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Lebanon’s Former Economy Minister Detained on Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Former Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam was arrested on Wednesday by order of Public Prosecutor Jamal al-Hajjar on multiple corruption-related suspicions,…

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Displaced Palestinians walk past the ruins of destroyed buildings along the Gaza City shoreline on Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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More than 55,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in the Israel-Hamas War

The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war passed 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday, and hospitals said at least 21 people…

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US envoy Tom Barrack meets Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Türkiye on May 24, 2025 (EPA)

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Netanyahu Asks US to Broker Israel-Syria Negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US envoy Tom Barrack he is interested in negotiating with the new Syrian government, with the US serving as…

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This combo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, pictured in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 and Steve Witkoff, right, White House special envoy, pictured in Washington, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP Photos Stringer, Mark Schiefelbein)

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US Envoy Plans to Meet Iran's Foreign Minister on Sunday, US Official Says

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff plans to meet Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oman on Sunday and discuss Iran's response to a recent American…

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US to Pull Some Personnel from the Middle East amid Rising Tensions with Iran

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The US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters file)

US to Pull Some Personnel from the Middle East amid Rising Tensions with Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday US personnel were being moved out of the Middle East because "it could be a dangerous place," adding that the…

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US President Donald Trump holds the $5 million dollar Gold Card prototype while speaking to reporters. MANDEL NGAN / AFP/File

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Trump Unveils Website for $5 Million US Residency Visa

President Donald Trump touted a new website for his planned $5 million US residency permit on Wednesday, saying the waiting list for the golden visa has opened…

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FILE PHOTO: Sudanese women from community kitchens run by local volunteers prepare meals for people who are affected by conflict and extreme hunger and are out of reach of international aid efforts, in Omdurman, Sudan, June 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mazin Alrasheed/File Photo

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UN: Wars Now Displace Over 122 Million People as Aid Funding Falls

The number of people displaced by war and persecution around the world climbed above 122 million this year due to a failure to resolve multi-year conflicts…

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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Austrian President over Graz School Shooting

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

Milei Says Argentina to Move Israel Embassy to Jerusalem in 2026

Argentine President Javier Milei and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a Plenum session of the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, June 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Israeli Strike Kills One in Lebanon's South

Smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Bint Jbeil during Israeli bombardment. (AFP file)

Saudi FM Meets Egyptian, Iranian Counterparts in Oslo

The Saudi and Iranian delegations meet in Oslo on Wednesday. (SPA)

EU Tells Israel to Reverse Move to Cut Off Palestinian Banks

Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (not pictured) at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel, 11 January 2023. (EPA)

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This picture, taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Hamas Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Has No Role in Gaza War Negotiations

A building affiliated with the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at website)

Saudi Arabia Strengthens Role of SMEs as Key Driver of Economic Growth

Member of the High Committee for National Reconciliation Hassan Soufan and the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Facebook)

Syria’s Reconciliation Committee Prioritizes Stability after Anger Over Prisoner Releases

Houthi supporters hold an anti-Israel and anti-US rally in Sanaa, May 30, 2025. (EPA)

Lebanon Arrests Yemeni who Provided Israel’s Mossad with Information about Houthis

Over a quarter of IDPs in four government-controlled areas experienced moderate to severe hunger in April. Photo: UN

UN Expects Deteriorating Food Security in Yemen in Next Four Months

FILE PHOTO: A man sits on a tangle of branches in the Sacramento River while staying cool during a heat wave in Sacramento, California, US May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Fred Greaves/File Photo

EU Scientists: May Was World's Second-hottest on Record

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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Austrian President over Graz School Shooting

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Saudi FM Meets Egyptian, Iranian Counterparts in Oslo

Small Earthquake Strikes Eastern Saudi Arabia

The earthquake hit eastern Saudi Arabia, 85 kms east of the city of al-Jubail. (SPA)

UAE President, Qatar’s PM Discuss Bilateral Ties

The UAE President met with Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi. Photo: WAM

Saudi FM to Participate in Oslo Forum

MWL Secretary-General Congratulates Saudi Leadership on Successful Hajj

This aerial view shows Muslims visiting the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Makkah on June 8, 2025, at the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (AFP)

