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Gulf Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)
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Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil on First Day of Tashreeq

Hajj pilgrims kicked off on Thursday the day of Tashreeq with the symbolic stoning of the devil at Mina. They will stone the devil with three pebbles after…

Ibrahim al-Qurashi (Holy sites) Omar al-Badwi (Holy sites)
Gulf Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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King Salman: We Thank God for Honoring Us With Serving the Two Holy Mosques and Caring for Pilgrims

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday expressed “gratitude to Almighty God for honoring us with the service of the Two Holy…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Eid al-Adha well-wishers at the Mina Palace on Wednesday. (SPA)
Gulf

Saudi Crown Prince: Efforts to Defend the Country Were Evident During Region's Crisis

On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Supreme Commander of All Military Forces, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin…

Asharq Al Awsat (Mina)
Arab World Muslim worshippers pray during Eid al-Adha prayers, at Al-Sayyid Abdul Rahman al-Mahdi mosque, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP)
Arab World

Al-Burhan Announces Plans for Broad Political Dialogue Inside Sudan

Sudanese army chief and Transitional Sovereignty Council Chairman Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan announced plans for a comprehensive political dialogue inside…

Mohammed Amin Yassin (Nairobi)

US Strikes Iran, Drawing Retaliatory Attack on American Base

World Vessels anchored at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, May 25, 2026. (Reuters).

US Strikes Iran, Drawing Retaliatory Attack on American Base

The United States struck southern Iran on Thursday, drawing retaliation from Tehran against a US military base, in the most serious clashes since an April…

Arab World A fireball and smoke erupt from a building following an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on May 28, 2026. (AFP)
Arab World

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 8 in Lebanon’s Tyre Ahead of Washington Talks

The Israeli military early Thursday pounded Lebanon's fourth largest city, killing at least eight people in its ongoing military escalation against the…

World Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a welcoming ceremony before a meeting with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan May 28, 2026. (Reuters)
World

Talk to Russia? Europe First Seeks to Agree on Terms and Envoy

With the United States distracted by Iran and Russian President Vladimir Putin appearing on the back foot, Europe is seriously weighing the possibility of…

US Treasury Sanctions Iran Authorities Overseeing Strait of Hormuz

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020. (Reuters)

US Reimposes Sanctions on UN Expert on Palestinians

Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a news conference during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Saudi Interior Minister Meets with Counterparts from Arab World, Pakistan to Discuss Hajj

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)

Sadr Says Armed Wing to Join Iraqi Gov’t

An Iraqi man walks past a poster of Moqtada al-Sadr wearing Saraya al-Salam military uniform on a street in Baghdad (AFP)

Yemen Transport Minister Says Two Arabian Sea Ports Planned

A view of Aden International Airport earlier this year (Reuters)

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the inauguration of the New Delta project days ago. (Egyptian Presidency)

With 19 Ports and 70 Upgraded Silos, Egypt Aims to Become Global Grain Hub

A woman uses a portable fan as she walks at Plaza Puerta del Sol during a spring heatwave in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2026. (Reuters)

Think It’s Hot Now? The Next Five Years Will Smash Records, UN Says

Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah claps fans after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brentford at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 24, 2026. (AFP)

Egypt Eye Breakthrough in Salah’s Likely Last World Cup

Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on Wednesday in Gaza City, May 28, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran War Has Complicated Plans for an Int’l Force in Gaza That Has Yet to Materialize

Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)

Saudi Arabia Provides $150 Million in Urgent Support for Yemen

Israeli troops stand guard as heavy machinery demolishes a Palestinian building in Walaja near Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Israel Moves to Entrench Control over the West Bank Through New Land Registry System

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Makkah Speaks to the World: Peace in Times of War

Bandar bin Abdul Rahman bin Moammar
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‘The Lebanonization’ of Iraq: A Lesson that Washington Never Learned and that Tehran Mastered

Alaa Shahine Salha
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Hassan Yassin

Turki al-Faisal
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Iraq’s Historic Opportunity

Dr. Hassan Abou Taleb
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Lebanon and the Challenge of Liberating Itself from Israel and Iran

Hanna Saleh
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Will Trump Conclude a Deal Like Obama's?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Beyond the Petty Squabbles Over Negotiations with Israel

Hazem Saghieh
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Fatah’s Code, Before and After its Conference

Nabil Amr
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The Fighters’ Disappointment and the Pakistani General

Ghassan Charbel
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Our Region Awaits Decisions Whose Details Are Clearly Understood

Eyad Abu Shakra
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The Meeting of the Giants… And Regional Stability

Fuad Matar
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China's Way of Capitalizing on Opportunity

Dr. Amal Moussa
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Pilgrims perform the symbolic stoning of the devil. (Ali Khamaj)

