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Arab World People look through the rubble of buildings which were leveled on September 27 by Israeli strikes that targeted and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 29, 2024. (AFP)
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Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Was Killed Last Year inside the War Operations Room, Aide Says

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the group's war operations room, according to new details Sunday…

Arab World FILE - Municipality workers pass by debris of damaged buildings that were hit by an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)
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Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Violating Ceasefire Agreement

Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah group of violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement reached between the two sides late…

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World People wait at a bus stop next to a reinforced concrete bomb shelter installed in a street in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kursk, Russia August 28, 2024. The sign on the construction reads: "Shelter". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Russian War Bloggers Report New Ukrainian Attack in Kursk Region

Ukrainian forces have launched a major new attack in Russia's western Kursk region, Russian military bloggers reported on Sunday. Ukrainian troops broke across…

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Arab World Israeli soldiers use weapons amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo
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Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces in The West Bank

A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Fatah party said in a statement. The…

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Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Gulf Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, appointed by the country's new rulers, arrived in Qatar on Sunday to meet senior Qatari officials, a Qatari…

World A handout picture made available by the Chigi Palace (Palazzo Chigi) Press Office shows Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago resort, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 04 January 2025 (issued 05 January 2025). (EPA/ Filippo Attili/ Chigi Palace Press Office Handout)
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Italian Prime Minister Meloni Meets with Trump at His Florida Resort

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni flew to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday, as the key European leader sought to buttress ties…

World FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis smiles to journalists during a news conference in Athens December 3, 2003. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis YK/File Photo
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Former Greek Prime Minister Simitis Dies Aged 88

Former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, who ushered the country into the European Union's single currency in 2001, died on Sunday aged 88 at his summer…

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New Orleans Mourns Victims of Truck Attack with Tearful Vigil and Celebration of Life

Mourners gather at a candlelight vigil and second line parade for victims of the New Year’s Day terror attack, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 04 January 2025. (EPA)

South Korea’s Presidential Security Chief Defies Yoon Arrest Bid as Deadline Looms

Supporters of impeached South Korea's president Yoon Suk Yeol take part in a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 5, 2025. (AFP)

Pakistan Set to Receive $20 Billion Loan From World Bank

FILE PHOTO-People wait for their turn to buy low-priced bun-kabab from a shop in Karachi, Pakistan June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)

Lebanon ‘Seriously’ Dealing with Israeli Threat to Maintain its Occupation of Southern Regions

Israeli tanks are seen on a road following the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, near the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, December 29, 2024. (Reuters)

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People hold portraits of missing relatives during a protest outside the Hijaz train station in the capital Damascus on December 27, 2024, calling for accountability for the perpetrators of crimes in Syria. (AFP)

Red Cross Says Determining Fate of Syria’s Missing ‘Huge Challenge'

This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on December 26, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) stands for the National anthem of Ukraine during an award ceremony in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Ukraine Will Ask Allies to Boost Its Air Defenses at a Meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy Says

A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Riyadh to Host 3rd Edition of Saudi Tourism Forum Under the Slogan ‘To Discover’

Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent stand near the wreckage of a car after what the Syrian state television said was a "guided missile attack" on the car in the Mazzeh area of Damascus, Syria October 21, 2024. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi

Damascus’ Mazzeh 86 Neighborhood, Witness of The Two-Assad Era

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The Arrest of Aws Salloum: What We Know About the ‘Azrael of Sednaya’

US President Biden speaks to journalists at the White House, on Thursday. (DPA)

Washington: A Final Warning to Tehran Before Military Action

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Saudi Arabia and Syria: History and Reality

Abdulah bin Bijad Al Otaibi
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From Oil to Captagon: How al-Assad’s Failures Fueled Syria’s Collapse and a Grim Legacy

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The New Middle East: The Elephant in the Room

Amir Taheri
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‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ and ‘Deterrence of Aggression’: Shutting Down Debate and Opening it up

Hazem Saghieh
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For the First Time Since the Taif Agreement, We Have an Opportunity to Build the State

Hanna Saleh
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2025… Between Expectations and Predictions

Emile Ameen
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The 19th-Century Technology that Threatens AI

Azeem Azhar
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On 2025

Jumah Boukleb
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Bashar al-Assad’s Relationships That Led to His Downfall

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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But It’s Sectarianism... Isn't It?

