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Rocket Attack Targets Baghdad Army Base

Rockets fired overnight targeted an Iraqi military base inside the Baghdad airport complex, which also houses a support center for the US embassy, Iraq's…

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This picture taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun on March 29, 2026 shows smoke as it rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the outskirts of the village of Yohmor. (Photo by AFP)

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Lebanese Soldier Killed in Israeli Strike on Checkpoint

An Israeli strike has killed a Lebanese soldier at a checkpoint in the country's southern Tyre region, Lebanon's military said Monday. "An Israeli attack…

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A view of the Iranian Embassy complex in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 October 2023. (EPA)

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Iran Says Envoy Will Remain in Beirut, Defying Order to Leave

Iran said on Monday its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in his post in Beirut, defying the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, which has declared him persona non…

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US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a bilateral meeting at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (Reuters)

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Egypt Says Only Trump Can Stop War, Warns Oil Could Top $200

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged US President Donald Trump on Monday to stop the Iran war and said fears of the oil price going above $200 were not…

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Trump Suggests US Could Seize Iran’s Kharg Island

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FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows an oil terminal at Kharg Island, Iran, February 25, 2026. 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Trump Suggests US Could Seize Iran’s Kharg Island

US President Donald Trump has raised the idea of American forces seizing Iran’s Kharg Island, its main oil terminal in the Arabian Gulf. “Maybe we take…

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Iran Confirms Death of Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Tangsiri since 3 hours
Israel Reports Second Attack from Yemen as Middle East Conflict Escalates since 3 hours

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People inspect the site of a destroyed wheat warehouse following the downing of drones near the US base in Qasrak, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in the Hasakeh countryside, Syria, March 29, 2026. (Reuters)

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Syrian Army Reports ‘Large-Scale’ Drone Attack on Bases Near Iraq Border

Syria's military said a large-scale drone attack targeted its bases near the border with Iraq on Monday, the biggest such incident since the start of the…

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Relatives mourn the death of a loved one who was reportedly killed in an overnight Israeli strike, during the funeral of several victims at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on March 29, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)

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Israeli Fire Kills Four in Gaza and the West Bank

An Israeli air strike killed at least three people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, local health officials said, in the latest round of violence since a US…

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Spain Shuts Airspace for US Planes Involved in Iran War

A US Navy sailor prepares to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran at an undisclosed location, March 22, 2026. (US Navy/Handout via Reuters)

Strike Hits Beirut's Southern Suburbs after Israeli Warning

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, 10 March 2026. (EPA)

Iran Strikes Kuwait Power Station Killing One Indian Worker

This handout image taken by the European Space Agency (ESA) captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite shows a view of smoke plumes billowing in the vicinity Kuwait International Airport on March 25, 2026. (Photo by EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP)

Türkiye Signals Possible Intervention in Northern Iraq over Kurdish Role in Iran War

Military exercises by fighters from PJAK in Erbil, northern Iraq, on February 26 (Reuters)

Yemen Govt Condemns Iran’s Escalation after Houthis Join Regional Conflict

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a rally in solidarity with Iran in Sanaa, Yemen, 27 March 2026. (EPA)

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Fighters of the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, stand guard as they search for the bodies of Israeli hostages alongside Red Cross workers in Al Shejaeiya neighborhood in the east of the Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 05 November 2025. (EPA)

Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Qassam Field Commander Abducted in Gaza

A United Airlines commercial airliner takes-off from Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, US, November 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Airlines Face Fare Dilemma as Fuel Spike Threatens Travel Demand

A mountain climbing trip in Tanomah, southern Saudi Arabia

Private Sector Drives Saudi Tourism with Investments Worth $58 Billion

Israelis take shelter during air raid sirens warning of incoming strikes by Iran, in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Hidden Battle…Iran Conflict Shows How Digital Fight is Ingrained in Warfare

Migrating White Storks (Ciconia ciconia) in a field at a key stopover site for migratory birds near the West Bank city of Jenin, 26 March 2026. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

