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White House's Sullivan: Weakened Iran Could Pursue Nuclear Weapon

The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington) Sunday 22/12 - 18:19

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FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in Jerusalem, on Sept. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, Pool, File)

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Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue to Act Against the Houthis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would continue acting against the Houthi militias in Yemen, whom he accused of threatening world…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 16:14

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks as he attends a European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron

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Zelenskiy Says Ukraine's Membership of NATO is 'Achievable'

Ukraine's membership of NATO is "achievable", but Kyiv will have to fight to persuade allies to make it happen, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told Ukrainian…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 15:11

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Walid Jumblatt (C), the Druze former leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), and his son and current party head Taymur Jumblatt (C-L) meet with Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) and interim prime minister Mohammad al-Bashir (L) during a visit to Damascus on December 22, 2024. (AFP)

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Lebanon’s Jumblatt Visits Syria, Hoping for a Post-Assad Reset in Troubled Relations

Former head of Lebanon’s Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Druze leader Walid Jumblatt held talks on Sunday with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham leader Ahmed al-Sharaa,…

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Syria’s Al-Sharaa Says No to Arms Outside State Control

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Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) arrives for a meeing with visiting Druze officials from Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) in Damascus on December 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Syria’s Al-Sharaa Says No to Arms Outside State Control

Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said his administration would announce the new structure of the defense ministry and military within days. In a joint…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus) Sunday 22/12 - 17:00

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Meets HTS Leader in Damascus Sunday 22/12 - 13:27
Türkiye Says It Believes Kurdish Fighters Will Be Forced Out of All Syrian Territory Sunday 22/12 - 10:42

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A defaced portrait of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen in Damascus, Syria, 18 December 2024 (issued 22 December 2024). (EPA)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Syrian Youth Will Resist Incoming Government

Iran's supreme leader on Sunday said that young Syrians will resist the new government emerging after the overthrow of President Bashar sl-Assad as he again…

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People mourn at the mourning site in front of St. John's Church following a vehicle-ramming attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, 22 December 2024. EPA/FILIP SINGER

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German Christmas Market Attacker Asked about Whereabouts of Saudi Ambassador

The perpetrator who drove a car at speed through a Christmas market in the city of Magdeburg, Germany, has reportedly offered a reward in return for…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 10:32

El-Khereiji to Burhan: Saudi Arabia Keen on Sudan’s Stability

Sudanese army commander and head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan meets with Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji in Port Sudan. (Transitional Sovereignty Council on X)

German Police Say 4 Women and a Boy Were Killed in the Christmas Market Attack

Tributes to the victims are seen outside the Johanniskirche (Johannes Church), a makeshift memorial near the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 22, 2024. (AFP)

As Flooding Becomes a Yearly Disaster in South Sudan, Thousands Survive on the Edge of a Canal

Children ride in a small canoe around the area where they live in Jonglei state, South Sudan. (Photo: AP)

Two US Navy Pilots Shot Down Over Red Sea in Apparent ‘Friendly Fire’ Incident, US Military Says

Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is moored near Split, Croatia, Feb. 14, 2022. (AP)

China Says US Is ‘Playing with Fire’ after Latest Military Aid for Taiwan

A Taiwan Army's paratrooper performs with a national flag during a military exercise in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP)

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The reserve announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022. SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Celebrates Birth of its 15th Arabian Oryx Calf

A woman harvests aromatic and medicinal plants in the mountains of Tbainia village near the city of Ain Drahem, in the northwest of Tunisia on November 6, 2024. (AFP)

Tunisia Women Herb Harvesters Struggle with Drought and Heat

Reda Abu Zarada, 50, displaced from Jabaliya in northern Gaza, warms up by a fire with her grandchildren at a camp in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. (AP)

Winter Is Hitting Gaza and Many Palestinians Have Little Protection from the Cold

The army enters a position of a Palestinian group. (Lebanese Army)

Lebanon Begins Removing Palestinian Arms Outside of Refugee Camps

A handout photo made available by the Iranian presidential office shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (L) during the opening session of the Organization of Eight Developing Countries (D-8) summit in Cairo, Egypt, 19 December 2024. (EPA/Handout)

