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World President Donald Trump, from left, sits at a lunch with Susan Dell and Dell CEO Michael Dell, in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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Murder, Terror Charges for Suspects in Trump Cage Fight Attack Plot

Eight men accused in an alleged plot to attack a White House mixed martial arts fight hosted by President Donald Trump in June have been indicted on murder and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)
World People attend a funeral procession for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed on February 28 in Israeli and US airstrikes, in Qom, Iran, July 7, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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Israel Reportedly Shared Intel About ‘New’ Iran Plot to Kill Trump

Israel shared intelligence with the United States this week about a new and “specific” plan by Iran to assassinate President Donald Trump, US media reported…

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Arab World Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
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Syrian Authorities Say Captured ISIS-linked Cell Behind Blasts

Syrian officials said late Thursday the country had captured an ISIS-linked cell responsible for two bomb blasts during French President Emmanuel Macron's…

Asharq Al Awsat (Damascus)
Gulf Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Canadian Minister of National Defense David McGuinty. (SPA)
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Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Regional Developments with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Jeddah on Thursday with Canadian Minister of National Defense David McGuinty, the Saudi…

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Security Official: Iran Will Respond Against Israel if Infrastructure Attacked

World FILE - Motorbikes and cars pass through an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Security Official: Iran Will Respond Against Israel if Infrastructure Attacked

Iran will respond to any attack against its infrastructure, including by striking Israel, the head of the country's top security body said on Friday, as Tehran…

Asharq Al Awsat
Gulf Gulf consultations and reciprocal visits followed Iranian attacks over the past 72 hours (QNA)
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Gulf States Step Up Coordination after Iran Escalation

Gulf states have sharply stepped up coordination after Iranian attacks hit several Gulf countries over the past 48 hours, holding nearly seven rounds of…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Arab World Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. (Reuters)
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Iraq Moves to Mend Gulf Ties, Al-Zaidi Proposes New Partnership

The Iraqi government is intensifying diplomatic engagement with its Arab neighbors, especially Gulf Arab states, ahead of an expected visit by Iraqi Prime…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)

Saudi Arabia, Canada Open New Investment Era in AI, Mining

Officials are seen at the Saudi-Canadian Investment Forum in Jeddah. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon's President to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Chose Negotiation to Limit the Occupation and the Suffering of Southerners

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (AP)

Saudi Crown Prince, Canadian PM Discuss Regional, Int’l Developments

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

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US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Türkiye, July 8, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

What Does Removing Syria from the US List of State Sponsors of Terrorism Mean for Its Economy?

Iraqi security personnel patrol a street in Baghdad on June 28. (AFP)

Iraq’s ‘Oil Network’ Arrests Reach Another Official

Part of the memorandum signing ceremony attended by the Saudi Crown Prince and the Canadian Prime Minister in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Canada: Questions and Answers on Joint Action and Coordination Council

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul. (Hamas)

Hamas Shifts Its Center of Gravity to Türkiye, Seeks Rapprochement with Syria

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (AP)

Lebanon's President to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Chose Negotiation to Limit the Occupation and the Suffering of Southerners

This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and France's President Emmanuel Macron inspecting repatriated Syrian artifacts that had been on loan to the Arab World Institute in Paris since 2010, during an official ceremony at the at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 7, 2026. (SANA/AFP)

France Returns 23 Syrian Treasures After 15 Years as Macron Visits Damascus

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Global Football, Arab Pride, and Happiness

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Domestic Shifts in America

Dr. Abdullah Faisal Alrabeh
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From Islamabad to Washington... Lebanon in the Grinder

Rami al-Rayes
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Iran: Management of Uncertainty

Amir Taheri
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In Syria, the Logic of the State Prevails

Amr el-Shobaki
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Sudan Between Exclusion and Dialogue

Osman Mirghani
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In Iraq... the Country's Good Comes Before Any Other Interest

Suleiman Jawda
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Prospects for the US–Iran Memorandum of Understanding

Dr. Khaled N Al-Habbas
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Netanyahu's Visit to Washington: Background and Objectives

Nabil Amr
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Will the Memorandum of Understanding Become the Final Agreement Itself?

Sam Menassa
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Are They Not Ashamed Before Qasim, Saddam, and the Two Arifs?

