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World President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP)
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Trump Says He Will Meet with Iran If Necessary

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran wants to speak to the US, and that he would meet with representatives of the country "if necessary." …

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a platform overlooking the Gaza Strip during his first visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas where a significant number of this community were killed or captured, near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP)
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Netanyahu on First Visit to Israeli Kibbutz Ravaged in Hamas Attack

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israel's Nir Oz kibbutz near the Gaza Strip on Thursday for the first time since Hamas fighters penetrated the border…

Arab World Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)
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US Imposes Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil Trade, Hezbollah

The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution,…

Business US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the US Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 27, 2025. (Reuters)
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US Treasury Chief Sees 100 Countries Getting 10% Reciprocal Tariff

About 100 countries are likely to see a reciprocal tariff rate of 10%, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, adding that he expects "a flurry"…

94 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Including 45 People Waiting for Aid

Arab World A Palestinian inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an overnight Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

94 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Including 45 People Waiting for Aid

Airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 45 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health…

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World US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in 2019. (Reuters)
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Trump, Putin Reiterate Positions on Ukraine War in Phone Call, Kremlin Aide Says

US President Donald Trump pushed for a quick halt to the Ukraine war in a Thursday phone call with Vladimir Putin, while a Kremlin aide said the Russian…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World File photo of Lebanon's Khaldeh area, Lebanon August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah
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Israeli Strike Hits Vehicle at Beirut Southern Entrance, State Media Reports

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported an Israeli strike on a vehicle on Beirut's southern entrance, as the Israeli army said it hit a "terrorist"…

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Charged with Damaging Planes at UK Air Base are Held in Custody

An activist from Palestine Action sprays a military aircraft engine with red paint at RAF Brize Norton, to damage it, in Carterton, Britain, June 20, 2025, in this still image obtained from handout video. The group's action was in protest of British military assistance to Israel, claiming that they, "interrupted Britain's direct participation in the commission of genocide and war crimes across the Middle East", stating on their website. Palestine Action/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

Russia Focusing Airstrikes on Ukraine Draft Offices to Derail Recruitment, Kyiv Says

A view shows ruins of buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka), which was destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Ground Stops Lift at Ottawa, Montreal Airports over Bomb Threats

The Montreal city skyline is seen from Mont Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 31, 2018. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo

Ethiopia Says Controversial Power Dam on the Nile that's Opposed by Egypt Has Been Completed

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is pictured on 20 July 2020. (AFP)

French Foreign Minister Denounces Spy Charges against Couple Imprisoned in Iran

A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. The slogan reads "Freedom for Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris". REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on Oct. 4, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi pose for a photo prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia Becomes First Country to Formally Recognize Taliban’s Latest Rule in Afghanistan

The Saudi Crown Prince and the Indonesian President during their talks at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Wednesday (SPA) 

Saudi and Indonesian Leaders Hold Talks on Regional, Global Issues

Engineer Waleed Al-Khuraiji attends Africa Day reception in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Pledges $25 Bln Investment to Support Africa

Foreign tourists visit AlUla, one of Saudi Arabia’s top heritage sites (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Foreign Tourist Spending in Saudi Arabia Tops $13 Bln in Q1

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, Home to the Public Investment Fund (SPA)

Saudi Sovereign Fund Tops Global Governance, Sustainability Ranking

A man surveys the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs last week. (EPA)

Compensation Delays Leave Beirut Southern Suburbs’ Families in Ruined Homes

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OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank

OIC Condemns Statements by Israeli Officials on Imposing Sovereignty Over West Bank

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Saudi and Indonesian Leaders Hold Talks on Regional, Global Issues

The Saudi Crown Prince and the Indonesian President during their talks at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah on Wednesday (SPA) 

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Calls for Sovereignty over Palestine's West Bank

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Calls for Sovereignty over Palestine's West Bank

Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Phone Talks with US Secretary of State

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia Meets US Counterpart

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Syria’s Interior Ministry Stresses Cooperation with Saudi Arabia to Combat Crime, Terrorism

The Saudi Interior Minister receiving his Syrian counterpart in Jeddah last month (SPA)

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Supporters of Hezbollah carry flags of Hezbollah as they shout slogans during a celebration organized by Hezbollah in front of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, 25 June 2025. (EPA)

US Imposes Fresh Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil Trade, Hezbollah

Israeli Strike Hits Vehicle at Beirut Southern Entrance, State Media Reports

File photo of Lebanon's Khaldeh area, Lebanon August 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

94 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Including 45 People Waiting for Aid

A Palestinian inspects the damage at a school sheltering displaced people, following an overnight Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Amnesty International Says Israel and Aid System Use Starvation to Commit Gaza Genocide

Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 4, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

Demarcating the Lebanese–Syrian Border Tops Agenda of Trump’s Envoy in Beirut

Talks between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US envoy Thomas Barrack two weeks ago in Beirut (AP). 