Hajj Pilgrims Perform Stoning of Devil on First Day of Tashreeq

Ibrahim al-Qurashi (Holy sites) Omar al-Badwi (Holy sites)

Saudi Arabia Provides $150 Million in Urgent Support for Yemen

Trucks carrying oil derivatives provided by Saudi Arabia to Yemeni are seen on January 27. (SDRPY)

Saudi Interior Minister Meets with Counterparts from Arab World, Pakistan to Discuss Hajj

Saudi Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz meets with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah in Makkah on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi, Indian FMs Discuss Strengthening Bilateral Relations

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Indian counterpart Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar meet in Limassol on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince: Efforts to Defend the Country Were Evident During Region's Crisis

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Eid al-Adha well-wishers at the Mina Palace on Wednesday. (SPA)

King Salman: We Thank God for Honoring Us With Serving the Two Holy Mosques and Caring for Pilgrims

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the inauguration of the New Delta project days ago. (Egyptian Presidency)

With 19 Ports and 70 Upgraded Silos, Egypt Aims to Become Global Grain Hub

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)

Al-Burhan Announces Plans for Broad Political Dialogue Inside Sudan

Muslim worshippers pray during Eid al-Adha prayers, at Al-Sayyid Abdul Rahman al-Mahdi mosque, in Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (AP)

Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 8 in Lebanon’s Tyre Ahead of Washington Talks

A fireball and smoke erupt from a building following an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on May 28, 2026. (AFP)

Israel Moves to Entrench Control over the West Bank Through New Land Registry System

Israeli troops stand guard as heavy machinery demolishes a Palestinian building in Walaja near Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Sadr Says Armed Wing to Join Iraqi Gov’t

An Iraqi man walks past a poster of Moqtada al-Sadr wearing Saraya al-Salam military uniform on a street in Baghdad (AFP)

Yemen Transport Minister Says Two Arabian Sea Ports Planned

A view of Aden International Airport earlier this year (Reuters)

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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit, Yerevan, Armenia, May 4, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Voices Support for Armenia PM Ahead of Tense Vote

China Vows to Support Cuba Against ‘Power Politics and Bullying’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (AP)

US Jails Man Over Plot to Kill Iranian-American Journalist

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad speaks outside Manhattan federal court after the sentencing of a man who admitted to agreeing to try to kill her on behalf of the Iranian government, Jan. 28, 2026, in New York. (AP)

Talk to Russia? Europe First Seeks to Agree on Terms and Envoy

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a welcoming ceremony before a meeting with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Kazakhstan May 28, 2026. (Reuters)

US Treasury Sanctions Iran Authorities Overseeing Strait of Hormuz

Signage is seen at the United States Department of the Treasury headquarters in Washington, DC, US, August 29, 2020. (Reuters)

US-China Conflict Over Taiwan Risks a Nuclear Escalation, Study Finds

US and Taiwanese flags are seen in San Francisco, California, January 28, 2026. (Reuters)

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An empty fuel station, as India faces rising oil prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Halvad, Gujarat, India, May 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Middle East War Reshaping National Energy Strategies, Says IEA

ECB Chief Economist Sees Persistent Impact on Inflation from Iran War

The Euro currency symbol is seen prior to a press conference after an ECB's governing council meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP)

Dollar Firms to One-Week High as Gulf Tensions Flare, Yen Nears Intervention Zone

US dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Oil Surges After Iran Targets US Airbase in Retaliation

The Nord Maverick, an oil and chemical tanker sailing under the flag of Denmark, is docked at the Texas City docks next to the Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act shipping law in Texas City, Texas, U.S. March 18, 2026. (Reuters)

Gold Hits Two-Month Low as US-Iran Tension Stokes Inflation Fears

Gold bracelets and necklaces are displayed at a shop in Istanbul's Grand Bazaar (AFP file)

Canada and Germany Sign Landmark LNG Deal to Boost Europe’s Energy Security

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives to Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

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As Iran Diplomacy Picks Up, Rubio Tours Taj Mahal

Culture United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio poses with his wife, Jeanette Rubio, during their visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Monday, May 25, 2026. Pool via Reuters

As Iran Diplomacy Picks Up, Rubio Tours Taj Mahal

As diplomacy intensifies on ending the Iran war, top US diplomat Marco Rubio was spending Monday not in negotiations but at India's world-famous monument to…

Culture People walk along the Seine river next to "The Pont Neuf Cave," an inflated art installation by French street artist JR, on Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, Thursday, May 21, 2026, which will be open to the public from June 6-28. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Culture

