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Arab World Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa (L) talks with Hezbollah parliament member Ali Ammar (R) as Druze Democratic Party chief Talal Arslan (2nd R) looks on after offering their condolences to Bassam Qantar (2nd L), the brother of Lebanese Hezbollah militant leader Samir Qantar who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus early on Sunday, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban/File Photo
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Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah’s Wafiq Safa is in Critical Condition

A senior Lebanese security source told Asharq Al-Awsat that Wafiq Safa, Hezbollah’s Coordination and Liaison Officer, is in critical condition following a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beirut)
World People pray in front of the cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima city on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
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In Hiroshima Peace Park, Visitors Hope Nobel Win Will Boost Peace Efforts

Visitors to the memorial park for Hiroshima's atomic bombing said they hoped Friday's Nobel Peace Prize for Japan's atomic bomb survivors would boost efforts…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA
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Saudi Crown Prince, Macron Discuss Efforts to Reduce Escalation in the Region

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

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
World The US State Department. Reuters file photo
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US Expands Sanctions on Iran in Response to Attack on Israel

The US on Friday announced new sanctions on Iran's energy sector in response to its Oct. 1 attack on Israel when it fired roughly 180 missiles into the country…

Asharq Al Awsat

Sources Reveal to Asharq Al-Awsat Details of Iranian Message Sent to Israel

World An Iranian man rides a motorbike past a billboard (2-R) depicting (L-R) late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and slain Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani at the Enqelab Square, in Tehran, Iran, 07 October 2024. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Sources Reveal to Asharq Al-Awsat Details of Iranian Message Sent to Israel

Iran has sent a message to Israel through European channels about its possible response to any attack that comes from Israel, diplomatic sources said Friday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
World FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo
World

Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Israel

Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government "fascist" and "genocidal…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)
Arab World

US Secretary of State Speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker about Situation

Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received a phone call from the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken on Friday, which lasted about 40 minutes,…

Thousands Said Trapped in Jabalia Camp as Israel Escalates Attacks in Northern Gaza

A boy watches a smoke plume rise while standing in the balcony of the Rafei school, being used as a displacement shelter, in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

60 Killed, 168 Wounded over Past 24 Hours in Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

A man works at the site of an Israeli air strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 11, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Official: Lebanon Displacement 'Devastating', Support Insufficient

Displaced people sit in a makeshift tent set up on Beirut's seaside promenade - AFP

Hezbollah’s Priority Is Defeating Israel, Open to Efforts to Stop the Attacks, Group’s Official

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Jbaa on October 11, 2024. (AFP)

Zelenskyy Appeals to Allies to Keep up Aid as Germany Pledges New Weapons Package

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German chancellor Olaf Scholz give a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP)

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Ismail Qaani whispers in the ear of IRGC Commander Hossein Salami (IRNA)

Qaani’s Uncertain Fate: A New Angle in the Shadow War

Yemeni Defense Minister Lt. Gen. Mohsen al-Daeri (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemen Defense Minister: Houthi Attacks May Persist Even After Gaza War Ends

The head of the Lebanese Forces Party, Samir Geagea, at the celebration of the "Memory of the Martyrs of the Lebanese Resistance" (Lebanese Forces)

LF Organizes National Conference to Outline ‘Roadmap to Save Lebanon’

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Saudi Arabia to Launch First Green Zone to Present Solutions for Combating Desertification

Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Facility (AFP)

Debate in Iran over Khamenei’s Office Considering Nuclear Weapons’ Fatwa Revision

An image of Imad Mughniyeh raised alongside Hezbollah missile launchers during a military drill in southern Lebanon. File photo

Hezbollah’s New Strategy: Gradual Escalation, Focus on Ground Combat

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

Saudi Crown Prince, Macron Discuss Efforts to Reduce Escalation in the Region

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GCC-EU Summit Poised to Back Two-State Solution

