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Houthi Escalation Strains Health Services, Deepens Displacement

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is worsening as the Houthi escalation spreads, leaving more than 5,000 people dead or wounded since August, displacing about 200…

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(FILES) Chair of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, South African judge Navi Pillay, speaks during a press conference in Geneva on September 16, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize for Her Work in International Justice

Former UN human rights chief Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a judge on the International Court of Justice, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in Oslo, Norway. …

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FILE PHOTO: Armed police officers stand guard on a road outside the perimeter of the RAF Fairford airbase, in Fairford, Gloucestershire, Britain, September 28, 2026. REUTERS/Toby Shepheard/File Photo

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2 Men Deny Carrying Out Surveillance for Iran of Israeli Embassy in UK

Two Iranian nationals accused of being tasked by Iran to carry out hostile surveillance on the Israeli Embassy in London, Britain's oldest synagogue and other…

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FILE PHOTO: A collapsed mosque wall following a drone strike in Khartoum North, in Bahri city, Sudan, August 12, 2026. REUTERS/El Tayeb Siddig/File Photo

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26 Women, 4 Children Killed in Sudan RSF Drone Strike

A drone strike launched by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces killed 26 women and four children on Friday near the southeastern border with Ethiopia, an official and…

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Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

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Members of Yemeni government forces during confrontations with the Houthis (AP)

Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

The military operation “Dawn of Yemen” entered its fifth day on Friday, as government forces completed the clearing of the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the…

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Coalition: 3 Houthi Missile Launchers Destroyed Friday 09/10 - 10:29
Civil Aviation Authority: 3 Saudis Killed in Thursday's Attacks on Riyadh Airport Friday 09/10 - 09:25

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends an expanded format meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Council of Heads of State at the Avaza national tourist zone outside Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, 09 October 2026. EPA/SERGEY BOBYLEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL

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Iran President: Peace Talks Will Only Succeed Without 'Threats'

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday at a regional summit in Turkmenistan that peace negotiations will only succeed without "pressure and threats,”…

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Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli military strikes during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

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Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Fire Kills Seven

Gaza's civil defense rescue service said Thursday that seven people were killed in separate Israeli strikes through the day, while the Israeli army said three…

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Trump Rules Out New Iran Attack before US Midterm Elections

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the "A New Golden Age" summit at the US Institute of Peace, renamed The Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace by the Trump administration, in Washington, DC, US, October 8, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Phone Talks with Egyptian Counterpart, Arab League Chief

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah looks on alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they pose for photos before a meeting at the US State Department on September 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

Iran’s Last Supreme Leader: When the Republic Becomes a Networked Organization

Two Basij members outside Tehran’s Grand Mosalla during a farewell ceremony for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, July 3, 2026. REUTERS

King Salman Sends Invitation to UAE President to Participate in Second GCC-EU Summit

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan - SPA

A Year After Riyadh Halted Rent Hikes, the Market Tests a New Balance

Development work on plots during the first year of the Real Estate Balance Program in Riyadh (SPA)

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Houthis mobilize blood donations for hospitals packed with their wounded fighters (X)

Yemen's Houthis Mobilize Blood Banks as Casualties Mount

Iran’s Last Supreme Leader: When the Republic Becomes a Networked Organization

Dr. Afrah Al-Zouba, Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (Yemeni Foreign Ministry).

Al-Zouba to Asharq Al-Awsat: Yemen Will Not Be an Iranian Pawn

Members of Hezbollah's al-Mahdi Scouts hold portraits of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor, Hashem Safieddine, during a gathering marking the second anniversary of their assassinations in Israeli airstrikes, in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Nasrallah...The Legend That Was Buried With Him

Houthis Accused of Stripping Western Yemen of Power Equipment, Property

Okamoto stands before his two comrades’ graves during a commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Lod Airport attack in 2022. (AFP)

From ‘Ahmed the Japanese’ to ‘Sinwar’s Flood’: A Tale of Torment and a River of Graves

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Official Spokesperson for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Coalition: 3 Houthi Missile Launchers Destroyed

