and former US President Donald Trump in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, August 15, 2024, are seen in a combination of file photographs. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

Saudi Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Haris speaks at the reopening of the embassy in Damascus. (Saudi Arabia's embassy in Damascus)

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The ceremony was attended by senior officials, intellectuals, writers, artists, and media professionals. SPA

Saudi Culture Minister Crowns Winners of 4th National Cultural Awards

A Palestinian woman reacts at the site following Israeli strikes on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at the Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2024. (Reuters)

Sickness Can Be ‘Death Sentence’ in Gaza as War Fuels Disease

A Saudi woman tries out one of the new technologies at the Global AI Summit in 2022. (SPA)

Global AI Summit Brings Together Experts, Decision-Makers in Riyadh

The GCC foreign ministers attend the 161st Ministerial Council meeting in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)

GCC Ministerial Council Calls on All Countries to Complete Measures to Recognize Palestinian State

A vegetable seller arranges boxes of tomatoes at a market in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Tomato Diplomacy Breaks Ankara-Tel Aviv Boycott with Palestinian Mediation

Mourners waving the flags of Hezbollah and Amal movement attend the funeral of Lebanese civil defence members, killed in an Israeli strike, in the southern Lebanese village of Borj Qalauay on September 9, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)

Lebanon Ready for Indirect Negotiations with Israel to End the War

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Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of Israeli strikes on a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi Khan Yunis on September 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

GCC Slams Israel’s Attack on Khan Younis, Calling it a War Crime

Tuesday 10/09 - 17:14

Saudi FM Participates in 2nd Meeting of Arab Ministerial Liaison Committee on Syria

Saudi Arabia Reviews Ongoing Efforts to Establish Palestinian State

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Displacement Camp in Gaza

Saudi Arabia Officially Reopens its Embassy in Damascus

GCC Ministerial Council Calls on All Countries to Complete Measures to Recognize Palestinian State

Arab World

Blinken Demands Overhaul of Israeli Conduct in West Bank after Killing of US Protester

Tuesday 10/09 - 17:25

UN Libya Mission to Resume Talks between Factions over Bank Governor

Polio Vaccination Starts in North Gaza Despite Obstacles

A medic administers a polio vaccine to a Palestinian girl at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Israeli Defense Chief Says Temporary Truce with Hamas is Possible

Iraq Faces 2025 Fiscal Squeeze Amid Oil Price Decline, Adviser to PM Says

A general view shows an oil rig used in drilling at the Zubair oilfield in Basra, Iraq, July 5, 2022. (Reuters)

Flooding Kills More Than 20 People in Morocco and Algeria

A desert area is flooded after a heavy rainfall in Tazarine, Zagora, southern Morocco, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP)

World

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks during the joining ceremony of ballistic missiles to the Armed Forces, in Tehran, Iran, August 22, 2023. Iran's Presidency/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

US Says Russia Received Missiles from Iran, Piles on Sanctions

Tuesday 10/09 - 17:29

Trump, Harris to Clash at Debate That Could Reshape 2024 Race

Russia Teams up with China at Start of Big Naval Drills

In this photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry press service on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, Russian and Chinese warships sail in the Peter the Great Gulf during Ocean-2024 strategic command and staff exercises in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Spanish Prime Minister Discusses Gaza, Ukraine and Trade During Meeting with Xi in China

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks at the inauguration of the Spain-China Business Meeting at the Shangri-La Pudong Hotel in Shanghai, China, 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Ukraine Strikes Moscow in Biggest Drone Attack to Date

A view of the site of the damaged multi-storey residential building following an alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Ramenskoye, outside Moscow, Moscow region, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo)

Vietnam Death Toll from Typhoon Yagi Rises

This aerial picture shows flooded streets and buildings in Thai Nguyen on September 10, 2024, a few days after Super Typhoon Yagi hit northern Vietnam. (Photo by Xuan Quang / AFP)

Business

GAIN Summit Kicks off in Riyadh Under Patronage of Saudi Crown Prince

Tuesday 10/09 - 16:57

GASTAT: Saudi Industrial Production Index Rose 1.6% in July

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) data

Egypt Inflation Unexpectedly Quickens to 26.2% in August

An aerial view shows a motorway in Egypt's capital Cairo on September 9, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Global AI Summit Brings Together Experts, Decision-Makers in Riyadh

China: Consumer Prices Rise in August, PPI Stuck in Deflation

A woman shops in a supermarket, Beijing, China, Sept. 9, 2024 (EPA)

Bank of America Forecasts Three US Rate Cuts this Year

A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in Boston, Massachusetts, US, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Culture

