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UN Security Council to Meet on Saturday on Iran Conflict

The UN Security Council will meet on Saturday after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, plunging the Middle East into a new conflict. UN…

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Supporters of Hezbollah shout slogans during a protest organized by Hezbollah under the slogan 'The entire country is resistance' outside the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, 04 February 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

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Hezbollah Expresses 'Solidarity' with Iran

Lebanon's Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran on Saturday as it came under attack from the United States and Israel, warning in a statement of dire…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut) Saturday 28/02 - 17:27

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The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. (Reuters)

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Khamenei is Alive, Iran Interested in De-escalation, Says Foreign Minister

Iran's foreign minister said the country's supreme leader was alive, along with all high-ranking officials, after Israel and the United States launched strikes…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 15:24

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (SPA)

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Saudi Crown Prince Condemns Iranian Attacks, Holds Calls with Several Leaders

Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call on Saturday from French President Emmanuel Macron, during…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 15:42

US and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran, Region on Edge

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A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran on February 28, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

US and Israel Launch Strikes on Iran, Region on Edge

The United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its leadership and plunging the Middle East into a new conflict. The strikes…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 11:32

Iran Defense Minister, Guards Commander Killed in Israeli Attacks Saturday 28/02 - 14:50
Netanyahu: Time Has Come to Remove the Yoke of Tyranny Saturday 28/02 - 10:01
Trump Announces Major Combat, Tells Iran Officials to Lay Down Arms or ‘Face Death’ Saturday 28/02 - 08:19

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Smoke is left in the sky after reported Iranian missile attacks, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran, in Doha, Qatar, February 28, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

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Qatar Emir, Saudi Crown Prince Urge 'Immediate Halt' to Escalation on Call

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday urged a halt to escalation and return to dialogue…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 13:09

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Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Failed, Cowardly Iranian Attacks Targeting Riyadh and Eastern Regions

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expressed its strongest rejection and condemnation of the blatant and cowardly Iranian attacks targeting Riyadh and Eastern regions…

Saturday 28/02 - 15:36

UK Says Iran Must Never Be Allowed to Develop Nuclear Weapons

28 February 2026, Iran, Tehran: Smoke billows following an explosion in Tehran. Photo: Tasnim News Agency/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

An Iraqi security officer stands on a watchtower in Baghdad (dpa)

Russia Says Trump and Israel Are Plunging the Middle East Into the Abyss With Iran Attack

Some Oil Majors, Traders Suspend Shipments via Hormuz amid US Attack on Iran

A warship of the "Revolutionary Guard" launches a missile during maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz (Sepah News)

Gulf Countries Close Airspace after Intercepting Rockets from Iran

Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026. (Reuters)

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Son of Palestinian policeman Khaled al-Zayan, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a checkpoint, according to medics, reacts during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza

Iran’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Alireza Enayati. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tehran's Ambassador in Riyadh to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia, Iran Aligned on Averting War

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi receives Turkish counterpart Erdogan in Cairo earlier this month (Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt-Türkiye Military Agreement Drives Deeper Cooperation

Palestinian men carry the body of a person killed in an Israeli military strike, as they maneuver past the debris of building destroyed by the Israeli military, during their funeral in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 27, 2026. (AFP)

New Gallup Poll Shows How Americans’ Sympathies Have Shifted in Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

A fragment falls through the sky after Israel's Iron Dome intercepted a missile launched from Iran towards Israel, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel June 20, 2025. (Reuters)

What Is Israel’s Multi-Layered Defense Against Iranian Missiles?

