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Gulf Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh in December 2023. (SPA)
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Expands Saudi Arabia’s Pioneering Role in Global Politics

Since Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz as crown prince in June 2017, citing the…

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World US Vice President JD Vance, joined by his wife Usha Vance, speaks at Vantage Plastics in Bay City, Michigan, on March 14, 2025. (AFP) 
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US Vice President JD Vance to Join His Wife in Greenland on Friday 

Vice President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. "We’re…

Business US dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. (Reuters)
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Dollar Unmoored as Traders Unsure on US Tariffs 

The dollar was adrift on Wednesday, with weak US confidence data and concerns about the effect of sweeping tariffs on US growth putting the brakes on a recent…

World Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP) 
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Trump Team Scrambles to Handle Fallout from Signal Chat Assailed as ‘Sloppy, Careless’

The Trump administration sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout after a magazine journalist disclosed he had been inadvertently included in a secret group…

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Hundreds-strong Protest in Gaza 

Arab World Children carry signs reading in Arabic: "We refuse to die" during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Hundreds-strong Protest in Gaza 

Hundreds of Palestinians shouted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on Tuesday calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said. The…

World In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) 
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Russia Launches Drone Attack on Ukraine Port Providing Access to Black Sea, Officials Say 

Russia launched an overnight drone attack on the Ukrainian port of Mykolaiv that provides the country with access to the Black Sea and struck Kryvyi Rih in…

World Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong, South Korea, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) 
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Wildfires Ravage Southern South Korea, Killing 18 People and Forcing 27,000 to Evacuate 

Wind-driven wildfires that were among South Korea's worst ever were ravaging the country's southern regions, killing 18 people, destroying more than 200…

Syria Is at a Crossroads: It Can Return to Violence or Transition to Peace, Says UN Envoy 

A member of Syria's security forces mans a gun in the back of a truck during the funeral of three people killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier, in the southern town of Daraa on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Sudan Aid Groups Say 54 Killed in an Airstrike Blamed on the Military in Darfur 

Fighters loyal to the army patrol a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

Russia, Ukraine Agree to Sea, Energy Truce; Washington Seeks Easing of Sanctions 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Kills Six in Southern Syria, Syrian Ministry Says

People evacuate the town of Kuya in the western countryside on the Syrian border with Israel, after Israeli forces shelled the town, Syria, 25 March 2025. (EPA)

Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to Israel Avoids Direct Answers on West Bank Annexation

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Bandar al-Galoud)

What the Crown Prince’s Pledge of Allegiance Anniversary Means to Saudis

Israeli security personnel stand outside Ofer military prison in the West Bank on Feb. 8, 2025. (AP) 

Told to Fix Notorious Prison, Israel Just Relocated Alleged Abuses, Detainees Say 

Supporters of Syria's new government gather after the prayer in Umayyad square in Damascus, Syria, Friday March 14, 2025.(AP)

Report: US Gave Syria List of Conditions for Partial Sanctions Relief 

Hamdan Ballal, Oscar-winning Palestinian co-director of "No Other Land," is checked at a hospital in Hebron, a day after being detained by the Israeli army following an attack by Jewish settlers in the village of Susiya in Masafer Yatta, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP)

Israel Releases Oscar-Winning Palestinian Director after He Was Attacked by West Bank Settlers

From right to left: Rouhi Mushtaha, Saleh al-Arouri, Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Meshaal, and Khalil al-Hayya (Hamas-affiliated media)

Who Remains in Hamas’ Political Bureau after Numerous Killings?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz. (Bandar al-Galoud)

What the Crown Prince’s Pledge of Allegiance Anniversary Means to Saudis

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Expands Saudi Arabia’s Pioneering Role in Global Politics

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh in December 2023. (SPA)

Egyptian Parliament Approves Formation of Saudi-Egyptian Supreme Coordination Council

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets with Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in Riyadh during a previous meeting. (SPA)

