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World People shop in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
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Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel

Iran hanged two men on Saturday convicted of spying for Israel, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions in recent weeks. "Yaghoub Karimpour…

Arab World A man sits watching as Lebanese first responders search for human remains amongst the rubble the day after a house was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, on May 1, 2026. (AFP)
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Lebanon Says 13 Killed in Israeli Strikes in South

Lebanon's health ministry said 13 people were killed on Friday in Israeli strikes in the south, including in a town where Israel's army had issued an…

World US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 30, 2026 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)
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US to Withdraw About 5,000 Troops from Germany

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the withdrawal of about 5,000 troops from Germany within the next year, the Pentagon said on Friday, in the…

Arab World United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armored vehicle drives at the entrance of the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on April 30, 2026. (AFP)
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China Says UN Should Revisit Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission Decision

China's ambassador to the United Nations said on Friday that there was a need to revisit the UN Security Council's decision to end the mandate of a long…

Iran Military Official Says Renewed War with US ‘Likely’

World A woman walks past an anti-US graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP)

Iran Military Official Says Renewed War with US ‘Likely’

A senior Iranian military officer said on Saturday that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was …

World People march while holding a giant Cuban national flag during a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2026. (Reuters)
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Trump Expands US Sanctions on Cuban Government and Affiliates

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday broadening US sanctions against the Cuban government, two White House officials told Reuters, as…

World An Emirati patrol boat, left, is near a tanker anchored in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from a coastal road near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP)
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US Warns Shipping Firms They Could Face Sanctions Over Paying Iranian Tolls in Strait of Hormuz

The United States is warning shipping companies that they could face sanctions for making payments to Iran to safely pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The…

Trump Says He’ll Place 25% Tariff on Autos from EU, Accusing Bloc of Not Complying with Trade Deal

Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP)

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: No Point Negotiating with Israel Under Fire

FILE PHOTO: Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (not seen) in Beirut, Lebanon October 18, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/File Photo

Why Israel Fears Military Rapprochement Between Egypt and Türkiye

Egyptian Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets Turkish Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation summit in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital in December 2024. (Egyptian Presidency)

Aoun Insists on Ceasefire Before Lebanon-Israel Talks

A billboard depicting Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and sentence reading in Arabic "The decision is up to Lebanon" is seen in the predominantly Christian Ashrafieh neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, 01 May 2026. (EPA)

Israeli Police Arrest a Man Suspected of Attacking a Nun Near Jerusalem’s Old City

A nun passes by the last supper room area outside of Jerusalem old city, 01 May 2026. (EPA)

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New Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Media Office/Handout via Reuters).

Why Does Trump Favor Iraq’s Al-Zaidi?

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, May 1, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

US Navy Turns to AI Firm Domino for Options to Counter Iranian Mines

Displaced Sudanese students attend a class at an elementary school run by the Sudanese Coalition for Education in partnership with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF), south of Port Sudan, on April 26, 2026. (AFP)

Sudanese Schoolchildren Race to Make Up for Years Lost to War

Mourners carry coffins during a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon, April 26, 2026. (Reuters)

Timeline of Decades of Conflict Between Israel and Hezbollah

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. (BNA file)

King of Bahrain: Iran Must Cease Meddling in Our Internal Affairs

This handout photograph taken and released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's Press Office on April 28, 2026 shows new prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi talking on the phone at his office in Baghdad. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office /AFP)

Trump Congratulates Zaidi on His Nomination to Be Next Iraqi Prime Minister

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The Gulf After the Reordering of Deterrence

Dr. Abdullah Faisal Alrabeh
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‘Greater Israel’ and ‘Greater Iran’

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Lebanon, the State, and the ‘Duo’

Mustafa Fahs
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Iran: Four Illusions of a 60-Day-War

Amir Taheri
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On the Illuminating Light of Lebanon

Antoine Douaihy
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New Trajectories For Intelligence!

Huda al-Husseini
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Sudan… Are the Rifts of the Rapid Support Forces Growing?

Osman Mirghani
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Aoun…and Redefining Lebanon as a State

Jamal Al-Kashki
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Vision 2030: A Decade in Review

Emile Ameen
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Lebanon in the Bottleneck

Hanna Saleh
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Lebanon: Faced with the Israeli Project and Its Regional Cost

Eyad Abu Shakra
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The Bullet, the President, and the Battle for the Image

Ghassan Charbel
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The directorate reaffirmed its readiness to manage pilgrim influxes at all ports -SPA

Jeddah Port Welcomes First Group of Sudanese Pilgrims

Asharq Al Awsat

King of Bahrain: Iran Must Cease Meddling in Our Internal Affairs

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. (BNA file)

UAE Announces Travel Ban on Nationals to Iran, Lebanon and Iraq

The flag of the UAE. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Foreign Minister Meets with French Counterpart in Riyadh

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How Did the Jeddah Summit Support Joint Gulf Action?

