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China's Top Diplomat Visits Europe Pitching Closer Ties in 'Volatile' World

China's top diplomat heads to Europe on Monday for a visit which Beijing said will highlight ties as an "anchor of stability" in a world in turmoil. Wang Yi…

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People ride on a motorcycle as a view shows the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Evin Prison that took place on June 23, after the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 29, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

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Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' over Israel Commitment to Ceasefire

Iran warned Sunday that it had little faith in Israel's commitment to a fragile ceasefire that ended the most intense and destructive confrontation between the…

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Saudi and Djibouti FMs head the meeting of the Political Consultations Committee. (SPA)

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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets Djiboutian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, received his Djiboutian counterpart, Abdul Kader Hussein Omar, in Riyadh on Sunday where they…

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (Reuters file)

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Saudi FM Receives Written Message from Russian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a written message from his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on bilateral…

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Netanyahu Sees Iran Outcome Opening Door to Gaza Hostage Return

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial where he faces corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, Israel, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP)

Netanyahu Sees Iran Outcome Opening Door to Gaza Hostage Return

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the 12-day war with Iran had created opportunities for Israel, and the first was the return of hostages held…

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US President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrive to hold a press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

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Trump Calls for Gaza Ceasefire Deal as Some Palestinians Are Skeptical

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were…

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The wreckage of cars lie on the remains of the Shambat Bridge, which connects Omdurman and Bahri, on June 24, 2025 in the Sudanese capital region. (AFP)

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Gold Mine Collapse Kills 11 Workers in Sudan

A gold mine partly collapsed in eastern Sudan, killing 11 miners, the state-run company in charge of the project said Sunday. The collapse of the Kersh al…

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Saudi Arabia's Offers Condolences to Sudan Following Gold Mine Collapse

The remains of the Shambat Bridge, which connects Omdurman and Bahri, on June 24, 2025 in the Sudanese capital region. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia, UNEP Sign MoU on Regional Emissions Cooperation, Global Climate Action

Saudi Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz and Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, meet in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

Ukraine F-16 Pilot Killed in Large-Scale Russian Attack, Zelenskiy Calls for US Help

Explosion lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Germany Seeks Israeli Partnership on Cyberdefense, Plans 'Cyber Dome'

Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Sinan Selen, Vice-President of the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (not pictured), attend a press conference to present the 'Constitution Protection Report 2024' in Berlin, Germany June 10, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Egyptian Firms Sign Final Contracts with Chinese Consortium to Build Chemical Plant

A general view of the Nile River from the Egyptian capital, Cairo (Reuters).

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Saudi ROSHN Group Named One of World's 25 Most Powerful Real Estate Brands by Brand Finance

The executive program was signed by Deputy Minister for Research and Cultural Heritage Affairs Dr. Maha Abdullah Alsenan and Vice President of Beijing International Studies University and member of the Joint Committee of the China-Arab Research Center for Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Cheng Wei at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture in Diriyah. (SPA)

Saudi Culture Ministry, China-Arab Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Research Center Sign Executive Program

Maize planting and harvest season in one of Saudi Arabia’s provinces (File photo courtesy of SPA)

Saudi Arabia, IFAD Partner to Fight Hunger

An Israeli soldier stands along the edge of the buffer zone in the Golan Heights (File photo – AFP)

Israel Ties Syria Normalization to Retaining Golan Heights

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Türkiye Resolves Residency Dispute of Exiled Brotherhood Judge Sharaby

A beachgoer smokes a cigarette on the beach at La Baule on the Atlantic coast, France, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

France Bans Smoking in Beaches, in Parks and Bus Shelters

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Saudi Foreign Minister Meets Djiboutian Counterpart

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Saudi FM Receives Written Message from Russian Counterpart

