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World Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to Ukrainian Muslim service members before sharing an iftar with them, a meal to break their fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 13, 2025. (Reuters)
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Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says There Is Now a Good Chance to End War

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that he saw a good chance to end the war with Russia after Ukraine accepted a US proposal for a 30-day…

World Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP)
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Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated in Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia

Immigration officials have arrested a second person who participated in Pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and have revoked the visa of another…

Arab World This handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's press office shows Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R) meeting with Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani in Baghdad on March 14, 2025. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office / AFP)
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Head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

The head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with US-led coalition…

Arab World A vehicle drives past buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the latest war, near the border wall in the southern Lebanese village of Ramia on March 5, 2025. (AFP)
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Hezbollah Hints It Won’t Disarm If Israel Still Occupies Southern Lebanon

A senior Hezbollah official has hinted that the Lebanese group will not lay down its weapons as long as Israel is occupying parts of the country. Mohammed…

Hamas Says It Will Release a US-Israeli Hostage and 4 Bodies, but Israel Expresses Immediate Doubt

Arab World A Palestinian walks past a rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Hamas Says It Will Release a US-Israeli Hostage and 4 Bodies, but Israel Expresses Immediate Doubt

Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual…

World In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area 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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Trump Urges Putin to Spare Ukrainian Troops in Kursk

US President Donald Trump urged Russia's Vladimir Putin on Friday to spare Ukrainian troops being pushed back out of Russia's Kursk region and said there was a…

Arab World Palestinians stand next to a damaged car, following an Israeli settlers' attack, near Duma in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 14, 2025. (Reuters)
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Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Village, Residents Say

Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Khirbet al-Marjam in the occupied West Bank on Thursday night, burning three houses and a number of cars…

Druze Religious Elders from Syria Make Visit to Israel

Druze people welcome buses carrying Druze delegation from Syria, as it crosses the ceasefire line between Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria and enters Israel on the day of the first visit by a Druze delegation from Syria just after the 1973 war in Israel, in Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, March 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Qatar Will Send Natural Gas to Syria to Increase Its Meager Electricity Supply 

People break their fast during an event organized by a charity organization in Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, 04 March 2025. (EPA)

Kremlin Says Putin Sent Trump a Message on Ukraine Ceasefire Idea, Talks of 'Cautious Optimism'

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Sudan Launches Talks for a Comprehensive Political Process

A child stands between two women at a school turned into a shelter, in Port Sudan, Sudan, August 29, 2024. (Reuters)

Emotions Run High as Families Search a Mass Grave in Northern Gaza 

General view of rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

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Ramadan Season in Jeddah : ‘Year of Handcrafts’ Boosts Business Growth

A Saudi student is seen at the Analytical Chemistry Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. (KAUST)

Saudi Arabia Establishes Research Centers to Advance Biotech Strategy

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iranian students in Tehran, Iran, March 12, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via Reuters

Iran’s Rulers Caught Between Trump’s Crackdown and a Fragile Economy 

Lithuanian Land Force soldiers attend the Allied Spirit 25 exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, 12 March 2025. (EPA)

Europe’s Military Personnel Shortfalls Exposed as Trump Warns US Security Priorities Lie Elsewhere 

A Libyan volunteer shows a just made traditional unleavened Libyan bread made out of barley in Tajoura, east of Libya's capital Tripoli, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP)

A Libyan Town Comes Together to Make a Beloved Ramadan Dish 

Displaced Palestinians take shelter in a tent camp set up at Palestine Stadium, which was damaged during the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City, March 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Global Displacement to Rise by 6.7 Million People by End of Next Year, Aid Group Says 

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Fifth Edition of Saudi National Campaign for Charitable Work Tops SAR1 Billion in Donations 

Fifth Edition of Saudi National Campaign for Charitable Work Tops SAR1 Billion in Donations 

Ambassadors-Designate to Several Countries Take Oath Before Saudi Crown Prince

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and the new ambassadors are seen at the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah. (SPA)

