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Lebanese President Arrives in Qatar on Official Visit

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Qatar on Tuesday on an official two-day visit at the invitation of Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Aoun will…

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Algerian flags fly at half-staff along the seaside walk in Algiers, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP)

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France Expels 12 Algerian Officials in Tit-for-Tat Move amid Diplomatic Tensions

France said Tuesday it was expelling 12 Algerian diplomatic officials a day after Algeria announced the expulsion of the same number of French officials in…

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Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. (ONA)

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Trump Discusses with Oman Sultan Ways to Support US-Iran Nuclear Talks

US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Oman's ruler Haitham bin Tariq al-Said, discussing ways to support nuclear talks between Iran and the United…

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Jordanian soldiers pictured in June 2024. (Petra news agency)

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Jordan Arrests 16 For 'Targeting National Security'

Jordan's intelligence service on Tuesday announced the arrests of 16 people for allegedly planning to target national security and sow "chaos", state media…

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Hamas Armed Wing Says It Lost Contact with Group Holding Israeli-US Hostage Alexander

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Smoke billows after an Israeli strike on Gaza. (Reuters)

Hamas Armed Wing Says It Lost Contact with Group Holding Israeli-US Hostage Alexander

The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a group of fighters holding Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander in the Gaza Strip. Abu…

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Macron Tells Netanyahu Ordeal of Gaza Civilians 'Must End' Tuesday 15/04 - 16:09
Israeli Airstrike Hits Hospital Entrance in Gaza, Wounding 10 Medics and Patients Tuesday 15/04 - 09:06

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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, center, pose for photos with a wounded Ukrainian soldier during their visit to a hospital in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 15, 2025.(Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

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NATO's Rutte Visits Odesa, Says Support for Ukraine Unwavering

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said he had visited the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday and declared NATO's…

Tuesday 15/04 - 16:02

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A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon January 12, 2023. (Reuters)

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Lebanon Hopes to Meet Foreign Bondholders in Coming Year, Finance Minister Says

Lebanese officials hope to meet international bondholders to talk about restructuring debt in the next 12 months but are not planning any meetings at the World…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 15/04 - 15:21

Khamenei Says Iran-US Talks Going Well but May Lead Nowhere

Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei addresses government officials in Tehran on April 15, 2025 - AFP

Saudi Arabia Boosts Strategic Partnership with Indonesia in Mining, Food, Pharmaceutical Industries

Dollar Drifts as Traders Grapple with Tariff Uncertainty, Volatility

A teller counts US dollar bank notes at a money changer in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 9, 2025. Picture taken through glass. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

UN Human Rights Office Concerned About Israeli Strikes on Civilians in Lebanon

Smoke rises above south Lebanon following an Israeli strike amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Turkish Central Bank 2024 Loss Around $18 billion

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The Maldives had lifted a previous ban on Israeli tourists in the early 1990s and briefly moved to restore relations in 2010. (Getty Images/AFP)

Maldives Ban Israelis to Protest Gaza War

Soldiers arrive in an area recaptured by the Sudanese army south of Khartoum, March 27. (AP)

Sudan War Enters Third Year as Civilians Remain Under Fire

A student protester stands in front of the statue of John Harvard, the first major benefactor of Harvard College, draped in the Palestinian flag, at an encampment of students protesting against the war in Gaza, at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., April 25, 2024. (AP)

Harvard Rejects Trump Demands, Gets Hit by $2.3 Billion Funding Freeze

Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa shakes hands with UAE's President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, April 13, 2025. (Syrian Presidency/Handout via Reuters)

UAE and Syria to Resume Flights

Gemayel maintained good relations with Saudi leaders from the era of King Faisal to that of King Salman. (Courtesy of Amine Gemayel)

Amine Gemayel to Asharq Al-Awsat: At Saddam’s Request, I Tried to Prevent the American War on Iraq

Reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull won last year’s edition of the race. (SPA)

Jeddah Gears up to Hold Formula 1 stc Grand Prix at World’s Fastest Street Circuit

