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World Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech during the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP)
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China’s Xi Slams ‘Bullying’ as Beijing Hosts LatAm Leaders 

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to deepen ties with Latin America and condemned "bullying" in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, as he…

Gulf (FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP
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US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and F-16 components and sustainment, along with related equipment, to the…

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World People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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US Announces New Sanctions Against Iran as Talks Proceed 

The United States announced new sanctions Monday against Iran over its nuclear program, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the…

Arab World Members of the police are seen in the Libyan capital Tripoli. (EPA)
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Armed Clashes Erupt in Libya’s Tripoli After Reported Killing of Armed Group Leader 

Armed clashes erupted on Monday evening and gunfire has echoed in the city center and other parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli following reports that an armed…

Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit 

Gulf US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in Riyadh during his visit to Saudi Arabia in 2017. (SPA)

Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit 

US President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday on his first official visit abroad since his reelection. The visit aims to deepen the strategic…

Business World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (L) meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the latter's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL / AFP)
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World Trade Chief Says Global Free Trade is in a 'Crisis'

Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. …

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Arab World French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) receives Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 May 2025. (EPA)
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Syria's Sharaa Skips Iraq Summit After Firestorm Over Invitation 

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will not attend the Arab League Summit in Baghdad this weekend, Syrian state media said on Monday, after Iraq's invitation…

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

Hamas Says It Freed Israeli-American Hostage, Israel Says No Ceasefire

FILE PHOTO: Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of hostage Edan Alexander, points at the portrait of Edan, as family members and supporters of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, stand near the kibbutz defense on the day they use giant loudspeakers to call their captive loved ones over the border between Israel and Gaza, at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Trump Offers to Join Potential Russia-Ukraine Talks in Türkiye

This combination of pictures created on May 12, 2025 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) during a press conference with the German Chancellor during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Iran Warns Europeans That Reimposing Sanctions Could Have Irreversible Consequences

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via Reuters)

Trump Says He May Ease Sanctions on Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in London, Britain, December 4, 2019. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

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File photo shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit to the Kingdom (SPA)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

A view shows makeshift shelters at the Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Tinzaouaten, northern Mali November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

More Than 83 Million People Internally Displaced Worldwide, Says Monitor 

A person takes a picture of a protestor dressed as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer posing in front of a 16-foot replica of a MK-84 2,000-pound bomb labelled with the word "Complicit" and with a tag reading "more that 52,000 people killed", referring to the number of people killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s offensive, during the photocall organized by the NGO Oxfam in front of Palace of Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament, central London, on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

Rights Groups Take UK Govt to Court Over Israel Arms Sales 

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. SPA

Saudi Arabia Launches HUMAIN to Develop Artificial Intelligence

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty looking at a collection of artifacts, illegally smuggled out of Egypt, after they were returned at the ministry headquarters in Cairo on May 12, 2025. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP / Handout)

Egypt Says Retrieves 25 Smuggled Artifacts From US

People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

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US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in Riyadh during his visit to Saudi Arabia in 2017. (SPA)

Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit 

US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP

Lebanon, Kuwait Reaffirm Strong Ties in High-Level Summit

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (Lebanese Presidency)

Trump Heads on ‘Historic’ Gulf Tour

Saudi and US flags flutter on a main road in Riyadh on May 12, 2025, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump this week. (AFP)

Saudi Govt Welcomes Trump’s Visit, Hopes to Bolster Strategic Partnership with US

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)

Bernard Haykel to Asharq Al-Awsat: Trump’s Visit Reflects Saudi Arabia’s Significant Global Role

US President Donald Trump is welcomed in Riyadh during his visit to the Kingdom in May 2017. (SPA)

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Members of the police are seen in the Libyan capital Tripoli. (EPA)

Armed Clashes Erupt in Libya’s Tripoli After Reported Killing of Armed Group Leader 

Syria's Sharaa Skips Iraq Summit After Firestorm Over Invitation 

French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) receives Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

Cyprus Says Syria Will Take Back Citizens Trying to Reach the Mediterranean Island by Boat

Migrants stand behind a fence inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP)

Trump Says He May Ease Sanctions on Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in London, Britain, December 4, 2019. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

UN, Aid Group Slam Israel’s Gaza Blockade after Report Warns of Famine Risk

This picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on May 6, 2025, shows smoke billowing from explosions in Gaza. (AFP)

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FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leads a roundtable discussion at the Border Security Summit in London, Britain March 31, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UK Police Arrest Man for Arson after Fire at PM's House

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More Than 83 Million People Internally Displaced Worldwide, Says Monitor 

