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Arab World A convoy of Lebanese army vehicles drives near the border with Israel in the village of Alma al-Shaab during a Lebanese army media tour in south Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Series of Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon

A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel's army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such…

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World (R-L) Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Turkmenistan Neutrality Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 12 December 2025. EPA/ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
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Russia, Türkiye, Iran Presidents in Turkmenistan for Rare Summit

The leaders of Russia, Türkiye and Iran meet Friday in Turkmenistan, an isolated Central Asian state which is marking 30 years of official neutrality with a…

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Arab World Displaced Palestinians make their way on animal-drawn carts through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, 11 December 2025. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD
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A Winter Storm Chills Gaza and Floods Tent Camps, Exposing Aid Failures

Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war…

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Arab World People gather during a march marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Idlib (EPA)
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Syria Welcomes Repeal of the ‘Caesar Act,’ Sees Step Toward Economic Recovery and Reconstruction

Syria’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday welcomed a vote by the US House of Representatives a day earlier in favor of repealing the Caesar Act, under which the…

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Trump: ‘We Actually Do Have a Real Peace in the Middle East’

Arab World US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP)

Trump: ‘We Actually Do Have a Real Peace in the Middle East’

US President Donald Trump has said that there are prospects for “a real peace in the Middle East.” When asked by a reporter at the White House about…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
World  Members of the Afghan police during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, in Jalalabad (EPA). 
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With a Fatwa and Official Pledges, The Taliban Offer Implicit Reassurances to Pakistan

The Afghan Taliban government has stepped up its implicit reassurances to Pakistan, days after border clashes between the two countries, amid efforts to…

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World US and Japanese military aircraft held a joint exercise over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. Handout / Japan's Ministry of Defense/AFP
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US, Japan Defense Chiefs Say China Harming Regional Peace

Beijing's actions are "not conducive to regional peace", Japan's defense minister and US counterpart Pete Hegseth agreed during a call after Chinese aircraft…

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Iran’s Araqchi to Visit Beirut After Lebanese FM Declines Trip to Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi looks on during a press conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

US Lawmakers Say Israel Hasn't Held to Account Those Involved in 2023 Strike That Killed Journalist

US Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) speaks during a press conference about an Israeli strike that hit a group of journalists in southern Lebanon in October 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., US, December 11, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

US Bombers Join Japanese Jets in Show of Force after China-Russia Drills, Tokyo Says

The 6th Air Wing of Japan Air Self-Defense Force's F-15 fighters hold a joint military drill with the US B-52 bomber over Sea of Japan, in this handout picture taken by Japan Air Self-Defence Force and on December 10, 2025, and released by the Joint Staff Office of the Defense Ministry of Japan - Reuters

Berri Rejects Threats to the Lebanese

Lebanon Speaker Berri Receives United States Ambassador Michel Issa (Parliament)

Saudi Arabia Seals 62 Market Access Deals Since Joining WTO

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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An orphaned Sudanese child eats at a refugee camp in eastern Chad, November 22, 2025 (Reuters).

Lavrov Offers Russian Mediation on Political Settlement in Sudan

  Caption: Soldiers loyal to Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council inspect a truck outside the presidential palace complex in Aden (Reuters)

Al-Alimi Calls for Containing Escalation in Eastern Yemen, Praises Saudi Role

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IATA: Middle East Will Lead the World in Airline Profitability in 2026

Displaced children gather in a camp in Sanaa. EPA

UN Appeals for $2.5 Billion to Confront Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Seals 62 Market Access Deals Since Joining WTO

Prisoners stroll through a yard inside Roumieh prison, northeast of Beirut, on April 7, 2006. AFP

Talks Fail on Transfer Mechanism for Syrian Prisoners in Lebanon

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Transitional Dualism and the Role Required of America

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Trump: Don’t Fence Me In

Amir Taheri
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The Threat Libya’s National And Political Identity

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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The Essential Key to Ending Sudan’s War

Osman Mirghani
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Will Lebanon Survive the Schemes of the Next Phase?  

Rami al-Rayes
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‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanon and Iraq… and Israel’s Rise

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Bashar Assad’s Odd Decisions

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Lebanon Is a Country for Guests, Not Its Own People

Sam Menassa
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Bashar Was Here 

Ghassan Charbel
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Lebanon and Israel’s Negotiations Within the Framework of The ‘Mechanism’… What Does It Mean?

