Asharq Al-Awsat | Explore World News Today

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

The Saudi government welcomed on Monday US President Donald Trump's visit to the Kingdom on Tuesday. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown…

since 1 minute

Arab World

Palestinians inspect the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Arab World

Food Security Experts Warn Gaza Is at Critical Risk of Famine if Israel Doesn’t End Its Campaign

The Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign, food security experts said Monday. Outright…

Monday 12/05 - 11:27

World

A person holds a fake arrest warrant for Israel Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu as another holds a Palestinian flag during a demonstration on the Place Stalingrad to protest against the Interior Minister's decision to dissolve the antifascist group Jeune Garde and the Urgence Palestine collective in Paris, on May 6, 2025. (AFP)

World

Israel Asks ICC Judges to Withdraw Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

Israel has asked judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to withdraw arrest warrants against its prime minister and defense minister while the ICC…

Monday 12/05 - 10:53

World

The Taiwanese military conducts its first High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) live-fire test launch at the Jiupeng base in Pingtung, Taiwan May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

World

Taiwan Holds First Live-Fire of US High-Tech Rocket Systems

Taiwan conducted Monday its first live-firing of High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) purchased from the United States, as the self-ruled island…

Monday 12/05 - 10:59

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

Arab World

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

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

Hamas said it had freed an Israeli-American hostage as fighting paused in Gaza on Monday but there was no agreement on a wider truce or hostage release as a…

Asharq Al Awsat since 11 minutes

World

White South Africans demonstrate in support of US President Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP)

World

First White South Africans Fly to US Under Trump Refugee Plan

The first 49 white South Africans deemed victims of racial discrimination and granted refugee status under an offer by US President Donald Trump were flying to…

Monday 12/05 - 10:40

Arab World

Journalist James Foley responds to questions during an interview with The Associated Press, in Boston, May 27, 2011. (AP)

Arab World

Remains of 30 People Believed Killed by ISIS Found in Syria in a Search by Qatar and FBI

The remains of 30 people believed to have been killed by the ISIS group have been found in a remote Syrian town in a search led by Qatari search teams and the…

Monday 12/05 - 10:47

Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Continued after Ceasefire Proposed by Europe Kicked In

Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" smoke during a rest moment between rotations at an undisclosed location in Dnipropetrovsk Region on May 9, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Lockheed Martin Completes First Saudi Produced THAAD Components

A recent meeting at Arabian International Co. for Steel Structures (AIC) in Jeddah to announce the First Saudi Produced THAAD Components

The PKK Kurdish Group Will Disband and Disarm as Part of a Peace Initiative with Türkiye

An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

UN: Situation in West Darfur ‘Catastrophic’

A displaced Sudanese woman sits next to children in a town in northern Darfur (Reuters)

Document Written by Arafat Helped Israel Recover Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 43 Years

The Walla website published a secret document written by late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, who referred to the presence of three graves located in the cemetery of Yarmouk camp in Syria

Editors choice

Hosni Mubarak was able to manage the difficult relationship with Moammar al-Gaddafi. (AFP)

Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: Gaddafi Initially Treated Me as an American Spy, Then Things Changed

Charles Hallab, Chairman of the Saudi-US Business Council (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi-US Business Council: Trump’s Visit Marks New Chapter in Partnership

US President Donald Trump is seen at the Gulf-American summit in Riyadh in July 2017. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia Hosts Gulf-American Summit on Wednesday

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

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

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

GASTAT released on Sunday its Industrial Production Index (IPI) for March 2025

GASTAT: Saudi Industrial Production Index Up 2.0% in March 2025

Gulf

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

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

since 1 minute

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

US State Department to Asharq Al-Awsat: Trump Visit Stresses Saudi Arabia’s Pivotal Role in Resolving Regional Crises

Regional spokesman for the US Department of State Samuel Warburg speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Turki al-Aqaili)

Saudi Arabia Hosts Gulf-American Summit on Wednesday

Saudi Crown Prince, Sharaa Review Latest Developments in Syria

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on Election as Pope

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

Arab World

Food Security Experts Warn Gaza Is at Critical Risk of Famine if Israel Doesn’t End Its Campaign

Monday 12/05 - 11:27

Remains of 30 People Believed Killed by ISIS Found in Syria in a Search by Qatar and FBI

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

UN: Situation in West Darfur ‘Catastrophic’

Document Written by Arafat Helped Israel Recover Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 43 Years

Israel Says Not Committed to Hamas Ceasefire, Only to Safe Corridor for US Hostage Release

Houthi supporters gather around a large Palestinian flag during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sana'a, Yemen, 09 May 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

World

TOPSHOT - Pope Leo XIV (C) gestures during an audience to representatives of the media, at Paul-VI hall in The Vatican, on May 12, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV Urges Release of Imprisoned Journalists, Affirms Gift of Free Speech and Press

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 12/05 - 11:01

Taiwan Holds First Live-Fire of US High-Tech Rocket Systems

Israel Asks ICC Judges to Withdraw Netanyahu Arrest Warrant

First White South Africans Fly to US Under Trump Refugee Plan

Ukraine Says Russian Attacks Continued after Ceasefire Proposed by Europe Kicked In

Poland Orders Closure of Russian Consulate in Krakow, Citing Arson Attack Blamed on Moscow

Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski speaks to the media as he arrives for talks on Ukraine and the future of European security hosted by Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Lancaster House in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Business

