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Arab World Palestinians and journalists survey damage in an industrial zone following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the West Bank village of Beit Lid, near Tulkarm, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP)
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Israel’s President Says ‘Shocking’ Settler Violence Against Palestinians Must End

The president of Israel on Wednesday condemned what he called a "shocking and serious" attack by Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank, calling…

World A billboard bearing a picture of Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad and a former national flag are torn by anti-government fighters in the northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. (AFP)
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Austria Charges Two Syrian Ex-Officials Over Civil War Crimes

Prosecutors in Austria on Wednesday said they have charged two officials of Syria's former government for allegedly abusing detained civilians during the…

World Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha delivers remarks with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Nick Iwanyshyn /The Canadian Press via AP)
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Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Presses G7 Allies for Support as Russia Targets Energy Grid Before Winter

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies met with Ukraine's foreign minister Wednesday as Kyiv tries to fend off relentless Russian…

Culture People visit the National Museum of Damascus after it reopened, a month after the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 9, 2025. (Reuters)
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Syria Opens Probe into Robbery at National Museum

Syrian authorities have temporarily closed the national museum in Damascus and launched an investigation after thieves made off with several pieces, an…

Trump Asks Israeli President to Pardon Netanyahu in Letter, Israeli President’s Office Says 

World President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem. (Reuters) 

Trump Asks Israeli President to Pardon Netanyahu in Letter, Israeli President’s Office Says 

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald Trump urging him to consider granting a pardon to Prime Minister Benjamin…

World 10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)
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Germany Arrests Another Alleged Member of Hamas Cell

German prosecutors said Wednesday that police had arrested another alleged member of a Hamas cell plotting attacks on Israeli or Jewish institutions. The…

World The US Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP)
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US Treasury Issues Iran-Related Missile and Drone Sanctions

The US on Wednesday sanctioned individuals and entities in several countries related to their support of Iran's ballistic missile and drone production, in the…

At Least 37 Dead after a Passenger Bus Falls into a Ravine in Peru

The health manager of the Arequipa region said the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a road on a curve, falling more than 200 meters (more than 650 feet) to the banks of the Ocoña river - (File photo of Peru police/The AP)

Tehran Taps Run Dry as Water Crisis Deepens Across Iran

People shop water storage tanks following a drought crisis in Tehran, Iran, November 10, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Palestinian NGO Cannot Appeal UK Court Ruling over F-35 Parts to Israel

Police officers detain a protester during a mass demonstration organized by Defend our Juries, against the British government's ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

UN Watchdog Hasn't Been Able to Verify Iran's Stockpile of Near-weapons Grade Uranium in Months

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Lebanese Say Israel Preventing Post-war Reconstruction

Israel says it is striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon to prevent the group from rebuilding its strength in breach of a ceasefire, but local people complain it is destroying civilian reconstruction efforts (AFP/MAHHMOUD ZAYYAT)

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Workers in Gaza City clear rubble on Tuesday from the historic Al-Basha Palace, destroyed by the Israeli army (AFP)

Gaza Stabilization Force: Search for Consensus without Compromising Palestinian Principles

The initiative aims to transform Historical Jeddah into a global tourism and cultural hub that blends heritage preservation with sustainable economic development. (Al Balad Development Company)

Al Balad Development Company Launches $3.6 Bn Investment Portfolio to Revitalize Historical Jeddah 

The 26th session of the United Nations Tourism General Assembly concluded on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

'Riyadh Declaration on Future of Tourism' Adopted at Conclusion of UN Tourism Assembly 

Iranian ballistic missile displayed next to a banner showing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard leaders killed in Israeli strikes on a Tehran street (Reuters file photo)

Iran Nuclear Stalemate Drives Escalation with Israel, No End in Sight

US soldiers listen to Vice President JD Vance as he delivers remarks at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Friday. (EPA)

Growing US Role in Gaza Raises Israeli Alarm 

Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb and World Economic Forum CEO Børge Brende shook hands after announcing the “Beyond Tourism” initiative (X)

Saudi Arabia Drives Global Tourism Shift with 200 Bn Dollar Push

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On Lebanon’s Daily Test of Sovereignty

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From New York to Gaza...

Hazem Saghieh
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Mamdani... and New York’s ‘Swallow’!

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Lebanon: Negotiations and the Crisis of Limited Sovereignty

Sam Menassa
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That Photo at the White House 

Ghassan Charbel
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A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence

Barbara Gail Montero
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The Constitutional Timeframes for Forming the Legislative and Executive Authorities in Iraq

Faiq Zaidan
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A Model of Civilization, and There is No Alternative!

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Hezbollah in Two Statements

Mustafa Fahs
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US Elections: Will Trump Thank Mamdani?