French Artist Begins Giant ‘Cave’ Art Inflation Over Paris’ Oldest Bridge

The oldest bridge in Paris has begun to vanish this week, as the artist JR — who is known as the “French Banksy” — began inflating a giant “cave” over the Pont…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The 'Winston Churchill: The Painter' exhibition opens on Saturday at the Wallace Collection in London. Justin TALLIS / AFP
Culture

Winston Churchill's 'Playful' Paintings Go on Show in London

As Britain's wartime leader, Winston Churchill was known for his stirring speeches, but a new London exhibition explores another side to his creativity -- as a…

Asharq Al Awsat
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Culture

Saudi Heritage Commission Discovers Abbasid-Era Gold Jewelry in Qassim

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission announced the discovery of a collection of Abbasid-era gold jewelry at the archaeological site of Diriyyah in Qassim Region…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The House of Islamic Arts in Jeddah marked International Museum Day 2026 with a special exhibition offering visitors a cultural journey into the past. (SPA)
Culture

Jeddah’s House of Islamic Arts Marks International Museum Day 2026

The House of Islamic Arts in Jeddah marked International Museum Day 2026 with a special exhibition offering visitors a cultural journey into the past. The…

Asharq Al Awsat

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DR Congo Say World Cup Delegation Compliant with US Ebola Protocols

Sports Congo players pose for a team photo before a World Cup qualifying match against Cameroon, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025, in Rabat, Morocco. (AP)

DR Congo Say World Cup Delegation Compliant with US Ebola Protocols

The Democratic Republic of Congo said ‌its national football federation and FIFA had confirmed its World Cup delegation is compliant with US protocols…

Sports PSG's head coach Luis Enrique talks to his squad during a training session at the Paris Saint-Germain training center Wednesday May 20, 2026, in Poissy, west of Paris, ahead of the Champions League final against Arsenal in Budapest on May 30. (AP)
Sports

Paris Saint-Germain on the Brink of Greatness in the Champions League

The Champions League, the most important continental trophy in European club football, is the prize at stake in the final at Budapest on Saturday. For Paris…

Sports Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah claps fans after the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Brentford at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on May 24, 2026. (AFP)
Sports

Egypt Eye Breakthrough in Salah’s Likely Last World Cup

Mohamed Salah has unfinished business in what could be his final World Cup as Egypt's superstar seeks to deliver a first win at the tournament for the Pharaohs…

Sports FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Miami Grand Prix - Miami International Autodrome, Miami, Florida, United States - May 3, 2026 Alpine team principal Flavio Briatore in the paddock ahead of the grand prix REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Gucci to Become Title Partner of Renault's Alpine F1 Team from 2027

Gucci will become title partner to Renault's Alpine Formula One team from the 2027 season, the Italian luxury brand said on Wednesday. Alpine, whose current…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United v Leeds United - London Stadium, London, Britain - May 24, 2026 West Ham United manager Nuno Espirito Santo reacts after the match REUTERS/Tony O Brien
Sports

West Ham Stick with Espirito Santo Despite Relegation from Premier League

West Ham United have decided to keep manager Nuno Espirito Santo in charge of the London side despite their relegation from the Premier League on the final day…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

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French Veterans Laid to Rest in South Korea, Decades After War

Varieties The commander of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and of the United Nations Command (UNC) general Xavier Brunson pays his respects at the graves of two French veterans of the Korean War, Jacques Grisolet and Andre Datcharry, at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Korea (UNMCK) in Busan, South Korea, on May 27, 2026. (AFP)

French Veterans Laid to Rest in South Korea, Decades After War

Two French veterans of the Korean War were laid to rest on Wednesday in South Korea, their ashes buried alongside fallen soldiers who had fought with them more…

Varieties A woman uses a portable fan as she walks at Plaza Puerta del Sol during a spring heatwave in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2026. (Reuters)
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Think It’s Hot Now? The Next Five Years Will Smash Records, UN Says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its…

Varieties The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency is displayed at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP)
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US Arrests Ex-CIA Official with $40 Mn in Gold at Home

The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home. FBI officers also seized $2…

Varieties Over 5,000 schools around the world offer Cambridge International Education's AS and A-levels, in 138 countries. (Getty Images)
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Thousands of Students Stunned After Their Exam Papers Are Voided for Being Leaked Online

A-level students in several countries, including the UK, have had their exam papers voided after it emerged they had been leaked online, according to BBC. …

Varieties (FILES) Smoke from illegal fires lit by farmers rises in Manaquiri, Amazonas state, on September 6, 2023. (Photo by MICHAEL DANTAS / AFP)
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Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon Drops to Lowest Level Since 2019

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell last year to its lowest level since 2019, according to a report published Wednesday that will be seen as good news…

Asharq Al Awsat

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