Saudi Culture Minister Crowns Winners of 4th National Cultural Awards

Saudi Culture Minister Crowns Winners of 4th National Cultural Awards

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has honored the winners of the fourth edition of the National Cultural Awards at the King Fahd…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Tuesday 10/09 - 10:12

KACCC announced the winners of the fourth edition of the Cultural Communication Award during a news conference held in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia: KACCC Announces Winners of Cultural Communication Award

The King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication (KACCC) announced the winners of the fourth edition of the Cultural Communication Award during a news…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Tuesday 10/09 - 06:03

The first "Irth" stores are set to open in Madinah and Jeddah in mid-September. (SPA)

Culinary Arts Commission Launches 'Irth' Store, Cafe in Three Saudi Cities

The Culinary Arts Commission announced on Monday the launch of "Irth," a new store and cafe concept celebrating and supporting Saudi Arabia's culinary heritage…

Monday 09/09 - 17:12

Saudi Culture Minister Visits KSGAAL to Review its Key Projects

Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Monday 09/09 - 06:09

The agreement aims to promote sustainability in museums through the implementation of sustainable operational strategies. (SPA)

Saudi Museums Commission Signs MoU with the AEON Collective

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with the endowment fund AEON Collective at the National Museum in Riyadh. …

Sunday 08/09 - 17:49

Sports

Arsenal Captain Odegaard Injured on Norway Duty Ahead of Tough Club Games

Sports

Norway's Martin Odegaard makes a corner kick during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Kazakhstan and Norway at Ortalyk Stadium in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP)

Arsenal Captain Odegaard Injured on Norway Duty Ahead of Tough Club Games

Norway captain Martin Odegaard injured an ankle on Monday ahead of a key series of games for his club Arsenal. Odegaard covered his face with his hands…

Tuesday 10/09 - 10:25

Sports

Tennis - US Open - Flushing Meadows, New York, United States - August 30, 2024 Novak Djokovic of Serbia reacts during his third round match against Alexei Popyrin of Australia. (Reuters)

Djokovic Shut out as Young Guns Usher in New Grand Slam Era

An epoch-shifting Grand Slam season dominated by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz has provided the clearest sign yet that the "Big Three" era of men's tennis…

Tuesday 10/09 - 10:23

Sports

Kylian Mbappe of France celebrates following the UEFA Nations League group B soccer match between France and Belgium in Lyon, France, 09 September 2024. (EPA)

Deschamps Confident Mbappe Will Be Back Among the Goals

France coach Didier Deschamps said he has no concerns about the form of Kylian Mbappe and expects Real Madrid's new forward to rediscover his scoring touch…

Tuesday 10/09 - 10:19

Sports

This photo shows the headquarters of Panasonic in Kadoma, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2017. (Kyodo News via AP)

Top Olympic Sponsor Panasonic is Ending its Contract with IOC

Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Panasonic is one of 15…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 10/09 - 07:58

Sports

The Minister of Sport, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, met on Monday with Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi. SPA

Saudi Sport Minister Meets with Gold Medalist at Paris Paralympic Games

Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal met on Monday with the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Tuesday 10/09 - 05:55

Varieties

Italy Oyster Farmers Dream of Pearls from Warming Mediterranean

A pearl oyster called Pinctada radiata is shown next to a farming site in the gulf of poets at La Spezia, Italy, August 29, 2024. (Paolo Varrella/Handout via Reuters)

Italy Oyster Farmers Dream of Pearls from Warming Mediterranean

Pearls may soon be cultivated in European seas for the first time ever, as Italian oyster farmers seek to exploit an unexpected opportunity offered by the…

Tuesday 10/09 - 11:12

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 10, 2024. (AFP)

SpaceX Launches Billionaire to Conduct the First Private Spacewalk

A daredevil billionaire rocketed back to space Tuesday, aiming to perform the first private spacewalk and venture farther than anyone since NASA's Apollo…

Tuesday 10/09 - 10:35

Excavators transfer coal at the coal terminal of Lianyungang Port in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on January 22, 2024. (AFP)

Pollution of Potent Warming Gas Methane Soars and People Are Mostly to Blame

The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a…

Tuesday 10/09 - 09:46

Musicians Jack White, right, and Meg White of the band The White Stripes perform an impromptu concert in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, June 25, 2007. (AP)

White Stripes Sue Donald Trump Over Use of ‘Seven Nation Army’ Riff in Social Media Post

The White Stripes sued former President Donald Trump on Monday in a case that alleges he used their hit song “Seven Nation Army” without permission in a video…

Tuesday 10/09 - 09:29

The border collie named Floki plays footvolley, a combination of soccer and volleyball, on Leblon beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP)