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World 09 September 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 10 September 2024, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech to celebrate the National Foundation Day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the country is officially known. Photo: -/kcna/kns/dpa
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North Korea's Kim Vows to Exponentially Boost Nuclear Arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of nuclear weapons …

Asharq Al Awsat
World A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in the South China Sea June 16, 2017. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Handout via Reuters)
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Top US, Chinese Military Brass Hold First Call to Stabilize Ties 

The United States and China held theater-level commander talks for the first time on Tuesday, Chinese authorities said, amid efforts to stabilize military ties…

World 09 September 2024, Berlin: Nancy Faeser, Germany's Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs, speaks at a press conference on current measures in migration policy and the Federal Government's security package at the Federal Ministry of the Interior. (dpa)
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Germany Expands Border Controls to Curb Irregular Migration and Extremism Risks

Germany's government ordered temporary controls at all land borders Monday, expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, saying that it was…

Gulf The foreign ministers of Gulf countries and Russia convene the GCC-Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue in Riyadh on Monday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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GCC, Russia Condemn Int’l Community's Failure to Stop War on Gaza

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani stressed on Monday that joint cooperation between the Gulf Cooperation…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)

Israeli Strike on Tent Camp in Gaza Humanitarian Zone Kills at Least 40 People

Arab World 10 September 2024, Palestinian Territories, Al-Mawasi: Palestinians search for missing people under the rubble after Israeli attacks hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis. Photo: Saher Alghorra/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Israeli Strike on Tent Camp in Gaza Humanitarian Zone Kills at Least 40 People

An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others early Tuesday,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Sudan's Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum (file photo- Reuters)
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31 Killed in Sudanese City of Sennar Reportedly Killed by RSF

At least 31 people have been killed and 100 wounded by an assault blamed on the Rapid Support Forces on the city of Sennar in southeastern Sudan on Sunday, a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA
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Russia Invites Saudi Crown Prince to BRICS Summit

Russia has invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salmanbin Abdulaziz Al Saud to attend a BRICS summit in the city of Kazan from Oct. 22-24, Foreign Minister…

Asharq Al Awsat

IAEA Chief Grossi Hopes to Hold Talks with Iranian President by November

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Iranian Missiles in Russia are Legitimate Target, a Ukrainian Official Says

Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air during a Russia aerial attack on the capital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Parties Help Approve More Funding for War

A general view shows the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem July 24, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Oman State-run Oil Firm OQ will Make Initial Public Offering, Potentially Seek Billions

Oil companies operating in Oman drilled many exploratory wells in various oil and gas concession areas, targeting different reservoirs at varying depths (Oman News Agency)

Gold Eases on Firmer Dollar, All Eyes on US Inflation Print

Gold bars from the vault of a bank are seen in this illustration picture taken in Zurich November 20, 2014. Reuters

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A Saudi woman tries out one of the new technologies at the Global AI Summit in 2022. (SPA)

Global AI Summit Brings Together Experts, Decision-Makers in Riyadh

The GCC foreign ministers attend the 161st Ministerial Council meeting in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)

GCC Ministerial Council Calls on All Countries to Complete Measures to Recognize Palestinian State

A vegetable seller arranges boxes of tomatoes at a market in Tel Aviv (Getty Images)

Tomato Diplomacy Breaks Ankara-Tel Aviv Boycott with Palestinian Mediation

Layla Elabed, co-director of the Uncommitted National Movement, sits at a table, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Grief Over Gaza, Qualms over US Election Add up to Anguish for Many Palestinian Americans

Children write in notebooks by the rubble of destroyed buildings near a tent being used as a make-shift educational center for primary education students in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on September 8, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Fear of ‘Lost Generation’ as Gaza School Year Begins with All Classes Shut 

The authority's pavilion at the exhibition attracted thousands of visitors from around the world. SPA

Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Receives Excellence Award at Abu Dhabi Int’l Exhibition

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On the Absence of Accountability in Lebanon and its Dire Consequences

Rami al-Rayes
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America Is Losing the Battle of the Red Sea 

Hal Brands
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Jordan’s Stability Is Necessary for Palestinians, Arabs

Ghassan Charbel
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On ‘Names’ and Competently Confronting Israel

Hazem Saghieh
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Enough with Repeating Failed Strategies

Tariq Al-Homayed
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America Between Two Readings

Emile Ameen
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Harris and Trump Embrace Tariffs, Though Their Approaches Differ

Ana Swanson
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The Repercussions of Israel’s Expansion

Mustafa Fahs
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Iran Military: Calculations and Miscalculations

Amir Taheri
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They Knew…And They Led Lebanon to Destruction

Hanna Saleh
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The Next War: Israel vs. Iran

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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The Dustbin of History or the Dustbins of Reality?

