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Gulf US President Donald Trump is welcomed in Riyadh during his visit to the Kingdom in May 2017. (SPA)
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Bernard Haykel to Asharq Al-Awsat: Trump’s Visit Reflects Saudi Arabia’s Significant Global Role

Dr. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, said US President Donald Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday is very…

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Gulf US President Donald Trump is seen at the Gulf-American summit in Riyadh in July 2017. (Reuters)
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Saudi Arabia Hosts Gulf-American Summit on Wednesday

Riyadh will host on Wednesday a Gulf-American summit as US President Donald Trump kicks off a historic visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Business A recent meeting at Arabian International Co. for Steel Structures (AIC) in Jeddah to announce the First Saudi Produced THAAD Components 
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Lockheed Martin Completes First Saudi Produced THAAD Components

The US Lockheed Martin company announced on Sunday that Saudi Arabia has completed the first domestically manufactured components for the Terminal High…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
World An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)
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PKK Decision to Dissolve Important Step, Ruling Party Spokesman Says

A spokesperson for President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party said on Monday that the decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to dissolve was an important step…

Asharq Al Awsat

Hamas Says It Will Release American-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander on Monday

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of hostage Edan Alexander, points at the portrait of Edan, as family members and supporters of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, stand near the kibbutz defense on the day they use giant loudspeakers to call their captive loved ones over the border between Israel and Gaza, at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Hamas Says It Will Release American-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander on Monday

The Hamas militant group says it will release the last living American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza on Monday. In a statement, Hamas did not immediately…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World A displaced Sudanese woman sits next to children in a town in northern Darfur (Reuters) 
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UN: Situation in West Darfur ‘Catastrophic’

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Sudan (OCHA) said on Sunday there is a “massive” need for humanitarian assistance in North Darfur…

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Arab World The Walla website published a secret document written by late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, who referred to the presence of three graves located in the cemetery of Yarmouk camp in Syria 
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Document Written by Arafat Helped Israel Recover Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 43 Years

The body of Israeli soldier Tzvi Feldman, who went missing since the Battle of Sultan Yacoub between Israel and Syria in June 1982, have been returned to…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tel Aviv)

Israel Says Not Committed to Hamas Ceasefire, Only to Safe Corridor for US Hostage Release

Houthi supporters gather around a large Palestinian flag during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sana'a, Yemen, 09 May 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Indian Army Reports 'First Calm Night' after Kashmir Truce with Pakistan Holds

A Pakistani security official stand guard at the scene of a suicide bomb blast targeting a vehicle of police in Peshawar, Pakistan, 11 May 2025. EPA/BILAWAL ARBAB

UK Hosts European Ministers for Ukraine Talks after Ceasefire Ultimatum

The so-called "Weimar+" group is expected to meet in the UK to discuss a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP

Israel's Blockade Means Gaza's Hospitals Cannot Provide Food to Recovering Patients

Sobhi al-Bursh, who was injured in a bombing and lost his foot, is fed beans brought from home by his father, Mohamed, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel Attacks Yemen's Hodeidah after Evacuation Warnings, Houthis Say

File photo: Smoke billows over buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Sana'a, Yemen, 06 May 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

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Hosni Mubarak and Amr Moussa during a summit in Cairo in 2000. AFP file photo

Amr Moussa to Asharq Al-Awsat: Mubarak Was a Patriot

GASTAT released on Sunday its Industrial Production Index (IPI) for March 2025

GASTAT: Saudi Industrial Production Index Up 2.0% in March 2025

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

A Century of Partnership: How Oil Forged the US-Saudi Strategic Alliance

A Lebanese soldier secures participants during a marathon in Beirut last week (AP)

Lebanon: Mysterious Evacuation Calls Renew Fears of Israeli Strikes

Trump and the Saudi Crown Prince attend a business lunch in Washington in 2018 (AFP)

Trump to Visit Saudi Arabia as Major Announcements Expected

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

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US President Donald Trump is welcomed in Riyadh during his visit to the Kingdom in May 2017. (SPA)

Bernard Haykel to Asharq Al-Awsat: Trump’s Visit Reflects Saudi Arabia’s Significant Global Role

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US State Department to Asharq Al-Awsat: Trump Visit Stresses Saudi Arabia’s Pivotal Role in Resolving Regional Crises

Regional spokesman for the US Department of State Samuel Warburg speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat. (Turki al-Aqaili)

Saudi Arabia Hosts Gulf-American Summit on Wednesday

US President Donald Trump is seen at the Gulf-American summit in Riyadh in July 2017. (Reuters)

