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Saudi Leadership Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on Election as Pope

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister…

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A woman walks next to an anti-US mural near the former US embassy in Tehran May 11, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

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Iran, US Begin 4th Round of Negotiations over Tehran's Nuclear Program

Iran and the United States began a fourth round of negotiations Sunday over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, officials said, just ahead of a visit…

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Palestinians carry the bodies of those who were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike, during their funeral in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 10 People, Mostly Women and Children

Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 10 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials. Two of the…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives to make a statement to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 11 May 2025. EPA/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL

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Putin Proposes Direct Peace Talks with Ukraine after 3 Years of War

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Türkiye that he said should be aimed at bringing a durable peace, an…

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Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: Mubarak Was a Patriot

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Hosni Mubarak and Amr Moussa during a summit in Cairo in 2000. AFP file photo

Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: Mubarak Was a Patriot

Former Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa told Asharq Al-Awsat that the first ten years of the current century were disastrous in Egypt. Hosni…

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Amr Moussa: I Lost Faith in Nasser on June 5, 1967 Saturday 10/05 - 07:59

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

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Saudi Crown Prince Holds Phone Conversations with Bahrain’s King, Kuwaiti Emir

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held on Saturday a phone call with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 11/05 - 05:37

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Saudi Arabia Welcomes Pakistan-India Ceasefire Agreement

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed on Saturday the ceasefire agreement between Pakistan and India, “optimistic that it will restore security and…

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Fragile Ceasefire Holds Between India, Pakistan

People celebrate after the ceasefire announcement between India and Pakistan, in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 10, 2025. REUTERS/Yasir Rajput

Saudi Foreign Minister, Iranian Counterpart Hold Talks

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met on Saturday with his Iranian counterpart in Makkah. SPA

US Envoy Calls Enrichment ‘Red Line’ Ahead of New Iran Talks

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff looks on during a swearing in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 May 2025. (EPA)

Hamas Releases Video of Two Israeli Hostages Alive in Gaza

A picture taken near Israel's border with Gaza shows smoke billowing in the besieged Palestinian territory on May 8, 2025, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Berlin Says Situation in Gaza ‘Unbearable’, Calls for Ceasefire

Newly appointed German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul gestures during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP)

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A Century of Partnership: How Oil Forged the US-Saudi Strategic Alliance

A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)

Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince attend a business lunch in Washington in 2018 (AFP)

Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia as Major Announcements Expected

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Ambassador Hossam Zaki. (Arab League)

Zaki to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iraq Played its Part, up to Syria to Determine its Participation at Arab Summit

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Crown Prince

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on Election as Pope

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Bahrain’s King Discusses with Sharaa Ways to Support Syria’s Security, Stability

Saudi Foreign Minister, Lammy Discuss Latest Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Foreign Minister, Iranian Counterpart Hold Talks

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Pakistan-India Ceasefire Agreement

Saudi Crown Prince Holds Phone Conversations with Bahrain’s King, Kuwaiti Emir

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 10 People, Mostly Women and Children

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Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

Borrell: Israel Committing ‘Genocide’ in Gaza

Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell collects the Charles V European award (EPA)

Hamas Releases Video of Two Israeli Hostages Alive in Gaza

Berlin Says Situation in Gaza ‘Unbearable’, Calls for Ceasefire

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 23 in Gaza as Outcry over Aid Blockade Grows

A UN worker and displaced Palestinians stand amid the rubble of an UNRWA school-turned-shelter, heavily damaged in an overnight Israeli strike in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

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Iran, US Begin 4th Round of Negotiations over Tehran's Nuclear Program

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Passenger Bus Skids Off Cliff in Sri Lanka, Killing and Injuring Scores

An ambulance transports victims of a helicopter crash, in Maduru Oya, east of capital Colombo on May 9, 2025.(Photo by AFP)

Putin Proposes Direct Peace Talks with Ukraine after 3 Years of War

Fragile Ceasefire Holds Between India, Pakistan

Floods in Eastern DR Congo Kill More Than 100

People in Kinshasa’s Pompage district after the Congo River overflowed. (AFP/Getty Images file)

US Envoy Calls Enrichment ‘Red Line’ Ahead of New Iran Talks

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A Century of Partnership: How Oil Forged the US-Saudi Strategic Alliance

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Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia as Major Announcements Expected

Saudi Arabia Strengthens Relations with Danish Private Sector to Boost Bilateral Trade

Saudi Industry Minister strengthens relations with Danish private sector to boost bilateral trade. (SPA)

US, Chinese Officials Start Geneva Talks on Easing Trade War

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, listens to the speeches, during a bilateral meeting between Switzerland and the United States, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, May 9, 2025. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Egyptian Inflation Climbs to 13.9% in April

Cotton candy vendors walk during a dusty weather, before expected sandstorm, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP)

ACWA Power Reports 44% Surge in Q1 Profit to $113.8 Million

A wind turbine at the Suez Energy Project. (ACWA Power)

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Royal Commission for AlUla, UNESCO Inaugurate Exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2025

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The exhibition is hosted at Palazzo Zorzi in Venice, Italy, and will run through November 23. SPA

