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Arab World Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP)
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‘Point of No Return’ if Israel-Hamas Truce Fails, Warns US Envoy to Gaza Board

The high representative for Gaza in US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace warned Wednesday of a "point of no return" if the Israel-Hamas ceasefire breaks…

Arab World Kurdish fighters from the Qamishli Brigade, part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) participate in a military parade in Qamishli on August 21, 2026, during the funeral ceremony for three Kurdish fighters killed in previous battles in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the north of Syria. (AFP)
Arab World

Türkiye Says Dissolution of Kurdish-Led SDF Crucial for Syrian Stability

Türkiye on Wednesday said the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) marked a key step towards strengthening state authority and…

Arab World Lebanese lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc. (AFP)
Arab World

What Outcomes Will Hezbollah MP’s Visit to Tehran Have on Lebanon?

The importance of Lebanese lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah’s latest visit to Tehran lies not in the trip itself. Hezbollah’s alliance with Iran is public and well…

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)
Features A photo shows late Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi with Al-Amin Khalifa Fhimah (second from left) upon the latter's arrival in the capital Tripoli, a day after his definitive acquittal in the plane bombing case (Tripoli, February 1, 2001) (Getty Images)
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Death of Al-Amin Khalifa Fhimah: The Libyan Who Escaped the Noose of the Lockerbie Case

On August 25, 2026, in a quiet corner of the Libyan capital Tripoli, the life of Libyan citizen Al-Amin Khalifa Fhimah came quietly to an end at the age of…

Iran Says US Sanctions Will Achieve Nothing as Netanyahu Dismisses Diplomacy

World An Iranian fills up at a petrol station in Tehran, Iran, 25 August 2026. (EPA)

Iran Says US Sanctions Will Achieve Nothing as Netanyahu Dismisses Diplomacy

Iran's president insisted on Wednesday that the United States will achieve nothing with its sanctions campaign after Washington laid out plans to collapse the…

Business US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a back-to-school-themed event to highlight his administration's education policies, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 24, 2026. (Reuters)
Business

Trump: ‘Time to Teach Canada You Can’t Do This Anymore’

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it was "time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore," just days after trade talks between the neighboring…

World Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe attends a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. (Reuters)
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CIA Director Was on ‘Semi-Routine’ Mission in Moscow, Says Trump

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "semi-routine," while implying that the intelligence chief was…

At Least 98 Killed and Hundreds Missing After Flash Floods in Nepal and China

A mud-covered building following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Behind the Sun and Wind, Saudi Arabia Invests in 'Stored Energy'

“Bisha Battery Energy Storage Project” (Saudi Ministry of Energy)

Khaddam: Syria’s $12 Billion Reserve Was Registered Under Hafez Al-Assad's Name

Late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad during a visit to Moscow in 1999. (AFP)

Netanyahu Vows More West Bank Settlements, Defying International Pressure

Israeli settlers, holding sticks, arrive to confront left-wing activists at an Israeli outpost in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian village of Jannatah, south of Bethlehem, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Syria President, Putin Discuss Deepening Ties in Call

Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa attends a meeting with his foreign minister and the leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), at the People's Palace in Damascus on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

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Smoke rises from fires ignited by Israeli shelling that targeted the plain of Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Accuses Israel of Burning Forest, Farmland in South

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah signs the agreement. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Bureau International des Expositions Sign 'SEE Agreement'

Israeli forces detain a Palestinian man during a raid on the UNRWA Vocational Training Center, located between the Kafr Aqab neighborhood and the Qalandiya refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 25, 2026. (AFP)

Israeli Officials Fuel Tensions in West Bank ahead of October Elections

Syrian Transport Minister Yarub Badr and Lebanese Public Works and Transport Minister Fayez Rasamny speak at a press conference at the Syrian Transport Ministry. (SANA)

Syria, Lebanon Revive Rail Link Plans, Eye Connections to Iraq, Gulf and Türkiye

A group photo of the participants in the French-Saudi Investment Roundtable Meeting. (SPA)

France Deepens Investment in Saudi Mega-Projects as Partnership Moves Beyond Oil

UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles drive in the Lebanese village of Wazzani near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, July 6, 2023. (Reuters)

From UNIFIL to Verification Committees... Will Int’l Force in Lebanon Have Expanded Powers?