Riyadh Talks Focus on Partial Ceasefire, Protection of Ukraine Infrastructure

A general view of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, where talks between Russia and US are being held aimed at ending the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, March 24, 2025. (Reuters)

GCC Deplores Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians, Legalize Settlements

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi. GCC

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Plans to Displace Palestinians from Gaza

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A member of Syria's security forces mans a gun in the back of a truck during the funeral of three people killed in Israeli strikes a day earlier, in the southern town of Daraa on March 18, 2025. (AFP)

Syria Is at a Crossroads: It Can Return to Violence or Transition to Peace, Says UN Envoy 

Sudan Aid Groups Say 54 Killed in an Airstrike Blamed on the Military in Darfur 

Fighters loyal to the army patrol a market area in Khartoum on March 24, 2025. (AFP)

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Hundreds-strong Protest in Gaza 

Children carry signs reading in Arabic: "We refuse to die" during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to Israel Avoids Direct Answers on West Bank Annexation

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, US President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel, testifies during his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP)

Damascus Arrests Drug Trafficker Linked to Maher al-Assad, Others Held Over Tadamon Massacre

Members of Syria's security forces. (Idlib Governorate)

Who Remains in Hamas’ Political Bureau after Numerous Killings?

From right to left: Rouhi Mushtaha, Saleh al-Arouri, Ismail Haniyeh, Khaled Meshaal, and Khalil al-Hayya (Hamas-affiliated media)

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US Vice President JD Vance, joined by his wife Usha Vance, speaks at Vantage Plastics in Bay City, Michigan, on March 14, 2025. (AFP) 

US Vice President JD Vance to Join His Wife in Greenland on Friday 

Trump Team Scrambles to Handle Fallout from Signal Chat Assailed as ‘Sloppy, Careless’

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears during a Senate Committee on Intelligence Hearing on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images/AFP) 

Russia Launches Drone Attack on Ukraine Port Providing Access to Black Sea, Officials Say 

In this photo taken from video distributed by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Thursday, March 13, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in Sudzha, in the Kursk region of Russia, after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) 

Wildfires Ravage Southern South Korea, Killing 18 People and Forcing 27,000 to Evacuate 

Houses burn in a village after being engulfed by a wildfire fueled by strong winds in Uiseong, South Korea, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (Yonhap via AP) 

Russia, Ukraine Agree to Sea, Energy Truce; Washington Seeks Easing of Sanctions 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Pope Francis’ Doctors Considered Stopping Treatment to ‘Let Him Go’ after Serious Breathing Crisis

Pope Francis leaves on a car after appearing at a window of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome, Sunday, March 23, 2025, where he has been treated for bronchitis and bilateral pneumonia since Feb. 14. (AP)

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Residents of Ezbet Hamada in Cairo's El Matareya district peer from their balconies to celebrate a mass break-fast, "Iftar" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 15, 2025. (AP)

Egypt's GDP Growth at 4.3% in Second Quarter vs 2.3% a Year Earlier

China Has ‘Very Big’ Policy Room to Spur Growth, Central Bank Adviser Says 

A man walks past office buildings at the central business district in Beijing on March 17, 2025. (AFP) 

Dollar Unmoored as Traders Unsure on US Tariffs 

US dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. (Reuters)

Taiwan Defends Trade, Currency Record Ahead of Possible US Tariffs 

Shipping containers are stacked in the port city of Keelung, Taiwan, 20 March 2025. (EPA)

Türkiye’s Simsek Seeks to Calm Investors, Says Market Strains Will Be Managed, Sources Say

People flash mobile phone lights during a protest against the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump to Impose Sharp Tariff on Countries Buying Venezuelan Oil

President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 24, 2025. (AP)

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A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

Culture Visitors look at elaborate antique clocks displayed on the sprawling compound of the Forbidden City also known as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A drawing by French author Victor Hugo, entitled "Mushroom" (L) is pictured during a photocall at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London on March 18, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
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London Exhibit Spotlights Victor Hugo's Lesser-known Talent -- Drawing

