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Arab World A photo taken from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jusiyeh border crossing with Quseir in Syria's central Homs province on October 25, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
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UN Official: Up to 1.5 Million People Could Flee Syrian Escalation

Up to 1.5 million people could be forced to flee a surge in fighting in Syria, a senior UN official said on Friday, as the opposition pressed on with their…

Asharq Al Awsat
World French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh on December 3, 2024. (Photo by JEANNE ACCORSINI / POOL / AFP)
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Macron, Defying Calls to Resign, Struggles on in Search for Stable French Government

President Emmanuel Macron on Friday began his latest search for a new prime minister to lead France's unruly parliament, after rejecting demands he quit to end…

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Features FILE PHOTO: Cars drive past a poster depicting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Damascus, Syria, March 7, 2022. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi/File Photo
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Foreign Armies in Syria and How They Came to Be There

The resurgence of fighting in Syria has brought into focus the role of foreign powers in the country. Türkiye, Iran, Russia and the United States have all…

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World US businessman David Sacks speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024 (AFP).
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Trump Appoints Former PayPal Exec David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said he was appointing former PayPal Chief Operating Officer David Sacks as his "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,"…

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Thousands Flee as Syrian Opposition Push on towards Homs

Arab World Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military armored vehicle on the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Thousands Flee as Syrian Opposition Push on towards Homs

Thousands of people fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight and into Friday morning, a war monitoring group and residents said, as opposition forces…

Asharq Al Awsat
World A "Simorgh" missile carrying three "research" payloads was launched into space from an undisclosed location in Iran on December 30, 2021 (E.P.A.)
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Iran Launches Advanced Module to Deploy Satellites to Higher Altitudes

Iran sent into space on Friday its heaviest-ever payload using the Simorgh carrier rocket including an advanced module for transferring satellites to higher…

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Arab World A file photo of would-be immigrants stand atop a border fence separating Morocco from the enclave of Melilla. (AFP)
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Spain Hails 'Close Cooperation' with Morocco in Managing Migration Flows

Spain's Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela Rodriguez, hailed on Wednesday the “close cooperation” with Morocco in managing migration flows, the…

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Oil Prices Dip as Extended OPEC+ Supply Cuts Highlight Weak Demand

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger//File Photo

UN Security Council to Monitor Implementation of Resolution 1701 in Lebanon, Israel

 A UNIFIL convoy on the Lebanese-Israeli border (AP)

Netanyahu is Intensifying His War Against His Army

Israeli Chief of Staff during his meeting with soldiers in Jabalia, north of Gaza (Israeli Army website)

Hezbollah Offers Housing Aid, Calls for Joint Reconstruction with Lebanon

Hezbollah’s Chief Naim Qassem (AFP)

Qatar Reportedly Resumed Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks after Hiatus

A doll lies among plastic debris and clothes in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at the Muwassi camp near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Red Sea International Film Festival Attracts Major Talent

Red Sea International Film Festival Attracts Major Talent

Visitors touring the COP16 Conference of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Asharq Al-Awsat)

$278 Billion Annual Gap Threatens Global Anti-Desertification Goals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (dpa)

Netanyahu Shows ‘Seriousness’ in Reaching Gaza Agreement

A blimp-shaped balloon launched by families and supporters of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, flies over the prime minister's office, in Jerusalem, 02 December 2024. EPA/ABIR SULTAN

Hamas’ Management of the Hostage Crisis: Time Works Against the Deal

Members of the “Nujaba Movement” during a military parade in Baghdad (X)

Rare Moment of Doubt Between Iran, Iraqi Allies

The triplets were born at the RCU’s Arabian Leopard Conservation Breeding Center this summer. SPA

Arabian Leopard Conservation Program of Saudi Arabia’s RCU Welcomes Birth of Rare Triplets

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Syria: Enemies Masquerading as Friends

Amir Taheri
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Facing a Historic Test

Hanna Saleh
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…On Siding with No One!

Hazem Saghieh
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Bridging Borders with Energy: MENA’s Path to Regional Energy Integration

Ousmane Dione and Paul Noumba Um
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The US-Iraq Relationship and its Implications for Regional Stability

Farhad Alaaldin
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What Is Behind Washington’s Position on Aleppo?

Nadim Koteich
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COP16 and FAO’s Role in Building Agrifood Systems in the Arab Region

AbdulHakim Elwaer
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Be Under No Illusions... Lebanon Faces Tests to its Existence

Eyad Abu Shakra
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On Victory, Defeat, and Fear of Extinction!

