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Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairs the Cabinet meeting in Jeddah. (SPA)
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Saudi Govt: Kingdom Won’t Hesitate to Take Measures to Protect its Security

The Saudi government reiterated on Tuesday that the Kingdom will never hesitate in taking all measures to protect its security and stability and safety of its…

Arab World A Palestinian boy stands next to plastic containers on a trolley, as he and others collect portable drinking water for their displaced family living in shelters after homes were destroyed in Israeli bombardment, in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2026. (AFP)
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Board of Peace Will Ask the UN Security Council to Press Hamas to Disarm

The body overseeing the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza will ask the United Nations Security Council to press the Hamas group to disarm, according to a report…

Gulf Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi. (INA)
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Iraq Vows No Leniency with Parties Harming Ties with Saudi Arabia

Iraq said it was ready to cooperate fully in verifying any information about an attack on Saudi Arabia that was launched from its territory, renewing its…

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)
World US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent poses for a family photograph of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors as they meet to prepare the summit of heads of State and government to be held in June 2026 in Evian, in Paris on May 19, 2026. (AFP)
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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels

The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing…

Iran Says Peace Proposal Includes Reparations for War Damage, US Troop Withdrawal

World People walk on a street near a mural featuring an image of the late Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Says Peace Proposal Includes Reparations for War Damage, US Troop Withdrawal

Tehran's latest peace proposal to the United States involves ending hostilities on all fronts including Lebanon, the exit of US forces from areas close to Iran…

Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Burj el-Shmali on on May 19, 2026. (AFP)
Arab World

Israel Military Issues Fresh Evacuation Warnings for South Lebanon

The Israeli military on Tuesday warned residents of 12 towns and villages in southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate ahead of expected attacks against…

Arab World Syrian security personnel inspect the site of an explosion outside a Defense Ministry building in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP)
Arab World

Syrian Soldier Killed, 18 People Wounded by Car Bomb in Damascus

One Syrian soldier was killed and at least 18 people were wounded by a car bomb that exploded on Tuesday outside a Defense ‌Ministry building in &zwnj…

Israel Finance Minister Says ICC Seeks Arrest Warrant Against Him

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. (Reuters)

UAE Says Drones Targeting Nuclear Plant Came from Iraq

The United Arab Emirates flag flutters against the backdrop of the Abu Dhabi Skyline following a reported Iranian strike, March 1, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Forces Intercept 6 More Activist Flotilla Vessels Headed for Gaza

Boats taking part in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which aims to reach Gaza and break Israel’s naval blockade, set sail from a port in the southern Turkish resort of Marmaris, Türkiye, May 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Report: ‘Abu Lulu’, RSF Commander Who Was Filmed Killing Civilians in Sudan, Is Back in Combat

RSF Brigadier General al-Fateh Abdullah Idris, known as Abu Lulu, was reportedly seen on the battlefield in Kordofan in March. (AFP file)

WHO Chief Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ by ‘Scale and Speed’ of DR Congo Ebola Outbreak

A motorcycle taxi driver waits for clients in front of the entrance of CBCA Virunga General Hospital, in Goma on May 17, 2026. (AFP)

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Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2026. (Reuters)

UN Expert Condemns ‘Torture’ of Palestinian Prisoners in Israel

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate before the strike was carried out late on Monday, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip May 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Palestinians in Gaza Mark Anniversary of Nakba, Say Today’s Catastrophe Is Worse

Travelers move through stanchion lines at the departure terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudi Airports Handle 141 Million Passengers in 2025 as Aircraft Fleet Expands

Alfredo Rodriguez, industrial designer and ISDI professor, studies during a power cut in Punta Brava, Havana on May 11, 2026. (AFP)

Lights Out for Cuban Students as Blockade Bites

Palestinian Hamas fighters stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. (Reuters)

Mohammed Awda Emerges as New Qassam Brigades Chief after Killing of Al-Haddad

SABIC’s manufacturing facility in Jubail (company website) 

Operating Profits Drive Saudi Petrochemical Firms to Record 111% Jump in Earnings

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Peace, War, and the Lost Certainty

Amr el-Shobaki
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Saudi Arabia: The Fruits of the Vision in Times of Chaos

Yousef Al-Dayni
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On the ‘State’ and the ‘Resistance’

Hazem Saghieh
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China and Today’s World

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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The Smoldering Embers Beneath the Ashes of Negotiations

Mishary Dhayidi
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Iran Refuses Defeat While the US Hesitates

Sam Menassa
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Iran’s Dream and Cuba’s Darkness

Ghassan Charbel
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On How Lebanon’s Cause is Bigger than Negotiations

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanese-Israeli Negotiations: Between Hope and Reality

