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World The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday. Devi RAHMAN / AFP
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Indonesia Landslide Death Toll Rises to 25

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday, a search and rescue agency…

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Features This still image from video provided by the Israeli army shows a heavily damaged building with a person the Israeli military identified as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar seated in a chair on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. (Israeli army via AP)
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Ruins of a Gaza House Where the Hamas Leader Was Killed Becomes an Attraction for Sympathizers

The owner of the house where Israeli forces purportedly killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar last year says his ruined apartment in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese soldiers patrol in a vehicle along a residential area that was devastated by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern coastal town of Naqoura, near the border with Israel, on January 22, 2025. (AFP)
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White House: Ceasefire Extension in Lebanon Is Urgently Needed

The White House said Friday that a ceasefire extension is "urgently needed" in Lebanon, adding that it welcomed the Israeli army withdrawal from the country’s…

World Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AFP)
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Hegseth Narrowly Wins Confirmation to Become US Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Friday to become the next US defense secretary, a major victory for President Donald Trump after fierce…

Israel Say UN Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees Must End Operations in Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Arab World Barbed-wire covers the walls surrounding the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) West Bank Field Office in Jerusalem on October 29, 2024. (AFP)

Israel Say UN Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees Must End Operations in Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Israel is telling the United Nations that the UN agency helping Palestinian refugees must end its operations in Jerusalem by Jan. 30. In a letter sent Friday…

Arab World Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana, the new envoy to Libya (UN)
Arab World

Guterres Appoints New Representative for Libya

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as the global body's new envoy to Libya,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tripoli)
World Workers construct temporary shelters for possible deportees from the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP)
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Mexico Refuses US Military Flight Deporting Migrants, Sources Say

Mexico has refused a request from President Donald Trump's administration to allow a US military aircraft deporting migrants to land in the country, a US…

Fighting in Sudan's Civil War Sets Ablaze the Country's Largest Oil Refinery

This Planet Labs PBC Satellite image shows a fire engulfing Sudan's largest oil refinery north of Khartoum, Sudan, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Sudan Army Breaks Paramilitary Siege on Key Base

Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File

US Says Rubio Held Call with Yemeni PM to Discuss Houthi Attacks

A protester carries a mock rocket during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sanaa, Yemen, 22 January 2025. (EPA)

Israel Say UN Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees Must End Operations in Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Barbed-wire covers the walls surrounding the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) West Bank Field Office in Jerusalem on October 29, 2024. (AFP)

US Freezes almost all Aid Except for Israel, Egypt Arms

Sandra Ramos plays with her daughter at an improvised shack built with the help of the US Agency for the International Development (USAID) following hurricanes in in La Lima, Honduras, in July 2022. Orlando SIERRA / AFP/File

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An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows Palestinians walking through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP)

With the Ceasefire in Gaza Comes an Agonizing Challenge: Counting and Collecting the Dead

US President and Saudi Crown Prince at a 2019 meeting (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Boosts US Ties to Promote Middle East Stability

The World Economic Forum in Davos hosted a session titled “Economic Transformations in Saudi Arabia”, in the presence of key Saudi officials. (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

IMF: Saudi Arabia Has Created a Favorable Environment for Growth

The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora (Daura) Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on December 22, 2024. (AFP)

Smog Chokes Baghdad as Oil-Fired Factories Belch Out Smoke 

For many Syrian refugees living in Türkiye, the idea of going home raises many worrying questions. (AFP)

Stay or Go? The Dilemma of Türkiye's Syrian Refugees 

FILE - Fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd as Red Cross vehicles come to collect Israeli hostages under a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar, File)

How the Gaza Truce Exposed Israeli Intelligence Failures

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How Will Saudi Arabia’s Relationship Be with Trump?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Trump and the West European Malaise

Amir Taheri
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Beware of Squandering this Opportunity and Failing to Live Up the Aspirations of the Lebanese!

Hanna Saleh
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Syrians and Lebanese Slaying Their Three Golden Calves  

Hazem Saghieh
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Realism and the Surreal in Gaza’s Tragedy  

Bakir Oweida
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Technocratic Hubris and the Need for Politics  

Nadim Koteich
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Lebanon’s Government Between the Threats of Arrogance and Opportunities for Agreement

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Trump is Back, Please Fasten Your Seatbelts

Ghassan Charbel
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Lebanon: Political Reconstruction

Hazem Saghieh
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The Region and Trump

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Politics and The State Mindset

Abdel Rahman Shalgham
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Is Global South Going South?