Qatar Will Send Natural Gas to Syria to Increase Its Meager Electricity Supply 

People break their fast during an event organized by a charity organization in Qaboun neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, 04 March 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Crown Prince, Russia's Putin Discuss Efforts to Resolve Ukraine Crisis

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Saudi Foreign Ministry)

How Saudi Arabia Contributes to Global Hunger Relief Efforts

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

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

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This handout picture released by the Iraqi Prime Minister's press office shows Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R) meeting with Syria's interim Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani in Baghdad on March 14, 2025. (Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office / AFP)

Head of ISIS in Iraq and Syria Has Been Killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Says

Somalia and Somaliland Say No Talks on Resettling Palestinians from Gaza

A Palestinian boy picks flowers close to the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2025. (AFP)

Hezbollah Hints It Won’t Disarm If Israel Still Occupies Southern Lebanon

A vehicle drives past buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes during the latest war, near the border wall in the southern Lebanese village of Ramia on March 5, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Settlers Attack West Bank Village, Residents Say

Palestinians stand next to a damaged car, following an Israeli settlers' attack, near Duma in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Druze Religious Elders from Syria Make Visit to Israel

Druze people welcome buses carrying Druze delegation from Syria, as it crosses the ceasefire line between Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and Syria and enters Israel on the day of the first visit by a Druze delegation from Syria just after the 1973 war in Israel, in Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights, March 14, 2025. (Reuters)

Hamas Says It Will Release a US-Israeli Hostage and 4 Bodies, but Israel Expresses Immediate Doubt

A Palestinian walks past a rubble of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks to Ukrainian Muslim service members before sharing an iftar with them, a meal to break their fast at sunset, during the holy month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Kyiv, Ukraine March 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Says There Is Now a Good Chance to End War

Immigration Officials Arrest Second Person Who Participated in Pro-Palestinian Protests at Columbia

Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP)

Trump Urges Putin to Spare Ukrainian Troops in Kursk

In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, March 14, 2025, Russian soldiers patrol an area in the Kursk region of Russia after it was taken over by Russian troops. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Trump’s Policy to Deport Activists Is Unconstitutional, Khalil’s Lawyers Say

Demonstrators hold placards as they protest on the day of a hearing on the detention of Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, in New York City, US, March 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Kremlin Says Putin Sent Trump a Message on Ukraine Ceasefire Idea, Talks of 'Cautious Optimism'

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a joint news conference with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko following their talks at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Philippine ex-President Duterte Set to Appear in Hague Courtroom to Face 'War on Drugs' Charges

FILED - 03 October 2019, Russia, Sochi: The then Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Valdai International Discussion Club meeting. Photo: Kremlin/dpa

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A trader monitors the screen at the Saudi Exchange in Riyadh. (AFP)

Positive Outlook for Saudi Stock Market Next Week

Mohammed al-Mutairi (Riyadh)

Saudi Arabia Establishes Research Centers to Advance Biotech Strategy

A Saudi student is seen at the Analytical Chemistry Lab at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. (KAUST)

Trump’s Trade War Is ‘Wake-up Call’ for Europe, Lagarde Says 

European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde looks on as she speaks to the media following the Governing Council's monthly monetary policy meeting in Frankfurt, Germany, March 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Gold Climbs to Record High, $3,000/oz Milestone in View

A participant shows gold bars during the 21st edition of the international gold and jewelry exhibition at the Kuwait International Fairgrounds in Kuwait City on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Yasser AL ZAYYAT / AFP)

Oil Bounces as Ukraine Ceasefire Deal Remains Elusive 

An oil tank and an oil pumpjack are pictured in the Permian basin, Loco Hills regions, New Mexico, US, April 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Oil Dips as Economic Concerns, Supply and Demand Expectations Weigh

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

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Hong Kong Museum Puts Picasso in Cross-cultural Dialogue

Culture Artworks by Pablo Picasso are pictured during the media preview of 'Picasso for Asia: A Conversation' at M+ in Hong Kong. May JAMES / AFP