Eyad Abu Shakra
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The Nakba Anniversary 

Samir Atallah
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German Mediation and Ending the Russian-Ukrainian War

Emile Ameen
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Macron… And the New African Partnership

Dr. Abdelhak Azzouzi
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Iraqi government spokesman Bassem al-Awadi. (INA)

Iraq Vows No Leniency with Parties Harming Ties with Saudi Arabia

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)

Bahrain Suspends Entry of Foreign Travelers Arriving from Three Countries Amid Ebola Fears

A view of Bahrain's capital Manama. (Getty Images file)

UAE Says Drones Targeting Nuclear Plant Came from Iraq

The United Arab Emirates flag flutters against the backdrop of the Abu Dhabi Skyline following a reported Iranian strike, March 1, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Govt: Kingdom Won’t Hesitate to Take Measures to Protect its Security

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chairs the Cabinet meeting in Jeddah. (SPA)

Algeria Condemns Drone Attack on Saudi Arabia

File photo of the Saudi flag/AAWSAT

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Coordinate Efforts to Tackle Regional Developments

Prince Faisal bin Farhan receiving Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah during a previous meeting in Riyadh (Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 16, 2026. (Reuters)

UN Expert Condemns ‘Torture’ of Palestinian Prisoners in Israel

Board of Peace Will Ask the UN Security Council to Press Hamas to Disarm

A Palestinian boy stands next to plastic containers on a trolley, as he and others collect portable drinking water for their displaced family living in shelters after homes were destroyed in Israeli bombardment, in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on May 18, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Military Issues Fresh Evacuation Warnings for South Lebanon

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Burj el-Shmali on on May 19, 2026. (AFP)

Palestinians in Gaza Mark Anniversary of Nakba, Say Today’s Catastrophe Is Worse

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate before the strike was carried out late on Monday, in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip May 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Syrian Soldier Killed, 18 People Wounded by Car Bomb in Damascus

Syrian security personnel inspect the site of an explosion outside a Defense Ministry building in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP)

MSF Warns Aid Used for 'Military Objectives' in S.Sudan

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed/File Photo

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Nigerian soldiers walk past military tanks prepared for deployment during a tour of the Theater Command Operation Lafiya Dole by Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff at Maimalari Cantonment in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, November 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Nigeria Says Joint US Strikes Kill 175 ISIS Militants, Senior Leaders

US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent poses for a family photograph of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors as they meet to prepare the summit of heads of State and government to be held in June 2026 in Evian, in Paris on May 19, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Finance Minister Says ICC Seeks Arrest Warrant Against Him

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a press conference regarding settlements expansion for the long-frozen E1 settlement, that would split East Jerusalem from the occupied West Bank, near the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, August 14, 2025. (Reuters)

EU Denounces New US Waiver of Russian Oil Sanctions

European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Valdis Dombrovskis, looks on ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris, France, May 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Türkiye Arrests 110 on Suspicion of ISIS Ties

The arrests came during simultaneous raids across three provinces, centered in Istanbul. (AFP file)

WHO Chief Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ by ‘Scale and Speed’ of DR Congo Ebola Outbreak

A motorcycle taxi driver waits for clients in front of the entrance of CBCA Virunga General Hospital, in Goma on May 17, 2026. (AFP)

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Travelers move through stanchion lines at the departure terminal of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. (AFP)

Saudi Airports Handle 141 Million Passengers in 2025 as Aircraft Fleet Expands

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

Supertanker with Iraqi Oil Heads for Vietnam After Hold-up in US Blockade

Tankers are seen off the coast of the Fujairah, as Iran vows to close the Strait of Hormuz, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Asian Markets Cautious, Oil Dips after Trump Holds Off on Iran Attack

Vessels are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Khasab on Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula on May 17, 2026. AFP

Australia Secures Jet Fuel from China to Keep Flying in Energy Squeeze

13 May 2026, Australia, Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is interviewed on morning television after delivering the 2026-27 Federal Budget in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. (dpa)

Hormuz Crisis Saddles Global Companies with $25 Billion Bill

Oil/Chemical Tanker "Bald Man" at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Under Trump Pressure, EU Eyes Deal to End Trade Standoff

US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen sealed the deal in Turnberry, Scotland last year. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP/File

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Jeddah’s House of Islamic Arts Marks International Museum Day 2026

Culture The House of Islamic Arts in Jeddah marked International Museum Day 2026 with a special exhibition offering visitors a cultural journey into the past. (SPA)

Jeddah’s House of Islamic Arts Marks International Museum Day 2026

The House of Islamic Arts in Jeddah marked International Museum Day 2026 with a special exhibition offering visitors a cultural journey into the past. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A number of private museum owners in Jazan stressed that these museums are no longer limited to preserving and displaying heritage collections - SPA
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Private Museums in Jazan Offer a Window into the Region's Cultural Past