UN Body: Forty New Migratory Species Win International Protection

This photograph taken on March 26, 2026, shows a cat rescued from Beirut's southern suburbs by Lebanese NGO Animals Lebanon. (AFP)

Beirut Rescuers Risk Their Lives to Save Animals

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Iran Strikes Kuwait Power Station Killing One Indian Worker

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait) Monday 30/03 - 06:41

Saudi Arabia Condemns Attacks on Kurdistan Leader’s Residence and Iraqi Kurdistan

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Phone Calls from World Leaders Expressing Solidarity with Kingdom

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

OIC Condemns Israeli Move to Seize Homes and Displace Palestinian Families in Jerusalem

Mohammed bin Salman, Modi Discuss Impact of Escalation in Regional Security

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

UAE Intercepts 20 Ballistic Missiles and 37 Drones

UAE air defenses intercepted 398 ballistic missiles and 15 cruise missiles, along with 1,872 drones (AFP)

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Egypt Says Only Trump Can Stop War, Warns Oil Could Top $200

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Rocket Attack Targets Baghdad Army Base

Iraqi soldiers inspect the site of a destroyed healthcare center in the Habbaniyah military base, which was targeted by in an airstrike killing seven security personnel and wounding 13 others, in Habbaniyah, west of Baghdad on March 26, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanese Soldier Killed in Israeli Strike on Checkpoint

Iran Says Envoy Will Remain in Beirut, Defying Order to Leave

Syrian Army Reports ‘Large-Scale’ Drone Attack on Bases Near Iraq Border

Israeli Fire Kills Four in Gaza and the West Bank

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A gold mine in the Sudanese desert on 3 October 2011 (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)

Unknown Gunmen Kill More Than 70 in South Sudan after a Dispute at a Gold Mine

Asharq Al Awsat since 24 minutes

France Probes Possible Iran Link after Bomb Attack Foiled Outside Bank of America

Police stand outside the Bank of America building in Paris, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

Spain Shuts Airspace for US Planes Involved in Iran War

Israeli Parliament Passes Budget, Allowing Netanyahu to Avoid Early Elections

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, amid the US-Israel conflict with Iran, in Jerusalem, March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool

Taiwan Opposition Leader Accepts Xi’s Invitation to Visit China

Kuomintang (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun speaks at a Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club event in Taipei, Taiwan March 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran Confirms Death of Revolutionary Guards Navy Commander Tangsiri

In this image provided by Sepahnews of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on Feb. 16, 2026, the guard's navy commander Alireza Tangsiri speaks during a military drill Feb. 2026. (Sepahnews via AP)

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Aluminum is the most widely used metal after steel (X)

Aluminium Prices Jump after Gulf Attacks

Asharq Al Awsat since 57 minutes

WTO Suffers Fresh Blow as Reform Push Hits a Wall at Cameroon Meeting

Delegates attend the World Trade Organisation (WTO) 14th ministerial meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, March 28, 2026. WTO/Handout via REUTERS

Dollar Bides Time as Markets Brace for Drawn-Out Middle East War

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Airlines Face Fare Dilemma as Fuel Spike Threatens Travel Demand

Gold Firms on Softer Dollar, but Dimming Fed Rate-cut Hopes Cap Rise

An Indian woman displays a gold jewelry piece at a jewelry store in Bangalore (AFP)

Private Sector Drives Saudi Tourism with Investments Worth $58 Billion

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Thieves Steal Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian Private Museum

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A visitor looks at works by Auguste Renoir during the press review of the exhibition 'Renoir the draughtsman at 'the Orsay museum, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Thieves Steal Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian Private Museum

Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros (dollars) from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy,…

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First responders inspect a residential building hit in an earlier US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)

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Iran Says US, Israeli Strikes Damage 120 Museums, Historic Buildings

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least 120 culturally or historically significant sites across the country since the start of the war, the head…

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Saudi Culture Ministry Launches UK-KSA Arabian Peninsula Cultural Research Fellowships

The Ministry of Culture has launched the UK-KSA Arabian Peninsula Cultural Research Fellowships in partnership with Effat University and the National Archives…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 26/03 - 16:53

