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An American boat carrying American soldiers and journalist sails near the Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024. (Reuters)

US Military Shows Reporters Pier Project in Gaza as It Takes Another Stab at Aid Delivery

With US soldiers within shouting distance of Gaza's bombed-out coast, the American military is taking another stab at delivering aid to hungry Palestinians by…

Wednesday 26/06 - 07:40

Parolin, al-Rai and other officials during the meeting at Bkirki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Shiite Forces Boycott Meeting with Vatican Secretary on Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis

Representatives of Lebanon's Supreme Islamic Shiite Council and Shiite deputies boycotted a meeting of the heads of sects and parliamentary blocs with Vatican…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut) since 1 hour

Israeli Forces Pound North and South Gaza, Battle Hamas in Rafah

Destroyed buildings stand in the coast of the Gaza Strip as seen from the Mediterranean Sea, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Israeli Forces Pound North and South Gaza, Battle Hamas in Rafah

Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, and residents reported fierce fighting overnight in Rafah in the south of the…

Asharq Al Awsat since 4 hours

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Contrails believed to be created by a North Korean missile are observed over seas off Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. (Yonhap via AP)

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Suspected North Korean Hypersonic Missile Exploded, South Korea Says

A suspected hypersonic missile launched by North Korea exploded in flight on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, a development that comes as North Korea is…

Wednesday 26/06 - 07:35

Gulf

The Saudi and Chinese delegations meet in Beijing on Tuesday. (Saudi Defense Minister on X)

Gulf

Saudi, Chinese Defense Ministers Discuss Bolstering Strategic Partnership

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks in Beijing on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Lieutenant General Dong Jun as part…

Asharq Al Awsat (Beijing) Wednesday 26/06 - 05:43

US Slaps Sanctions on Network It Accuses of Moving Billions for Iran’s Military

The Treasury Department is pictured in Washington, US, April 25, 2021. (Reuters)

Canada Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon Citing Unpredictable Security Situation

Smoke rises from the southern Lebanese town of Khiam, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from the town of Qlayaa, southern Lebanon June 25, 2024. (Reuters)

High Risk of Famine Persists Across Gaza, Global Hunger Monitor Says

Men and children search through debris in the yard of the Asma school run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees west of Gaza City, in the aftermath of overnight Israeli bombardment on June 25, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Saudi Minister of Defense Arrives in Beijing on Official Visit

China's Defense Minister Dong Jun receives Saudi counterpart Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Photo: Saudi Defense Ministry account on X platform)

Israeli Supreme Court Says Ultra-Orthodox Men Must Serve in Military

A man carries an Israeli flag next to an ultra-Orthodox Jew as protesters gather for a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, near the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem June 17, 2024. (Reuters)

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US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein meets with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati [not pictured] in Beirut, Lebanon November 7, 2023. REUTERS/MOHAMED AZAKIR)

What Role is the US Playing to Prevent Conflict in Lebanon from Escalating?

A displaced Sudanese child from Darfur receives treatment at a refugee hospital in eastern Chad. (EPA)

Sudan Doctors’ Union: War Death Toll Tops 40,000

Saudi Arabia has commended several countries for their strict actions against tour companies that issued unauthorized Hajj visas.Photo: Bashir Salih

Penalties Imposed on Hajj Fraudsters

Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani welcomes his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa in Baghdad, June 6, 2024. (Government media)

Iraqi Official to Asharq Al-Awsat: Hamas Hasn't Requested Transfer of Leadership to Baghdad

In this picture made available by Iranian state-run TV, IRIB, presidential candidates for June 28, election from left to right: Masoud Pezeshkian, Alireza Zakani, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Amirhossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and Saeed Jalili pose for a photo after the conclusion of their debate at the TV studio in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Morteza Fakhri Nezhad/IRIB via AP)

Iran Election Hopefuls Struggle to Offer Fix for Economic Woes

Members of a pro-Iran Iraq faction burn an Israeli flag during a rally in Baghdad. (AP)

Iran Mulls Iraqi Armed Factions’ Plans to Support Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel

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Penalties Imposed on Hajj Fraudsters

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh) since 4 hours

Saudi, Chinese Defense Ministers Discuss Bolstering Strategic Partnership

Saudi Arabia Condemns Terrorist Attacks on Places of Worship in Russia’s Dagestan

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Emir of Qatar on Anniversary of Accession to Reign

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

Saudi Arabia Stresses Palestinian People’s Right to Establish Independent State

Group photo of the foreign ministers of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue Forum.

