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Interviews British Secretary of State for Defense John Healey arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 24 March 2026. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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Healey to Asharq Al-Awsat: UK Has More Jets Flying in the Region Than at Any Time in the Last 15 Years

British Defense Secretary John Healey revealed Wednesday that UK pilots and aircrew have flown over 1,200 hours on defensive missions across the Middle East…

Najlaa Habriri (London)
Gulf Prince Saud bin Mishaal chairs Hajj and Umrah committee meeting in Makkah
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Saudi Arabia: High-Level Readiness for Hajj Season

Saudi authorities on Wednesday reviewed preparedness for this year’s Hajj season, assessing operational plans and readiness indicators as officials called for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Arab World Yemeni students attend morning assembly at a school in Sanaa (EPA)
Arab World

Houthi Schools in Yemen Turned into Early Recruitment Camps

Since rising to power in 2014, Yemen’s Houthi movement, Ansar Allah, has systematically entrenched itself within the education system, rewriting curricula,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Arab World A woman reacts as mourners gather on March 29, 2026, in the Choueifat area on the outskirts of Beirut during the funeral of journalists killed the previous day in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
Arab World

Khamenei Message to Hezbollah Chief Reaffirms Ties, Sends Political Signals

A message from Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, to Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem, thanking him for condolences over the death of his father, …

Caroline Akoum (Beirut)

US to Leave Iran 'Pretty Quickly' and Return if Needed, Trump Tells Reuters

World 03 March 2026, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the White House. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

US to Leave Iran 'Pretty Quickly' and Return if Needed, Trump Tells Reuters

The United States will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Firefighters extinguish blazes in cars hit by an Israeli strike in Beirut’s Jnah area at dawn Wednesday, killing Hezbollah commander Youssef Hashem (AP)
Arab World

‘Iran Data’ Guides Israel to Hezbollah Leaders in Lebanon

The assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Youssef Hashem at dawn on Wednesday has laid bare signs of security breaches the group had previously said it…

Nazeer Rida (Beirut)
Business A displaced man prepares his shisha, at a temporary encampment for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked
Business

IEA, IMF and World Bank to Coordinate Response to Middle East War's Impact

The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank on Wednesday said they will form a coordination group to maximize…

Asharq Al Awsat

Starmer Says UK to Host Multi-nation Meeting on Hormuz Shipping

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference to update on the latest situation in the Middle East and how the government is supporting families at home at 10 Downing Street in London, on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP)

France: NATO is Not Designed to Carry Out Operations in Strait of Hormuz

France's junior Minister for Veterans affairs Alice Rufo delivers remarks during the Paris Defense Strategy Forum at the Ecole Militaire (military school) in Paris on March 24, 2026. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

Huge Fire after Drone Attack Hits Engine Oil Warehouse in Iraqi Kurdistan

Smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

UAE Air Defenses Intercept 5 Ballistic Missiles, 35 UAVs

UAE air defenses on Wednesday engaged 5 ballistic missiles and 35 UAVs launched from Iran (AFP).

Qatar Says Iran Missile Struck Tanker in Its Waters

28 March 2026, Qatar, Doha: A view of the West Bay skyline in Doha with its lights switched off during Earth Hour. (dpa)

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Members of a family who fled Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon warm themselves by a bonfire next to tents used as shelters in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP)

Lebanese Displaced by War Fill Beirut’s Streets, Upending City Life

The unemployment rate among Saudi women fell by 1.8 percentage points to 10.3 percent compared with the third quarter of 2025. (SPA)

Saudi Women Help Steady Unemployment at End of 2025

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) welcomes the President of Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa (R), to Downing Street in London, Britain, 31 March 2026. (EPA)

Syria Will Stay Out of Iran Conflict Unless It Faces Aggression, Sharaa Says from London

A member of the Iranian security forces stands guard next to a banner honoring former Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, 30 March 2026. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Iran’s Fractured Leadership is Struggling to Coordinate, Officials Say

A US military handout image shows the Balad Air Base in Iraq in 2011.

Siege of Balad Base May Prelude ‘Doomsday’ Scenario in Iraq

Abdallah Al Dardari, Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Director of UNDP’s Regional Bureau for Arab States (Turky Alagili)

Al Dardari to Asharq Al-Awsat: War Escalation Drives Huge Surge in Losses

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A Forward-Looking Vision for the Region and World After This War

Dr. Abdulghani Al-Kindi
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The Prospects of the European Right… After France's ‘Local’ Elections!

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Lebanon… From Arena to Party of the Conflict

Sam Menassa
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Iran, ‘Soleimani’s Armies’ and Trump’s Coup

Ghassan Charbel
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When Can American Bases Be Removed?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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On War and the Notions It Demands

Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran
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Iraq and the Loyalist Militias

Mishary Dhayidi
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Pakistan’s Coincidences

Samir Atallah
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How to Declare a State of War Under the Constitution

Faiq Zaidan
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South Lebanon: What Remains of History When Geography is Lost?