Saudi Arabia's Offers Condolences to Sudan Following Gold Mine Collapse

US Embassy in Bahrain Returns to Normal Operations

GCC Secretary-General Commends Rwanda-Congo Peace Agreement

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. SPA

Saudi Arabia Welcomes US-Brokered Rwanda-Congo Peace Agreement

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, watches as Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, left, and Democratic Republic of the Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, right, sign a peace agreement at the State Department, Friday, June 27, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

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Gold Mine Collapse Kills 11 Workers in Sudan

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Netanyahu Sees Iran Outcome Opening Door to Gaza Hostage Return

Israeli Security Service Says 60 Hamas Members Arrested in West Bank

An Israeli military vehicle uses a laser, on the day of an Israeli raid in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Sudan Civil War Overwhelms Border Town in Neighbor Chad as Refugees Find Little Help

A Sudanese army soldier walks toward a truck-mounted gun left behind by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), in Salha, south of Omdurman, a day after recapturing it from the RSF, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

Sudan's RSF Says It Has Not Been Officially Notified of Humanitarian Truce in El Fasher

RSF fighters in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur (File photo – Telegram)

Salam: Disarming Militias is a Lebanese Need Not Just a Foreign Demand

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam to discuss political and security developments, the parliament’s media office said on Sunday

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Wang Yi's tour will take him to the EU headquarters in Brussels as well as France and Germany as Beijing seeks to improve relations with Europe. EVARISTO SA / AFP

China's Top Diplomat Visits Europe Pitching Closer Ties in 'Volatile' World

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Iran Voices 'Serious Doubts' over Israel Commitment to Ceasefire

Germany Seeks Israeli Partnership on Cyberdefense, Plans 'Cyber Dome'

Court Cancels Israel PM Netanyahu's Trial Hearings this Week

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement during a visit to the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, which was hit by an Iranian missile barrage, in the central city of Rehovot, Israel June 20, 2025. JACK GUEZ/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Kremlin Says Europe Will Feel the Recoil from Its 'Illegal' Sanctions on Russia

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with the heads of international news agencies at the newly renovated St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Iran's Judiciary Says at Least 71 Killed in Israel's Attack on Tehran's Notorious Evin Prison

In this picture obtained from the Iranian judiciary's news agency Mizan Online on June 25, 2025, rescuers sift through the rubble inside the Evin prison complex in Tehran that was hit days ago by an Israeli strike. (Mostafa Roudaki/mizanonline/AFP via Getty Images)

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A goldsmith displays gold ornaments during a gold trade at Hua Seng Heng gold shop in Bangkok, Thailand, 23 June 2025. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Gold Rebounds From over One-month Low on Weaker Dollar

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Saudi ROSHN Group Named One of World's 25 Most Powerful Real Estate Brands by Brand Finance

Saudi Arabia, UNEP Sign MoU on Regional Emissions Cooperation, Global Climate Action

Saudi Red Sea Authority Regulates Coastal Tourism and Attracts Investments

Egyptian Firms Sign Final Contracts with Chinese Consortium to Build Chemical Plant

Saudi Arabia, IFAD Partner to Fight Hunger

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Saudi Culture Ministry, China-Arab Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Research Center Sign Executive Program

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Saudi Culture Ministry, China-Arab Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Research Center Sign Executive Program

The Saudi Ministry of Culture and the China-Arab Cultural and Tourism Cooperation Research Center signed on Sunday an executive program, further strengthening…

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The year 2025 has been designated the Year of Handicrafts in the Kingdom to reinforce handicrafts as authentic cultural heritage

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Najdi Doors: Portals to Cultural Legacy in the 2025 Year of Handicrafts

The year 2025 has been designated the Year of Handicrafts in the Kingdom to reinforce handicrafts as authentic cultural heritage. This initiative aims to…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 29/06 - 11:11

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Works that Cezanne painted in his native city and family home will be on display at the Granet museum. Christophe SIMON / AFP

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'Cezanne at Home': Show Retraces Artist's Roots in Southern France

A city in southern France is celebrating its most famous local painter Paul Cezanne with an exhibition showcasing his works inspired by the sun-drenched…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 29/06 - 06:15