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Maps Looking for an Emergency Exit

Jamal Al-Kashki
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A Review of Political and Economic Geography

Dr. Abdel Monem Said
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The November Elections: Different Inputs, Different Outputs

Nabil Amr
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Between a Model Lebanon and ‘Pilot Areas’

Sam Menassa
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Riyadh and Paris… A Century of Partnership

Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran
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Israel and its War in the West Bank

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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Saudi Arabia and France… A Sustainable Strategic Partnership

Emile Ameen
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Saudi Arabia and France: Investing in the Future

Ghassan Charbel
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Is It Money, or Is It Values?

Sawsan al-Shaer
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A World and a Human Being...But Without Humanity

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Cuba's Walls

Samir Atallah
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The Edge of the Abyss

Mishary Dhayidi
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Sheikh Fahad Yousef Saud Al-Sabah, Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. (KUNA)

Kuwait Foils Biggest Drug Operation in Its History

Saudi Arabia Offers Condolences over Tragic PIMS Hospital Fire in Pakistan

People gather outside a nursery in the gynecology ward following a fire at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Integration of SDF into Syrian Military Institutions

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Integration of SDF into Syrian Military Institutions

Saudi FM Discusses Regional De-Escalation with Qatari, Turkish Counterparts

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia, Bureau International des Expositions Sign 'SEE Agreement'

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah signs the agreement. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses Support for Diplomatic Solutions to Conflicts

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a cabinet session in Jeddah (SPA)

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Lebanese lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc. (AFP)

What Outcomes Will Hezbollah MP’s Visit to Tehran Have on Lebanon?

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)

Yemen’s PLC Urges Deterrent Measures against the Houthis

PLC Chairman Dr. Rashad al-Alimi chairs the council meeting attended by all its members and Prime Minister Shaya Zindani. (Saba)

Families Evacuated as Algeria Wildfires Threaten Residential Areas

Every summer, northern Algeria is hit by forest fires, a phenomenon exacerbated by drought and climate change. (Reuters file)

Türkiye Says Dissolution of Kurdish-Led SDF Crucial for Syrian Stability

Kurdish fighters from the Qamishli Brigade, part of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) participate in a military parade in Qamishli on August 21, 2026, during the funeral ceremony for three Kurdish fighters killed in previous battles in Aleppo's Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood in the north of Syria. (AFP)

‘Point of No Return’ if Israel-Hamas Truce Fails, Warns US Envoy to Gaza Board

Palestinians walk past a food-aid warehouse damaged in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a nearby house in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. (AP)

Bodies of Three Presumed Migrants Found off Tunisia

African migrants rescued by the Tunisian coast guard in October (AFP)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attends a Coordination Framework meeting in Baghdad. (INA)

Iranian Messages Seek to Defuse Iraq Dispute Over Armed Factions

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)

Trump Believes Iran’s Supreme Leader Is Still Alive

Iranians shop at a bazaar in northern Tehran, Iran, 25 August 2026. (EPA)

CIA Director Was on ‘Semi-Routine’ Mission in Moscow, Says Trump

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe attends a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026. (Reuters)

At Least 98 Killed and Hundreds Missing After Flash Floods in Nepal and China

A mud-covered building following a flash flood at Trishuli in Nuwakot district, Nepal, August 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Ukraine's Zelensky Visits Troops at Frontline

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses media during a joint press conference with Estonia's President following their talks in Kyiv on August 25, 2026, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)

Ukraine Awards Musk High State Honor as It Seeks to Use Starlink More

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. (Reuters)

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US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts a back-to-school-themed event to highlight his administration's education policies, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, August 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump: ‘Time to Teach Canada You Can’t Do This Anymore’

Behind the Sun and Wind, Saudi Arabia Invests in 'Stored Energy'

“Bisha Battery Energy Storage Project” (Saudi Ministry of Energy)

Mawani Adds 'RC2' Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Mawani Adds 'RC2' Shipping Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

Gold Ticks Lower, US Inflation Data in Spotlight

Gold jewellery is displayed at a gold dealer shop window in Hatton Garden, London, Britain, 25 August 2026. (EPA)

France Deepens Investment in Saudi Mega-Projects as Partnership Moves Beyond Oil

A group photo of the participants in the French-Saudi Investment Roundtable Meeting. (SPA)

Oil Prices Fall $2 on Iran-Oman Talks to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

A worker rests next to an oil pump on a sunny day in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 16 , 2015. (Reuters)

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Misk Art Institute to Launch Creative Forum 2026 in September

Culture This year's forum will explore the human imprint in contemporary cultural practices and the relationship between people and creativity as patterns of cultural and creative production and reception continue to change - SPA

Misk Art Institute to Launch Creative Forum 2026 in September

Misk Art Institute, a subsidiary of Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk), announced the launch of the Creative Forum 2026, to be held on September 3 and 4 at…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour and his landmark 1973 painting, "Camel of Hardships". (Sliman Mansour on Instagram)
Culture

