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Lebanon’s President to Asharq Al-Awsat: Decision of War and Peace Lies Solely with the State

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun says he wants to build a state that has the decision of war and peace and stressed he is committed to implementing Security…

Ghassan Charbel (Beirut) Friday 28/02 - 17:54

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Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa talks to attendees during a national dialogue, a key milestone in the transition to a new political system after decades of Assad rule, in Damascus, Syria February 25, 2025. (Reuters)

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Syria Forms Committee to Draft Transitional Constitutional Declaration

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa announced on Sunday the formation of a committee to draft a constitutional declaration for the country's transition…

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Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (SPA)

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Saudi, Algerian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah held telephone talks on Sunday with his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf. They…

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US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz speaks during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 21, 2025. (AFP)

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Trump Aide Waltz Says US Needs Ukrainian Leader Who Wants Peace

A top adviser to President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States needs a Ukrainian leader who is willing to secure a lasting peace with Russia but…

Sunday 02/03 - 16:40

Israel Blocks Aid into Gaza as Ceasefire Standoff Escalates

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A displaced Palestinian family prepares the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

Israel Blocks Aid into Gaza as Ceasefire Standoff Escalates

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas…

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Egypt Says Gaza Reconstruction Plan Ready, Pushes Efforts for Ceasefire’s Second Phase Sunday 02/03 - 16:05

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US President Donald Trump holds an executive order about tariffs increase, flanked by US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 13, 2025. (Reuters)

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Mexico, Canada Tariffs Coming Tuesday, but Trump Will Set Exact Levels, Says US Commerce Head

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said in a Sunday Fox News interview that tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go into effect as planned on Tuesday, but that…

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Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing a statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Türkiye, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP)

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Türkiye's Kurds Say PKK Militants Heeding Jailed Leader's Peace Call Is the Right Move

Residents in Diyarbakir, Türkiye's largest Kurdish-majority city, said on Sunday that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) decision to heed its jailed…

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Russia Praises Trump and Scolds Europe for Being the Crucible of War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP)

Iran’s Parliament Fires Minister of Economy over Plummeting Rial, Mismanagement

An Iraqi peddler holds in his hand banknotes of Iranian rials for exchange in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. (AFP/Getty Images)

Egypt Rejects Attempts to Form Parallel Sudanese Govt

A Sudanese woman, who fled the conflict in Murnei in Sudan's Darfur region, walks beside carts carrying her family belongings upon crossing the border between Sudan and Chad in Adre, Chad August 2, 2023. (Reuters)

UK's Starmer Says Europe Is at Crossroads in History as World Leaders Discuss Ending War in Ukraine

In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on March 1, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) pose for a photo during their talks in London, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)

Israel Agrees on US Plan for Temporary Ceasefire in Gaza, PM’s Office Says

Palestinians gather for a communal iftar, or fast-breaking meal, on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid building rubble in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

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Egypt Kuwait Holding Set to Launch First Commercial Project in Saudi Arabia

Folk Maritime containers. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Folk Maritime CEO Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Location Boosts Trade, Shipping

Stephan Sakalian, ICRC Head of Delegation in Syria, speaks with relatives of missing persons in Syria. (ICRC)

ICRC in Syria to Asharq Al-Awsat: Some Mass Graves May Remain Undiscovered

The United Nations plans to reach 12 million Yemenis in need of assistance this year. (dpa)

Inadequate Food Consumption Worsens in 7 Yemeni Governorates

Barchi village is seen around sunset time in Dahuk, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP)

Iraq’s Displaced Kurds Hope to Return Home after Türkiye's Kurdish Militants Declare a Ceasefire

Palestinians sit at a large table surrounded by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings as they gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 1, 2025 (AP)

Loss, Worry, Relief and Prayers for Better Days as Ramadan Begins in Gaza amid a Fragile Ceasefire

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Saudi, Algerian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

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SFDA, Saudi Municipalities Ministry Launch Ramadan Food Safety Campaign

KSrelief Signs Cooperation Agreement with ICRC to Provide Relief to Palestinians

This initiative is part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing humanitarian and relief efforts, carried out through KSrelief in collaboration with international humanitarian organizations, to provide vital aid to Palestinians - SPA

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Ocalan’s Call to Dissolve PKK

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a picture of Abdullah Ocalan February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar/File Photo/File Photo

