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Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Commenting on the incident, the…

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks at the opening ceremony of the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China September 5, 2024. (Reuters)

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China’s Foreign Minister Urges Caution to Avoid Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on all parties involved in tensions between Israel and Iran on Monday to exercise caution and avoid escalating the…

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A projectile is seen in the sky after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, October 1, 2024. (Reuters)

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EU Includes Iran Air in Sanctions over Missile Transfer to Russia

The European Union agreed on Monday to impose sanctions on seven people and seven organizations, including airline Iran Air, for their links to Iranian…

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Egypt plans to increase natural gas production from several key concession areas, including its giant Zohr field, in 2025. (Getty Images)

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Egypt Eyes Gas Production Increase

Egypt plans to increase natural gas production from several key concession areas, including its giant Zohr field, in 2025, Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi said…

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Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

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11 October 2024, Lebanon, Qliyaa: United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peace keeping troops from the Spanish contingent conduct an early morning patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Qliyaa. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

The UN Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting,…

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Israel Kills at Least 21 in Strike on Christian Town in North Lebanon Monday 14/10 - 19:09
Israel Says 4 Soldiers Killed by Hezbollah Drone Attack Monday 14/10 - 05:34

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A view shows buildings damaged during a Russian drone attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the town of Vylkove in Odesa region, Ukraine October 11, 2024. (Reuters)

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Russia Says It Captured a Southern Ukraine Village in a Push before Winter Comes

Russia said Monday that it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war ’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600…

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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends a military parade to mark the country's National Day, in Madrid, Spain, October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

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Spain's Sanchez Urges Other EU Members to Suspend Free Trade Agreement with Israel

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday urged other members of the European Union to respond to Madrid and Ireland's request to suspend the bloc's free…

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2 Israelis Charged with Planning Assassination for Iran

A boy rides his bicycle past an Israel flag on Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 12, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Chief Urges States to Focus on Crisis Solutions, Not Border Controls

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi talks to reporters during a visit to the Jdeidat Yabus border crossing in southwestern Syria as displaced people arrive from Lebanon on October 7, 2024. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

KSrelief Sends Second Relief Plane to Lebanon

Saudi, Burundian FMs Discuss Cooperation and Int’l Developments

Saudi FM Prince Faisal bin Farhan during his discussions with FM of Burundi Albert Shingiro at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh (SPA).

Israeli Strike on Hospital Tent Camp Kills 4 and Ignites a Fire That Burns Dozens

Palestinians survey the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024. (Reuters)

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Saudi MODON Wins Five Regional Awards for Human Resources Development, Women Empowerment

A civil defense member stands amid damage in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a market, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, October 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Irish FM Says Israel Is Trying to Stop the World from Seeing What Its Troops Are Doing

The official spokesperson for Saudi Airlines, Engineer Abdullah Al-Shahrani (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Airlines: Electric Aircraft Will Connect Key Regions of the Kingdom by End of 2026

This photo taken and released by the Taiwan Coast Guard on October 14, 2024 shows a Taiwan Coast Guard personnel using binoculars on a patrol ship off Pengjia Islet (Keelung) while pointing at a Chinese Coast Guard ship sailing in the distance outside Taiwan's territorial waters. (Handout / Taiwan Coast Guard /AFP)

The Taiwan Strait: Crucial Waterway and Military Flashpoint

Officials are seen at the Saudi-French security conference in Riyadh. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

25 French Companies Offer Partnership Opportunities with Saudi Arabia in Cyber Security

The French president intensifies his contacts for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. (AFP)

Macron Maintains Contacts to Stop Israeli War on Lebanon

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Palestinians who were displaced from northern Gaza set up a makeshift shelter at Gaza City's damaged Yarmouk stadium on October 14, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (AFP)

OIC Strongly Condemns Escalation of Israeli Crimes in Northern Gaza Strip

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KSrelief Sends Second Relief Plane to Lebanon

Saudi, Burundian FMs Discuss Cooperation and Int’l Developments

Kuwait’s Criminal Court Postpones Former Deputy Speaker’s Trial

Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mohammad Al-Mutair (KUNA)

Saudi Arabia Supports International Disaster Relief Efforts

Saudi Arabia Slams Israeli Move to Turn UNRWA Location in Jerusalem into Settlement Outpost

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Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

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Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli army vehicles during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 14 October 2024. (EPA)

Irish FM Says Israel Is Trying to Stop the World from Seeing What Its Troops Are Doing

Gaza Begins 2nd Round of Polio Vaccine Push

Palestinian children receive drops as part of a polio vaccination campaign, in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on October 14, 2024 amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Israel Kills at Least 21 in Strike on Christian Town in North Lebanon

Rescuers work at a site damaged by an Israeli air strike in the Christian-majority region of Aitou in north Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry said, October 14, 2024. (Reuters)

EU Condemns All Attacks on UN Missions, Foreign Policy Chief Borrell Says

Members of the United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border, as they stand on the roof of a watch tower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, October 12, 2023. (Reuters)

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This handout picture provided by the Oman News Agency shows Oman's Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi (R) receiving Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Muscat on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Salem AL-Shukeili / Oman News Agency / AFP) /

Iran Stops Indirect Talks with US in Oman

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EU Includes Iran Air in Sanctions over Missile Transfer to Russia