Saudi Minister of Defense Arrives in Beijing on Official Visit

Arab World

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with his Czech counterpart, Jan Lipavsky, in Ankara on Tuesday (Turkish Foreign Ministry)

Türkiye Criticizes Some NATO Countries’ Support for Kurdish Units in Syria

Saeed Abdulrazek (Ankara) since 1 hour

Shiite Forces Boycott Meeting with Vatican Secretary on Lebanon’s Presidential Crisis

Erdogan: Türkiye Stands with Lebanon Amid Tensions with Israel

A smoke plume billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Sudan Doctors’ Union: War Death Toll Tops 40,000

Israeli Forces Pound North and South Gaza, Battle Hamas in Rafah

US Military Shows Reporters Pier Project in Gaza as It Takes Another Stab at Aid Delivery

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens to Ukrainian service members during his visit to a frontline, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the city of Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine June 26, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Zelenskiy Presents New Joint Forces Commander to Ukraine Troops

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NATO Appoints Outgoing Dutch PM Rutte as Its Next Secretary-General

Suspected North Korean Hypersonic Missile Exploded, South Korea Says

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Lands in Australia After US Guilty Plea

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves the US Federal Courthouse in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, on June 26, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Russia to Resume Direct Passenger Trains to North Korea in July

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un drive a Russian Aurus limousine during their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Photo via AP)

Ukraine Realizes a Dream as It Launches EU Membership Talks, but Joining Is Likely to Take Years

Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Olga Stefanishyna (6-L, front row) poses with European affairs ministers and representatives at the first meeting of the Conference on Accession of Ukraine to the European Union in Luxembourg, 25 June 2024. (EPA)

Business

Vehicle prices in Saudi Arabia have witnessed a significant increase. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Continues Campaign against Violations of Car Dealers, Showrooms

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh) since 2 hours

Israel Approves Extra Gas Exports, Leviathan Field to Be Expanded

An aerial view taken from a helicopter shows the Leviathan natural gas rig off the coast of the Mediterranean coast, in northern Israel, April 26, 2023. (Reuters)

13 Entities Highlight Development of Saudi Logistics Services at Shanghai Expo

The Saudi pavilion at the International Transportation and Logistics Expo (CITLE) in Shanghai, China. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Kuwait Finance House Considering Expansion in Saudi Arabia

Bahrain’s Jassim Alshirawi Elected Secretary General of International Energy Forum

Meeting of the IEF, chaired by Mohamed Kurdi of Saudi Arabia in Rome (IEF website)

Saudi Global Ports and SANY Heavy Industry Sign Contract to Manufacture, Supply 80 Electric Trucks

The contract was signed by SGP chief executive Edward Tah and SANY Marine chief executive Jeff Fu in the presence of other officials. Asharq Al-Awsat

Culture

‘Anecdotes of an Arab Anglophile’ at the UK’s Society of Authors

Saudi Ambassador to Britain Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan at the Society of Authors’ seminar on Arab-British relations

‘Anecdotes of an Arab Anglophile’ at the UK’s Society of Authors

The Society of Authors hosted a seminar on Arab-British relations in London during the launch of “Anecdotes of an Arab Anglophile,” a book by Faisal Abbas,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) since 3 hours

Ancient tombs dating back 4,500 years discovered in the northwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula. (SPA)

Archaeological Discovery: Innovative Tomb Patterns Found in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is actively exploring its rich archaeological heritage, uncovering treasures that are prompting a reevaluation of the region’s history. These…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh) Tuesday 25/06 - 10:24

This underwater photo taken on April 5, 2024, shows bleached and dead coral around Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, located 270 kilometers (167 miles) north of the city of Cairns. (AFP)

'Urgent' for Australia to Protect Great Barrier Reef, Says UNESCO

Australia must take "urgent" action to protect the Great Barrier Reef, including setting more ambitious climate targets, the UN's cultural organization has…

Tuesday 25/06 - 08:52

Stonehenge in southwest England -- carved and constructed at a time when there were no metal tools -- symbolizes Britain's semi-mythical pre-historic period, and has spawned countless legends. William EDWARDS / AFP

UNESCO Wants to Add Stonehenge to List of Endangered Heritage Sites

The UN's cultural organization said Monday it recommended adding Stonehenge, the renowned prehistoric site in England, to its world heritage in danger list, in…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 25/06 - 06:40

This handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on June 24, 2024 shows the top fragment of a sarcophagus discovered at the site of a discovery of 33 ancient tombs in Egypt's southern city of Aswan. (Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities / AFP)