Mustafa Fahs
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Iran: The Danger of the Venezuelan Model

Amir Taheri
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Sudan's War and the Strategy of 'Stretching the Peripheries'

Osman Mirghani
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Gulf

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Prince Saud bin Mishaal chairs Hajj and Umrah committee meeting in Makkah

Saudi Arabia: High-Level Readiness for Hajj Season

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)

UAE Air Defenses Intercept 5 Ballistic Missiles, 35 UAVs

UAE air defenses on Wednesday engaged 5 ballistic missiles and 35 UAVs launched from Iran (AFP).

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Arrives in Riyadh on Official Visit

Photo by SPA

Qatar Says Iran Missile Struck Tanker in Its Waters

28 March 2026, Qatar, Doha: A view of the West Bay skyline in Doha with its lights switched off during Earth Hour. (dpa)

Gulf Countries Demand to Be Part of Any Regional Security Agreement

Damage to the Kuwait-flagged Al-Salmi crude oil tanker, following a reported strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, March 31, 2026. (Kuwait Petroleum Corporation / Reuters)

4 People Injured after Debris Falls on South Dubai Houses

Lightning illuminates the sky over Dubai during a thunderstorm on March 26, 2026. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

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Yemeni students attend morning assembly at a school in Sanaa (EPA)

Houthi Schools in Yemen Turned into Early Recruitment Camps

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)

Khamenei Message to Hezbollah Chief Reaffirms Ties, Sends Political Signals

A woman reacts as mourners gather on March 29, 2026, in the Choueifat area on the outskirts of Beirut during the funeral of journalists killed the previous day in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon. (Photo by ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

‘Iran Data’ Guides Israel to Hezbollah Leaders in Lebanon

Firefighters extinguish blazes in cars hit by an Israeli strike in Beirut’s Jnah area at dawn Wednesday, killing Hezbollah commander Youssef Hashem (AP)

Huge Fire after Drone Attack Hits Engine Oil Warehouse in Iraqi Kurdistan

Smoke billows from an oil warehouse in the Kani Qirzhala area on the outskirts of Erbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, following a suspected drone strike, on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

OIC-IPHRC Denounces Israeli Violations of Religious Freedom in Occupied Jerusalem

OIC-IPHRC Denounces Israeli Violations of Religious Freedom in Occupied Jerusalem

Indonesia Calls for Investigation into Peacekeeper Deaths in Lebanon

Wreaths as people visit to offer condolences for Praka Farizal Rhomadhon, a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeper killed following an Israeli strike on Sunday in southern Lebanon, in Kulon Progo regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 1, 2026. (Reuters)

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03 March 2026, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the White House. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

US to Leave Iran 'Pretty Quickly' and Return if Needed, Trump Tells Reuters

Asharq Al Awsat

19 Migrants Found Dead by Italian Coastguard off Lampedusa

Hellenic coast guard performs SAR operation, following migrant's boat collision with coast guard off the Aegean island of Chios, near Mersinidi, Greece, February 4, 2026. REUTERS

Starmer Says UK to Host Multi-nation Meeting on Hormuz Shipping

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference to update on the latest situation in the Middle East and how the government is supporting families at home at 10 Downing Street in London, on April 1, 2026. (Photo by Frank Augstein / POOL / AFP)

France: NATO is Not Designed to Carry Out Operations in Strait of Hormuz

France's junior Minister for Veterans affairs Alice Rufo delivers remarks during the Paris Defense Strategy Forum at the Ecole Militaire (military school) in Paris on March 24, 2026. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

King Charles to Address US Congress on April 28

King Charles greets the public outside Clitheroe Station (AP)

Iranian Authorities Warned Bulgaria Not to Let US Use Airports

US and Iran flags are seen in this illustration taken June 18, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

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A displaced man prepares his shisha, at a temporary encampment for displaced people, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Raghed Waked

IEA, IMF and World Bank to Coordinate Response to Middle East War's Impact

Asharq Al Awsat

Saudi Arabia: Mawani Announces Commencement of Container Terminal Operations at Jubail Port

Jubail Commercial Port. SPA

Germany Growth Forecasts Slashed as Mideast War Hits Economy

Germany's economy is struggling with fierce Chinese competition in sectors from cars to chemicals © Ronny HARTMANN / AFP/File

Dollar Falls for Second Day as Middle East Ceasefire Expectations Rise

US dollar bills (Reuters)

Oil Slides as Middle East Uncertainty Keeps Markets on Edge

Concerns are growing in Europe about an economic recession as oil prices rise (Reuters)

Eurozone Manufacturing Growth Reaches 4-Year High

Production lines at German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz at its factory in Rastatt (Reuters)

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Archaeologists Forced by Middle East War to Cut Short Iraq Digs