Violence in Southern Syria Fueled by Tribal, Sectarian Tensions

A military training course for reconciliation factions within the Eighth Brigade, backed by Hmeimim, in Busra al-Sham, eastern Daraa (Archive – Ahrar Houran Gathering). 

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In this photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on Oct. 4, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi pose for a photo prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia Becomes First Country to Formally Recognize Taliban’s Latest Rule in Afghanistan

Netanyahu on First Visit to Israeli Kibbutz Ravaged in Hamas Attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands on a platform overlooking the Gaza Strip during his first visit to Kibbutz Nir Oz since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas where a significant number of this community were killed or captured, near the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, Thursday, July 3, 2025. (AP)

Trump Says He Will Meet with Iran If Necessary

President Donald Trump talks to reporters before boarding Air Force One, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP)

Pro-Palestinian Activists Charged with Damaging Planes at UK Air Base are Held in Custody

An activist from Palestine Action sprays a military aircraft engine with red paint at RAF Brize Norton, to damage it, in Carterton, Britain, June 20, 2025, in this still image obtained from handout video. The group's action was in protest of British military assistance to Israel, claiming that they, "interrupted Britain's direct participation in the commission of genocide and war crimes across the Middle East", stating on their website. Palestine Action/Handout via REUTERS/File photo

Russia Focusing Airstrikes on Ukraine Draft Offices to Derail Recruitment, Kyiv Says

A view shows ruins of buildings in the abandoned town of Marinka (Maryinka), which was destroyed in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Donetsk region, a Russian-controlled area of Ukraine, April 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump, Putin Reiterate Positions on Ukraine War in Phone Call, Kremlin Aide Says

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in 2019. (Reuters)

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters at the US Capitol as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass US President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, June 27, 2025. (Reuters)

US Treasury Chief Sees 100 Countries Getting 10% Reciprocal Tariff

Oil Retreats on US Tariff Uncertainty and OPEC+ Supplies

FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Japan Plans 'World First' Deep-sea Mineral Extraction

The Chikyu, pictured here in 2013, will drill around the remote island of Minami Torishima. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA / AFP/File

Gold Holds in Narrow Range as Spotlight Shifts to US Jobs Data

FILE PHOTO: 24 karat gold bars are seen at the United States West Point Mint facility in West Point, New York June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Pledges $25 Bln Investment to Support Africa

Engineer Waleed Al-Khuraiji attends Africa Day reception in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Foreign Tourist Spending in Saudi Arabia Tops $13 Bln in Q1

Foreign tourists visit AlUla, one of Saudi Arabia’s top heritage sites (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Ancient DNA Shows Genetic Link Between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Culture This photo provided by researchers shows rock-cut tombs in Nuwayrat, Egypt where a pottery vessel in which the remains of a man, radiocarbon dated to around 2855–2570 cal BCE, was discovered. (John Garstang, Mahmoud Abd El Gelel/Garstang Museum of Archaeology/University of Liverpool via AP)

Ancient DNA Shows Genetic Link Between Egypt and Mesopotamia

Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature…

Culture The Kingdom’s involvement in Expo 2025 also serves as a prelude to Expo 2030 Riyadh, reflecting Saudi Arabia’s aspiration to become a global destination. - SPA
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Kingdom’s Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Draws Over One Million Visitors

Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has attracted more than one million visitors, reaching this milestone just over two months after its official…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Adha prayers inside the complex of the Taj Mahal in Agra on June 7, 2025. (Photo by Punit Lal / AFP)
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UN: Most World Heritage Sites at Risk of Drought or Flooding

Almost three quarters of the globe's cultural and natural heritage sites are threatened by too little or too much water, the UN's cultural agency said on…