Hazem Saghieh
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The GCC foreign ministers attend the 161st Ministerial Council meeting in Riyadh on Monday. (GCC)

GCC Ministerial Council Calls on All Countries to Complete Measures to Recognize Palestinian State

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)

GCC, Russia Condemn Int’l Community's Failure to Stop War on Gaza

The foreign ministers of Gulf countries and Russia convene the GCC-Russia Joint Ministerial Meeting for Strategic Dialogue in Riyadh on Monday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Russia Invites Saudi Crown Prince to BRICS Summit

Saudi Crown Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud holding a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov - SPA

Kuwait Appoints Four Women as Public Prosecution Directors for 1st Time

Attorney General Saad Al-Safran promotes four women to senior roles in the general and specialized prosecution offices (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Foreign Minister, IOM Director General Meet in Riyadh

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs has met with IOM's Director General in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Coordinate to Confront Terrorism, Cross-Border Organized Crime

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz in Cairo on Sunday. (SPA)

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US Delivers 4 Advanced Reconnaissance Aircraft to Tunisia

Asharq Al Awsat (Tunis)

HRW: Both Warring Parties in Sudan Acquired New Weapons

Women shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration on the opening day of Sudan ceasefire talks, in Geneva, on August 14, 2024. (AFP)

Israeli Strike on Tent Camp in Gaza Humanitarian Zone Kills at Least 40 People

10 September 2024, Palestinian Territories, Al-Mawasi: Palestinians search for missing people under the rubble after Israeli attacks hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis. Photo: Saher Alghorra/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Palestinians' UN Proposal Demands Israel Leave Gaza, West Bank in 6 Months

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 08 September 2024. (EPA)

UN Chief Calls the Death and Destruction in Gaza the Worst He’s Seen

A general view of damaged buildings in Bureij, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, September 9, 2024. (Reuters)

31 Killed in Sudanese City of Sennar Reportedly Killed by RSF

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces in the capital Khartoum (file photo- Reuters)

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A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) in the South China Sea June 16, 2017. (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Handout via Reuters)

Top US, Chinese Military Brass Hold First Call to Stabilize Ties 

North Korea's Kim Vows to Exponentially Boost Nuclear Arsenal

09 September 2024, North Korea, Pyongyang: A photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on 10 September 2024, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un delivering a speech to celebrate the National Foundation Day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the country is officially known. Photo: -/kcna/kns/dpa

Germany Expands Border Controls to Curb Irregular Migration and Extremism Risks

09 September 2024, Berlin: Nancy Faeser, Germany's Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs, speaks at a press conference on current measures in migration policy and the Federal Government's security package at the Federal Ministry of the Interior. (dpa)

Mourners Attend Funeral for US Activist Killed by Israeli Troops

This undated family photo provided by the International Solidarity Movement on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, shows Aysenur Ezgi Eygi of Seattle. (Courtesy of the Eygi family/International Solidarity Movement via AP)

IAEA Chief Grossi Hopes to Hold Talks with Iranian President by November

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi holds a press conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors in Vienna, Austria, March 4, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Iranian Missiles in Russia are Legitimate Target, a Ukrainian Official Says

Ukrainian air defense intercepts a Shahed drone mid-air during a Russia aerial attack on the capital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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An aerial view shows a motorway in Egypt's capital Cairo on September 9, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Egypt Inflation Unexpectedly Quickens to 26.2% in August

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)

Global AI Summit Brings Together Experts, Decision-Makers in Riyadh

A Saudi woman tries out one of the new technologies at the Global AI Summit in 2022. (SPA)

China: Consumer Prices Rise in August, PPI Stuck in Deflation

A woman shops in a supermarket, Beijing, China, Sept. 9, 2024 (EPA)

Bank of America Forecasts Three US Rate Cuts this Year

A customer uses an ATM at a Bank of America branch in Boston, Massachusetts, US, October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Saudi Reef Launches Rural Tourism Business Incubators to Promote Entrepreneurship

Saudi Reef Launches Rural Tourism Business Incubators to Promote Entrepreneurship

QatarEnergy Orders Six More LNG Vessels from China State Shipbuilding

QatarEnergy Orders Six More LNG Vessels from China State Shipbuilding

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Saudi Arabia: KACCC Announces Winners of Cultural Communication Award