Amir Taheri
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On Corpses, Museums, and Aspects of Our State of Affairs

Hazem Saghieh
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The Risks of a Short Truce in Sudan

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Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to Türkiye on Crash of Military Aircraft in Georgia

Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to Türkiye on Crash of Military Aircraft in Georgia

Asharq Al Awsat

Royal Saudi Air and Defense Forces Continue Participation in ATLC-35 Exercise in UAE 

ATLC-35 aims to boost combat readiness, strengthen operational planning and execution capabilities, and simulate realistic air and missile warfare scenarios. (SPA)

MWL Condemns ‘Terrorist’ Bombing in Islamabad 

Security and rescue officials inspect the scene of a suicide bomb blast outside the judicial complex in Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 November 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Regional Developments with Top US Officials in Washington 

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses its Support for Efforts to Establish Regional, Global Stability

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the Cabinet session in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Raises Military Spending Localization to 24.89%

GAMI governor Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali during the annual meeting (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Palestinians and journalists survey damage in an industrial zone following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the West Bank village of Beit Lid, near Tulkarm, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP)

Israel’s President Says ‘Shocking’ Settler Violence Against Palestinians Must End

Lebanese Say Israel Preventing Post-war Reconstruction

Israel says it is striking Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon to prevent the group from rebuilding its strength in breach of a ceasefire, but local people complain it is destroying civilian reconstruction efforts (AFP/MAHHMOUD ZAYYAT)

Iraq's Sudani Secures 'Major Victory' in General Election: Sources Close to PM

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani holds a ballot paper to cast his vote in the parliamentary elections at a polling station in Baghdad, Iraq, 11 November 2025. EPA/CEERWAN AZIZ

Syria’s Sharaa: Trump Backs our Position on Israel’s Withdrawal to Pre-Dec. 8 Borders

This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on November 10, 2025, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington DC. (Handout/SANA/AFP)

IOM: At Least 42 Migrants Missing, Presumed Dead, after Boat Capsizes Off Libya

FILE - Migrants sail a wooden boat before being assisted by aid workers of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, in the Mediterranean sea, about 30 miles north of Libya, Saturday, June 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra, File)

Israel Reopens Zikim Crossing in Northern Gaza for Aid Trucks, COGAT Says 

A general view of a new displacement camp set up by the Egyptian Committee is pictured through a window in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip on November 11, 2025. (AFP)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha delivers remarks with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand during the G7 Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Niagara-on-the-Lake on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Nick Iwanyshyn /The Canadian Press via AP)

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Presses G7 Allies for Support as Russia Targets Energy Grid Before Winter

Austria Charges Two Syrian Ex-Officials Over Civil War Crimes

A billboard bearing a picture of Syria's ousted President Bashar al-Assad and a former national flag are torn by anti-government fighters in the northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. (AFP)

Germany Arrests Another Alleged Member of Hamas Cell

10 October 2025, Berlin: Police officers arrest a suspect in Kreuzberg. (dpa)

US Treasury Issues Iran-Related Missile and Drone Sanctions

The US Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP)

At Least 37 Dead after a Passenger Bus Falls into a Ravine in Peru

The health manager of the Arequipa region said the bus hit a pickup truck and it went off a road on a curve, falling more than 200 meters (more than 650 feet) to the banks of the Ocoña river - (File photo of Peru police/The AP)

Palestinian NGO Cannot Appeal UK Court Ruling over F-35 Parts to Israel

Police officers detain a protester during a mass demonstration organized by Defend our Juries, against the British government's ban on Palestine Action, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain, October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Toby Melville

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An Iraqi voter carries her child, who is holding the national flag, at a polling station in the southern city of Basra. (AFP)

Iraq Elections: Ballot Boxes to Shape the Nation’s Economy, Not Just its Parliament

Asharq Al Awsat (Baghdad)

Aramco Signs 28 MoUs Worth Over $1 Billion at Middle East Corrosion Conference

Wail Al-Jaafari, Executive Vice President of Technical Services at Saudi Aramco, speaks to the audience (Asharq Al-Awsat).

China, Spain Signs Agreements to Strengthen Cooperation on Spanish King’s Visit 

Spain's King Felipe VI and Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP)

Al Balad Development Company Launches $3.6 Bn Investment Portfolio to Revitalize Historical Jeddah 

The initiative aims to transform Historical Jeddah into a global tourism and cultural hub that blends heritage preservation with sustainable economic development. (Al Balad Development Company)

Bessent, Al-Rumayyan Discuss Boosting PIF’s Investments in the US

The US Treasury Secretary met with the PIF Governor. Photo: X

'Riyadh Declaration on Future of Tourism' Adopted at Conclusion of UN Tourism Assembly 

The 26th session of the United Nations Tourism General Assembly concluded on Tuesday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Sotheby’s Says a Diamond Brooch Lost by Napoleon as His Forces Fled Waterloo Sells for $4.4 Million

Culture A staff member holds a 132.66 carats green beryl worn by Emperor Napoleon I at his coronation and an old mine-cut diamond brooch or pendant owned by Emperor Napoleon I during an auction preview for Sotheby’s in Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Sotheby’s Says a Diamond Brooch Lost by Napoleon as His Forces Fled Waterloo Sells for $4.4 Million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss…

