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Arab World Locals gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, 01 September 2026. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on 01 September. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER
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How Israel Abducted a Senior Hamas Security Official from the Heart of Gaza

On September 1, an Israeli special forces unit abducted Moeen Al-Arabid, a senior security official with Hamas and its security apparatus, from the heart of an…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
Arab World Travelers at the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia on September 12, 2026 (Reuters)
Arab World

Iraq Closes Three Iran Crossings, Pursues Those Behind Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iraq closed three border crossings with Iran on Saturday, officials told AFP, after a drone attack on a Saudi Arabian pipeline that both Riyadh and Baghdad…

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Arab World Trees became a refuge for those fleeing Houthi reprisals (local media)
Arab World

Houthi Expansion in Western Yemen Brings Arrests and Crackdowns

With little time to think, thousands of civilians in western Taiz province and southern Hodeidah found themselves facing a choice between staying or leaving…

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)
Arab World Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad - File Photo
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Lebanese Army Detains Bashar Assad’s Relative on Weapons and Drugs Charges

Lebanese authorities have detained a relative of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with the son of a notorious drug dealer in northeast Lebanon on…

Asharq Al Awsat

Trump Says Iran War Will End after US Midterm Elections

World US President Donald Trump meets with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin (not pictured) at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

Trump Says Iran War Will End after US Midterm Elections

President Donald Trump repeated on Saturday that he believed the war with Iran will end after US midterm elections in November and that oil ⁠prices will tumble…

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Gulf Saudi Aramco logo. Reuters
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Attacks from Iraq on East-West Pipeline Draw Strong Condemnations

Attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline launched from Iraqi territory drew on Saturday strong condemnations from many countries and organizations. The Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Arab World Lebanese President Joseph Aoun tours the Nabatieh market - destroyed by Israel - during his visit to southern Lebanon. (Lebanese Presidency)
Arab World

Aoun from Nabatieh: No New Negotiations with Israel at Present

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun visited the country's south on Saturday, in a surprise trip to Nabatieh, a city close to the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline

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Ali al-Taher Demolition Leaves Nabatieh Residents Wondering What Comes Next

Destroyed stones on the top of Ali al-Taher ridge, which Israeli forces captured after fighting with Hezbollah and where the Israeli military said it blew up a network of Hezbollah tunnels Thursday night near Nabatieh town, southern Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP)

Israeli Support for Ethiopia’s Maritime Access Bid Fuels Tensions With Egypt

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds earlier talks with the Israeli president in Addis Ababa (Ethiopian News Agency)

Iraqi Factions Demand Law Bringing All Weapons Under State Control

Officials from the Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga Ministry attend a security coordination meeting in Baghdad (government media)

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New homes built in Libya’s Derna after the storm (AFP)

Three Years Since ‘Daniel,’ Libya’s Derna Rebuilds as Families Await Redress

Smoke rises after Israeli demolition operations targeted the occupied southern Lebanese town of Khiam (AFP)

Lebanon Moves to Protect Land Ownership in Occupied South

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed holds earlier talks with the Israeli president in Addis Ababa (Ethiopian News Agency)

Israeli Support for Ethiopia’s Maritime Access Bid Fuels Tensions With Egypt

Houthis use images of their dead to recruit more fighters (X)

Houthi Casualties Strain Sanaa Hospitals’ Capacity

People from Mansouri record the smoke billowing from an Israeli-controlled detonation destroying their village, as seen from Hanniyeh village, southern Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Residents of Southern Lebanon Gather to Watch Israeli Drones Drop Explosives on their Village

General view of Camp X-Ray, where security was tight (AFP)

Guantanamo Detention Camp: The 'Exception' that Became the Rule

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The War in Yemen Is Not Over

Mishary Dhayidi
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Bonn, Berlin and Beirut

Samir Atallah
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Sudan... The Antidote from Abroad

Mohammed al-Rumaihi
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How Can the Houthis be Challenged?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The Second Nabatieh Appeal and the Frontiers of Southern Consciousness

Mustafa Fahs
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Civilizations Break, But How?

