عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo

Latest World News

Latest News
World A photo shows an Iranian vessel before a strike near the Strait of Hormuz (Photo by US Central Command/AFP) 
World

CENTCOM Warns Civilians to Avoid Iranian Ports Used for Military Purposes

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday warned civilians to avoid using ports along the Strait of Hormuz where Iranian forces conduct military operations…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Gulf The Security Council during its meeting on Wednesday (EPA)
Gulf

UN Security Council Condemns Iranian Attacks on the Gulf

In a resolution supported by 135 UN member states, the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday strongly condemned Iranian aggressions targeting Gulf…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Arab World Police officers inspect a damaged car hit in an Israeli airstrike at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, early Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Arab World

Lebanon Says 7 Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut

Lebanon said an Israeli strike on central Beirut's seafront killed at least seven people early on Thursday, another attack in the heart of the capital as Iran…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA
Gulf

Sudani to Saudi Crown Prince: Iraq Rejects Being Used as Launch Point for Attacks Against Other Countries

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a phone call on Wednesday from Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It Fires on Merchant Ships

World Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It Fires on Merchant Ships

Iran said the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel as its forces hit merchant ships on Wednesday and the International Energy Agency recommended a…

Arab World Permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Ahmad Arafa (C) speaks during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting called to address the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, at the UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 11 March 2026. (EPA)
Arab World

Calls for Deescalation in Lebanon at UN Security Council

Senior UN officials and member states called Wednesday for an end to fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has launched strikes in retaliation to attacks by the…

Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (AFP file)
Arab World

Iraqi PM Tells Iranian President Attacks Targeting Iraq Are Unacceptable as Shrapnel Kills One

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday that attacks ‌targeting Iraq ‌were unacceptable. …

Tracing the US Military’s Learning Curve on Fighting Iran’s Drones: What to Know

A visitor of an exhibition takes a photo of parts of an Iranian made unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Shahed-131/136, which was launched on Ukrainian territories, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine June 27, 2025. (Reuters)

Erbil Rejects Exporting Oil for Baghdad without Conditional Deal

An oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Kurdistan government /AFP)

UN Urges ‘Exemptions’ to Get Aid Through Strait of Hormuz

Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, gives an update on the hyper-prioritized plan of the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) to media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

UN Warns Global Aid at Risk as Middle East War Spreads

A Sudanese refugee girl from al-Fashir rests next to a burnt tree in the middle of the Tine transit camp, amid the conflict between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army, in eastern Chad, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for $200 a Barrel

This general view shows the Humber Refinery, operated by Phillips 66, near South Killingholme, north-east England on March 11, 2026. World oil prices surged more than five percent on March 11 as the Middle East war disrupted crude exports. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Editors choice

Hamas police officers in a street in Gaza City (file photo - Reuters)

Hamas Killings Spark Anger as Pursuit of Gazans Resumes

Saudi flag’s profound symbolism reflects unity, justice, strength and prosperity (SPA)

Saudi Flag Narrative Centers on Justice, Security

Saudi researcher Adnan Al-Tarif poses with two Saudi state flags (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Researcher Owns 100 Rare Flags From Saudi State Eras

Residents of the Christian Lebanese border village of Qlayaa carry the coffin of the village's priest, Father Pierre al-Rai during his funeral on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Village Wants Army Protection from Israel, Hezbollah

The logo integrates symbolism in its elements

SDAIA Unveils Logo for Saudi Arabia's Year of Artificial Intelligence 2026

This handout image taken by the European Space Agency (ESA) captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite shows a view of Iran's Kharg Island, which hosts the country's main crude export terminal and is responsible for the overwhelming majority of its oil shipments to the world, about 25 kilometers south of the mainland in the north of the Gulf, on March 2, 2026. (AFP / ESA)

Kharg Island: Iran’s Vital Oil Hub in the Crosshairs?

Opinion

More

Iraq…the Sin of the 2010 Elections and the Concept of the Largest Bloc

Ayad Allawi
Author

Between the Delusions of Ideology and Desperation

Sam Menassa
Author

The War to Change Features

Ghassan Charbel
Author

The End of Iran as a Military Power

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
Author

The Arabs Prioritize Development

Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran
Author

Washington and Europe… A Rupture Confirmed by War

Jumah Boukleb
Author

Tehran Chooses the Samson Option

Amir Taheri
Author

Where Did Iran Go Wrong?

Osman Mirghani
Author

War, Oil, and Turbulence?

Huda al-Husseini
Author

Iran’s Actions Are Antithetical to a Solution

Amr el-Shobaki
Author

What Does Iran Have Left After This Major Confrontation?