Culture People visit the National Museum of Damascus after it reopened, a month after the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 9, 2025. (Reuters)
Culture

Syria Opens Probe into Robbery at National Museum

Syrian authorities have temporarily closed the national museum in Damascus and launched an investigation after thieves made off with several pieces, an…

Culture The commission affirmed that its participation in ICOM Dubai represents an opportunity to showcase Saudi Arabia’s experience in building an integrated museum sector - SPA
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Saudi Museums Commission Inaugurates Pavilion at ICOM Dubai 2025

The Museums Commission participated today in the 27th General Conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), being held in Dubai from November 11…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The program will kick off at the center’s headquarters in Diriyah on November 18. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Art Futures Launches 'Moving Image' Public Program 

Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the first center dedicated to new media arts in the Middle East and North Africa, announced on Tuesday the launch of…

Culture The pavilion features rare photos and historical documents illustrating the evolution of Hajj transport. (SPA)
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Saudi Ministry of Transport Showcases Evolution of Transport at Hajj Conference 

The Saudi Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services showcased the evolution of Hajj transport at its pavilion during the Hajj Conference and Exhibition in…

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Swimmer Al-Sarraj Wins First Gold Medal for Saudi Arabia at Islamic Solidarity Games 

Sports Zaid Al-Sarraj poses with his medal. (SPA)

Swimmer Al-Sarraj Wins First Gold Medal for Saudi Arabia at Islamic Solidarity Games 

Saudi swimmer Zaid Al-Sarraj won on Tuesday the first gold medal for the Kingdom at the sixth Islamic Solidarity Games, which is underway in Riyadh. He won…

Sports Argentina's Lionel Messi (R) takes part in a training session in Algorfa, Alicante, Spain, 11 November 2025. EPA/Marcial Guillen
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Barca President Laporta: Messi Return 'Unrealistic'

Barcelona all-time great Lionel Messi returning to the Catalan giants is "unrealistic,” the club's president Joan Laporta said Wednesday. The 38-year-old…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Chelsea v Brentford - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - October 28, 2023 Chelsea's Reece James looks dejected after the match Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs/File Photo
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Chelsea's James Warns England of Extreme Heat at 2026 World Cup

England defender Reece James said his teammates must brace for "super difficult conditions" at the 2026 World Cup in North America having experienced intense…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Sports Novak Djokovic of Serbia in action against Lorenzo Musetti of Italy (not pictured) during the men's finals match of the ATP Hellenic Championship tennis tournament, Athens, Greece, 08 November 2025. EPA/GEORGE VITSARAS
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Djokovic Says Sinner's Doping Controversy Will Linger

Novak Djokovic said the shortness and timing of Jannik Sinner's ban this year for an inadvertent doping violation was "odd" and the case would hang over the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Football - FIFA World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Group B - Iraq v Indonesia - King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - October 11, 2025 Iraq coach Graham Arnold. (Reuters)
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Iraq, UAE Battle to Keep World Cup Dream Alive 

Iraq and the United Arab Emirates will attempt to overcome the disappointment of missing out on an automatic berth at next year's World Cup when they face off…

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Madinah Wins the 2025 Shanghai Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities

Varieties The recognition coincided with the Global Observance of World Cities Day 2025 in Bogotá - SPA 

Madinah Wins the 2025 Shanghai Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities

Madinah won the 2025 Shanghai Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities in its third cycle, recognizing progress in urban innovation, sustainability,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The original Birkin, the first ever made by Hermes for Jane Birkin crafted in 1984 is displayed during the press preview of Sotheby’s Luxury Week Sale at Sotheby’s Auctions in New York City, US, June 6, 2025. (Reuters) 
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Original Birkin Bag Unveiled in Japan After Record $10 Million Purchase 

The original bag custom-made for late actress Jane Birkin which became a design icon was revealed to media in Tokyo on Wednesday by the Japanese company that…

Varieties A woman takes a selfie during a pro-Beijing flash mob rally in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of communist China’s founding. (AFP via Getty Images)
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More Sleep, Less Screen Time as China Aims to Reduce Student Stress 

Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students by reducing academic pressure, cutting screen…

Varieties The plate - taken some time after 1908 - has now been returned to Gonville & Caius College (Caius College)
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Stolen Cambridge University Plate Returned after 115 Years

A decorative plate stolen from a dining hall by a University of Cambridge student more than 100 years ago has finally been returned. It is believed Gordon…

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Varieties Zookeepers believe the flamingo seen in Brittany could be four-month-old Frankie, who took flight from Paradise Park near Hayle more than a week ago. (Paradise Park)
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Flamingo Escapes from British Sanctuary to France Despite Having Feathers Clipped

“Regarde, un flamant rose!” (Look, a pink flamingo). The zookeepers of Paradise Park in Hayle, Cornwall may never have expected to learn the French word for…

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