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Arab, Muslim States Alarmed by Israeli Plan to Move Gazans to Egypt

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Türkiye and Qatar said on Friday they were deeply concerned over Israeli statements…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stands beside Nouri al-Maliki during a religious event in Baghdad (Government Media)
Arab World

Iraq’s New Government Faces Unpredictable Prospects

Tension rippled through Iraq’s ruling Shiite alliance after authorities briefly listed Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Houthi group as terrorist organizations,…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Arab World A handout photo made available by the Lebanese Presidency press office shows Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (9-R) posing for a photo with a United Nations Security Council delegation following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, 05 December 2025. (Lebanese Presidency)
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Lebanese President, Hezbollah Split Over Expanded Talks with Israel

Lebanon's president on Friday defended his decision to expand talks with Israel as a way to avoid further violence, but the head of armed group Hezbollah…

Sports Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, US - December 5, 2025 US President Donald Trump wears his medal as he is awarded the FIFA Peace Prize. (Reuters)
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Trump All Smiles as He Wins FIFA’s New Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader whose…

Trump’s Phase Two Remarks Revive Questions Over Gaza Article 17

Arab World Palestinians fill water containers at the Nuseirat camp for displaced families in central Gaza (AFP)

Trump’s Phase Two Remarks Revive Questions Over Gaza Article 17

A brief and cryptic remark by US President Donald Trump about modifying phase two of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, offered without any details, has stirred…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
World A picture taken on December 5, 2016 shows a nuclear submarine at the naval base in Ile Longue, western of France. (AFP)
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France Investigates Reports of Drones Over Nuclear Sub Base

French prosecutors are investigating after drones were suspected to have flown over a nuclear submarine base on the Atlantic coast late on Thursday, a…

Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front of the Lebanese flags (C), meets with a United Nations Security Council delegation at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, 05 December 2025. (EPA)
Arab World

Lebanon Tells a UN Team the Country Will Need a Back-up Force Once Peacekeepers’ Term Ends

The Lebanese prime minister on Friday told a visiting UN delegation that his country will need a follow-up force in southern Lebanon along the border with…

Putin, Modi Agree to Expand and Widen India-Russia Trade, Strengthen Friendship

05 December 2025, India, New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian President Droupadhi Murmu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Konstantin Zavrazhin/Kremlin/dpa)

France's Macron: Unity between Europe and US on Ukraine is ‘Essential'

French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP file)

UN's FAO: World Food Prices Fall for 3rd Month in November

FILE PHOTO: Prices of food are displayed at the Borough Market in London, Britain May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with UN Security Council Delegation in Beirut (Lebanese Parliament)

Lebanon’s Leaders Unite on Technical, Security Track in Talks with Israel

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stands beside Nouri al-Maliki during a religious event in Baghdad (Government Media)

Iraq’s New Government Faces Unpredictable Prospects

A poster of Bashar al-Assad is seen on the ground at the presidential palace in Damascus after he fled Syria on December 8, 2024. (AP)

Report: Assad’s Exiled Spy Chief and Billionaire Cousin Plot Syrian Uprisings from Russia

A joint patrol of UNIFIL forces and the Lebanese Army in the Marjayoun area near the border with Israel (AFP)

Hezbollah Unhappy with Political Negotiations with Israel but Unlikely to Confront the State

GCC leaders and their representatives attend the 46th Gulf Summit held in the Bahraini capital (BNA) 

World Bank Raises GCC Growth Forecast

03 December 2025, Iran, Teheran: View of the smog-ridden metropolis of Tehran. Photo: Aref Taherkenareh/dpa

Iran Accused of ‘Digital Apartheid’

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Palestine: A Future Without a Past and a Past Without a Future

Hazem Saghieh
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Expanding the Mechanism… Has Lebanon Avoided Escalation?

Mustafa Fahs
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Make Money Not War

Amir Taheri
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Sudan’s Army… Not The ‘Kizan Army’!

Osman Mirghani
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Dismantling the Gulf System 

Mamdouh al-Muhainy
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A Moment in The ‘Oval Office’

Amal Abdulaziz al-Hazzani
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The Brotherhood and ‘Resistance Axis’ ... Partners in Destruction

Nadim Koteich
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Can Trump Really Ban the Muslim Brotherhood?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Maduro on Trump’s Clock

Ghassan Charbel
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The Deeper Implications of the F-35 Deal

Dr. Abdullah Faisal Alrabeh
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To the Supreme Leader’s Advisor… On Bread, Water, and Weapons

Mustafa Fahs
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When the ‘Big Mute’ Speaks Out

Amir Taheri
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Rafah border crossing (Reuters file photo)

Arab, Muslim States Alarmed by Israeli Plan to Move Gazans to Egypt

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

Saudi FM, Qatari PM Co-Chair Coordination Council Executive Committee Meeting

Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani co-chair the Executive Committee meeting of the Saudi-Qatari Coordination Council. SPA

Albudaiwi: GCC is a Global Investment Magnet, Driven by Stability and Economic Strength

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

Gulf–Italian Drive to Build Platform for Deeper Partnerships

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her speech (Saudi Al-Ekhbariyah). 