This image from video taken between Jan. 9 and Jan. 11, 2026, and verified by AP, shows bodies and mourners outside a morgue in Iran, following a crackdown on protests in Kahrizak, Tehran province. (UGC via AP, File)

Iranian Agents Obstructed Care at Hospitals Packed with Wounded Protesters

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Phone Call from Sisi, Pakistan’s PM

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Saturday 28/02 - 18:43

Muslim World League Condemns Iranian Aggression Against Arab Countries

Saudi FM Holds Phone Calls with Kuwaiti, Syrian Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Crown Prince Condemns Iranian Attacks, Holds Calls with Several Leaders

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Failed, Cowardly Iranian Attacks Targeting Riyadh and Eastern Regions

Drone Strikes Kuwait Airport as More Loud Explosions Heard over Doha

Headquarters of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior (KUNA)

Arab World

Hezbollah Expresses 'Solidarity' with Iran

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut) Saturday 28/02 - 17:27

Baghdad Denounces Strikes on Iran, Warns against Involving Iraq

PMF Spokesperson: Airstrikes Kill at Least 2 in Iraq’s Jurf al-Sakhar

Vehicles drive across a bridge following Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Lebanese Officials Warn Against Dragging Country into ‘Adventures’

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese area of al-Qatrani on February 28, 2026. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in Gaza

Israel Army Says it Struck Hezbollah Infrastructure in South Lebanon

FILED - 10 November 2025, Lebanon, Mahmoudieh: Smoke billows after Israeli air raids on alleged targets of Hezbollah positions in the southern Lebanese village of Mahmoudieh. Photo: Stringer/dpa

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Dec. 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

UN Security Council to Meet on Saturday on Iran Conflict

Saturday 28/02 - 16:02

Khamenei is Alive, Iran Interested in De-escalation, Says Foreign Minister

Trump Warns Some Americans May Die amid US Strikes in Iran

US President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One helicopter bound for Corpus Christi, Texas (EPA)

Israeli Media: Khamenei, Pezeshkian Among Targets of Iran Attack

Composite image (L–R) showing US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at a religious gathering in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a funeral in southern Israel. - AFP

Iran Defense Minister, Guards Commander Killed in Israeli Attacks

This combination of video grabs taken from UGC images posted on social media on February 28, 2026, and verified by AFPTV teams in Paris, show a reported explosion in Tehran. (Photo by various sources / AFP)

Ukraine's Zelenskiy Says it is Important that US Act Decisively on Iran

Ukrayna Devlet Başkanı Volodimir Zelenskiy (DPA)

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FILE PHOTO: A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Barclays Says Brent Crude Oil Could Reach $100 a Barrel

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 19:02

Oil Prices Set for Swings Next Week as US-Israel Strikes Raise Supply Uncertainty

Markets are anticipating movements in oil prices after the American-Israeli attack on Iran (Reuters)

Israel Shuts Down Gas Fields After US-Israel Strikes on Iran

The gas platform for Leviathan, Israel's largest gas field is seen from a helicopter near Haifa bay, northern Israel, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Ari Rabinovitch

Emirati Firm Suspends Supplies from Major Iraq Gas Complex

Smoke rises following an Iranian drone attack on Erbil airport in Erbil, Iraq, 28 February 2026.EPA/GAILAN HAJI

Some Oil Majors, Traders Suspend Shipments via Hormuz amid US Attack on Iran

Cryptocurrencies Slip as US, Israel Attack Iran

FILE PHOTO: Representation of bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration created on September 10, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

Culture

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project Restores Historical Al-Jaloud Mosque in Hail

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The recent renovation by specialized Saudi firms increased the mosque's capacity from 80 to 129 worshippers and its area to 250 square meters - SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project Restores Historical Al-Jaloud Mosque in Hail

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for the Development of Historical Mosques has completed the comprehensive restoration of Al-Jaloud Mosque in Hail Region…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 15:45

Culture

The ministry encourages consumers to choose national coffee products for their nutritional value - SPA

Culture

Saudi Coffee Remains Key Crop and Cultural Treasure during Ramadan

The Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has confirmed that Saudi coffee is a key national agricultural crop and an important cultural legacy,…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 26/02 - 13:09

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Saudi Arabia, under Vision 2030, is investing in world-class cultural infrastructure that serves both local communities and international visitors. SPA

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Red Sea Museum Opens 'Sunken Treasures' Exhibition to Highlight Maritime Heritage

The Red Sea Museum celebrated the opening of 'Sunken Treasures: The Maritime Heritage of the Red Sea' exhibition on Wednesday in an event that brought together…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah) Thursday 26/02 - 09:29

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Several residents of Al-Baha Region are reviving the atmosphere of Ramadan iftar in old houses. (SPA)

