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Arab World An undated picture allegedly found in the personal laptop of Hannibal al-Gaddafi and released by Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters on Sept. 7, 2011 shows Hannibal Gaddafi in Rome. (AFP)
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Lebanon Set to Free Hannibal Gaddafi After Bail Paid

Hannibal al-Gaddafi, son of Libya's deposed ruler Moammar al-Gaddafi, is expected to be released from a Lebanese prison after his bail was paid on Monday, his…

Arab World CORRECTS BYLINE.- This photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows displaced children from el-Fasher playing at a camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF, in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Sarah Vuylsteke/NRC via AP)
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Intense Fighting in Central Sudan Displaces 2,000 in Just Days, UN Agency Says

Intense fighting in central Sudan displaced some 2,000 people over the past three days, the UN migration agency said Monday, the latest in a war that has…

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World Police and firefighters stand guard at the site of an explosion in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Car Explodes Near New Delhi's Red Fort, Killing at Least 8 People, Police Say

A car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital Monday, killing at least eight people, injuring several others and triggering a fire that damaged…

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World Vehicles believed to be carrying former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leave the Sante prison, after a Paris court granted him an early release from jail, pending an appeal, weeks after he started a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, in Paris, France - AP
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Former French President Sarkozy Released from Prison Pending Appeal in Conspiracy Case

France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy departed a Paris prison Monday after a Paris appeals court granted him release under judicial supervision, less that…

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Trump Is Hosting Syria’s Sharaa for a First-of-Its-Kind Meeting at the White House

Arab World FILED - 03 January 2025, Syria, Damascus: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa stands during a meeting at the presidential palace in Damascus. Photo: Jörg Blank/dpa

Trump Is Hosting Syria’s Sharaa for a First-of-Its-Kind Meeting at the White House

President Donald Trump is hosting Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the White House on Monday, welcoming the once-pariah state into a US-led global coalition…

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Business Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan holding talks with India’s Minister of Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,X)
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Indian Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Expect Steady Growth in Tourism Between New Delhi and Riyadh

India’s Minister of Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said he was optimistic about the future of tourism ties between his country and Saudi Arabia,…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Arab World FILE PHOTO: People gather as smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Tayr Debba, southern Lebanon November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo
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One Dead in Israeli Strike in South Lebanon

An Israeli strike on a main highway in southern Lebanon killed one person Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, as Israel intensifies attacks on the…

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Iran Says US Claim on Plot to Kill Israeli Ambassador in Mexico 'Absurd'

The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters, before the beginning of a board of governors meeting, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. (Reuters)

Sharaa, Georgieva Discuss Syria’s ‘Economic Transformation’

This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency's Telegram page, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, (2nd-R) walking with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ahead of their meeting in Washington D.C. on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Syrian Presidency Telegram Page / AFP)

UAE 'Probably' Won't Join Gaza Stabilization Force, Says Senior Official

Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash (Reuters)

Syrian Interior Ministry Conducts Security Campaign Against ISIS Cells in Country’s East

Interior Ministry units operate during the large-scale security campaign targeting ISIS cells (SANA) 

Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Platform Still Open to Sudan’s Warring Parties

Sudanese refugees participate in an awareness-raising session at the Tine transit camp in Chad on November 8, 2025. (AFP)

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Members of Lebanon's group Hezbollah carry the coffins of comrades killed in recent Israeli attacks during their funeral in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on November 2, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanese Official Says US Wants ‘Real Action’ on Money Laundering

Al-Bashir and al-Turabi (right) after the coup (AP)

El-Mahboub Abdul Salam to Asharq Al-Awsat: Al-Turabi Tasted the Betrayal of his Disciples, Foremost Among them Omar al-Bashir

The Saudi Minister of Investment meets with the Canadian Minister of Trade. Asharq A-Awsat

Riyadh, Ottawa Launch Foreign Investment Agreement and Reactivate Joint Commission

People stand next to a centuries-old shipwreck uncovered in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi on a beach off the Hoi An coast in central Vietnam, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Tam Xuan / AFP)

Typhoon Exposes Centuries-old Shipwreck Off Vietnam Port

The Red Wave 8 drill kicked off at the King Faisal Naval Base on Sunday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Navy Leads ‘Red Wave 8’ Drill with Wide Regional Participation

A view of Riyadh on August 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Riyadh Gears Up for Inaugural TOURISE 2025 Under Crown Prince’s Patronage 

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Lebanon: Negotiations and the Crisis of Limited Sovereignty

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That Photo at the White House 

Ghassan Charbel
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A.I. Is on Its Way to Something Even More Remarkable Than Intelligence

Barbara Gail Montero
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The Constitutional Timeframes for Forming the Legislative and Executive Authorities in Iraq

Faiq Zaidan
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A Model of Civilization, and There is No Alternative!

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Hezbollah in Two Statements

Mustafa Fahs
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US Elections: Will Trump Thank Mamdani?

