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Gulf The Saudi Foreign Minister participates in the coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic States (SPA)
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Faisal bin Farhan Discusses Gaza, Regional Developments in New York Meetings

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah has participated in a coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)
World This handout photograph taken and released on September 22,2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a gunman opened fire and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)
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Student Opens Fire Outside School in Türkiye, 11 Pupils Wounded

A student opened fire in front of their high school in Türkiye's western province of Manisa early on Tuesday, wounding at least 11 other pupils, Justice…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh
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BlackRock: Saudi Arabia Accounts for More Than 60% of Capital-Raising in the Region

Saudi Arabia is leading fundraising in the region, accounting for over 60% of all Middle East-based funds closed since 2015, a sign of the Kingdom's growing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
World The aftermath of the bombing that targeted a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires (AFP file photo)
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Argentina Accuses 7 Iranians and a Lebanese Man in 1994 Jewish Center Bombing Case

An Argentine judge on Monday formally charged seven Iranians and a Lebanese citizen for their alleged involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community…

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Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

World FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

Iran can reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on Iranian ports, a senior Iranian…

Asharq Al Awsat
World People take part in the Arctic Basic Training managed by the Arctic Command, in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland February 20, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrupvia REUTERS
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Sources: US to Open Two New Military Bases in Greenland

The US plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set up another on the east coast, now used by the Danish dog sled patrol,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Displaced Yemenis carry water at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP)
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WFP Ramps up Response in Yemen as Hunger Fears Escalate, Official Says

The acting ‌chief of the World Food Program on Monday said the agency was ramping up its response to the escalating crisis in Yemen, where Houthi fighters…

Trump, Yemen’s Alimi Discuss Bab al-Mandeb Developments

A Yemeni government soldier during the battles against the Houthis. (Military media)

Macron Says Talks with Trump on Red Sea, Ukraine ‘Constructive’

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) walks with Jerome Bonnafont (L), Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations and France’s Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (C) as they arrive at Trump Tower in New York City on September 21, 2026, ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Gaza Health Officials Say Israeli Fire Kills Three, Including Child

Displaced Palestinians walk through a tent camp inside a school-turned-shelter in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2026. (Reuters)

UK Joins Call for Limiting UN Security Council Vetoes

11 September 2026, US, New York: A wide view of the UN Security Council chamber during a UN Security Council meeting marking the 25th anniversary of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks and examining the evolving global terrorist threat and international efforts to counter terrorism. (dpa)

Saudi Crown Prince Launches CEER's Flagship Vehicles

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (SPA)

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Beijing faces a difficult challenge in ensuring Tehran fulfills its commitments under the agreement with Saudi Arabia, according to analysts. (SPA)

Analysts: Bab al-Mandab Tests Limits of Saudi-Iranian Reconciliation

A poster expresses gratitude to Iran for its support to Lebanon. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

What’s Left of Hezbollah Two Years after the War?

A displaced woman sits outside her tent at a makeshift camp for people displaced by clashes between Iran-aligned Houthi fighters and Yemeni government forces, in Taiz province, Yemen September 21, 2026. (Reuters)

Long-Suffering Yemeni Families Flee Renewed Fighting

Eritrean Information Minister Yemane G. Meskel (X account)

Eritrean Information Minister Welcomes New Chapter of Cooperation With Washington

Barzani announces the start of the new school year (Kurdistan Regional Government)

Iraq Court Delays Ruling on Dissolving Kurdistan Parliament, Government

A member of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, including National Army and Taiz Axis forces, mans a turret mounted on the back of a pickup truck at a checkpoint along the Kadha frontline west of Taiz in western Yemen on September 13, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Yemeni Army Repels Houthi Attempts to Advance West of Taiz

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Oil Above $100 a Barrel: When Straits Become the Source of Risk

Walid Khadouri
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How Can the World Save its Economy?

Sawsan al-Shaer
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Has the United Nations Come to an End?

Samir Atallah
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America Has Not Capitalized on Iran's Defeat

Sam Menassa
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From New York to Bab al-Mandab

Ghassan Charbel
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Netanyahu and Eisenkot: The Race Between a Veteran and a Novice

Nabil Amr
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When Fukuyama Met Gaddafi

Jumah Boukleb
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The Houthis...Now, Here

Mishary Dhayidi
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How Peace Happens

Jamal Al-Kashki
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Where is the World Heading?

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Riyadh–Cairo: Charting the Maps of the Future

Emile Ameen
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Hezbollah: Defending the Narrative or Facing a Crisis of Discourse?

