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Arab World Houthi supporters chant slogans during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sanaa, Yemen, 31 May 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB
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US Forces Destroy Houthi Drone, Ballistic Missiles in Red Sea

US forces on Saturday destroyed one Iran-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial system in the southern Red Sea and saw two others crash into the sea, US Central Command…

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World South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears check the trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (Im Sun-suk/Yonhap via AP)
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North Korea Sends 600 More Trash Balloons over Border

North Korea sent some 600 balloons carrying trash into South Korea overnight, Seoul said on Sunday, in Pyongyang's latest move to rile its rival neighbor. The…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Baptista/File Photo
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China Lands on Moon's Far Side in Historic Sample-retrieval Mission

China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world's first rock…

Asharq Al Awsat
World FILE - Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File)
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Iran Summons Sweden's Charge d'Affaires over 'Baseless' Accusations

Iran has summoned Sweden's charge d'affaires in Tehran over "baseless and biased" accusations made by a Swedish official, Iranian state news agency IRNA…

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Israel Pounds Gaza after Biden Outlines Ceasefire Plan

Arab World Palestinians walks next to destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza on June 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Israel Pounds Gaza after Biden Outlines Ceasefire Plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap…

Gulf Saudi Arabia said Israel must abide by international law. Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Attempts to Undermine UNRWA Efforts

Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned attempts by Israeli authorities to undermine the efforts of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…

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Gulf Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah. KUNA
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Kuwait's Emir Makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid Crown Prince

Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree nominating Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency KUNA reported…

Asharq Al Awsat (Kuwait)

US-Sanctioned Ex-officer among Iranian Candidates to Replace Raisi

Vahid Haghanian, a longstanding senior official of the Iranian Supreme Leader's office, shows his identification document to the media while registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP)

Saudi FM Discusses Gaza Truce Proposal with US Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Prabowo Says Indonesia Willing to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Gaza

Internally displaced Palestinians walk next to destroyed buildings in Khan Younis town, southern Gaza Strip, 31 May 2024 (issued 01 June 2024). (EPA)

Blinken Discusses Gaza Truce Proposal with Saudi, Jordanian, Turkish Counterparts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives for a statement, accompanied by Czech Defense Minister Jana Cernochova (not pictured) at Kbely military airport, in Prague, Czech Republic, 30 May 2024. Blinken is visiting Prague to attend the informal NATO Foreign Ministers Meeting on 30 and 31 May 2024 to discuss priorities for the upcoming NATO Washington Summit. EPA/MARTIN DIVISEK

Dbeibah Stresses China’s Important Role in Reconstructing Libya

Dbeibah is seen at the opening of the inaugural Chinese-Libyan economic forum in Beijing. (GNU)

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Residents of the town of Al-Darbasiyah elected municipal council members in preliminary elections in the self-administration areas last May (Asharq Al-Awsat)

US Backs Türkiye Against Kurdish Self-Administration Elections in Syria

Saudi Arabia will host the World Rally Championship (WRC) for the first time in its history. SPA

Saudi Arabia to Host World Rally Championship for First Time

Palestinians carry some salvaged belongings as they leave the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip after they returned briefly to check on their homes on May 31, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Gazans Back in War-Ravaged Jabalia ‘Shocked’ by Destruction

Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day

Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day

Indigenous Gunas sit outside their new homes in Nuevo Carti, Guna Yala Comarca, on the Caribbean coast in mainland Panama, on May 29, 2024. (AFP)

Panama Prepares to Evacuate First Island in Face of Rising Sea Level

Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Israel's bombardment, adjunct to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP)

Israel Maintains a Shadowy Hospital in the Desert for Gaza Detainees. Critics Allege Mistreatment

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Open the Borders and Fight!

Mohammed al-Rumaihi
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Gaza… the Holocaust and the Nakba

Mustafa Fahs
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How New Wars Have Brought Back Old American Divisions

Ross Douthat
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Iran: The Turban and The Military Cap

Amir Taheri
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‘Joint Operations Room’, ‘War of Attrition’... to What End?

