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Egypt’s Sisi Discusses Gaza with Trump Envoy Kushner

US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner talked with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday about the implementation of the…

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A man waves an Iranian flag before a political billboard at Valiasr Square in central Tehran on August 8, 2026. (AFP)

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Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing, Capturing US Soldiers

Iran's military announced on Sunday that it was offering a bounty equivalent to $30,000 for killing or capturing US soldiers, with the reward doubled if…

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Israeli troops arrive during a military raid in the town of Qusra, south of Nablus, West Bank, 16 August 2026. (EPA)

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Pope Calls for an End to West Bank Israeli Settler Violence Against Palestinians

Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid a surge of attacks by militant settlers and a siege in…

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15 August 2026, Palestinian Territories, Gaza: Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians crowd the beach, as the coastline has become a refuge for thousands displaced from different parts of the Gaza Strip by the war. (dpa)

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Hamas Delegation in Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks

A Hamas delegation, chaired by the group’s leader Khalil al-Hayya, is in Cairo Sunday for Gaza ceasefire-related talks with Egyptian officials, the group said…

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Iran Fires Back at Trump's Threat to Declare Hormuz a US Territory

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A ship near the Strait of Hormuz (Reuters)

Iran Fires Back at Trump's Threat to Declare Hormuz a US Territory

Iran on Saturday fired back at US President Donald Trump's claim that he would soon declare the Strait of Hormuz part of US territory, saying the crucial…

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15 August 2026, Lebanon, Nabatieh district: An Israeli warplane carried out an airstrike on a house in a tourist area of Ansar, southern Lebanon, before dawn, completely destroying the building and causing extensive damage to surrounding properties. (dpa)

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Israel Vows to Go After Hezbollah as It Names Another Killed

Israel vowed Sunday it would hit Hezbollah again if threatened, as it identified what it described as a commander killed in strikes a day earlier that also…

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This US Navy handout photograph released on August 4, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet launching from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on July 31, 2026. (AFP / US Navy / Navcent Public Affairs)

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US Top Middle East Commander Visits Deployed Aircraft Carrier

Adm. Brad Cooper, the top US military commander in the Middle East, visited the USS Lincoln in the Arabian Sea during a 10-day tour in the region that…

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Gaza Health Sector Faces Mounting Crises, Risk of Total Collapse

A Palestinian carries a child wounded in an Israeli strike that killed the child’s parents at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 15, 2026 (Reuters)

Iran Executes Man Over Involvement in Winter Protests

An Iranian man passes with his bike next to a wall painting featuring slain Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a street in central Tehran, Iran, 13 August 2026. (EPA)

Mass Drone Attack on Moscow as Russian Strikes Kill Three in Ukraine

Ukrainian rescuers use a water hose as they work to extinguish a fire at the site of a Russian strike in Kyiv on August 16, 2026. (AFP)

Thousands Evacuate After Indonesia Quake Kills 51, Cuts Roads

A person walks near a heavily-damaged house after an earthquake felt in Nanga Mbaur village, East Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, August 16, 2026. (Reuters)

Suspected Russian Drone Shot Down in Romanian Airspace

Servicemen of the Latvian National Guard walk on a field as they search for the debris from an intercepted drone, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Rugaji, Latvia, August 14, 2026. (Reuters)

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A photo of Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jaafar and his memorial. (Lockerbie Legacy Foundation website)

Passenger 53 on Flight 103: The Lebanese-American Haunted by Lockerbie in Life and Death

Syrian security forces at the entrance to al-Hol camp before its evacuation. (EPA file photo)

Syrian Detainees Held in Iraq Return to Spotlight After Zaidan’s Damascus Visit

This handout picture released by the US Navy on May 8, 2019 shows the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while conducting a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 9), while MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 5, transfer stores between the ships. (Jason WAITE / Navy Office of Information / AFP)

US Pulls Last Aircraft Carrier in Asia as Trump Focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives Issa and Clearfield (National News Agency)

US Engaged in Shuttle Diplomacy between Lebanon, Israel to Salvage the Negotiations

A member of the Fatah movement attends the 8th General Conference of Fatah, at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City, May 14, 2026. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

How Will Hamas Handle the Requirements of the Legislative Elections?

