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World Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony and a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)
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Putin Says He Agrees in Principle with US Proposal for 30-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be…

World US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 March 2025. (EPA)
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US Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Thousands of Fired Workers

A California federal judge on Thursday ordered six US agencies to reinstate thousands of recently-hired employees who lost their jobs as part of President…

World A still image taken from a handout video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry’s press-service shows Russian servicemen checking damaged buildings in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, 13 March 2025. (EPA/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Handout)
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Kyiv Recognizes It Can’t Recapture All Occupied Territory by Force Now, Official Says

A Ukrainian government official said on Thursday that Kyiv understood it could not recapture all its occupied territory through military force from Russian…

World US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters before walking into the White House in Washington, US, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)
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US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Oil Minister

The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on Iran's Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad and some Hong Kong-flagged vessels that are part of a shadow fleet that…

Syria Leader Signs Constitutional Declaration, Hailing 'New History'

Arab World Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a new constitutional declaration, which will regulate the country's transitional period - AFP

Syria Leader Signs Constitutional Declaration, Hailing 'New History'

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Thursday hailed the start of a "new history" for his country, signing into force a constitutional declaration regulating its…

Asharq Al Awsat
Arab World Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb
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At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

A train slammed into a minibus that was crossing the tracks in an unauthorized location in norther Egypt on Thursday, killing at least eight people and leaving…

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Arab World Syrian security forces stand on a tank and hold a Syrian flag as they take part in an operation following attacks carried out against Syrian security forces, in Latakia, Syria, 07 March 2025. (EPA)
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Israeli Airstrike Targets Residential Building in Damascus

Israel's military carried out an airstrike on the outskirts of Syria's capital Thursday targeting a residential building that Israel said was a command center…

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Lebanon Seeks to Firm Up State Authority by Naming New Army Chief, Top Security Officials

A Lebanese policeman walks in Beirut, Lebanon March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Armenia Says it is Ready to Sign Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan

A general view shows the headquarters of Armenia's Foreign Ministry in Yerevan, Armenia, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

Dollar General Forecasts Tepid 2025 due to Strained Consumer Spending

A teller sorts US dollar banknotes inside the cashier's booth at a forex exchange bureau in downtown Nairobi, Kenya February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File photo

UN Experts Accuse Israel of Genocidal Acts and Sexual Violence in Gaza

Palestinian children sit amidst rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled

Türkiye Says Forces Killed 24 Kurdish Militants in Syria, Iraq in a Week

Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Türkiye's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region, in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

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Saudi food aid reaches those in need in Chad (SPA)

How Saudi Arabia Contributes to Global Hunger Relief Efforts

Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister addressing the OIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Jeddah (Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs website)

Islamabad Accuses Foreign Intelligence Agencies of Fueling Balochistan Unrest

Israeli soldiers patrol near the Israel-Lebanon border, in Israel, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon

Israel Shocks Lebanon with Plan to Link Withdrawal to Normalization

The NASA SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket, that will carry the NASA's Crew-10, is docked after the launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida, USA, 12 March 2025. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

NASA, SpaceX Delay Flight that Was to Retrieve Stuck Astronauts

Continental Farms Ukraine, owned by Saudi firm SALIC (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi-Ukraine Joint Business Council Poised for Major Trade Opportunities

The Saudi capital, Riyadh (SPA)

Saudi Residential Real Estate Market Expected to Attract $1.22 Billion in 2025

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Saudi food aid reaches those in need in Chad (SPA)

How Saudi Arabia Contributes to Global Hunger Relief Efforts

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Qatar Welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Hosting of US-Ukraine Talks

Qatari flag flutters in Doha - AAWSAT/File

UAE Welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Hosting of US-Ukraine Talks

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Strengthens Role as a Trusted Global Mediator

US and Russian foreign ministers during their meeting in Riyadh (SPA)

Saudi, US Defense Ministers Discuss Efforts to Strengthen Regional, Int’l Security

Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes ‘Jeddah Talks’ to Resolve Ukraine Crisis

The Cabinet was chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in Jeddah on Tuesday. SPA

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Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb

At Least 8 People are Killed When Passenger Train Slams into Minibus in Egypt

Asharq Al Awsat

Syria Leader Signs Constitutional Declaration, Hailing 'New History'

Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a new constitutional declaration, which will regulate the country's transitional period - AFP