Hanna Saleh
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Arab-Chinese Relations and the Chinese-Arab States Cooperation Forum

Ahmed Abul Gheit
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Iran: Life as a Skillful Concealment of Death

Hazem Saghieh
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Do Not Undermine Egypt 

Tariq Al-Homayed
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The Message of the Funeral

Nadim Koteich
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The Ceilings of a Hypothetical Dialogue with Hezbollah

Sam Menassa
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The Indispensable State 

Ghassan Charbel
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We Haven’t Hit Peak Populism Yet

David Brooks
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Saudi Arabia said Israel must abide by international law. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Attempts to Undermine UNRWA Efforts

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Kuwait's Emir Makes Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid Crown Prince

Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah. KUNA

Saudi Leadership Congratulates Samoan President on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Meets Oman, Qatar Foreign Affairs Delegates

China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deng Li speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China, 27 May 2024. (EPA)

Saudi FM Discusses Gaza Truce Proposal with US Counterpart

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Bahrain and China Elevate Ties to ‘Strategic Partnership’

President Xi Jinping of China receives the King of Bahrain, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in Beijing. (BNA)

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Residents of the town of Al-Darbasiyah elected municipal council members in preliminary elections in the self-administration areas last May (Asharq Al-Awsat)

US Backs Türkiye Against Kurdish Self-Administration Elections in Syria

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US Forces Destroy Houthi Drone, Ballistic Missiles in Red Sea

Houthi supporters chant slogans during a protest against the US and Israel, and in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Sanaa, Yemen, 31 May 2024. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

Israel Pounds Gaza after Biden Outlines Ceasefire Plan

Palestinians walks next to destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza on June 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Israel Describes a Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza as a ‘Nonstarter,’ Undermining Biden’s Proposal

Internally displaced Palestinians walk next to destroyed buildings in Khan Younis town, southern Gaza Strip, 31 May 2024 (issued 01 June 2024). (EPA)

Prabowo Says Indonesia Willing to Send Peacekeeping Troops to Gaza

Internally displaced Palestinians walk next to destroyed buildings in Khan Younis town, southern Gaza Strip, 31 May 2024 (issued 01 June 2024). (EPA)

US Military Destroys Three Houthi Drones Fired over the Red Sea

File photo: An armed Houthi fighter walks through the beach with the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the background, seized by the Houthis offshore of the Al-Salif port on the Red Sea in the province of Hodeidah, Yemen, 05 December 2023 (issued 06 December 2023). (EPA)

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FILE - Officers stand near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Iran Summons Sweden's Charge d'Affaires over 'Baseless' Accusations

Asharq Al Awsat

North Korea Sends 600 More Trash Balloons over Border

South Korean soldiers wearing protective gears check the trash from a balloon presumably sent by North Korea, in Incheon, South Korea, Sunday, June 2, 2024. (Im Sun-suk/Yonhap via AP)

US-Sanctioned Ex-officer among Iranian Candidates to Replace Raisi

Vahid Haghanian, a longstanding senior official of the Iranian Supreme Leader's office, shows his identification document to the media while registering his name as a candidate for the June 28 presidential election at the Interior Ministry, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP)

North Korea Is Sending More Trash-Carrying Balloons to South Korea

In this photo provided by Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters, balloons with trash presumably sent by North Korea, hang on electric wires as South Korean army soldiers stand guard in Muju, South Korea, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters via AP, File)

River Ferry Sinks in Afghanistan, Killing at Least 20

Members of a rescue team search for missing persons in the Kokcha river following flash floods after heavy rainfall, on the outskirts Fayzabad in Badakhshan province on May 26, 2024. (AFP)

South African Vote Tallying Enters Final Stages With ANC on 40%

Journalists and party officials monitor results as they are updated in the IEC (Independent Electoral Commission) National Results Operations Centre as voting counting continues, a day after the 2024 South African general election, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 30 May 2024. EPA/KIM LUDBROOK

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The Saudi Minister of Economy and Planning has met in Milan with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Italy Discuss Economic Cooperation

Asharq Al Awsat (Milan)

Aramco Completes Acquisition of 40% Stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan

At the closing ceremony are GO CEO Khalid Riaz, sitting left, and Aramco Director of International Retail Nader Douhan, sitting right. Standing, from left, are GO board members Bilal Ansari and Shahzad Mubeen, Aramco Executive Vice President of Products & Customers Yasser Mufti, GO Chairman Tariq Kirmani, and Aramco Vice President of Retail Ziyad Juraifani. (Aramco Official Site)

US Inflation up Moderately in April

Chicago, November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska Purchase Licensing Rights

Oil Stabilizes Ahead of OPEC+ Meeting

Oil pump jacks are seen at uthe Vaca Muerta shale oil and gas deposit in the Patagonian province of Neuquen, Argentina, January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

France, Germany Urge Tougher EU Checks on Biofuel Imports

A fuel nozzle from a bio diesel fuel pump is seen in this photo illustration taken at a filling station in San Diego, California January 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake Purchase Licensing Rights

Gold Flat Ahead of US Data, But Set for Fourth Straight Monthly Gain

A jeweller shows a gold bar at his shop in downtown Kuwait City on May 20, 2024. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

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ROSHN and KFCRIS Launch Saudi Women’s Book, Glossary

Culture ROSHN and KFCRIS Launch Saudi Women’s Book, Glossary

ROSHN and KFCRIS Launch Saudi Women’s Book, Glossary

ROSHN Group, the PIF-owned giga-project and Saudi Arabia’s most trusted real estate developer has signed an agreement with King Faisal Center for Research and…

