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Dozens of Gaza Communal Kitchens Shut as Supply Runs Out, Worsening Hunger

Dozens of community kitchens in Gaza shut their doors on Thursday due to a lack of supplies, closing off a lifeline used by hundreds of thousands of people in…

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Palestinian schoolgirls leave a UNWRA school in the Shoafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem on May 8, 2025, as Israeli security forces reportedly prepare to close the school. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP)

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Israel Closes 6 UN Schools for Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Israel permanently closed six UN schools in east Jerusalem on Thursday, forcing Palestinian students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800…

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This pictures taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun shows smoke billowing from the site of Israeli airstrikes on the hills of the southern Lebanese village of Nabatieh on May 8, 2025. (AFP)

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Israel Conducts 14 Strikes in South Lebanon

Israel conducted 14 strikes in the Nabatieh area in south Lebanon on Thursday, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, one of Israel's most intense…

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Saudi Arabia Mobilizes Private Sector for Meetings with US Companies During Trump Visit

Saudi Arabia is mobilizing its private sector to engage directly with the high-level American business delegation that will be accompanying US President Donald…

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Pakistan Says Shot Down 25 Drones, India Says It Pushed Back Pakistani Retaliation

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Residents gather as police personnel inspect the site where an alleged drone was shot down in Karachi on May 8, 2025. (AFP)

Pakistan Says Shot Down 25 Drones, India Says It Pushed Back Pakistani Retaliation

Pakistan said on Thursday it shot down 25 drones from India in its airspace while India said it "neutralized" Pakistan's attempts to strike military targets…

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Black smoke comes out of the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel next to St. Peter's Basilica on the second day of the conclave to elect a new pope in Vatican City, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

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No New Pope Elected Yet After Black Smoke Pours Out of Sistine Chapel’s Chimney

Cardinals failed again Thursday morning to find a successor to Pope Francis, sending black smoke billowing up through the Sistine Chapel chimney after two more…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony before their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, May 8, 2025. (Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool)

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Putin Says Russia Stands with China against 'Neo-Nazism'

Russian President Vladimir Putinthanked Chinese President Xi Jinping for joining celebrations to mark 80 years since the "sacred" victory over Adolf Hitler in…

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Pro-Palestinian Demonstrators Clash with Security Guards at Columbia University

Protestors gather outside of Columbia University's Butler Library after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the space on May 07, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Israel's Defense Minister Warns Yemen's Houthis of Heavy Retaliation

FILED - 26 March 2024, Israel, Jerusalem: Then Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz greets German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock at an hotel in Jerusalem. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa

Swiftly Deporting Migrants to Libya Would Violate Court Order, US Judge Rules

Haitian immigrants gather at a park following a church service where they shared pizza and sought out answers about their legal status, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Dumas, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Pakistan Says Shot Down 25 Drones, India Says It Pushed Back Pakistani Retaliation

Ukraine’s Cities Quiet as Kremlin-Sponsored Ceasefire Kicks in

A woman walks near a damaged residential building in the town of Lyman, near the frontline in the Donetsk region, on May 7, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (AFP)

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A project by the Saudi Ministry of Rural Affairs and Housing. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Expands Homeownership Eligibility in Government Housing Projects

European Parliament President Roberta Metsola (Frist row - 3rd R) holds a European Union flag during the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

80 Years Ago World War II in Europe Was Over. Celebrating V-E Day Is Now Tinged with Some Dread

Two Iranians walk past an anti-US mural on the wall of the former American embassy in Tehran (EPA).

