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Gulf 06 October 2025, Kuwait, Kuwait City: The rising sun colors the sky behind the skyline of Kuwait City reddish. (dpa)
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Kuwait Army Says Intercepting Iranian Drone Attacks as Alert Sounds in Bahrain

Kuwaiti air defenses were "engaging hostile drone attacks" from Iran, the Gulf state's military said Monday. "The General Staff of the Army notes that any…

Arab World A broken window of a damaged Palestinian house a day after Israeli settlers attacked homes and property of Palestinian residents in the West Bank village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah City, 10 July 2026. (EPA)
Arab World

Palestinians Say Israeli Forces Kill 2 During Settler Attack

The Palestinian health ministry said Monday that Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian men when a group of Israeli settlers attacked a village in the…

Arab World President Donald Trump, gestures as he greets Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP)
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Al-Zaidi Hails Washington Visit as Iran Distances Itself from Criticism

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi praised the outcome of his Washington visit amid broad public support but political divisions at home. Iran, meanwhile,…

Hamza Mustafa (Baghdad)
World Smoke billows after Ukrainian drone attacks, according the local authorities, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Podolsk, Moscow Region, Russia, July 20, 2026. (Reuters)
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Ukraine Hits Moscow Region with Drones, Wounding 10

Ukraine launched scores of drones at the Moscow region Monday night, sparking fires and wounding at least 10 people, Russia said. The strikes came after…

US Launches More Airstrikes Against Iran After Announcing Another Death of a Service Member

World This screen grab made on July 19, 2026 from handout video footage released by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) on July 18, 2026 shows US forces launching what the military says are precision strikes targeting Iranian military capabilities for the eighth consecutive night. (US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)

US Launches More Airstrikes Against Iran After Announcing Another Death of a Service Member

The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, and Iran fired…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)
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Saudi Crown Prince, Lebanese President Discuss Latest Developments in Lebanon, Region

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received a telephone call from Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun. They discussed the latest…

Arab World 12 July 2026, Syria, Damascus: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the inaugural session of Syria's newly formed People's Assembly in Damascus. (Syrian Presidency)
Arab World

Syria Restructures Security Authority in Response to Pressure

A sweeping round of senior security appointments announced Sunday by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa amounts to a fundamental restructuring of the country’s…

Muwafaq Mohammed (Damascus) Asharq Al Awsat (London)

Spain Win World Cup After Messi’s Argentina Fall Flat

Spain's Rodri (16) lifts the trophy as Spain celebrates after winning the World Cup final match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, NJ, near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP)

Brent Oil Tops $90 as US, Iran Intensify Attacks in Middle East

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam,Oman, July 15, 2026. (Reuters)

Rubio Hails Lebanon for Peace Efforts After Meeting Aoun

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a meeting at the US State Department in Washington on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency on X)

UN Watchdog Calls for Restraint as Iran Says US Attacked Unfinished

Iranians walk past an anti-US banner in Tehran on July 19, 2026. (AFP)

Palestinians Say Israeli Settlers Torch Mosque, Factory

A Palestinian man checks the torched entrance at the damaged Al-Taqwa mosque, whose walls were also daubed with Hebrew graffiti in an attack allegedly carried out by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Al-Tuwani, south of Yatta, near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on July 19, 2026. (AFP)

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Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA file)

Saudi Hajj Ministry Launches Multiple-Entry Umrah Visa Valid for One Year

A customer counts Israeli shekels at a currency exchange bureau in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP)

In the Israeli-Occupied West Bank, Too Much Cash Is Breaking the Economy

A Microsoft data center. (Microsoft)

Head of International Data Center Authority to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia Leads AI Race

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026. (Reuters)

Iran FM Says ‘Security Breach’ Led to Khamenei’s Assassination

Saudi and Canadian officials attend the recent Saudi-Canadian Investment Forum in Jeddah. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Critical Minerals Drive Billion-Dollar Saudi-Canadian Partnership

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Living on the Fault Line

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Kurdistan: The Region That Survived Three Times

Kifah Mahmood
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The Challenging Task Awaiting Burnham from the Right and Left

Eyad Abu Shakra
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Looking at the Iranian Dilemma from Above

Mishary Dhayidi
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Victory

Samir Atallah
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Tehran and Tel Aviv and the Reshaping of the Eastern Mediterranean

Mustafa Fahs
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The Achievements of the ‘Arab Spring’: 15 Barren Years

Dr. Jebril El-Abidi
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Iran: Cashing Chips Won in War

Amir Taheri
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Iran Does Not Want the Negotiations to Come to an End!

Huda al-Husseini
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... But What Was the Old Order?

