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Macron to Visit Cyprus as France Deploys Warships to Mediterranean

President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus on Monday, his office said, as France deploys warships to the Mediterranean following a drone attack on the island…

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The son of a Lebanese soldier, cries as he sits on his father's coffin who was killed by Israeli airstrikes, during a funeral procession in Khraibeh village, eastern Lebanon, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

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Lebanese Health Ministry Says Death Toll from Israeli Strikes up to 394

Israeli strikes on Lebanon have killed 394 people over the past week, including 83 children and 42 women, the health minister said Sunday, after Israel…

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GCC Secretary-General Calls for Arab Solidarity Against Iranian Aggression at Emergency Meeting

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi participated via video conference in an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 14:11

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The King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh. (SPA)

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Saudi FM Meets with Chinese Envoy to Middle East in Riyadh

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah met in Riyadh on Sunday with Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 18:56

Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Slain Father as Supreme Leader

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FILE PHOTO: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, visits Hezbollah's office in Tehran, Iran, October 1, 2024. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Slain Father as Supreme Leader

Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named his successor, Iranian state TV announced early Monday, as the war that began a little…

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Netanyahu, Trump Strike a Defiant Tone as Iran Says Can Fight for Months Sunday 08/03 - 05:31
Israel Says it Will Pursue Every Successor of Iran's Khamenei Sunday 08/03 - 07:52

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Pumping station at the end of the Druzhba oil pipeline in Schwedt, Germany (AP)

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Iraqi Oil Production Collapses as Hormuz Still Blocked by US-Iran War, Sources Say

Iraqi oil production from its main southern oilfields has fallen by 70% to just 1.3 million barrels per day as the country is unable to export oil via the…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 15:38

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Smoke billows over buildings in Khartoum on May 1, 2023 as deadly clashes between rival generals' forces have entered their third week.(Photo by AFP)

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Drone Strikes on Sudan Markets Kill 33

A drone attack hit two markets in RSF-controlled towns in southwest Sudan, killing 33 people, a medical source told AFP on Sunday. The strikes targeted the…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 14:50

Arab League Chief Says Iran Attacks on Member States 'Reckless'

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

Six Wounded in Israel after Iran Missile Fire

Smoke rises after an Iranian projectile falls in Tel Aviv (Reuters)

Egyptian Pound Hits Record Low as Mideast War Roils Markets

One of the ATMs in downtown Cairo, the Egyptian capital (AFP)

Lebanese Official: Iranians Including Diplomats Evacuated from Beirut on Russian Plane

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targeted an area in Beirut's southern suburbs on March 7, 2026. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)

Norway Police Says Possible Terror Motive in US Embassy Blast

Police officer is seen behind a band in Pilestredet just off Parkveien in Oslo, Norway on September 23, 2025, after reports of an explosion. (AFP)

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a leadership council meeting with judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei and Guardian Council member Ali Reza Arafi last week. (Iranian Presidency)

Pezeshkian’s Apology to Neighbors Triggers Backlash in Iran

A huge crater left by an Israeli airstrike in the village of Nabi Sheet, eastern Lebanon late Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Salem)

Asharq Al-Awsat Details Israeli Commando Raid in Lebanon’s Nabi Sheet

Al-Nour Hospital in Omdurman, one of the hospitals that remained operational during the war, houses a psychiatric unit (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Sudan War Leaves Deep Psychological Scars, Fuels Silent Crisis

An Iranian Kurdish Peshmerga member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) inspects the damage sustained at the Azadi Camp of the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) following an Iranian cross-border attack in the town of Koye (Koysinjaq), in the east of Erbil district in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Safin HAMID / AFP)

Iraq's Kurds Caught Between Washington and Tehran

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to reporters at the Grand Serail in Beirut, December 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Salam to Asharq Al-Awsat: We Refuse to Tie Lebanon’s Fate to Iran’s Interests

A photo released by the Popular Mobilization Forces showing its fighters in the town of Jurf al-Sakhar, south of Baghdad, in 2014

Death of Iraqi ‘Oil King’ Exposes ‘Jurf al-Sakhar Empire’