The flags of Gulf countries are raised in Jeddah ahead of the summit (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Written Messages from Rwanda’s President, Japanese PM

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

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New Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, uses a phone at his office in Baghdad, Iraq, April 28, 2026. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Media Office/Handout via Reuters).

Why Does Trump Favor Iraq’s Al-Zaidi?

Ali Saray (London)

Hamas, Israel Exchange Views over Latest Gaza Roadmap

A displaced Palestinian child play inside a car destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

Seasonal Rainfall Deepens Yemenis’ Humanitarian Plight

Relief agencies said 200,000 people have been affected by the rainfall. (Local media)

China Says UN Should Revisit Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission Decision

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) armored vehicle drives at the entrance of the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on April 30, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Says 13 Killed in Israeli Strikes in South

A man sits watching as Lebanese first responders search for human remains amongst the rubble the day after a house was targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, on May 1, 2026. (AFP)

US Backing for Al-Zaidi Rattles Baghdad's Calculations

Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali Al-Zaidi attends a Coordination Framework meeting in Baghdad on April 27 (AP)

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People shop in a local market in Tehran, Iran, April 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Iran Executes Two Men Convicted of Spying for Israel

Iran Military Official Says Renewed War with US ‘Likely’

A woman walks past an anti-US graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP)

Separatists in Canada Oil Province Seek Independence Referendum

Oil pumpjacks operating in a farmer’s field near Calgary, Alberta, Canada, November 26, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Expands US Sanctions on Cuban Government and Affiliates

People march while holding a giant Cuban national flag during a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2026. (Reuters)

Mali Accuses Military Officers of Working with Extremists to Carry Out Attacks Against Govt

Commuters drive through the streets of Bamako, Mali, 27 April 2026. (EPA)

US to Withdraw About 5,000 Troops from Germany

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 30, 2026 in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

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A traffic light for cyclists is pictured in front of a giant logo of German automotive brand Mercedes-Benz is seen atop a Mercedes dealership in Offenbach, western Germany, on April 29, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Auto Tariff Hike Could Cost Germany Nearly $18 Billion in Output, Institute Says

LNG Canada Exports Hit 1 Million Metric Tons for First Time in Single Month

A drone picture shows an LNG (liquid natural gas) carrier ship docked at LNG Canada's export facility on Canada's Pacific coast in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada August 19, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says He’ll Place 25% Tariff on Autos from EU, Accusing Bloc of Not Complying with Trade Deal

Cargo containers line a ship at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP)

Chevron's Upstream Strength Lifts First-quarter Earnings Past Estimate

3D-printed oil pump jacks and the Chevron logo appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Gold Heads for Weekly Loss as High Oil Prices Feed inflation worries

A jeweller holds gold bars in Cairo, Egypt, March 9, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran’s Monthslong Internet Shutdown Is Crushing Businesses in an Already Battered Economy

A man uses his smartphone while riding the subway in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. (AP)

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Private Museums Bolster Cultural Tourism in Qassim Region

Culture A prominent example is the private museum of Abdullah Al-Suhaibani, an expert with over 40 years of experience in gemstones and minerals - SPA

Private Museums Bolster Cultural Tourism in Qassim Region

Qassim Region is witnessing a significant rise in private museums, as individual collectors transform personal passions into vital cultural projects. These…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture ‏The Saudi pavilion brings together a range of government entities and cultural institutions - SPA
Culture

Saudi Arabia Showcases Literary Diversity at 2026 Rabat International Book Fair

The Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission launched the Saudi pavilion at the 2026 International Publishing and Book Fair in Rabat, which continues…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture German artist Georg Baselitz attends the opening of his exhibition "The Heroes" (Die Helden) at the Staedel museum in Frankfurt, Germany June 29, 2016. (Reuters)
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Georg Baselitz, the German Painter Who Turned Postwar Art Upside Down, Dies at 88

Georg Baselitz liked to insist — sometimes as a taunt, ‌sometimes as a shield — that he did not know how to paint. That he had "no talent". Rejected at…