China’s Foreign Minister Urges Caution to Avoid Escalating Israel-Iran Tensions

Russia Says It Captured a Southern Ukraine Village in a Push before Winter Comes

Spain's Sanchez Urges Other EU Members to Suspend Free Trade Agreement with Israel

2 Israelis Charged with Planning Assassination for Iran

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Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Transport General Authority Saleh Al-Jasser and Egypt’s Minister of Transport and Industry Lieutenant General Kamel Al-Wazir signed the MoU on the sidelines of the first edition of the Global Logistics Forum in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Egypt Sign Agreement on Maritime Connectivity at Global Logistics Forum

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Saudi MODON Wins Five Regional Awards for Human Resources Development, Women Empowerment

Egypt Eyes Gas Production Increase

Saudi Airlines: Electric Aircraft Will Connect Key Regions of the Kingdom by End of 2026

Gold Steady as Investors Assess China's Stimulus Plans

A view shows ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom during production at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk

25 French Companies Offer Partnership Opportunities with Saudi Arabia in Cyber Security

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Saudi Arabia’s Jusoor Exhibition Inaugurated in Mauritanian Capital

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The inauguration was attended by Mauritanian Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education Sidi Yahya Ould Cheikhna Ould Lemrabet. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Jusoor Exhibition Inaugurated in Mauritanian Capital

Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Raqabi inaugurated on Sunday the Jusoor Exhibition in Nouakchott. The inauguration was attended by…

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Art of the Kingdom Exhibition Highlights Saudi Contemporary Art on Global Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission announced plans to launch a landmark exhibition on the art of the Kingdom, to bring Saudi contemporary art to the global…

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The Majanna market is a vital meeting point for pilgrims and merchants in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times.(SPA)

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Majanna Market: A Historical Hub of Trade and Propagation of Islam

Located 30 kilometers northwest of Makkah, the Majanna market served as a vital meeting point for pilgrims and merchants in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times…

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Amazigh women pose for a picture in the village of Imilchil in central Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains on September on August 19, 2024. Agence France-Presse

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Morocco's Tribeswomen See Facial Tattoo Tradition Fade

As a young girl growing up in the Atlas mountains, Hannou Mouloud's family took her to have her chin tattooed with the cherished lines that generations of…

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AlUla, a major stop on the Incense Road, served as a vibrant hub for trade, facilitating the flow of precious goods like spices and incense from southern Arabia to distant markets. - SPA

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AlUla to Host Exhibition with National Archaeological Museum of Naples Masterpieces in November

The Ancient Kingdoms Festival, hosted in AlUla between November 7 and 30, will showcase a collection of remarkable artifacts from the National Archaeological…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 12/10 - 13:29

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European Leagues, Players’ Union Lash out at FIFA's Calendar ‘Abuse’

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Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe challenges Villarreal's Spanish goalkeeper #13 Diego Conde during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

European Leagues, Players’ Union Lash out at FIFA's Calendar ‘Abuse’

A players' union, the European leagues' group and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body's…

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Spain's Lamine Yamal, left, and Denmark's Victor Kristiansen battle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League group 4 soccer match between Spain and Denmark in Murcia, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP)

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Tests Show No Major Injury to Yamal after Leaving Spain Squad with Muscle Problem

Tests have confirmed Lamine Yamal has only a strain in his left hamstring sustained on duty with Spain, Barcelona said Monday. The teenage star underwent the…

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Italy's Jannik Sinner (R) is greeted by Serbia's Novak Djokovic after Sinner won their men's singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. (AFP)

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Sinner Beats Djokovic to Take Shanghai Masters Title, Sabalenka Reigns in Wuhan

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the…

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Tony Popovic, head coach of Australia, gives instructions to his players during the Men's World Cup 2026 qualifier match between Australia and China at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide, Australia, 10 October 2024. (EPA)

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Australia Faces Toughest of Challenges in Asian World Cup Qualifying

Australia faces the most daunting road trip in Asia on Tuesday when it faces a dominant Japan at Saitama Stadium, knowing a win would put the Socceroos back on…

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Uruguay's Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa gestures during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Peru and Uruguay at the National stadium in Lima, on October 11, 2024. (AFP)

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Uruguay Boss Bielsa Says His Authority Was Affected after Suarez Criticism

Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa said his authority was somewhat affected after striker Luis Suarez slammed his coaching style, but the Argentine added that he…

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What is US Daylight Saving Time and When Do Clocks Change?

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Technician Oleg Ryabtsev performs maintenance work on a clock in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP)

What is US Daylight Saving Time and When Do Clocks Change?

Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity…

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A screen shows the laureates (L-R) Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson of the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel during the announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on October 14, 2024. (TT news agency / AFP)

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Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson Win 2024 Nobel Economics Prize

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the…

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Invasive Quagga mussels cover a pipe in Lake Leman in Rivaz near Geneva, Switzerland, September 20, 2024. (Reuters)

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Mussels Invade Swiss Lakes, Coating Fishing Nets and Threatening Wildlife

Fisherman Claude Delley rattles the metal frame of his net against the side of his boat on Switzerland's Lake Neuchatel, trying to shake off dozens of tiny,…

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A view of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute/ Handout via Reuters

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Is Life Possible on a Jupiter Moon? NASA Goes to Investigate

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to…

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Riyadh Season 2024 Launches 3 Zones with New Events and Exceptional Experiences

Riyadh Season 2024 has announced the opening of three zones for the public: Boulevard World, Boulevard City, and Al-Suwaidi Park. These zones will host a…

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