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Rubio’s Shift on Extremist Settlers Raises Israeli Concerns

Despite a softer tone, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s recent criticism of deadly settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank has raised concerns…

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Barrack: Syria to Help US Fight IRGC, Hamas, Hezbollah

Syria will play an active role in assisting the United States in fighting armed groups including Iran's Revolutionary Guards, Hamas and Hezbollah, US special…

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Injured displaced Sudanese people who fled violence in al-Fashir receive treatment at a makeshift clinic run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), amid ongoing clashes between the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in Tawila, North Darfur, Sudan November 3, 2025. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal/File Photo

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IOM: Aid Agencies 'Nowhere Close' to Meeting Needs for Displaced Sudanese

The funding gap for aid agencies is accentuating Sudan's crisis, leaving them unable to help many of the tens of thousands of people fleeing from the Darfur…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 15:14

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French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez speaks as he attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

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French Interior Minister Likely to Visit Algeria as Relations Thaw

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday there was a high chance he would visit Algeria, hailing the north African country's release of writer…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 15:23

Israeli Army Prepares Preemptive Strike Against Hezbollah

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Israeli Chief of the General Staff Eyal Zamir (AFP)

Israeli Army Prepares Preemptive Strike Against Hezbollah

As part of the Israeli army’s new doctrine, based on the belief that “we must not wait for an enemy attack, but preempt it with a strike of our own,” and after…

Nazir Magally (Tel Aviv) Thursday 13/11 - 18:35

Why Did the US Delegation Exclude Lebanon’s Shiite Officials? since 3 hours

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A Red Cross vehicle, escorted by a van driven by a Hamas militant, moves in an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 12, 2025 - Reuters

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Hamas, Islamic Jihad Announce Hostage Body Handover

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said on Thursday they would hand over the body of a hostage at 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), though Israel said it…

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A Greek Cypriot protestor waves a banner, during a peace protest in divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, April 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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Türkiye Says Two-State Solution is Most Realistic Option for Cyprus Issue

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Türkiye believes the most realistic way to resolve the Cyprus issue is having two states on the ethnically-split…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 16:00

Israeli Settlers Torch a Mosque and Scrawl Hateful Messages after Condemnation from Military Leaders

Palestinian farmers (L) scuffle with Israeli settlers during the olive harvest in the Palestinian village of Silwad, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on October 29, 2025. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Rubio Says Deployment of Int'l Force in Gaza Crucial to Allowing More Assistance

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to traveling journalists at the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport in Hamilton, Ontario, on November 12, 2025 after the G7 foreign ministers meeting. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / POOL / AFP)

Grundberg Renews Call on Houthis to Release UN Staff

A Houthi fighter stands in front of a UN building in Sanaa that the group stormed (Reuters).

Türkiye Says Gaza Stabilization Force Must Guarantee Lasting Ceasefire

A machinery operates next to a Red Cross vehicle at an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas Purchase Licensing Rights

Sudan's Worsening Situation Leaves 2 Out of Every 3 People in Need of Aid, UN Official Says

Displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rest in the camp of Um Yanqur, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

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A Palestinian man speaks to a boy sitting on an unexploded rocket in Gaza City’s al-Rimal neighborhood on Wednesday. (AFP)

Deadlock in Second Phase of Ceasefire Puts Gaza on Brink of Renewed War

A UNIFIL member stands beside civilians clearing rubble from an Israeli airstrike that targeted Taybeh in southern Lebanon last Thursday (AFP).

Lebanese Officials Rebuke Qassem: ‘Reassure Your Own Citizens, Not Israeli Settlements’

A screen displays an election poster of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani (Reuters).

Sudani’s Election Gains Ignite Race to Form Iraq’s Largest Bloc

Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz inaugurates the project at a ceremony in the Eastern Province (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Opens Middle East’s Largest Water Desalination Membrane Plant

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun receives a US Treasury delegation at Baabda Palace (Lebanese Presidency)

Washington Tightens Squeeze on Hezbollah From Battlefield to Economy

Workers in Gaza City clear rubble on Tuesday from the historic Al-Basha Palace, destroyed by the Israeli army (AFP)

Gaza Stabilization Force: Search for Consensus without Compromising Palestinian Principles

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Over 3,000 Agreements, Strategic Partnerships Signed during Hajj Conference

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 15:33

OIC Secretary-General Offers Condolences to Türkiye After Military Plane Crash

Saudi FM, Rubio Discuss Bilateral Ties and Regional Developments

The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs and the US Secretary of State met in Canada’s Niagara Region. SPA

Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to Türkiye Over Crash of Military Aircraft in Georgia

A member of emergency services works at the site of the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crash near the Azerbaijani border, in Sighnaghi municipality, Georgia, November 12, 2025. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

IMCTC, UK to Cooperate on Combating Terrorism and Extremist Thought

IMCTC's secretary-general said the memorandum seeks to enhance strategic partnership and integration between the coalition and the UK government, SPA

Saudi Arabia Expresses Condolences to Türkiye on Crash of Military Aircraft in Georgia

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A Palestinian holds burnt Qur’an pages after a settler attack on Hajjah Hamidah mosque in the village of Istiya, near Salfit, in the occupied West Bank (AFP)

Rubio’s Shift on Extremist Settlers Raises Israeli Concerns

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France Sends Message of Support to Lebanon on Stability, Army

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun receives French presidential adviser Anne-Claire Legendre (Lebanese Presidency)

Why Did the US Delegation Exclude Lebanon’s Shiite Officials?

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam meets US Treasury delegation in Beirut on Monday (Lebanese Government Presidency)

Israeli Army Prepares Preemptive Strike Against Hezbollah

French Interior Minister Likely to Visit Algeria as Relations Thaw

IOM: Aid Agencies 'Nowhere Close' to Meeting Needs for Displaced Sudanese

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FILE PHOTO: People walk next to a mural with a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, on a street, early hours of ceasefire, in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY/File Photo

UK Couple Held in Iran Launch Hunger Strike

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 16:44

Türkiye Says Two-State Solution is Most Realistic Option for Cyprus Issue

Iran Arrests Two Men After Posing in Military Uniform

A Pakistani woman holds a national flag of Iran during a rally in solidarity with the Iranian people, in Karachi, Pakistan, 22 June 2025. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

Sarkozy Appeal against Conspiracy Conviction to Begin in March

(FILES) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy leaves in front of his wife French-Italian singer Carla Bruni after the verdict in his trial for illegal campaign financing from Libya for his successful 2007 presidential bid, at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Iran: Young Man Commits Suicide Protesting Demolition of his Family’s Kiosk… President Orders Probe

Unexplained Drone Flights Fray Nerves in Belgium

This photograph shows a sign reading "No drone zone" at Brussels Airport in Zaventem on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju on October 31, 2025. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / POOL / AFP)

IMF Sees Signs of US Economic Strain but Lack of Data Due to Shutdown Clouds Picture

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 18:17

IMF to Start Mission to Ukraine Soon, Stresses Need for Anti-corruption Efforts

An aerial view shows the town of Myrnohrad, Ukraine in this screengrab from a video released November 12, 2025 and obtained by REUTERS.

First Direct European Flight Lands at Red Sea International Airport

The Red Sea destination currently includes nine luxury hotels welcoming guests, in addition to the exclusive Thuwal Private Resort off the coast of Jeddah - SPA

UK Economic Gloom Deepens Before Budget

(FILES) Shoppers walk along Regent Street in London on August 15, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

OPEC: IEA’s Reversing of its ‘End of Fossil Fuel Era’ Forecast is ‘Rendezvous with Reality’

Gold Extends Rise after Trump Signs Deal to Lift Shutdown

FILED - 20 March 2023, Pforzheim: A gold bar weighing 12.5 kilograms is placed on gold granules at Agosi AG in Pforzheim. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa

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Gazans Begin to Restore Historic Fort Damaged in War

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Work has begun to rehabilitate the Pasha's Palace Museum a former fort turned heritage site housing 40,000 artifacts representing the succession of civilizations in Gaza © Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP

Gazans Begin to Restore Historic Fort Damaged in War

One bucket at a time, Palestinian workers cleared sand and crumbling mortar from the remains of an former medieval fortress turned museum in Gaza City, damaged…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 15:27

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The project aims to establish a comprehensive digital record of AlUla’s inscriptions. SPA

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Royal Commission for AlUla Launches Research Project to Analyze Inscriptions Reflecting Civilizational Diversity

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has announced in the launch of an integrated research project to analyze and document more than 25,000 inscriptions…

Asharq Al Awsat (AlUla) Thursday 13/11 - 11:34

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Saudi Ministers of Culture and Education Inaugurate Afaq Academy for Arts and Culture

The Saudi Ministries of Culture and Education have inaugurated the Afaq Academy for Arts and Culture in the presence of Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 13/11 - 06:07

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A staff member holds a 132.66 carats green beryl worn by Emperor Napoleon I at his coronation and an old mine-cut diamond brooch or pendant owned by Emperor Napoleon I during an auction preview for Sotheby’s in Geneva, Switzerland, November 6, 2025. (Reuters)