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Civil Aviation Authority: 3 Saudis Killed in Thursday's Attacks on Riyadh Airport

Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Phone Talks with Egyptian Counterpart, Arab League Chief

UK, UN, Arab and Islamic Bodies Condemn Houthi Attacks on Abha and King Khalid Airports

The Abha International Airport. (SPA file)

Saudi Relief Flight Lands in Nepal to Aid Flood Victims

This assistance is part of the relief support extended by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief - SPA

King Salman Sends Invitation to UAE President to Participate in Second GCC-EU Summit

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A displaced Yemeni family enters a makeshift shelter at the Al-Kod Al-Othmani displacement camp in Sheikh Othman district, Aden, Yemen, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)

Houthi Escalation Strains Health Services, Deepens Displacement

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Yemen's Houthis Mobilize Blood Banks as Casualties Mount

26 Women, 4 Children Killed in Sudan RSF Drone Strike

Operation ‘Dawn of Yemen’ Clears Bab al-Mandab and its Islands of Remaining Houthi Forces

Palestinians Set to Delay Legislative Elections Due to Worsening Conditions, Letter Says

Palestinian vice president Hussein al-Sheikh attends a meeting with ambassadors in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on February 10, 2026. ZAIN JAAFAR/Pool via REUTERS

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Fire Kills Seven

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2 Men Deny Carrying Out Surveillance for Iran of Israeli Embassy in UK

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Iran President: Peace Talks Will Only Succeed Without 'Threats'

UN: Livestreaming US Execution Would Amount to Torture

Navanethem 'Navi' Pillay Wins the Nobel Peace Prize for Her Work in International Justice

South Korea's Lee Oversees 1st Test of a Hypersonic Missile

This handout photo taken on October 8, 2026 and released by the Blue House shows South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (3rd R) looking at the Hyunmoo-5 missile at Anheung Test Center of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) in Taean. (Photo by Handout / The Blue House / AFP)

Ukraine Attacks Second Russian Yandex Data Center

Police officers look at the damages following a Russian drone strike on the Northern Bridge in Kyiv on October 4, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Mykola TYMCHENKO / AFP)

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FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows the Portuguese flagged oil and chemical tanker ship CB Pacific docked at the Moran Shipping Agencies’ Citgo Petroleum Quincy/Braintree Terminal, March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

Oil Falls as Trump Comments on Iran Talks Ease Supply Concerns

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 09/10 - 09:55

London Copper Rises on Supply Risks, China Buying

Stacks of copper cathodes sit inside Glencore's Canadian Copper Refinery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on October 3, 2026. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP)

China and EU Trade Envoys Seek Ways to Ease Tensions over Growing Imbalances

EU and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken, March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Gold Rises More Than 1%, Fed Outlook in Focus

FILE PHOTO: A man works on a gold and diamond ornament inside a Senco Gold & Diamonds jewellery workshop in Kolkata, India, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary/File Photo

China to Resume October Fuel Exports after Holiday Pause

FILE PHOTO: Oil storage tanks and facilities of a Sinopec plant in Shanghai, China, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

SAMA Governor: Saudi Arabia Maintains Considerable Economic Resilience Despite Regional Tensions

Ayman Alsayari during his participation in the Istanbul Economic Forum (Asharq Al-Awsat)

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Mayor: Two Renoir Paintings Stolen in France Recovered

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FILE PHOTO: A sign indicates the entrance of the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, on the French Riviera, France, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Manon Cruz/File Photo

Mayor: Two Renoir Paintings Stolen in France Recovered

Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town's mayor said…

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Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, performs her work "Antigonick" at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, May 8, 2015. (Pontus Lundahl/TT News Agency via AP)

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PM: Anne Carson's Nobel Literature Prize 'a Proud Moment for Canada'

Canadian poet Anne Carson winning the Nobel prize for literature is a "proud moment" for the country, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday. The 76-year…

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The exhibition showcases photography and video installations documenting lighthouses across diverse global locations. SPA

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Red Sea Museum Opens 'Photographing Distance' Exhibition in Historic Jeddah

