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Arab World From right, Qassam Brigades leaders assassinated by Israel in separate attacks: Mohammad Odeh, Rafe Salama, Abu Obeida, and Mohammad Deif, in a photo released by the Israeli military. (Israeli military)
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Tunnels or Voiceprints: Why Israel Is Killing Qassam Leaders Faster

Throughout Israel’s war on Gaza, from October 2023 until a fragile ceasefire was announced two years later in October 2025, Israel’s pursuit of the leaders of…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the village of Arnoun on June 3, 2026. (AFP)
Arab World

Netanyahu Says He and Trump Share Goal to Disarm Hezbollah, Demilitarize Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that he and US President Donald Trump are aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to…

Arab World Mourners react during the funeral of brothers Saqer and Moamen ‌Khalil Abu Karim, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)
Arab World

Israeli Strikes Kill Three People in Gaza, Medics Say

Israeli strikes killed ‌three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and the Palestinian group Hamas said an end to such attacks was…

World A French Navy vessel sails by the Russian oil tanker "Tagor", suspected of flying a false Cameroonian flag and boarded by the French Navy on May 31, 2026, as it arrives in Douarnenez Bay, western France on June 2, 2026. (AFP)
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France Arrests Russian Captain of Moscow-Linked Tanker

French authorities have taken into custody the Russian captain of a seized oil tanker believed to be part of Moscow's "shadow fleet", a prosecutor said…

Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Main Airport and Kills 1 as Ceasefire Is Tested Again

World An Iranian woman walks past a residential building, destroyed by previous US-Israeli airstrikes, in Tehran, Iran, 02 June 2026. (EPA)

Iran Strikes Kuwait’s Main Airport and Kills 1 as Ceasefire Is Tested Again

Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in…

Arab World Lebanese soldiers gather near a car hit by an Israeli drone in the Khaldeh area at the southern entrance to Beirut, Lebanon, 03 June 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
Arab World

Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes Near Beirut, Across Southern Lebanon

Lebanon said an Israeli strike hit a target near Beirut on Wednesday while a medical source told AFP six people were killed as Israel pounded the country's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Gulf Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)
Gulf

One Killed in ‘Criminal’ Iranian Attack on Kuwait, Airport Partially Resumes Flights

One person was killed in an Iranian attack targeting civilian facilities in Kuwait, including the international airport and diplomatic missions, the foreign…

US Sanctions Iran’s Largest Crypto Exchange over IRGC Links

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020. (Reuters)

Lebanon Launches Safety Audit of Middle East Airlines Amid Pilot Groups’ Complaints

An aerial view from the window of a Lebanese Middle East Airlines (MEA) airplane shows smoke rising, after Israeli strikes following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, March 12, 2026. (Reuters)

Facing Uproar, Netanyahu Announces ‘Mega-Plan’ for Israel’s Battered North

People react while attending the funeral of an Israeli soldier Captain Doctor Ori Yosef Silvester, a 30-year-old army doctor for the Givati Brigade's Shaked Battalion, who was killed in southern Lebanon, at the Segula Cemetery in Petah Tikva on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

NATO Chief in Kyiv Says Russia 'Increasingly Desperate'

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on June 3, 2026, Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (L) greets NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) upon his arrival in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Handout / Ukrainian Foreign Ministry / AFP)

Iraqi National Pleads Not Guilty in 18 Attacks in Europe, Calling Himself a ‘Prisoner of War’

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi man accused of helping Iran-backed faction's plans for attacks in the United States and Europe, stands with his defense attorney Andrew Dalack before US District Judge Colleen McMahon during his arraignment in Manhattan federal court in New York City, US, June 1, 2026 in a courtroom sketch. (Reuters)

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People attend a protest in memory of dentist and former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi, her husband, and their children, after National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) reports confirmed that her children were killed in Syrian government detention facilities during the rule of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, in Damascus, Syria, June 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Syrians Mourn a Former Chess Champion as Her Death Is Confirmed 13 Years Later

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu Crazy in Phone Call

A staff member hangs up protective equipment to dry after washing them at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Munigi on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

‘If Ebola Comes, We’ll Be Wiped Out’: Fear Grips Camps in DR Congo

The Coordination Framework expressed its support for government efforts to impose state monopoly over weapons. (X)

Iraq Moving Forward with Imposing State Monopoly over Weapons

Vehicles drive on the highway as people leave Beirut's southern suburbs after Israel ordered strikes on Dahiyeh, in Beirut, Lebanon, 01 June 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Beirut Southern Suburbs Residents Live Between Displacement, Return

A National Housing Company project in Jeddah (Company handout)

Gov’t Action Cools Saudi Property Prices, Inflation Turns Negative

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Hajj and Saudi Arabia: The Settled Truth

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
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When Will Lebanon Return to its Natural Role?

