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Arab World Protesters hold Palestinian flags during a demonstration to condemn the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli army, in Turin on April 30, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
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Activists on Gaza Aid Flotilla Detained by Israel Disembark in Crete

Dozens of activists on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla which was intercepted by Israeli forces in international waters off Crete disembarked on Friday in the Greek…

Asharq Al Awsat
World White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen sprints past security personnel in a screengrab form security camera video, at Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, US, April 25, 2026. (US Attorney Jeanine Pirro via X/Handout via Reuters)
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Prosecutors Release Video of Armed Man Storming Correspondents’ Dinner

Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents…

Business A man uses his smartphone while riding the subway in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)
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Iran’s Monthslong Internet Shutdown Is Crushing Businesses in an Already Battered Economy

At her studio in Iran's capital, Amen Khademi prepared a fashion shoot for a jacket she designed with Persian-inspired motifs. But even as she applied lipstick…

World Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
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UK Police Charge Man with Stabbing Attack on 2 Jewish Londoners

UK police said on Friday they had charged a 45-year-old man over the stabbing of two Jewish men in north London, the latest in a string of hate attacks. …

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Iran Threatens Painful Response if US Renews Attacks

World Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, April 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran Threatens Painful Response if US Renews Attacks

Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on US positions if Washington renewed attacks and restated its claim to the Strait of…

Arab World A man passes on his scooter in front of a destroyed building that was hit few weeks ago by an Israeli airstrike, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP)
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Israel Responds to Lebanon’s De-Escalation Demand with More Pressure, Attacks

Israel responded on Thursday to Lebanon’s demands for de-escalation with more evacuation warnings for southern towns that will increase internal pressure on…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Arab World An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the Israeli army on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 30, 2026. (Reuters)
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US Urges Meeting Between Lebanese President, Israeli PM

The US embassy in Lebanon on Thursday urged a meeting between Lebanese and Israeli leaders as the health ministry said Israeli strikes on the country's south…

UAE Announces Travel Ban on Nationals to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq

The flag of the UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Zamir Says Army Completed Iran, Lebanon Missions, Eyes Gaza

Two Israeli soldiers walk through rubble in southern Lebanon (AP)

Evacuation Warnings Expand South Lebanon ‘Red Zone’, Strikes Raise Toll

Residents from southern Lebanon hold signs bearing the names of their occupied towns and those at risk of Israeli destruction during a sit-in in Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut (AFP)

Israel Army Says Soldier Killed ‘in Combat’ in South Lebanon

Israeli military vehicles drive in Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, April 30, 2026. (Reuters)

‘Positive’ Mood in Cairo Talks on New Proposal by Mediators

A Palestinian man carries jerrycans filled with water through a tent camp in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP)

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Displaced Sudanese students attend a class at an elementary school run by the Sudanese Coalition for Education in partnership with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), south of Port Sudan, on April 26, 2026. (AFP)

Sudanese Schoolchildren Race to Make Up for Years Lost to War

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Timeline of Decades of Conflict Between Israel and Hezbollah

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. (BNA file)

King of Bahrain: Iran Must Cease Meddling in Our Internal Affairs

This handout photograph taken and released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office on April 28, 2026 shows new prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi talking on the phone at his office in Baghdad. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office /AFP)

Trump Congratulates Zaidi on His Nomination to Be Next Iraqi Prime Minister

The head of Syria's committee for combating illicit enrichment, Basel Al-Suwaidan (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Syrian Authorities Hold Onto Campaign to Root Out Illegal Enrichment

People walk in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Why Iran’s Oil Industry Is Increasingly Threatened by US Blockade

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Iran: Four Illusions of a 60-Day-War

Amir Taheri
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On the Illuminating Light of Lebanon

Antoine Douaihy
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New Trajectories For Intelligence!

Huda al-Husseini
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Sudan… Are the Rifts of the Rapid Support Forces Growing?

Osman Mirghani
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Aoun…and Redefining Lebanon as a State

Jamal Al-Kashki
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Vision 2030: A Decade in Review

Emile Ameen
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Lebanon in the Bottleneck

Hanna Saleh
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Lebanon: Faced with the Israeli Project and Its Regional Cost

Eyad Abu Shakra
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The Bullet, the President, and the Battle for the Image

Ghassan Charbel
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Amr’s Successors

Samir Atallah
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Khamenei Succession and a Break with Khomeini

Mishary Dhayidi
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From the Shah’s Ambition to the Mullahs’ Project

Mohammed al-Rumaihi
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Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. (BNA file)

King of Bahrain: Iran Must Cease Meddling in Our Internal Affairs

UAE Announces Travel Ban on Nationals to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq

The flag of the UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with French Counterpart in Riyadh

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How Did the Jeddah Summit Support Joint Gulf Action?