Ghassan Charbel
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The Houthis in the Rabbit Hole

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Part of the memorandum signing ceremony attended by the Saudi Crown Prince and the Canadian Prime Minister in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia and Canada: Questions and Answers on Joint Action and Coordination Council

Badr Al-Qahtani (London)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Repeated Iranian Attacks on Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan

File photo of the Saudi flag/AAWSAT

Saudi FM Receives Phone Call from Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA file)

Muslim World League Condemns Repeated Iranian Aggression against Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan

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Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Kuwait over Passing of Sheikh Ali Humoud Al-Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah

Joint photo of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud - File Photo

Saudi Defense Minister Discusses Regional Developments with Canadian Counterpart

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Canadian Minister of National Defense David McGuinty. (SPA)

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Iraqi security personnel patrol a street in Baghdad on June 28. (AFP)

Iraq’s ‘Oil Network’ Arrests Reach Another Official

Asharq Al Awsat

Syrian Authorities Say Captured ISIS-linked Cell Behind Blasts

Syrian security personnel inspect a burned vehicle near the Four Seasons Hotel after two explosions rocked the area earlier in Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Hamas Shifts Its Center of Gravity to Türkiye, Seeks Rapprochement with Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya in Istanbul. (Hamas)

Iraq Moves to Mend Gulf Ties, Al-Zaidi Proposes New Partnership

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi. (Reuters)

US Resumed Cash Shipments to Baghdad, Says Iraq Govt Spokesperson

An Iraqi man walks past shops in the Jamila food market in Sadr City, east Baghdad on April 13, 2026. (AFP)

Algeria's Sonatrach Says Incident Occurred at Arzew Refinery, Brought Under Control

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the state energy company Sonatrach is pictured at the headquarters in Algiers, Algeria November 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina/File Photo

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President Donald Trump, from left, sits at a lunch with Susan Dell and Dell CEO Michael Dell, in the White House Rose Garden, Monday, July 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Murder, Terror Charges for Suspects in Trump Cage Fight Attack Plot

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington)

Security Official: Iran Will Respond Against Israel if Infrastructure Attacked

FILE - Motorbikes and cars pass through an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Kremlin Says Putin Remains Open to Ukraine Talks but is Carving out a Bigger Buffer Zone

People walk on the Red Square outside the Kremlin on a summer day in downtown Moscow, Russia, 26 June 2026. EPA/MAXIM SHIPENKOV

WHO Official: Congo Ebola Outbreak Still Spreading Largely Undetected

FILE PHOTO: Congolese health workers receive a patient at the Rwampara General Hospital as authorities intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain outbreak in Rwampara outside Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 21, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo

At Least 1 Million Women Have Lost Access to Aid after Funding Cuts, UN Says

FILE -Women and children fetch water at dusk in the Korsi Refugee Camp in Birao, the Central African Republic, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly, File)

Greek Anti-terror Police Arrest 3 After Blast Kills Woman

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past damaged cars and a building after attackers firebombed three residential buildings linked to Greece's governing party in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo

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Ships and containers at a Chinese port (Reuters)

China Temporarily Bans Helium Exports as US-Iran Tensions Flare Again

Asharq Al Awsat

IEA Says Global Oil Demand Picks Up Despite War Fears

FILE PHOTO: A drone view of three berths able to load vessels with oil is seen after their construction at Westridge Marine Terminal, the terminus of the Canadian government-owned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, April 26, 2024. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo

Humain, Cohere Launch Strategic Partnership to Expand AI Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Logo of the Saudi company Humain (Asharq Al-Awsat)

ECB is Back to Square One as US-Iran War Resumes

FILE PHOTO: A view of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 6, 2025. REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch/File Photo

Modi Visits New Zealand as Trade Deal Sparks India Pushback

Recent undercurrents of anti-migrant sentiment risk tarnishing Modi's trip to a nation long proud of its tolerance. MARTIN KEEP / AFP

Russia to Increase Economic Influence in Syria Through Commercial Logistics Hub at Syrian Port

A general view of the Russian Navy facility in Syria's coastal Tartous, Syria, December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo

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Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after Secret Journey from France

Culture Workers prepare to unload a specially designed crate (back L) carrying the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in central London early on July 10, 2026. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

Bayeux Tapestry is at the British Museum after Secret Journey from France

After almost 1,000 years, the Bayeux Tapestry is back on English soil. In scenes like a heist movie in reverse, the priceless Medieval artwork was spirited…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and France's President Emmanuel Macron inspecting repatriated Syrian artifacts that had been on loan to the Arab World Institute in Paris since 2010, during an official ceremony at the at the People's Palace in Damascus on July 7, 2026. (SANA/AFP)
Culture