Amir Taheri
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On Corpses, Museums, and Aspects of Our State of Affairs

Hazem Saghieh
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The Risks of a Short Truce in Sudan

Osman Mirghani
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Sudan: A Tale of Gold, War, and Suffering

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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Is Ideological Iran Changing Ideologically?  

Hazem Saghieh
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Saudi Arabia... and Syria’s Recognition of Kosovo 

Hassan Al Mustafa
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The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation in combating cross border corruption crimes - SPA

Saudi Arabia, UAE Sign MoU to Combat Cross Border Corruption

Asharq Al Awsat

UAE 'Probably' Won't Join Gaza Stabilization Force, Says Senior Official

Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash (Reuters)

Source to Asharq Al-Awsat: Jeddah Platform Still Open to Sudan’s Warring Parties

Sudanese refugees participate in an awareness-raising session at the Tine transit camp in Chad on November 8, 2025. (AFP)

Saudi Navy Leads ‘Red Wave 8’ Drill with Wide Regional Participation

The Red Wave 8 drill kicked off at the King Faisal Naval Base on Sunday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Arabia Decorates Pakistan’s Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff with King Abdulaziz Medal 

Chairman of the General Staff General Fayyad Al-Ruwaili and Pakistan's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad during the ceremony on Saturday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Saudi Foreign Minister Reviews Bilateral Relations with Sri Lankan Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and his Sri Lankan counterpart Vijitha Herath meet in Riyadh on Sunday. (SPA)

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Members of Lebanon's group Hezbollah carry the coffins of comrades killed in recent Israeli attacks during their funeral in the southern city of Nabatiyeh on November 2, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanese Official Says US Wants ‘Real Action’ on Money Laundering

Lebanon Set to Free Hannibal Gaddafi After Bail Paid

An undated picture allegedly found in the personal laptop of Hannibal al-Gaddafi and released by Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) fighters on Sept. 7, 2011 shows Hannibal Gaddafi in Rome. (AFP)

Intense Fighting in Central Sudan Displaces 2,000 in Just Days, UN Agency Says

CORRECTS BYLINE.- This photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows displaced children from el-Fasher playing at a camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF, in Tawila, Darfur region, Sudan, Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (Sarah Vuylsteke/NRC via AP)

Syria Reportedly Foiled ISIS Plots on Sharaa's Life

FILE PHOTO: Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, October 15, 2025. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylyov/Pool via REUTERS

Gaza Health Officials Say Israel Handed Over the Bodies of 15 Palestinians 

Palestinians sit outside their make shift homes along a road near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on November 9, 2025, following a US-brokered truce that halted the two-year war. (AFP)

One Dead in Israeli Strike in South Lebanon

FILE PHOTO: People gather as smoke rises after Israeli strikes following Israeli military's evacuation orders, in Tayr Debba, southern Lebanon November 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir/File Photo

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A woman prepares food on the road side, amid ongoing fuel shortages caused by a blockade imposed by al Qaeda-linked insurgents in early September, in Bamako, Mali, October 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

African Union Calls for Urgent Action in Insurgency-hit Mali

Asharq Al Awsat

Car Explodes Near New Delhi's Red Fort, Killing at Least 8 People, Police Say

Police and firefighters stand guard at the site of an explosion in the old quarters of Delhi, India, November 10, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Germany Needs Sweeping Reform to Regain Competitiveness, Minister Says

A man pauses on a pedestrian bridge as a German flag flies over the Reichstag building in Berlin on October 23, 2024. (AFP)

Former French President Sarkozy Released from Prison Pending Appeal in Conspiracy Case

Vehicles believed to be carrying former French President Nicolas Sarkozy leave the Sante prison, after a Paris court granted him an early release from jail, pending an appeal, weeks after he started a five-year sentence for conspiring to raise campaign funds from Libya, in Paris, France - AP

Zelensky Seeks Patriot Systems from US to Counter Russia's Power Grid Attacks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky listens during a press conference in Kyiv on October 31, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

IAEA Inspectors Visited Iranian Nuclear Sites Last Week, Foreign Ministry Says 

People walk on a street in Tehran, Iran, November 5, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

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Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan holding talks with India’s Minister of Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,X)

Indian Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Expect Steady Growth in Tourism Between New Delhi and Riyadh

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)

Saudi Industrial Production Index Increases by 9.3% in September

GASTAT said Saudi Arabia’s Industrial Production Index for September 2025 rose by 9.3%. SPA

Riyadh, Ottawa Launch Foreign Investment Agreement and Reactivate Joint Commission

The Saudi Minister of Investment meets with the Canadian Minister of Trade. Asharq A-Awsat

Egypt Inflation Accelerates to 12.5% in October 

A huge banner hangs off a building along the ring road, advertising the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, as vehicles drive towards the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on November 1, 2025. (AFP)

Sharaa, Georgieva Discuss Syria’s ‘Economic Transformation’

This handout picture released by the Syrian Presidency's Telegram page, shows Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, (2nd-R) walking with International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva ahead of their meeting in Washington D.C. on November 9, 2025. (Photo by Syrian Presidency Telegram Page / AFP)