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

Saudi, Swedish FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Sunday 08/03 - 19:01

UAE: More Than 1,500 Missiles and Drones Intercepted Since Start of Attacks

FILE - A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)

Saudi Arabia: 2 Dead, 12 Injured as Projectile Falls in al-Kharj

Saudi FM Meets with Chinese Envoy to Middle East in Riyadh

GCC Secretary-General Calls for Arab Solidarity Against Iranian Aggression at Emergency Meeting

2 Kuwaiti Border Guards Killed While Performing Duties

Smoke rises from a building on fire, in the aftermath of what the Kuwaiti Army says is a drone attack, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Kuwait City, Kuwait March 8, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS

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Drone Strikes on Sudan Markets Kill 33

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 14:50

Lebanese Health Ministry Says Death Toll from Israeli Strikes up to 394

Arab League Chief Says Iran Attacks on Member States 'Reckless'

Lebanese Official: Iranians Including Diplomats Evacuated from Beirut on Russian Plane

Asharq Al-Awsat Details Israeli Commando Raid in Lebanon’s Nabi Sheet

4 Killed in Beirut Hotel Strike, Israel Says it Targeted Iranian Commanders

Damaged hotel rooms following an Israeli strike at the Raouche district in Beirut, Lebanon, 08 March 2026. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

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Iran Names Mojtaba Khamenei to Succeed His Slain Father as Supreme Leader

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Macron to Visit Cyprus as France Deploys Warships to Mediterranean

This photograph shows screens broadcasting French President Emmanuel Macron's address on the war in Iran and its repercussions in the Middle East, from the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 3, 2026. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Iran Prepares to Name New Leader as Tehran Fuel Dumps Burn

A billboard shows a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed during ongoing joint US-Israeli military strikes, in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Norway Police Says Possible Terror Motive in US Embassy Blast

Türkiye Jailed Mayor Says Demand for Change Cannot be Stopped

A Turkish flag is pictured on a boat in Istanbul, Türkiye, June 25, 2018. (Reuters)

Six Wounded in Israel after Iran Missile Fire

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FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright attend a roundtable on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., US, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo

US Says it Will Not Hit Iran Energy Sector

Asharq Al Awsat (Washington) Sunday 08/03 - 16:50

Iraqi Oil Production Collapses as Hormuz Still Blocked by US-Iran War, Sources Say

Egyptian Pound Hits Record Low as Mideast War Roils Markets

Saudi Index Extends Gains

An investor monitors the Saudi stocks (AFP)

Kuwait Makes Precautionary Cut in Oil Production

Mawani Adds Hapag-Lloyd’s SE4 Service to Jeddah Islamic Port

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Ukraine Urges Venice Biennale to Exclude Russia

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A firefighter extinguishes a blaze at a five-story residential building in Kharkiv on March 7, 2026, after it was partially destroyed by a Russian strike amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by SERGEY BOBOK / AFP)

Ukraine Urges Venice Biennale to Exclude Russia

Ukraine on Sunday called on the Venice Biennale to keep Russia out of the prestigious art event after organizers said it could participate for the first time…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 11:07

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A cowboy gestures during a bull-tailing competition held as part of the "Fiestas del Alma Llanera" celebration in San Fernando de Apure, Apure State, Venezuela, on February 27, 2026. (AFP)

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Grabbing the Bull by the Tail: Venezuela’s Cowboy Sport

Four mounted cowboys jostle for position near the bull pen gate. When the bull bolts out into the ring, a mad scramble begins as the riders vie to grab its…

Saturday 07/03 - 07:45

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Pedestrians walk past the Basilica of Santa Agnese Outside the Walls as a marble bust is displayed inside after being identified as a work by Michelangelo Buonarroti after centuries without attribution, following a decade of archival research by Italian researcher Valentina Salerno in Rome on March 4, 2026. (AFP)

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Michelangelo’s Works Hidden in ‘Secret Room’, Researcher Says

Renaissance artist Michelangelo ordered many of his artworks to be hidden by his pupils in a secret room to protect them for posterity, an Italian researcher…

Wednesday 04/03 - 18:13

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Following its inclusion in the project in 2022, the mosque's area was expanded to 293 square meters - SPA

