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Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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Royal Order Names Abdulaziz bin Salman as Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued on Saturday several royal orders, including naming Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin…

Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA file)
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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Urge Need to Support Mediation Efforts to Contain Regional Tensions

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Saturday a telephone call from Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and FM…

Arab World A vehicle that was reportedly damaged by an Israeli strike is pictured in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman on July 10, 2026. (AFP)
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US Delegation in Lebanon to Discuss Israel ‘Pilot Zone’ Withdrawal, Says Official

A US military delegation met with Lebanon's army in Beirut to discuss the implementation of Israel's withdrawal from a "pilot zone" in occupied territory, a…

World US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)
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US Lawmaker Says He Was ‘Detained’ by Israeli Settlers in West Bank

A prominent Democratic US lawmaker from California, Ro Khanna, said Saturday he was "detained" by armed Israeli settlers along with other Americans during a…

Iran Supreme Leader Vows Revenge for Father’s Killing

World Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran Supreme Leader Vows Revenge for Father’s Killing

Iran's supreme leader on Saturday vowed revenge for the US-Israeli killing of his father and predecessor, hours after President Donald Trump warned against any…

Arab World Demonstrators gather as they take part in a protest over unemployment, corruption and poor public services, in Baghdad, Iraq October 2, 2019. (Reuters)
Arab World

Iraqis Protest Over Power Cuts in Sweltering Summer Heat

Hundreds of residents of an eastern Iraqi city protested on Saturday against power cuts during extreme summer heat, an AFP correspondent said. Temperatures…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Crown Prince, US President Discuss Cooperation and Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received a phone call from US President Donald J. Trump, the…

Asharq Al Awsat

Egyptian Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Cairo Hosts Egyptian-Israeli Talks to Avert Renewed Gaza War

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Iraqi Judiciary Opens Door to 'Conditional Settlements' to Recover Corruption Funds

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi receives Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zaidan in Baghdad. (Government press office)

Ten Wounded as Russia Strikes Kyiv with Missiles

A sapper examines the impact site of a Russian missile in a residential area of Kyiv, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (AP)

Israel Hunts Hamas Figures as Gaza Killings Continue

Palestinians carry the body of Mohammed Odeh, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, during his funeral in Gaza City on May 27, 2026. (AFP)

WHO: Sudan's Cholera Outbreak May Get Worse Due to Conflict and Rains

FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women lie in beds as they receive treatment for dengue fever at Omdurman Hospital, as Sudan grapples with outbreaks of dengue and cholera amid the annual rainy season and a collapsed healthcare and infrastructure system, in Khartoum, Sudan, September 23, 2025. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

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A youth releases a kite in the colors of the Palestinian flag as he takes part in a kite festival under the theme "The Land Is Our Land and the Sky Is Our Sky," in the village of Burin near the West Bank city of Nablus, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP)

‘Our Land, Our Sky:’ West Bank Palestinians Fly Kites in Defiance of Israeli Settlers

A view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (SPA)

Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia at 'A+', Outlook Stable

First responders inspect the wreckage of a car reportedly targeted by an Israeli strike in Nabatieh on July 6, 2026. (AFP)

US-Iran Escalation Revives Lebanese Fears of War

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal to discuss ongoing preparations for implementing the provisions of the framework agreement in the pilot areas. (Lebanese Presidency)

Aoun Rejects Linking Lebanon to Iran Talks, Says Hezbollah Must Prove it Prioritizes Lebanon

A shirt depicting Norway striker Erling Haaland on sale at a store, as his performances at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the buzz he has generated on social media drive demand for merchandise featuring his image, in Lima, Peru, July 10, 2026. (Reuters)

Erling Haaland Is Norway’s World Cup Machine — and the Internet’s Favorite Meme

US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Türkiye, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

What Does Removing Syria from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Mean for Its Economy?

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The Gulf: The Age of Self-Reliance

Mohammed al-Rumaihi
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Jeddah-Ottawa: The Horizon of the Present and Partnerships for the Future

Emile Ameen
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Global Football, Arab Pride, and Happiness

Dr. Amal Moussa
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Domestic Shifts in America

Dr. Abdullah Faisal Alrabeh
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From Islamabad to Washington... Lebanon in the Grinder

Rami al-Rayes
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Iran: Management of Uncertainty

Amir Taheri
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In Syria, the Logic of the State Prevails

Amr el-Shobaki
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Sudan Between Exclusion and Dialogue

Osman Mirghani
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In Iraq... the Country's Good Comes Before Any Other Interest

Suleiman Jawda
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Prospects for the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding

Dr. Khaled N Al-Habbas
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Netanyahu's Visit to Washington: Background and Objectives

Nabil Amr
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Will the Memorandum of Understanding Become the Final Agreement Itself?

