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Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Jeddah on Monday US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad…

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flag flies during a special session of an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 2, 2026. (AP)

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Iran Nuclear Chief Blocked by US from Vienna Meeting

Iran's nuclear chief was blocked from attending an annual conference on Monday at the headquarters of the UN's nuclear agency in Vienna due to opposition from…

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Stranded Iranians and Iraqis wait at the Iraq-Iran border following the Iraqi government's decision to close the Shalamsheh border crossing in the southern Basra province on September 12, 2026. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)

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Iraq Border Crossings with Iran Reopen

Iraqi authorities said passenger traffic had resumed at key border crossings with Iran after being closed Saturday following drone attacks launched from Iraq…

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Rescue personnel stretcher out a body bag containing a deceased victim of the Virgo Transport 8 passenger ferry, which capsized September 13 while en route from Banjarmasin to Surabaya, at the port in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, on September 14, 2026. (AFP)

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Indonesia Searches for 129 People Missing After Ferry Capsizes in the Java Sea

Indonesian authorities intensified a search Monday for 129 people who were missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday, killing…

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Iran Says Reports About Activity in Pickaxe Mountain Are Baseless

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Iranians drive past a political billboard at the Valiasr square in central Tehran, Iran, 13 September 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran Says Reports About Activity in Pickaxe Mountain Are Baseless

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson stressed Monday that reports of activity at the country's Pickaxe Mountain were baseless, after ⁠President Donald Trump…

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Trump Downplays Report China Gave Iran Intel before Deadly Strike on US Base Monday 14/09 - 05:31
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The war in Gaza has devastated the territory's healthcare system, leaving premature babies even more vulnerable. BASHAR TALEB / AFP

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Incubator Shortages, Premature Births Strain Gaza's Hospitals

As monitors beep and doctors consult near them, two tiny newborns lie silently side-by-side, sharing a single incubator in a southern Gaza hospital running…

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Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani holds a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Damascus, Syria, September 13, 2026. (Reuters)

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Fidan Says Turkish President to Visit Syria Soon

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan would visit Syria soon, saying the two countries will hold intense and…

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China State Newspaper Blasts Anthropic’s Calls to Slow AI as ‘Cold War’ Tactic

CEO of Anthropic Dario Amodei addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Israeli Minister Calls to Strip Gaza Film Directors of Citizenship

Director Yuval Abraham and Director Rachel Szor receive the Special Jury Prize for "NAZA" during the closing ceremony of the 63rd Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido on September 12, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi FM Meets Indian, Vietnamese, Bahraini Counterparts on Sidelines of BRICS, Calls UAE FM

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met with Indian Minister of External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. (SPA)

Sisi Meets Pezeshkian in New Delhi, Calls on Iran to Stop the Escalation

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 13, 2026. (Alexander Kazakov / POOL / AFP)

Saudi Arabia at BRICS Summit: Our National Security and Safety of Our Assets Are Non-Negotiable

Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah speaks at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sunday. (SPA)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and an accompanying delegation tour the southern city of Nabatieh on Saturday (EPA)

Lebanon’s Divide Over Israel Talks Reaches Religious Leaders

Saeed bin Mohammed Al-Shahrani, SDAIA spokesman (SDAIA)

SDAIA to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia Moving from Adopting AI Standards to Shaping Them

FILED - 08 September 2026, Palestinian Territories, Anata: Israeli forces raid the town of Anata in the West Bank. Photo: Jamal Awad/dpa

Oslo Accords After 33 Years: Neither Alive Nor Dead — What Remains?