Hazem Saghieh
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Syria: The Dangers of Open Conflict and the Need for the State

Ghassan Charbel
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Will the Markets Check Trump’s Power?

Jeff Sommer
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A Bird Flu Pandemic Would Be One of the Most Foreseeable Catastrophes in History

Zeynep Tufekci
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A doll lies among plastic debris and clothes in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike at the Muwassi camp near Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Qatar Reportedly Resumed Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Talks after Hiatus

Asharq Al Awsat

Saudi Arabia, China Sign MoU to Strengthen Health Cooperation

High-rise buildings are seen behind a construction project in the Tongzhou district in Beijing on December 5, 2024. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Palestinian Prime Minister

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)

King Salman, Crown Prince Congratulate the Thai King on National Day

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

Iran’s Ambassador to Asharq Al-Awsat: Ties with Saudi Arabia Growing Through Deliberate Steps

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister during his meeting with the Iranian Vice President in Riyadh (SPA)

Saudi-French Investment Forum Concludes in Riyadh

French President Emmanuel Macron delivering an address at the Saudi-French Investment Forum in Riyadh - SPA

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A photo taken from the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on the Jusiyeh border crossing with Quseir in Syria's central Homs province on October 25, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

UN Official: Up to 1.5 Million People Could Flee Syrian Escalation

Asharq Al Awsat

Sources: Hezbollah Sent Some 'Supervising Forces' to Syria’s Homs

Residents leave the city carrying their belongings in Hama, Syria, Friday Dec. 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Official: Iran Aims to Send Missiles, Drones and Military Advisers to Syria

Syrian anti government fighters patrol the captured central-west city of Hama on December 6, 2024. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP)

Netanyahu Shows ‘Seriousness’ in Reaching Gaza Agreement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (dpa)

Spain Hails 'Close Cooperation' with Morocco in Managing Migration Flows

A file photo of would-be immigrants stand atop a border fence separating Morocco from the enclave of Melilla. (AFP)

Thousands Flee as Syrian Opposition Push on towards Homs

Syrian opposition fighters stand atop a seized military armored vehicle on the outskirts of Hama, Syria, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

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French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Saudi-French Business Forum during an official visit in Riyadh on December 3, 2024. (Photo by JEANNE ACCORSINI / POOL / AFP)

Macron, Defying Calls to Resign, Struggles on in Search for Stable French Government

Asharq Al Awsat

Taiwan's Leader Calls on China to Refrain From Threats Ahead of Expected Military Drills

In this photo released by Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te, right, is greeted by Palau’s President Surangel Whipps Jr. in Palau, Thursday, Dec. 5. 2024. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Arsonists Set Melbourne Synagogue Ablaze

06 December 2024, Australia, Melbourne: Fire crews work at the scene of a fire at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Ripponlea. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP/dpa

Trump Appoints Former PayPal Exec David Sacks as AI and Crypto Czar

US businessman David Sacks speaks during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024 (AFP).

Iran Launches Advanced Module to Deploy Satellites to Higher Altitudes

A "Simorgh" missile carrying three "research" payloads was launched into space from an undisclosed location in Iran on December 30, 2021 (E.P.A.)

US Senator Urges Settlement for Accused 9/11 Plotters

Senator Richard J. Durbin. Photo: The New York Times

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FILE PHOTO: Flakes of gold leaf are pictured in Tokyo April 4, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Caronna/File Photo

Gold Heads for Second Weekly Fall; Focus on US Payrolls Data

Asharq Al Awsat

$278 Billion Annual Gap Threatens Global Anti-Desertification Goals

Visitors touring the COP16 Conference of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Oil Prices Dip as Extended OPEC+ Supply Cuts Highlight Weak Demand

FILE PHOTO: A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger//File Photo

Saudi Central Bank, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Sign MoU to Strengthen Collaboration

This photo taken on November 10, 2024 shows an aerial view of fish ponds, rivers and marshes in San Tin in northern Hong Kong, on the border with the Chinese city of Shenzhen (back). (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

Gold Holds Steady as Spotlight Shifts to US Payrolls Data

Gold bullion displayed in a store in the German city of Pforzheim (dpa)

Egyptian Pound Breaches 50 to the Dollar, Central Bank Says

A man counts Egyptian notes outside a bank in Cairo, Egypt - File photo/Reuters

Culture

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Rare Roman Coin Featuring Brutus Up for Auction in Geneva

Culture The aureus currency was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC. Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

Rare Roman Coin Featuring Brutus Up for Auction in Geneva

A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva on Monday, with bids set to start above $850,000. "A…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The hotel has 35 rooms designed to blend luxury with the natural surroundings. SPA
Culture