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Sotheby’s Says a Diamond Brooch Lost by Napoleon as His Forces Fled Waterloo Sells for $4.4 Million

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss…

Wednesday 12/11 - 17:33

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People visit the National Museum of Damascus after it reopened, a month after the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, January 9, 2025. (Reuters)

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Syria Opens Probe into Robbery at National Museum

Syrian authorities have temporarily closed the national museum in Damascus and launched an investigation after thieves made off with several pieces, an…

Wednesday 12/11 - 17:07

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Cadillac Test at Imola with Perez Driving a 2023 Ferrari

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13 November 2025, Italy, Imola: Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez, test drives Ferrari SF-23, the new Cadillac F1 car at the Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit in Imola. Photo: Federico Basile/LiveMedia-IPA/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Cadillac Test at Imola with Perez Driving a 2023 Ferrari

Sergio Perez drove a Formula One car for the first time in almost a year on Thursday with the Mexican testing for Cadillac at Italy's Imola circuit in a 2023…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 17:16

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Galatasaray’s Eren Elmali, left, and Frankfurt’s Nnamdi Collins jump for a header during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Galatasaray in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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Turkish Soccer Imposes Temporary Bans on 102 Players over Betting Scandal

Turkish soccer temporarily banned 102 top-tier club players on Thursday over a widening betting scandal. The Turkish Football Federation suspended 25 players…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 14:24

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Soccer Football - World Cup - Asian Qualifiers - Third Round - Group C - Saudi Arabia v Bahrain - King Abdullah Sport City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - October 15, 2024 Saudi Arabia coach Roberto Mancini looks on REUTERS/Stringer

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Qatar's Al Sadd Name Ex-Inter Boss Mancini as New Manager

Al Sadd have appointed former Inter Milan and Italy boss Roberto Mancini as their new manager on a two-and-a-half-season deal, the Qatari club announced on…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 13:21

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Sunderland v Arsenal - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - November 8, 2025 Arsenal's Bukayo Saka reacts after the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell

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Arsenal's Saka Dismisses Early Title Talk

Arsenal must shut out external noise and stay grounded, with the Londoners leading the Premier League title race by four points after 11 games, forward Bukayo…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Thursday 13/11 - 11:24

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Soccer Football - UEFA Europa League - Viktoria Plzen v Fenerbahce - Doosan Arena, Plzen, Czech Republic - November 6, 2025 Fenerbahce's Ederson makes a save REUTERS/David W Cerny

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Ederson Says he Felt Unhappy at Manchester City

Brazil goalkeeper Ederson said he had already attempted to leave Manchester City the season before last, with unhappiness at the Premier League club weighing…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 10:32

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Scientists: 'Bleak' Future for Seals Decimated by Bird Flu

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(FILES) This photograph shows elephant seals on the Possession Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean, on December 21, 2022. (Photo by Patrick HERTZOG / AFP)

Scientists: 'Bleak' Future for Seals Decimated by Bird Flu

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica,…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 16:57

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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket is fueled for launch with NASA's EscaPADE mission, carrying two satellites to orbit Mars, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, November 9, 2025. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

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Solar Storms Delay the Launch of Blue Origin's Big New Rocket with Mars Orbiters for NASA

Intense solar storms responsible for breathtaking auroras across the US delayed the launch of Blue Origin’s big new rocket Wednesday. Already grounded by…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 13:36

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An artist's impression shows a star exploding at the end of its lifecycle, called a supernova, in this handout image released by the European Southern Observatory on November 12, 2025. The star is located about 22 million light-years away from Earth in the galaxy NGC 3621. ESO/L. Calcada/Handout via REUTERS

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For First Time, Scientists See the Very Early Stages of a Supernova

The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks as it unfolds has remained…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 13:33

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Ivana Karlic Ban digs for truffles in the woods near Buzet, Croatia, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Antonio Bronic

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Croatia's Truffle Hunters Pursue One of World's Priciest Delicacies

It is white truffle season and Ivana Karlic Ban and her two dogs cruise the autumn-colored forests of Croatia's northwestern Istria region in hunt of one of…

Thursday 13/11 - 10:06

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The Zanzibar sponge cooperative has offered a new and lucrative source of income for locals. MARCO LONGARI / AFP

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Zanzibar Women Turn to Sponge Farming as Oceans Heat Up

Around 10 in the morning each day, women in headscarves and loose long dresses wade through Zanzibar's turquoise shallow tides to tend their sponge farms --…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 13/11 - 08:45

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