Mustafa Fahs
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The program is part of Saudi Arabia's efforts, represented by KSrelief, to strengthen cooperation and strategic partnership with WHO. SPA

KSrelief, WHO Sign Joint Program to Treat Children with Acute Malnutrition in Yemen

Asharq Al Awsat (New York)

Faisal bin Farhan Discusses Gaza, Regional Developments in New York Meetings

The Saudi Foreign Minister participates in the coordination meeting of the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight Arab-Islamic States (SPA)

GCC Stresses Importance of Elevating Ties with France

Gulf and French officials are seen at the meeting in New York. (GCC)

Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to UAE Vice President on Death of Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

GCC Secretary-General Highlights Growing Gulf Role on Global Stage

GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi. SPA

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments in Calls with Kuwaiti, Egyptian, and Turkish Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah in Moscow on July 4, 2025. (Reuters)

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Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani speaks during a ceremony marking the unification of the Peshmerga forces. (Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Officially Unifies Peshmerga Forces

Fadhel al-Nashmi (Erbil)

Lebanon's Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike Over Suspension of Amnesty Law

A sign held by a protester at Roumieh Prison calls for the implementation of the General Amnesty Law (Al-Markazia)

Trump Praises Aoun’s Leadership During Critical Period

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun holds a meeting with former head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt and his son, MP Taymour Jumblatt, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Monday (Lebanese Presidency)

What’s Left of Hezbollah Two Years after the War?

A poster expresses gratitude to Iran for its support to Lebanon. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Trump, Yemen’s Alimi Discuss Bab al-Mandeb Developments

A Yemeni government soldier during the battles against the Houthis. (Military media)

Gaza Health Officials Say Israeli Fire Kills Three, Including Child

Displaced Palestinians walk through a tent camp inside a school-turned-shelter in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 10, 2026. (Reuters)

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FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 31, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Ready to Reopen Strait of Hormuz if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

Asharq Al Awsat

Student Opens Fire Outside School in Türkiye, 11 Pupils Wounded

This handout photograph taken and released on September 22,2026 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows ambulances and police officers waiting in front of a high school outside which a gunman opened fire and was detained shortly afterwards, in Turgutlu, an area west of the resort city of Izmir. (Photo by Handout / DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)

Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 4 Dead in Japan, 45,000 Houses Without Power

Residents cycle through a flooded street after Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Sakura, Chiba prefecture, Japan, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

G7 Foreign Ministers Call on Iran to Stop Arming Houthis

FILE PHOTO: Flags are pictured during the first working session of G7 foreign ministers in Muenster, Germany, November 3, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay/Pool/File Photo/File Photo

Argentina Accuses 7 Iranians and a Lebanese Man in 1994 Jewish Center Bombing Case

The aftermath of the bombing that targeted a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires (AFP file photo)

Sources: US to Open Two New Military Bases in Greenland

People take part in the Arctic Basic Training managed by the Arctic Command, in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland February 20, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/Bo Amstrupvia REUTERS

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European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic gives a press statement on EU-Philippines trade relations at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium, 22 September 2026. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET

EU Strikes New Free Trade Deal with the Philippines

Asharq Al Awsat

BlackRock: Saudi Arabia Accounts for More Than 60% of Capital-Raising in the Region

The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD) in Riyadh

Oil Prices Climb after Declining for 4 Consecutive Sessions

FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, after an attack by Houthi militants, on the Red Sea, September 12, 2024 in this handout image. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS

Binance Reportedly Under US Scrutiny Over Possible Iran Sanctions Violations

FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with displayed Binance logo and representation of cryptocurrencies are placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken, June 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

World Bank, IMF Back Changes to Debt Framework for Poor Countries

01 November 2009, US, Washington: The logo of the World Bank is seen at the headquarters in Washington. (dpa)

'AlUla Peregrina': From Fields to Global Markets

A Saudi woman works on products derived from the Peregrina tree in AlUla.