Amir Taheri
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This handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency SANA on January 24, 2025, shows Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) welcoming Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Damascus. (SANA / AFP)

Faisal bin Farhan in Damascus, Stresses Saudi Support to Syria’s Revival

Asharq Al Awsat

Aoun Vows ‘New Foundations of Cooperation’ with Gulf after Formation of Govt in Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali al-Yahya at the presidential palace in Baabda on Friday. (Lebanese Presidency)

Saudi Arabia Boosts US Ties to Promote Middle East Stability

US President and Saudi Crown Prince at a 2019 meeting (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Optimistic About Lebanon’s Future

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah (L) at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, 23 January 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Joint Forces Commander Meets with US Ambassador to Yemen

A file photo of Commander of the Joint Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Hamad Al-Salman - SPA

Saudi Crown Prince, Rubio Discuss Ways to Enhance Cooperation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

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Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana, the new envoy to Libya (UN)

Guterres Appoints New Representative for Libya

Asharq Al Awsat (Tripoli)

White House: Ceasefire Extension in Lebanon Is Urgently Needed

Lebanese soldiers patrol in a vehicle along a residential area that was devastated by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern coastal town of Naqoura, near the border with Israel, on January 22, 2025. (AFP)

Fighting in Sudan's Civil War Sets Ablaze the Country's Largest Oil Refinery

This Planet Labs PBC Satellite image shows a fire engulfing Sudan's largest oil refinery north of Khartoum, Sudan, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Sudan Army Breaks Paramilitary Siege on Key Base

Sudanese army soldiers patrol an area in Khartoum North on November 3, 2024. Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP/File

US Says Rubio Held Call with Yemeni PM to Discuss Houthi Attacks

A protester carries a mock rocket during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sanaa, Yemen, 22 January 2025. (EPA)

Israel Say UN Agency Helping Palestinian Refugees Must End Operations in Jerusalem by Jan. 30

Barbed-wire covers the walls surrounding the UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) West Bank Field Office in Jerusalem on October 29, 2024. (AFP)

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The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia rose to 25 as rescuers found three more bodies on Friday. Devi RAHMAN / AFP

Indonesia Landslide Death Toll Rises to 25

Asharq Al Awsat

Hegseth Narrowly Wins Confirmation to Become US Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth, US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Defense Secretary, testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill on January 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. (AFP)

Philippines Suspends South China Sea Survey after China’s ‘Harassment’

In this handout photo from the Philippine Coast Guard taken on January 24, 2025 and received on January 25, 2025, China Coast Guard officers on Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) check an incident with Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during a marine scientific survey near Thitu Island in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)

Mexico Refuses US Military Flight Deporting Migrants, Sources Say

Workers construct temporary shelters for possible deportees from the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP)

US Freezes almost all Aid Except for Israel, Egypt Arms

Sandra Ramos plays with her daughter at an improvised shack built with the help of the US Agency for the International Development (USAID) following hurricanes in in La Lima, Honduras, in July 2022. Orlando SIERRA / AFP/File

US Top Diplomat Rubio, China’s Wang Speak in First Phone Call, China Says

Newly confirmed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks next to his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio at the State Department in Washington, US, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

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A view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia to Host Regular World Economic Forum Global Meeting

Maersk Not Returning to the Gulf of Aden for Now

Maersk shipping line Cabo Verde offloads containers within the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) container terminal at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Laban Walloga

IMF: Saudi Arabia Has Created a Favorable Environment for Growth

The World Economic Forum in Davos hosted a session titled “Economic Transformations in Saudi Arabia”, in the presence of key Saudi officials. (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

ExxonMobil Launches 'Promising' Exploration Well Off Cyprus

The Wolf Moon is shown over the capital Nicosia in the southeast island of Cyprus, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

S&P Expects Saudi Issuances to Continue Domestically, Internationally Driven by Vision 2030

A view of the Saudi capital, Riyadh. (SPA)

Oil Prices Held Down by Trump Tariff Uncertainty

FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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Indonesia Showcases Returned Artifacts it Had Sought for Decades from the Netherlands

Culture Indonesia Showcases Returned Artifacts it Had Sought for Decades from the Netherlands

Indonesia Showcases Returned Artifacts it Had Sought for Decades from the Netherlands

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on display at Indonesia's National…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture An aerial view of the fire damage caused by the Palisades Fire is shown in the Pacific Palisades, California, US January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake
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Los Angeles Artists, Collectors Reel from Wildfires