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This handout picture released by the Lebanese Government Press Office shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (C) being welcomed by Qatar's Minister of Transport Mohammed bin Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Thani (C-L) after arriving in Doha on April 15, 2025. (Lebanese Government Press Office / AFP)

Lebanese President Arrives in Qatar on Official Visit

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Trump Discusses with Oman Sultan Ways to Support US-Iran Nuclear Talks

GCC Secretary-General Meets with Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi - File Photo

Shura Council Speaker Receives Newly Appointed Saudi Ambassadors to Several Countries

The newly appointed ambassadors expressed their gratitude to the Shura Council, highlighting the significance of the council's role in parliamentary diplomacy - SPA

UAE and Syria to Resume Flights

Egypt’s Sisi in Kuwait for Second Leg of Regional Tour

Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kuwait airport, Kuwait, April 14, 2025. (KUNA)

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France Expels 12 Algerian Officials in Tit-for-Tat Move amid Diplomatic Tensions

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Hamas Armed Wing Says It Lost Contact with Group Holding Israeli-US Hostage Alexander

Jordan Arrests 16 For 'Targeting National Security'

Macron Tells Netanyahu Ordeal of Gaza Civilians 'Must End'

French President Emmanuel Macron waits to welcome the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region for a working lunch at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 14, 2025. (AFP)

UN Human Rights Office Concerned About Israeli Strikes on Civilians in Lebanon

Algerian Expulsion of French Officials 'Will Have Consequences', Says French FM

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot addresses the media during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, April 4, 2025. (AP)

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NATO's Rutte Visits Odesa, Says Support for Ukraine Unwavering

Tuesday 15/04 - 16:02

Khamenei Says Iran-US Talks Going Well but May Lead Nowhere

Maldives Ban Israelis to Protest Gaza War

Iran Guards Say Military Capabilities ‘Red Lines’ in US Talks

The US flag is seen at the former United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran, April 8, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Harvard Rejects Trump Demands, Gets Hit by $2.3 Billion Funding Freeze

US Flies Long-Range Bomber for Drill with South Korea as North Marks Key State Anniversary

In this photo, provided by South Korea Air Force, two US Air Force B-1B bomber, top left, fly over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean Air Force F-35A fighter jet, F-16 fighter jets and US Air Force F-16 fighter jets in South Korea during the joint aerial drills of South Korea and the United States, at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (South Korea Air Force via AP)

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Saudi Arabia Boosts Strategic Partnership with Indonesia in Mining, Food, Pharmaceutical Industries

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Lebanon Hopes to Meet Foreign Bondholders in Coming Year, Finance Minister Says

Turkish Central Bank 2024 Loss Around $18 billion

Dollar Drifts as Traders Grapple with Tariff Uncertainty, Volatility

Gold Rises as Investors Seek Safety amid Uncertainty on Trump Tariffs

A jeweller shows a gold bar at his shop in downtown Kuwait City on May 20, 2024. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

South Korea Aims to Delay US Tariffs in Talks, Cooperate in Mutual Areas

Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok, who serves concurrently as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, speaks during a meeting of economy-related ministers at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, 11 April 2025. (EPA/Yonhap)

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Nobel Literature Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies in Peru

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(FILES) Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa is pictured during an interview at his home in Madrid on October 7, 2009. (Photo by Pierre-Philippe MARCOU / AFP)

Nobel Literature Prize Winner Mario Vargas Llosa Dies in Peru

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at the age of 89, his family announced, ending the era of Latin America's…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 14/04 - 09:46

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Windows of the Sudan National Museum, the home to the country's largest artifacts that date to different eras of Sudanese history, are shattered after nearly two years of war between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, April 3, 2025. (AP)

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Home to Centuries of Heritage, Sudan’s Biggest Museum Is Looted and Wrecked by a 2-Year War

Inside Sudan's biggest museum, the exhibition halls once filled with statues and relics from centuries of ancient civilizations are trashed, littered with…

Monday 14/04 - 06:18

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Maknana: An Archaeology of New Media Art in the Arab World will run from April 21 to July 19, at DAF in Diriyah, Riyadh

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Diriyah Art Futures Announces 'Maknana: An Archaeology of New Media Art in the Arab World' Exhibition