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Culture Ministry Signs Partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama for Riyadh University of Arts

The Ministry of Culture signed on Thursday a partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama for Riyadh University of Arts (RUA)’s College of Music. The…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 26/03 - 16:22

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A photo taken in Prague's National Museum shows a 3D scanner in the Archa III (Ark Project) truck on March 24, 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic. (AFP)

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Czech ‘Arks’ Help Preserve Ukraine’s Cultural Heritage

The National Museum in Prague on Tuesday unveiled a van containing a 3D scanning device that will soon travel to war-ravaged Ukraine to help preserve its…

Tuesday 24/03 - 16:48

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Over 75% of Fans Do Not Support VAR in Premier League, Says FSA Survey

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Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v West Ham United - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - March 22, 2026 Referee Paul Tierney checks the VAR before overturning an Aston Villa penalty. (Action Images via Reuters)

Over 75% of Fans Do Not Support VAR in Premier League, Says FSA Survey

More than &zwnj;75% of Premier League fans do not support the continued use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR), a Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) survey…

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Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of Netherlands in action during the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka International Racing Course racetrack in Suzuka, Japan, 29 March 2026. (EPA)

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King Kimi, Max Misery, Bearman Smash: Japan GP Talking Points

Kimi Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri as Max Verstappen endured another miserable outing in his Red Bull. AFP…

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Manchester United fans, many wearing black as a protest, display a banner in the crowd against seat prices and the current ownership of Manchester United ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on March 9, 2025. (AFP)

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Premier League Fans Feel the Pinch from Ticket Price Hikes

The Premier League's global appeal is built on packed stadiums and electric atmospheres but as the arms race for talent intensifies, fans are feeling the pinch…

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29 March 2026, US, Miami Gardens: Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner celebrates with the trophy after winning the men's singles final match of the Miami Open tennis tournament against Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Photo: Chris Arjoon/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

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Implacable Sinner Overpowers Lehecka to Win Miami Open

World number two Jannik Sinner powered past Jiri Lehecka 6-4, 6-4 to win the ATP Miami Masters 1000 for a second time on Sunday, adding the title to his Indian…

Asharq Al Awsat since 3 hours

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Australia's football coach Tony Popovic speaks to the media in Melbourne on March 30, 2026, ahead of their international friendly football match against Curacao. (Photo by William WEST / AFP)

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Australia Boss Popovic Calls on Players to Prove they Are Worthy of World Cup

Australia coach Tony Popovic has called on the new faces in his squad to seize their chance with a performance against Curacao as he looks to bed down his…

Asharq Al Awsat since 3 hours

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Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season Dazzles Locals and Tourists

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People walk under cherry blossoms in bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season Dazzles Locals and Tourists

Japanese locals and tourists packed the country's most stunning cherry blossom spots on Monday to enjoy the dazzling flowers at full bloom. The tiny white…

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A Komodo Dragon is seen in Komodo National Park, Indonesia April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein/File Photo

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Indonesia to Loan Endangered Komodo Dragons to Japan for Breeding Program

Indonesia will loan two Komodo dragons to Japan's Shizuoka prefecture, where it is hoped the endangered reptiles will be able to breed, and will receive some…

Asharq Al Awsat since 2 hours

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This photo provided by Cara Johnson shows her husband and drone operator, Colton Johnson, left, sitting next to Stacy Brereton as she holds a kangaroo named Chesney at Sunshine Farm, in Necedah, Wis., Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Cara Johnson via AP)

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Chesney the Kangaroo Scales Tall Fence and Flees Petting Zoo for 3 Days on the Lam

How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo? It's not the opening line to a dad joke. If you're Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot (2 1/2 meter)…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 30/03 - 06:30

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UN Body: Forty New Migratory Species Win International Protection

The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection,…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 30/03 - 06:20

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General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

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Saudi Companies Showcase ‘Saudi Made’ Products at IFE 2026 in London

The Saudi Exports Development Authority (Saudi Exports) is participating under the “Saudi Made” identity in the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) 2026,…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 30/03 - 06:14

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