Royal Commission for AlUla, UNESCO Inaugurate Exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2025

The Royal Commission for AlUla has inaugurated the "Deep Surfaces: Architecture to Enhance the Visitor Experience of UNESCO Sites" exhibition, organized in…

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The Light Footprint exhibition is hosted at Venice's Querini Stampalia Foundation. (SPA)

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Diriyah Art Futures, Schiattarella Associati Inaugurate 'The Light Footprint' Exhibition in Venice

The Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region's first New Media Arts hub, inaugurated on Thursday "The Light Footprint," an exhibition in…

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Saudi Arabia Takes Part in Doha International Book Fair 2025

Saudi Arabia, represented by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission, participated n Thursday in the 34th edition of the Doha International Book…

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Art restorers work on Gustave Courbet's painting titled "A Burial at Ornans" (Un enterrement a Ornans), created between 1849 and 1850, at the Orsay Museum in Paris on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

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Paris' Orsay Museum Opens up the Wonders of Art Restoration to the Public Gaze

As they painstakingly scrape grime off a monumental painting by French artist Gustave Courbet, the restorers do a remarkable job of ignoring their unusual…

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Saudi Culture Ministry to Feature at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

The Saudi Ministry of Culture is set to host a comprehensive program of cultural events at the Abbazia building in Venice, Italy, from May 10 to November 23…

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Bayern Munich Celebrates Bundesliga Title with Last Home Win for Thomas Müller

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Thomas Mueller (C-R) of Bayern Munich celebrates the German Bundesliga championship title after the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Munich, Germany, 10 May 2025. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

Bayern Munich Celebrates Bundesliga Title with Last Home Win for Thomas Müller

Thomas Müller led Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations after helping the team beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 in his last home game for the club on…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 11/05 - 08:44

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Players of Boca Juniors look on during the penalty shootout of the Argentine Professional Football League 2025 Apertura Tournament match between Boca Juniors and Lanus at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on May 10, 2025. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)

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Boca Edge Lanus on Penalties to Reach Apertura Quarter-finals amid Fan Unrest

Boca Juniors claimed a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Lanus on Saturday to reach the Argentine Apertura tournament quarter-finals, following a tense 0-0 draw…

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Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning his men's singles match against Mariano Navone of Argentina at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 10 May 2025. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO

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Sinner Enjoys Triumphant Return at Italian Open Following Doping Ban

World number one Jannik Sinner was ecstatic after a victorious return following a three-month doping ban, with a 6–3 6–4 win over Argentina's Mariano Navone in…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 11/05 - 06:32

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Poland's Iga Swiatek reacts during the women's singles match against US' Danielle Collins of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

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Swiatek’s Struggles Continue as Title Defense in Rome Ended by Collins

Holder Iga Swiatek crashed out of the Italian Open to American Danielle Collins after a 6-1 7-5 third-round loss on Saturday in a major upset that will cost…

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Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti gives a press conference on the eve of the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF, at Real Madrid Sports City in Valdebebas, in the outskirts of Madrid, on May 10, 2025. (AFP)

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Ancelotti Says Alonso Has ‘All Doors Open’ amid Speculation Ex-midfielder Will Succeed Him at Madrid

Carlo Ancelotti says that Xabi Alonso has “all the doors open" for a move to a big club with speculation building that the former Real Madrid midfielder is set…

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Elevator at Obelisk Offers Breathtaking View of Buenos Aires

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Aerial view showing a man looking down from the Obelisk observation deck in Buenos Aires on May 8, 2025. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)

Elevator at Obelisk Offers Breathtaking View of Buenos Aires

The famous Obelisk in Buenos Aires Obelisk now offers a breathtaking new perspective. With the addition of an elevator, visitors can ascend this iconic…

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In this photo provided by researchers, a wild male chimpanzee produces a pant-hoot call to elicit a response from distant group members and reunite with them in the Budongo Forest of Uganda in June 2016. (Adrian Soldati via AP)

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Jungle Music: Chimp Drumming Reveals Building Blocks of Human Rhythm

Like humans, chimpanzees drum with distinct rhythms - and two subspecies living on opposite sides of Africa have their own signature styles, according to a…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Sunday 11/05 - 07:33

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FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki probe in May 2016. (J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP)

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Soviet-era Spacecraft Plunges to Earth after 53 Years Stuck in Orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 10/05 - 12:09

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A picture taken on May 10, 2025 shows smoke billowing from a building storing pool cleaning products, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltru, south of Barcelona. (AFP)

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Toxic Cloud Forces 160,000 Spaniards to Stay Inside after Fire

Around 160,000 people in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region were warned to stay inside on Saturday after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud…

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Meridah Nandudu, Bayaaya specialty coffee ltd founder, holds fried roasted coffee beans in Mbale, Uganda, March 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)

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In Coffee-Producing Uganda, an Emerging Sisterhood Wants More Women Involved

Meridah Nandudu envisioned a coffee sisterhood in Uganda, and the strategy for expanding it was simple: Pay a higher price per kilogram when a female grower…

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