Hong Kong Museum Puts Picasso in Cross-cultural Dialogue

More than a century ago, Pablo Picasso smashed the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris into a web of tangled lines on his canvas, deconstructing reality with the…

Asharq Al Awsat
Culture A Libyan volunteer shows a just made traditional unleavened Libyan bread made out of barley in Tajoura, east of Libya's capital Tripoli, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP)
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A Libyan Town Comes Together to Make a Beloved Ramadan Dish 

Every year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a Libyan town comes together to prepare — and share — one of their all-time favorite dishes: bazin. In…

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

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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…

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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…

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Georgian Teenager Salia's Dream Comes True with Newcastle Move 

Sports Vakhtang Salia, a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Dinamo Tbilisi and will officially join Newcastle United on his 18th birthday in August 2025, controls the ball during a match against Samgurali Tskaltubo in the Georgian top football league, in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Georgian Teenager Salia's Dream Comes True with Newcastle Move 

Georgian Vakhtang Salia may only be 17-years-old but he will soon be trading Dinamo Tbilisi's training ground for Newcastle United's famous St James' Park…

Sports Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain gestures with a mechanic ahead of the first practice session for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park, in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, March 14, 2025. (AP)
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Lewis Hamilton Ready to Race for Ferrari for the First Time in F1’s Season-Opening Australian GP 

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton racing a Ferrari for the first time. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen arriving without a lot of mileage in his…

Sports Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots a 3-point basket next to Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine, left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, March 13, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP)
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Stephen Curry Becomes First Player in NBA History to Make 4,000 3-Pointers 

Stephen Curry's shooting range and accuracy from way back have long stood alone — whether with a defender or two in his face or when letting it fly from the…

Sports Madison Keys is congratulated by Belinda Bencic of Switzerland after their match during the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 13, 2025 in Indian Wells, California. (Getty Images/AFP)
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Keys Extends Winning Streak, Gets Sabalenka Again at Indian Wells After Australian Open Title 

Madison Keys extended her winning streak to 16 matches, reaching the BNP Paribas Open semifinals with a 6-1, 6-1 wipeout of wild-card entry Belinda Bencic on…

Sports Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, meets with Saudi rally champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi in Jeddah on Thursday. (SPA)
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Saudi Crown Prince Receives Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Winner of 2025 Dakar Rally 

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received on Thursday Yazeed Al-Rajhi, winner of the 2025 Dakar Rally…

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Ramadan Season in Jeddah : ‘Year of Handcrafts’ Boosts Business Growth

Varieties The number of visitors surpassed one million during the first week of the season's launch (SPA)

Ramadan Season in Jeddah : ‘Year of Handcrafts’ Boosts Business Growth

The historic Jeddah area (western Saudi Arabia) blends authentic heritage with the modernity of the city during Ramadan nights, offering visitors a unique…

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Varieties The moon is seen behind the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 14, 2025. (Reuters)
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Stargazers Marvel at ‘Blood Moon’, Rare Total Lunar Eclipse 

Stargazers across a swathe of the world marveled at a dramatic red "Blood Moon" during a rare total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday morning. The…

Varieties This picture taken on February 5, 2025, shows a red panda at the central zoo in Lalitpur, on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (AFP)
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Nepal Community Efforts Revive Red Panda Population 

Nepali police officer Jiwan Subba still feels pangs of regret decades after he bludgeoned a strange creature he found wandering in his barn, not realizing it…

Varieties Machine learning is helping scientists track down hidden oil spills and pollution. Cris BOURONCLE / AFP
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From Oil Spills to New Species: How Tech Reveals the Ocean

The ocean covers nearly three-quarters of our planet but scientists say we have barely scratched the surface of what lives in our seas. But new technologies…

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Varieties A wombat walks at a wildlife sanctuary in Bendalong on the South Coast, of Australia, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. (AAP Image via AP)
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American Who Snatched a Baby Wombat from Its Mother Leaves Australia 

An American influencer left Australia on Friday after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat…

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