Iran Scrambles to Swiftly Build Ties with Syria’s New Rulers

This aerial view shows damaged buildings in the city of Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 21, 2024, after cyclone Chido hit the archipelago. (AFP)

France’s Mayotte Struggles to Recover as Cyclone Overwhelms Hospitals

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The flag of Saudi Arabia. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia to Host First Meeting of Arab Cybersecurity Ministers Council

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 22/12 - 14:32

El-Khereiji to Burhan: Saudi Arabia Keen on Sudan’s Stability

GCC Welcomes UN Resolution Seeking ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel’s Aid Obligations in Palestinian Territories

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi

Albudaiwi, Pedersen Discuss Means of Preserving Syria's Unity, Security

The Syrian flag is flown at half-mast in Damascus on May 20, 2024 (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attack at German Market

21 December 2024, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: Police emergency vehicles are stationed in front of the market in Magdeburg.Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

Saudi Arabia Welcomes General Assembly Resolution on Israel's Obligations

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Syria’s Al-Sharaa Says No to Arms Outside State Control

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus) Sunday 22/12 - 17:00

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue to Act Against the Houthis

Lebanon’s Jumblatt Visits Syria, Hoping for a Post-Assad Reset in Troubled Relations

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Meets HTS Leader in Damascus

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Ministry headquarters in the Turkish capital Ankara Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Syrian Youth Will Resist Incoming Government

Türkiye Says It Believes Kurdish Fighters Will Be Forced Out of All Syrian Territory

Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler takes part in a NATO Defense Ministers' meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium October 12, 2023. (Reuters)

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A general view shows the site of a plane crash in the center of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil December 22, 2024. REUTERS/Edson Vara

Small Plane Crashes into Brazil Tourist City, Killing at Least 10

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 18:56

White House's Sullivan: Weakened Iran Could Pursue Nuclear Weapon

FILE PHOTO: Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

Zelenskiy Says Ukraine's Membership of NATO is 'Achievable'

Large Earthquake Hits Battered Vanuatu

A vehicle is trapped beneath a collapsed building following a strong earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, December 17, 2024, in this screengrab taken from a social media video. Jeremy Ellison/via Reuters

German Christmas Market Attacker Asked about Whereabouts of Saudi Ambassador

German Police Say 4 Women and a Boy Were Killed in the Christmas Market Attack

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Starbucks workers hold signs as they picket during a strike in front of a Starbucks to demand collective bargaining agreements in Burbank, California on December 20, 2024. (AFP)

Starbucks Workers Expand Strike in US Cities Including New York

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Riyadh and Tokyo to Launch Coordination Framework to Boost Cooperation

Saudi Ambassador to Japan Dr. Ghazi Binzagr. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

China Mulls Draft Law to Promote Private Sector Development

A Chinese national flag flutters on a financial street in Beijing. (Reuters)

Türkiye Receives Waiver for Gas Payments to Russia from Gazprombank Sanctions

Madinah Investment Forum to Kick Off on Sunday

The Future of Revenues in Syria: Challenges and Opportunities for the Interim Government

A money changer conducts a transaction in US dollars and Syrian pounds for a client on a street in Damascus (AFP)

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Sultan bin Abdulaziz Foundation Lauds Saudi Arabia, UNESCO on World Arabic Language Day Celebration

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Sultan bin Abdulaziz Foundation Lauds Saudi Arabia, UNESCO on World Arabic Language Day Celebration

Secretary General of Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Foundation Prince Faisal bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz stressed that the World Arabic Language Day celebration,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 22/12 - 15:31

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The event was organized by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission at the Jeddah Superdome under the slogan "Jeddah Reads". (SPA)

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Jeddah Book Fair Concludes

The Jeddah Book Fair came to a close on Saturday after 10 days during which it hosted more than 1,000 local, Arab, and international publishing houses and…

Sunday 22/12 - 11:03

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In this photograph taken on October 19, 2024, vehicles ride past the Soona Mahal, a UNESCO-designated Art Deco apartment building along the Marine Drive seafront in Mumbai. (AFP)

