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Varieties The Northern lights (aurora borealis) lights up the night sky above the Molenviergang in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands, early on 11 May 2024. EPA/JOSH WALET
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Solar Storm Hits Earth, Producing Colorful Light Shows

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business FILE PHOTO: Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani speaks during a press conference at Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo
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Iraq Launches Oil, Gas Licensing Round for 29 Projects

Iraq is holding an oil and gas licensing round for 29 projects in a bid to develop its huge gas reservoirs to help power the country and lure billions of…

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World A police officer watches as workers dismantle the remains of a pro-Palestinian encampent at MIT, at dawn on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
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Police Arrest Dozens as they Break Up Pro-Palestinian Protests at US Universities

Police made dozens of arrests as pro-Palestinian protest encampments were dismantled Friday at the University of Pennsylvania and the Massachusetts Institute…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Libyan House of Representatives)
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Libyan House of Representatives Urges End to Widespread Arms Chaos

The Libyan House of Representatives is urging an end to the widespread presence of weapons across the country following recent clashes in Al-Jumail city, near…

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Israel Orders New Evacuations in Gaza’s Rafah

Arab World Internally displaced Palestinians settle in their shelters in a new camp following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, in Rafah, west Deir Al Balah town, southern Gaza Strip, 10 May 2024. (Issued 11 May 2024) MEPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Israel Orders New Evacuations in Gaza’s Rafah

Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Saturday as it prepared to expand its operation, saying it was also moving into an area in…

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MWL Says General Assembly Resolution is Sign of Int’l Consensus on Palestinian Rights

The Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) welcomed the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly to recognize the State of Palestine's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Makkah)
Gulf File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.
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Saudi Arabia Welcomes UN General Assembly's Vote in Favor of Palestinian Membership

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed the Kingdom's welcoming of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of a resolution, in an…

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GCC Sec-Gen Welcomes UN General Assembly's Resolution on Palestine's Right to Full Membership

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo

Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Bahrain's King on Death of Shaikh Abdullah bin Salman bin Khalid Al Khalifa

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Royal Saudi Air Forces Conclude Participation in 'Desert Flag' Exercise in UAE

Royal Saudi Air Force group - File photo / SPA

Al-Sudani: 'No Need for Continuation' of United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq

Iraq Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani - AP/File

Iranians Vote to Finalize Makeup of Conservative-dominated Chamber

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

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Smoke billows over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila following Israeli bombardment on May 10, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Lebanon’s Hotels Hit Hardest by War in the South, Businesses Mourn Lost Season

In this photo released by The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, shows officials burning seized drugs in Niamey, Niger, Monday, June 26, 2023. (UNODC via AP)

Cocaine Trade ... A Threat to West Africa

Houthis in Yemen are accused of recruiting thousands of children and youth (Facebook)

Yemen: Houthis Accused of Teen Abductions in Ibb for Recruitment

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (State TV)

Kuwait: Parliament Dissolved, Constitution Articles Suspended for Democratic Review

Under the agreement, integrative and field healthcare services, and psychological, social and nutritional support will be provided to beneficiaries - SPA

KSrelief Signs Agreement to Operate Healthcare Program in Syria’s Earthquake-Affected Regions

STA secured over 40 agreements, including collaborations with Flyadeal, Noon, and China i2i Group - SPA

Saudi Tourism Secures Over 40 New Partnerships at Arabian Travel Market

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Condorcet Gets a Keffiyeh

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Can Resolution 1701 Be Revived and Implemented?

Hanna Saleh
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On ‘Colonialism’ as an ‘Original Sin’

Hazem Saghieh
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Rafah, the Last Card Hamas Has to Play  

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Goodbye, Son of This Land

Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan
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England: The Local Elections’ Two Strong Messages

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Peace Amid Mutual Deterrence and the Impotence of Extremists

Sam Menassa
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The Specter of Returning from the War

Ghassan Charbel
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On ‘The White Man’

Hazem Saghieh
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Britain: Will Sunak Pay the Price for the Defeat?

Jumah Boukleb
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Trump’s Trial Can Right a Wrong From 50 Years Ago

Kevin Boyle
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American Academia

Samir Atallah
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Palestinians check the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli strike in Al-Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on May 11, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

UAE Rejects Netanyahu Remarks that it Could Help Run Gaza

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)

Kuwait: Parliament Dissolved, Constitution Articles Suspended for Democratic Review

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (State TV)

MWL Says General Assembly Resolution is Sign of Int’l Consensus on Palestinian Rights

The Muslim World League (MWL) logo

Saudi Arabia Welcomes UN General Assembly's Vote in Favor of Palestinian Membership

File photo of Saudi Arabia's flag.