Jumah Boukleb
Author

No Priority Is Above Saving Lebanese Lives

Hanna Saleh
Author

Gulf

More
The Saudi flag with its great connotations that refer to unification, justice, strength, growth and prosperity (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Security Council Resolution Condemning Iran’s Attacks on the Gulf, Jordan

Asharq Al Awsat

UN Security Council Condemns Iranian Attacks on the Gulf

The Security Council during its meeting on Wednesday (EPA)

Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Regional Security in Calls with Korean, Romanian, and Turkish Counterparts

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi FM Discusses Regional Developments, Condemns Iranian Attack in Calls with Int’l Counterparts

Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Foreign Minister (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sudani to Saudi Crown Prince: Iraq Rejects Being Used as Launch Point for Attacks Against Other Countries

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. SPA

Bahrain Redirects Aircraft to Alternative Airports

This image released by Bahrain's Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma'ameer, Bahrain, Monday, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP)

Arab World

More
Italian Defense Minister Guido ‌Crosetto (Italian Defense Ministry)

Italian Base in Iraqi Kurdistan Hit by Missile, Says Defense Ministry

Asharq Al Awsat

Lebanon Says 7 Killed in Israeli Strike on Central Beirut

Police officers inspect a damaged car hit in an Israeli airstrike at the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon, early Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hamas Killings Spark Anger as Pursuit of Gazans Resumes

Hamas police officers in a street in Gaza City (file photo - Reuters)

Erbil Rejects Exporting Oil for Baghdad without Conditional Deal

An oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan. (Kurdistan government /AFP)

Lebanon Village Wants Army Protection from Israel, Hezbollah

Residents of the Christian Lebanese border village of Qlayaa carry the coffin of the village's priest, Father Pierre al-Rai during his funeral on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Calls for Deescalation in Lebanon at UN Security Council

Permanent representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Ahmad Arafa (C) speaks during a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting called to address the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, at the UN headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

World

More
A photo shows an Iranian vessel before a strike near the Strait of Hormuz (Photo by US Central Command/AFP) 

CENTCOM Warns Civilians to Avoid Iranian Ports Used for Military Purposes

Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Switzerland Closes Tehran Embassy but Maintains 'Open Line' between US, Iran

07 March 2026, Iran, Tehran: Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) rescue teams work at the site of a building damaged in an airstrike in Iran, following the strikes launched by the United States and Israel on February 28, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military officials, prompting Iran to retaliate with strikes on Israel and Gulf states. Photo: IRCS via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Norway Police Arrest 3 Suspects in Bombing of US Embassy

Forensic investigators work at the scene in connection with the arrest of three brothers after the explosion at the US embassy on Sunday, in Oslo, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via AP)

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for Oil at $200 a Barrel as It Fires on Merchant Ships

Commercial vessels are pictured offshore in Dubai on March 11, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Says He Is Not Worried About Iran-Backed Attacks on US Soil

US President Donald Trump addresses the media before departing the White House, Washington, DC, USA, 11 March 2026. President Trump is due to deliver a speech in Kentucky later in the day. (EPA)

UN Urges ‘Exemptions’ to Get Aid Through Strait of Hormuz

Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, gives an update on the hyper-prioritized plan of the 2026 Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) to media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, 11 March 2026. (EPA)

Business

More
Students ride on motorbikes with their parents while heading to schools, after the government announced that schools would close for two weeks, starting March 16, following austerity measures to save fuel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 10, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

IMF Says it Has Made Progress in Pakistan Funding Talks

Shell Declares Force Majeure to Clients who Buy Qatari LNG

The shell logo on a petrol station forecourt in London, Britain, 02 March 2026. EPA/NEIL HALL

IEA Agrees to Record Release of Emergency Oil Reserves in an Effort to Calm Surging Prices

FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates outside of Midland, Texas, US June 11, 2025. REUTERS/Eli Hartman/File Photo

Iran Tells World to Get Ready for $200 a Barrel

This general view shows the Humber Refinery, operated by Phillips 66, near South Killingholme, north-east England on March 11, 2026. World oil prices surged more than five percent on March 11 as the Middle East war disrupted crude exports. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Gold Eases as Firmer Dollar, Lingering Inflation Concerns Weigh

A saleswoman adjusts gold jewellery for sale at a shop in Lianyungang in China eastern Jiangsu province - AFP

Germany, Austria will Release Reserve Oil in Effort to Calm Surging Prices

Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Culture

More

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project Restores Historic Al-Qalaah Mosque in Riyadh Region

Culture The mosque is a prime example of traditional Najdi architecture - SPA

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project Restores Historic Al-Qalaah Mosque in Riyadh Region

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for the Development of Historical Mosques continues its mission to preserve the Kingdom’s architectural heritage by…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Debris at the historical monument Golestan Palace after it was damaged in an Israeli and US strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo
Culture

UNESCO Fears for Fate of Historical Sites during Iran War

UNESCO said it is deeply concerned about the fate of world heritage sites in Iran and across the region, after Tehran's Golestan palace, often compared to…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The coin has been donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries. (Leeds City Council)
Culture