Words "AI Artificial Intelligence", keyboard, and a robotic hand in this illustration taken June 5, 2026. (Reuters)

New Warnings About the Risks of AI to Humanity Revive a Long-Running Debate

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine September 6, 2026. (Reuters)

Ukrainian Official Expects Imminent Bilateral Meeting Between Zelenskyy and Trump

Destroyed stones on the top of Ali al-Taher ridge, which Israeli forces captured after fighting with Hezbollah and where the Israeli military said it blew up a network of Hezbollah tunnels Thursday night near Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (AP)

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

Saudi Crown Prince, CENTCOM Commander Discuss Regional Developments

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Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Alert after Security Threat in Abha and Khamis Mushait

The Civil Defense stressed the importance of obtaining information from official channels and adhering to instructions issued by competent authorities (SPA)

Saudi FM Meets Indian, Vietnamese, Bahraini Counterparts on Sidelines of BRICS, Calls UAE FM

Ukrainian Official Expects Imminent Bilateral Meeting Between Zelenskyy and Trump

Saudi Arabia at BRICS Summit: Our National Security and Safety of Our Assets Are Non-Negotiable

Saudi Crown Prince, Pakistani PM Discuss Regional De-escalation, Islamabad Slams Houthi Attacks

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. (SPA)

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Lebanon’s Divide Over Israel Talks Reaches Religious Leaders

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Oslo Accords After 33 Years: Neither Alive Nor Dead — What Remains?

Incubator Shortages, Premature Births Strain Gaza's Hospitals

Fidan Says Turkish President to Visit Syria Soon

Iraq Border Crossings with Iran Reopen

Sisi Meets Pezeshkian in New Delhi, Calls on Iran to Stop the Escalation

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File photo: Migrants of African origin trying to flee to Europe are crammed on board of a small boat, as Tunisian coast guards prepare to transfer them onto their vessel, at sea between Tunisia and Italy, on August 10, 2023. (AFP)

Boat with Migrants Stranded in Southern Greece with 1 Dead and 20 Missing

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Russian Strike on Ukraine Warehouse Kills 3

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian air attack in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

Road Crash Involving Multiple Vehicles in South Africa Kills at Least 21 People

The remains of a mini bus taxi on a police tow truck at the scene of a fatal crash of 13 schoolchildren who perished when their minibus collided with a truck, in Johannesburg, South Africa, January 19, 2026. REUTERS/Shiraaz Mohamed

Iran Nuclear Chief Blocked by US from Vienna Meeting

Iran Says Reports About Activity in Pickaxe Mountain Are Baseless

France’s Macron to Make State Visit to Spain on September 29-30

French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he welcomes Vietnam's President and his wife at the Elysee Palace in Paris on September 10, 2026. (AFP)

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Freeman Shaheen, the president of Chevron Global Gas, participates in a discussion at the Gastech conference in Houston, Texas, US, September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

Chevron Eyes Argentina, Mediterranean for Global LNG Growth, Deal with India

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Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Resume Further Services Through Suez Canal

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers sit on a Maersk vessel docked at the port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California, US, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Caroline Brehman/File Photo

Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Expect September Fed Hike as Inflation Lingers

Federal Reserve building in Washington (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia’s Dammam Airports Signs Design Contract to Develop King Fahd Int'l Airport

Dammam Airports CEO Eng. Mohammed Al-Hassany and President of WSP for the Middle East and Asia Dean McGrail seen at the signing of the agreement on Sunday. (X)

Iraq Signs Technical Consultancy Agreement with Chevron to Develop West Qurna 2 Field

Officials are seen during Sunday's signing of the agreement. (INA)

Gold Slips as Oil Rally Fans Rate Hike Bets ahead of Fed Meeting

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Brazil is in Fashion, as Brazilians Like to Say. Here’s Why

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A tourist wearing a jersey in Brazilian colors poses for photos on a terrace at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, on Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazil is in Fashion, as Brazilians Like to Say. Here’s Why

Brazil is having a moment. Celebrities and record numbers of tourists donning green, yellow and blue are flooding into the country. Brazilian culture — from…

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AlUla's skies and rock formations create striking natural scenes that attract visitors and astrotourism enthusiasts. (SPA)

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AlUla Skies, Rock Formations Attract Visitors, Photographers

AlUla's skies and rock formations create striking natural scenes that attract visitors and astrotourism enthusiasts, as its diverse landscapes blend with the…

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The entrance of the Renoir Museum is pictured after thieves stole four valuable Renoir paintings, in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (AP)