Saudi Arabia Rejects a ‘Parallel Government’ in Sudan

Saturday Marks Beginning of Ramadan in Saudi Arabia and Other Arab Countries

The Saudi Supreme Court declared that Saturday, March 1, 2025, corresponds to the first day of Ramadan (Majmaah University)

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Syria Forms Committee to Draft Transitional Constitutional Declaration

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Turkish and British Officials to Discuss Post-Assad Syria in Ankara Talks

Residents walk in the market on the first day of Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims, in the old city of Damascus, Syria, Saturday March 1, 2025.(AP)

Egypt Says Gaza Reconstruction Plan Ready, Pushes Efforts for Ceasefire’s Second Phase

Buildings destroyed during the Israeli air and ground offensive stand in the Gaza Strip are seen from southern Israel, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP)

Egypt Rejects Attempts to Form Parallel Sudanese Govt

Israel Blocks Aid into Gaza as Ceasefire Standoff Escalates

Hamas Says Ready to Cooperate with Any Initiative that Confronts Attempts to Displace Palestinians

A displaced Palestinian family gathers for the iftar fast-breaking meal on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at their makeshift shelter in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

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Trump Aide Waltz Says US Needs Ukrainian Leader Who Wants Peace

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Türkiye's Kurds Say PKK Militants Heeding Jailed Leader's Peace Call Is the Right Move

Eight Dead in India Avalanche as Rescue Operation Ends

A still image shows what the Indian Army says is a rescue operation by Indian Army members during heavy snowfall, after an avalanche struck a camp near Mana village, in a location given as Garhwal Sector, Uttarakhand state, India, in this image released on February 28, 2025. (Indian Army/Handout via Reuters)

Russia Praises Trump and Scolds Europe for Being the Crucible of War

Iran’s Parliament Fires Minister of Economy over Plummeting Rial, Mismanagement

Ugandan Army Deploys to Town in Northeast DR Congo

Members of the M23 movement drive on the back of a pick-up truck in Bukavu on March 1, 2025. (AFP)

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Mexico, Canada Tariffs Coming Tuesday, but Trump Will Set Exact Levels, Says US Commerce Head

Sunday 02/03 - 16:36

Egypt Kuwait Holding Set to Launch First Commercial Project in Saudi Arabia

Folk Maritime CEO Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Location Boosts Trade, Shipping

Swiss Central Bank Rules Out Bitcoin for Reserves

Representation of bitcoin cryptocurrency is seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2024. (Reuters)

US Treasury Chief Urges Canada, Mexico to Match US tariffs on China as Deadline Looms

Shipping containers are shown at the Terminal 1 Container Terminal at the Port of Los Angeles in Wilmington, California, US, October 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Norway Says Plans to Raise Financial Support for Ukraine

Ukrainian rescuers evacuate patients from a damaged clinic following a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 01 March 2025, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV

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Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center Launches Community Campaign to Promote Sustainable Reading

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Held under the theme ‘Knowledge Illuminates Our Community’, the initiative falls in line with the UAE’s declaration of 2025 as the ‘Year of Community’. WAM

Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center Launches Community Campaign to Promote Sustainable Reading

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center (ALC) has launched the first phase of its community campaign to promote sustainable reading, covering the first half of…

Asharq Al Awsat ( Abu Dhabi) Friday 28/02 - 07:20

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Under the slogan "Our Nights Have Returned," the ministry will decorate roads and public spaces with lights and installations

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Culture Ministry Announces 'Ramadan Season' Across Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Ministry of Culture will host "Ramadan Season 1446 AH" in cities nationwide. The initiative features cultural and community events highlighting…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Friday 28/02 - 06:28

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Examples of Benin bronzes which, together with collections such as the Parthenon sculptures, are the subject of talks of their return to countries of origin, are displayed at the British Museum in London, Britain, January 25, 2023. (Reuters)

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Nigeria’s Museum Agrees with Royal Ruler on Custody of Benin Bronzes

Nigeria's national museum commission will be responsible for retrieving and keeping priceless Benin Bronzes, taking on the task with the assent of the royal…

Wednesday 26/02 - 08:29

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AlUla Ramadan preparations - Photo by SPA

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AlUla Prepares to Welcome Visitors in Ramadan with Unique Experiences