Saudi Crown Prince, Sharaa Review Latest Developments in Syria

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

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Pope Leo XIV on Election as Pope

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Saudi Crown Prince

Bahrain’s King Discusses with Sharaa Ways to Support Syria’s Security, Stability

Bahrain’s King Discusses with Sharaa Ways to Support Syria’s Security, Stability

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FILE PHOTO: Varda Ben Baruch, grandmother of hostage Edan Alexander, points at the portrait of Edan, as family members and supporters of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack, stand near the kibbutz defense on the day they use giant loudspeakers to call their captive loved ones over the border between Israel and Gaza, at Kibbutz Nir Oz, in southern Israel, April 20, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Hamas Says It Will Release American-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander on Monday

Asharq Al Awsat

UN: Situation in West Darfur ‘Catastrophic’

A displaced Sudanese woman sits next to children in a town in northern Darfur (Reuters) 

Document Written by Arafat Helped Israel Recover Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 43 Years

The Walla website published a secret document written by late Palestinian president, Yasser Arafat, who referred to the presence of three graves located in the cemetery of Yarmouk camp in Syria 

Israel Says Not Committed to Hamas Ceasefire, Only to Safe Corridor for US Hostage Release

Houthi supporters gather around a large Palestinian flag during an anti-US and anti-Israel protest in Sana'a, Yemen, 09 May 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Israel's Blockade Means Gaza's Hospitals Cannot Provide Food to Recovering Patients

Sobhi al-Bursh, who was injured in a bombing and lost his foot, is fed beans brought from home by his father, Mohamed, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel Attacks Yemen's Hodeidah after Evacuation Warnings, Houthis Say

File photo: Smoke billows over buildings following Israeli airstrikes in Sana'a, Yemen, 06 May 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

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An Iraqi Kurdish woman waves a flag bearing the portrait of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as people gather at Freedom Park to listen to an audio message by the jailed leader in Sulaimaniyah, in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on February 27, 2025. (AFP)

PKK Decision to Dissolve Important Step, Ruling Party Spokesman Says

Asharq Al Awsat

Indian Army Reports 'First Calm Night' after Kashmir Truce with Pakistan Holds

A Pakistani security official stand guard at the scene of a suicide bomb blast targeting a vehicle of police in Peshawar, Pakistan, 11 May 2025. EPA/BILAWAL ARBAB

UK Hosts European Ministers for Ukraine Talks after Ceasefire Ultimatum

The so-called "Weimar+" group is expected to meet in the UK to discuss a potential ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/AFP

Denmark to Host Meeting on Arctic Security

Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen walks on the day of the meeting of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) in Oslo, Norway May 9, 2025. NTB/Terje Pedersen via REUTERS

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine and Gaza

Pope Leo XIV waves as he delivers the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on May 11, 2025. (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP)

Iran, US Begin 4th Round of Negotiations over Tehran's Nuclear Program

A woman walks next to an anti-US mural near the former US embassy in Tehran May 11, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

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A recent meeting at Arabian International Co. for Steel Structures (AIC) in Jeddah to announce the First Saudi Produced THAAD Components 

Lockheed Martin Completes First Saudi Produced THAAD Components

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)

Gold Falls as Positive US-China Talks Hamper Safe-haven Appeal

Gold jewelry are displayed for sale at V&P Jewelry in the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in the Jewelry District of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Riyadh International Industry Week 2025 Kicks off Monday

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

US, China Reach Deal to Cut Trade Deficit, US Officials Say

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (L) and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speak to the media after talks between seniors US and Chinese officials on tariffs at the residence of the permanent Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on May 11, 2025. (Photo by VALENTIN FLAURAUD / AFP)

GASTAT: Saudi Industrial Production Index Up 2.0% in March 2025

GASTAT released on Sunday its Industrial Production Index (IPI) for March 2025

A Century of Partnership: How Oil Forged the US-Saudi Strategic Alliance

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

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Royal Commission for AlUla, UNESCO Inaugurate Exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2025

Culture The exhibition is hosted at Palazzo Zorzi in Venice, Italy, and will run through November 23. SPA

Royal Commission for AlUla, UNESCO Inaugurate Exhibition at Venice Biennale Architecture 2025

The Royal Commission for AlUla has inaugurated the "Deep Surfaces: Architecture to Enhance the Visitor Experience of UNESCO Sites" exhibition, organized in…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture The Light Footprint exhibition is hosted at Venice's Querini Stampalia Foundation. (SPA)
Culture