Culture KACCC announced the winners of the fourth edition of the Cultural Communication Award during a news conference held in Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia: KACCC Announces Winners of Cultural Communication Award

The King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication (KACCC) announced the winners of the fourth edition of the Cultural Communication Award during a news…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The first "Irth" stores are set to open in Madinah and Jeddah in mid-September. (SPA)
Culture

Culinary Arts Commission Launches 'Irth' Store, Cafe in Three Saudi Cities

The Culinary Arts Commission announced on Monday the launch of "Irth," a new store and cafe concept celebrating and supporting Saudi Arabia's culinary heritage…

Culture The Saudi Minister of Culture has visited the KSGAAL headquarters in Riyadh. SPA
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Saudi Culture Minister Visits KSGAAL to Review its Key Projects

Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan has…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The agreement aims to promote sustainability in museums through the implementation of sustainable operational strategies. (SPA)
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Saudi Museums Commission Signs MoU with the AEON Collective

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with the endowment fund AEON Collective at the National Museum in Riyadh. …

Culture The bust of Queen Nefertiti, Berlin, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights
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Egyptian Archaeologist Calls on Berlin to Return Nefertiti Bust

Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition for the return to Egypt of the pharaonic bust of Queen…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Top Olympic Sponsor Panasonic is Ending its Contract with IOC

Sports This photo shows the headquarters of Panasonic in Kadoma, Osaka prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2017. (Kyodo News via AP)

Top Olympic Sponsor Panasonic is Ending its Contract with IOC

Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Panasonic is one of 15…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports The Minister of Sport, Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, met on Monday with Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi. SPA
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Saudi Sport Minister Meets with Gold Medalist at Paris Paralympic Games

Minister of Sport and President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC) Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal met on Monday with the Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Sports Soccer Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Real Betis - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 1, 2024 Real Madrid's Rodrygo REUTERS/Susana Vera Purchase Licensing Rights
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Real Madrid's Rodrygo 'Upset' over Ballon d'Or Shortlist Omission

Brazilian Rodrygo said his versatility may have cost him a Ballon d'Or nomination after the Real Madrid forward was not among the 30 names short-listed for the…

Sports Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (C) scored the winner against Scotland - AFP
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Ronaldo Strikes Late to Seal Portugal Win Over Scotland

Cristiano Ronaldo's late strike sealed Portugal's 2-1 win over Scotland as the 901st goal of the striker's extraordinary career completed a stirring fightback…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - Nations League - League B - Group 2 - Republic of Ireland v England - Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland - September 7, 2024 England's Harry Kane celebrates after the match. (Reuters)
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Kane to Get Special Honor for Becoming 10th Englishman to Make 100 Appearances for His Country 

England captain Harry Kane will be presented with a gold cap to mark his 100th appearance for his country ahead of the Nations League match against Finland at…

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‘Loving and Being Loved’: UK’s Princess Kate Says She Is Grateful after Finishing Chemotherapy

Varieties This photo provided by Kensington Palace on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, shows Kate, Princess of Wales and Prince William with their children Prince George, right, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, left. (Will Warr/Kensington Palace via AP)

‘Loving and Being Loved’: UK’s Princess Kate Says She Is Grateful after Finishing Chemotherapy

Kate, Britain's Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer, saying the treatment had given her a new…

Varieties  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu came to the aid of a contestant choking on a lobster roll during a contest - The AP.
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New Hampshire Governor Saves Man's Live while Choking at Seafood Festival

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu came to the aid of a contestant choking on a lobster roll at a seafood festival eating contest, using the Heimlich maneuver…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The authority's pavilion at the exhibition attracted thousands of visitors from around the world. SPA
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Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Receives Excellence Award at Abu Dhabi Int’l Exhibition

The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Nature Reserve Development Authority has received the award in the Best Exhibit in the Environmental Conservation and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Varieties The Paraguay River is pictured, amid smoke coming from wildfires in neighboring countries, as the river has hit a record low water level due to a major drought, in Villeta, Paraguay September 7, 2024. (Reuters)
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South America’s Rivers Hit Record Lows as Brazil Drought Impact Spreads 

South America's Paraguay River, a key thoroughfare for grains, has hit a record low in Paraguay's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a severe…

Varieties Red Sea FF is participating in the 2024 TIFF with a diverse program
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Red Sea Film Foundation Participates in Toronto International Film Festival

The Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF) is participating in the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with a diverse program. Three films supported…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)

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