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Business Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met in Riyadh with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds. SPA
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Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Ways to Boost Industrial and Mining Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef and visiting UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds discussed on…

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World FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)
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Army: Extremists Attacked Military Training Camp in Mali's Capital

Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital, the army said, as explosions were heard in the area. A sweep operation was underway after…

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World Law enforcement officials work at the crime scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 16, 2024, following Sunday's attempted assassination on former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AFP)
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Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt May Have Lain in Wait for 12 Hours 

A man suspected of hiding for nearly 12 hours in an apparent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump at his Florida golf course was charged with two gun-related…

World People walk on a market street in Tehran on September 15, 2024. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
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Iran Releases Jailed Austrian Citizen

Iranian authorities have released Austrian citizen Christian Weber, detained for crimes committed in Iran's West Azerbaijan Province, to Austria's ambassador…

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At Least 3 Dead, over 1,000, Including Hezbollah Members, Wounded in Pager Blasts in Lebanon

Arab World Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2024. (EPA)
Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2024. (EPA)

At Least 3 Dead, over 1,000, Including Hezbollah Members, Wounded in Pager Blasts in Lebanon

At least three people were killed and more than 1,000 others including Hezbollah fighters, medics and Iran's envoy to Beirut were wounded on Tuesday when the…

Gulf Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari meets with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rahi in Diman. (National News Agency)
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Bukhari Stresses Saudi Arabia’s Support for Lebanon

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari stressed on Monday the Kingdom’s support for Lebanon and keenness on helping it overcome its various crises. The…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: A billboard with a picture of newly appointed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Sinwar Says Hamas Ready for 'Long War of Attrition'

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said on Monday the Palestinian group was prepared for prolonged fighting against Israel, in a message to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi…

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Israeli Minister Says Time Running out for Diplomatic Solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli artillery shells an area of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 11 September 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

UNRWA Chief: Gaza Polio Vaccination Coverage Has Reached 90%

Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts (Reuters)

Saudi ‎Crown Prince, Egypt's Prime Minister Discuss Relations

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

UN Experts Censure Western Support for Israel Since Gaza War

A vehicle moves past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Iran Will Never Give Up on its Missile Program, Says President

An Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. (Reuters)

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In this photo released of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU naval mission working in the Red Sea, on the X platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 16, 2024, the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV-Sounion, left, is towed. (EUNAFOR ASPIDES via AP)

Burning Oil Tanker Safely Towed Away from Yemen After Houthi Attacks 

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

US Airs Frustration with Israel’s Military About Strikes in Gaza 

FILE PHOTO: The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, is seen in an image from the NOAA GOES-West satellite taken at 05:00 GMT January 15, 2022. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS

UN Weather Body: Ozone Layer on Road to Recovery Despite Volcano Eruption

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz addresses the 68th Session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. (Saudi Energy Ministry)

Saudi Arabia Forging Ahead in Building its First Nuclear Power Plant 

Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly speaks at the meeting with the Saudi private sector at the Federation of Saudi Chambers in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi-Egyptian Investment Protection Deal to Be Implemented within 2 Months, Says Egypt PM

Officials are seen at the signing ceremony in Vienna. (IAEA)

IAEA, Saudi Women and Energy Association Sign MoU to Boost Cooperation

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An Autumn of America’s Rage

Jumah Boukleb
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America 2024: The Debate and the Vote… and the Arab Absence

Eyad Abu Shakra
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How America Became a Republic of Distrust

Kristen Bellstrom
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An Arab Vision for America’s Changed Presidency

Sam Menassa
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Lebanon… Netanyahu is More Dangerous than Sharon

Ghassan Charbel
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Will the War on Lebanon Expand?

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Lebanon, Jordan and Syria: Reform or Annihilation?

Hazem Saghieh
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Beirut-Baghdad… Fate or the Judiciary?

Mustafa Fahs
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France: No Extremist in the Elysee

Amir Taheri
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Sending International Forces to Sudan is Not a Solution

Osman Mirghani
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On These Religious Settlers!