Coin Used to Pay for Bus Ticket in Leeds Found to Be Phoenician

An odd-looking coin used to pay for a bus fare in Leeds in the 1950s has been found to belong to an ancient civilization from more than 2,000 years ago,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture A Bangladeshi craftsman weaves fabric on a traditional handloom inside a workshop in Tangail on March 2, 2026. (AFP)
Culture

Bangladesh Sari Weaving Tradition Hangs by a Thread

Bangladesh's Tangail sari is fighting for survival as weavers warn that automation and economic pressures are pushing the centuries-old craft to the brink…

Culture The commission's participation aims to promote Saudi literary and intellectual output while showcasing the rapid development of the literature, publishing, and translation sectors in the Kingdom. (SPA)
Culture

Saudi Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission Launches Pavilion at London Book Fair

Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission officially launched the Kingdom’s pavilion at the London Book Fair 2026, held at Olympia…

Sports

More

Neto Apologizes for Pushing Ball Boy During Chelsea's 5-2 Loss

Sports Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Round of 16 - First Leg - Paris St Germain v Chelsea - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - March 11, 2026 Chelsea's Pedro Neto checks on ball boy after falling into him Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

Neto Apologizes for Pushing Ball Boy During Chelsea's 5-2 Loss

Chelsea winger Pedro Neto apologized for pushing a ball boy during Wednesday's 5-2 Champions League defeat to Paris St Germain, an incident that added to a…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports 11 March 2026, US, Indian Wells: Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz celebrates defeating Norway's Casper Ruud during their men's singles round of 16 match at the BNP Paribas Open held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells. Photo: Charles Baus/CSM via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
Sports

Alcaraz Powers into Indian Wells Quarter-finals; Draper Upsets Djokovic

World number one Carlos Alcaraz continued his dominant run at Indian Wells, beating Norway's Casper Ruud 6-1 7-6(2), while Jack Draper upset world number three…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - FIFA World Cup 2026 Draw - John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, US - December 5, 2025 General view as Draw Assistant Shaquille O'Neal draws Iran during the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw. (Reuters)
Sports

Iran’s Sports Minister Says Country Can’t Take Part in World Cup Because of US Attacks

Iran’s sports and youth minister said it's “not possible” for the country to take part in the World Cup after the United States killed its supreme leader, Ali…

Sports Tottenham's goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky leaves the field after substitution during the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Tottenham in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP)
Sports

‘Incredible Situation’: Spurs Coach Tudor on Subbing Kinsky After Errors

Tottenham's interim coach Igor Tudor bemoaned an "incredible situation" which led him to withdraw goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky after just 17 minutes of Tuesday's…

Sports Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 8, 2026 Drivers in action during the race. (Reuters)
Sports

China Sprint Race Presents ‘Huge Challenge’ in F1’s New Era

Formula One's new era heads into its first sprint in Shanghai this weekend, with the Chinese Grand Prix promising a very different test to Melbourne, where…

Most Viewed

 
 

Cartoon

More
Amjad Rasmi
Cartoon
Amjad Rasmi
subscribe

Varieties

More

King Penguins Are the Rare Species Benefiting from Warming World. But that Could Change

Varieties In this photo provided by Gaël Bardon, part of the king penguin colony is visible at La Baie du Marin, Possession Island, Crozet Archipelago, Jan. 16, 2026. (Gaël Bardon/CSM/CNRS/IPEV via AP)

King Penguins Are the Rare Species Benefiting from Warming World. But that Could Change

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that depend on each other — like flowers…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties A chimpanzee looks on at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, where rescued primates are rehabilitated in Western Area Peninsula National Park, Sierra Leone, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Varieties

Study: Despite Reputation, Bonobos Are Aggressive

Historically considered a more peaceful species than their chimpanzee cousins, bonobos are actually just as aggressive -- but target their ire most often at…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This Feb. 19, 2026, photo provided by the Bronx Zoo on Wednesday, March 11 shows a red fox that stowed away on a cargo ship, crossed the Atlantic and is now at the zoo in New York. (Bronx Zoo via AP)
Varieties

Red Fox Stows Away on Cargo Ship, Traveling from England to US

This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties This gesture reflects pride in the Saudi flag - SPA
Varieties

Saudi Embassy in Egypt Celebrates Flag Day, Honoring National Pride and Identity

The Saudi Embassy in Egypt was proudly adorned with the Flag Day in celebration of this national occasion, which is observed annually on March 11. This…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties The Red Sea Film Foundation logo
Varieties

Red Sea Labs Selects 12 Projects for New Edition of Feature Films Program

The Red Sea Film Foundation has selected 12 film projects for the new edition of its Feature Films Program, formerly known as the Lodge, under its educational…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)

Cartoons

More
Amjad Rasmi
Cartoon
Amjad Rasmi
subscribe