Christophe Farnaud, the European Union’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Oman (Asharq Al-Awsat)

GCC Condemns Israeli Confiscation of Jerusalem Land Housing UNRWA Headquarters

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi

Saudi King Completes Medical Tests, on Road to Recovery

Saudi King Completes Medical Tests, on Road to Recovery

Kuwait Defense Ministry Says F-18 Jet Crashed in North, Pilot Killed

F-18 aircraft (archive - Reuters)

Saudi Crown Prince, Iran FM Discuss Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)

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Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Güler attends the "Free Fire 2024" training on Thursday (Turkish Ministry of Defense)

Türkiye Sends Massive Military Reinforcements to Northern Syria

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Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hezbollah’s Wafiq Safa is in Critical Condition

Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa (L) talks with Hezbollah parliament member Ali Ammar (R) as Druze Democratic Party chief Talal Arslan (2nd R) looks on after offering their condolences to Bassam Qantar (2nd L), the brother of Lebanese Hezbollah militant leader Samir Qantar who was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Damascus early on Sunday, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban/File Photo

Iran Says it Has Recovered Nilforushan’s Body Killed Alongside Nasrallah in Beirut

File photo of Abbas Nilforushan

Thousands Said Trapped in Jabalia Camp as Israel Escalates Attacks in Northern Gaza

A boy watches a smoke plume rise while standing in the balcony of the Rafei school, being used as a displacement shelter, in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on October 9, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

US Secretary of State Speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker about Situation

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)

60 Killed, 168 Wounded over Past 24 Hours in Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

A man works at the site of an Israeli air strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 11, 2024. (Reuters)

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An Iranian man rides a motorbike past a billboard (2-R) depicting (L-R) late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and slain Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani at the Enqelab Square, in Tehran, Iran, 07 October 2024. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Sources Reveal to Asharq Al-Awsat Details of Iranian Message Sent to Israel

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

In Hiroshima Peace Park, Visitors Hope Nobel Win Will Boost Peace Efforts

People pray in front of the cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima city on October 12, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

US Expands Sanctions on Iran in Response to Attack on Israel

The US State Department. Reuters file photo

Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Israel

FILE PHOTO: Nicaraguan Vice-President Rosario Murillo sings revolutionary songs during a march called "We walk for peace and life. Justice" in Managua, Nicaragua September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas/File Photo

Zelenskyy Appeals to Allies to Keep up Aid as Germany Pledges New Weapons Package

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German chancellor Olaf Scholz give a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP)

Thunberg Leads Pro-Palestinian, Climate Protest in Milan

Thunberg wore a keffiyeh, a traditional scarf symbolising the Palestinian struggle against Israel - AFP

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FILE PHOTO: Chinese Finance Minister Lan Foan speaks at the China Development Forum (CDF) 2024, in Beijing, China March 24, 2024. REUTERS/Jing Xu/File Photo

China Flags More Fiscal Stimulus for Economy

Asharq Al Awsat

Lebanon's Bonds Soar as Traders Place Counterintuitive Bets

The Lebanese national flag flutters in Beirut, Lebanon, August 18, 2020. (Reuters)

Gold Gains as Dollar off 2-month Highs on Fed Rate Cut Expectations

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

Oil Heads for Weekly Climb on Potential Mideast Supply Disruption

FILE PHOTO: A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

Saudi Arabia to Launch First Green Zone to Present Solutions for Combating Desertification

A citizen working in an agricultural area in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Pakistan Ends Power Purchase Deals to Cut Costs

A power transmission tower is seen in Karachi, Pakistan, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo

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Riyadh, Seoul Sign MoU on Cultural Exchange

Culture The MoU aims to enhance bilateral relations and achieve mutual benefit in several fields. SPA

Riyadh, Seoul Sign MoU on Cultural Exchange

Mayor of Riyadh Region Prince Dr. Faisal bin Abdulaziz bin Ayyaf has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon during his visit to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Seoul)
Culture Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) logo
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Publishers from Palestine, Lebanon and Sudan Exempted from SIBF 2024 Participation Fees