Saudi Arabia: Royal Commission for AlUla Reveals Opening of Chedi Hegra Hotel

The Royal Commission for AlUla has announced the opening of the Chedi Hegra Hotel in the historic city of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage…

Asharq Al Awsat (AlUla)
Culture Attieke has become a defining feature of Ivorian culture and a source of pride exported across the continent. Sia KAMBOU / AFP
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Ivory Coast Staple Cassava Meal Gains UNESCO Heritage Status

UNESCO on Wednesday welcomed attieke, the quintessential dish of Ivory Coast, and the skills involved in making the fermented ground cassava meal into its list…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The Eiffel Tower and zinc roofs are seen at sunset in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Culture

Zinc Roof Restorers of Paris Now Have UNESCO Cultural Heritage Recognition

From before sunrise to after sunset, in slippery winters and scorching summers, the roof restorers of Paris toil away, replacing the zinc sheets that help…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Culture Artisans have been using the same methods from 3,000 years to make the famous Aleppo soap - AFP
Culture

UNESCO Grants Heritage Status to Aleppo Soap as Syria War Flares

The UN's cultural organization added Aleppo's famous soap to its intangible cultural heritage list Tuesday with Syria's second city again wracked by war. …

Asharq Al Awsat

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NBA to Return to China with Multiyear Deal in Macau

Sports Grant Chum, president and CEO of Sands China, speaks during a press conference to announce NBA pre-season games coming to China in 2025, at the Londoner Hotel in Macau on December 6, 2024. (Photo by Eduardo Leal / AFP)

NBA to Return to China with Multiyear Deal in Macau

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has signed a multiyear deal to play pre-season games in Macau from 2025, marking the league's return to the Chinese…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports FILE - Nick Kyrgios of Eagles returns the ball to Grigor Dimitrov of Falcons during a match of Day 3 of the World Tennis League at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Dec. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
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Kyrgios Enters Australian Open for his 1st Grand Slam Tournament in More Than 2 Years

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has entered the Australian Open, which would mark his first Grand Slam tournament in more than two years. Australian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands attends a press conference ahead of the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 05 December 2024. EPA/ALI HAIDER
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Formula One: Max Verstappen to Become a Father

Quadruple Formula One world champion Max Verstappen announced on Friday he was expecting his first child with Kelly Piquet, daughter of Brazil's triple…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports FILE PHOTO: Aug 6, 2023; Frisco, TX, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) reacts after scoring in the second half against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo
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Messi and Inter Miami to Open Club World Cup Against Egyptian Club Al Ahly

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami now know their path for next year's Club World Cup. The host team — invited by FIFA to compete despite criticism from many in the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - Club World Cup - Draw - Miami, Florida, United States - December 5, 2024 FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Ronaldo unveil the trophy before the draw REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Sports

Saudi Al Hilal to Face Real Madrid in FIFA Club World Cup 2025

The group stage draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, held on Thursday in Miami, placed Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal in Group H alongside Spain's Real Madrid,…

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Not a Pipe Dream: Notre Dame's Organ to Be 'Revived'

Varieties The immense organ has been likened to the 'soul' of Notre Dame. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / POOL/AFP

Not a Pipe Dream: Notre Dame's Organ to Be 'Revived'

Notre Dame's famed 8,000-pipe organ, known as the voice and soul of the beloved cathedral, will be "revived" after a five-year absence in one of the highlights…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Red Sea International Film Festival Attracts Major Talent
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Red Sea International Film Festival Attracts Major Talent

One of the Middle East’s fastest-growing film festivals opened Thursday in Saudi Arabia, attracting filmmakers and stars from around the world, to present over…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Varieties NASA Administrator Bill Nelson speaks during a news conference about the agency's Artemis campaign at the James E. Webb Auditorium at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2024. (Photo by amid farahi / AFP)
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NASA Announces Further Delays in Artemis Moon Missions

NASA chief Bill Nelson announced on Thursday new delays in the US space agency's Artemis program to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
Varieties Rescue workers continue to search, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, for Elizabeth Pollard, who is believed to have disappeared in a sinkhole while looking for her cat, in Marguerite, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Freed)
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Digging Resumes in Search for Woman in Pennsylvania Sinkhole

Digging crews resumed work early Thursday in the effort to locate a woman who authorities fear died after falling into a sinkhole above an abandoned…

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Varieties The Saudi Film Commission said its participation in the festival builds on its legacy of driving growth in the national film industry
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Saudi Film Commission Showcases Vision and Partnerships at 4th Red Sea International Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission is set to participate in the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, held in Jeddah on December 5-14. In a…

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