عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo

Latest World News

Latest News
Arab World People walk past trucks loaded with aid waiting to cross into Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on January 19, 2025. (AFP)
Arab World

UN Races to Feed One Million Gazans after Truce

The UN's World Food Program said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long…

Technology In this photo illustration an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
Technology

TikTok Restores Service, Thanks Trump

TikTok said on Sunday said it was restoring its service after President-elect Donald Trump said he would revive the app's access in the US when he returns to…

Features A member of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands along a street after opposition fighters seized the capital and ousted Syria's Bashar al-Assad, in Hasakah, Syria, December 11, 2024. (Reuters)
Features

Negotiators Zero in on Potential Deal to Disarm Syria’s Last Battleground

Negotiators are zeroing in on a potential deal to resolve one of the most explosive questions looming over Syria's future: the fate of Kurdish forces that the…

Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)
Arab World

Macron Tells Abbas 'Palestinian Governance' Needed in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron has told Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza after a ceasefire…

Hamas Armed Wing Says Will Abide by Gaza Truce According to 'Enemy's Commitment'

Arab World Fighters of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, escort vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. (AFP)

Hamas Armed Wing Says Will Abide by Gaza Truce According to 'Enemy's Commitment'

The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday it would observe a ceasefire in Gaza as long as Israel does the same, hours after the truce took…

Arab World Fighters from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction ride in a "technical" pickup truck at a position near the Tishrin Dam in the vicinity of Manbij, in the east of Syria's northern Aleppo province, on January 10, 2025 amidst ongoing battles with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
Arab World

Syria Defense Minister Rejects Kurdish Proposal to Remain Distinct Military Bloc

Syria's new defense minister said on Sunday it would not be right for US-backed Kurdish fighters based in the country's northeast to retain their own bloc…

Asharq Al Awsat
Features A boy runs with a Palestinian flag atop a mound of rubble at a camp for people displaced by conflict in Bureij in the central Gaza Strip on January 17, 2025 following the announcement of a truce amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Features

What are the Main Elements of the Gaza Ceasefire Deal?

Here are the main elements of a Gaza ceasefire deal that went into effect on Sunday after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of…

Asharq Al Awsat

Erdogan Vows ‘Radical’ Steps to Eliminate Kurdish YPG Forces in Syria

Erdogan speaks at the eighth Ordinary Provincial Congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK). (Turkish presidency)

Austin Tice's Mother in Damascus, Hopes to Find Son

Debra Tice, mother of journalist Austin Tice who disappeared while reporting in Syria in 2012, speaks after an interview with Reuters in Damascus, Syria January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yamam Al Shaar 

Protesters Storm South Korea Court after It Extends Yoon’s Detention

19 January 2025, South Korea, Seoul: Police officers attempt to disperse a crowd of supporters of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol outside Seoul's Western District Court. (Yonhap/dpa)

Aid Trucks Start Arriving at Kerem Shalom Crossing as Egypt Prepares to Open Rafah

FILED - 15 November 2023, Egypt, Rafah: Aid trucks queue to enter Palestinian territories from Rafah Border Crossing. Photo: Gehad Hamdy/dpa

Editors choice

A drone view shows displaced Palestinians walking past the rubble as they attempt to return to their homes, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the northern Gaza Strip, January 19, 2025. (Reuters)

10 Key Moments in the Israel-Hamas War

A TikTok logo is shown on a phone in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP)

How TikTok Grew from a Fun App for Teens into a Potential National Security Threat

President Donald Trump takes a question from a reporter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sept. 9, 2019. (AP)

Inauguration Day, Trump-Style: What Will Happen?

Employees at the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development booth at a conference (X)

Saudi Arabia Approves ‘Golden Handshake’ Program Inspired by Global Models

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraqi FM: We Informed Tehran that Factions Issue is for Iraq to Decide

A protester carries a mock rocket during a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, at Sanaa University, in Sanaa, Yemen, 15 January 2025. (EPA)

Yemen’s Houthis Move Weapons to Saada to Avoid More US Attacks

Opinion

More

The Region and Trump

Tariq Al-Homayed
Author

Politics and The State Mindset

Abdel Rahman Shalgham
Author

Is Global South Going South?

Amir Taheri
Author

Gaza’s Children Exposed Moral Bankruptcy

Dr. Amal Moussa
Author

Will Gaza Change the Luck of the Region?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Author

The Winds of October 17 are Blowing

Hanna Saleh
Author

The Struggle Between ‘Delete’ and Screenshot May Have Become the Final ‘Fateful Battle’

Hazem Saghieh
Author

Saudi Arabia and Supporting Lebanon

Hassan Al Mustafa
Author

China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy

Keith Bradsher
Author

Unpacking the Implications of Lebanon’s Presidential Election

Eyad Abu Shakra
Author

Lebanon’s New Dawn: President Elected, Ending Regional Exploitation and Hezbollah’s Hold

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Author

The Struggle and Cause Today!