Hazem Saghieh
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Men, Turning Points, and Imprints

Ghassan Charbel
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Nuclear Weapons Are Not a Fact of Life

Beatrice Fihn
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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani speaks during a press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (not pictured), after the ousting of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian Foreign Minister in Doha to Meet Senior Qatari Officials

Sixth Saudi Relief Plane Departs for Syria with Essential Aid Supplies

Sixth Saudi relief plane departs for Syria with essential aid supplies. (SPA)

KSrelief Distributes Bread to Refugees in Lebanon and Winter Clothing to Families in Jordan

Last week, KSrelief distributed 175,000 bags of bread to Syrian, Palestinian, and host community families in northern Lebanon. (SPA)

Fifth Saudi Airlift Plane Arrives in Syria

The plane carried food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

King Salman, Crown Prince Condole US President on Victims of New Orleans Terrorist Incident

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Fourth Saudi Relief Plane Carries Essential Aid Supplies to Syria

The plane carries food, shelter, and medical supplies. SPA

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People look through the rubble of buildings which were leveled on September 27 by Israeli strikes that targeted and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in the Haret Hreik neighborhood of Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 29, 2024. (AFP)

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Was Killed Last Year inside the War Operations Room, Aide Says

Israel Accuses Hezbollah of Violating Ceasefire Agreement

FILE - Municipality workers pass by debris of damaged buildings that were hit by an Israeli airstrike on Tuesday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Red Cross Says Determining Fate of Syria’s Missing ‘Huge Challenge'

People hold portraits of missing relatives during a protest outside the Hijaz train station in the capital Damascus on December 27, 2024, calling for accountability for the perpetrators of crimes in Syria. (AFP)

Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces in The West Bank

Israeli soldiers use weapons amid clashes with Palestinians in the West Bank. Reuters file photo

Sudan Welcomes Turkish Offer to Mediate with the UAE

Sudanese army commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Turkish deputy Foreign Minister Burhanettin Duran in Port Sudan on Saturday. (Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council/Facebook)

Lebanon ‘Seriously’ Dealing with Israeli Threat to Maintain its Occupation of Southern Regions

Israeli tanks are seen on a road following the ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, near the Israel-Lebanon border in northern Israel, December 29, 2024. (Reuters)

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People wait at a bus stop next to a reinforced concrete bomb shelter installed in a street in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Kursk, Russia August 28, 2024. The sign on the construction reads: "Shelter". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Russian War Bloggers Report New Ukrainian Attack in Kursk Region

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Austrian Conservatives Hold Crisis Meeting after Chancellor Quits

Austrian politician Markus Wallner (C), Governor of Vorarlberg, speaks to the media outside the Austrian People's Party (OeVP) meeting in Vienna, Austria, 05 January 2025. (EPA)

Ukraine Will Ask Allies to Boost Its Air Defenses at a Meeting in Germany, Zelenskyy Says

This handout picture taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on December 26, 2024 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) stands for the National anthem of Ukraine during an award ceremony in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Italian Prime Minister Meloni Meets with Trump at His Florida Resort

A handout picture made available by the Chigi Palace (Palazzo Chigi) Press Office shows Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (R) meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at his residence in Mar-a-Lago resort, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 04 January 2025 (issued 05 January 2025). (EPA/ Filippo Attili/ Chigi Palace Press Office Handout)

Former Greek Prime Minister Simitis Dies Aged 88

FILE PHOTO: Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis smiles to journalists during a news conference in Athens December 3, 2003. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis YK/File Photo

New Orleans Mourns Victims of Truck Attack with Tearful Vigil and Celebration of Life

Mourners gather at a candlelight vigil and second line parade for victims of the New Year’s Day terror attack, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 04 January 2025. (EPA)

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The city skyline is reflected in a pool left on the dry riverbed of the receding Jialing river, a tributary of the Yangtze, that is approaching record-low water levels during a regional drought in Chongqing, China, August 20, 2022. (Reuters)

China Seeks to Bolster Ports and Aviation Hubs in Western Regions

Pakistan Set to Receive $20 Billion Loan From World Bank

FILE PHOTO-People wait for their turn to buy low-priced bun-kabab from a shop in Karachi, Pakistan June 10, 2022. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Riyadh to Host 3rd Edition of Saudi Tourism Forum Under the Slogan ‘To Discover’

A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Emirates First 'Airbus A350' Enters Commercial Service

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Turkish Annual Inflation Falls More Than Expected to 44.38%

A shopkeeper uses his mobile phone as he waits for customers at a popular middle-class shopping district in Istanbul, Türkiye March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File photo

Biden Blocks Takeover of US Steel by Japan's Nippon Steel

FILE PHOTO: The logos of Nippon Steel Corp. are displayed at the company headquarters in Tokyo, Japan March 18, 2019. REUTERS/Yuka Obayashi/File Photo

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Iran Artist's Vision For Culture Hub Enlivens Rustic District

Culture Arabesque patterns feature in Yazdi's creations © ATTA KENARE / AFP

Iran Artist's Vision For Culture Hub Enlivens Rustic District

In the winding alleys of southern Iran, artist Adel Yazdi has taken it upon himself to turn his rustic old neighbourhood into a cultural and tourist hub…

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Culture The ninth edition of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival - SPA/File Photo
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Cultural Activities of King Abdulaziz Camel Festival Conclude with Over 320 Competitive Rounds

