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Arab World A photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency on April 17, 2026, shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivering a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of the capital Beirut. (Lebanese Presidency)
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Aoun Says Future Deal Will Not Cede Lebanese Territory, Country No Longer ‘Arena for Anyone’s Wars’

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that any future deal reached by the government would not cede any ‌territory or ‌undermine Lebanon's…

Arab World An Israeli helicopter fires a projectile, as it flies over Lebanon, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, as seen from Israel, April 17, 2026. (Reuters)
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Lebanon Says Israeli Strike in South Kills One Despite Truce

Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a motorcycle in the south killed one person on Friday, despite the start of a 10-day ceasefire in the Israel…

Arab World A woman walks next to an ambulance at the site of an Israeli strike carried out before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. (Reuters)
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Hezbollah Tallies Its Dead from Israel War, Estimates Exceed 1,000

Hezbollah said its fighters would “keep their fingers on the trigger” hours after a ceasefire took effect between Lebanon and Israel, warning it would not stay…

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Arab World Komala party members look towards the debris is strewn from mangled structures following drone strikes on the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party's Sordash camp, which resulted in the death of a female party member and the injury of two others, some 40 km northwest of the city of Sulaymaniyah in the autonomous Kurdistan region on April 15, 2026. (AFP)
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Strikes Kill 3 Iranian Kurds in Northern Iraq, Says Opposition Group

Drone and rocket strikes in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region on Friday killed three Iranian Kurds, including two women fighters, an exiled opposition group…

Trump Says ‘No Sticking Points’ for Iran Deal

World President Donald Trump arrives for a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP)

Trump Says ‘No Sticking Points’ for Iran Deal

US President Donald Trump told AFP on Friday there were "no sticking points" left for a peace deal with Iran, adding that an agreement was "very close." Trump…

Arab World Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)
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Kosovo Lawmakers Approve Proposed Gaza Troop Deployment

Kosovo's parliament on Friday passed a law authorizing the potential deployment of a small number of troops to Gaza as part of a peacekeeping force proposed by…

Arab World Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike that took place on Tuesday, according to medics, at Al-Shati camp in Gaza City, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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UN: Average of 47 Women and Girls Killed Daily During Gaza War

An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by UN Women on Friday, and the agency…

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3 Charged after Attempted Arson at Iran International Office in London

A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

Romanian Defense Ministry Says Radars Caught Russian Drone Breaching Air Space

Ukrainian law enforcement officers inspect fragments of a drone at the site of an air attack in Kharkiv on April 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Türkiye Hosts Latest Diplomatic Push on Middle East War

Turkish Foreign Minister Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian Foreign Minister Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (not seen) after their meeting in Ankara, Türkiye, 09 April 2026. EPA/NECATI SAVAS

Saudi Arabia Welcomes US President's Ceasefire Announcement in Lebanon

File photo of the Saudi flag/AAWSAT

Beirut Conference Sees Wide Consensus Over Weapons-free Capital

Beirut MPs met in the capital to support a government move declaring the city “safe and weapons-free." Asharq Al-Awsat

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A satellite image of Gaza port. (Reuters file)

Secret Israeli Ministerial Talks under US Pressure Discuss Vision of ‘New Gaza’

A woman reacts as emergency personnel search for survivors at the site of an Israeli strike carried out just before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. (Reuters)

In Final Moments Before Truce, Israeli Strike Kills Lebanese Man’s Family

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign Over Mandelson Appointment as Pressure Builds

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks at a news conference at the Capitol on September 5, 2025 (AP)  

Senate Republicans Again Block Bid to Limit Trump’s Iran War Powers

Some of the Sudanese civilian refugees and human rights activists hold placards with the wordings, 'KeepEyesOnSudan' outside a bus branded during a commemorative gathering dubbed 'Under the Neema (Tree)' to mark the third anniversary since the war in Sudan started, organized by the Amnesty International at the Freedom Corner in Nairobi, Kenya, 15 April 2026. EPA/DANIEL IRUNGU

Danish Refugee Council Warns 4 Million More Face Displacement as Aid Drops

FILE PHOTO: A member of the People's Liberation Army stands as the strategic strike group displays DF-5C nuclear missiles during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

How China’s Weapons Transfers to Iran Have Evolved Over Decades

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Iran: Heading for Another Ceasefire?

Amir Taheri
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Iran: Heading for Another Ceasefire?

Amir Taheri
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Iran: Heading for Another Ceasefire?

Amir Taheri
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What The State Should and Should Not Do

Tawfiq Alsaif
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What Does the Fourth Year of War Hold for Sudan?

Osman Mirghani
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The Suez Moment and the Strait of Hormuz… A Tempting but Misleading Comparison

Alaa Shahine Salha
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When Will Calm Return to the Region?

Fuad Matar
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A World without NATO… What Would It Look Like?