Saudi Crown Prince Hails Outcomes of Gulf Summit in Manama

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Manama on Wednesday. (SPA)

MWL Offers Condolences to Thailand and Sri Lanka over Flood Victims

A drone view shows a flooded resort following deadly flooding in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province, Thailand, November 30, 2025. (Reuters)

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Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with UN Security Council Delegation in Beirut (Lebanese Parliament)

Lebanon’s Leaders Unite on Technical, Security Track in Talks with Israel

Mohamed Choucair (Beirut)

Iraq’s New Government Faces Unpredictable Prospects

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stands beside Nouri al-Maliki during a religious event in Baghdad (Government Media)

Trump’s Phase Two Remarks Revive Questions Over Gaza Article 17

Palestinians fill water containers at the Nuseirat camp for displaced families in central Gaza (AFP)

Abu Shabab Successor Pledges to Keep Up Resistance to Hamas

A photo of Yasser Abu Shabab published by Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth. (File photo)

Lebanon Tells a UN Team the Country Will Need a Back-up Force Once Peacekeepers’ Term Ends

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, in front of the Lebanese flags (C), meets with a United Nations Security Council delegation at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, 05 December 2025. (EPA)

Palestinians Say Israeli Army Killed Man in Occupied West Bank

Israeli military vehicles roll during a raid in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on December 1, 2025. (AFP)

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A handout photo made available on 05 December 2025 by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) shows a missile being launched during a military drill in the waters off southern Iran coast. EPA/IRGC HANDOUT

Iran Holds Massive Drills in Gulf

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Taiwan Says China Deploys Warships in ‘Military Operations’

A Chinese PLA navy ship monitors an area during a maritime cooperative activity between the Philippines, Australia and Canadian navy near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Sep 3, 2025. (AFP)

France Investigates Reports of Drones Over Nuclear Sub Base

A picture taken on December 5, 2016 shows a nuclear submarine at the naval base in Ile Longue, western of France. (AFP)

Putin, Modi Agree to Expand and Widen India-Russia Trade, Strengthen Friendship

05 December 2025, India, New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian President Droupadhi Murmu, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Konstantin Zavrazhin/Kremlin/dpa)

France's Macron: Unity between Europe and US on Ukraine is ‘Essential'

French President Emmanuel Macron. (AFP file)

Greek Parliament Approves Purchase of Rocket Systems from Israel

A PULS multiple rocket launcher miniature and artillery rockets by Israeli Elbit Systems is exhibited at the DEFEA Defense Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi Purchase Licensing Rights

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FILE PHOTO: Reinsurer Swiss Re's headquarters are seen on the banks of Lake Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd WIegmann/File Photo

Survey: Swiss Companies Plan Investment Abroad to Offset US Tariffs

Asharq Al Awsat

UN's FAO: World Food Prices Fall for 3rd Month in November

FILE PHOTO: Prices of food are displayed at the Borough Market in London, Britain May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska/File Photo

World Bank Forecasts 4.3% Growth for Saudi Economy, Supported by Non-Oil Activities

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Visa Relocates European Headquarters to London's Canary Wharf

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of London's Canary Wharf financial district, two days before the government presents its critical pre-election budget, in London, Britain March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Yann Tessier/File Photo

World Bank Raises GCC Growth Forecast

GCC leaders and their representatives attend the 46th Gulf Summit held in the Bahraini capital (BNA) 

Saudi Industry Ministry Signs MoUs to Advance Manufacturing Empowerment

The agreements were signed during the "Industrial Transformation Saudi Arabia 2025” Exhibition. SPA

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Red Sea International Film Festival Held Amid Wide Participation from Film Stars, Creators

Culture The festival runs until December 13 with the wide participation of local and international film stars and creators

Red Sea International Film Festival Held Amid Wide Participation from Film Stars, Creators

The fifth annual Red Sea International Film Festival is being held under the patronage of Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan at Culture…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture This undated handout photograph released on November 25, 2025 by MFFT-EPHE/PSL shows funerary statuette, knonw as ouchbetis, found in the royal necropolis of Tanis (San el-Hagar). (Simone Nannucci / MFFT - EPHE/PSL / AFP)
Culture

