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Gulf A meeting between King Abdulaziz and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1945 (Getty Images)

How Did the Founder of Saudi Arabia Impose Himself as a Political Reality on Two Empires?

Dr. Princess Jawaher bint Abdul Mohsen bin Jalawi Al Saud, a researcher in Saudi history, said that King Abdulaziz set among his goals, priorities, and…

Badr al-Khuraif (Riyadh)
Gulf The Abu Hijara Palace in the Taif Governorate (Asharq Al-Awsat)

What Do We Know About the First Celebration of Saudi National Day?

Saudi Arabia celebrates this Friday its 92nd National Day, more than 9 decades after the unification of the Third Saudi State by the founding King Abdulaziz…

Gulf King Abdulaziz and King Farouk (Asharq Al-Awsat)

King Abdulaziz in the Narratives of Orientalists, Visitors

Ismail bin Muhammad al-Salamat, a history, sociology, and anthropology researcher, has monitored the sayings and writings of several European orientalists,…

Gulf Saudi Arabia celebrates National Day on September 23 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi National Day: Kingdom’s Past, Present Paint a Picture of its Future

The 92nd Saudi National Day, which falls on Friday September 23, is the first to be celebrated following the official decree establishing the “Foundation Day”…

Badr al-Khuraif (Riyadh)
Arab World The Lebanese Prime Minister and the US Secretary of State during a talks session in New York (AP)

Mikati Urges Int’l Community to ‘Facilitate’ Lebanon Presidential Election

Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that US mediation efforts for Lebanon and Israel to demarcate maritime borders has …

Ali Barada (New York )
Gulf Freed foreign prisoners arrive in Saudi Arabia in preparation for their transfer to their countries (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Succeeds in Mediating Release of Foreign Prisoners

Mediation sessions by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud succeeded on Wednesday in arranging the freeing of 10 prisoners of different…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Business The city of Jeddah is preparing for a new phase of development, with the transformation of the city’s project management office into the Jeddah Governorate Development Authority.  (SPA)

New Authority in Jeddah Seeks to Promote Development

The city of Jeddah, located on the western coast of Saudi Arabia, is preparing for a new phase of development, with the transformation of the city’s project…

Asharq Al Awsat (Jeddah)
Features Family photo of Arab leaders during the Tunisia 2019 Arab Summit. (Egyptian Presidency)

Arab Summit Faces Regional Crises... Can it Offer Permanent or Temporary Solutions?

The current crises in the Arab region have raised questions whether the upcoming Arab summit in Algeria will be able to reach solutions, even if temporary, to…

Fathiya al-Dakhakhni (Cairo)
Varieties Iraqi fisherman Naim Haddad, 40, stands barefoot on his boat at sunset on Shatt al-Arab, the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that empties into the Gulf, near the city of Basrah in southern Iraq, on February 12, 2022. (Photo by Ayman HENNA / AFP)

Iraq's Mighty River Drying Up

It was the river that is said to have watered the biblical Garden of Eden and helped give birth to civilization itself. But today the Tigris is dying. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council Rashad Al-Alimi, in New York, US, September 19, 2022. Craig Ruttle/Pool via REUTERS

Blinken Lauds Alimi’s Efforts in Sustaining Yemen Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has lauded the Yemeni Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, in preserving the truce that …

Ali Barada (New York )
Features Buildings destroyed because of shelling by Syrian regime forces on Idlib countryside on September 8 (AFP)

‘Russian Vacuum’ in Syria, ‘Messages of Fire’ & Normalization

Day after day, signs of normalization of ties between Damascus and Ankara are building up. Day by day, Iran’s incursions into Syria are growing. Also, the…

Ibrahim Hamidi (London)
World Iran's Supreme Leader leader Ali Khamenei (Khamenei's Official website)

Khamenei Makes Public Appearance after Absence, Amid Heated Debate on His Successor

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made a public appearance after over a week of absence and participated in a religious ceremony with university students on…

Adil Al-Salmi (London)