Hazem Saghieh
Author

Gulf

More
Photo by WAM

UAE Delegation Meets French Officials to Strengthen Cooperation

Asharq Al Awsat

Bahrain and Oman Deepen Ties During King Hamad’s Visit to Muscat

Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq and Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa hold talks in Muscat on Tuesday. (BNA)

UAE, Egypt Stress Need for Unimpeded Delivery of Aid to Gaza

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meet in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. (WAM)

Saudi, Thai Foreign Ministers Co-Chair First Saudi-Thai Coordination Council Meeting

The convening of this meeting underscores the advancing relations between the governments of Saudi Arabia and Thailand - SPA

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

OIC Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Gaza

Prophet's Mosque Receives 5.4 Million Worshippers Last Week

The Prophet's Mosque received 5,475,443 worshippers last week - SPA

Arab World

More
People walk past trucks loaded with aid waiting to cross into Gaza from the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on January 19, 2025. (AFP)

UN Races to Feed One Million Gazans after Truce

Hamas Armed Wing Says Will Abide by Gaza Truce According to 'Enemy's Commitment'

Fighters of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, escort vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19, 2025. (AFP)

Macron Tells Abbas 'Palestinian Governance' Needed in Gaza

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at a press conference after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon, 17 January 2025. (EPA)

Biden Welcomes Gaza Truce, Says Region 'Fundamentally Transformed'

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Gaza ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, during a visit to the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina, US, January 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Palestinians Trek across Rubble to Return to Their Homes as Gaza Ceasefire Takes Hold

An internally displaced Palestinian woman sits at the rubble of her destroyed house in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, 19 January 2025, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. (EPA)

Syria Defense Minister Rejects Kurdish Proposal to Remain Distinct Military Bloc

Fighters from the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army faction ride in a "technical" pickup truck at a position near the Tishrin Dam in the vicinity of Manbij, in the east of Syria's northern Aleppo province, on January 10, 2025 amidst ongoing battles with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)

World

More
Displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups arrive in the municipality of Tibú, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on January 18, 2025. (AFP)

At Least 80 People Killed in Northeast Colombia as Peace Talks Fail, Official Says

Mexican Authorities to Seal Secret Tunnel on US Border

A National Guard agent inspects an illegal tunnel bound to El Paso in US, at the Mexico-US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on January 18, 2025. (AFP)

Hard-Liner Ben-Gvir and His Party’s Other Israeli Cabinet Members Submit Their Resignations

Israeli far-right Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, delivering a statement to the media, at his ministry headquarters in Jerusalem, 16 January 2025. (EPA)

Iran Unveils New Underground Naval Base

A screenshot from Iranian state TV shows a newly built underground naval base, January 18, 2025.

Protesters Storm South Korea Court after It Extends Yoon’s Detention

19 January 2025, South Korea, Seoul: Police officers attempt to disperse a crowd of supporters of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol outside Seoul's Western District Court. (Yonhap/dpa)

Biden’s Departing UN Envoy Says US Rivals Will Fill the Vacuum If Trump Abandons Global Leadership

Linda Thomas-Greenfield, United States Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks after a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Aug. 24, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. (AP)

Business

More
A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi-Portuguese Business Council Strengthens Economic Ties with Portugal

Trump Launches His Own Meme Coin, Value Soars

US President-elect Donald Trump views fireworks at Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Sterling, Virginia, US, January 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Approves ‘Golden Handshake’ Program Inspired by Global Models

Employees at the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development booth at a conference (X)

Alswaha: Saudi Arabia's Participation at WEF Strengthens Global Efforts in AI Technologies

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha. SPA file photo

Saudi FM Leads High-Ranking Delegation to WEF Annual Meeting in Davos

The Saudi flag. Asharq A-Awsat

Saudi House Pavilion to Debut at WEF AM25

This will be the second time Saudi House features at the WEF Annual Meeting

Culture

More

Sumo to Stage Event in Paris as Part of Global Push

Culture People gather at the entrance of Ryogoku Kokugikan for the arrival of sumo wrestlers during the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on January 19, 2025. (AFP)

Sumo to Stage Event in Paris as Part of Global Push

Sumo will stage a tournament in Paris for the first time in over three decades next year in a push to expand the ancient sport beyond Japan, organizers said…

Culture Emerging from the blue waters of the Red Sea stands Jabal Sirin, a mountain rising approximately 500 meters above sea level. (SPA)
Culture

Jabal Sirin: A Meeting Point of Coral Reefs and Turquoise Waters Along the Coasts of Makkah