The flags of Gulf countries are raised in Jeddah ahead of the summit (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Messages from Rwanda’s President, Japanese PM

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Receives Written Message from Zimbabwe’s President

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

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Protesters hold Palestinian flags during a demonstration to condemn the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla by the Israeli army, in Turin on April 30, 2026. (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)

Activists on Gaza Aid Flotilla Detained by Israel Disembark in Crete

Asharq Al Awsat

Trump Congratulates Zaidi on His Nomination to Be Next Iraqi Prime Minister

This handout photograph taken and released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office on April 28, 2026 shows new prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi talking on the phone at his office in Baghdad. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office /AFP)

Israel Responds to Lebanon’s De-Escalation Demand with More Pressure, Attacks

A man passes on his scooter in front of a destroyed building that was hit few weeks ago by an Israeli airstrike, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP)

Syrian Authorities Hold Onto Campaign to Root Out Illegal Enrichment

The head of Syria's committee for combating illicit enrichment, Basel Al-Suwaidan (Asharq Al-Awsat)

US Urges Meeting Between Lebanese President, Israeli PM

An explosion of what appears to be white phosphorus fired by the Israeli army on the Lebanese side of the Israel-Lebanon border as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 30, 2026. (Reuters)

Evacuation Warnings Expand South Lebanon ‘Red Zone’, Strikes Raise Toll

Residents from southern Lebanon hold signs bearing the names of their occupied towns and those at risk of Israeli destruction during a sit-in in Martyrs’ Square in central Beirut (AFP)

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French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and French Government Spokesperson Maud Bregeon attend the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, April 28, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

French FM: US's Hormuz Coalition 'Not in Competition' with France, UK-led Bid

Asharq Al Awsat

Prosecutors Release Video of Armed Man Storming Correspondents’ Dinner

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen sprints past security personnel in a screengrab form security camera video, at Washington Hilton Hotel, Washington DC, US, April 25, 2026. (US Attorney Jeanine Pirro via X/Handout via Reuters)

Russian Attack Hit Port Infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa Region, Officials Say

Burned buses following a Russian strike on a residential area in Odesa, southwestern Ukraine, 30 April 2026. (EPA)

UN Votes to Cut Peacekeeping Force in South Sudan

Member of the South Sudan Red Cross takes cover from the thrust as a United Nations helicopter arrives at the wreckage of a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, that lost communication and crashed while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, in Juba, South Sudan April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Samir Bol

UK Police Charge Man with Stabbing Attack on 2 Jewish Londoners

Local residents look on from outside a cordoned off area in the Golders Green neighbourhood of north London on April 29, 2026, following the stabbing to two people nearby. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows to Protect Nuclear and Missile Capabilities

A woman holds up a picture of the Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei during a state-organized rally in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP)

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A man uses his smartphone while riding the subway in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)

Iran’s Monthslong Internet Shutdown Is Crushing Businesses in an Already Battered Economy

EU-Mercosur Trade Deal Takes Provisional Effect, Boosting Hopes for Millions

Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin during a meeting with foreign media at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Oil Prices Rise with No Sign of End to Iran War

FILE - An oil vessel is visible in the Caribbean Sea at sunset during a nearby conference aimed at transitioning away from fossil fuels Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Santa Marta, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Saudi Economy Grows 2.8% as Non-Oil Sector Drives Expansion

A container ship at a Saudi port (SPA)

Oil Prices Whipsaw while US Stocks Glide Near their Record Heights

Facilities of the PCK Schwedt refinery in Schwedt, northeastern Germany, are seen at the company's plant on April 30, 2026 - (File Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

Saudi GDP Grows 2.8% in First Quarter

The Saudi capital, Riyadh (SPA)

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Georg Baselitz, the German Painter Who Turned Postwar Art Upside Down, Dies at 88

Culture German artist Georg Baselitz attends the opening of his exhibition "The Heroes" (Die Helden) at the Staedel museum in Frankfurt, Germany June 29, 2016. (Reuters)

Georg Baselitz, the German Painter Who Turned Postwar Art Upside Down, Dies at 88

Georg Baselitz liked to insist — sometimes as a taunt, ‌sometimes as a shield — that he did not know how to paint. That he had "no talent". Rejected at…

Culture The event marked 100 years of Saudi-Russian bilateral relations. SPA
Culture

Saudi Arabia Holds Cultural Event in Moscow to Mark Centenary of Ties with Russia

The Saudi Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Kingdom’s embassy in Russia, organized an academic and cultural event titled “A Century of Friendship…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Culture Marine Sadania, a maritime archaeologist in charge of scientific and heritage management for the PACA Coastal Observatory, observes the “ROV C 4000,” a remotely operated vehicle manufactured by the French company LD Travocean and designed for seabed exploration, during its launch aboard the Jason (BSAA), chartered for an archaeological mission on the wreck of the CAMARAT 4 off the coast of Ramatuel, in southeastern France on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)
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Diving Robot Explores Mystery of France's Deepest Shipwreck

Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture This photo taken on April 23, 2026 shows visitors under the Galeon Espiritu Santo, a full-scale representation of a 17th century galleon, on display at the Museo del Galeon in Manila. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
Culture

Philippine Museum Brings Deadly, Lucrative Galleon Trade to Life

A full-size replica of a Spanish galleon stares out into Manila Bay, the centerpiece of a museum that will transport visitors back to the 17th century, when…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The cultural event reflected the diversity of global heritage and promoted cultural and knowledge exchange among peoples. SPA
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Over 90 Countries Participate in the 5th Edition of Peoples’ Heritage Festival in Saudi Arabia

The fifth edition of the Peoples’ Heritage Festival, organized by Qassim University at the King Khalid Cultural Center in Buraidah, witnesses broad…

Asharq Al Awsat (Buraidah)

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Japanese Trailblazer Nishikori to Retire at End of Season

Sports Kei Nishikori of Japan reacts after defeating Thiago Monteiro of Brazil during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP)

Japanese Trailblazer Nishikori to Retire at End of Season

Kei Nishikori will hang ‌up his racquet at the end of the 2026 season, the 36-year-old said on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a professional career…

Sports 30 April 2026, United Kingdom, Nottingham: Aston Villa manager Unai Emery reacts after the UEFA Europa League semi-final first leg soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at the City Ground. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire/dpa
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Villa Coach Emery Hits Out at VAR after Europa League Loss to Forest

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was scathing in his criticism of the Video Assistant Referee's (VAR) decisions in the Europa League first-leg tie against…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports FILE PHOTO: Psychologist Carlos Angel Diaz walks on the day of a court case against people charged in connection with the death of Argentine soccer player Diego Maradona, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo
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Psychologist in Maradona Death Trial Says Star Had Bipolar Disorder

A psychologist charged in the trial over Diego Maradona's death told an Argentine court on Thursday that the soccer great had bipolar disorder and was a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports FIFA President Gianni Infantino (C) interacts with the President of the Palestine Football Association Jibril Rajoub as the Vice-President of Israel Football Association Basim Sheikh Suliman (L) looks on during a heated moment in the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver, Canada on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Don MacKinnon / AFP)
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Palestinian, Israeli Soccer Officials Refuse to Shake Hands During Tense FIFA Congress Moment

Palestine Football Association President Jibril Rajoub refused to shake hands with Basim Sheikh Suliman, the vice president of Israel’s soccer governing body,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Belgium's Alexander Blockx celebrates beating Norway's Casper Ruud during their 2026 ATP Tour Madrid Open tennis tournament quarter-final singles match at the Caja Magica in Madrid, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Thomas COEX / AFP)
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Blockx Converts Late Madrid Call-up Into Breakthrough Semi-final Run

Alexander Blockx arrived at the Madrid Open expecting to play the qualifying rounds, but the Belgian has made the most of his late promotion to the main draw…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Russia Successfully Test Launches New Soyuz-5 Rocket from Kazakhstan, Space Agency Says

Varieties The ⁠new rocket is ‌capable of ‌carrying payloads of up to ‌17 metric tons. (AP file)

Russia Successfully Test Launches New Soyuz-5 Rocket from Kazakhstan, Space Agency Says

Russia has test launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket for the first time, the country's space agency said late on Thursday, saying it had lifted off from the…

Varieties This photograph taken on April 24, 2026 shows Afghan men taking a selfie as they stand among the common poppy flowers on a hillside in the Jalayer Valley of Northern Afghanistan’s Shirin Tagab district. (AFP)
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Afghans Celebrate Spring in Bright Red Poppy Fields

In the middle of a field filled with bright red poppies, Afghans frolic among the spring flowers in a tradition deeply rooted in the country's north. …

Varieties A staff member of a conservation organization carries a kiwi bird during an event at Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
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A Citizen Campaign Returns Iconic Kiwi Birds to New Zealand's Capital after a Century-long Absence

The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago. Now the capital's residents are waging an…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This handout photo by Jonathan Irish for Conservation International taken on March 19, 2023 and released on April 29, 2026 shows a whale shark in the waters off Raja Ampat Islands in West Papua, Indonesia. (Photo by Jonathan Irish / Conservation International / AFP)
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Decade-long Study Reveals Whale Shark Indonesia Hotspots

A decade-long study tracking dozens of whale sharks off Indonesia's coast has revealed the secrets of their migrations and two hotspots where they gather year…

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Varieties A common merganser (Mergus merganser) mother nicknamed Janina leads her ducklings from Lazienkowski Park in central Warsaw towards the Vistula River under the watchful eyes of volunteers and city parks department employees on April 28, 2026 in Warsaw, Poland. (AFP)
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Warsaw’s Celebrity Birds on Perilous Urban Quest

Waddling across a Warsaw expressway, a brood of wild sea ducks brought traffic to a halt as volunteers held motorists at bay -- an annual ritual to protect the…

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