Red Sea Truce Signals Possible Deal Between Washington, Tehran

The Saudi and French delegations meet on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Industry Minister Meets with French Industrial, Mining Executives

Laith Shweikeh, 9, sits at his desk at the UNRWA Boys' School run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in the Shuafat Refugee Camp in east Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 29, 2025. (AP)

Palestinian Children in East Jerusalem Could Lose Their Schools as Israeli-Ordered Closures Loom

Mourners grieve a Palestinian victim killed in an Israeli army airstrike in the Gaza city on Tuesday. (EPA)

Report: US, Israel Discuss Possible US-led Administration for Gaza

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A Palestinian man reacts following an Israeli strike that hit Gaza City's Thai restaurant and its vicinity on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Rejects Israel’s Plan to Capture Gaza

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MWL Condemns Israeli Plan to Control Gaza, Palestinian Territories

Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ceasefire Agreement in Yemen

The damaged Sanaa airport a day after Israeli airstrikes hit the premises, in Sanaa, Yemen, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Saudi King Receives Written Message from President of Côte d'Ivoire

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

Saudi Crown Prince Congratulates Merz on German Government Formation

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

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People crosses into Syria through the Masnaa border crossing point in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon Receives Archival Maps from France on its Borders with Syria

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Israel Closes 6 UN Schools for Palestinians in East Jerusalem

Israel Conducts 14 Strikes in South Lebanon

Drone Strike Targets Port Sudan Naval Base

A view shows a large plume of smoke and fire rising from fuel depot in Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel's Defense Minister Warns Yemen's Houthis of Heavy Retaliation

Egypt, Greece Agree to Boost Ties, Back Gaza Reconstruction Plan

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (R) and the Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shake hands after signing a memorandum of cooperation in Athens on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

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Denmark's Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen listens to speakers during a meeting after a ceremony to mark the 25th Anniversary Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. (AP)

Denmark Says It Will Summon a US Diplomat Over Report on Increased US Intel Gathering in Greenland

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80 Years Ago World War II in Europe Was Over. Celebrating V-E Day Is Now Tinged with Some Dread

Red Sea Truce Signals Possible Deal Between Washington, Tehran

No New Pope Elected Yet After Black Smoke Pours Out of Sistine Chapel’s Chimney

Putin Says Russia Stands with China against 'Neo-Nazism'

Philippines, China Trade Accusations on South China Sea Confrontation

In this photo provided by the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a Chinese Coast Guard ship patrols the area as Philippine inter-agency members visit Sandy Cay 2 at the South China Sea on Sunday April 27, 2025. (National Task Force West Philippine Sea via AP)

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Saudi Arabia Expands Homeownership Eligibility in Government Housing Projects

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Oil Prices Hold Steady on Support from US-China Trade Hopes

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates near a gas turbine power plant in the Permian Basin oil field outside of Odessa, Texas, US February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Mobilizes Private Sector for Meetings with US Companies During Trump Visit

Saudi Industry Minister Meets with French Industrial, Mining Executives

ROSHN Group to Participate in Saudi Giga Projects 2025 Summit as Host Partner

Trump Signals US Might Ease Chip Export Curbs on Some Gulf Countries

US President Donald Trump at the White House. (Reuters)

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Paris' Orsay Museum Opens up the Wonders of Art Restoration to the Public Gaze

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Art restorers work on Gustave Courbet's painting titled "A Burial at Ornans" (Un enterrement a Ornans), created between 1849 and 1850, at the Orsay Museum in Paris on May 7, 2025. (AFP)

Paris' Orsay Museum Opens up the Wonders of Art Restoration to the Public Gaze

As they painstakingly scrape grime off a monumental painting by French artist Gustave Courbet, the restorers do a remarkable job of ignoring their unusual…

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Culture

Saudi Culture Ministry to Feature at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

The Saudi Ministry of Culture is set to host a comprehensive program of cultural events at the Abbazia building in Venice, Italy, from May 10 to November 23…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 07/05 - 16:46

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The agreement outlines key areas of cooperation, including joint exhibitions in art and archaeology, long-term loans, strategic cultural projects, and capacity building through training and residencies

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Saudi Museums Commission, Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation to Deepen Museum Collaboration

The Saudi Museums Commission, one of the eleven sector-specific commissions under the Ministry of Culture, and Germany’s Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation …

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 07/05 - 16:31

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Saudi Culture Ministry Signs Agreement with Saudi Downtown Company to Boost Cultural Cooperation

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has signed an agreement with the Saudi Downtown Company to strengthen cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The agreement…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 07/05 - 16:13

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The agreement covers several cultural fields to highlight the Kingdom’s heritage. SPA