A SABIC manufacturing site in Jubail (SABIC Media Center)

Saudi Petrochemical Companies Cut Losses by More than 50% in First-Half

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GCC Secretary-General Condemns Iranian Attacks on UAE Tankers and Commercial Ships

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 16/08 - 05:47

Oil Spill Affects 12 km of Oman Coast, Masirah Unaffected

Aerial view of oil spilling from the oil tanker Caroline Bezengi into the water, off Al-Qibliyyah island, Hallaniyat Group Of Islands, Oman, August 13, 2026, in this still image taken from a handout video. (Reuters)

ADNOC Vessel Attacked Again in Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Condemns Repeated Iranian Attacks on UAE Tankers in Strait of Hormuz

Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Pakistan on Independence Day

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

UAE Condemns ‘Hostile Iranian Attack’ on 2 ADNOC Vessels in Hormuz Strait

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 10, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer

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Thousands of makeshift tents of displaced Palestinian families are put up on the beach in western Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 14 August 2026. (EPA)

Israel’s Ben-Gvir Advocates Killing ‘30 to 40’ People in Gaza Nightly While Speaking to Ex-Hostage

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Pope Calls for an End to West Bank Israeli Settler Violence Against Palestinians

Egypt’s Sisi Discusses Gaza with Trump Envoy Kushner

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (dpa file)

Iraq Seizes $20 Mn, Recovers 60 Kg of Gold in ‘Deputy Oil Minister’ Case

Image published by Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council of the seized funds.

Hamas Delegation in Cairo for Gaza Ceasefire Talks

Israel Vows to Go After Hezbollah as It Names Another Killed

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Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing, Capturing US Soldiers

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Iranian Parliament Advances Bill to Curb Foreign Influence

A woman is silhouetted against the sun as she checks her cellphone at Revolution square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

PM Tusk: Poland to Send Emergency Aircraft to Budapest after Coach Crash

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks during the Polish Armed Forces Day in Gdynia, northern Poland, 15 August 2026. EPA/Andrzej Jackowski POLAND OUT

Democrats Disagree over Abolishing or Reforming ICE at DNC Meeting

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks during a Labor Council meeting as part of the DNC Summer Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 Returned to Munich after Takeoff Incident

FILE PHOTO: A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airplane prepares for landing at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, Vietnam March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

Hurricane Lala Brushes Past Hawaii’s Big Island, Bringing Heavy Rain

A vehicle drives near a downed utility pole dangling above Mamalahoa Highway during Hurricane Lala near Ocean View, Hawaii, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

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This handout photo taken and released on August 15, 2026 by the Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group shows the Dubai Tower container ship, operated by Chinese shipowner Sea Legend, setting sail from the port of Ningbo headed to the port of Felixstow, England. (Handout / Ningbo Zhoushan Port Group / AFP)

Chinese Ship Sets off for Europe Through Arctic, Halving Travel Time

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Algeria Begins Exporting First Jet Fuel Shipments to Niger

Sonatrach stated that delivering the jet fuel shipment to Niger reflects its efforts to enhance direct cooperation with African oil and gas companies (X)

Saudi Arabia Reshapes the Future of the Digital Economy Through Advanced Digital Infrastructure, Global Partnerships

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Saudi Arabia Moves to Strengthen Stability and Development in the Region

Saudi Arabia continues its initiatives to promote security and peace in the region... The Saudi flag is seen at a site in the city of Jazan (SPA).

Alphabet's Investment in SpaceX Multiplies 100-Fold to $94 Billion

The letters of the word "Alphabet" on a computer screen featuring a Google search page in an illustration (Reuters)

Iraqi Daily Oil Exports in August Highest since Start of War

A view across Shatt al-Arab of the 'Bin Omar' oil field north of Basra, Iraq (Reuters)

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Athens Is Cleaning Its All-Marble Olympic Stadium for the First Time in More Than a Century

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A worker cleans the marble surfaces of the Panathenaic Stadium, also known as "Kallimarmaro," or beautiful marble, which hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, using a high-pressure water hose during renovation work in Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Athens Is Cleaning Its All-Marble Olympic Stadium for the First Time in More Than a Century

It has welcomed marathon runners, rock stars and the first modern Olympic athletes. Now it’s time for a monumental scrub. Athens’ U-shaped Panathenaic…

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Carabinieri officers pose with three paintings by Paul Cezanne, Henri Matisse and Pierre-Auguste Renoir recovered after they were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Mamiano, Italy, in this handout image released on August 14, 2026. Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERS

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Italian Police Recover Stolen Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse Worth 9 mn Euros

Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over nine million euros which were stolen from a museum in Italy in March have been recovered, Italian police…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 14/08 - 16:41

Culture

This handout picture released on August 13, 2026, by the Sao Paulo police press office shows eight recovered works by French artist Henri Matisse that had been stolen in December 2025 in Sao Paulo. (Photo by Handout / SAO PAULO'S POLICE PRESS OFFICE / AFP)

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Brazilian Police Recover Matisse Works Stolen in 2025

Police in Brazil have recovered eight engravings by French artist Henri Matisse that were stolen from a Sao Paulo library last year by an organized gang of…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 14/08 - 11:40