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Old Houses in Al-Baha: A Living Architectural Heritage of Ramadan

Several residents of Al-Baha Region are reviving the atmosphere of Ramadan iftar in old houses, in a scene that reflects deep attachment to architectural…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 26/02 - 06:21

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(FILES) President of Chateau de Versailles Christophe Leribault arrives at the Elysee Palace, in Paris on February 27, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Culture

Head of France's Versailles Palace Takes over Louvre

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Christophe Leribault, the ⁠current head of the ⁠Versailles Palace, as ⁠director of the Louvre museum in Paris,…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 25/02 - 11:28

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Liverpool Leverage Set-piece Dominance in 5-2 Win over West Ham

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28 February 2026, United Kingdom, Liverpool: Liverpool's Cody Gakpo celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa

Liverpool Leverage Set-piece Dominance in 5-2 Win over West Ham

Liverpool exploited West Ham United's weakness at set pieces to secure a 5-2 win in their Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday, but the hosts did not…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Saturday 28/02 - 18:04

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Barcelona's Lamine Yamal, left, celebrates scoring his side's opening goal with teammate Fermin Lopez during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Villareal in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)

Sports

First Yamal Hat-trick Helps Liga Leaders Barcelona Beat Villarreal

Barcelona's teenage star Lamine Yamal scored the first hat-trick of his career in a 4-1 win over Villarreal on Saturday that took the Catalan giants four…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 17:40

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FIFA Watching Iran Developments as World Cup Nears

FIFA said Saturday it is keeping an eye on events in Iran after the United States launched a military strike on the nation. The action comes just months…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 15:32

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Tennis - ATP 500 - Dubai Championships - Dubai Tennis Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - February 27, 2026 Russia's Daniil Medvedev celebrates after winning his semi final match against Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime REUTERS/Rula Rouhana

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Medvedev Wins Dubai Title as Griekspoor Withdraws

Daniil Medvedev claimed his second Dubai title on Saturday following the withdrawal of his opponent Tallon Griekspoor due to a left hamstring injury. The…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 15:30

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Inter Miami's Lionel Messi warms up before an international friendly soccer match against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

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Report: Messi's Inter Miami to Visit White House

Inter Miami will visit the White House in March to mark the club's 2025 MLS Cup triumph, with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi expected to attend, the Miami…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 28/02 - 07:03

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Wadi Al-Aqiq in Madinah Blends Spiritual, Natural Appeal

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Wadi Al-Aqiq was famed for the quality and sweetness of its water (SPA)

Wadi Al-Aqiq in Madinah Blends Spiritual, Natural Appeal

Wadi Al-Aqiq in Saudi Arabia's Madinah region stands out as one of the area’s most significant geographical and tourist landmarks, known for its striking…

Asharq Al Awsat (Madinah) Saturday 28/02 - 09:46

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Rather than stomping heel-first, T-rex may have actually tip-toed as it roamed around on its giant feet (Shutterstock)

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Contrary to Jurassic Park Movie, T-Rex Dinosaur Ran on Tip-Toes

Ever since the release of the blockbuster Jurassic Park, the Tyrannosaurus rex has been associated with ground shaking tremors as it moved. But in fact,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Saturday 28/02 - 07:43

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NASA Overhauls its Artemis Program to Return Astronauts to the Moon

NASA said Friday it’s adding an extra moon mission by Artemis astronauts before attempting a high-risk lunar landing with a crew. The shakeup in the flight…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 27/02 - 16:06

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The partnership covers a comprehensive package of variety and sports programs alongside several drama series (GEA)

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Saudi Arabia’s GEA, MBC Egypt Sign Strategic Agreement for Joint Media Production

Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority has signed a joint production agreement with MBC Egypt to deliver high-quality media content for the Egyptian…

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo) Friday 27/02 - 10:32

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Patients suffering from dengue fever receive medical treatment at Civil Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, 05 November 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

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India Moves Closer to Dengue Vaccine as Final Trials Underway

As dengue surges globally, an Indian vaccine candidate has entered the final stage of testing, raising hopes for one of the world's first single-dose shots…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 27/02 - 09:08

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