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World Firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
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Night-time Russian Attack Kills 4 People in Ukraine's Capital

Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a barrage of drones and missiles in the early morning on Saturday, leaving at least four people dead. Russia…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, attends a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution, at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. Heiko Junge/NTB/via REUTERS
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UNRWA Says Determined to Keep Working in Gaza Despite Israeli Ban

The head of the UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees said Friday it is determined to keep working in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after an Israeli ban…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This handout picture provided by the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), shows UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R), shaking hands with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz (L), upon his arrival at the forces' headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Pascual Gorriz / UNIFIL / AFP)
Arab World

UN Chief: UNIFIL Uncovered Over 100 Hezbollah Arms Caches in South Lebanon

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the UN peacekeeping force, known as UNIFIL, has uncovered over 100 weapons caches belonging to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
Arab World This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meeting with EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib in Damascus, on January 17, 2025. (Photo by SANA / AFP)
Arab World

EU Announces 235 Mn Euro Aid Package for Syria, Neighboring Countries

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib announced a 235-million-euro aid package for Syria and neighboring countries on Friday during the first visit by a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)

Israeli Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord, Due to Take Effect Sunday

Arab World A woman speaks on a phone outside a tent pitched by the rubble of a destroyed building at a camp for people displaced by conflict in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025 following the announcement of a truce amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Israeli Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord, Due to Take Effect Sunday

Israel's cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World This handout picture provided by the press office of the Lebanese presidency shows Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam speaking to the media at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on January 17, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / Handout/ AFP
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Lebanon’s New PM Sees Positive Atmosphere in Cabinet Formation Talks

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said on Friday the formation of a new government would not be delayed, indicating a very positive atmosphere in…

World A US Capitol Police officer walks with a K-9 dog in the seating area of the platform stage on the West Front of the US Capitol building, where the presidential inauguration traditionally takes place, on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AFP)
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Trump Inauguration to Be Moved Indoors Due to Cold

Donald Trump said Friday that his inauguration as US president on Monday will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather. "There is an Arctic blast…

Macron Announces Aid Conference to Rebuild Lebanon, Urges Faster Israeli Pullout from South

France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C-L) meets with Lebanon's new President Joseph Aoun (C-R), Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (L) and outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the presidential palace in Baabda on January 17, 2025. (AFP)

International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Meets with Syrian Leader in Damascus

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan in Damascus on January 17, 2025. (SANA / AFP)

More than 1,000 Syrians Have Withdrawn Asylum Applications in Cyprus, Hundreds Return Home

Cyprus' deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nicholas Ioannides, right, and the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner shake hands before their meeting at the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP)

Trump, China’s Xi Hold Call on TikTok, Trade, Taiwan

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Asheville, NC, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP)

US Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning TikTok If It’s Not Sold by Its Chinese Parent Company

A person live streams to their TikTok followers as the high justices rule to uphold a ban on the video-sharing app TikTok in the TikTok vs. Merrick Garland case in Washington, DC, USA, 17 January 2025. (EPA)

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A young Palestinian girl walks along a street on a misty morning in Khan Younis in the northern Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025, as Israel's security cabinet is expected to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. (AFP)

How Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost to Rebuild Gaza?

A picture of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen on the vehicle during a rally to oppose his impeachment outside of a detention center in Uiwang, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP)

What Lies Ahead for South Korea’s Impeached President as Investigators Push for His Arrest?

Israelis block road in Jerusalem, demanding agreement implementation and hostage release (AFP)

Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Compared to Swiss Cheese, Full of Gaps

Drilling and excavation work at a site in the Arabian Shield region, Saudi Arabia (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Completes 90% of Arabian Shield Survey

UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Syria Adam Abdelmoula (Asharq Al-Awsat)

UN Coordinator in Syria: Optimistic About Reconstruction if Transition Succeeds

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Is Global South Going South?

Amir Taheri
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Gaza’s Children Exposed Moral Bankruptcy

Dr. Amal Moussa
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Will Gaza Change the Luck of the Region?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The Winds of October 17 are Blowing

Hanna Saleh
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The Struggle Between ‘Delete’ and Screenshot May Have Become the Final ‘Fateful Battle’

Hazem Saghieh
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Saudi Arabia and Supporting Lebanon

Hassan Al Mustafa
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China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy

Keith Bradsher
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Unpacking the Implications of Lebanon’s Presidential Election

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Lebanon’s New Dawn: President Elected, Ending Regional Exploitation and Hezbollah’s Hold

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The Struggle and Cause Today!