GCC Sec-Gen Welcomes UN General Assembly's Resolution on Palestine's Right to Full Membership

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi - File Photo

Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Bahrain's King on Death of Shaikh Abdullah bin Salman bin Khalid Al Khalifa

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

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A session of the Libyan House of Representatives (Libyan House of Representatives)

Libyan House of Representatives Urges End to Widespread Arms Chaos

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)

Lebanon’s Hotels Hit Hardest by War in the South, Businesses Mourn Lost Season

Smoke billows over the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila following Israeli bombardment on May 10, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Yemen: Houthis Accused of Teen Abductions in Ibb for Recruitment

Houthis in Yemen are accused of recruiting thousands of children and youth (Facebook)

Israel Orders New Evacuations in Gaza’s Rafah

Internally displaced Palestinians settle in their shelters in a new camp following an evacuation order issued by the Israeli army, in Rafah, west Deir Al Balah town, southern Gaza Strip, 10 May 2024. (Issued 11 May 2024) MEPA/MOHAMMED SABER

Australia Says Palestinian UN Membership Bid Builds Peace Momentum

FILE PHOTO: Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo

White House: Gaps on Gaza Ceasefire Can Still Be Surmounted

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby (Photo by The AP)

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A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) overseeing the test fire of the 240mm multiple rocket launcher system in an undisclosed location in North Korea, 10 May 2024 (issued 11 May 2024). EPA/KCNA

Pyongyang to Deploy New Multiple Rocket Launcher This Year

Asharq Al Awsat

Heavy Rains Set Off Flash Floods in Afghanistan, Hundreds Dead

An elderly man collects his belongings from his damaged home after heavy flooding in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Mehrab Ibrahimi)

Police Arrest Dozens as they Break Up Pro-Palestinian Protests at US Universities

A police officer watches as workers dismantle the remains of a pro-Palestinian encampent at MIT, at dawn on Friday, May 10, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Iranians Vote to Finalize Makeup of Conservative-dominated Chamber

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

Ukraine to Get Its First F-16 Jets in June-July

FILE PHOTO: A general view of an F-16, on the day of a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, in Eindhoven, Netherlands, August 20, 2023. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

China Says 'Issued a Warning' to US Navy Ship in S. China Sea

The USS Milius DDG69, a multi-mission-capable guided missile destroyer ship, is shown docked at Manila’s south harbour on August 18, 2012. © Noel Celis, AFP

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FILE PHOTO: Iraq's oil minister Hayan Abdel-Ghani speaks during a press conference at Iraq's Majnoon oil field near Basra, Iraq, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo

Iraq Launches Oil, Gas Licensing Round for 29 Projects

Asharq Al Awsat

Saudi Tourism Secures Over 40 New Partnerships at Arabian Travel Market

STA secured over 40 agreements, including collaborations with Flyadeal, Noon, and China i2i Group - SPA

US Plans to Impose Major New Tariffs on EVs, other Chinese Green Energy Imports

A worker checks solar panels at a factory in Jiujiang in central China’s Jiangxi province on March 16, 2018. The Biden administration is planning to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (Chinatopix via AP)

European Companies are Less Upbeat About China’s Vast Market as its Economy Slows

President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China Jens Eskelund speaks during a press conference for European Chamber in Beijing, China, Friday, May 10, 2024. China is actively seeking foreign investment to boost its slowing growth, but that very sluggishness is weighing on company plans to grow their businesses in the world’s second largest economy, an annual survey of more than 500 European companies has found. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) (Ng Han Guan / Associated Press)

ECB Set Scene for June Rate Cut at Last Meeting

A view shows the logo of the European Central Bank (ECB) outside its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany March 16, 2023. REUTERS/Heiko Becker/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Gold Set for Best Week in Five

Production of gold at Novosibirsk precious metals plant·Reuters

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Cultural Development Fund Concludes Participation in 10th Saudi Film Festival

Culture The Saudi Film Festival is a prominent annual event featuring and celebrating diverse films and screenplays that have witnessed remarkable development over the years - SPA

Cultural Development Fund Concludes Participation in 10th Saudi Film Festival

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) wrapped up its participation in the 10th annual Saudi Film Festival (SFF). The fund's third consecutive sponsorship of the…

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Culture 500 participating university students represented 95 countries worldwide in the festival - SPA
Culture

