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Turkish, Russian Diplomats Discuss Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks, Russian Ministry Says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan spoke on Monday to discuss Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold…

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Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih speaks at the forum. Asharq Al-Awsat

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Al-Falih: Saudi-US Investment Forum Consolidates the 2 Countries’ Partnership

Saudi Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih said Tuesday the Saudi-US Investment Forum consolidates the partnership between the two countries. Al-Falih…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his opening speech during the Fourth Ministerial Meeting of the Forum of China and Community of Latin American and Caribbean States in Beijing, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP)

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China’s Xi Slams ‘Bullying’ as Beijing Hosts LatAm Leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to deepen ties with Latin America and condemned "bullying" in a thinly veiled swipe at the United States, as he…

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(FILES) A view of the Pentagon, the headquarters building for the US Department of Defense, on August 13, 2024, in Washington, DC. Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP

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US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

The US State Department has approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook Helicopters and F-16 components and sustainment, along with related equipment, to the…

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Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit

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Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, (R) meets with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. (AFP)

Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, welcomed on Tuesday US President Donald Trump in Riyadh as he embarked on his first official…

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People walk past an anti-US mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 11, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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US Announces New Sanctions Against Iran as Talks Proceed

The United States announced new sanctions Monday against Iran over its nuclear program, despite ongoing negotiations between the two countries over the…

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Members of the police are seen in the Libyan capital Tripoli. (EPA)

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Armed Clashes Erupt in Libya’s Tripoli After Reported Killing of Armed Group Leader

Armed clashes erupted on Monday evening and gunfire has echoed in the city center and other parts of the Libyan capital Tripoli following reports that an armed…

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World Trade Chief Says Global Free Trade is in a 'Crisis'

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (L) meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the latter's office in Tokyo on May 13, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL / AFP)

Syria's Sharaa Skips Iraq Summit After Firestorm Over Invitation

French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) receives Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, 07 May 2025. (EPA)

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Israeli Merkava tanks in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria near the village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, 08 May 2025. (EPA)

Hamas Says It Freed Israeli-American Hostage, Israel Says No Ceasefire

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

Trump Offers to Join Potential Russia-Ukraine Talks in Türkiye

This combination of pictures created on May 12, 2025 shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (L) during a press conference with the German Chancellor during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11, 2024, and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Congress of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in Moscow on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

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File photo shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Donald Trump during the latter’s visit to the Kingdom (SPA)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

A view shows makeshift shelters at the Internally Displaced People's (IDP) camp in Tinzaouaten, northern Mali November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

More Than 83 Million People Internally Displaced Worldwide, Says Monitor

A person takes a picture of a protestor dressed as Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer posing in front of a 16-foot replica of a MK-84 2,000-pound bomb labelled with the word "Complicit" and with a tag reading "more that 52,000 people killed", referring to the number of people killed in Gaza since the start of Israel’s offensive, during the photocall organized by the NGO Oxfam in front of Palace of Westminster, home of the Houses of Parliament, central London, on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

Rights Groups Take UK Govt to Court Over Israel Arms Sales

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. SPA

Saudi Arabia Launches HUMAIN to Develop Artificial Intelligence

A handout picture released by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs shows Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty looking at a collection of artifacts, illegally smuggled out of Egypt, after they were returned at the ministry headquarters in Cairo on May 12, 2025. (Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP / Handout)

Egypt Says Retrieves 25 Smuggled Artifacts From US

People walk at Waterloo station, after Transport for London (TfL) reported a power failure across the London Underground, London Overground and the Elizabeth line, in London, Britain, May 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

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Trump Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit

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US Approves Possible Sale of Chinook Helicopters, F-16 Sustainment to UAE

Lebanon, Kuwait Reaffirm Strong Ties in High-Level Summit

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (Lebanese Presidency)

Trump Heads on ‘Historic’ Gulf Tour

Saudi and US flags flutter on a main road in Riyadh on May 12, 2025, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump this week. (AFP)

Saudi Govt Welcomes Trump’s Visit, Hopes to Bolster Strategic Partnership with US

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Riyadh. (SPA)

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

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

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Armed Clashes Erupt in Libya’s Tripoli After Reported Killing of Armed Group Leader

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Syria's Sharaa Skips Iraq Summit After Firestorm Over Invitation

Syria and Neighbors Urge Israel to Stop Bombings

Cyprus Says Syria Will Take Back Citizens Trying to Reach the Mediterranean Island by Boat

Migrants stand behind a fence inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (AP)

Trump Says He May Ease Sanctions on Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with US President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in London, Britain, December 4, 2019. (Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters)

UN, Aid Group Slam Israel’s Gaza Blockade after Report Warns of Famine Risk

This picture taken from a position in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on May 6, 2025, shows smoke billowing from explosions in Gaza. (AFP)

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Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, to view the fly past featuring the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows and current and historic military aircraft, at the end of the military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and in honor of those who served during the Second World War, May 5, 2025. (Aaron Chown/Pool via Reuters)

UK’s King Charles to Host France’s Macron for State Visit in July

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UN Aviation Body Rules Russia Downed Malaysian Airliner