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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Palestine: A Future Without a Past and a Past Without a Future

Hazem Saghieh
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The shipment includes a large quantity of food baskets and tents. SPA

New Saudi Humanitarian Aid Crosses Rafah Crossing En Route to Gaza

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IMCTC Signs Cooperation Memorandum with Saudi Fund for Development

The deal was signed on behalf of IMCTC by its Secretary-General Major General Mohammed Al-Moghedi, while SFD was represented by its CEO Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad - SPA

UN Secretary-General Visits KSrelief Headquarters in Riyadh

Al Rabeeah discussed with Guterres topics of mutual interest related to humanitarian and relief affairs - SPA

OIC Strongly Condemns New Israeli Settlement Plans in Occupied West Bank

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

Saudi, UK FMs Discuss Latest Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA

75th Saudi Relief Airplane Arrives in Egypt Carrying Aid for Gazans

The airplane carried food baskets and shelter aid kits to be delivered to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. SPA

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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP)

Trump: ‘We Actually Do Have a Real Peace in the Middle East’

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)

Series of Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon

A convoy of Lebanese army vehicles drives near the border with Israel in the village of Alma al-Shaab during a Lebanese army media tour in south Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Lavrov Offers Russian Mediation on Political Settlement in Sudan

An orphaned Sudanese child eats at a refugee camp in eastern Chad, November 22, 2025 (Reuters).

UN Appeals for $2.5 Billion to Confront Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

Displaced children gather in a camp in Sanaa. EPA

A Winter Storm Chills Gaza and Floods Tent Camps, Exposing Aid Failures

Displaced Palestinians make their way on animal-drawn carts through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, 11 December 2025. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

Syria Welcomes Repeal of the ‘Caesar Act,’ Sees Step Toward Economic Recovery and Reconstruction

People gather during a march marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Idlib (EPA)

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People stroll along Marunouchi Naka-dori Street illuminated with winter lights Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

6.7 Magnitude Quake Causes Small Tsunami Waves Off Northeastern Japan

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US Slaps Sanctions on Maduro Relatives as Venezuela War Fears Build

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 7, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) in Caracas on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON and Federico PARRA / AFP)

Russia, Türkiye, Iran Presidents in Turkmenistan for Rare Summit

(R-L) Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Turkmenistan Neutrality Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 12 December 2025. EPA/ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

With a Fatwa and Official Pledges, The Taliban Offer Implicit Reassurances to Pakistan

 Members of the Afghan police during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, in Jalalabad (EPA). 

North Korea's Kim Vows to Root Out 'Evil', Scolds Lazy Officials

The North Korean leader praised Pyongyang's soldiers fighting against Ukraine alongside Russia. STR / KCNA VIA KNS/AFP

US, Japan Defense Chiefs Say China Harming Regional Peace

US and Japanese military aircraft held a joint exercise over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. Handout / Japan's Ministry of Defense/AFP

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IATA: Middle East Will Lead the World in Airline Profitability in 2026

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

SME Bank Signs 19 Agreements Worth over SAR3 Billion to Strengthen Finance, Development

The memoranda of understanding aim to establish a unified development-finance model that serves small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across various economic sectors - SPA

Saudi Arabia Seals 62 Market Access Deals Since Joining WTO

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Gold Climbs to Over One-month High after Fed Rate Cut; Silver Hits Fresh Record

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Silver jewelry is displayed in the Manhattan Jewelry district on December 9, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Saudi Industrial Production Jumps 8.9% in October, Driven by Mining Sector

 A facility operated by the Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) (Photo: the company’s website) 

Oil Extends Gains after US Seizure of Tanker off Venezuela

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks past infrastructure on D Island, the main processing hub, at the Kashagan offshore oil field in the Caspian sea in western Kazakhstan August 21, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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Red Sea Film Festival Partners with Annecy to Boost Saudi Animation Industry and Talent

Culture The MoU aims to support the animation industry in the Kingdom and enhance its global presence. SPA

Red Sea Film Festival Partners with Annecy to Boost Saudi Animation Industry and Talent

