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Business President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)
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Trump to Impose Sharp Tariff on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil

US President Donald Trump announced Monday steep tariffs on imports from countries buying Venezuelan oil and gas, a punitive measure that could hit China and…

Arab World A Sudanese soldier on the bloodstained steps of the presidential palace in Khartoum, two days after the military recaptured it (The New York Times)
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Inside Sudan’s Presidential Palace in Khartoum…Fresh Blood and Destruction

At the battle-scarred presidential palace in the heart of Sudan’s shattered capital, soldiers gathered under a chandelier on Sunday afternoon, rifles and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum )
World This photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, March 15, 2025, shows a view of Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Ukraine's Air Force Says Russia Launched 139 Drones, Ballistic Missile Overnight

The Ukrainian air force said on Tuesday that Russia launched 139 drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile during an overnight attack that injured two people…

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Business Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco. (Aramco)
Business

Aramco CEO: We Continue to Explore Investment Opportunities in China

Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, underscored on Monday the company’s commitment to exploring new and additional investment opportunities in…

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Israeli Strikes on Gaza Killed 23 People Overnight

Arab World A man searches for salvageable items amid the rubble of a house hit by Israeli bombardment at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes on Gaza Killed 23 People Overnight

Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes killed at least 23 people in the Gaza Strip overnight into Tuesday. The dead include three children and their parents…

Arab World Israeli army tanks and a bulldozer drive through the Abu Diab military post on March 19, 2025, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian border town of Quneitra, which locals say had Russian forces' presence before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
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Netanyahu Believes Confrontation with Türkiye in Syria is 'Inevitable'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding security consultations to discuss concerns over Turkish influence in Syria following the fall of Bashar…

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Arab World Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)
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Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Is Attacked by Israeli Settlers and Detained by the Army

Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land” on Monday in the occupied West Bank before…

US Airstrikes Targeting Yemen’s Houthis Kill at Least 2 People

People inspect the damage around a building after US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 March 2025. (EPA)

Ben-Gvir Accuses Israel’s Shin Bet Chief of Attempting a ‘Coup’

Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against moves by the Israeli government to fire the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025. (Reuters)

South Korea Struggles to Contain Deadly Wildfires

The level of damage would make the fires collectively the third-largest in South Korea's history. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

White House Mistakenly Shares Yemen War Plans with a Journalist

People gather by the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

Araghchi: Iran Ready for Any Scenario, but War Is Unlikely

Araghchi (center) speaks during a meeting with Iranian Red Crescent officials (IRNA).

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

Residents walk in the market on the first day of Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, in Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP)

This Ramadan, Relief and Hope Bump against Uncertainty in the New Syria

A doctor assists 13-year-old Palestinian Yamen Asfour as he learns to walk on a prosthetic leg at the Artificial Limbs and Polio Center in Gaza City on Tuesday, Feb. 18. 2025. (AP)

Gaza’s Child Amputees Struggle with Recovery, Especially after Israel’s Cutoff of Aid

A general view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where talks between Russia and US are being held aimed at ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Riyadh Talks Focus on Partial Ceasefire, Protection of Ukraine Infrastructure

People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)

From Deluges to Drought: Climate Change Speeds up Water Cycle, Triggers More Extreme Weather

A girl holds a balloon as people walk at Terminal 2 of the Heathrow International Airport, a day after a fire at a nearby electrical substation wiped out the power at the airport, near London, Britain, March 22, 2025. (Reuters)

UK’s Heathrow Defends Decision to Shut Airport Amid Blame Game 

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For Russia, Trump Has a Lot to Offer

Anton Troianovski
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Us… the United States… and the Future

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Trump and Putin’s Flirtation

Sam Menassa
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‘Planes, Planes, Planes’ 

Ghassan Charbel
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Paying for Roads in the Age of EVs: Rethinking Jordan’s EV Tax Model

Jessica Obeid
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Are Wars the Solution?

Tariq Al-Homayed
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Post Neo-Sectarianism in Iraq

Mahmoud al-Mashhadani
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Elon Musk as Public Accountant

Amir Taheri
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The Sectarianism We Ignore!

