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Arab World Israeli settlements seen from Bethlehem in the West Bank. (AFP file)
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Israel Gives Legal Status to 19 West Bank Settlements, Media Reports

Israel's cabinet has decided to give legal status to 19 settlements in the occupied West Bank, including two that were vacated 20 years ago under a pullout…

World Artillerymen of the 152nd Separate Jaeger Brigade fire a howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 11, 2025. (Reuters)
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US Plan Sees Ukraine Joining EU in 2027, Official Says

Ukraine could join the European Union as early as January 2027 under the latest US plan to end the war with Russia, a senior source familiar with the matter…

World A picture of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is projected on the facade of the Grand Hotel before the Nobel Banquet in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2023. (EPA)
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Iran Arrests Nobel-Prize Winning Activist Narges Mohammadi

Iranian security forces on Friday "violently" arrested the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists at a…

Arab World Former Iraqi President Barham Salih. (Reuters)
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Former Iraq President Named UN Refugee Chief, Document Shows

Iraq's former president Barham Salih has been chosen as the next High Commissioner for Refugees for the United Nations, a letter showed on Friday, breaking…

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Islamic Jihad Denies Withholding Body of Last Israeli Hostage

Arab World An Islamic Jihad member looks on as workers dig in search of the corpses of hostages in northern Gaza. (AP file)

Islamic Jihad Denies Withholding Body of Last Israeli Hostage

Palestinian sources dismissed Israeli claims circulating over the past two days that the Islamic Jihad movement is refusing to cooperate with Hamas by handing…

Arab World A convoy of Lebanese army vehicles drives near the border with Israel in the village of Alma al-Shaab during a Lebanese army media tour in south Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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Series of Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon

A series of Israeli strikes hit south and east Lebanon on Friday, state media reported, as Israel's army said it was targeting Hezbollah sites, the latest such…

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World (R-L) Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Turkmenistan Neutrality Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 12 December 2025. EPA/ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
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Russia, Türkiye, Iran Presidents in Turkmenistan for Rare Summit

The leaders of Russia, Türkiye and Iran meet Friday in Turkmenistan, an isolated Central Asian state which is marking 30 years of official neutrality with a…

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A Winter Storm Chills Gaza and Floods Tent Camps, Exposing Aid Failures

Displaced Palestinians make their way on animal-drawn carts through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, 11 December 2025. EPA/HAITHAM IMAD

Syria Welcomes Repeal of the ‘Caesar Act,’ Sees Step Toward Economic Recovery and Reconstruction

People gather during a march marking the first anniversary of the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Idlib (EPA)

With a Fatwa and Official Pledges, The Taliban Offer Implicit Reassurances to Pakistan

 Members of the Afghan police during a graduation ceremony on Thursday, in Jalalabad (EPA). 

US, Japan Defense Chiefs Say China Harming Regional Peace

US and Japanese military aircraft held a joint exercise over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday. Handout / Japan's Ministry of Defense/AFP

Iran’s Araqchi to Visit Beirut After Lebanese FM Declines Trip to Tehran

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqhchi looks on during a press conference in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with officials at the Innovation Hub of the Digital Government Authority (DGA) in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)

UN Secretary General Visits Saudi Digital Government Authority's Innovation Hub in Riyadh

An orphaned Sudanese child eats at a refugee camp in eastern Chad, November 22, 2025 (Reuters).

Lavrov Offers Russian Mediation on Political Settlement in Sudan

  Caption: Soldiers loyal to Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council inspect a truck outside the presidential palace complex in Aden (Reuters)

Al-Alimi Calls for Containing Escalation in Eastern Yemen, Praises Saudi Role

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IATA: Middle East Will Lead the World in Airline Profitability in 2026

Displaced children gather in a camp in Sanaa. EPA

UN Appeals for $2.5 Billion to Confront Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Seals 62 Market Access Deals Since Joining WTO

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Zarif and Rewriting the Iranian Narrative

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Transitional Dualism and the Role Required of America

Hazem Saghieh
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Trump: Don’t Fence Me In

Amir Taheri
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The Threat Libya’s National And Political Identity

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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The Essential Key to Ending Sudan’s War

Osman Mirghani
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Will Lebanon Survive the Schemes of the Next Phase?  

Rami al-Rayes
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‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’

Hazem Saghieh
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Lebanon and Iraq… and Israel’s Rise

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Bashar Assad’s Odd Decisions

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Lebanon Is a Country for Guests, Not Its Own People

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Bashar Was Here 

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Lebanon and Israel’s Negotiations Within the Framework of The ‘Mechanism’… What Does It Mean?

