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Arab World A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch 2 Mosques in West Bank

Palestinian officials said Israeli settlers set fire to two mosques in the occupied West Bank overnight Sunday, after this week's deadly clashes in the…

World A firefighter of Paris Fire Brigade douses the hotspots in Marcheprime west of Bordeaux on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde) since July 22. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)
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France Fire Situation 'Remains Very Unfavorable,' 250,000 People Driven from their Homes

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the wildfire situation in southwestern France was "very unfavorable” as 55,000 people were forced to evacuate…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
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Saudi, Turkish Defense Ministers Discuss Developing Military Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a phone call on Saturday with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler. …

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah
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Saudi FM Holds Phone Calls with his Counterparts from Qatar, Egypt

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held separate phone calls with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

US Holds Fire Against Iran as War Spreads to the Caspian

World This screen grab made on July 26, 2026 from undated handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 25, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are operations enforcing its naval blockade against Iran. (Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

US Holds Fire Against Iran as War Spreads to the Caspian

Iran passed another night without US airstrikes on Sunday, as Washington paused a war nearing its fifth month and reports emerged that concerns over dwindling…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Israel Kills, Detains Gaza Aid Truck Drivers and Guards

For hours, Sami Abu Moussa was unable to contact his older brother Bilal, who worked to secure the entry of aid into Gaza. As his anxiety grew, Sami…

Asharq Al Awsat (Gaza)
World People walk on a beach with debris from Typhoon Noul which passed close to Hong Kong on July 26, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
World

Typhoon Noul Makes Landfall in Southern China, Over 700,000 Evacuated and Flights Canceled

Typhoon Noul made landfall early Sunday bringing winds and heavy rain to southern China, including Hong Kong, over the weekend. It prompted the evacuation…

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Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Stress Need to Ensure Security of Waterways

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA

Israel Kills Senior Hamas-Led Police Official in Gaza, Medics and Police Officials Say

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli military strike, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP)

Israeli Troops Round up Palestinians in West Bank Village After Shootout Involving Settlers

Israeli soldiers patrol the Palestinian village of Tell, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 25, 2026, a day after four Palestinians and two Israelis died in local clashes in the village. (AFP)

Visiting UN Chief Urges Respect for Syria’s Sovereignty, International Support

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP)

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A woman walks next to anti-US graffiti on a street in Tehran, Iran, 20 July 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

How a US Ground Operation in Iran Could Unfold

People walk past the rubble of buildings damaged in Israeli strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Hezbollah Cash Crunch Stalls Lebanon War Compensation

Abdali border crossing (KUNA)

Iraq, Kuwait Coordinate to Contain 'Abdali' Fallout

A photograph taken during a media tour organized by the French Catholic charity L'Oeuvre d'Orient shows peacekeepers with the United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrolling near the southern Lebanese village Biout es Sayed on July 20, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanese President: Time to End the War

Cash seized from a home in connection with the case of detained official Adnan al-Jumaili (Judiciary Council)

Inside Iraq’s Shadow Economy of Parties, Militias and Oil

Residents of Zawtar gather near a Lebanese army checkpoint as they are allowed to return to their town following a four-day wait, in Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, southern Lebanon, 24 July 2026. (EPA)

Residents Enter Shattered South Lebanon Town After Israeli Withdrawal

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Libya...Reality Surpasses Imagination

Jumah Boukleb
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Poetry Is Indispensable

Samir Atallah
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Lebanon and the Arab Region... Facing Serious Challenges

Eyad Abu Shakra
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The American Visit and the Possibilities at Hand

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Iran's Mistakes United the World Against It

Sawsan al-Shaer
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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Program and the Hard Questions

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Between the Rhetoric and Reality

Antoine Douaihy
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Two Leaders Return from Washington

Mustafa Fahs
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Iran: Thinking the Unthinkable

Amir Taheri
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Stories of Fools and Simpletons

Tawfiq Alsaif
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Receding Nile Waters Revive the GERD Debate

Osman Mirghani
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When Gulf Security Becomes a Global Issue

Dr. Ibrahim Al-Othaimin
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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

GCC Secretary-General Condemns Settler Attack on Mosque in Tulkarm Governorate

Asharq Al Awsat

Iraq, Kuwait Coordinate to Contain 'Abdali' Fallout

Abdali border crossing (KUNA)