Israeli Airstrike Targets Residential Building in Damascus

Syrian security forces stand on a tank and hold a Syrian flag as they take part in an operation following attacks carried out against Syrian security forces, in Latakia, Syria, 07 March 2025. (EPA)

Lebanon Seeks to Firm Up State Authority by Naming New Army Chief, Top Security Officials

A Lebanese policeman walks in Beirut, Lebanon March 4, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Israel Shocks Lebanon with Plan to Link Withdrawal to Normalization

Israeli soldiers patrol near the Israel-Lebanon border, in Israel, March 12, 2025. REUTERS/Avi Ohayon

Türkiye Says Forces Killed 24 Kurdish Militants in Syria, Iraq in a Week

Syrian Kurds hold flags as they gather after Türkiye's jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms on Thursday, a move that could end its 40-year conflict with Ankara and have far-reaching political and security consequences for the region, in Hasakah, Syria February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman

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US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 13 March 2025. (EPA)

US Judge Orders Trump Administration to Reinstate Thousands of Fired Workers

Greenland’s Election Winners Push Back against Trump’s Wish to Take Control of the Island

Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of the Demokraatit party, participates a TV debate before the upcoming elections in Nuuk, Greenland, March 8, 2025. (AP)

Kyiv Recognizes It Can’t Recapture All Occupied Territory by Force Now, Official Says

A still image taken from a handout video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry’s press-service shows Russian servicemen checking damaged buildings in Sudzha, Kursk region, Russia, 13 March 2025. (EPA/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service/Handout)

US Imposes Sanctions on Iranian Oil Minister

US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to reporters before walking into the White House in Washington, US, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Putin Says He Agrees in Principle with US Proposal for 30-Day Ceasefire in Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a signing ceremony and a press conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Armenia Says it is Ready to Sign Peace Agreement with Azerbaijan

A general view shows the headquarters of Armenia's Foreign Ministry in Yerevan, Armenia, September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

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A pumpjack brings oil to the surface in the Monterey Shale, California, US April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

Oil Dips as Economic Concerns, Supply and Demand Expectations Weigh

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Dollar General Forecasts Tepid 2025 due to Strained Consumer Spending

A teller sorts US dollar banknotes inside the cashier's booth at a forex exchange bureau in downtown Nairobi, Kenya February 16, 2024. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File photo

Saudi-Ukraine Joint Business Council Poised for Major Trade Opportunities

Continental Farms Ukraine, owned by Saudi firm SALIC (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Gold Firms as US Tariff Uncertainty, Cooler Inflation Data Lend Support

An employee takes granules of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom during production at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

OPEC Sticks to Global Oil Demand Forecasts, Reports Output Jump

FILE PHOTO: OPEC logo is seen in this illustration taken, October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Siemens Energy Secures Power Plant Project in Saudi Arabia

Officials from Siemens Energy and Harbin Electric International during the signing of the agreements to provide technology for the two gas-fired power plants in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Siemens Energy

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Culture Ministry Announces Cultural, Knowledge Programs for UAE Reading Month 2025

Culture The programs will feature diverse array of cultural and knowledge-based activities. WAM

Culture Ministry Announces Cultural, Knowledge Programs for UAE Reading Month 2025

The Ministry of Culture announced that key entities across the UAE will organize a diverse range of cultural and knowledge programs during the UAE Reading…

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Culture This photo provided by the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution in March 2025, shows archaeological excavation work at the Sima del Elefante site in Sierra de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain, where a fossil from a hominin between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old was found. (Maria D. Guillén/IPHES-CERCA via AP)
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Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Known Partial Face Fossil of Human Ancestor in Western Europe

A fossil of a partial face from a human ancestor is the oldest in western Europe, archaeologists reported Wednesday. The incomplete skull — a section of the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture The fair is taking place from March 11 to 13 in the British capital. SPA
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Saudi Arabia Participates in London Book Fair, Seeks to Promote Saudi Culture

Saudi Arabia is participating in the London Book Fair through the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission. The fair is taking place from March 11…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Culture A historical mobile stairway that once provided access to the elevated door of the Holy Kaaba - SPA
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Rare Islamic Treasures Goes on Display at Islamic Arts Biennale in Jeddah