Presiding judge Hendrik Steenhuis, right, other trial judges and lawyers view the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, at the Gilze-Rijen military airbase, southern Netherlands, on May 26, 2021. (AP)

Turkish, Russian Diplomats Discuss Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks, Russian Ministry Says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov during a press conference in Ankara, Türkiye, February 24, 2025. (Reuters)

UK Police Arrest Man for Arson after Fire at PM's House

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer leads a roundtable discussion at the Border Security Summit in London, Britain March 31, 2025. Kin Cheung/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

More Than 83 Million People Internally Displaced Worldwide, Says Monitor

US Announces New Sanctions Against Iran as Talks Proceed

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Al-Falih: Saudi-US Investment Forum Consolidates the 2 Countries’ Partnership

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Türkiye's Recent Political Events Hit Economy, Reserves, Says EBRD

Owners of a "bufe", a Turkish word to call small corner restaurants with a couple of stools outside or inside, wait for customers at Uskudar neighborhood in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 23, 2025. (Reuters)

US and Saudi Firms Leverage Trump’s Visit for Strategic Deals

Dubai to Allow Residents Pay Government Services Using Cryptocurrency

Dubai’s Department of Finance signed on Monday a new MoU with global digital asset platform Crypto.com. WAM

World Trade Chief Says Global Free Trade is in a 'Crisis'

Saudi Aramco CEO: Oil Demand to Remain Resilient Despite Recent Upheaval

Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser speaks at an event in Houston. (AFP file)

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Saudi National Museum to Mark International Museum Day with 3-Day Program

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Saudi National Museum to Mark International Museum Day with 3-Day Program

In celebration of International Museum Day 2025, the National Museum of Saudi Arabia will host a three-day cultural program from May 15 to 17 under the theme …

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Egypt Says Retrieves 25 Smuggled Artifacts From US

Sarcophagus lids, a Greco-Roman portrait and fragments of what is believed to be a temple of Queen Hatshepsut were among 25 rare artifacts returned to Egypt…

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The Jusoor Exhibition is part of the ministry's broader effort to build cultural bridges and promote the values of tolerance and moderation in Islam. (SPA)

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Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs Concludes Sixth Jusoor Exhibition in Kosovo

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance concluded the sixth edition of the Jusoor Exhibition in Pristina, reported the Saudi Press…

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

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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…

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The Light Footprint exhibition is hosted at Venice's Querini Stampalia Foundation. (SPA)

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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…

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Coach Murray and Djokovic Part Ways Ahead of French Open

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FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 26, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his round of 64 match against Italy's Matteo Arnaldi REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Coach Murray and Djokovic Part Ways Ahead of French Open

Andy Murray will no longer coach 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, with the pair's high-profile partnership coming to an end after only six months,…

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Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury as Jota Silva looks on. (Action Images via Reuters)

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Reports: Forest’s Awoniyi Undergoes Surgery After Colliding with Post

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi underwent surgery for an abdominal injury on Monday after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw…

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USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

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Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said…

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Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Group Stage - Central Cordoba v Flamengo - Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina - May 7, 2025 General view as players line up during a minutes silence in memory of former Argentinean professional player Luis Galvan REUTERS/Daniel Gollan

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15,000 Argentine Fans to be Banned from Club World Cup

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich handed the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires on Monday a list of 15,000 violent football fans who will be…

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Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 12, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 32 match against Netherlands' Jesper De Jong REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

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Sinner Overcomes 'Big Drop' in Level in 2nd Match Back from Doping Ban at Italian Open

Jannik Sinner is still regaining his focus on the tennis court after his three-month doping ban. The top-ranked player overcame a brief lapse during the…

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Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky

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Kanlaon is one of 24 active volcanoes in the Philippines. (AFP)

Volcano in Philippines Spews Ash Over a Mile into the Sky

A volcano in the central Philippines erupted early Tuesday morning, sending a massive grey plume of ash up about three kilometers (1.8 miles) into the sky and…

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(FILES) A woman with her face covered walks past air coolers kept on display outside a shop during a hot summer day amid severe heatwave in Varanasi, India on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP)

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Scientists Exploring How to Beat Heat for Better Sleep

Cool showers and less coffee or alcohol: sleep quality is being harmed by hotter temperatures caused by climate change, and scientists say we need to learn how…

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Dr. Raquel Gomez Pliego prepares "super tortillas" at the Industrial Microbiology laboratory of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Carl de Souza / AFP)

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Scientists in Mexico Develop Tortilla for People with No Fridge

Peering through a microscope, food scientist Raquel Gomez studies microorganisms that add nutrients and preserve tortillas for several weeks without…

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Götz Valien: The Last Dinosaur in the Movie Poster Industry

In a digital age, Götz Valien is Berlin’s last movie poster artist, producing giant hand-painted film adverts. For more than three decades, Austrian-born…

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Power Failures Cause Disruption on London Tube

Power failures caused delays and disruption on London's Tube network on Monday, as several of its busiest lines were suspended. The Bakerloo line was…

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