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India’s Architecture Fans Guard Mumbai’s Art Deco Past

A towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out in India's financial capital Mumbai, part of a remarkable Art Deco architectural heritage that…

Sunday 22/12 - 10:06

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A person holds up a smart phone as they wait for sunrise during the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton)

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Thousands Greet the Winter Solstice at the Ancient Stonehenge Monument

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year at the ancient…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 21/12 - 14:03

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During the four years of fighting before Assad's forces recaptured Aleppo following a devastating siege, the city was virtually emptied - AFP

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Syria's Aleppo Set for Revival Despite War Scars to its Heritage

The historic Baron Hotel in Syria's Aleppo is dilapidated and damaged by years of war but still standing and ready for a revival, much like the city itself. …

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 20/12 - 15:45

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Salah Sets Another Goal Record by Inspiring Liverpool to Victory over Tottenham

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - December 22, 2024 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their fifth goal Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Salah Sets Another Goal Record by Inspiring Liverpool to Victory over Tottenham

If this is to be Mohamed Salah's final season at Liverpool, he is going out with a bang. The Egypt forward scored two goals and set up two more in Liverpool's…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 19:15

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Borussia Dortmund's players celebrate with the fans after the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Wolfsburg and Borussia Dortmund in Wolfsburg on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

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Dortmund Holds on with 10 Men for 1st Away Win in Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund held on after Pascal Groß’ sending off to beat Wolfsburg 3-1 for its first Bundesliga away win of the season on Sunday. Donyell Malen got…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 19:06

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Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe reacts during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on December 22, 2024. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

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Mbappé Scores Again as Real Madrid Ends 2024 in 2nd Place in Spanish League

Kylian Mbappé added to his scoring streak with a superb strike 10 minutes into a Spanish league match as Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-2 on Sunday to finish the…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 18:36

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US' Lindsey Vonn competes in the Women's Super-G race as part of the FIS Alpine ski World Cup 2024-2025, in St. Moritz on December 21, 2024. (AFP)

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Lindsey Vonn’s 2nd World Cup Race Back from Retirement Is Canceled Due to Poor Weather

Lindsey Vonn's second World Cup race back Sunday after nearly six years of retirement was canceled due to strong winds and poor visibility. On Saturday, the…

Sunday 22/12 - 11:48

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Tien secured the first ticket to the final after defeating his compatriot Alex Michelsen in a thrilling five-set match. (SPA)

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Tien, Fonseca Set for Final Showdown at Next Generation ATP Finals in Jeddah

American Learner Tien and Brazilian João Fonseca advanced on Saturday to the final of the Next Generation ATP Finals. The event, which will be held at the…

Sunday 22/12 - 10:57

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Aims to Fly Closer to the Sun Like Never Before

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The sun sets in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, as a forest fires burns on the outskirts of the capital. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

NASA's Parker Solar Probe Aims to Fly Closer to the Sun Like Never Before

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 14:55

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Celebrates Birth of its 15th Arabian Oryx Calf

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has announced the birth of its 15th Arabian oryx calf since the launch of its rewilding program in late 2022, as part…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 22/12 - 14:42

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Spain's Christmas Lottery Spreads Cash and Seasonal Joy to Winners

Players with winning tickets in Spain's huge Christmas lottery draw on Sunday celebrated with sparkling wine, cheers and hugs in a 200-year-old tradition that…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 22/12 - 11:58

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Tunisia Women Herb Harvesters Struggle with Drought and Heat

On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and…

Sunday 22/12 - 10:01

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22 December 2024, Australia, Halls Gap: A general view of a smokey Lake Bellfield at Halls Gap. Immediate evacuation orders are in place for towns across Victoria as out-of-control blazes and sweltering temperatures begin Australia's bushfire season. Photo: James Ross/AAP/dpa

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Out-of-Control Australia Bushfire Will Burn for Days, Officials Say

An uncontained bushfire raging in Australia's Victoria state that has prompted an evacuation order for hundreds of residents will burn for several days,…

Sunday 22/12 - 09:52

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