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Culture Hosted at Jeddah Park, the campaign engaged diverse visitors through an interactive pavilion showcasing immersive experiences and inspiring stories centered on archaeological heritage. SPA
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Saudi Heritage Commission Launches Campaign to Highlight Importance of Archaeological Preservation

The Saudi Heritage Commission held an awareness campaign in Jeddah from June 27 to 30 to educate the community about the importance of national heritage and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture Britain's Prince Charles arrives on the Royal Train, pulled by a steam locomotive, at Cardiff Central Rail Station in Cardiff, Britain, December 7, 2018. (Reuters)
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Royal Train to End 156 Years of Service as King Charles III Seeks to Economize

The Royal Train will soon leave the station for the last time. King Charles III has accepted it's time to decommission the train, whose history dates back to…

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Sinner Thrashes Vukic to Roar into Wimbledon Third Round

Sports A slow shutter speed picture of Jannik Sinner of Italy in action during the Men's 2nd round match against Aleksandar Vukic of Australia at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 03 July 2025. (EPA)

Sinner Thrashes Vukic to Roar into Wimbledon Third Round

World number one Jannik Sinner demolished Australia's Aleksandar Vukic 6-1 6-1 6-3 in a Centre Court masterclass to move ominously into the third round of…

Sports People view tributes to soccer player Diogo Jota at Anfield, the home of Liverpool FC in Liverpool, Britain 03 July 2025. (EPA)
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Reaction to Death of Liverpool and Portugal Player Jota

Following are quotes and reaction to the death of Liverpool and Portugal forward Diogo Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva in a car crash in Spain on…

Sports Marin Cilic of Croatia celebrates after winning the men's second round match against Jack Draper of Britain at the Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon, Britain, 03 July 2025. (EPA)
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Cilic Plays Dream-Wrecker to British Hopes by Toppling Fourth Seed Draper

There were high hopes that Jack Draper would rescue what had been a lousy day for the home nation at Wimbledon when he emerged for his second-round showdown…

Sports Türkiye's Zeynep Sonmez serves to China's Wang Xinyu during their women's singles second round tennis match on the fourth day of the 2025 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2025. (AFP)
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Sonmez Becomes First Turkish Player in Open Era to Reach Third Round of a Slam

Zeynep Sonmez became the first Turkish player in the professional era to reach the third round of a Grand Slam tournament by beating Xinyu Wang 7-5, 7-5 at…

Sports Behind the Fight: Firmino Tells How Arab Champions Are Made
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Behind the Fight: Firmino Tells How Arab Champions Are Made

By: Lulwah Alangari From the heart of the vibrant combat sports scene in the Middle East, the spotlight does not shine solely on those who step into the…

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Melania Trump Meets with Patients, Visits Garden at Washington Children’s Hospital

Varieties US First Lady Melania Trump takes part in an activity with children during a visit at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC on July 3, 2025. (AFP)

Melania Trump Meets with Patients, Visits Garden at Washington Children’s Hospital

US First Lady Melania Trump visited with sick patients at Children’s National hospital in Washington on Thursday as the children made Fourth of July arts and…

Varieties This undated diagram shows the trajectory of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system, released by NASA on July 2, 2025. (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
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Newly Spotted Comet Is Third Interstellar Object Seen in Our Solar System

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object has been observed visiting our solar…

Varieties A drone view shows burnt trees and destroyed houses in the aftermath of a wildfire in Seferihisar near Izmir, Türkiye, June 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ufuk Erdem
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Elderly Man Dies as Wildfires Rage in Türkiye, Forcing Evacuations and Road Closures

Firefighters on Thursday discovered the body of an elderly man after extinguishing a wildfire near a village in western Türkiye, while crews elsewhere…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Firefighters stand next to rising flames as a wildfire burns near Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 3, 2025. REUTERS/Stefanos Rapanis
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Hundreds Evacuated as Greece Wildfire Rages on Crete

A wildfire fanned by gale-force winds on the southern Greek island of Crete has forced the evacuation of locals and tourists, officials said on Thursday. …

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Varieties Fruit bats are known to carry Australian bat lyssavirus, but it is not known what species delivered the fatal bite. JOHN WILSON / AFP/File
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Australian Man Dies from Bat Bite

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was…

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