The ninth edition of the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival concluded on Thursday with the Al-Fahl Al-Muntij competitions for the “Shaal,” “Safar,” and “Wadah”…

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Culture Culture Ministry Launches Crafts Hackathon as Part of Year of Handicrafts 2025
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Culture Ministry Launches Crafts Hackathon as Part of Year of Handicrafts 2025

The Ministry of Culture has launched a crafts hackathon designed to bring together creators and innovators from diverse fields. The event aims to generate…

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Heritage Commission Concludes 3rd Archaeological Excavation Project Season in Al-Baha

The Heritage Commission has concluded the third season of the archaeological excavation project at the Al-Ma'mala site in the Al-Baha region, an effort aimed…

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Culture The year dedicated to preserving and documenting traditional Saudi handicrafts and strengthening their international presence (Ministry of Culture)
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Saudi Arabia Designates 2025 as the Year of Handicrafts to Celebrate Its Vibrant Cultural Heritage

Handicrafts have long held a special place in Saudi Arabia’s cultural fabric, representing a prosperous heritage passed down through generations. Rooted in the…

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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Kuwait on ‘Outstanding’ Organization of Gulf Cup

Sports Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Kuwait on ‘Outstanding’ Organization of Gulf Cup

The Saudi leadership sent separate messages to the Emir of Kuwait congratulating him on his country’s success in organizing the 26th Arabian Gulf Football Cup…

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Sports Former Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose speaks to the audience during a half-time celebration for Derrick Rose Night at the United Center on January 4, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Getty Images North America / Getty Images via AFP)
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Chicago Bulls Plan to Retire Derrick Rose’s Jersey Next Season

Derrick Rose wasn't sure how he will feel when sees his No. 1 hanging from the rafters. He was still trying to process the news. The Chicago Bulls announced…

Sports Gabe Perreault #34 of Team USA scores on goaltender Michael Hrabel #30 of Team Czechia in the first period of the semifinal match during the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship at Canadian Tire Center on January 4, 2025 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Getty Images North America/Getty Images via AFP)
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US Beats Czechia 4-1 to Set up World Junior Hockey Final against Finland

Boston University's Cole Eiserman broke a second-period tie and the defending champion United States beat Czechia 4-1 on Saturday night to advance to the world…

Sports Naomi Osaka retired after winning the first set in Auckland. Michael Bradley / AFP
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Osaka Retires with Abdominal Injury from Australian Open Warm-Up

Naomi Osaka retired from the final of the Auckland Classic with an abdominal injury Sunday, a blow to the Japanese star just a week before the start of the…

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Sports Soccer Football - Italian Super Cup - Semi Final - Juventus v AC Milan - Al Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - January 3, 2025 AC Milan's Christian Pulisic scores their first goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini
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Milan Come from Behind to Beat Juventus 2-1 in Super Cup Semi-final

AC Milan reached the Italian Super Cup final after coming from behind to beat Juventus 2-1 on Friday in Sergio Conceicao's first game in charge, setting up a…

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Buyer Splashes Out $1.3 Million for Tokyo New Year Tuna

Varieties The head of a 276-kilogram bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 207 million Japanese yen (about 1.3 million US dollars), which was bought jointly by sushi restaurant operator Onodera Group and wholesaler Yamayuki, is carried by a sushi chef at an Onodera sushi restaurant after the first tuna auction of the New Year in Tokyo, Japan January 5, 2025. (Reuters)

Buyer Splashes Out $1.3 Million for Tokyo New Year Tuna

The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year…

Varieties Shigemi Fukahori is interviewed at the Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, southern Japan, on July 29, 2020. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
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Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivor, Who Devoted His Life for Peace, Dies at 93

Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing, who devoted his life to advocating for peace has died. He was 93. Fukahori died at a…

Varieties People walk in the snow at Sefton Park in Liverpool, Britain, 05 January 2025. (EPA)
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Heavy Snow Brings Widespread Disruption across the UK

Heavy snow and freezing rain has brought widespread disruption across the UK, with several major airports forced to suspend flights and many key roads in the…

Varieties Elijah Minahan, of Johnstown, Pa., shovels out the driveway at his home in Westmont Borough as cold temperatures and snowfall hits the region on Friday, January 3, 2025. (Thomas Slusser/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
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Massive Winter Storm to Clobber US from Plains to East Coast

Millions of Americans from the Plains to the East Coast faced the threat of blizzards, heavy snow, treacherous ice and freezing rain through Monday, the…

Varieties Airplanes are parked on the tarmac of Schiphol Airport during a snowfall in Amsterdam on January 5, 2025. The airport warned of delays and cancellations due to the snowfall. (ANP / AFP)
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Dozens of Flights Cancelled at Netherlands’ Schiphol Due to Bad Weather

At least 70 flights have been cancelled and several others delayed at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport due to wintery weather, a spokesperson said on Sunday. He…

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