The price range for the offering had been set at between 76 and 80 riyals per share. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Flynas Seeks to Raise up to $1.1 Bln in IPO

Monday 12/05 - 11:14

US Trade Representative Greer Says US and China to Roll Back Most Tariffs

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Emma Farge

Lockheed Martin Completes First Saudi Produced THAAD Components

Gold Falls as Positive US-China Talks Hamper Safe-haven Appeal

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Riyadh International Industry Week 2025 Kicks off Monday

US, China Reach Deal to Cut Trade Deficit, US Officials Say

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between seniors US and Chinese officials on tariffs at the residence of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on May 11, 2025. (Photo by VALENTIN FLAURAUD / AFP)

Culture

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

Culture

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…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 11/05 - 05:50

Culture

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

Culture

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…

Thursday 08/05 - 16:36

Culture

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…

Thursday 08/05 - 16:32

Culture

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)

Culture

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…

Wednesday 07/05 - 17:22

Culture

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…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 07/05 - 16:46

Sports

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Paralympic Athlete Al-Qurashi after Winning Gold Medal at Paris Games

Sports

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Saudi national paralympic athlete Abdulrahman Al-Qurashi in Jeddah on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Paralympic Athlete Al-Qurashi after Winning Gold Medal at Paris Games

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received in Jeddah on Monday Saudi national paralympic athlete…

since 15 minutes

Sports

The events are part of a strategic partnership between the Saudi Billiard and Snooker Federation and Matchroom Sport, in collaboration with the World Nineball Tour (WNT) and the World Snooker Tour (WST), and under the supervision of the Saudi Ministry of Sport. (SPA)

Sports

Jeddah to Host World Pool Championship, Snooker Masters in July, August

Jeddah is scheduled to host two rounds of the World Pool Championship and the Snooker Masters Championship in July and August. The events are part of a…

Monday 12/05 - 11:35

Sports

Germany's Alexander Zverev serves the ball to Lithuania's Vilius Gaubas at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Italy, Sunday, May 11, 2025 (LaPresse via AP)

Sports

Zverev Says Out-of-Form Djokovic Can Become Dangerous Again

Novak Djokovic's tennis prowess is beyond question despite a sharp dip in form during the European claycourt swing and the veteran Serb can return to his…

Monday 12/05 - 11:16

Sports

Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Paris St Germain v Arsenal - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - May 7, 2025 Paris St Germain's Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring their second goal. (Reuters)

Sports

Morocco's Achraf Hakimi Named Top African Player in France League

PSG defender Achraf Hakimi has been voted the top African player in the French league after helping his club win a record-extending 13th Ligue 1 title and…

Monday 12/05 - 10:34

Sports

Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United celebrates scoring the 2-0 goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Newcastle United and Chelsea FC, in Newcastle, Britain, 11 May 2025. (EPA)

Sports

Arsenal and Newcastle to Meet in Premier League Showdown as Champions League Race Intensifies

Arsenal and Newcastle set up a Premier League showdown next weekend as the race for the remaining Champions League spots intensified Sunday. After a weekend…

Monday 12/05 - 10:25

Cartoon

Monday 12/05 - 05:34

Sunday 11/05 - 06:08

Saturday 10/05 - 05:17

Varieties

UK Towns Harness Nature to Combat Rising Flood Risk

Varieties

A volunteer constructs a natural flood management feature on the Saffron Brook in Leicester. Darren Staples / AFP

UK Towns Harness Nature to Combat Rising Flood Risk

In a stream near Leicester in central England, six volunteers in waterproof overalls and boots busily reinforced mini wooden structures designed to combat the…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 12/05 - 10:50

Varieties

Copenhagen will offer rebates at tourist sites to visitors who use bikes and pick up trash. Asger Korsgaard Jensen / Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/File

Varieties

Copenhagen to Offer Giveaways to Eco-friendly Tourists

The city of Copenhagen will offer special rebates and freebies to eco-friendly tourists this summer, including free bike rentals to those arriving by train and…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 12/05 - 10:36

Varieties

A person holds Nazi-related material that was originally confiscated by local authorities when it was shipped to Argentina in 1941, after several boxes containing the material were recently discovered by chance in the archives of the Supreme Court of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina in this handout picture released on May 11, 2025. (Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Republica Argentina/Handout via Reuters)

Varieties

Argentina’s Supreme Court Finds Archives Linked to the Nazi Regime

The Argentine Supreme Court has found documentation associated with the Nazi regime among its archives including propaganda material that was used to spread…

Monday 12/05 - 10:13

Varieties

Pigeons walk in a park in the Hackney area of London, Britain, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Varieties

Pigeon Rescue Crew Find Peace in Tending London’s Flocks

Seeking solace in a turbulent world, Jennie Brennan and Jacob Peter have found an unlikely source of wellbeing: quietly rescuing and rehabilitating London's…

Monday 12/05 - 09:59

Varieties

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from compact gadgets to party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists. Richard A. Brooks / AFP

Varieties

'Treasure Hunt': Tourists Boost Sales at Japan's Don Quijote Stores

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colorful party costumes, thanks…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 12/05 - 08:06

Cartoons

Monday 12/05 - 05:34

Sunday 11/05 - 06:08

Saturday 10/05 - 05:17

Latest World News

Editors choice

Most Viewed

Share

Share this video via

Or copy the link