Sam Menassa
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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (EPA file)

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Urge Need to Support Mediation Efforts to Contain Regional Tensions

Royal Order Names Abdulaziz bin Salman as Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

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

Saudi FM Holds Phone Talks with US Secretary of State

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Commitment to Global Water and Sanitation Goal at UN Forum

Deputy Minister for Water at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince, US President Discuss Cooperation and Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia and Canada: Questions and Answers on Joint Action and Coordination Council

Part of the memorandum signing ceremony attended by the Saudi Crown Prince and the Canadian Prime Minister in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

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11 July 2026, Palestinian Territories, Nuseirat: A vehicle damaged in an Israeli strike is seen at the scene in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, where a Palestinian was killed and others were wounded. (dpa)

Plans for Post-War Gaza Face Challenges on the Ground

US Delegation in Lebanon to Discuss Israel ‘Pilot Zone’ Withdrawal, Says Official

A vehicle that was reportedly damaged by an Israeli strike is pictured in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Rumman on July 10, 2026. (AFP)

Iraqis Protest Over Power Cuts in Sweltering Summer Heat

Demonstrators gather as they take part in a protest over unemployment, corruption and poor public services, in Baghdad, Iraq October 2, 2019. (Reuters)

Egyptian Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Cairo Hosts Egyptian-Israeli Talks to Avert Renewed Gaza War

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Iraqi Judiciary Opens Door to 'Conditional Settlements' to Recover Corruption Funds

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi receives Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zaidan in Baghdad. (Government press office)

Aoun Rejects Linking Lebanon to Iran Talks, Says Hezbollah Must Prove it Prioritizes Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Army Commander Gen. Rodolphe Haykal to discuss ongoing preparations for implementing the provisions of the framework agreement in the pilot areas. (Lebanese Presidency)

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US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) speaks with a Palestinian resident of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)

US Lawmaker Says He Was ‘Detained’ by Israeli Settlers in West Bank

Floods in Bangladesh Kill 44, Leave Over a Million Stranded

11 July 2026, Bangladesh, Dhaka: People wade through floodwaters in Dhaka, after torrential rain caused severe flooding and waterlogging across parts of the country. (dpa)

Iran Warns It Will Not Be Bound by Deal with US if Violations Continue

An Iranian woman walks near an anti-US mural in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 July 2026. (EPA)

Two Soldiers Killed in Attack in Northeast Iran

A man drives next to a billboard of Iranian supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a street in Tehran, Iran, 09 July 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Boat Accident off Island in Vietnam's South Kills 15

Ambulances line up on a pier to help victims of a boating accident after a tourist vessel capsized off Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam's An Giang Province on July 11, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Iran Supreme Leader Vows Revenge for Father’s Killing

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, July 9, 2026. (Reuters)

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A view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (SPA)

Fitch Affirms Saudi Arabia at 'A+', Outlook Stable

Renewed US-Iran Conflict Narrows Egypt’s Economic Growth Prospects

 A traditional market in Egypt’s Giza Governorate. (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

China Temporarily Bans Helium Exports as US-Iran Tensions Flare Again

Ships and containers at a Chinese port (Reuters)

IEA Says Global Oil Demand Picks Up Despite War Fears

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

Humain, Cohere Launch Strategic Partnership to Expand AI Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Logo of the Saudi company Humain (Asharq Al-Awsat)

ECB is Back to Square One as US-Iran War Resumes

FILE PHOTO: A view of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

Culture

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Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after Secret Journey from France

Culture Workers prepare to unload a specially designed crate (back L) carrying the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in central London early on July 10, 2026. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after Secret Journey from France

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and France's President Emmanuel Macron inspecting repatriated Syrian artifacts that had been on loan to the Arab World Institute in Paris since 2010, during an official ceremony at the at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 7, 2026. (SANA/AFP)
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France Returns 23 Syrian Treasures After 15 Years as Macron Visits Damascus

France has finally returned 23 Syrian archaeological treasures that remained in the country for about 15 years after being loaned for an exhibition. Their…

Culture The Red Sea Fund presented four awards within the Production Market at the Saudi Film Festival - SPA
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Red Sea Film Foundation Concludes Participation in 12th Saudi Film Festival