Dr. Hassan Abou Taleb
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The Battle for Lebanon’s Diplomatic Independence

Hazem Saghieh
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Hormuz: A Strait that Matters to the Entire World

Yousef Al-Dayni
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The Palestinians and the War on Iran

Nabil Amr
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Iran Has No Choice but to Become a Normal State

Ahmad Mahmoud Ajaj
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The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Doha, Qatar, April 16, 2026. (QNA)

Shehbaz Sharif, Tamim bin Hamad Support Path of De-escalation

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Sultan of Oman, Qatari Emir Discuss Regional Developments, Means to Contain Escalation

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman, and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar met at Al Baraka Palace in Muscat on Thursday (Omani News Agency)

OIC Lauds US President’s Ceasefire Announcement in Lebanon

OIC Lauds US President’s Ceasefire Announcement in Lebanon

GCC Secretary-General Welcomes US President's Ceasefire Announcement on Lebanon

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

Saudi Arabia Welcomes US President's Ceasefire Announcement in Lebanon

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Saudi-Pakistani Ties Shift from Coordination to Shaping Stability

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Jeddah on Wednesday (SPA)

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A photograph released by the Lebanese Presidency on April 17, 2026, shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun delivering a televised address to the Lebanese people from the Baabda Presidential Palace, east of the capital Beirut. (Lebanese Presidency)

Aoun Says Future Deal Will Not Cede Lebanese Territory, Country No Longer ‘Arena for Anyone’s Wars’

Hezbollah Tallies Its Dead from Israel War, Estimates Exceed 1,000

A woman walks next to an ambulance at the site of an Israeli strike carried out before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Secret Israeli Ministerial Talks under US Pressure Discuss Vision of ‘New Gaza’

A satellite image of Gaza port. (Reuters file)

Strikes Kill 3 Iranian Kurds in Northern Iraq, Says Opposition Group

Komala party members look towards the debris is strewn from mangled structures following drone strikes on the Iranian Kurdish opposition Komala party's Sordash camp, which resulted in the death of a female party member and the injury of two others, some 40 km northwest of the city of Sulaymaniyah in the autonomous Kurdistan region on April 15, 2026. (AFP)

Kosovo Lawmakers Approve Proposed Gaza Troop Deployment

Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)

UN: Average of 47 Women and Girls Killed Daily During Gaza War

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike that took place on Tuesday, according to medics, at Al-Shati camp in Gaza City, April 15, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer leaves after the multinational virtual summit and press conference at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris, Friday April 17, 2026 (Tom Nicholson/Pool Photo via AP)

Starmer Rejects Calls to Resign Over Mandelson Appointment as Pressure Builds

Trump Says ‘No Sticking Points’ for Iran Deal

President Donald Trump arrives for a roundtable event about no tax on tips, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP)

Spain’s Sanchez Says Venezuela’s Machado Declined to Meet Him

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Not Pictured) attend a press conference during the summit between Spain and Brazil in Barcelona, Spain, April 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump Says Blockade on Iranian Ships and Ports Will Stay in Force

The Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I, an oil tanker that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arrives in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra, Iraq April 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Australia's Most Decorated Veteran Walks Free on Bail on War Crimes Charges

Australian SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith (C) is escorted from the Silverwater Correctional Complex after being released on bail in Sydney on April 17, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

3 Charged after Attempted Arson at Iran International Office in London

A Police van is parked outside of a warehouse park housing offices of a the Persian-language TV station, Iran International, in Wembley, northwest London on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)

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Hafnia Lillesand, a crude oil and product tanker, sits at Viva Energy Australia's Gore Bay fuel terminal overlooking the city skyline in Sydney, Australia April 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Oil Falls by 13% After Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz Open

Saudi CEDA Reviews Vision 2030 Progress

Buildings are seen in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser 

1st SKorean Tanker Transits Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu in Alternative Red Sea Route

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers a eulogy during a memorial service to pay tribute to the victims of the sinking of the ferry Sewol off Jin Island on South Korea's southwest coast in Ansan, south of Seoul, South Korea, 16 April 2026. EPA/YONHAP

Gold Holds Steady, Eyes Fourth Weekly Gain on US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes

Samples of gold displayed in a program affiliated with the Brazilian Federal Police specializing in tracking gold in Brasilia (Reuters)

IMF: Middle East Faces Pivotal Economic Moment

Azour speaks during a presentation of the Regional Economic Outlook update (AFP)

Pakistan Central Bank Receives $2 billion from Saudi Arabia as Part of Broader Financial Support Package

Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Muhammad Aurangzeb following the agreement for Saudi Arabia to provide an additional $3 billion in support to Pakistan (X).