Saudi, Turkish Defense Ministers Discuss Developing Military Cooperation

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Stress Need to Ensure Security of Waterways

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. SPA

Saudi FM Holds Phone Calls with his Counterparts from Qatar, Egypt

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Muslim World League Condemns Bombing in Pakistan

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Yemeni army forces carried out painful strikes against the Houthis on multiple fronts (Local Media)

Yemeni Army Strikes Revive Hopes of Ending the Houthi Coup

Mohammed Nasser (Aden)

UN Chief Urges Immediate Removal of all Syria Sanctions

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, right, welcomes United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP)

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch 2 Mosques in West Bank

A Palestinian man inspects the damage at a mosque, which Palestinians say was damaged by Israeli settlers, in Qusra near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 26, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman

Israel Kills, Detains Gaza Aid Truck Drivers and Guards

Trucks carrying food, after entering the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, drive through Khan Younis, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Hezbollah Cash Crunch Stalls Lebanon War Compensation

People walk past the rubble of buildings damaged in Israeli strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs, following a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon, July 6, 2026. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel Kills Senior Hamas-Led Police Official in Gaza, Medics and Police Officials Say

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli military strike, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP)

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A firefighter of Paris Fire Brigade douses the hotspots in Marcheprime west of Bordeaux on July 26, 2026 as a wildfire has been ravaging the forest north of the Arcachon Basin (Gironde) since July 22. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

France Fire Situation 'Remains Very Unfavorable,' 250,000 People Driven from their Homes

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)

23 Missing after Vietnamese Ship Sinks in South China Sea

Water splashes onto a Philippine vessel after, according to the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship fired a water cannon, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on July 24, 2026, with the location given as the South China Sea. Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS

US Holds Fire Against Iran as War Spreads to the Caspian

This screen grab made on July 26, 2026 from undated handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 25, 2026 shows what CENTCOM says are operations enforcing its naval blockade against Iran. (Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

Typhoon Noul Makes Landfall in Southern China, Over 700,000 Evacuated and Flights Canceled

People walk on a beach with debris from Typhoon Noul which passed close to Hong Kong on July 26, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

Speaking Alongside Putin, Kazakh President Calls for Freeze of Ukraine War

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) speaks to Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev as they attend the 22nd Russia-Kazakhstan Forum of Interregional Cooperation in Omsk on July 25, 2026. (AFP)

Russia Says Ukraine Killed 11 in Tourist Camp; Ukraine Strikes Russian Refinery

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire following a Russian air attack in Sumy, Ukraine, Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

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The Saudi Tadawul Group tower in Riyadh’s financial district. (Hamah Holding)

What Saudi Stocks Need to Regain Momentum After Years Near 11,000 Points

Abeer Hommadi (Riyadh)

Japan Secures Enough Crude Oil Supplies as US-Iran War Spirals

An aerial view shows Shibushi National Petroleum Stockpiling Base in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan January 18, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

India to Keep Engaging with US on Trade Deal After New Tariff Measures

The APL Sentosa container ship departs from Port Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey on July 24, 2026. (AFP)

Kuwait’s KPC Signs $16 Billion Lease and Leaseback Deal for Oil Pipeline Network

A view of Kuwait City on June 2, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Banks’ Q2 Profit Rises 12.5% to $6.63 Bn

A customer withdraws cash from an Al Rajhi Bank ATM in Saudi Arabia (Al Rajhi Bank)

Physical Oil Prices Jump with Some Nearing $110 as Iran, Ukraine Wars Hit Supply

A man refuels his motorbike at the petrol station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24 July 2026. (EPA)

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UNESCO Adds France's D-Day Landing Beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

Culture Visitors stand at the Prionia trailhead on Mount Olympus in northern Greece, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

UNESCO Adds France's D-Day Landing Beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List

World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France, the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece and the ancient Japanese capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara were among…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Children jump in the ocean in the former dhow port of Kalaweni, opposite the Grand Mosque, in Moroni's historic Medina on July 17, 2026. (AFP)
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Six Ancient Comoros Medinas Join UNESCO's Heritage List

UNESCO on Saturday added six centuries-old medinas in the Comoros -- once historic sultanates along Indian Ocean trading routes -- to its World Heritage List,…

Culture In this picture made available by the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Friday, July 24, 2026, part of the restored ceiling of the Bakery House is displayed at the Pompeii Archaeological site. (Parco Archeologico di Pompei via AP)
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Pompeii Archaeologists Reconstruct Frescoed Ceiling of a Banquet Hall