Jamal Al-Kashki
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Lebanon’s Domestic Struggle

Amr el-Shobaki
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A Roadmap to Save the South and Lebanon

Hanna Saleh
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Baghdad... Disarmament or Control Over Arms?

Kifah Mahmood
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Between Excess Power and the Failure to Take a Decision

Sam Menassa
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A Breeze of Foresight to Avert Greater Calamities

Fuad Matar
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From Beaufort Castle to Hormuz

Ghassan Charbel
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The Game and the Conspiracy

Samir Atallah
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The Lebanese State: The Biggest Absentee from the Scene

Eyad Abu Shakra
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When Democracies Go to War

Antoine Douaihy
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The World and the Challenge of Strategic Stability

Emile Ameen
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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi, Qatari FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

One Killed in ‘Criminal’ Iranian Attack on Kuwait, Airport Partially Resumes Flights

Planes are seen at Kuwait International Airport. (KUNA)

Kuwait Arrests 3 Fugitive Prisoners

The Kuwait City skyline is pictured from across the waterfront along the Gulf in Salimiyah on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Urges Stronger Action Against Illicit Arms Trafficking

Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Abdulaziz Alwasil. Asharq Al-Awsat

Bahrain Bars its Citizens from Traveling to Iraq, Iran

A general view of Manama, Bahrain. (Reuters)

Saudi FM Receives Written Message from Russian Counterpart

Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs and General Supervisor of the Economic and Development Affairs Deputyship Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi meets with Russian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sergey Kozlov at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA)

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From right, Qassam Brigades leaders assassinated by Israel in separate attacks: Mohammad Odeh, Rafe Salama, Abu Obeida, and Mohammad Deif, in a photo released by the Israeli military. (Israeli military)

Tunnels or Voiceprints: Why Israel Is Killing Qassam Leaders Faster

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)

Syrians Mourn a Former Chess Champion as Her Death Is Confirmed 13 Years Later

People attend a protest in memory of dentist and former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi, her husband, and their children, after National Commission for Missing Persons (NCMP) reports confirmed that her children were killed in Syrian government detention facilities during the rule of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, in Damascus, Syria, June 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Strikes Kill Three People in Gaza, Medics Say

Mourners react during the funeral of brothers Saqer and Moamen ‌Khalil Abu Karim, who were killed in an Israeli strike, according to medics, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Netanyahu Says He and Trump Share Goal to Disarm Hezbollah, Demilitarize Lebanon

This photograph taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli strike that targeted the village of Arnoun on June 3, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Carries Out Deadly Strikes Near Beirut, Across Southern Lebanon

Lebanese soldiers gather near a car hit by an Israeli drone in the Khaldeh area at the southern entrance to Beirut, Lebanon, 03 June 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Iraq Moving Forward with Imposing State Monopoly over Weapons

The Coordination Framework expressed its support for government efforts to impose state monopoly over weapons. (X)

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US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Confirms He Called Netanyahu Crazy in Phone Call

Trump Touts Vance and Rubio for 2028 Republican Ticket

Vice President JD Vance speaks with reporters upon arriving on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP)

France Arrests Russian Captain of Moscow-Linked Tanker

A French Navy vessel sails by the Russian oil tanker "Tagor", suspected of flying a false Cameroonian flag and boarded by the French Navy on May 31, 2026, as it arrives in Douarnenez Bay, western France on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

Zelenskiy Says Strikes on Russia Let Ukraine Negotiate as Equals

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte after talks, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump Says Iran Has Agreed to Not Have a Nuclear Weapon

President Donald Trump waves after his arrival at Ocala International Airport, in Ocala, Florida on May 1, 2026. (Getty Images/AFP)

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Killing Police Officer During Protest

People walk around Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Iran, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP)

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FILE PHOTO: Saudi Aramco logo and stock graph are seen through a magnifier displayed in this illustration taken September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Saudi Aramco: Oil Refining Has Been Underinvested

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

OECD Cuts 2026 Global Growth Forecasts Over Mideast War Fallout

A drone view of vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 3, 2026. (Reuters)

Saudi Non-oil Private Sector Activity Hits 3-month High in May

The Saudi capital, Riyadh (Reuters)

Regional War Weighs on Output, New Business Growth in UAE

The sun sets over a vessel off the coast of Dubai on June 2, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Gold Eases as Middle East Tensions Lift Oil, US Economic Data in Focus

Gold bangles are displayed at a jewellery store in Mumbai, India, March 20, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt’s Private Sector Slump Deepens as Cost Pressures Hit Three-Year High

Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayer at El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt, May 27, 2026. (Reuters)

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Archaeological Replicas Showcase Saudi Arabia's Rich History at Kuala Lumpur Int’l Book Fair

Culture The replicas include selected examples of historical artifacts discovered across various regions of the Kingdom. (SPA)

Archaeological Replicas Showcase Saudi Arabia's Rich History at Kuala Lumpur Int’l Book Fair

Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission, through the Kingdom's pavilion at the Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair 2026, showcased a collection of rare…