China Suspends 'Special Port Fees' on US Vessels

The United States on October 14 will start charging a special port entrance fee for ships built in China or linked to Chinese companies. Matthew Hatcher / AFP/File

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Darah Launches ‘History of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques’ Forum

Culture Muslim pilgrims walk out after the Friday prayer at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia August 17, 2018.REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Darah Launches ‘History of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques’ Forum

King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) launched Monday the “History of Hajj and the Two Holy Mosques” forum at the Hajj Conference and…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture "El sueno" by Frida Kahlo is pictured at Sotheby's Marquee Sales Series in New York on November 8, 2025. (AFP)
Culture

Mexican Art Historians Weigh in on Upcoming Kahlo’s Auction That Could Fetch up to $60 Million 

Frida Kahlo’s “El sueno (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million…

Culture Visitors are seen at the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance’s pavilion at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025. (SPA)
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Islamic Affairs Ministry Pavilion at Sharjah Int’l Book Fair Highlights Saudi Efforts in Serving Islam 

The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, and Guidance’s pavilion at the Sharjah International Book Fair 2025 drew numerous visitors keen to learn about…

Culture Saudi Arabia to Participate in Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition 2026
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Saudi Arabia to Participate in Venice Biennale International Art Exhibition 2026

Saudi Arabia will participate in the 61st International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale 2026 that will be held in Venice from May 9 to November 22, 2026,…

Culture The ministers sign the MoU in Riyadh. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia, India Sign MoU to Strengthen Cultural Exchange

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan held talks on Sunday with his Indian counterpart Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, who is visiting Saudi…

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Ferrari Boss Says Hamilton and Leclerc Need to 'Focus on Driving and Talk Less'

Sports John Elkann, Chairperson of Ferrari, attends the Allen and Company Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at The Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, July 9, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo P

Ferrari Boss Says Hamilton and Leclerc Need to 'Focus on Driving and Talk Less'

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc need to “focus on driving and talk less,” Ferrari executive chairman John Elkann warned Monday after both of the team’s…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Argentina v Bolivia - Estadio Mas Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina - October 15, 2024 Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates scoring their first goal. (Reuters)
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Messi Visits Barca's Revamped Camp Nou, Hopes to Return

Lionel Messi expressed his wish to one day return to Barcelona's Camp Nou on Monday, having made a brief visit to see the newly revamped stadium where he…

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Sports Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - April 24, 2025 General view outside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
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Apollo to Become Majority Shareholder in Atletico Madrid

US fund Apollo's sports investment arm Apollo Sports Capital has agreed to become the majority shareholder in top-tier Spanish football club Atletico Madrid,…

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Sports Manchester United's Cameroonian midfielder #19 Bryan Mbeumo celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on November 8, 2025. (AFP) 
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African Players in Europe: In-Form Mbeumo Scores Again 

Manchester United striker Bryan Mbeumo notched his fourth goal in his last four appearances at the weekend, opening the scoring in a 2-2 Premier League draw at…

Sports Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates with his teammate Ronald Araujo (C-L) after winning the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Celta Vigo and FC Barcelona, in Vigo, Spain, 09 November 2025. (EPA)
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Lewandowski’s Hat Trick Moves Barcelona Closer to League Leader Real Madrid 

Robert Lewandowski scored a hat trick to help Barcelona gain ground on Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday. After Madrid was held by Rayo Vallecano…

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'Mimmo' the Dolphin Delights Venice Tourists, Worries Experts

Varieties A dolphin nicknamed 'Mimmo' jumps out of the water as people on a boat take pictures in the San Marco Basin, in Venice, Italy, November 8, 2025. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri

'Mimmo' the Dolphin Delights Venice Tourists, Worries Experts

A wild dolphin, nicknamed "Mimmo" by the local press, has become a regular visitor in the waters off Venice's St. Mark's Square, captivating tourists but…

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Varieties The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued a special passport stamp for the fifth edition of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Ministry Issues Special Passport Stamp for Hajj Conference and Exhibition 2025

The Saudi Ministry of Interior, represented by the General Directorate of Passports and in cooperation with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, has issued a…

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Varieties People stand next to a centuries-old shipwreck uncovered in the aftermath of Typhoon Kalmaegi on a beach off the Hoi An coast in central Vietnam, on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Tam Xuan / AFP)
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Typhoon Exposes Centuries-old Shipwreck Off Vietnam Port

Severe coastal erosion caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi exposed a centuries-old shipwreck in Vietnam, providing a narrow window to salvage what experts say could be…

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Varieties According to the bread register of the German Institute for Bread, there are now more than 3,200 officially recognized types of bread in the country
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German Bread Could be More Famous Than the French Baguette

You’ve seen the French sauntering around with slender baguettes under their arms or sporting jaunty berets as they pedal bicycles laden with crusty bread. …

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British University Calls Charles Dickens a Racist

In a move that sparked widespread debate in academic and cultural circles, the University of Manchester accused Britain's greatest novelist, Charles Dickens,…

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