Cultures and Peoples' Festival at Islamic University of Madinah Concludes

The Islamic University of Madinah concluded the 12th annual Cultures and Peoples' Festival. The festival was organized under the slogan "Here is the World"…

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Culture A crane lifts the bust of Abu Jafar Al-Mansur from the site of an explosion that targeted it in 2005 (AFP)
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‘Al-Mansur’ Bust Divides Iraq

Iraq is debating whether to remove a statue of the Abbasid Caliph Abu Jafar Al-Mansur in central Baghdad. Some argue it’s a cherished symbol, while others say…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
Culture The UAE's Ministry of Culture has announced a collaboration with four publishing entities to empower and support creators within the National Grant Program for Culture and Creativity. WAM
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UAE Culture Ministry Partners with Publishing Entities to Support Grant Program

The Ministry of Culture has announced its collaboration with the Emirates Literature Foundation, Kalimat Group, Fiker Institute and Magrudy Enterprises to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Abu Dhabi)
Culture The gold bracelet is about 3,000 years old and was found in 2011 in East Cambridgeshire by a metal detectorist. Photo: Cambridgeshire County Council
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Bronze Age Gold Stolen During British Museum Break-in

Curators are "devastated" after gold objects dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age were stolen from a museum in Britain, BBC reported. A gold torc and a…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

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Ange Postecoglou Has Reinvented Spurs for Tottenham. But the Path Forward is Murky.

Sports Spurs finished eighth last year and the season ended in rancour and recrimination (file photo by The AP)

Ange Postecoglou Has Reinvented Spurs for Tottenham. But the Path Forward is Murky.

The good news for Tottenham is that they did not concede a goal from a set play against Liverpool on Sunday. But there wasn’t much else. A 4-2 defeat meant…

Jonathan Wilson
Sports Robert Pires says ‘football is my life and it’s in my blood’, so found it hard to adjust to retirement. Getty Images
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Robert Pires on Life After Football: 'When it was Game Over, it Was Difficult to Accept'

Robert Pires will never forget what it was like coming to terms with being a retired footballer. “You don’t want to say stop because I had been playing for 19…

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Sports He was also runner-up at three Grand Slams (The AP)
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Former US Open Champion Dominic Thiem to Retire at End of the Season

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem plans to retire at the end of the year after struggling to return to his top form following a wrist injury. “I am going…

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Sports Cadiz lost against Real Madrid last weekend and are battling for survival in La Liga. OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP
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Jubilant Madrid Visit Granada as Liga Relegation Battle Nears End

New Spanish champions Real Madrid visit suffering Granada on Saturday with La Liga's key affairs on the verge of being settled, despite four rounds of fixtures…

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Sports Manchester City's Erling Haaland is the Premier League's leading goalscorer. Darren Staples / AFP/File
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Time Running Out for Arsenal as Man City Hunt Premier League Glory

Arsenal have barely put a foot wrong in the Premier League in 2024 but, as the title race approaches the finish line, they desperately need a favor from Fulham…

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Solar Storm Hits Earth, Producing Colorful Light Shows

Varieties The Northern lights (aurora borealis) lights up the night sky above the Molenviergang in Aarlanderveen, the Netherlands, early on 11 May 2024. EPA/JOSH WALET

Solar Storm Hits Earth, Producing Colorful Light Shows

An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Photo by SPA
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KONOZ Wins Two Golden Palm Awards at Saudi Film Festival

The two films “Horizon” and “Bakhrush," produced by the Saudi Treasures initiative (KONOZ) of the Ministry of Media, have won the Golden Palm Award at the 10th…

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Varieties Double Dutch: Rajacenna's skills have wowed many © JOHN THYS / AFP
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Viral Dutch Artist Paints 10 Pictures at Once

An astronaut, a self-portrait, a bespectacled panda and seven other pictures burst into life from her brush, painted on 10 canvasses laid out on a table,…

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Varieties The Family Fare store is in a retail strip with a triangle-shaped sign at the top of the building. (The AP)
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Woman Was Living Inside Rooftop Grocery Store Sign with Computer, Coffee Maker for a Year

Contractors curious about an extension cord on the roof of a Michigan grocery store made a startling discovery: A 34-year-old woman was living inside the…

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Varieties People rescue a dog named Maia from a flooded area after heavy rain in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Thursday, May 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Macedo)
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Makeshift Shelter Saves Hundreds of Dogs Amid Floods in Southern Brazil

Hundreds of volunteers have set up a makeshift dog shelter in an abandoned, roofless warehouse in the Brazilian city of Canoas, one of the hardest hit by…

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