Egypt Tomb Find May Shed Light on Ancient Diseases, Says Ministry

A new discovery of 33 ancient tombs in Egypt's southern city of Aswan could reveal "new information on diseases" prevalent at the time, the tourism and…

Monday 24/06 - 17:20

Sports

England Coach Southgate Targeted After a 0-0 Draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024

Sports

England's head coach Gareth Southgate gestures to fans after the UEFA Euro 2024 Group C football match between England and Slovenia at the Cologne Stadium in Cologne on June 25, 2024. (AFP)

England Coach Southgate Targeted After a 0-0 Draw with Slovenia at Euro 2024

Top of the group, unbeaten and on the favorable side of the draw for the knockout phase of Euro 2024. It’s a case of job done for England at this stage of the…

Wednesday 26/06 - 07:53

Sports

Paris 2024 Olympics - Preview - Eiffel Tower, Paris, France - June 25, 2024 Olympic rings are displayed on the Eiffel Tower, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic games in Paris REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Americans Favored to Top Overall Medal Count in Paris Olympics

The United States is strongly favored to win the most overall medals when the Paris Olympics open in a month. The big question is this: will the Americans also…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 26/06 - 06:47

Sports

Kylian Mbappe of France goes down on the pitch during a Group D match between France and Poland at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mbappé Scores but Encounters Issues Wearing Protective Mask

France coach Didier Deschamps highlighted the problems Kylian Mbappé faced wearing a mask to protect his broken nose in the 1-1 draw with Poland at the…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 26/06 - 06:16

Sports

Jun 25, 2024; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; A young fan cheers during the match between Argentina and Chile during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Argentina Advances to Copa America Quarterfinals, Beats Chile 1-0

After nearly 90 minutes of total domination, Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina advanced to the Copa America quarterfinals after the ball ricocheted…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 26/06 - 06:13

Sports

24 June 2024, United Kingdom, London: Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon ahead of the Wimbledon Championships, which begins on July 1st. (dpa)

Djokovic to Play Wimbledon but Only if He Feels He Can Challenge for the Title

Novak Djokovic is encouraged by his progress after undergoing minor knee surgery less than three weeks ago, but the seven-times Wimbledon champion said he will…

Tuesday 25/06 - 08:58

Varieties

First Radioactive Rhino Horns to Curb Poaching in South Africa

A sedated rhinoceros lies unconscious as professor James Larkin (R) from the University of the Witwatersrand's Radiation and Health Physics Unit (RHPU) uses a can of identification spray (DataDot) after carefully implanting dosed and calculated radioisotopes into its horns along with other Rhisotope Project members at an undisclosed location in the Waterbury UNESCO biosphere in Mokopane on June 25, 2024. (Photo by EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP)

First Radioactive Rhino Horns to Curb Poaching in South Africa

South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project…

Asharq Al Awsat since 4 hours

Britain's King Charles III (R) sits with Emperor Naruhito of Japan during a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace in London on June 25, 2024, on the first day of a three-day State Visit by Japan's Emperor and Empress to Britain. (AFP)

Britain’s King Charles III Welcomes the Visiting Japanese Emperor and Empress

King Charles III welcomed the Japanese emperor and empress for a state visit that began on Tuesday, offering the best in pomp and circumstance as the UK seeks…

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Princess Diana's 1987 Victor Edelstein magenta silk and lace evening dress is displayed during Julien's Auctions' press preview of "Princess Diana's Elegance & a Royal Collection", ahead of an exclusive private showing at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, California, June 25, 2024. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP)

Princess Diana Finery Goes Under the Hammer

The biggest auction of Diana memorabilia since the late British princess sold dozens of outfits months before her death gets underway in California this week,…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 26/06 - 06:40

Cassio Brandao, 41, holds a German shirt received by Pele during an exchange with player Beckenbauer at the end of a game, in a room filled with clothes racks that in April 2024 made him become a Guinness World Records title holder as the owner of the world's largest collection of soccer shirts, in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 24, 2024. (Reuters)

6,101 Pieces of History: Brazilian Owns World’s Largest Shirt Collection

Brazilian Cassio Brandao walks through rooms filled with clothes racks that in April made him a Guinness World Records title holder as the owner of the world's…

Tuesday 25/06 - 16:37

Mexican gray wolves, an endangered native species, are seen resting in their enclosure at the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Mexico July 1, 2020. Picture taken July 1, 2020. (Reuters)