Diriyah Art Futures, Schiattarella Associati Inaugurate 'The Light Footprint' Exhibition in Venice

The Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region's first New Media Arts hub, inaugurated on Thursday "The Light Footprint," an exhibition in…

Culture Saudi Arabia Takes Part in Doha International Book Fair 2025
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Saudi Arabia Takes Part in Doha International Book Fair 2025

Saudi Arabia, represented by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission, participated n Thursday in the 34th edition of the Doha International Book…

Culture 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)
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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…

Culture Through a curated cultural program, the ministry will highlight the diversity of Saudi culture and its contemporary creative renaissance
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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)

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Bundesliga Club Heidenheim Accuses Berlin Police of 'Extreme Violence' Against its Fans

Sports 10 May 2025, Berlin: Heidenheim's Jan Schoeppner (L) celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1.FC Union Berlin and 1. FC Heidenheim at An der Alten Foersterei. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa

Bundesliga Club Heidenheim Accuses Berlin Police of 'Extreme Violence' Against its Fans

Bundesliga club Heidenheim has accused Berlin police of extreme violence leaving some of its fans needing medical treatment following Saturday’s game at Union…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her women's singles match against US' Sofia Kenintheir of the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 11, 2025. (Photo by PIERO CRUCIATTI / AFP)
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Sabalenka Advances at Italian Open by Beating American Kenin

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka fought back from a set down against Sofia Kenin to advance at the Italian Open on Sunday. Kenin, the No. 31-seeded American, won the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Thomas Mueller (C-R) of Bayern Munich celebrates the German Bundesliga championship title after the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Munich, Germany, 10 May 2025. EPA/RONALD WITTEK
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Bayern Munich Celebrates Bundesliga Title with Last Home Win for Thomas Müller

Thomas Müller led Bayern Munich's Bundesliga title celebrations after helping the team beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-0 in his last home game for the club on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Players of Boca Juniors look on during the penalty shootout of the Argentine Professional Football League 2025 Apertura Tournament match between Boca Juniors and Lanus at La Bombonera stadium in Buenos Aires on May 10, 2025. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)
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Boca Edge Lanus on Penalties to Reach Apertura Quarter-finals amid Fan Unrest

Boca Juniors claimed a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Lanus on Saturday to reach the Argentine Apertura tournament quarter-finals, following a tense 0-0 draw…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates winning his men's singles match against Mariano Navone of Argentina at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 10 May 2025. EPA/ALESSANDRO DI MEO
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Sinner Enjoys Triumphant Return at Italian Open Following Doping Ban

World number one Jannik Sinner was ecstatic after a victorious return following a three-month doping ban, with a 6–3 6–4 win over Argentina's Mariano Navone in…

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'Treasure Hunt': Tourists Boost Sales at Japan's Don Quijote Stores

Varieties Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from compact gadgets to party costumes, thanks to its cult status among tourists. Richard A. Brooks / AFP

'Treasure Hunt': Tourists Boost Sales at Japan's Don Quijote Stores

Business is booming at Japanese discount chain Don Quijote, which sells everything from nostril-hair wax to compact gadgets and colorful party costumes, thanks…

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Varieties Aerial view showing a man looking down from the Obelisk observation deck in Buenos Aires on May 8, 2025. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)
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Elevator at Obelisk Offers Breathtaking View of Buenos Aires

The famous Obelisk in Buenos Aires Obelisk now offers a breathtaking new perspective. With the addition of an elevator, visitors can ascend this iconic…

Asharq Al Awsat (Buenos Aires)
Varieties In this photo provided by researchers, a wild male chimpanzee produces a pant-hoot call to elicit a response from distant group members and reunite with them in the Budongo Forest of Uganda in June 2016. (Adrian Soldati via AP)
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Jungle Music: Chimp Drumming Reveals Building Blocks of Human Rhythm

Like humans, chimpanzees drum with distinct rhythms - and two subspecies living on opposite sides of Africa have their own signature styles, according to a…

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Varieties FILE - This photo provided by researcher Jane Greaves shows the planet Venus, seen from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki probe in May 2016. (J. Greaves/Cardiff University/JAXA via AP)
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Soviet-era Spacecraft Plunges to Earth after 53 Years Stuck in Orbit

A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and…

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Varieties A picture taken on May 10, 2025 shows smoke billowing from a building storing pool cleaning products, in the coastal city of Vilanova i la Geltru, south of Barcelona. (AFP)
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Toxic Cloud Forces 160,000 Spaniards to Stay Inside after Fire

Around 160,000 people in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region were warned to stay inside on Saturday after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud…

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