Culture

This screen grab of a handout video taken and released by Spain's Military Emergencies Unit (UME) shows firefighters taking away a painting amid a wildfire threatening San Juan de la Pena Monastery in Penas de Riglos in the Spanish southwestern province of Aragon, on August 13, 2026. (Photo by Handout / UME / AFP)

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Spain Removes Remains of 11th Century Kings from Monastery as Wildfire Rages

Spanish authorities on Thursday removed the remains of three kings who ruled the Aragón region in the 11th century from a monastery threatened by a wildfire. …

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 14/08 - 11:29

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Statue from AlUla dating to the Lihyanite period, temporarily on display at the Louvre Museum, reflects AlUla’s rich heritage and role in human civilization. (SPA)

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Saudi Archaeology: Discoveries Rewriting the History of the Arabian Peninsula

Two Saudi cities, relatively close geographically but rooted in vastly different periods of history, encapsulate thousands of years of human experience. …

Omar Badawi (Riyadh) Friday 14/08 - 08:35

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Bayern Yet to Update on Jamal Musiala After Collapse During Friendly Match

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Football - Pre-Season Friendly - Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - August 15, 2026 Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala before the match. (Reuters)

Bayern Yet to Update on Jamal Musiala After Collapse During Friendly Match

Bayern Munich was yet to give an update Sunday about the condition of Jamal Musiala, who collapsed the day before during a friendly game against Leipzig. The…

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Trabzonspor's Mohamed Salah in action during the Turkish Super Lig football match between Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

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Salah’s Trabzonspor Debut Ends in Draw After Kasimpasa Fight Back

Mohamed Salah made his competitive debut for Trabzonspor on Saturday, coming off the bench in their Turkish Super Lig opener as Kasimpasa rallied from a goal…

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia waves to fans as he walks onto the court for a match against Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina on day five of the Cincinnati Open at Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 15, 2026 in Mason, Ohio. (Getty Images/AFP)

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Djokovic Ousted from Cincinnati Open in His First Match Since Wimbledon

Novak Djokovic's stay at the Cincinnati Open was a short one. It also might be his last. The 24-time major champion fell to Thiago Agustin Tirante 2-6, 6-4,…

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FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Pre Season Friendly - Liverpool v AS Monaco - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - August 9, 2026 Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/File Photo

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Iraola: Liverpool's Como Double-header a Key Test Before New Season

Liverpool's double-header against Serie A side Como on Sunday will be a good test ahead of the new Premier League season, manager Andoni Iraola said on…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 15/08 - 17:38

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FILED - 16 June 2026, US, Kansas City: Argentina's Cristian Romero in action during the 2026 world cup match between Argentina and Algeria. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

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Atlético Madrid Signs Argentina Defender Cristian Romero from Tottenham

Atlético Madrid confirmed the signing of Argentina defender Cristian “Cuti” Romero from Tottenham for a fee reported to be 34 million pounds ($46 million) on…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 15/08 - 17:18

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Corgis Race, Bark and Sniff Their Way to Glory at a Growing International Race

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Corgis race during the Corgi Race Vilnius 2026 event in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP)

Corgis Race, Bark and Sniff Their Way to Glory at a Growing International Race

It's not all about short-legged speed when 150 corgis gather for an international race celebrating the little dogs. There's a costume parade, the "smartest…

Sunday 16/08 - 10:46

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This aerial photograph shows a wildfire burning in the Hautes Fagnes (High Fens) nature reserve in Waimes on August 15, 2026. (AFP)

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Belgium’s Biggest Wildfire on Record Heads Towards Germany

Firefighters worked through the night to battle Belgium's biggest wildfire on record, which by Sunday morning had burned 3,000 hectares of land and was heading…

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A burnt vehicle after a fire that broke out in the summer resort of Siviri, Chalkidiki, northern Greece, 14 August 2026. (EPA)

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Firefighters Battle Second Day of Blaze on Greek Island

Firefighters battled for a second day on Sunday to contain a forest fire on the Greek Aegean island of Skyros, as the local mayor voiced hope it could soon be…

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Conservationists warn AI visuals of wild animals make it harder for people to discern what is real. Alex Ogle / AFP/File

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'People Could Get Hurt': Conservationists Decry AI Wildlife Visuals

The black-and-white image appears to show the unlikeliest of interactions: an orangutan cradling endangered leopard cubs deep in the jungles of Malaysia's…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 16/08 - 08:02

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Passenger 53 on Flight 103: The Lebanese-American Haunted by Lockerbie in Life and Death

On Dec. 21, 1988, Lebanese-American Khaled Nazir Jafaar boarded Pan Am Flight 103, traveling from Frankfurt to New York via London. He could not have known…

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