Culture The event marked 100 years of Saudi-Russian bilateral relations. SPA
Culture

Saudi Arabia Holds Cultural Event in Moscow to Mark Centenary of Ties with Russia

The Saudi Ministry of Education, in cooperation with the Kingdom’s embassy in Russia, organized an academic and cultural event titled “A Century of Friendship…

Asharq Al Awsat (Moscow)
Culture Marine Sadania, a maritime archaeologist in charge of scientific and heritage management for the PACA Coastal Observatory, observes the “ROV C 4000,” a remotely operated vehicle manufactured by the French company LD Travocean and designed for seabed exploration, during its launch aboard the Jason (BSAA), chartered for an archaeological mission on the wreck of the CAMARAT 4 off the coast of Ramatuel, in southeastern France on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)
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Diving Robot Explores Mystery of France's Deepest Shipwreck

Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Sinner Says Adrenaline Drives Him Past Fatigue in Run to Madrid Final

Sports Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after winning his men's singles semifinal match against Arthur Fils of France at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, 01 May 2026. (EPA)

Sinner Says Adrenaline Drives Him Past Fatigue in Run to Madrid Final

Jannik Sinner said ‌the surge of adrenaline that comes with big matches had helped him push through mounting fatigue after the Italian reached his maiden…

Sports Charles Leclerc of Monaco and Scuderia Ferrari looks on in the Paddock during previews ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on April 30, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Leclerc Offers Hope to Ferrari Fans in Miami

Charles Leclerc offered Ferrari fans a message of hope on Friday after the Italian team were outpaced by McLaren's world champion Lando Norris in qualifying…

Sports Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (3) Oracle Red Bull Racing RB22 Red Bull Ford on track during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Miami at Miami International Autodrome on May 01, 2026 in Miami, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Verstappen Feels Red Bull Have Closed Gap and He Trusts Car More

Max ‌Verstappen felt Red Bull had closed the gap to Formula One rivals at the Miami Grand Prix and he could trust his car more. The four-time world…

Sports Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta gestures during a Champions League semifinal, first leg, soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Arsenal in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP)
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Arteta Urges Arsenal to Focus on Premier League Title Push Ahead of Fulham Clash

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has urged his players to refocus on their Premier League title push as they prepare to host Fulham on Saturday, days after being…

Sports Football - Premier League - Liverpool v Crystal Palace - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - April 25, 2026 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah applauds fans as he walks off the pitch after being substituted. (Reuters)
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Salah ‘Deserves Big Send-Off’, Says Liverpool Boss Slot

Arne Slot said Mohamed Salah "deserves a big send-off" as he confirmed he expected the departing superstar to return from injury before the end of the season. …

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US Border Wall Construction Threatens Endangered Wolves, Conservationists Say

Varieties Mexican gray wolf cubs, an endangered native species, are seen in their enclosure at the Museo del Desierto in Saltillo, Mexico July 2, 2020. (Reuters)

US Border Wall Construction Threatens Endangered Wolves, Conservationists Say

For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the US into Mexico last week in New Mexico, a federal official said on…

Varieties Owner of the Officine Gentile garage, Giovanni Gentile (L) and a worker inspect a finished model of the Fiat 500 Jolly Lido at the Officine Gentile garage in Turin on April 30, 2026. (AFP)
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‘Second Life’: Vintage Fiat 500s Get Electric Makeover

In a workshop in Turin -- the historic home of Italian carmaker Fiat -- vintage 500 models are getting a makeover with electric engines. Classic Fiat 500s,…

Varieties A customer shops at the Audible Story House in New York, on April 30, 2026. The pop-up store labeled as a "bookless bookstore" is dedicated to audiobooks. (AFP)
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‘Bookless Bookstore’: Audio-Only Book Shop Opens in New York

Audiobook giant Audible opened what it billed as the first "bookless bookstore" in New York on Friday as industry statistics show more American consumers…

Varieties A French firefighter douses burning vegetation during a bushfire in Budel, Netherlands May 1, 2026. (Reuters)
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France, Germany Send Firefighters to Help Battle Dutch Blazes

France and Germany sent firefighting units to the Netherlands on Friday to help battle woodland blazes flaring in several areas. Many of the fires, which…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Pavel Talankin arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscars party after the 98th Academy Awards, in Beverly Hills, California, US, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo/File Photo
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Oscar Statuette for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' Goes Missing on Flight

The Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, the Russian director who won best documentary this year for "Mr. Nobody Against Putin," has gone missing after…

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