Private museums in Jazan Region are reintroducing local memory through a contemporary cultural vision by preserving collections and artifacts documenting…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture This artifact is part of the collection at the Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture - SPA
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Rare Inscribed Marble Column Chronicles Grand Mosque Minaret's Construction

The Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture in Makkah showcases a rare marble column bearing an inscription documenting the construction of one of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The Royal Commission for AlUla continues its efforts to protect and promote human heritage on a global scale, reinforcing AlUla’s position as a leading cultural destination. (SPA)
Culture

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla, the World’s Largest Living Museum, Marks Int'l Museum Day

Saudi Arabia's Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) is marking International Museum Day, observed annually on May 18, as part of its continued efforts to reinforce…

Culture From left, Elisabetta Magnanti, Mark Faulkner of Dublin's Trinity College, Andrea Cappa and Valentina Longo of Rome's National Central Library examine a manuscript containing a rare, long-lost copy of Caedmon's Hymn — the first poem ever written down in Old English — at Rome's National Library, Thursday, May 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrea Rosa)
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Medieval Book in Rome Has Been Hiding the Oldest English Poem

The researchers in Ireland looked at their computer screen, marveling at a medieval book tracked down in a Roman library. They flipped through its digitized…

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Alcaraz Withdraws from Wimbledon with Wrist Injury

Sports Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 14, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses for a picture with the trophy after winning his men's singles final against Serbia's Novak Djokovic. (Reuters)

Alcaraz Withdraws from Wimbledon with Wrist Injury

Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of regaining his Wimbledon title have been dashed with the two-time champion announcing Tuesday he is withdrawing as he recovers from a…

Sports Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola poses with the trophy on the pitch after the English FA Cup final football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley stadium in London, on May 16, 2026. (AFP)
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Guardiola Set for Emotional Man City Farewell After Era-Defining Decade

Pep Guardiola is expected to take charge of Manchester City for the final time on Sunday, drawing the curtain down on a decade that has reshaped not only his…

Sports Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka returns the ball to Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 9, 2026. (AP)
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Stuttering Sabalenka Seeks to Set Down Marker at Roland Garros

Aryna Sabalenka looked unbeatable when the clay-court season got underway last month, but now as the world number one arrives in Paris for her latest tilt at…

Sports Coach Carlo Ancelotti arrives to announce Brazil's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP)
Sports

World Cup Glory Attracts Superstar Coaches into International Battle

The 2026 World Cup has bucked the trend of international football's struggles to compete with the riches of the club game when it comes to securing some of the…

Sports 15 July 2018, Russia, Moscow: France's Kylian Mbappe in action during the FIFA World Cup 2018 final match between France and Croatia at the Luzhniki Stadium. (dpa)
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How Might This World Cup Be Won on the Pitch?

The World Cup represents football's pinnacle, the ultimate prize every young player dreams of winning. But whether the tournament is where the very best…

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African Ants at the Center of International Smuggling … Queen Sold for Over $1,000

Varieties Ants become the center of an international smuggling trade (AFP) 

African Ants at the Center of International Smuggling … Queen Sold for Over $1,000

Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the center of an international smuggling trade. Martins has been…

Asharq Al Awsat (Nairobi)
Varieties American painter Jackson Pollock at his studio in East Hampton, N.Y., in 1953. (Archive via Getty Images)
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Jackson Pollock Work Sells for $181 Mn

A Jackson Pollock painting sold for a record $181.2 million on Monday at Christie's in New York, leading a blockbuster day at the auction house. With its…

Varieties The SMILE spacecraft is prepared for launch in Kourou, French Guiana. (ESA/AFP)
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EU-China Spacecraft Takes off on Mission to Probe Solar Winds

A joint European-Chinese spacecraft blasted off into orbit Tuesday to investigate what happens when extreme winds and giant explosions of plasma shot out from…

Varieties Football - FA Cup - Final - Chelsea v Manchester City - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - May 16, 2026 William, Prince of Wales, before the start of the match. (Reuters)
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Prince William to Sell Parts of Royal Estate to Reinvest in Local Communities

Britain's Prince ‌William will sell off parts of his vast Duchy of Cornwall estate over the next decade to help fund plans to invest more than 500 million…

Varieties Local media say the tiger belongs to controversial trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany's "Tiger Queen" - AFP
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Escaped Tiger Shot Dead by German Police

German police said Monday they had shot dead a tiger that escaped from an enclosure run by a woman nicknamed the "Tiger Queen" after it attacked one of the…

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