Hazem Saghieh
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Netanyahu’s War On The World

Yousef Al-Dayni
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Iran’s Nuclear Program: Possible Scenarios

Dr. Nassif Hitti
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On ‘The Arab Levant,’ ‘The World,’ and Israel

Hazem Saghieh
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

Asharq Al Awsat (Cairo)

Riyadh Talks Focus on Partial Ceasefire, Protection of Ukraine Infrastructure

A general view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where talks between Russia and US are being held aimed at ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2025. (Reuters)

GCC Deplores Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians, Legalize Settlements

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Kuwaiti Emir Calls on Citizens to Adhere to Democratic Approach, Constitutional References

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. (KUNA)

3rd Round of Negotiations between the US, Russia, Ukraine Kick off in Saudi Arabia

Senior Saudi, American and Russian officials are seen at talks hosted by Riyadh on February 18. (Reuters)

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A Sudanese soldier on the bloodstained steps of the presidential palace in Khartoum, two days after the military recaptured it (The New York Times)

Inside Sudan’s Presidential Palace in Khartoum…Fresh Blood and Destruction

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum )

Israeli Strikes on Gaza Killed 23 People Overnight

A man searches for salvageable items amid the rubble of a house hit by Israeli bombardment at the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Netanyahu Believes Confrontation with Türkiye in Syria is 'Inevitable'

Israeli army tanks and a bulldozer drive through the Abu Diab military post on March 19, 2025, on the southern outskirts of the Syrian border town of Quneitra, which locals say had Russian forces' presence before the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)

Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director Is Attacked by Israeli Settlers and Detained by the Army

Hamdan Ballal, Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, is detained by the Israeli military from his home in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)

US Airstrikes Targeting Yemen’s Houthis Kill at Least 2 People

People inspect the damage around a building after US airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, 24 March 2025. (EPA)

Lebanese Central Bank Rejects Proposals to Invest Gold Reserves

A visitor examines the weight of a gold bar at the Banque du Liban Currency Museum (Banque du Liban website).

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This photo taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, March 15, 2025, shows a view of Sudzha, the biggest town in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Ukraine's Air Force Says Russia Launched 139 Drones, Ballistic Missile Overnight

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Pro-Palestinian Student and Permanent US Resident Sues to Halt Deportation

Students wait in long security lines outside of Columbia University as demonstrators continue to rally in support of Palestine and to protest the arrest and detention of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who played a role in pro-Palestinian protests, outside of Columbia University on March 24, 2025 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

Ben-Gvir Accuses Israel’s Shin Bet Chief of Attempting a ‘Coup’

Police clash with demonstrators during a protest against moves by the Israeli government to fire the Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025. (Reuters)

South Korea Struggles to Contain Deadly Wildfires

The level of damage would make the fires collectively the third-largest in South Korea's history. YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP

Araghchi: Iran Ready for Any Scenario, but War Is Unlikely

Araghchi (center) speaks during a meeting with Iranian Red Crescent officials (IRNA).

White House Mistakenly Shares Yemen War Plans with a Journalist

People gather by the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)

Trump to Impose Sharp Tariff on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil

Tesla’s February Market Share in Europe Drops Despite EV Pickup

The Tesla logo is seen on a car at the Paris Games Week (PGW), a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 27, 2024. (Reuters)

Aramco CEO: We Continue to Explore Investment Opportunities in China

Amin Nasser, President and CEO of Saudi Aramco. (Aramco)

Oil Steady as Investors Weigh Impact of Trump Tariffs

An Oil refinery is seen from Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq Says Iran Used Forged Iraqi Documents on Oil Tankers, Tehran Denies

FILE PHOTO: A gas flare on an oil production platform is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi//File Photo

Euro Zone Economy Growth Accelerates to 7-month High in March, PMI Shows

Most lights are out in the European Central Bank during the so-called "Earth Hour" in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, March 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

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A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

Culture Visitors look at elaborate antique clocks displayed on the sprawling compound of the Forbidden City also known as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A drawing by French author Victor Hugo, entitled "Mushroom" (L) is pictured during a photocall at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London on March 18, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Culture

London Exhibit Spotlights Victor Hugo's Lesser-known Talent -- Drawing

French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables", but less known is his work as an illustrator -- now the…

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Culture A view of Rome's Trevi fountain is seen through a window of its old water flow control room, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP)
Culture

A Rare Peek at the Hidden Waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year,…

Culture The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP)
Culture

Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest…

Culture This photograph taken on March 21, 2025, shows a recently discovered painting by Italian artist Lavinia Fontana, entitled “Portrait of a Gentleman, his Daughter and a Maid” (C) on display at the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai, northern France. (AFP)
Culture