The Red Sea Film Foundation won four awards for the three films supported by the Red Sea Fund during its participation in the 12th Saudi Film Festival, held at…

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Culture Tannis Davidson, Head of Zoology and Science collections at the Grant Museum of Zoology in London, holds a device displaying the temperature inside the display cases in the museum, in central London on June 26, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
Culture

UK Museums at 'Sharp End' of Climate Change Challenge

As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heatwave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture The glassworks tunnels have never before been open to the public. (Stourbridge Glass Museum)
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British Town to Open its 250-Year-Old Underground Tunnels to Public

A West Midlands glassmaking museum is set to open its 250-year-old underground tunnels to the public for the first time. Stourbridge Glass Museum has…

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African Results Justify World Cup Slots Increase Amid Criticism

Sports Cape Verde's Vozinha celebrates after the match in Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 15, 2026. (Reuters)

African Results Justify World Cup Slots Increase Amid Criticism

When four-time World Cup winners Italy failed to qualify for the 2026 tournament, then head coach Gennaro Gattuso lamented that Africa had so many places at…

Sports England's forward #09 Harry Kane gives an MD-1 press conference at Miami Stadium in Miami on July 10, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football tournament quarter-final match between Norway and England. (AFP)
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‘Beast’ Haaland a Different Player to Me, Says Kane

England captain Harry Kane labelled Erling Haaland "a machine" but said he and Norway's "beast" of a number nine are completely different players as they…

Sports Ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup final (stubhub website)
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World Cup Quarterfinal Resale Prices Drop, FIFA Selling Nearly 1,200 More Seats for Final at $7,380

World Cup ticket resale prices dropped for quarterfinal matches following the elimination of co-hosts United States and Mexico, and FIFA has nearly 1,200 seats…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 – Quarter-final - Spain v Belgium - Los Angeles Stadium, Inglewood, California, US - July 10, 2026 Belgium's Thibaut Courtois looks dejected as he applauds fans after the match following their elimination from the World Cup. (Reuters)
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Courtois ‘Proud’ as Sun Sets on Belgium’s ‘Golden Generation’

Thibaut Courtois said he was proud of Belgium's fabled "Golden Generation" on Friday as their final shot at winning a major title ended in a World Cup quarter…

Sports Lamine Yamal #19 of Spain points at the bis scoreboard while his brother Keyne is on the screen after the 2-1 win during the FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final match between Spain and Belgium at Los Angeles Stadium on July 10, 2026 in Inglewood, California. (Getty Images/AFP)
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My Goals Don’t Matter if We Win World Cup, Says Yamal

Lamine Yamal said if Spain wins the World Cup nobody will care about his failure to score, after the teen superstar was again absent from the scoresheet in his…

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Paris Landmarks Shutter Early as Quarter of France Swelters Under Heatwave

Varieties A sign informs visitors that the Eiffel Tower will close at 16:00 CEST today due to extreme temperatures during a heatwave in Paris, France, July 11, 2026. (Reuters)

Paris Landmarks Shutter Early as Quarter of France Swelters Under Heatwave

The Eiffel Tower and other Paris landmarks announced early closures over the weekend as a quarter of mainland France was under the highest heat alert level on…

Varieties Visitors use fans as as they wait to enter the Washington Monument, July 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP)
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Dangerous Heatwave Is Building, Will Bring Oppressive Temperatures to Much of the US

A widespread and dangerous heatwave is building across the US, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading…

Varieties Britain's Prince Harry speaks at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), the primary venue for the 2027 Invictus Games, as it marks one year until the event, in Marston Green, near Birmingham, Britain, July 10, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool via Reuters)
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Charles Hosted Prince Harry and Family for First Time in Years as They Try to Repair a Family Rift

King Charles III hosted Prince Harry and met with his family for the first time in years Friday as they try to repair a rift that has persisted since his…

Varieties The Reusable Vehicle eXperiment, known as RV-X, is seen in a test launch at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Noshiro, northern Japan, Saturday, July 11, 2026. (Naoki Kawano/Kyodo News via AP)
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Japan Successfully Launches, Lands Reusable Rocket

Japan's space agency said on Saturday its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first lift-off and landing test, marking a step forward in the…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Cape Verde's Vozinha celebrates after the match in Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 15, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Brett Davis/File Photo
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Sea Snail Named Aldisa Vozinha in Honor of Cape Verde Keeper

Spanish biologist and soccer fan Jesus Ortea has named a newly discovered species of sea snail in honor of Vozinha, the Cape Verde goalkeeper who stunned fans…

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