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Hegra Highlights Status as Saudi Arabia’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site

Culture Hegra Highlights Status as Saudi Arabia’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site

Hegra Highlights Status as Saudi Arabia’s First UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a land that has witnessed successive civilizations whose traces remain across its regions, is home to AlUla Governorate, where the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A diver passes above Roman-era columns at an archaeological site near the coast in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Tyre’s Ruins Survived the Strikes. Now Divers are Finding their Way Back Underwater

Beneath the Mediterranean waters off the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, divers swim past stone walls, ancient structures and a submerged road — remnants of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Linah is one of the most prominent historical sites in northern Saudi Arabia - SPA
Culture

Historic Linah Marks Saudi National Day with Heritage Events, International Performances

Historic Linah, located south of Rafha in Northern Borders Region, will celebrate Saudi National Day with a series of national and heritage events at the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A person photographs Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa at the Louvre museum, Aug. 31, 2025, in Paris. (AP)
Culture

Germans Arrested for Louvre Stunt in Mona Lisa Hall

Two Germans were arrested Saturday after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris's Louvre museum, police sources said…

Culture The agreement focuses on organizing a specialized symposium to exchange expertise on safeguarding policies, methodologies, and practices. SPA
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Saudi Culture Ministry, ALECSO Sign Executive Program for Intangible Cultural Heritage

The Ministry of Culture has signed an executive program with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) to establish a…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

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Hadjar Back for Red Bull at Azerbaijan GP

Sports FILE - Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar prepares for the first practice ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE, on Nov. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Hadjar Back for Red Bull at Azerbaijan GP

French racer Isack Hadjar will make his Formula One return this weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after missing the last three races, his Red Bull team said…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports France's head coach Zinedine Zidane takes part in a training session four days ahead of France's UEFA Nations League football match against Türkiye in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines outside Paris, on September 21, 2026. (AFP)
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Zidane Leads First France Training Session

Zinedine Zidane oversaw his first training session with the France national team on Monday as Les Bleus prepared for the start of the new Nations League…

Sports 13 July 2025, US, East Rutherford: FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during the DAZN pre-match interview ahead of the Club World Cup final match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain at Metlife Stadium. (dpa)
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Infantino Proposes Consulting Federations to Reform FIFA

FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Monday suggested a "consultation" with the member federations to reform the world football governing body's decision-making…

Sports Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, of Monaco, steers through a turn during qualifying for the Azerbaijan Formula One Grand Prix auto race in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP)
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F1 Commission Agrees Shorter Races from 2027

The governing ‌FIA's Formula One commission agreed on Monday to reduce the standard Grand Prix distance from 305km to 290km from 2027, cutting races by two or…

Sports Football - Nations League - Play-offs - First Leg - Bulgaria v Republic of Ireland - Stadion Hristo Botev, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - March 20, 2025 Republic of Ireland players pose for a team group photo before the match. (Reuters)
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Irish Athletes Group Urges National Team to Boycott Israel Fixtures

More than 160 Irish sportspeople ‌have signed an open letter asking the Ireland national football team to boycott their upcoming UEFA Nations League…

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Six-year-old Chinese Girl Sets World Record with Rubik's Cube

Varieties Erno Rubik, the creator of the puzzle, solves a Rubik's cube as he poses during the world's largest Rubik's Cube championship in Aubervilliers, near Paris, France, July 15, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

Six-year-old Chinese Girl Sets World Record with Rubik's Cube

A six-year-old Chinese girl has set a new women's world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik's Cube in just over four seconds, state media reported. Young…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The frames, brood and bees stolen from 41 hives. (Tom Bidner for ABC Network)
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800,000 Bees stolen Across Australia in ‘Sophisticated’ Operation

An estimated 800,000 bees, worth tens of thousands of dollars, have been stolen from properties in far north Queensland. The industry is already reeling from…

Asharq Al Awsat (Canberra)
Varieties A worker feeds a dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) at the National Zoo of Havana on September 15, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
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A Cuban Zoo, and its Animals, in Epic Battle for Survival

Every day, veterinarians and zookeepers make their way to Cuba's National Zoo by whatever means they can, determined to not abandon the nearly 1,000 animals in…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties An indri sits in a tree in Madagascar's Maromizaha Forest in this photograph taken on September 29, 2018, and released on September 21, 2026. (Filippo Carugati/Handout via Reuters)
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Singing Lemurs May Use a Soprano-Like Trick to Project Songs

When an opera singer reaches for a high note, a subtle shift in the shape of the mouth and throat can make the sound carry farther. New research shows that one…

Varieties This photograph shows a family ring belonging to Brigitte Bardot a preview exhibition of personal belongings once owned by late French actress Brigitte Bardot at Hotel Drouot in Paris on September 15, 2026, ahead of an auction of her memorabilia and clothing. (AFP)
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Bardot Auction in Paris Fetches Nearly One Million Euros

An auction of French screen legend Brigitte Bardot's personal items fetched nearly one million euros in Paris on Monday, almost 20 times the estimate, the…

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