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanon’s Third Republic and Arab and International Diplomacy

Sam Menassa
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Aoun ... A President to Reclaim Lebanon

Ghassan Charbel
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Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa hold talks in Muscat on Tuesday. (BNA)

Bahrain and Oman Deepen Ties During King Hamad’s Visit to Muscat

Asharq Al Awsat (Manama)

UAE, Egypt Stress Need for Unimpeded Delivery of Aid to Gaza

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. (WAM)

Saudi, Thai Foreign Ministers Co-Chair First Saudi-Thai Coordination Council Meeting

The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Prophet's Mosque Receives 5.4 Million Worshippers Last Week

The Prophet's Mosque received 5,475,443 worshippers last week - SPA

Saudi Arabia, Thailand Discuss Ways to Enhance Cooperation

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met in Bangkok with his Thai counterpart. SPA

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A woman speaks on a phone outside a tent pitched by the rubble of a destroyed building at a camp for people displaced by conflict in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025 following the announcement of a truce amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Israeli Cabinet Approves Gaza Ceasefire Accord, Due to Take Effect Sunday

Asharq Al Awsat

UNRWA Says Determined to Keep Working in Gaza Despite Israeli Ban

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, attends a meeting of the Global Alliance for the implementation of the two-state solution, at Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway, January 15, 2025. Heiko Junge/NTB/via REUTERS

UN Chief: UNIFIL Uncovered Over 100 Hezbollah Arms Caches in South Lebanon

This handout picture provided by the United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL), shows UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R), shaking hands with UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz (L), upon his arrival at the forces' headquarters in Naqoura in southern Lebanon near the Israeli border on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Pascual Gorriz / UNIFIL / AFP)

EU Announces 235 Mn Euro Aid Package for Syria, Neighboring Countries

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meeting with EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib in Damascus, on January 17, 2025. (Photo by SANA / AFP)

Lebanon’s New PM Sees Positive Atmosphere in Cabinet Formation Talks

This handout picture provided by the press office of the Lebanese presidency shows Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam speaking to the media at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on January 17, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / Handout/ AFP

International Criminal Court’s Chief Prosecutor Meets with Syrian Leader in Damascus

This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) meeting with International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan in Damascus on January 17, 2025. (SANA / AFP)

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Firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Night-time Russian Attack Kills 4 People in Ukraine's Capital

Asharq Al Awsat

Trump Inauguration to Be Moved Indoors Due to Cold

A US Capitol Police officer walks with a K-9 dog in the seating area of the platform stage on the West Front of the US Capitol building, where the presidential inauguration traditionally takes place, on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. (AFP)

More than 1,000 Syrians Have Withdrawn Asylum Applications in Cyprus, Hundreds Return Home

Cyprus' deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nicholas Ioannides, right, and the EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner shake hands before their meeting at the Deputy Ministry of Migration and International Protection in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP)

Trump, China’s Xi Hold Call on TikTok, Trade, Taiwan

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Asheville, NC, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP)

Putin and Iranian President Sign Strategic Cooperation Treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attend a documents signing ceremony in Moscow, Russia January 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Pakistan’s Imran Khan Handed 14 Years Jail Term in Land Graft Case

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. (Reuters)

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FILED - 24 October 2024, US, Washington: The logo of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seen on the facade of the conference building on Pennsylvania Street. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa

IMF Sees Steady Global Growth

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)

Trump Treasury Pick Bessent Backs Fed Independence, Dollar, Sanctions on Russian Oil

Scott Bessent, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of treasury, looks on as he testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 16, 2025. (Reuters)

China’s Economy Meets Official Growth Target, but Many Feel a Downturn

People shop around at a market in Beijing, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP)

Saudi Arabia Completes 90% of Arabian Shield Survey

Drilling and excavation work at a site in the Arabian Shield region, Saudi Arabia (SPA)

Oil Up, Heads for 4th Weekly gain as US Sanctions Hit Supply

FILE PHOTO: An oil pump jack is seen at sunset near Midland, Texas, US, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo

Saudi-Thai Economic and Trade Committee Discusses Boosting Trade

The meeting was attended by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Thai counterpart, Maris Sangiampongsa. SPA

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AlUla Arts Festival Offers Unique Blend of Art and Culture

Culture The festival features a comprehensive art program. SPA

AlUla Arts Festival Offers Unique Blend of Art and Culture

The fourth AlUla Arts Festival, which kicked off this week, offers a unique blend of art and culture amid the breathtaking landscapes of the AlUla Oasis in…

Asharq Al Awsat (AlUla)
Culture A recently discovered complex in the ancient city of Pompeii is seen, in Pompeii, Italy, in this undated handout picture released on January 17, 2025. (Pompeii Archeological Park/ Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/ Handout via Reuters)
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Ancient Pompeii Excavation Uncovers Lavish Private Bath Complex