Samir Atallah
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The Dilemma of the American Initiative in Sudan

Osman Mirghani
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The US and the Middle East Dilemma

Dr. Abdel Monem Said
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Worshippers are seen at the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA file)

Saudi Hajj Ministry Launches Multiple-Entry Umrah Visa Valid for One Year

Kuwait Army Says Intercepting Iranian Drone Attacks as Alert Sounds in Bahrain

06 October 2025, Kuwait, Kuwait City: The rising sun colors the sky behind the skyline of Kuwait City reddish. (dpa)

Saudi Crown Prince, Lebanese President Discuss Latest Developments in Lebanon, Region

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

Kuwait Condemns Iranian Attack on Power, Water Desalination Facility

This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. (Photo by various sources / AFP)

Saudi Arabia Condemns Iran's Continued Aggression on Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan

General view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Foreign Minister Receives Phone Call from Kuwaiti Counterpart

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

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A broken window of a damaged Palestinian house a day after Israeli settlers attacked homes and property of Palestinian residents in the West Bank village of Deir Jarir, east of Ramallah City, 10 July 2026. (EPA)

Palestinians Say Israeli Forces Kill 2 During Settler Attack

Syria Restructures Security Authority in Response to Pressure

12 July 2026, Syria, Damascus: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends the inaugural session of Syria's newly formed People's Assembly in Damascus. (Syrian Presidency)

Al-Zaidi Hails Washington Visit as Iran Distances Itself from Criticism

President Donald Trump, gestures as he greets Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi at the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP)

Iraqi PM to Visit Tehran This Week

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 14 July 2026. (EPA)

Rubio Hails Lebanon for Peace Efforts After Meeting Aoun

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a meeting at the US State Department in Washington on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Lebanese Presidency on X)

Jordan Summons Iranian Diplomat Over ‘Unjustified’ Attacks

The Jordanian capital, Amman. Petra file photo

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before he boards Air Force One for his first flight aboard the Boeing 747-8 that Qatar gifted the United States to use for executive travel, at Joint Base Andrews, in Maryland, July 1, 2026. (AFP)

Trump Says New Air Force One from Qatar Will Get ‘Maxed Out’ Upgrades

Vance Alleges Ties Between Epstein and Israel’s Mossad

US Vice President JD Vance speaks at “This is the Turning Point Tour” at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, US, April 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Floods, Landslides Across Northern India Kill at Least 25

An Indian paramilitary soldier crosses a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Srinagar, India, 20 July 2026. (EPA)

Ukraine Hits Moscow Region with Drones, Wounding 10

Smoke billows after Ukrainian drone attacks, according the local authorities, in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Podolsk, Moscow Region, Russia, July 20, 2026. (Reuters)

Chinese Rescuers Use Explosives to Clear Boulders Trapping Landslide Victims

Rescuers use a heavy duty machine to clear rubble to search for trapped victims at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China's Chongqing on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP)

Taiwan Says ‘Significant’ Rise in China Maritime Activity Near Island

A crew member on board a Taiwan Coast Guard ship monitors a Chinese Coast Guard vessel in waters east of Taiwan. (AFP file)

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A saleswoman displays a gold necklace inside a jewellery showroom on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, a major gold buying festival, in Kolkata, India, May 7, 2019. (Reuters)

Gold Steady as Markets Assess Middle East Escalation, Fed Hike Bets

Morocco to Boost Hotel Beds by a Fifth Ahead of 2030 World Cup

Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain v Argentina - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, US - July 19, 2026 Spain's Aymeric Laporte lifts the World Cup trophy as he celebrates winning the World Cup. (Reuters)

China’s June Refined Oil Product Exports Improve from May Amid Export Curbs

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province, April 17, 2025. (AP)

Head of International Data Center Authority to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia Leads AI Race

A Microsoft data center. (Microsoft)

Critical Minerals Drive Billion-Dollar Saudi-Canadian Partnership

Saudi and Canadian officials attend the recent Saudi-Canadian Investment Forum in Jeddah. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Conflicts, Aircraft Orders in Focus as Farnborough Airshow Kicks Off

The British Red Arrows display team fly at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 22, 2024. (Reuters)

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UN to List West Bank, Lebanon Sites as 'in Danger'

Culture FILE PHOTO: Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, as seen from Metula in northern Israel, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

UN to List West Bank, Lebanon Sites as 'in Danger'

The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest lake as world treasures under threat…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Snow patches remain on the upper slopes of Mount Olympus in northern Greece, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Culture

Mount Olympus, Home of Ancient Greek Gods, is a Candidate for UNESCO World Heritage List

Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, has captured the imagination through the millennia…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The meticulously crafted script begins with Surah Al-Fatihah at the top - SPA
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Rare 19th-Century Panel Displayed at Red Sea Museum Features Complete Quranic Text

A rare 19th-century Quranic calligraphy panel is on display at the Red Sea Museum in Historic Jeddah. Created around 1859–1860 CE by Ghouth Mahboob Ghalib…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Palestinian curators working to restore ancient artifacts amid the ruins of war-devastated Gaza. (AFP)
Culture

Saving Gaza's Past, One Artifact at a Time

Armed with paintbrushes and wearing surgical gloves, volunteers inside a large tent in Gaza delicately brushed dust from a stone mosaic before placing it into…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture Roman-era skulls and their facial reconstructions are on display at the Aquincum Museum's exhibition titled "Once we were like you" which showcases characters and the fictional life stories of those who once lived in the bustling Roman settlement of Aquincum, in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP)
Culture

Face-to-Face with Ancient Rome: Exhibition in Hungary Brings Forgotten Faces to Life

A blacksmith, a stable boy, a soldier, a slave: The faces and stories of these and other residents of an ancient Roman city in modern Hungary have been brought…

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Simón Says It Was Spain’s Record Defense That Made the Goalkeeper’s Job So Easy in the World Cup

Sports Unai Simón #23 of Spain is presented with the Golden Glove award after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Getty Images/AFP)

Simón Says It Was Spain’s Record Defense That Made the Goalkeeper’s Job So Easy in the World Cup

After cruising through the World Cup barely allowing any goals, Spain won the final hardly allowing a shot. How good was this Spain defense? Take it from…

Sports Rodri #16 of Spain lifts up the Golden Ball award after the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Getty Images/AFP)
Sports

Rodri Returns from ‘Hell’ to Drive Spain to World Cup Glory

Spain's midfield rock Rodri hopes younger generations can learn from his experience in overcoming adversity after he won the World Cup on Sunday to complete…

Sports Rocafonda, Spain - July 19, 2026 Spain fans celebrate their first goal as they watch the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in Lamine Yamal's hometown. (Reuters)
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World Cup Joy in Lamine’s Boyhood Home of Rocafonda

Spain fans waved flags and cheered in the streets of the neighborhood where Spain's teenage forward Lamine Yamal grew up after their team beat Argentina 1-0 in…

Sports Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni looks on after losing the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (AFP)
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Emotional Scaloni Says Argentina Gave Utmost, Needs to Think About What Comes Next

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said his team gave their utmost and he would need to think about what comes next for him in emotional remarks after his team…

Sports Spain's head coach Luis de la Fuente holds the trophy after winning the 2026 World Cup football tournament final match between Spain and Argentina at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on July 19, 2026. (AFP)
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We Are the Most United Team, Says Emotional Spain Coach De la Fuente

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said a team-first mentality powered his players as they beat Argentina 1-0 on Sunday to win the World Cup for the second time and…

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Urban Cooling Networks, a Promising System to Deal with Heatwaves in France

Varieties Participants park their car at the Trocadero, with the Eiffel Tower seen in the background, during the 19th Summer parade of vintage vehicles in Paris on July 19, 2026. (AFP)

Urban Cooling Networks, a Promising System to Deal with Heatwaves in France

Economical, environmentally friendly and efficient, urban cooling systems are being promoted as a future solution to increasingly hot summers in France,…

Varieties Sand dunes after Danube river's level fell substantially, near Calarasi, Romania, July 18, 2026. (Inquam Photos/Ovidiu Micsik via Reuters)
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Danube Water Levels Reach Lowest in 30 Years, Hampering Farming and Shipping

Water ‌levels of the Danube River in Romania fell to their lowest since 1996 over the weekend, prompting irrigation restrictions for farmers and partially…

Varieties Wind patterns are left in the ice pack that covers the Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska March 18, 2011. (Reuters)
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Floating Igloo Leaves France for Polar Exploration Mission

A floating research station resembling a giant aluminium igloo on Sunday set out from France to begin a long-term mission in the Arctic that will see it drift…

Varieties A drone view of one of the two fertile regions on the island, the dried-up village of Livadi on the island of Astypalaia, Greece, July 13, 2026. (Reuters)
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Greece Braces for Year’s First Heatwave

Greece, which was spared the record hot weather that ravaged most of Europe in June, is finally bracing for its first heatwave of the year. Maximum…

Varieties A seaplane battles a wildfire that started on Thursday in La Mierla, Guadalajara, July 18, 2026. (EPA)
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Wildfire Scorches 12,000 Hectares North of Madrid

A wildfire raging 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Madrid has spread, burning more than 12,000 hectares and forcing several hundred people to evacuate, local…

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