French Museum Uncovers in Storage Picture by Renaissance Woman Master

A provincial museum in northern France on Friday showed off a picture now attributed to one of the greatest women painters of the Italian Renaissance, Lavinia…

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So Far So Good for Tuchel as England Earn Back-to-Back Wins

Sports England's German head coach Thomas Tuchel gestures on the touchline during the 2026 World Cup Group K qualifier football match between England and Latvia, at Wembley stadium, in London, on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

So Far So Good for Tuchel as England Earn Back-to-Back Wins

Thomas Tuchel's baptism as England's head coach could not have been any smoother. Two games, two wins, five goals scored and none conceded represents a…

Sports Coco Gauff of the US in action against Magda Linette of Poland during their Women’s Singles round of 32 tennis match at the 2025 Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami, Florida, USA, 24 March 2025. (EPA)
Sports

Gauff Falls on Tough Day for Americans in Miami

Coco Gauff lost to unseeded Magda Linette 6-4 6-4 on Monday as she missed out on a place in the Miami Open quarter-finals after a tough day for Americans as…

Sports Pedri of Spain takes his penalty kick during the penalty shoot out of the UEFA Nations League quarter finals second leg soccer match between Spain and the Netherlands, in Valencia, Spain, 23 March 2025. (EPA)
Sports

Barcelona’s Pedri Puts Champions League Glory Ahead of Ballon D’Or

Barcelona midfielder Pedri said he is putting team trophies ahead of individual accolades this season and would only want to be awarded the Ballon d'Or if his…

Sports A view of the city skyline of Brisbane, expected to be announced as host for the 2032 Olympic Games, in Brisbane, Australia, July 4, 2021. Picture taken July 4, 2021. (Reuters)
Sports

Australia Announces New Stadium for 2032 Olympic Games

Australia will build a 63,000-seat stadium and a plush indoor swimming venue for the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane, officials said Tuesday after shelving…

Sports Football - World Cup - AFC Qualifiers - Third Round - Group C - Saudi Arabia v China - Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - March 20, 2025 China players pose for a team group photo before the match. (Reuters)
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China Facing a Reality Check in World Cup Qualifying 

Branko Ivankovic's China lineup faces another reality check in World Cup qualifying, with the national team risking falling further behind the global ambitions…

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Motorcyclist Killed by Giant Seoul Sinkhole

Varieties Emergency workers stand near a sinkhole in a road, in Seoul, South Korea, March 25, 2025. (Yonhap via Reuters)

Motorcyclist Killed by Giant Seoul Sinkhole

One person has been killed after a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul, the fire department said Tuesday, with harrowing video footage showing the moment his…

Varieties People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)
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From Deluges to Drought: Climate Change Speeds up Water Cycle, Triggers More Extreme Weather

Prolonged droughts, wildfires and water shortages. Torrential downpours that overwhelm dams and cause catastrophic flooding. Around the globe, rising…

Varieties Flowering cherry blossoms and buds from a sample cherry tree, Somei Yoshino species, for phenological observation conducted by the Tokyo Regional Headquarters of the Japan Meteorological Agency, are seen at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 24, 2025. (AFP)
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Japan’s Weather Agency Declares Flowering of Tokyo’s Cherry Blossoms as the Festive Season Begins 

Japan 's official cherry blossom spotters on Monday confirmed the first blooming of the country's favorite flower, declaring the official start of the festive…

Varieties Victor Asenov, a visually impaired ultramarathon runner, walks next to his guide dog Taddy as he attempts to cover the same elevation as Mount Everest, an activity known as "Everesting", by running up and down the Black Peak summit of the Vitosha mountain, to raise awareness of a guide dog school, near Sofia, Bulgaria, March 21, 2025. (Reuters)
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Blind Bulgarian Runner Defies Sleep and Exhaustion in ‘Everesting’ Climbing Challenge 

Blind Bulgarian ultramarathon runner Victor Asenov defied sleeplessness and exhaustion to repeatedly scale Vitosha mountain near Sofia non-stop for nearly two…

Varieties Passengers of cruise ship "Celestyal Discovery" board ferries to be transferred to the island of Santorini, Greece, March 23, 2025. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas
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Greece's Santorini Welcomes First Cruise Ship after Quakes

Greece's tourism jewel, Santorini, welcomed its first cruise ship of the year on Sunday after thousands of small earthquakes in February created a state of…

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