Radwan al-Sayyed
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A Quarter Century Since the September 11 Attacks

Dr. Amal Moussa
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America 25 Years After 9/11

Amir Taheri
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Justice in Syria Depends on Public Trust

Huda al-Husseini
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Lebanon...the Project of Neutrality Begins with the State

Michel Douaihy
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Libya and the Nightmare of Militias

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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In Memory of September 11

Samir Atallah
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Attacks from Iraq on East-West Pipeline Draw Strong Condemnations

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from British Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Moscow on July 4, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Launch of Global Alliance for South-South and Triangular Cooperation

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GCC Secretary-General Condemns East-West Pipeline Attack in Saudi Arabia

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Attack on East-West Pipeline

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Holds Separate Calls with Turkish, Qatari Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Moscow on July 4, 2025. (Reuters)

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Travelers at the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia on September 12, 2026 (Reuters)

Iraq Closes Three Iran Crossings, Pursues Those Behind Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Asharq Al Awsat

Al-Halbousi Condemns Attacks on Saudi Arabia

Iraqi Speaker of parliament Mohammed al-Halbousi speaks with the news media as he departs the Department of State after meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Washington, on March 28, 2019. (AP)

Lebanese Army Detains Bashar Assad’s Relative on Weapons and Drugs Charges

Ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad - File Photo

Houthi Expansion in Western Yemen Brings Arrests and Crackdowns

Trees became a refuge for those fleeing Houthi reprisals (local media)

How Israel Abducted a Senior Hamas Security Official from the Heart of Gaza

Locals gather at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, 01 September 2026. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, at least four Palestinians were killed in Israeli air strikes on 01 September. EPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Aoun from Nabatieh: No New Negotiations with Israel at Present

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun tours the Nabatieh market - destroyed by Israel - during his visit to southern Lebanon. (Lebanese Presidency)

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Ukrainian rescuers work amid the rubble at the site of a Russian strike on a multi-story residential building in Odesa, southern Ukraine, 12 September 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/IGOR MASLOV

5 Killed in Russian Strikes on Ukraine as Putin Warns Europe Against Sending Troops

Asharq Al Awsat

BRICS Nations Call for 'Maximum Restraint' in Middle East War

A handout photo made available by India’s Ministry of External Foreign Affairs shows BRICS leaders planting trees during the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi, India, 12 September 2026. EPA/INDIAN MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS/HANDOUT

Pezeshkian Says Middle East Has No Need for US 'Policeman'

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, greets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian upon his arrival for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP)

Trump Says Iran War Will End after US Midterm Elections

US President Donald Trump meets with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin (not pictured) at Farmleigh House in Dublin, Ireland, September 12, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

French Police Suspect Train Derailment Was Sabotage

SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed. (Photo by Guillaume SALIGOT / AFP)

Police: Explosions, Fire at Bulgarian Munitions Site

Fire and smoke rise near an ammunition warehouse, near the village of Tsareva Livada, Bulgaria, September 12, 2026. Stringer/via REUTERS

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An aerial view of the Financial District in Riyadh (SPA)

S&P Global Ratings Affirms Saudi Arabia Credit Rating at A+ with Stable Outlook

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

CEER to Reveal First Flagship Vehicles in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 21

A glimpse of the car's design that CEER aims to launch later this September (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Oil Falls but on Track for 8% Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns; US Diesel Hits Record High

WHITING, INDIANA - SEPTEMBER 08: An aerial view shows the sprawling BP refinery on September 08, 2026 in Whiting, Indiana. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Gold Gains on Softer Oil; US Inflation Data in Focus

A view of smelted gold bars at a smelting facility in Accra, Ghana, August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko/

France Lowers Growth Forecast, Will Miss Deficit Target

French Minister for Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty Roland Lescure gestures as he speaks during a press conference to update the governments growth and fiscal deficit forecasts for the 2027 budget, at the Bercy Economy and Finance Ministry in Paris, France, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

ECB Policymakers Open Door to More Rate Hikes on Energy Risk

The logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) is pictured outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, April 26, 2018. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo

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Gold, Gems and Renoirs: France’s Museums Grapple with a Wave of Smash-and-Grab Thefts

Culture The entrance of the Renoir Museum is pictured after thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings, in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP)

Gold, Gems and Renoirs: France’s Museums Grapple with a Wave of Smash-and-Grab Thefts

At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold…

Culture The community initiative encourages participants to transform recycled or repurposed materials into artworks
Culture

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Museum Opens Submissions for Sea Art Fair

The Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah has announced an open call for submissions for its upcoming Sea Art Fair, inviting children, families, emerging artists,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
Culture

New Riyadh Exhibition Draws Inspiration from Travels of Ibn Battuta

The Misk Art Institute has announced the launch of its art exhibition "Along the Way," opening on September 16 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall in Riyadh…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The King Abdulaziz Public Library has worked to preserve Arab and Islamic heritage, including books, manuscripts, rare items, documents, photographs, and coins. (SPA)
Culture

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Public Library Showcases Rare Andalusian Heritage Collection

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Public Library has unveiled a rare collection of books and manuscripts on the history of Andalusia, highlighting the Arab-Islamic…

Culture Painting of "Coco Reading" by French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which was stolen from Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, but was later retrieved, September 8, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a page on the Renoir Museum's website. (Musée Renoir/Handout via Reuters)
Culture

Renoir Paintings Are Worth a Fortune, but Not When They’re Stolen

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard…

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Marquez Snatches San Marino MotoGP Sprint Ahead of Bezzecchi

Sports Ducati Lenovo Team rider Marc Marquez of Spain leads the Sprint Race of the Motorcycling Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico, Italy, 12 September 2026. EPA/DANILO DI GIOVANNI

Marquez Snatches San Marino MotoGP Sprint Ahead of Bezzecchi

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez led almost all the way to win the San Marino Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday ahead of his Aprilia rivals. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during the qualifying session ahead of the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix in Madrid, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Sports

Norris Beats Antonelli to Pole for Spanish GP

Lando Norris pipped Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli to pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix at Madring on Saturday. The reigning world…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Nottingham Forest v FC Porto - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - October 23, 2025 TV pundit and footballer Michail Antonio REUTERS/David Klein
Sports

Antonio Returns to English Football with Watford Move

Watford have signed Michail Antonio on a free transfer on a one-year deal, bringing the former West Ham United forward back to English football. The 36…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Tottenham Hotspur's Ukrainian midfielder #27 Mykhailo Mudryk reacts during the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Tottenham Hotspur at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on September 5, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
Sports

Spurs' Mudryk Sidelined by Injury after Comeback from Doping Ban

Tottenham Hotspur winger Mykhailo Mudryk injured his ankle in training, according to British media reports, with manager Roberto De Zerbi hoping the Ukraine…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Sports Ben Shelton, of the United States, reacts during the second set during the men's singles semifinals of the US Open tennis championships against Frances Tiafoe, of the United States, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Shelton Takes Down Tiafoe to Seal Zverev Showdown in US Open Final

Ben Shelton defeated compatriot Frances Tiafoe 4-6 6-3 6-3 7-5 in an electric US Open semi-final on Friday to secure a title clash with Alexander Zverev and…

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Cooking Was Already an Artform in Bronze Age Syria

Varieties What they once ate now tells the story of how they lived (SPA)

Cooking Was Already an Artform in Bronze Age Syria

While the folk of Bronze Age Europe were mostly making do with simple stews and bread, people in Syria were already importing ingredients and using pots of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties (FILES) US actress and singer Lady Gaga attends the US premiere of Warner's "Joker: Folie a Deux" at the TCL Chinese theater in Hollywood, California, September 30, 2024. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP)
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Lady Gaga Welcomes First Child

Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday. The 40-year-old "Bad Romance" singer, whose real…

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Varieties MALIBU, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 10: People gather near erosion damage along a beach access road to Point Dume, which remains closed due to the erosion from powerful surf and high tides earlier this summer, on September 10, 2026 in Malibu, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
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Coastal Erosion Forces Cancellation of California Music Festival

A music festival set to feature The Killers, Olivia Dean and Jack White was cancelled Friday because the California beach where it was to be held has been…

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Varieties Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v Inter Milan - Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 8, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their first goal. (Reuters)
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Kylian Mbappe Says AI Dictator Memes Show Lack of Political Awareness

Kylian Mbappe didn't fully enjoy the flurry of AI memes depicting him as a dictator on social media during the World Cup. The France star was portrayed in…

Varieties The 2026 edition introduces expanded pavilions and dedicated zones covering falconry gear - SPA
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International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2026 to Host 1,440 Exhibitors, Brands in Malham

Organized by the National Center for Falcons, the Saudi International Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2026 will kick off on October 1 in Malham, north of Riyadh…

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