France Returns 23 Syrian Treasures After 15 Years as Macron Visits Damascus

France has finally returned 23 Syrian archaeological treasures that remained in the country for about 15 years after being loaned for an exhibition. Their…

Culture The Red Sea Fund presented four awards within the Production Market at the Saudi Film Festival - SPA
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Red Sea Film Foundation Concludes Participation in 12th Saudi Film Festival

The Red Sea Film Foundation won four awards for the three films supported by the Red Sea Fund during its participation in the 12th Saudi Film Festival, held at…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Tannis Davidson, Head of Zoology and Science collections at the Grant Museum of Zoology in London, holds a device displaying the temperature inside the display cases in the museum, in central London on June 26, 2026. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
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UK Museums at 'Sharp End' of Climate Change Challenge

As visitors peered at skeletons and preserved animals in a London zoological museum during a UK heatwave, staff focused on a different attraction: a computer…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture The glassworks tunnels have never before been open to the public. (Stourbridge Glass Museum)
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British Town to Open its 250-Year-Old Underground Tunnels to Public

A West Midlands glassmaking museum is set to open its 250-year-old underground tunnels to the public for the first time. Stourbridge Glass Museum has…

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Muchova, Noskova Put Friendship on Hold to Fight for Wimbledon Title

Sports Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic celebrates her victory against Naomi Osaka of Japan in their quarter-final women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Muchova, Noskova Put Friendship on Hold to Fight for Wimbledon Title

Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova will fight for the Wimbledon title on Saturday, but the Czech pair's bond will remain intact no matter who wins their first…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports French fans celebrate their team on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Morocco, 10 July 2026. EPA/Fadi Yousef
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Girl Dies in France Celebrating World Cup Win

A 17-year-old girl fell off a truck and died while celebrating France's World Cup quarter final win over Morocco, emergency services said Friday. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Sports DALLAS, TEXAS - JULY 07: Lamine Yamal #19 of Spain reacts during the training at Cotton Bowl on July 07, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images/AFP
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Spain Aim for World Cup Date with France by Beating Belgium

European champions Spain are on a World Cup collision course with Kylian Mbappe's France if they can beat Belgium in the quarter-finals on Friday. At the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports French fans celebrate their team on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, after winning the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match against Morocco, 10 July 2026. EPA/Fadi Yousef
Sports

Football Troubles in London after France Beat Morocco

British police battled football fans in central London early Friday after France beat Morocco in a World Cup quarter final. One police officer was injured…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Sports Fans' hopes were sky-high for the World Cup after Morocco stunned the footballing world by reaching the semi-finals four years ago in Qatar. Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP
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Disappointment at Morocco's World Cup Exit Cannot Mask Pride

The vuvuzelas fell quiet in Morocco on Thursday as the only African team left in the World Cup came up against the insurmountable hurdle of France and Kylian…

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Sea Snail Named Aldisa Vozinha in Honor of Cape Verde Keeper

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Cape Verde's Vozinha celebrates after the match in Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia, US, June 15, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters/Brett Davis/File Photo

Sea Snail Named Aldisa Vozinha in Honor of Cape Verde Keeper

Spanish biologist and soccer fan Jesus Ortea has named a newly discovered species of sea snail in honor of Vozinha, the Cape Verde goalkeeper who stunned fans…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A Ryanair plane on the tarmac of Makedonia airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, May 7, 2026. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis/File Photo
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Man Nearly Sucked Out of 'Detached' Window on Ryanair Flight

A man was nearly sucked out the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside,…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: An ibis bird perches next to the Reserve Bank of Australia headquarters in central Sydney, Australia February 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo
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H5 Bird Flu Detected in Australian Seabird for 1st Time

Scientists have detected the highly contagious H5 bird flu in an Australian seabird for the first time, the government said Friday. Australia was for years…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties US military officials are enveloped in a dust cloud created by the rotor wash of a landing MV-22 Osprey aircraft during the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows (MCTAB) in Waimanalo, Hawaii, US, July 9, 2026. REUTERS/Marco Garcia
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UN: Intense Sand and Dust Storms Struck China, US in 2025

China and the southern United States were hit last year by some of the worst sand and dust storms in decades, the United Nations said Friday. The UN's…

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Varieties Every carving carries centuries of interpretation (Reuters)
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Symbols at Old English Buildings Not ‘Witches Marks’

Over the years, English Heritage and Historic England have claimed to have identified large numbers of “witches’ marks” or “ritual protection symbols” on the…

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