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres meets with officials at the Innovation Hub of the Digital Government Authority (DGA) in Riyadh on Friday. (SPA)

UN Secretary General Visits Saudi Digital Government Authority's Innovation Hub in Riyadh

Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Kenya on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

New Saudi Humanitarian Aid Crosses Rafah Crossing En Route to Gaza

The shipment includes a large quantity of food baskets and tents. SPA

IMCTC Signs Cooperation Memorandum with Saudi Fund for Development

The deal was signed on behalf of IMCTC by its Secretary-General Major General Mohammed Al-Moghedi, while SFD was represented by its CEO Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad - SPA

UN Secretary-General Visits KSrelief Headquarters in Riyadh

Al Rabeeah discussed with Guterres topics of mutual interest related to humanitarian and relief affairs - SPA

OIC Strongly Condemns New Israeli Settlement Plans in Occupied West Bank

The Israeli settlement of Har Homa, seen from the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (AP)

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An Islamic Jihad member looks on as workers dig in search of the corpses of hostages in northern Gaza. (AP file)

Islamic Jihad Denies Withholding Body of Last Israeli Hostage

Gaza Civil Defense Says 13 Dead as Heavy Rains Batter Territory

Heavy machinery operates as Palestinians gather amid a search for victims in a destroyed house that collapsed due to heavy rains, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, December 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Gives Legal Status to 19 West Bank Settlements, Media Reports

Israeli settlements seen from Bethlehem in the West Bank. (AFP file)

Former Iraq President Named UN Refugee Chief, Document Shows

Former Iraqi President Barham Salih. (Reuters)

Trump: ‘We Actually Do Have a Real Peace in the Middle East’

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the Congressional Ball in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP)

Series of Israeli Strikes Hit Lebanon

A convoy of Lebanese army vehicles drives near the border with Israel in the village of Alma al-Shaab during a Lebanese army media tour in south Lebanon, Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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A picture of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi is projected on the facade of the Grand Hotel before the Nobel Banquet in Oslo, Norway, 10 December 2023. (EPA)

Iran Arrests Nobel-Prize Winning Activist Narges Mohammadi

Iran Raising Fuel Prices for Heavy Users to Curb Consumption

Iranians drive during a heavy rainfall in a street in Tehran, Iran, 11 December 2025. (EPA)

US Plan Sees Ukraine Joining EU in 2027, Official Says

Artillerymen of the 152nd Separate Jaeger Brigade fire a howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine December 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Strong Quake Causes Small Tsunami Waves Off Northeastern Japan

People stroll along Marunouchi Naka-dori Street illuminated with winter lights Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

US Slaps Sanctions on Maduro Relatives as Venezuela War Fears Build

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on August 7, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) in Washington, DC, on July 9, 2025, and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (R) in Caracas on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON and Federico PARRA / AFP)

Russia, Türkiye, Iran Presidents in Turkmenistan for Rare Summit

(R-L) Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Turkmenistan Neutrality Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 12 December 2025. EPA/ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

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People exit the London Underground station at Bank, outside the Bank of England (L) and the Royal Exchange building (back R) in central London on December 12, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

UK Economy Unexpectedly Shrinks in October

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Gold Hits Seven-week High on Safe-haven Demand; Silver Notches Peak

FILE PHOTO: A goldsmith works on a gold necklace at a workshop in Ahmedabad, India, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

IATA: Middle East Will Lead the World in Airline Profitability in 2026

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SME Bank Signs 19 Agreements Worth over SAR3 Billion to Strengthen Finance, Development

The memoranda of understanding aim to establish a unified development-finance model that serves small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across various economic sectors - SPA

Saudi Arabia Seals 62 Market Access Deals Since Joining WTO

King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Gold Climbs to Over One-month High after Fed Rate Cut; Silver Hits Fresh Record

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 08: Silver jewelry is displayed in the Manhattan Jewelry district on December 9, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

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Red Sea Film Festival Partners with Annecy to Boost Saudi Animation Industry and Talent

Culture The MoU aims to support the animation industry in the Kingdom and enhance its global presence. SPA

Red Sea Film Festival Partners with Annecy to Boost Saudi Animation Industry and Talent

The Red Sea International Film Festival has announced a strategic three-year partnership with the CITIA, organizer of the Annecy International Animation Film…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture The seminar highlighted the significant advancement in the Saudi sports sector since 2017. SPA
Culture

Seminar Highlights Saudi Sports as Medium for Global Cultural and Media Exchange

The Jeddah International Book Fair 2025 hosted a seminar on the role of sports as a medium for cultural and media exchange, highlighting the significant…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Culture 'SaudiPedia', Museums Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enrich Digital Museum Content
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'SaudiPedia', Museums Commission Sign Cooperation Agreement to Enrich Digital Museum Content