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Russian Culture Minister in North Korea Praises ‘Unprecedented’ Cooperation

Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova arrived in North Korea on Saturday with a 125-strong delegation of performers and praised cultural cooperation between…

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Young refugee children from the Acholi Dancers group rehearse their traditional dance at a Child-Friendly Space within the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Turkana, Kenya, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

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Fusion Between Culture and Modernity as Children Dance in Kenyan Refugee Camp

Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers watch them…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 27/06 - 10:07

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Kane Bags Double as Bayern Tame Flamengo to Set Up PSG Clash

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Flamengo's Argentine goalkeeper #01 Agustin Rossi concedes the fourth goal of Bayern Munich scored by English forward #09 Harry Kane during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 round of 16 football match between Brazil's Flamengo and Germany's Bayern Munich at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on June 29, 2025. (AFP)

Kane Bags Double as Bayern Tame Flamengo to Set Up PSG Clash

Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich tamed Flamengo 4-2 in a tense affair at the Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday to set up a much-anticipated all-European…

Monday 30/06 - 00:43

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Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic holds her trophy after defeating Jasmine Paolini of Italy in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP)

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Krejcikova Relishing Return as Wimbledon Champion Despite Injury Scare

Defending Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova will step into the All England Club this week carrying both the weight of expectation and a lingering injury…

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Red Bull Racing's British team principal and CEO Christian Horner is pictured during the qualifying session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 28, 2025, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (AFP)

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Horner Says F1 Now Looking like a Two-Horse Race

Red Bull boss Christian Horner said the 2025 Formula One season was turning into a two-horse race between the McLaren drivers after his team had a home…

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29 June 2025, Austria, Spielberg: British Formula 1 driver Lando Norris of team McLaren celebrates after winning the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. (dpa)

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Norris Showed His Character After Canada, Says Stella

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella praised Lando Norris’s character as the Briton bounced back from a collision and race retirement in Canada to lead home a…

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Paris St Germain's Joao Neves, right, scores his side's second goal against Inter Miami's Oscar Ustari, center, during the Club World Cup round of 16 soccer match between PSG and Inter Miami in Atlanta, Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP)

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Luis Enrique Eyes Historic PSG Season as They Reach Club World Cup Quarters

Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique said his team were making history after they brushed aside Inter Miami 4-0 in the Club World Cup last 16 on Sunday. …

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Heatwave Leaves Moroccan Cities Sweltering in Record-breaking Temperatures

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People cool off at a beach during a heatwave in Rabat on June 29, 2025. (AFP)

Heatwave Leaves Moroccan Cities Sweltering in Record-breaking Temperatures

Monthly temperature records have been broken across Morocco, sometimes topping seasonal norms by as much as 20 degrees Celsius, the national meteorological…

Monday 30/06 - 00:39

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Aerial view of Funafuti, Tuvalu’s most populous island, September 6, 2024. Picture taken through plane window. (Reuters)

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Over a Third of People on Sinking Tuvalu Seek Australia’s Climate Visas

More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark…

Monday 30/06 - 00:41

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A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)

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Saudi Arabia Ranks 13th Globally in IP Enforcement in 2025 Competitiveness Yearbook

Saudi Arabia achieved a major milestone by advancing 14 positions to rank 13th globally in the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Index, according to the…

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People watch the sun set from the Our Lady of the Hill viewpoint overlooking Lisbon at the end of a hot day in Lisbon, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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Severe Heat Waves Hit Southern Europe as Local Authorities Warn against Wildfire Risks

Major heat waves across Southern Europe have pushed temperatures above 40 C (104 F) in countries including Italy, Spain and Greece, as local authorities issued…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 29/06 - 15:18

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Saudi Students Win Six Medals at Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad

Six Saudi students achieved a new international milestone today by winning six medals at the 29th edition of the Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad (JBMO 2025…

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