A view shows makeshift shelters at the Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Tinzaouaten, northern Mali November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

US Announces New Sanctions Against Iran as Talks Proceed 

People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Rights Groups Take UK Govt to Court Over Israel Arms Sales 

A person takes a picture of a protestor dressed as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer posing in front of a 16-foot replica of a MK-84 2,000-pound bomb labelled with the word "Complicit" and with a tag reading "more that 52,000 people killed", referring to the number of people killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s offensive, during the photocall organized by the NGO Oxfam in front of Palace of Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament, central London, on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

China’s Xi Slams ‘Bullying’ as Beijing Hosts LatAm Leaders 

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech during the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP)

Trump Offers to Join Potential Russia-Ukraine Talks in Türkiye

This combination of pictures created on May 12, 2025 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) during a press conference with the German Chancellor during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

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File photo shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit to the Kingdom (SPA)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

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Dubai to Allow Residents Pay Government Services Using Cryptocurrency

Dubai’s Department of Finance signed on Monday a new MoU with global digital asset platform Crypto.com. WAM

World Trade Chief Says Global Free Trade is in a 'Crisis'

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (L) meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the latter's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL / AFP)

Saudi Aramco CEO: Oil Demand to Remain Resilient Despite Recent Upheaval 

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser speaks at an event in Houston. (AFP file)

Saudi Arabia Launches HUMAIN to Develop Artificial Intelligence

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. SPA

Turkish Stocks Jump as PKK Disbandment Adds to Trade Relief

People walk on a small street leads that to the historical Galata Tower in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 25, 2025. (Reuters)

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Saudi National Museum to Mark International Museum Day with 3-Day Program

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Saudi National Museum to Mark International Museum Day with 3-Day Program

In celebration of International Museum Day 2025, the National Museum of Saudi Arabia will host a three-day cultural program from May 15 to 17 under the theme …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty looking at a collection of artifacts, illegally smuggled out of Egypt, after they were returned at the ministry headquarters in Cairo on May 12, 2025. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP / Handout)
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Egypt Says Retrieves 25 Smuggled Artifacts From US

Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt…

Culture The Jusoor Exhibition is part of the ministry's broader effort to build cultural bridges and promote the values of tolerance and moderation in Islam. (SPA)
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Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Concludes Sixth Jusoor Exhibition in Kosovo

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance concluded the sixth edition of the Jusoor Exhibition in Pristina, reported the Saudi Press…

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

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture 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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Reports: Forest’s Awoniyi Undergoes Surgery After Colliding with Post

Sports Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury as Jota Silva looks on. (Action Images via Reuters)

Reports: Forest’s Awoniyi Undergoes Surgery After Colliding with Post

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi underwent surgery for an abdominal injury on Monday after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw…

Sports USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)
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Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming 

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said…

Sports Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Group Stage - Central Cordoba v Flamengo - Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina - May 7, 2025 General view as players line up during a minutes silence in memory of former Argentinean professional player Luis Galvan REUTERS/Daniel Gollan
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15,000 Argentine Fans to be Banned from Club World Cup

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich handed the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires on Monday a list of 15,000 violent football fans who will be…

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Sports Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 12, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 32 match against Netherlands' Jesper De Jong REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel
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Sinner Overcomes 'Big Drop' in Level in 2nd Match Back from Doping Ban at Italian Open

Jannik Sinner is still regaining his focus on the tennis court after his three-month doping ban. The top-ranked player overcame a brief lapse during the…

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Sports Real Madrid's Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti lifts the trophy to celebrate the victory at the end of the UEFA Champions League final football match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid, at Wembley stadium, in London, on June 1, 2024. (AFP)
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Brazil Signs Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti 1 Year Ahead of 2026 World Cup

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave the Spanish club and take over as coach of Brazil’s national team, the Brazilian soccer federation said Monday. …

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Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky 

Varieties Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)

Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky 

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into the sky and…

Varieties (FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)
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Scientists Exploring How to Beat Heat for Better Sleep

Cool showers and less coffee or alcohol: sleep quality is being harmed by hotter temperatures caused by climate change, and scientists say we need to learn how…

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Varieties Dr. Raquel Gomez Pliego prepares "super tortillas" at the Industrial Microbiology laboratory of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Carl de Souza / AFP)
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Scientists in Mexico Develop Tortilla for People with No Fridge

Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without…

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Götz Valien: The Last Dinosaur in the Movie Poster Industry

In a digital age, Götz Valien is Berlin’s last movie poster artist, producing giant hand-painted film adverts. For more than three decades, Austrian-born…

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Varieties People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)
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Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

Power failures caused delays and disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was…

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