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed…

Culture Culinary Arts Commission Organizes Food Culture Festival across Saudi Arabia
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Culinary Arts Commission Organizes Food Culture Festival across Saudi Arabia

The Culinary Arts Commission is organizing the Food Culture Festival in collaboration with the Quality of Life Program across three locations in Saudi Arabia:…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture People watch the sunset at the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in the Sahara desert outside Merzouga, Morocco December 7, 2024. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi
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Arab Culture Ministers Conference Focuses on Cultural Industries, Digital Transformation

The 24th session of the Conference of Ministers Responsible for Cultural Affairs in the Arab World convened in Rabat on Wednesday under the theme Cultural and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Rabat)
Culture Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 3,202 New Sites to National Urban Heritage Register
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Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 3,202 New Sites to National Urban Heritage Register

The Saudi Heritage Commission has announced the registration of 3,202 new sites in the National Urban Heritage Register, bringing the total number of…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Swiatek is in Total Control during a 6-1, 6-0 Rout of Raducanu

Sports 18 January 2025, Australia, Melbourne: Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek celebrates her victory over Britain's Emma Raducanu during their women's singles third round match of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park. Photo: Joel Carrett/AAP/dpa

Swiatek is in Total Control during a 6-1, 6-0 Rout of Raducanu

Everything came so easily for Iga Swiatek during a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Emma Raducanu on Saturday in the only Australian Open women's third-round match…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Mousa Tamari of Montpellier HSC celebrates after scoring a goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Montpellier HSC and AS Monaco, in Montpellier, Southern France, 17 January 2025. EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO
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Monaco Loses at Rock-bottom Montpellier and Concedes 3rd Place to Lille in Ligue 1

Monaco's floundering season took another turn for the worse as it lost at rock-bottom Montpellier 2-1 in Ligue 1 and conceded third place to Lille on Friday…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Frankfurt's Egyptian forward #07 Omar Marmoush reacts after the German first division Bundesliga football match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
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Frankfurt Says Omar Marmoush Will Probably Leave for Man City and Rests him

Omar Marmoush seemed on the verge of joining Manchester City on Friday as his current club Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed it was in talks with City and said the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Saudi driver Yazeed al-Rajhi (R) and co-driver Edouard Boulanger (L) celebrate after winning the Dakar Rally 2025 in the car category at the end of the 12th and last stage in Shubaytah, on January 17, 2025. (AFP)
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Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi Makes History with Dakar Rally Triumph

Yazeed al-Rajhi made history on Friday by becoming the first driver from host nation Saudi Arabia to win the Dakar Rally. The Overdrive pilot held onto his…

Sports Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Napoli - San Siro, Milan, Italy - October 29, 2024 Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia celebrates scoring their second goal. (Reuters)
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Kvaratskhelia in Paris for Medical Ahead of Expected Deal with PSG

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was set to undergo a medical with Paris Saint-Germain on Friday ahead of his expected transfer to the 12-time French champions. French…

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A Rare Gold Medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Is up for Auction

Varieties This Nov. 2024 image provided by RR Auction shows a rare gold medal from the 1904 Olympics at the intake office of RR Auction, in Amherst, N.H. (RR Auction via AP)

A Rare Gold Medal from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics Is up for Auction

A gold medal awarded to the winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the first Games hosted on US soil, is being auctioned off as part…

Varieties A delivery worker sits on a delivery vehicle along a street in Beijing on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP)
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China's Population Falls for 3rd Straight Year

China's population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to further demographic challenges for the world's second…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties FILE PHOTO: The NASA logo is seen at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the NASA/SpaceX launch of a commercial crew mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 16, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo
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NASA's Stuck Astronaut Steps Out on a Spacewalk after 7 Months in Orbit

One of NASA’s two stuck astronauts got a much welcomed change of scenery Thursday, stepping out on her first spacewalk since arriving at the International…

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Varieties The surgery was performed on a 35-year-old man who had been hospitalized for 120 days - SPA
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KFSHRC Performs World's First Robotic-Assisted Artificial Heart Pump Implantation

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of an…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties French horse breeder Elodie Cappe walks with "Rillette", a wild boar she rescued as a piglet in 2023 that is now at the center of a legal dispute over the keeping of wild animals in France, at her farm in Chaource, France, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq
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Adopted Wild Boar Threatened with Euthanasia in France

Animal rights campaigners in France are fighting to save a wild boar adopted as a piglet by a horse breeder but now threatened with being put down if her owner…

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