The AlBidayah zone (The Beginning) at the Islamic Arts Biennale, themed "And all that is in Between," is held until May 25 at the Western Hajj Terminal of King…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A Rene Magritte painting sold for more than $121 million at Christie's, New York, an auction record for the artist. kena betancur / AFP
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Global Art Market Slumps as Chinese Auction Sales Plummet

The value of art sold at auctions globally fell by a third last year compared to 2023, with the Chinese market crashing by 63 percent, auction data published…

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UEFA Wants to Review Double Touch Rule That Was Costly for Atletico in Champions League Shootout

Sports Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - Second Leg - Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - March 12, 2025 Atletico Madrid's Julián Álvarez scores a penalty during the penalty shootout which is later disallowed after a VAR review for a double touch. (Reuters)

UEFA Wants to Review Double Touch Rule That Was Costly for Atletico in Champions League Shootout

UEFA will look into the possibility of reviewing the double touch rule that helped lead to Atletico Madrid’s loss in a penalty shootout against Real Madrid in…

Sports Mar 12, 2025; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) hits a shot as he defeated Grigor Dimitrov (not pictured) in his fourth round match of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn
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Alcaraz Still on Track for Indian Wells 'Three-peat', Keys Keeps Streak Alive

Carlos Alcaraz moved closer to a rare Indian Wells "three-peat" as he breezed past an exhausted Grigor Dimitrov 6-1 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports 11 March 2025, Italy, Milan: Feyenoord's Givairo Read and Inter's Yann Bisseck battle for the ball during the the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Inter Milan and Feyenoord at the San Siro Stadium in Milan. Photo: Nderim Kaceli/Ipa Sport / Ipa-Ag/LiveMedia/IPA/dpa
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Germany Summons Inter Milan's Bisseck for Nations League Games Against Italy

Germany is bringing in some local knowledge for its Nations League quarterfinal against Italy. Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann gave a first senior call-up on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 13, 2025 Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit ahead of the Australian Grand Prix REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy
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Hamilton Calls Ferrari Debut 'Most Exciting Period of My Life'

Lewis Hamilton said Thursday he was itching to get going during the "most exciting period of my life" at Ferrari, but cautioned of a transition period as he…

Asharq Al Awsat
Sports 12 March 2025, Spain, Madrid: (L-R) Real Madrid players Fran Garcia, Federico Valverde, Brahim Diaz, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa, Lucas Vazquez, Raul Asencio, Kylian Mbappe celebrate winning the penalty shootouts following the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Photo: Alberto Gardin/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa
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Real Madrid Beats Atletico on Penalties in Champions League. Arsenal, Villa, Dortmund Also Advance

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout — again — to keep its title defense alive Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals…

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Spain’s Top Court Backs Barcelona’s Plan to Ban Holiday Apartments

Varieties A demonstrator holds a house-shaped sign that reads "from touristic flat to temporary rent to Airbnb" during a protest to demand lower housing rental prices and better living conditions, in Barcelona, Spain, November 23, 2024. (Reuters)

Spain’s Top Court Backs Barcelona’s Plan to Ban Holiday Apartments

One of Spain's top courts on Thursday backed a plan by Barcelona to ban holiday apartment rentals by 2028, rejecting an appeal that argued the measure…

Varieties The NASA SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket, that will carry the NASA's Crew-10, is docked after the launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida, USA, 12 March 2025. EPA/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH
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NASA, SpaceX Delay Flight that Was to Retrieve Stuck Astronauts

NASA and SpaceX on Wednesday delayed the launch of a replacement crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station that would have set in motion the…

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Varieties A Department of Public Safety trooper walks into Flores Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, US, September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Nuri Vallbona
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Manhole Explosion at Texas Tech University Causes Fires, Outages and Cancels Classes

An explosion on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages Wednesday, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for…

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Varieties Australia's Wombat Protection Society said the influencer "mishandled a wombat joey." AFP
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Australia Tells US Influencer: 'Leave Baby Wombat Alone'

Australia's top diplomat urged a visiting American influencer on Thursday to "leave the baby wombat alone", after a video appeared to show the woman pestering…

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Varieties A patient, who is a part of a project in which doctors prescribe museum visits, looks at artworks in the Art and History Museum in Neuchatel, Switzerland March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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Art as Therapy: Swiss Doctors Prescribe Museum Visits

Swiss doctors are expanding the range of prescriptions for patients with mental health conditions and chronic illnesses to include strolls in public gardens,…

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