Culture "Winter Hillside", circa 1955-56, is one of the works to be exhibited at the Jenna Burlingham Gallery. (Jenna Burlingham Gallery)
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Elizabeth Blackadder Exhibition Reveals Wintry Tuscan Landscapes

She may be best known for accessible paintings of flowers and cats, but a new exhibition of Elizabeth Blackadder’s work focuses instead on chilly landscapes…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture For Vladislava Simonova, haiku is a way of finding poetry in ordinary moments. Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP
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Ukrainian Haiku Poet Finds Small Miracles in War

A temperamental lift leads to the apartment in central Ukraine of a 27-year-old poet celebrated in Japan but almost unknown in her own country. With pink…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The Exhibition of the Architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is a cultural and educational platform that introduces visitors to the history of the Prophet’s Mosque. (SPA)
Culture

Architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque Exhibition Showcases Its Historical Development Across the Ages

The Exhibition of the Architecture of the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is a cultural and educational platform that introduces visitors to the history of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture In this photo provided by Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, recently unearthed ancient artifacts are displayed on May 31, 2026, in Ehnasiya district in Beni Suef, 130 kilometers (80 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities via AP)
Culture

Egypt Unveils a Striking Trove of Ancient Artifacts as the Country Tries to Boost Tourism Industry

Archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture, remains of a Roman basilica and a marble head of Aphrodite…

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Spain Coach Confident Lamine Yamal Will Be Fit for World Cup Opener

Sports Spanish national soccer player Lamine Yamal attends the training session of the team in Las Rozas, Madrid, Spain, 31 May 2026. (EPA)

Spain Coach Confident Lamine Yamal Will Be Fit for World Cup Opener

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente expects Lamine Yamal to be fit to play in the team's World Cup opener. De la Fuente said Wednesday that Yamal will not play in…

Sports Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus walks off the court after the quarterfinal tennis match against Russia's Diana Shnaider at the French Open in Paris, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. (AP)
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Sabalenka Implodes as Shnaider Books French Open Semi with Chwalinska

Aryna Sabalenka saw her golden opportunity to claim a maiden French Open title go by on Wednesday as the world number one fell into a "deep, dark hole" against…

Sports Brazil's forward Endrick attends a training session at the Granja Comary training center in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 29, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. (AFP)
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5 Up-And-Coming Teenagers Who Could Emerge at the World Cup

Some famous teenagers have had their breakthrough moment at the World Cup, including Pelé, who became one of football's all-time greats. Pelé was 17 when he…

Sports FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Soccer Football - International Friendly - Iran v Gambia - Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Türkiye - May 29, 2026 Iran players REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo/File Photo
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Iran to Play World Cup Warm-up Behind Closed Doors

Iran will play their final World Cup warm-up behind closed doors in Türkiye on Thursday before departing for their tournament base in Mexico on Saturday, the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Formula One F1 - Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - May 22, 2026 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc arrives ahead of practice. (Reuters)
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Leclerc Staying with Ferrari for Years to Come

Charles Leclerc will race for Ferrari for years to come after the Italian Formula One team announced a long-term contract extension on Wednesday ahead of his…

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Scientists Find New Species of Dragonfly, Grasshopper and a Fluorescent Spider

Varieties A crowned crab spider that fluoresces under UV light, discovered during a scientific expedition to Angola's remote Lisima plateau, is pictured in this handout image obtained by Reuters on June 3, 2026. (The Wilderness Project/Handout via Reuters)

Scientists Find New Species of Dragonfly, Grasshopper and a Fluorescent Spider

Wildlife ‌experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths in vivid hues during a trip to…

Varieties People commute in heavy rain brought by severe tropical storm Jangmi in Tokyo on June 3, 2026. (AFP)
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Storm Jangmi Dumps Torrential Rain on Tokyo

A severe tropical storm brought torrential rain to Tokyo on Wednesday, swelling rivers, grounding flights and sparking calls to evacuate for hundreds of…

Varieties A mahout rides an elephant along a street in Ahmedabad on May 6, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP)
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Indian Stars Push to End Elephants in Bollywood

Bollywood stars are campaigning to end the use of elephants in Indian films, saying that life-size robot replicas and AI-generated images do the job without…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties (FILES) A statue representing an iceman named Oetzi. (Photo by Andrea Solero / AFP)
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Scientists Find Yeast in Ancient Iceman's Guts -- and Make Bread

Yeast has been growing in the guts of a frozen mummy called Oetzi the Iceman for thousands of years, scientists have discovered, telling AFP they used it to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties A person walks with an umbrella during the rain in the City of London financial district in London, Britain, 02 June 2026. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN
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Foxes, Sharks and Puffins in Line to Replace Historic Figures on UK Banknotes

Foxes, sharks and puffins are on a shortlist of wildlife to appear on Britain's next banknotes, replacing historic figures including World War Two leader…

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