As the Los Angeles area begins the formidable task of rebuilding after the most destructive wildfires in its history, the city's artists and art collectors are…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill as smoke from a wildfire is seen in the village of Varnava blankets Athens, Greece, August 11, 2024. REUTERS/Elias Marcou
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2,000-year-old Statue is Found Abandoned in Garbage Bag in Greece

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city of Thessaloniki, police said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture People walk past a light installation ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Snake, at a new year lantern fair in Fuzhou, in eastern China's Fujian province on January 21, 2025. (AFP)
Culture

Lanterns Light up Southern Chinese City Ahead of Lunar New Year 

Dozens of giant lanterns in the shape of mythical creatures, flowers and legendary characters light up the night sky in southern China -- a dreamlike spectacle…

Culture The initiative also aims to raise awareness of Saudi Arabia's cultural heritage
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Saudi Arabia Prepares to Participate in Cairo International Book Fair 2025

The Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission is set to lead Saudi Arabia's participation in the 56th Cairo International Book Fair, organized by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

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Jannik Sinner Beats Ben Shelton to Return to the Australian Open Final

Sports Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner reacts during his semi final match against Ben Shelton of the US. (Reuters)

Jannik Sinner Beats Ben Shelton to Return to the Australian Open Final

Defending champion Jannik Sinner overcame some third-set cramping and beat Ben Shelton 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to return to the Australian Open final as he…

Sports 13 October 2024, Bavaria, Munich: Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann speaks at the press conference ahead of the Nations League match between Germany and France. (dpa)
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Germany Coach Julian Nagelsmann Extends Contract Through Euro 2028 

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract with the national team by another two years through the European Championship in 2028. Nagelsmann…

Sports Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 24, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic waves to the crowd as he leaves the court after retiring from his semi final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Edgar Su
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Injured Djokovic Stops in Australian Open Semifinals against Zverev

An injured Novak Djokovic quit because of a torn muscle in his left leg after dropping the first set of his Australian Open semifinal against Alexander Zverev…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Dominic Solanke of Tottenham reacts after the English Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur, in London, Britain, 15 January 2025. EPA/DAVID CLIFF
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Tottenham Striker Solanke Set to Miss 6 Weeks with Knee Injury

Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke is likely to be out for around six weeks because of a knee injury, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou said Thursday. Solanke…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Europa League opening phase soccer match between Manchester United and Glasgow Rangers in Manchester, England, Thursday, Jan. 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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Bruno Fernandes Strikes Late to Keep Man United on Course for Europa League Last 16 Spot

Bruno Fernandes scored a stoppage-time winner as Manchester United beat Rangers 2-1 on Thursday to take a big step toward the Europa League round of 16. …

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German Man Sets World Record Living for 120 Days Underwater

Varieties Rudiger Koch has breakfast in his underwater home before emerging as a world record holder. MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP

German Man Sets World Record Living for 120 Days Underwater

A German aerospace engineer celebrated setting a world record Friday for the longest time living underwater without depressurization -- 120 days in a submerged…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This photograph taken on December 26, 2024 shows a worker holding shredded recyclable plastic waste at the Green Road Waste Management processing facility in Pokhara. Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road construction. (AFP)
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Rubbish Roads: Nepal Explores Paving with Plastic

Cars speeding along a smooth, black-colored street in Nepal's Pokhara are also driving over heaps of discarded plastic, transformed into an ingredient in road…

Varieties This image provided by the City of Bend, Ore., shows a pair of googly eyes placed on a public art sculpture in Bend. (City of Bend, Oregon, via AP, File)
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Man Says He Was behind Some of the Viral Googly Eyes on Public Art in Oregon

A resident of the central Oregon city of Bend says he was the person behind some of the googly eyes that appeared on sculptures around the city in recent…

Varieties The iceberg could threaten penguins as they forage to feed their young. Patrick HERTZOG / AFP/File
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Mega-iceberg Drifts towards Antarctic Penguin Island

The world's biggest iceberg -- more than twice the size of London -- could drift towards a remote island where a scientist warns it risks disrupting feeding…

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Varieties The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora (Daura) Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on December 22, 2024. (AFP)
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Smog Chokes Baghdad as Oil-Fired Factories Belch Out Smoke 

Iraqi grocery store owner Abu Amjad al-Zubaidi is grappling with asthma, a condition his doctor blames on emissions from a nearby power plant that fills his…

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