French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables", but less known is his work as an illustrator -- now the…

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Culture A view of Rome's Trevi fountain is seen through a window of its old water flow control room, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP)
Culture

A Rare Peek at the Hidden Waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year,…

Culture The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP)
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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest…

Culture This photograph taken on March 21, 2025, shows a recently discovered painting by Italian artist Lavinia Fontana, entitled “Portrait of a Gentleman, his Daughter and a Maid” (C) on display at the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai, northern France. (AFP)
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French Museum Uncovers in Storage Picture by Renaissance Woman Master

A provincial museum in northern France on Friday showed off a picture now attributed to one of the greatest women painters of the Italian Renaissance, Lavinia…

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Paulo Bento Fired as Head Coach of UAE National Football Team 

Sports United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Paulo Bento Fired as Head Coach of UAE National Football Team 

Paulo Bento has been fired as head coach of the United Arab Emirates soccer team just hours after a 2-1 win Tuesday over North Korea kept alive its slim…

Sports Morocco's Brahim Díaz celebrates after scoring the second goal during the World Cup group E qualifying soccer match between Morocco and Tanzania at the Stade municipal d'Oujda, Morocco, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP) 
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Nigeria’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Dealt Major Late Blow; Egypt, Morocco Move Closer 

Nigeria conceded a last-minute goal in a major blow to its World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday, when Egypt and Morocco all but booked their places at next…

Sports Jasmine Paolini of Italy returns a shot against Magda Linette of Poland during Day 8 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 25, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Paolini Becomes 1st Italian Women’s Player to Make Miami Open Tennis Semifinals 

Jasmine Paolini is headed to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time. The sixth-seeded Paolini defeated unseeded Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 6-2 on…

Sports Argentine players celebrate their victory over Brazil during a CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier soccer match between Argentina and Brazil in Buenos Aires, Argentina 25 March 2025. (EPA)
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Argentina Secures a World Cup Spot and Then Celebrates It With a 4-1 Victory Over Archrival Brazil 

Defending champion Argentina celebrated throughout Tuesday as the team secured its place at the 2026 World Cup hours before an historic 4-1 win over archrival…

Sports Dr. Raef Alturkistani chuckles when asked whether he truly saves lives by day and takes them by night
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Raef Alturkistani Reveals Career Journey after Winning SEF Award for Best Fighting Game Player

Raef Alturkistani recently won the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) Award for Best Fighting Game Player for the second year in a row. For the first time, he…

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Pilot, 2 Children Survive Night on Airplane’s Wing After It Crashes into Icy Alaska Lake 

Varieties This photo provided by the Alaska National Guard shows an airplane partially submerged into the ice of Tustumena Lake at the toe of a glacier on Monday, March 24, 2025, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Alaska National Guard via AP) 

Pilot, 2 Children Survive Night on Airplane’s Wing After It Crashes into Icy Alaska Lake 

A pilot and two children survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were…

Varieties Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young speaks on the Government’s salmon farming legislation in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 25 March 2025. (EPA) 
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Australian Senator Wields Dead Salmon in Parliament to Protest Farming Laws 

An Australian senator pulled out a large, dead fish in Parliament on Wednesday to protest the government's proposed laws that would safeguard controversial…

Varieties Meltwater from the Laohugou No. 12 glacier, flows though the Qilian mountains, Subei Mongol Autonomous County in Gansu province, China, September 27, 2020. (Reuters)
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China’s Glacier Area Shrinks by 26% Over Six Decades 

China's glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat…

Varieties This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (United States Geological Survey via AP)
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Kilauea Volcano’s Sporadic Eruption Resumes in Hawaii as Lava Pours Out of a Summit Vent 

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed. The eruption restarted at midday when…

Varieties An aerial view of Lake Retba, known as the Pink Lake, in Senegal on March 19, 2025. (AFP)
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Back in the Pink: Senegal Salt Lake Gets Its Color Back

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and businessfolk and tourists…

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