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Saudi Culture Ministry, Boutique Group Sign Agreement to Promote Saudi Cultural Heritage

The Ministry of Culture signed a cooperation agreement with Boutique Group to enhance joint efforts to promote the Kingdom’s rich heritage. The signing…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 07/05 - 05:46

Sports

Osaka Inspired by Agassi’s Comeback as She Embraces Clay Court Grind

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Japan's Naomi Osaka serves against Italy's Sara Errani during the 2th round of the WTA Master 1000 Internazionali d'Italia tournament at Foro Italico in Rome, Wednesday May 7, 2025 (Alfredo Falcone/LaPresse via AP)

Osaka Inspired by Agassi’s Comeback as She Embraces Clay Court Grind

Four times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this year's clay court swing feels different as she enters it with momentum, having picked up wins and…

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Bayern Munich's Belgian head coach Vincent Kompany attends a press conference prior to the UEFA Champions League Second Leg football match Bayer Leverkusen v Bayern Munich at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen on March 10, 2025. (AFP)

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Bayern’s Kompany Ready to Catch Some Z’s After Bundesliga Title Win

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany wants nothing more than a good night's sleep after his team won the Bundesliga title last week with two matches left to…

Thursday 08/05 - 09:28

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Football - Champions League - Semi Final - Second Leg - Paris St Germain v Arsenal - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - May 7, 2025 Arsenal's Jurrien Timber and manager Mikel Arteta look dejected after the match. (Action Images via Reuters)

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PSG Loss Left Arsenal Players in Tears, Arteta Says

Arsenal players were left in tears after Wednesday's 2-1 semi-final loss at Paris St Germain knocked them out of the Champions League, manager Mikel Arteta…

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Fognini Says This Italian Open Will Be His Last

Former world number nine Fabio Fognini said this year's Italian Open in Rome will be his last appearance at the ATP Masters 1000 event. The 37-year-old…

Thursday 08/05 - 07:20

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Mexico's iconic Azteca Stadium is undergoing renovation ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP/File

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Mexico City Prepares to Welcome Millions for 2026 World Cup

Mexico City is gearing up to welcome more than five million visitors for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, whose opening match will be played in the sprawling megacity,…

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‘Mediterranean Blue Diamond’ Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction

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A Sotheby’s staff holds "The Mediterranean Blue", a fancy vivid blue diamond weighing 10.03 carats estimated to reach 20 million Swiss francs during an auction preview in Geneva, Switzerland, May 8, 2025. (Reuters)

‘Mediterranean Blue Diamond’ Could Fetch $20 Million at Auction

A 10-carat blue diamond which could fetch $20 million when it goes under the hammer later this month was presented by auction house Sotheby's in Geneva on…

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A pair of Cape vultures is seen in their enclosure at the Vulture Program at Boekenhoutkloof near Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2011. (AP)

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More Than 100 Vultures Die in a Mass Poisoning in South Africa’s Flagship National Park

At least 123 vultures died in South Africa's flagship national park after eating the carcass of an elephant that was poisoned by poachers with agricultural…

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This handout picture taken on September 18, 2024 and released by the New Zealand Department of Conservation on May 8, 2025 shows a Mount Augustus snail laying an egg through its neck in Hokitika, New Zealand. (Lisa Flanagan / New Zealand Department of Conservation / AFP)

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What the Shell: Scientists Marvel as NZ Snail Lays Egg from Neck

A rare New Zealand snail has been filmed for the first time squeezing an egg from its neck, delighting scientists trying to save the critically endangered meat…

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The KAUST research team conducted crucial research in biodiversity assessment, seamount studies, and chemical analyses. (SPA)

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Saudi KAUST Researchers Join OceanQuest Inaugural Expedition Around Africa

Researchers from Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) joined the Saudi non-profit foundation OceanQuest on its first…

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Motorists drive past traffic lights that stopped working following a power outage in downtown Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP)

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EU Countries Back Softer Car CO2 Emissions Targets

European Union government have agreed to softer EU CO2 emissions targets for cars and vans that will allow automakers more time to comply and should reduce…

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