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UK Proposal to Charge Tourists to Visit Museums Sparks Backlash

Culture FILE PHOTO: People walk in front of the British Museum in London, Britain, September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

UK Proposal to Charge Tourists to Visit Museums Sparks Backlash

Britain is considering introducing entry fees for tourists visiting some of England's most renowned museums, a proposal that has drawn criticism from…

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Culture The artworks are strategically distributed across major streets, public squares, cultural centers, and key urban hubs. SPA
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Riyadh Art Unveils 75 Works in Expanding Public Art Collection Across Capital

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City, through its “Riyadh Art” program, has unveiled 75 new artworks as part of a growing permanent collection installed across…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture A conservator works on the restoration of gilded moldings at the Prado museum's sculpture restoration department in Madrid on October 23, 2025. (Pierre-Philippe Marcou/ AFP)
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New Tools Rescue Old Art at Madrid’s Prado Museum

In a quiet space secluded from the throngs of daily visitors to Madrid's Prado art museum, a team of experts perpetuate an ancient tradition of restoring…

Culture The Saudi Culture Ministry will oversee the national pavilion with participation from several entities
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Saudi Culture Ministry Launches Nonprofit Cultural Sector Forum with Wide Participation from Experts, Entities

Under the patronage of Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan, the sessions of the Nonprofit Cultural Sector Forum, organized by the…

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Culture Maraya Hall reflects one aspect of the cultural transformation witnessed in AlUla - SPA
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AlUla’s Maraya Hall Highlights Creative Fusion of Art and Landscape

In AlUla Governorate, features of human creativity are manifested in their finest form, as Maraya Hall hosts an exceptional artistic and architectural…

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Everton Hope to Pile Merseyside Derby Blues on Liverpool at New Stadium

Sports Football - Premier League - Brentford v Everton - GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain - April 11, 2026 Everton manager David Moyes reacts. (Action Images via Reuters)

Everton Hope to Pile Merseyside Derby Blues on Liverpool at New Stadium

Everton manager David Moyes wants ‌to make the Hill Dickinson Stadium a happy home and a famous win over old foes Liverpool in the first Merseyside Derby…

Sports Football - Premier League - Sunderland v Tottenham Hotspur - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - April 12, 2026 Tottenham Hotspur's Cristian Romero looks dejected as he is substituted off after sustaining an injury. (Reuters)
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Romero Out for the Season but De Zerbi Backs Spurs to Survive

Roberto De Zerbi confirmed on Friday Cristian Romero will miss the rest of Tottenham's battle for Premier League survival, but remains optimistic that just one…

Sports Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen answers questions during a show "An evening with Max Verstappen" in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 16 April 2026. (EPA)
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Verstappen Gave Lambiase His Blessing for ‘Great’ McLaren Move

Max Verstappen encouraged ‌his Red Bull race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase to move to McLaren after the Briton received an offer that was hard to refuse. …

Sports Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic celebrates winning her quarter-finals match against Coco Gauff of the USA at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, 17 April 2026. (EPA)
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Muchova Overcomes Gauff Hoodoo to Reach Stuttgart Semis

Karolina Muchova broke through for a first win over Coco Gauff on Friday, eliminating the French Open champion in three sets in the quarter-finals in Stuttgart…

Sports Tennis - ATP 500 - Munich Open - MTTC Iphitos, Munich, Germany - April 14, 2026 Germany's Alexander Zverev celebrates after winning his round of 32 match against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic. (Reuters)
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Zverev Fights Past Cerundolo to Reach Munich Semis

Top seed Alexander Zverev battled back from a set down to beat Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo on Friday and book a spot in the semi-finals of the Munich ATP…

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Mounted New York Police Officer and His Horse Corner Suspected Purse Snatcher in Manhattan

Varieties A view shows the downtown Manhattan skyline in New York City, US, July 22, 2025. (Reuters)

Mounted New York Police Officer and His Horse Corner Suspected Purse Snatcher in Manhattan

A New York City police officer on horseback nabbed a suspected purse snatcher after chasing her through the streets of Manhattan at full gallop — a wild scene…

Varieties HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 16: Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen speak during a press conference at the NASA Johnson Space Center on April 16, 2026 in Houston, Texas. Danielle Villasana/Getty Images/AFP
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Back on Earth, Artemis II Crew Still Finding their Footing

Nearly a week after their Pacific splashdown, the astronauts who crewed the Artemis II mission that flew around the Moon told reporters Thursday they have yet…

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Varieties Previous small-scale excavations at Pembroke Castle have already uncovered evidence of early humans and animals. PHOTO: UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
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Hidden Cave, Hippo Bones Under Welsh Castle May Rewrite History

A prehistoric hidden cave and hippo bones found beneath a Welsh castle could transform understanding of ancient life in Britain, researchers said Thursday,…

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Varieties The rare asteroid is expected to “safely pass” within 20,000 miles of Earth in 2029 (Shutterstock)
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Massive Asteroid Set to Pass ‘Close’ to Earth

An asteroid named after a god of chaos is heading toward Earth — but there is no need to panic just yet, according to The Independent. The massive rock is…

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Varieties In this photo provided by Daejeon Municipality, a veterinarian examines the condition of the male wolf, named Neukgu, at Daejeon O-World theme park in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Daejeon Municipality via AP)
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Elusive Wolf in South Korea Captured, Returned to Zoo after 9 Days on the Run

A wolf that escaped from a zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon was recaptured on Friday after nine days on the run, bringing to a close a saga that gripped…

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