‘Amazing’ Figurines Find in Egyptian Tomb Solves Mystery

A treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines have been discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta, a rare find that has…

Culture The three-day event is organized by the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission. SPA
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Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission Launches Riyadh Int’l Philosophy Conference

The fifth edition of the Riyadh International Philosophy Conference 2025 launched on Thursday at King Fahd National Library. The three-day event is organized…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The new permanent exhibition, held at the Dadan archaeological site in AlUla, presents a wide collection of traditional crafts and customs, along with material evidence of cultural exchange between ancient civilizations. (SPA)
Culture

New Exhibition in Saudi Arabia's AlUla Highlights Ancient City of Dadan

Saudi Arabia’s AlUla is preparing to open new chapters in the history of the ancient city of Dadan, the former capital of the Kingdoms of Dadan and Lihyan,…

Culture Workers carry out restoration work at the historical Pasha's Palace, damaged during the war, in Gaza City, November 11, 2025. (Reuters)
Culture

Gazans Race to Preserve Cultural Heritage Damaged in War

With 70,000 dead, countless injured, hundreds of thousands of people homeless and whole districts laid to waste, the task of rebuilding Gaza is almost beyond…

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Bayern's Diaz Gets Champions League Ban Reduced to Two Games

Sports Soccer Football - DFB Cup - Round of 16 - 1. FC Union Berlin v Bayern Munich - Stadion An der Alten Forsterei, Berlin, Germany - December 3, 2025 Bayern Munich's Harry Kane celebrates after the match with Manuel Neuer, Luis Diaz and Joshua Kimmich REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Bayern's Diaz Gets Champions League Ban Reduced to Two Games

Bayern Munich forward Luis Diaz's three-game Champions League ban for a violent tackle on PSG's Achraf Hakimi was reduced to two, the European soccer body UEFA…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, US - December 5, 2025 US President Donald Trump wears his medal as he is awarded the FIFA Peace Prize. (Reuters)
Sports

Trump All Smiles as He Wins FIFA’s New Peace Prize

US President Donald Trump became the first ever recipient of FIFA's new peace prize at the 2026 World Cup draw Friday -- a compensation gift for a leader whose…

Sports Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen drives during the second practice session ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on December 5, 2025. (AFP)
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From Hunted to Hunter, Comeback King Verstappen Chases Fifth Title

Max Verstappen has won the Formula One title for the last four years, but it would be far from "more of the same" if he snatches a record-equaling fifth in a…

Sports Formula One F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 5, 2025 McLaren's Lando Norris arrives ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki
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Norris Says F1 Title Means Everything and he Has Most to Lose Ahead of Abu Dhabi Decider

Lando Norris says winning the Formula One world championship would mean everything to him, but being the frontrunner also means he has most to lose. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is again scoring better than a goal a game this league campaign. Odd ANDERSEN / AFP
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Prolific Kane and Undav Face Off as Bayern Head to Stuttgart

League leaders Bayern Munich travel to Stuttgart on Saturday, setting the scene for a battle between the Bundesliga's two in-form goal getters: Harry Kane and…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Israel Cleared to Stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and Others Quit in Protest

Varieties Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a flag and a banner outside the RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) Irish public service broadcaster television studios as demonstrators call for an Irish boycott of the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if there is Israeli participation, in Dublin, Ireland, November 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Cleared to Stay in Eurovision; Spain, Ireland and Others Quit in Protest

Israel was cleared on Thursday to enter the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest by the organizer, prompting Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland and Slovenia to withdraw…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Yellow-eyed penguins fights in their colony in Katiki Point, on the southern end of the Moeraki Peninsula in New Zealand's South Island, about 80 kilometers north of Dunedin on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Sanka VIDANAGAMA / AFP)
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Study Says African Penguins Starved En Masse Off South Africa

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Saudi Post (SPL) issued a set of commemorative stamps to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
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Saudi Post Issues Stamp Marking Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities

Saudi Post (SPL), the Kingdom's national postal and logistics provider, has issued a set of commemorative stamps valued at SAR3 to mark the International Day…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This handout photo release by New Zealand Police on December 5, 2025 shows an officer displaying a recovered diamond-encrusted green Fabergé egg in Auckland after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. (Photo by Handout / NEW ZEALAND POLICE / AFP)
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Police 'Recover' Faberge Egg Swallowed by Thief

New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it. The 32-year…

Asharq Al Awsat
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Center for Space Futures Holds Workshop with Participation of 40 Global Experts

The Center for Space Futures (CSF) held an international workshop in Riyadh on Thursday, bringing together nearly 40 experts from around the world to explore …

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