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) announced on Sunday that its second major exhibition titled Maknana: An Archaeology of New Media Art in the Arab World will run from…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 13/04 - 17:22

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Scaffolds are installed in Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia mosque for restoration work, in Istanbul, Türkiye, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

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Historic Domes of Hagia Sophia Are Renovated to Protect the Landmark from Quakes

Türkiye has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument's historic…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 13/04 - 16:18

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A view of Naples, Italy. (AFP/Getty Images)

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Trove of Artifacts Recovered from Black Market Goes on Display in Naples

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special police unit, have been unveiled for the first time in the National Archaeological…

Saturday 12/04 - 16:49

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Qiddiya Named Founding Partner of the Formula 1® stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025

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Qiddiya Named Founding Partner of the Formula 1® stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025

Saudi Motorsport Company, the promoter of the Formula 1® stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025, has announced a strategic partnership with Qiddiya Investment…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 15/04 - 13:01

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Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Brentford - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - April 2, 2025 Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe before the match. (Reuters)

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Howe Recovering from Pneumonia and Will Miss Newcastle’s Upcoming Games

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe is recovering in the hospital after being diagnosed with pneumonia and will miss at least the team’s next two games, the club has…

Tuesday 15/04 - 09:28

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Iraq Fires Head Football Coach Casas Over What It Says Are Contract Breaches

Iraq announced on Tuesday the dismissal of head coach Jesus Casas with just two games remaining in Asian qualification for the 2026 World Cup. In a statement…

Tuesday 15/04 - 09:11

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Football - LaLiga - Deportivo Alaves v Real Madrid - Estadio Mendizorroza, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain - April 13, 2025 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe during the warm up before the match. (Reuters)

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Madrid Needs Epic Champions League Comeback. Barca and PSG Are Flying Post-Messi and Mbappe

Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal hold such commanding leads in their Champions League quarterfinal matches that a place in the last four looks all…

Tuesday 15/04 - 07:15

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Jeddah Gears up to Hold Formula 1 stc Grand Prix at World’s Fastest Street Circuit

The thrill is back on the shores of the Red Sea as the fifth annual Formula 1 stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix approaches. From April 18 to 20, Jeddah will host…

Tuesday 15/04 - 07:04

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Riyadh Students Win 11 Medals, Awards at Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2025

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The forum will address trends and threats to maritime security in the AI era (File photo of the Saudi flag/AAWSAT)

Riyadh Students Win 11 Medals, Awards at Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions 2025

Students from the General Administration of Education in Riyadh Region won 11 medals and awards while participating in the 50th edition of the Geneva…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 15/04 - 13:45

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Saudi Reef Targets Producing Two Billion Roses Annually by 2026

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) is showcasing its achievements in developing the rose and aromatic plant sector during its…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 15/04 - 12:57

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A wheelchair-bound person is assisted by others to cross to a traffic island in the middle of a road in low visibility conditions amidst a massive dust storm in Iraq's southern city of Basra on April 14, 2025. (AFP)

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Iraq Sandstorm Closes Airports, Puts 3,700 People in Hospital

A sandstorm swept through Iraq, filling the air with choking dust that closed airports and put more than 3,700 people in hospital with breathing difficulties,…

Tuesday 15/04 - 11:40

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This undated photo, issued by SVT, shows Moose in Junsele, Sweden during preparations for the livestream "The Great Moose Migration" to document the annual Moose migration near Kullberg in northern Sweden. (SVT via AP)

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Livestream of Moose Migrating to Their Summer Pastures Fascinates Millions Across the Globe

Before Swedish slow TV hit “The Great Moose Migration” began airing Tuesday, Ulla Malmgren stocked up on coffee and prepared meals so she doesn't miss a moment…

Tuesday 15/04 - 10:25

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A person cycles along a flooded road after the overtopping of the River Thames on a spring tide, in west London, Britain, March 31, 2025. (Reuters)

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Europe Had Most Widespread Floods for More Than a Decade in 2024, Scientists Say

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday…

Tuesday 15/04 - 06:21

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