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Former Lebanese Economy Minister Amin Salam

Lebanon’s Former Economy Minister Detained on Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

Youssef Diab (Beirut) since 16 minutes

More than 55,000 Palestinians Have Been Killed in the Israel-Hamas War

US Urges Baghdad, Erbil to Carry Out ‘Constructive Dialogue’

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Baghdad, Iraq, August 11, 2021. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Netanyahu Asks US to Broker Israel-Syria Negotiations

Hamas Sources to Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran Has No Role in Gaza War Negotiations

US to Pull Some Personnel from the Middle East amid Rising Tensions with Iran

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FILE - The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Heinz-Peter Bader, File)

West: Iran’s Nuclear Drive Nearing Point of No Return

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Netanyahu Survives Opposition Bid to Dissolve Parliament

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony on the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, on April 29, 2025. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

US Envoy Plans to Meet Iran's Foreign Minister on Sunday, US Official Says

Trump Unveils Website for $5 Million US Residency Visa

UN: Wars Now Displace Over 122 Million People as Aid Funding Falls

US House Speaker Johnson Will Travel to Israel on June 22

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the RNC near the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (AP)

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This photo taken on May 8, 2025 shows a worker walking past sacks of rice in a warehouse on the outskirts of Zalun township in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta region. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

World Bank: Earthquake Worsens Myanmar's Economic Decline

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Trump Touts ‘Done’ Deal with Beijing on Rare Earths, Chinese Students

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-US trade, in London, Monday, June 9, 2025. (Xinhua via AP)

Saudi Arabia Strengthens Role of SMEs as Key Driver of Economic Growth

China, Africa Ask US to Return to ‘Right Track’ on Trade Differences

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with African officials in the city of Changsha located in southern Hunan province. (Reuters file)

Italy Forges on with World's Largest Suspension Bridge

(FILES) A general aerial view shows the Sicilian coast towards Cape Torre Faro, over the Strait of Messina, taken from the outskirts of the town of Scilla, in Calabria region in southern Italy, on July 7, 2020. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)

Five Nations and EU Urge Trump Not to Impose New Airplane Tariffs

An American Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 flight from Los Angeles approaches for landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, US, March 13, 2019. (Reuters)

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Centuries-old Monasteries Damaged in Greece Quake

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(FILES) This general view shows the Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery in Mount Athos on May 28, 2016. (Photo by SAKIS MITROLIDIS / AFP)

Centuries-old Monasteries Damaged in Greece Quake

At least three centuries-old Greek monasteries in the religious enclave of Mount Athos were damaged in an earthquake over the weekend, the culture ministry…

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Miniatures of Princess Diana's Royal wedding gown and bridesmaid dresses designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel are seen on display next to sketches and sewing machine in the "Princess Diana's Style & A Royal Collection", the largest collection of the Princess of Wales' fashion ever to appear at auction in history, at a public exhibition in The Museum of Style Icons, in Newbridge, Ireland, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

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‘Largest Princess Diana Auction’ Features Frocks, Hats and Bags

From colorful frocks and hats to handbags and shoes, items belonging to the late Princess Diana go under the hammer this month in what Julien's Auctions says…

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People enter Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin's mausoleum while visiting Red Square in Moscow on October 11, 2016. (Getty Images/AFP)

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Goodbye Lenin? Russians Flock to See Bolshevik Leader’s Tomb Before It Closes for Repairs

Russians are flocking to catch what some fear could be a final glimpse of the embalmed body of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin before his tomb on Moscow's Red…

Tuesday 10/06 - 16:47

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Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara speaks during an interview at the largest European retrospective of his work at the Hayward Gallery in London, Britain, June 9, 2025. (Reuters)

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‘Anything Goes’: Yoshitomo Nara on His Creative Process as London Exhibition Opens

Artworks by Yoshitomo Nara go on display in London this week in what organizers say is the largest European retrospective of the Japanese artist. The show,…

Monday 09/06 - 16:36

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A boy walks out of a pit after exploring the tombs from a Byzantine underground complex, believed to be over 1,500 years old, uncovered by a contractor during the reconstruction of a war-damaged house in Maarat al-Numan, Idlib suburb, Syria, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP)