Archaeologists in Pompeii, the ancient city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, have unveiled the partially reconstructed frescoed ceiling vault…

Culture A Palestinian visitor takes a photo at the Roman historical site in the West Bank town of Sebastia, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP)
Culture

UNESCO Adds West Bank Site and Lebanese Castles to World Heritage List Despite Israeli Objections

A United Nations committee voted Friday to inscribe a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a set of castles in southern Lebanon as World Heritage…

Culture Saudi Visual Arts Commission Organizes Intermix Residency Open Studio Event for the Public
Culture

Saudi Visual Arts Commission Organizes Intermix Residency Open Studio Event for the Public

Saudi Arabia's Visual Arts Commission invited the public to the Open Studio of the Intermix Residency at Studio I08, JAX District, Diriyah, on July 28, 29, and…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Neymar Scores Twice and Mocks Critics on Santos Return

Sports (FILES) Santos' forward #10 Neymar celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Copa Sudamericana group stage football match between Paraguay's Deportivo Recoleta and Brazil's Santos at the Rio Parapiti stadium in Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay, on May 5, 2026. (Photo by DANIEL DUARTE / AFP)

Neymar Scores Twice and Mocks Critics on Santos Return

Neymar scored twice for Santos and responded to his critics with a tongue-in-cheek goal celebration on his return to action after Brazil's disappointing World…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
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Japan Great 'King Kazu' Miura Scores 1st Competitive Goal after Four Years at 59

Japanese soccer icon Kazuyoshi Miura scored his first competitive goal in nearly four years on Saturday, finding the net at the age of 59 as Fukushima United…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Round of 16 - Brazil v Norway - New York New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, US - July 5, 2026 Brazil's Bruno Guimaraes with coach Carlo Ancelotti after being substituted REUTERS/Mike Segar
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Newcastle Boss Howe Uncertain About Guimaraes' Future

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe said he is unsure whether Bruno Guimaraes will remain at the club amid interest from Arsenal, but said he had held "good…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Paramedics tend to Inter Miami CF's German Berterame after he collided with CF Montreal's Efrain Morales (24) during second half MLS soccer action in Montreal, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Messi-less Miami Win on Casemiro Debut, Berterame Suffers Head Blow

Inter Miami, with superstar Lionel Messi still resting after his World Cup exploits, won 1-0 at Montreal on Saturday on Casemiro's Major League Soccer debut. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Abdukodir Khusanov. (Getty Images)
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Man City’s Khusanov Signs New Five-Year Contract

Manchester City defender Abdukodir Khusanov signed a five-year contract extension with the Premier League club on Saturday. Khusanov helped City win the FA…

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Trent Park… A House Full of Spies

Varieties Trent Park, a country home in North London, became part of an audacious strategy for extracting information from German officers during World War II (Sophie Stafford for The New York Times)

Trent Park… A House Full of Spies

London - Roslyn Sulcas The German generals were chatting freely, exchanging tidbits about the V-2 rocket, the world’s first long-range ballistic missile…

Varieties FILE - Humpback whales surface together in Bahia Solano, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)
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Whale 'Supergroups' Show Numbers are Rebounding from Hunting. But Iran War Holds Dangers for them

A South African couple found themselves in a rare situation when they witnessed a humpback whale “supergroup” consisting of nearly 300 of the giant marine…

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Varieties A child cools off in a public water playground at a park in Edogawa district of Tokyo on July 23, 2026. (AFP)
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Japan Records Fifth ‘Cruelly Hot Day’

Japan recorded its fifth consecutive "cruelly hot day" on Saturday, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, as…

Varieties A teacher walks down stairs near a blackboard artwork displayed on the hallway at Kumagaya Girls High School in Kumagaya, northwest of Tokyo, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, after its art club members won the first prize in a national blackboard art contest in 2023. (AP)
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Young Japanese Artists Turn School Blackboards into a Hit Medium for Creativity

The humble blackboard is serving as the canvas, and colorful chalk the paint, for young Japanese artists. “Kokuban Art Koshien " is an annual national chalk…

Varieties SpaceX's Starship V3 rocket launches from the Starbase facility as seen from South Padre Island, Texas, US, 24 July 2026. (EPA)
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SpaceX Launches Starship on Another Test Flight, This Time with the Most Advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced…

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