Hazem Saghieh
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From the Supreme Leader to Sinwar  

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

King Salman Issues Royal Order Promoting 233 Public Prosecution Members

Bukhari Stresses Saudi Arabia’s Support for Lebanon

Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Waleed Bukhari meets with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Al-Rahi in Diman. (National News Agency)

Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Mexico on Independence Day

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, center, rides with Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval, left, and Navy Secretary Rafael Ojeda Durán to review the troops before the start of the annual Independence Day parade in the main square, the Zocalo, in Mexico City, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (AP)

Saudi ‎Crown Prince, Egypt's Prime Minister Discuss Relations

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia to Switch from SQP to Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement with IAEA 

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud speaks during 10th Arab-China Business Conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Assassination Attempt on President of Comoros

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

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Lebanese soldiers and Hezbollah members gather outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) after an incident involving Hezbollah members' wireless devices in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 September 2024. (EPA)

At Least 3 Dead, over 1,000, Including Hezbollah Members, Wounded in Pager Blasts in Lebanon

Burning Oil Tanker Safely Towed Away from Yemen After Houthi Attacks 

In this photo released of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, the EU naval mission working in the Red Sea, on the X platform formerly known as Twitter, on Sept. 16, 2024, the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV-Sounion, left, is towed. (EUNAFOR ASPIDES via AP)

US Airs Frustration with Israel’s Military About Strikes in Gaza 

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Representative of the United States to the UN, speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

Israeli Commander Calls for Occupying Parts of Southern Lebanon to Form Buffer Zone

A smoke plume billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Kfar Shouba in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on September 16, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AFP)

Israel Says Halting Hezbollah Attacks Is Now a War Goal as Officials Warn of a Wider Operation 

Smoke rises above Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in Israel, September 16, 2024. (Reuters)

Assad and Shoigu Meet in Damascus, Discuss Security Issues

File photo: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Sergei Shoigu. EPA

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Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in a warehouse during a wildfire at Arrancada village, Agueda in Aveiro on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

Three Firefighters Die as Portugal Battles Dozens of Wildfires

US to Focus on Ending War When World Leaders Gather at UN

A handout still image taken from handout video provided on 17 September 2024 by the Russian Defense Ministry shows a Russian BM-21 Grad, a self-propelled 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, firing towards Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location in Russia. EPA/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Handout

Army: Extremists Attacked Military Training Camp in Mali's Capital

FILE - Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, center, attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on Sept. 22, 2022. (AP Photo, File)

Budapest and Poland’s Wroclaw Reinforce Their River Banks Ahead of More Flooding in Central Europe 

An aerial view shows the high water level of the Oder River near the Opatowice weir in Wroclaw, southwest Poland, 16 September 2024. (EPA)

Israel Business Leaders Urge Netanyahu to Keep Defense Chief Gallant 

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is received by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, US, June 25, 2024. (Reuters)

Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt May Have Lain in Wait for 12 Hours 

Law enforcement officials work at the crime scene outside the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on September 16, 2024, following Sunday's attempted assassination on former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (AFP)

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The negotiations built on the growing economic relations between the UAE and Australia. WAM

UAE, Australia Conclude Negotiations on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

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Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Ways to Boost Industrial and Mining Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef met in Riyadh with UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds. SPA

Saudi Arabia Approves First ETFs Tracking Hong Kong-listed Equities 

Saudi Arabia Approves First ETFs Tracking Hong Kong-listed Equities 

Oil Prices Slide as Tepid Chinese Demand Counters US Output Concerns

This photoraph shows an oil well in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on July 23, 2024. (Photo by VANO SHLAMOV / AFP)

Fitch Ratings Upgrades Tunisia's Credit Rating to CCC+

People walk out of the Central Bank in Tunis, Tunisia, October 4, 2017. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

BP to Sell its US Onshore Wind Business

The logo of British multinational oil and gas company BP is displayed at their booth during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