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Gold, Gems and Renoirs: France’s Museums Grapple with a Wave of Smash-and-Grab Thefts

At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold…

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The community initiative encourages participants to transform recycled or repurposed materials into artworks

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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Museum Opens Submissions for Sea Art Fair

The Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah has announced an open call for submissions for its upcoming Sea Art Fair, inviting children, families, emerging artists,…

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New Riyadh Exhibition Draws Inspiration from Travels of Ibn Battuta

The Misk Art Institute has announced the launch of its art exhibition "Along the Way," opening on September 16 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall in Riyadh…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 10/09 - 11:11

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Norris Says Madring and F1’s Virtual Safety Car Rule Both Need to Change

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Formula One F1 - Spanish Grand Prix - Madring, Madrid, Spain - September 13, 2026 McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates on the podium after finishing third in the Spanish Grand Prix. (Reuters)

Norris Says Madring and F1’s Virtual Safety Car Rule Both Need to Change

Formula One's newest circuit needs to &zwnj;change, and so does the virtual safety car (VSC) rule, world champion Lando Norris said after losing a Spanish…

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A general view of Ben Shelton of the United States in action against Alexander Zverev of Germany in their Men's Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 13, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

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Tennis Players Move Push for Pay and Reforms into New Grand Slam Council

Top tennis players &zwnj;said on Monday they would cease to publicly campaign for greater influence and financial benefits from the four Grand Slams, choosing…

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13 September 2026, Spain, Valencia: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish Primera Division match between Levante UD and FC Barcelona at Estadio Ciudad de Valencia. (dpa)

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Lamine Yamal Says Mbappe His Only Rival for Ballon d’Or

Lamine Yamal said &zwnj;his World Cup success with Spain and winning LaLiga with Barcelona should give him the edge over Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe in the…

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Hull City's Mohamed Belloumi celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League match between Chelsea and Hull City in London, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP)

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African Players in Europe: Algeria’s Belloumi Keeps Hull Fairytale Alive

Algerian winger Mohamed Belloumi scored twice as promoted Hull City stretched an unbeaten Premier League run this season to four matches at the weekend by…

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South Korea's interim coach Robert Moreno of Spain leaves a press conference at the Korea Football Association in Cheonan on September 14, 2026. (AFP)

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New Coach Won’t Use AI in Bid to Make South Korea Fans Happy

South Korea's new interim coach Robert Moreno said Monday that he wanted to make fans in the country "happy" after a disastrous World Cup and series of…

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Italy’s Catania Airport Shuts Again as Etna Ash Halts Flights

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Volcanic material and fumes rise from Mount Etna during an eruption under a starry sky in Sicily, Italy, July 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Italy’s Catania Airport Shuts Again as Etna Ash Halts Flights

Flights at Italy's Catania airport were suspended again on Monday due to volcanic ash from Mount Etna's ongoing activity, &zwnj;the company &zwnj;operating the…

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Elderly people using tablets during a government-organized digital survival training course at a senior community center in Suwon. Jung Yeon-je / AFP

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South Korea Aims to Save Seniors Lost in Digital Age

A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's…

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Snow-covered peaks of the Himalayas are seen during a media tour, from Shigatse, Tibet autonomous region, China, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026. (Tingshu Wang/Pool Photo via AP)

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Himalayas Approaching Tipping Point, Millions of Livelihoods at Stake, Says Report

The Himalayas &zwnj;are approaching a tipping point as glaciers melt faster than a decade ago, threatening water security as the region approaches "peak water"…

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France Submits New Proposal to Ban Social Media for Under-15s

The French government submitted a reworked proposal to ban social media for children, after its previous ban was struck down by the country's top…

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SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: In an aerial view, a swimmer passes near kelp and leopard sharks, which are harmless to humans, in the Pacific Ocean in the La Jolla neighborhood on August 14, 2026 in San Diego, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP

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Man Hospitalized after Shark Attack in Western Australia

A man in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being attacked by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service…

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