Culture

Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project Restores Al-Hawza Mosque in Aseer

The Prince Mohammed bin Salman Project for the Development of Historical Mosques is rehabilitating Al-Hawza Mosque in Dhahran Al-Janoub, Aseer, as part of its…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 04/03 - 14:04

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The people of AlUla in Saudi Arabia have long maintained a close relationship with nature, reflected in their careful observation of crescent moons. (SPA)

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'Moon Spotter': AlUla's Enduring Tradition of Crescent Sighting

The people of Saudi Arabia’s AlUla have long maintained a close relationship with nature, reflected in their careful observation of crescent moons and the…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 03/03 - 05:56

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Lens Close in on PSG with Win Over Lowly Metz

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Lens' players celebrate winning the French L1 football match between RC Lens and FC Metz at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, northern France on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Francois LO PRESTI / AFP)

Lens Close in on PSG with Win Over Lowly Metz

Lens clawed to within a point of Ligue 1 leaders Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday after beating bottom side Metz 3-0 to relaunch their unexpected title challenge…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 18:53

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Southampton's Scottish striker #11 Ross Stewart (L) celebrates after scoring on a penalty kick for his team's fist goal during the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Fulham and Southampton at Craven Cottage in London on March 8, 2026. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP)

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Southampton Stuns Premier League Fulham to Advance to the FA Cup Quarterfinals

Southampton produced an FA Cup upset to knock out Premier League side Fulham on Sunday. Ross Stewart's 91st-minute penalty sealed a 1-0 win for the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Sunday 08/03 - 17:04

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Iran players react during their national anthem ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP)

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Iran Soccer Team Exits Women's Asian Cup and Faces the Prospect of Return Home

Iran’s soccer team lost its last group match at the Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday and had to contemplate returning home to a country embroiled in war. The…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 14:07

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Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 8, 2026 Mercedes' George Russell celebrates with the trophy on the podium after winning the Australian Grand Prix REUTERS/Mark Peterson

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George Russell Wins Formula 1's Australian GP as Mercedes Goes 1-2

Mercedes’ George Russell has won a thrilling season-opening Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, with teammate Kimi Antonelli following him home, after a double…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 07:41

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Mar 7, 2026; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) reacts to the crowd after defeating Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) in his second round match during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

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Alcaraz Cruises into Indian Wells 3rd Round, Djokovic Fights Through

World number one Carlos Alcaraz swept past Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Indian Wells Masters on Saturday as Novak Djokovic battled…

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Residents Warned 'Crocs Everywhere' after North Australia Floods

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In this photo provided by Australian Reptile Park, its manager Billy Collett holds a freshwater crocodile caught in a creek near Newcastle, Australia, Monday, March 2, 2026. (Chloe Burgess-Jones/Australian Reptile Park via AP)

Residents Warned 'Crocs Everywhere' after North Australia Floods

Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of "crocs everywhere" on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into…

Asharq Al Awsat Sunday 08/03 - 08:19

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The Duchess of Sussex in her Netflix series, With Love, Meghan (Netflix)

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Meghan Markel's Lifestyle Brand Ends Partnership with Netflix

The Duchess of Sussex's lifestyle brand has ended its partnership with Netflix, it has been announced, according to BBC. ‘As ever’ was launched by Meghan…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Sunday 08/03 - 07:26

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Sithamparappillai Jegatheepan won the prestigious prize for best traditional French baguette (Instagram)

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Sri Lankan Baker to Supply Elysée Palace with Baguette

In a big surprise, a baker from Sri Lanka clinched the prestigious prize for best traditional French baguette, which comes with a €4,000 prize and the right to…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Sunday 08/03 - 07:10

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Japan Approves Stem-cell Treatment for Parkinson's in World First

Japan has approved ground-breaking stem-cell treatments for Parkinson's and severe heart failure, one of the manufacturers and media reports said Friday, with…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 06/03 - 08:17

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Saudi Red Sea Authority Appoints Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello as CEO

The Saudi Red Sea Authority (SRSA) has appointed Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello as Chief Executive Officer effective March 22. “Ficociello brings more than two…

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