Emerging from the blue waters of the Red Sea, west of Al-Lith Governorate, stands Jabal Sirin, a mountain rising approximately 500 meters above sea level. Its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The event brings together literary icons from across the UAE, united by stories of human creativity - WAM
Culture

UAE's Sheikha Bodour Inaugurates 1st Sharjah Literature Festival

Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority and Honorary President of the Emirates Publishers Association, officially…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The festival features a comprehensive art program. SPA
Culture

AlUla Arts Festival Offers Unique Blend of Art and Culture

The fourth AlUla Arts Festival, which kicked off this week, offers a unique blend of art and culture amid the breathtaking landscapes of the AlUla Oasis in…

Asharq Al Awsat (AlUla)
Culture A recently discovered complex in the ancient city of Pompeii is seen, in Pompeii, Italy, in this undated handout picture released on January 17, 2025. (Pompeii Archeological Park/ Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism/ Handout via Reuters)
Culture

Ancient Pompeii Excavation Uncovers Lavish Private Bath Complex

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed…

Sports

More

Frustrated Barca Fail to Capitalize on Atletico La Liga Slip

Sports FC Barcelona's head coach Hansi Flick looks on ahead of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Getafe CF and FC Barcelona, in Madrid, Spain, 18 January 2025. (EPA)

Frustrated Barca Fail to Capitalize on Atletico La Liga Slip

Barcelona could only muster a 1-1 draw at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga as they were unable to recover ground on the top two in the Spanish title race. …

Sports Novak Djokovic of Serbia gestures during the Men's Singles round four match against Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 19 January 2025. (EPA)
Sports

Djokovic Marches into Melbourne Quarter-final with Alcaraz

Irrepressible 10-time champion Novak Djokovic set up a blockbuster Australian Open quarter-final Sunday with Carlos Alcaraz after downing Czech Jiri Lehecka. …

Sports Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Super G - Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy - January 19, 2025 Lindsey Vonn of the US reacts after competing. (Reuters)
Sports

Lindsey Vonn Falls While on Pace for Podium Finish at World Cup Super-G in Cortina

Lindsey Vonn fell while on pace for a podium finish at a World Cup super-G on Sunday on the course that will host skiing at next year’s Milan-Cortina Olympics…

Sports Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates winning his Men's Singles round four match against Ugo Humbert of France at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 19 January 2025. (EPA)
Sports

Alexander Zverev Returns to Australian Open Quarterfinals, Faces Tommy Paul Next

No. 2 seed Alexander Zverev reached the Australian Open quarterfinals for the fourth time by beating No. 14 Ugo Humbert 6-1, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 with the help of 19…

Sports Coco Gauff of the US serves the ball to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP)
Sports

Gauff Drops Set but Beats Belinda Bencic to Reach Australian Open Quarterfinals

Coco Gauff's consecutive-set streak ended at the Australian Open. Her bid for a second Grand Slam title continued on Sunday with a 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 comeback…

Most Viewed

 
 

Cartoon

More
Amjad Rasmi
Cartoon
Amjad Rasmi
subscribe

Varieties

More

Separated by LA Wildfires, a Happy Reunion for Some Pets, Owners

Varieties Serena Null is reunited with her cat Domino, who was burned in the Eaton Fire, at Pasadena Humane, an animal shelter in Pasadena, California, on January 17, 2025. (AFP)

Separated by LA Wildfires, a Happy Reunion for Some Pets, Owners

When Serena Null saw the flames roaring toward her family home in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, she ran to find her pet Domino, but the cat eluded her…

Varieties A man wearing a face mask looks over a barricade set up to keep people out of a residential compound in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on April 14, 2020. (AFP)
Varieties

Wuhan Keen to Shake off Pandemic Label Five Years On

Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city's fight…

Varieties Mount Ibu, on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, has erupted more than a thousand times this month. AZZAM / AFP/File
Varieties

Indonesia's Mount Ibu Erupts More than 1,000 Times this Month

A volcano in eastern Indonesia has erupted at least a thousand times this month, according to an official report Sunday as efforts were underway to evacuate…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties A heron searches for food next to abandoned fishing boats trapped in hyacinth at Central Beach in Lake Naivasha in Nakuru county, Kenya's Rift Valley, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP)
Varieties

How the Invasive Water Hyacinth Is Threatening Fishermen’s Livelihoods on a Popular Kenyan Lake

For someone who fishes for a living, nothing says a bad day like spending over 18 hours on a lake and taking home nothing. Recently, a group of fishermen…

Varieties Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, 119, sits in her house in Itaperuna, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Varieties

119-year-old Brazilian Woman Stakes Claim as World's Oldest Person

Two months away from what she says is her 120th birthday, Deolira Gliceria Pedro da Silva, a great-grandmother from the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil is…

Asharq Al Awsat

Cartoons

More
Amjad Rasmi
Cartoon
Amjad Rasmi
subscribe