The Red Sea Museum, operating under Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission, inaugurated the "Photographing Distance" exhibition by Argentine artist Matilde Marín…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah) Friday 09/10 - 09:15

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A statue of Alfred Nobel in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 5, 2026. Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP

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Latin American, Caribbean Women Top Nobel Literature Buzz

This year's Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has…

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KSGAAL Signs MoU with Jordan Academy of Arabic

As part of its fifth annual international conference, themed "Arabic Language and Culture: Intersections and Dimensions," King Salman Global Academy for Arabic…

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Mourinho Lashes Out at 'Ridiculous' Criticism of Mbappe

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Mourinho Lashes Out at 'Ridiculous' Criticism of Mbappe

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho slammed criticism of star striker Kylian Mbappe, on Friday labelling the attacks as "ridiculous". The French captain has…

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(FILES) Manchester City's Italian coach Enzo Maresca is pictured before the UEFA Champions League first round day 1 football match between FC Porto and Manchester City at Dragao stadium in Porto on September 8, 2026. (Photo by Patricia de Melo Moreira / AFP)

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Man City Boss Maresca: 'I Completely Trust the Club’

Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca said on Friday that he had absolute faith in the club after it was found guilty of more than 100 breaches of Premier League…

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08 October 2026, United Kingdom, Manchester: Manchester City forward Erling Haaland arrives at the City Football Academy (CFA) for a training session. Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wire/dpa

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European Soccer Leaders Tell UEFA of Unhappiness with Longer 4-game Schedule

European soccer federations told UEFA they are not happy with the new extended four-game blocks of international matches that finished this week. Injured…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 09/10 - 11:35

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09 October 2026, United Kingdom, Liverpool: A general view of Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. Photo: Peter Byrne/PA Wire/dpa

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Everton Up for Sale after US Owner Says it is Exploring Investment Options

Premier League Everton is on the market again after US owner the Friedkin Group announced Friday it was exploring investment options and a potential sale. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Friday 09/10 - 11:13

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Mercedes' British driver George Russell drives during a practice session ahead of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Singapore on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)

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Russell to Go 'All-out' Ahead of Unusual Singapore Daylight Sprint as Antonelli Nears F1 Title

George Russell needs to throw everything he can at stopping — or even just delaying — Kimi Antonelli’s march to the Formula 1 title. That won’t be easy from…

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Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

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A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti/File

Mongolia Urges No School Outings after Fatal Bear Attack

Mongolia warned schools and kindergartens on Friday to avoid outings to forested and mountainous areas after a fatal bear attack and a sharp rise in sightings…

Asharq Al Awsat since 4 hours

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This undated handout photo taken by Curtin University professor and lead researcher Christine Erbe and received on October 9, 2026 shows a sea lion during a hearing test at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. (Photo by Handout / Christine ERBE / AFP)

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Seals and Sea Lions Get Hearing Tested at Australia Zoo

Scientists in Australia trained sea lions and seals to respond to a hearing test for research into how the marine mammals are affected by human-made noise. …

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 09/10 - 07:34

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Pedicabs operate throughout tourist-rich areas of New York City — ANGELA WEISS / AFP

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$1,000 for 20 Minutes: New York’s Tourist Pedicabs Spark Outrage

New York lawmakers mulled a bill Wednesday to regulate pedicabs, which swarm touristy areas like Times Square and Central Park and have drawn criticism for…

Asharq Al Awsat (New York) Friday 09/10 - 07:27

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Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail looks out at Glenfield Beach near Geraldton, Australia, on Oct. 7, 2026. (Chris Lewis/Australian Broadcasting Corp via AP)

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Australian Shark Attack Survivor Says he Hit at the Predator's Eye in Effort to Fight it Off

Shark attack survivor Mel Ismail jabbed at the eye of the predator that severed his leg in an effort to fight it off before struggling back to shore, the…

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Kuala Lumpur's skyline shrouded in haze from regional wildfires, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 9, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

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Malaysia Closes Schools in Capital, Parts of Country Due to Haze

Malaysia closed schools in Kuala Lumpur and other parts of the country on Friday, as haze from fires in neighboring Indonesia again plunged local air quality…

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