Publishers from Palestine, Lebanon and Sudan will be exempt from participation fees at the 43rd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The camel rider participated in the exhibition held from October 3 to 12 - SPA
Culture

Camel Riders Showcase Heritage at International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition

The Ministry of Interior's pavilion at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2024, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club, featured a captivating…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture South Korean author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Culture

Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang's Books Fly Off the Shelves in South Korea

South Koreans flocked to book stores on Friday and crashed websites in a frenzy to snap up copies of the work of novelist Han Kang in her home country, after…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Iraqi students walk through Bab al-Wastani on a walking tour of the historic center of Baghdad. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP
Culture

'Soul of Old Baghdad': City Center Sees Timid Revival

An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic center invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall…

Asharq Al Awsat

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European Leagues, Union Appeal to EU Against FIFA over Crowded Calendar

Sports FILE PHOTO: A long exposure shows FIFA's logo near its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo/File Photo

European Leagues, Union Appeal to EU Against FIFA over Crowded Calendar

The European Leagues umbrella body, FIFPRO players' union and Spain's LaLiga plan to file a joint complaint to the EU on Monday against global governing body…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Saudi Football Federation, Manga Collaborate for Saudi FIFA World Cup™ 2034 Bid
Sports

Saudi Football Federation, Manga Collaborate for Saudi FIFA World Cup™ 2034 Bid

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation's bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ 2034 has teamed up with Manga Alarabia, a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Media…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Photo by SPA
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Riyadh Season to Host IV Crown Showdown on Saturday

The IV Crown Showdown will take place on October 12 as part of Riyadh Season. The event will feature an undisputed light heavyweight championship match…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports In this photo provided by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Chairman Aiko Toyoda, center, with Ayao Komatsu, left, Team Principal of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Tomoya Takahashi, President of GAZOO Racing Company, poses for a photo in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.(Toyota Motor Corporation via AP)
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Toyota Returns to F1 with Haas Technical Partnership

The US-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Bukayo Saka of England in action during the UEFA Nations League match between England and Greece in London, Great Britain, 10 October 2024. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Saka Leaves England Match with Leg Injury in Potential Blow to Arsenal

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka came off with a leg injury during England's 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday. Saka was substituted in the 51st minute at Wembley…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

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It's Not Just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail Cameras Are Also Capturing Wolves, Moose

Varieties This image made from video provided by Donna Gail Shaw shows a view from a trail camera of a brown bear and a black bear on Aug. 29, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Donna Gail Shaw via AP)

It's Not Just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail Cameras Are Also Capturing Wolves, Moose

Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This image made from a video provided by Curt Fargo shows a radio tower collapsing after a hot-air balloon struck it during the famous festival in Albuquerque, N.M., Oct. 11, 2024. (Curt Fargo via AP)
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Hot-air balloon Strikes, Collapses Radio Tower in Albuquerque During Festival

A hot-air balloon struck and collapsed a radio tower Friday in Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the city's famous festival — the second time in 20 years that a…

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Varieties The northern lights appear over Anchorage, Alaska, early the morning of Friday, Oct.. 11, 2024. (AP)
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Northern Lights Dazzle Much Farther South than Normal. Here’s What’s behind the Show

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal,…

Varieties The death mask of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin is exhibited at a museum in his hometown of Gori, Georgia March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo
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Russian Governor Shows off New Stalin Statue to 'Honor' History

A new monument to Soviet-era leader Josef Stalin is set to be erected soon in a city in northwest Russia following what the regional governor there said were …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The first-place winner will receive SAR30,000 - SPA
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Five Winners Announced in Fourth Round of Melwah Racing

The fourth round of the six-day Melwah Racing event, which began on October 7, concluded on Thursday, where five participants emerged victorious. Saturday's…

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