The Red Sea International Film Festival has announced a strategic three-year partnership with the CITIA, organizer of the Annecy International Animation Film…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture The seminar highlighted the significant advancement in the Saudi sports sector since 2017. SPA
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Seminar Highlights Saudi Sports as Medium for Global Cultural and Media Exchange

The Jeddah International Book Fair 2025 hosted a seminar on the role of sports as a medium for cultural and media exchange, highlighting the significant…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture 'SaudiPedia', Museums Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enrich Digital Museum Content
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'SaudiPedia', Museums Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enrich Digital Museum Content

The “SaudiPedia” initiative, affiliated with the Ministry of Media, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Museums Commission, affiliated with the…

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Culture This handout image of CCTV footage released by Avon and Somerset Police on December 11, 2025 shows men in the early hours of September 25 in the city of Bristol, south-west England outside a building which housed items from the Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection. (Photo by Handout / Avon and Somerset Police / AFP)
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UK Police Hunt Suspects after 600 Items Relating to British Empire Are Stolen from Museum

More than 600 artifacts relating to the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth have been stolen from the collection of Bristol Museum, police said…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture RCU Advances Preservation of AlUla Old Town under Cooperation Agreement with Pompeii
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RCU Advances Preservation of AlUla Old Town under Cooperation Agreement with Pompeii

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii continue to advance their joint work on the preservation of AlUla Old Town, under…

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Liverpool Boss Slot to Hold Talks with Unhappy Salah

Sports (FILES) Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Liverpool Boss Slot to Hold Talks with Unhappy Salah

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he would speak to Mohamed Salah on Friday morning before deciding on the forward's availability for this weekend's match against…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Sports (FILES) Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates his team's fourth goal during the Major League Soccer (MLS) Eastern Conference final football match between Inter Miami and New York City FC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 29, 2025. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
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Messi to Unveil 21-meter Statue of Himself on India 'GOAT' Tour

Lionel Messi will unveil a 21-meter (70-foot) statue of himself in India on Saturday as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan…

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Sports A sign promoting the World Cup in 2026 is shown at a newly opened metro stop at Los Angeles International Airport on December 5th, in Los Angeles, California, US August 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
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Fan Group Urges FIFA to Halt World Cup Ticket Sales over 'Extortionate' Prices

Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called on FIFA to immediately halt sales of national team allocations for next year's World Cup, accusing football's…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis Training - Roland Garros Stadium, Paris, France - July 24, 2024. General view of tennis balls during training REUTERS/Claudia Greco
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French Player Folliot Suspended for 20 Years over Match-fixing

French player Quentin Folliot has been suspended for 20 years for committing 27 breaches of tennis's anti-corruption program, the International Tennis…

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Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Quarter-final - Morocco vs United States - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - August 02, 2024. Achraf Hakimi of Morocco celebrates scoring their third goal. REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw/File Photo
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Morocco Pick Hakimi, Confident He Will be Ready for Cup of Nations

Hosts Morocco have included African Footballer of the Year Achraf Hakimi in their 26-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, confident he will recover from…

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Indonesia Floods Were 'Extinction Level' for Rare Orangutans

Varieties Residents rest as they search for the remains of their house, buried under piles of uprooted trees swept by the flash flood, in Lintang Baru village in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Aji / AFP)

Indonesia Floods Were 'Extinction Level' for Rare Orangutans

Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its…

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Varieties Discovery of the first fragment of iron pyrite in 2017, at Barnham, England. (Jordan Mansfield/Pathways to Ancient Britain Project via AP)
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Study Finds Humans Were Making Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Once Thought

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire…

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Varieties People wearing thick winter coats walk on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, South Korea, 12 December 2025. EPA/YONHAP
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South Korea Exam Chief Quits Over Complaints of Too-hard Tests

The chief organizer of South Korea's notoriously grueling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just…

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Varieties Bears have killed several people in Japan this year. Caroline GARDIN / AFP
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Japan Bear Victim's Watch Shows Last Movements

The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next…

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Varieties The initiative forms part of RCU's strategy to rehabilitate wildlife and achieve environmental sustainability.
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Reintroduction of Wildlife Species at Saudi Arabia’s Hegra Reserve to Enhance Ecological Balance

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), in cooperation with the National Center for Wildlife, has reintroduced 37 wildlife species at the Hegra Nature Reserve in…

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