Culture An Iraqi worker excavates a rock-carving relief recently found at the Mashki Gate, one of the monumental gates to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, on the outskirts of what is today the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on October 19, 2022. (AFP)

Archaeologists Forced by Middle East War to Cut Short Iraq Digs

Iraq is home to ruins from some of the world's earliest civilizations, but teams led by international archaeologists have been forced by drone and rocket…

Culture A visitor looks at works by Auguste Renoir during the press review of the exhibition 'Renoir the draughtsman at 'the Orsay museum, Monday, March 16, 2026, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)
Culture

Thieves Steal Paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from Italian Private Museum

Thieves made off with three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse worth millions of euros (dollars) from a museum near the city of Parma in northern Italy,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture First responders inspect a residential building hit in an earlier US-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP)
Culture

Iran Says US, Israeli Strikes Damage 120 Museums, Historic Buildings

US and Israeli strikes on Iran have damaged at least 120 culturally or historically significant sites across the country since the start of the war, the head…

Culture The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
Culture

Saudi Culture Ministry Launches UK-KSA Arabian Peninsula Cultural Research Fellowships

The Ministry of Culture has launched the UK-KSA Arabian Peninsula Cultural Research Fellowships in partnership with Effat University and the National Archives…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Culture Culture Ministry Signs Partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama for Riyadh University of Arts
Culture

Culture Ministry Signs Partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama for Riyadh University of Arts

The Ministry of Culture signed on Thursday a partnership with Guildhall School of Music & Drama for Riyadh University of Arts (RUA)’s College of Music. The…

Asharq Al Awsat

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Chelsea Announces Premier League-record Losses of $350M

Sports Chelsea players react disappointed after the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Chelsea in Liverpool, England, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Chelsea Announces Premier League-record Losses of $350M

Chelsea made pre-tax losses of 262.4 million pounds ($350 million) in its latest financial results, the club announced Wednesday, a record high in the Premier…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Italy players react during a penalty shootout during the World Cup qualifying play-off final soccer match between Bosnia and Italy in Zenica, Bosnia, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP)
Sports

Ailing Italy at New Low After Missing Out on Yet Another World Cup

Italians will once again be forced to watch a World Cup from the sidelines after another play-off disaster highlighted just how far one of the great…

Sports FIFA President Gianni Infantino follows a friendly soccer match between Iran and Costa Rica, in Antalya, southern Türkiye, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP)
Sports

Infantino Says Iran Will Play World Cup Matches in US as Planned

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that Iran will play their World Cup matches in the United States in June as scheduled despite the country's…

Sports DR Congo's defender #04 Axel Tuanzebe (R) celebrates after scoring a goal in extra time during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers final playoff football match between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Jamaica at the Akron Stadium in Zapopan, Jalisco state, Mexico, on March 31, 2026. (AFP)
Sports

Tuanzebe Shines for DR Congo as They Qualify for World Cup

Former England under-21 ‌international Axel Tuanzebe basked in the adulation of one of Africa’s largest nations on Tuesday after his goal in extra time…

Sports Igor Thiago of Brazil celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the international friendly match between Brazil and Croatia at Camping World Stadium on March 31, 2026 in Orlando, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)
Sports

Brazil Score Twice Late on to Beat Croatia 3-1 in World Cup Tune-up

Brazil beat Croatia 3-1 in ‌a World Cup warm-up in Orlando on Tuesday, with Igor Thiago converting a late penalty and Gabriel Martinelli adding a stoppage…

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Hiker's Dog Lost in New Zealand Forest Rescued by Helicopter after Strangers Fund Search

Varieties In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Precision Helicopters Ltd via AP)

Hiker's Dog Lost in New Zealand Forest Rescued by Helicopter after Strangers Fund Search

When a hiker fell from a 55-meter (180-foot) waterfall in wild New Zealand bush, rescuers were forced to evacuate the badly hurt woman without her dog, which…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Seagulls fly above a humpback whale that managed to free itself overnight from a sandbank in shallow waters of Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea, near Wismar, Germany March 31, 2026. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Varieties

Germany Halts Rescue Efforts for Stranded Whale

Experts said Wednesday they were halting rescue efforts for a humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off the German coast and had given up hope for its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, with the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, sits on Pad 39B ahead of the launch of the Artemis II mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, March 31, 2026 - Reuters
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NASA Counts Down for First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half a Century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious US space mission in decades…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties FILE - Indians crowd ticket counters at a railway station in Ahmadabad, India, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki, File)
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India has Begun its Long-delayed Population Census

India has begun the world’s largest national population count, which could reshape welfare programs and political representation across the country. The…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Commuters ride past apricot blossom trees at Ghanche district in Gilgit-Baltistan region on March 30, 2026. (AFP)
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Pakistan’s Blossom Season Brings Calm in a Troubled World

The harsh days of winter are over in Pakistan's high north and while snow still tops the towering peaks that dominate the landscape, spring has arrived in the…

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