The “SaudiPedia” initiative, affiliated with the Ministry of Media, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Museums Commission, affiliated with the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture This handout image of CCTV footage released by Avon and Somerset Police on December 11, 2025 shows men in the early hours of September 25 in the city of Bristol, south-west England outside a building which housed items from the Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection. (Photo by Handout / Avon and Somerset Police / AFP)
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UK Police Hunt Suspects after 600 Items Relating to British Empire Are Stolen from Museum

More than 600 artifacts relating to the history of the British Empire and Commonwealth have been stolen from the collection of Bristol Museum, police said…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture RCU Advances Preservation of AlUla Old Town under Cooperation Agreement with Pompeii
Culture

RCU Advances Preservation of AlUla Old Town under Cooperation Agreement with Pompeii

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and the Archaeological Park of Pompeii continue to advance their joint work on the preservation of AlUla Old Town, under…

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No Doubting Man City Boss Guardiola’s Passion Says Toure

Sports Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid v Manchester City - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - December 10, 2025 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

No Doubting Man City Boss Guardiola’s Passion Says Toure

Pep Guardiola is as passionate and enthused as he's ever been as he looks to regain the Premier League title, according to his Manchester City deputy Kolo…

Sports United States' Lindsey Vonn competes in an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland, Friday, Dec.12, 2025. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)
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Vonn Dominates Opening Downhill as Oldest World Cup Winner

American great Lindsey Vonn dominated the opening women's downhill of the season on Friday to become the oldest winner of an Alpine skiing World Cup race in a…

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Sports (FILES) Liverpool's Egyptian striker #11 Mohamed Salah warms up ahead of the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and Liverpool at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on December 6, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
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Liverpool Boss Slot to Hold Talks with Unhappy Salah

Liverpool boss Arne Slot said he would speak to Mohamed Salah on Friday morning before deciding on the forward's availability for this weekend's match against…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Sports (FILES) Inter Miami's Argentine forward #10 Lionel Messi celebrates his team's fourth goal during the Major League Soccer (MLS) Eastern Conference final football match between Inter Miami and New York City FC at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 29, 2025. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Sports

Messi to Unveil 21-meter Statue of Himself on India 'GOAT' Tour

Lionel Messi will unveil a 21-meter (70-foot) statue of himself in India on Saturday as he embarks on a three-day tour of the country that has sparked a fan…

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Sports A sign promoting the World Cup in 2026 is shown at a newly opened metro stop at Los Angeles International Airport on December 5th, in Los Angeles, California, US August 22, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson
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Fan Group Urges FIFA to Halt World Cup Ticket Sales over 'Extortionate' Prices

Football Supporters Europe (FSE) has called on FIFA to immediately halt sales of national team allocations for next year's World Cup, accusing football's…

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Move over Larry: Maximus the PM's Cat Grabs Belgium Spotlight

Varieties Larry the Downing Street cat is a global celebrity in his own right, with more than 900,000 followers on X. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP/File

Move over Larry: Maximus the PM's Cat Grabs Belgium Spotlight

It is no secret that a tabby named Larry wields considerable power in Downing Street. Now in Belgium, a rescue cat named Maximus has shot to social media…

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Varieties Residents rest as they search for the remains of their house, buried under piles of uprooted trees swept by the flash flood, in Lintang Baru village in Aceh Tamiang, northern Sumatra, on December 11, 2025. (Photo by Aditya Aji / AFP)
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Indonesia Floods Were 'Extinction Level' for Rare Orangutans

Indonesia's deadly flooding was an "extinction-level disturbance" for the world's rarest great ape, the tapanuli orangutan, causing catastrophic damage to its…

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Varieties Discovery of the first fragment of iron pyrite in 2017, at Barnham, England. (Jordan Mansfield/Pathways to Ancient Britain Project via AP)
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Study Finds Humans Were Making Fire 400,000 Years Ago, Far Earlier Than Once Thought

Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire…

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Varieties People wearing thick winter coats walk on Gwanghwamun Square in central Seoul, South Korea, 12 December 2025. EPA/YONHAP
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South Korea Exam Chief Quits Over Complaints of Too-hard Tests

The chief organizer of South Korea's notoriously grueling university entrance exams has resigned -- after complaints that an English test he designed was just…

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Varieties Bears have killed several people in Japan this year. Caroline GARDIN / AFP
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Japan Bear Victim's Watch Shows Last Movements

The watch of a Japanese hiker killed by a bear has revealed harrowing details about his last moments, including that the animal returned to his body the next…

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