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Varieties The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) 2022 has become an important and remarkable cultural phenomenon (Photo Credit: Ali Al Dhaheri)

Authors, Publishers Dub RIBF 2022 as ‘Icon’ of Arab Book Fairs

The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) 2022, which ends this Saturday, has witnessed remarkable participation by a wide array of publishing houses from…

Badr al-Khuraif (Riyadh)
Arab World The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (UNAMI)

UN Special Representative Says No Neighbor Should Treat Iraq as its Backyard

The UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General to Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, has called on Iraqi leaders to "engage in dialogue," emphasizing…

Ali Barada (Washington)
Features A technician checks the oil on the dipstick of one of the fuel-based electricity generators in a battery in the eastern Sadr City suburb of Iraq's capital Baghdad on September 27, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Energy Crisis Feared by Europe Long a Reality in Iraq

Europe may fear an energy crisis over the coming winter, but for Iraqis an unstable power supply and frequent blackouts have been a reality during decades of…

Asharq Al Awsat
Business Saudi Minister of Finance Mohammed al-Jadaan with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva during the Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee of the GCC. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia Signs MoU with IMF to Establish Regional Office in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia concluded a memorandum of understanding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to establish a regional office in Riyadh, which would boost its…

Bandar al-Mosalam (Riyadh)
Arab World Destruction in Yemen's Taiz on August 29. (AP)

Yemeni Source Refutes Houthi Claims about Truce

A Yemeni government source refuted the claims made by the Iran-backed Houthi militias about the nationwide truce that expired on Sunday without another…

Asharq Al Awsat (Aden)
Arab World Demonstrators clash with Palestinian security forces in Nablus in the West Bank last month (Reuters)

PA Seeks Preventing ‘Third Intifada’ in West Bank

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is seeking to curb confrontations in Jenin and Nablus from spilling over to other cities in the West Bank. Total chaos erupting…

Kifah Zboun (Ramallah)
Interviews Democratic Union Party Co-Chairman Salih Muslim (REUTERS)

Salih Muslim: Divorce Is Inevitable Between the Syrian Regime, Türkiye

Salih Muslim, the co-chairman of the Democratic Union Party, the main party of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, has rejected the PYD…

Kamal Sheikho (Qamishli)
Interviews US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea (L) presents a letter to Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri (R) during their meeting at Berri's house in Beirut, Lebanon, 01 October 2022. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH

Berri to Asharq Al-Awsat: US Draft Proposal on Maritime Deal is ‘Positive’

US mediator Amos Hochstein has presented a written proposal for maritime boundary demarcation between Lebanon and Israel that establishes a qualitative…

Thaer Abbas (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri casts his vote during the first session to elect a new president at the parliament in Beirut, Lebanon, 29 September 2022. (EPA)

Berri’s Call for ‘Consensus’ over New Lebanese President Sparks Debate on Role of Parliament

The Lebanese parliament failed on Thursday to elect a new president for the republic. At its conclusion, Speaker Nabih Berri declared that the legislature will…

Youssef Diab (Beirut)
Arab World UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg - Asharq Al-Awsat

Grundberg Leaves Sanaa without Commenting on Houthi Conditions for Extending Truce

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg concluded on Thursday a one-day visit to Yemen’s Houthi-run capital, Sanaa. During his visit, Grundberg met with the…

Ali Rabih (Aden)
Varieties Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Sager

Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia: The Two Countries Share Common Cultural Heritage

Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Sager, said that the selection of Tunisia as a guest of honor at the Riyadh International Book Fair came…

Merza al-Khuwaldi (Riyadh)
Features  Part of a funeral procession for an SDF member in the city of Qamishli (AFP)

Syria and the Kurds

Kurdish leader has said that one of their negotiating counterparts in Damascus questioned whether the registration of Kurdi, the Kurdish language, in the…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)