Culture

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Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Culture Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Saudi Arabia's Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission continues to prepare to hold this year's Riyadh International Book Fair, scheduled to take…

Culture Sanuki Kagari Temari balls are in a gift box in Eiko Araki's studio in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) 
Culture

Dedicated Artists Are Keeping Japan’s Ancient Craft of Temari Alive 

Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the…

Culture Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Celebrates National Day with Diverse Events
Culture

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Celebrates National Day with Diverse Events

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) is holding a series of events and competitions in Jubail and Yanbu industrial cities to mark Saudi Arabia's…

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Culture The winning scripts may be made into movies by GEA
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Writers Invited to Submit Works, Compete for Saudi Arabia’s Golden Pen Award

Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Alalshikh has announced that Arabic-speaking writers may start…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture This year's forum focuses on the power of art to transform abstract ideas into tangible reality. SPA
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6th Int’l Video Art Forum in Dammam to Celebrate Power of Art

The sixth edition of the International Video Art Forum, organized by the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam, in collaboration with the Cinema…

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Sports

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Sinner Adds Former Djokovic Trainer, Physio to Coaching Team 

Sports Italy's Jannick Sinner waves to the crowd during a men's singles tennis Davis Cup tennis match between Italy's Matteo Berrettini and Botic Van Zandschulp of the Netherlands, at the Unipol arena, in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP)

Sinner Adds Former Djokovic Trainer, Physio to Coaching Team 

World number one Jannik Sinner has added fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio to his staff following the dismissal of two members after…

Sports Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2024 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts during her third round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. (Reuters)
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Tunisia’s Jabeur Ends Season Due to Shoulder Injury 

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur has been forced to end her 2024 season prematurely due to a niggling shoulder injury, the three-times Grand Slam runner-up said. The 30…

Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 14, 2024 Ipswich Town's Conor Chaplin in action with Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma. (Action Images via Reuters)
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Japanese Players in Vogue as English Clubs Widen Horizons 

Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and…

Sports FILE - FC Barcelona's and Spain's national team's midfielder Aitana Bonmati holds the trophy as she receives the 2023 Women's Ballon d'Or award during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Barcelona Extends Contract of Women's Ballon d'Or Winner Bonmatí to 2028

Barcelona extended the contract of women's Ballon d'Or winner Aitana Bonmatí on Monday until 2028. The 26-year-old playmaker signed a new contract to June 30,…

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Sports Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia player Salem Abdullah, right, battles for the ball during the AFC Champions League Elite West Region football match between Iraq's Al-Shorta and Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr at the Al-Madina Stadium in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept 16, 2024. (AP)
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Saudi Al-Nassr Draws with Iraq's Al-Shorta in First Game in Rebranded AFC Champions League Elite 

Without an ill Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr of Saudi Arabia drew with Al-Shorta of Iraq 1-1 in the first ever game in the revamped and rebranded AFC Champions…

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Partial Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

Varieties The partial lunar eclipse can be easily observed with the naked eye, without special equipment. (SPA)

Partial Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Earth early Wednesday morning, said the Jeddah Astronomy Society. Society Director Eng. Majed Abu Zahra said the…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
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Bulgarian Father, Son Row Across Arctic Ocean for Endangered Species

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean to appeal for…

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Varieties An adult tick (R) is pictured beside a nymph (young tick) (L) in the laboratory of the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) in Champenoux, eastern France. (AFP)
Varieties

‘Virus Hunters’ Track Threats to Head off Next Pandemic 

A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the…

Varieties Commuters cross a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku business and shopping district, Japan, 17 September 2024, a day before the International Equal Pay Day. (EPA)
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More Than 95,000 Japanese Aged Over 100, Most of Them Women 

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday…

Varieties Bill Gates reacts during a visit with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Imperial College University, in central London, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP)
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Bill Gates Calls for More Aid to Go to Africa, Debt Relief for Burdened Countries 

The billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates thinks the richest governments should increase their support for African countries that have…

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