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Contractor in Syria Uncovers a Surprise Beneath the Rubble: An Ancient Tomb Complex

A contractor digging into the earth where the rubble of a destroyed house had been cleared away in northern Syria stumbled across a surprise: the remains of an…

Monday 09/06 - 08:35

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Mexico City Mayor Pledges Warm Welcome for All 2026 World Cup Fans

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(L-R) CEO of the new Banorte Stadium, Felix Aguirre, Italian former football player, Alessandro del Piero, Mayor of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, FIFA Mexico representative, Jurgen Mainka and and Mexico City Secretary of Tourism, Alejandra Fraustro, pose with the FIFA World Cup trophy in the unveiling of the countdown clock for the 2026 World Cup in Mexico City, on June 11, 2025. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)

Mexico City Mayor Pledges Warm Welcome for All 2026 World Cup Fans

Mexico City will embrace fans from all nations and cultures during the 2026 World Cup, Mayor Clara Brugada said on Wednesday as she unveiled the countdown…

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Spectators attend the second round match between Amanda Anisimova of the US and Sonay Kartal of Britain at the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament in London, Britain, 11 June 2025. EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

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WTA: Players Undergoing Fertility Procedures to Get Protected Ranking

Female players who choose to undergo a fertility protection procedure will be allowed to take time away from the sport and return to competitive action with a…

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AC Milan's Tijjani Reijnders, left, and Roma's Manu Kone battle for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Roma and Milan at the Rome's Olympic stadium, Italy, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)

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Man City Sign Dutch Midfielder Reijnders Ahead of Club World Cup

Manchester City confirmed the signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan on a five-year contract on Wednesday and said the Netherlands international…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 11/06 - 09:59

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Football - Borussia Dortmund Training - Borussia Dortmund Training Center, Dortmund, Germany - June 10, 2025 Borussia Dortmund's Jobe Bellingham during training. (Reuters)

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Borussia Dortmund Signs Jobe Bellingham, Real Madrid Star Jude’s Younger Brother

The Bellingham name is back at Borussia Dortmund. Jobe Bellingham signed a five-year-deal on Tuesday with the German club where his older brother developed…

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England players applaud the fans after the international friendly match between England and Senegal in Nottingham, Britain, 10 June 2025. (EPA)

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England Booed After Losing to Senegal for First Defeat Under Coach Thomas Tuchel

Boos rang out as England left the field after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly Tuesday which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel's tenure as coach. …

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Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

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The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been resolved. Photo: Getty images

Mystery of North Sea Message in a Bottle Solved After 47 Years

The mystery of a North Sea message in a bottle found on a Swedish island after 47 years has been solved by BBC Scotland News. Friends Ellinor Rosen…

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Brazil's Supreme Court has already taken a strong stance on social media regulation. Evaristo Sa / AFP/File

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Brazil Court Majority Favors Tougher Social Media Rules

Brazil's Supreme Court reached a majority Wednesday in favor of toughening social media regulation, in a groundbreaking case for Latin America on the spread of…

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A life reconstruction of the newly identified dinosaur species Khankhuuluu mongoliensis, which lived 86 million years ago in Mongolia, is seen in this handout illustration released on June 11, 2025. (Julius Csotonyi/Handout via Reuters)

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New T-Rex Ancestor Discovered in Drawers of Mongolian Institute

Misidentified bones that languished in the drawers of a Mongolian institute for 50 years belong to a new species of tyrannosaur that rewrites the family…

Wednesday 11/06 - 16:54

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A human-sized Labubu figurine is displayed before an auction in Beijing, China June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

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Labubu Toy Sculpture Sold for $150,000 at China Auction

A Beijing auction house has sold a four-foot-tall sculpture of a viral plush toy character for more than $150,000, as global demand for the Chinese-designed…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 11/06 - 09:00

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France's President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he speaks during the presentation of the European Pact for the Oceans at the third UN Ocean Conference in Nice, French Riviera, Monday, June 9, 2025. (AP)

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Macron to Push for Ban on Social Media for Under-15s after School Stabbing

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing…

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