Culture This photograph taken on May 30, 2024, shows the "Les Braves Omaha Beach Memorial" on Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the "D-Day" allied landings in Normandy. (AFP)
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World War II Veterans Take off for France for 80th Anniversary of D-Day

More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. …

Culture The Kingdom's participation is overseen by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission
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Saudi Arabia is Guest of Honor at Beijing International Book Fair 2024

Saudi Arabia is getting ready to inaugurate its pavilion at Beijing International Book Fair 2024 as the guest of honor for this year's edition, which will be…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A landmark is lit up in the colors of the national flag in Diriyah on the occasion of Saud National Day. (SPA file)
Culture

Majed Al-Hugail Appointed CEO of Saudi Cultural Development Fund

The board of directors of the Cultural Development Fund (CDF), chaired by Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al Saud, appointed Majed bin…

Culture An animal rights activist holds a puppy while taking part in a demonstration demanding the approval of a law that prohibits bullfights, cockfights and events where animals are abused, in Bogota, Colombia, October 5, 2022. (Reuters)
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Colombia’s Congress Votes to Ban Bullfights, Dealing a Blow to the Centuries-Old Tradition 

Colombia’s congress voted Tuesday to ban bullfights in the South American nation, delivering a serious blow to a centuries-old tradition that has inspired…

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Djokovic Keeps French Open Title Defense Going by Getting Past Musetti in 5 Sets

Sports Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 2, 2024 Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning his match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

Djokovic Keeps French Open Title Defense Going by Getting Past Musetti in 5 Sets

Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense — and his hold on the No. 1 ranking — are still alive thanks to a 7-5, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-0 comeback victory over…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Saudi Arabia will host the World Rally Championship (WRC) for the first time in its history. SPA
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Saudi Arabia to Host World Rally Championship for First Time

The Ministry of Sports has announced that Saudi Arabia will host the World Rally Championship (WRC) for the first time in its history, under the name “Saudi…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Sports Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan reacts after winning her Women's Singles 3rd round match against Elise Mertens of Belgium during the French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 01 June 2024. (EPA)
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Rybakina, Sabalenka Reach French Open Fourth Round

Grand Slam winners Elena Rybakina and Aryna Sabalenka reached the fourth round of the French Open in straight sets on Saturday. The 2022 Wimbledon champion…

Sports Germany's defender Joshua Kimmich addresses the media after a training session of the German national football team in Herzogenaurach on June 1, 2024, in preparation for the UEFA EURO 2024 European Football Championship. (AFP)
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Kimmich Slams ‘Racist’ Survey That Says 1 in 5 Germans Want More White Players in the National Team

Germany midfielder Joshua Kimmich has slammed as "absolutely racist" a survey and its findings that one in five of his compatriots would prefer more white…

Sports 06 January 2020, Egypt, Giza: The shadows of spectators can be seen on a FIFA banner. (dpa)
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FIFA Unites World Cup Winners and Club Executives as Teammates to Study for Soccer Diploma

World Cup and Champions League winners are learning about the soccer industry at FIFA alongside club founders and front-office leaders. All were teammates in…

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Boeing's 1st Astronaut Flight Called Off at Last Minute in Latest Setback

Varieties CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - JUNE 01: (L-R) Mark Nappi, vice president and program manager of Boeing's Commercial Crew Program, and Tory Bruno, the president and CEO for United Launch Alliance, hold a press conference after the launch of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft was scrubbed on June 01, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP

Boeing's 1st Astronaut Flight Called Off at Last Minute in Latest Setback

Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Baptista/File Photo
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China Lands on Moon's Far Side in Historic Sample-retrieval Mission

China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, overcoming a key hurdle in its landmark mission to retrieve the world's first rock…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who will turn two in July, plays on a table at his mother's art gallery in Accra, Ghana, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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Ghana Toddler Sets World Record as Youngest Male Artist

Meet Ace-Liam Ankrah, a Ghana toddler who has set the record as the world's youngest male artist. His mother, Chantelle Kukua Eghan, says it all started by…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day
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Saudi Arabia, UNEP to Host World Environment Day

Saudi Arabia and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) will mark World Environment Day on June 5 under the theme “Our land, Our future”. The ceremony…

Varieties Indigenous Gunas sit outside their new homes in Nuevo Carti, Guna Yala Comarca, on the Caribbean coast in mainland Panama, on May 29, 2024. (AFP)
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Panama Prepares to Evacuate First Island in Face of Rising Sea Level

On a tiny island off Panama’s Caribbean coast, about 300 families are packing their belongings in preparation for a dramatic change. Generations of Gunas who…

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