Palestinian Artist Sliman Mansour Dies at 79

Painter and sculptor Sliman Mansour, one of the most prominent names in Palestinian art, has died at the age of 79, his family announced. Mansour, whose…

Culture Saudi Arabia Establishes Cultural Center in Paris
Culture

Saudi Arabia Establishes Cultural Center in Paris

The Saudi Ministry of Culture announced on Monday the establishment of a Saudi cultural center in Paris on the sidelines of the visit of Prince Mohammed bin…

Culture Saudi Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal Commission for AlUla Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan (third from left) and French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot (third from right) during the meeting of the joint Saudi-French Ministerial Committee on AlUla on Monday. (SPA)
Culture

Saudi-French Joint Ministerial Committee on AlUla Underlines Commitment to Deepen Partnership

The joint Saudi-French Ministerial Committee on AlUla held a meeting in Paris on Monday, chaired by Saudi Minister of Culture and Governor of the Royal…

Culture A view of the Les Invalides complex during the opening of the Olympic Games in Paris in 2024. (Reuters)
Culture

Les Invalides in Paris: Icon of the French Military and Napoleon’s Final Resting Place

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu will receive on Monday Prince Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, in the Cour d…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)

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Williams Sisters Granted US Open Doubles Wildcard

Sports Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams, right, both of the United States, wave to the crowd at the end of a women's doubles match against Marta Kostyuk, of Ukraine, and Peyton Stearns, also of the United States, at the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Mason, Ohio. (AP)

Williams Sisters Granted US Open Doubles Wildcard

Venus and Serena Williams are slated to compete in women's doubles at the 2026 US Open after being granted a wildcard, tournament officials announced Wednesday…

Sports Raheem Sterling (Reuters)
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English Soccer Star Raheem Sterling Charged with Dangerous Driving after Highway Collision

Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with three offenses including dangerous driving after being involved in a collision on a highway,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Bayern's Harry Kane holds the trophy after winning the Franz Beckenbauer German Supercup match between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP)
Sports

Bayern’s Dominance Overshadows Bundesliga on Klopp’s Return as Germany Coach

When Jürgen Klopp surveys the Bundesliga upon his return as Germany coach, he could be forgiven for sneaking a look elsewhere for excitement. A new season of…

Sports Morocco's Ayyoub Bouaddi vies for the ball during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between France and Morocco in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP)
Sports

Manchester City Sign Morocco Midfielder Bouaddi from Lille

Manchester City ‌have signed midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from French side Lille on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Wednesday…

Sports Swiss former tennis player Roger Federer reacts to spectators during the “Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York” exhibition match during US Open Fan Week at Arthur Ashe Stadium in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, US, 25 August 2026. (EPA)
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Roger Federer Celebrated Upon His Return to the US Open for an Exhibition Against Andy Roddick

Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night to play one last match for fun against longtime rival and friend Andy…

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Prince Harry, Wife Meghan Arrive in the UK as They Make a Fresh Start in Britain

Varieties Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan. (AP)

Prince Harry, Wife Meghan Arrive in the UK as They Make a Fresh Start in Britain

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrived in the United Kingdom on Wednesday, as they make a fresh start in Britain after six years in the United States, UK…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California on September 30, 2025. (AFP)
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Social Media Use on the Rise Among Australian Under-16s After Ban

Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps, such as Instagram and TikTok, despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental…

Varieties This photograph taken on August 21, 2026, shows unidentified remains found in the dried-out Danube riverbed near the village of Ryahovo, during an organized fossil hunt after a record low water level revealed mammoth bones there at the end of July. (AFP)
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Drought-Hit Danube Gives Way to Fossil Hunt in Bulgaria

Volunteers scanned the dried-up bank of the Danube in northern Bulgaria, close to where receding waters laid bare mammoth bones last month, hoping to find more…

Varieties This photograph shows small-caliber potatoes growing in a field in the village of Nandrin on August 14, 2026. (AFP)
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Too Small for Fries: Drought Shrinks Belgian Potatoes

Mathieu Comijn inspected rows of potatoes in a field of cracked earth and browned leaves, pulling from the ground tubers barely the size of ping-pong balls. …

Varieties Shops cover their merchandise in plastic to protect it from the rain as Typhoon Saudel passes in Naha on August 26, 2026. (AFP)
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Typhoon Saudel Heads West After Pounding Japan’s Southwestern Remote Islands, Injuring 2

A powerful typhoon headed west over the East China Sea on Wednesday after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts,…

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