AlUla Governorate is set to welcome visitors during Ramadan with unique experiences that blend the spiritual essence of the month with the captivating beauty…

Asharq Al Awsat Tuesday 25/02 - 14:23

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More than 80,000 Visitors Attend Founding Day Events at Ithra

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran concluded its Founding Day celebrations, attracting more than 80,000 visitors over three days,…

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PSG’s Enrique Shifts Focus to Liverpool Test after Dominant Win over Lille

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Football - Ligue 1 - Paris St Germain v Lille - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - March 1, 2025 Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique. (Reuters)

PSG’s Enrique Shifts Focus to Liverpool Test after Dominant Win over Lille

Saturday's 4-1 win over Lille was a test for Paris St Germain ahead of the Champions League round of 16 clash with Liverpool, PSG coach Luis Enrique said. …

Sunday 02/03 - 11:41

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Spain's rider Marc Marquez steers his motorcycle during Thailand's MotoGP at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP)

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Marc Marquez Beats Brother Alex to Win Season-Opening Thailand GP

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez continued his perfect start with factory Ducati as he completed a weekend double at the season-opening Thailand Grand…

Sunday 02/03 - 11:22

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Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Women's Super G - Kvitfjell, Norway - March 2, 2025 Italy's Federica Brignone in action. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB via Reuters)

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Italian Skier Brignone Takes Narrow Super-G Victory to Extend Overall World Cup Lead

Federica Brignone won an eventful women’s World Cup super-G on Sunday as the Italian skier extended her lead in the overall standings. In a tight finish,…

Sunday 02/03 - 11:17

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Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta is taken off on a stretcher after getting injured during the English FA Cup match between Crystal Palace and Millwall at Selhurst Park, London, England, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP)

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Palace Forward Mateta Released from Hospital with 25 Stitches after Kick to the Face in FA Cup Game

Crystal Palace forward Jean-Philippe Mateta needed 25 stitches on a cut to his ear after being kicked by Millwall's goalkeeper during an FA Cup game Saturday…

Sunday 02/03 - 08:20

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Football - Saudi Pro League - Al-Wehda v Al-Nassr - King Abdulaziz Stadium, Makkah, Saudi Arabia - February 25, 2025 Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts. (Reuters)

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Ronaldo and Al-Nassr Chase Asian Glory as Saudi Clubs Dominate

Cristiano Ronaldo can take a major step towards the Asian Champions League elite title in Iran on Monday, though Al-Nassr is not the only Saudi Arabian club in…

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Thousands Flee after Japan’s Biggest Wildfire in Decades

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An aerial views shows a forest fire on a mountain in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, February 28, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Kyodo/via Reuters)

Thousands Flee after Japan’s Biggest Wildfire in Decades

Thousands of people evacuated from parts of northern Japan as the country's largest wildfire in three decades raged unabated Sunday after killing at least one…

Sunday 02/03 - 11:32

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In this rendering private lunar lander Blue Ghost touches down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. (NASA/Firefly Aerospace via AP)

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US Firm Firefly Makes Its First Moon Landing with Uncrewed Blue Ghost Spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace became the second US company to land on the moon on Sunday with its debut Blue Ghost lander, kicking off a two-week research mission as one…

Sunday 02/03 - 08:55

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01 March 2025, US, Washington: US President Donald Trump addresses the media as he departs the White House for Mar-a-Lago, a resort and National Historic Landmark on a barrier island in Palm Beach. (dpa)

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Trump Signs Order Designating English as the Official Language of the US

President Donald Trump signed on Saturday an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The order allows government…

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Traffic passes by flowers in bloom at a roundabout in New Delhi, India, 25 February 2025. EPA/HARISH TYAGI

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Delhi Bans Old Cars from Refueling to Help Tackle Pollution

Cars more than 15 years old will soon be barred from refueling in New Delhi, the city's government said Saturday, as part of measures to reduce the Indian…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 01/03 - 17:42

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People break their fasts during the Muslim’s holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a rooftop restaurant near the historical Badshahi mosque, in background, in Lahore, Pakistan, March 15, 2024. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)

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How to Practice Healthy Fasting during Ramadan

Manal Elfakhani looks back fondly on childhood memories from the month of Ramadan. She would break her fast at the mosque with family and snack on sweet…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 01/03 - 14:10

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