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Interviews Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the interview with Asharq Al-Awsat's editor-in-chief Ghassan Charbel. Photo: Asharq Al-Awsat

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)
Arab World 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)

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…

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

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…

World  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)

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…

Israel Blocks Aid into Gaza as Ceasefire Standoff Escalates

Arab World  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…


Business 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)

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…

World 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)

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…

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

Culture 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)

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

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)
Culture 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) 

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…

Culture AlUla Ramadan preparations - Photo by SPA

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
Culture The events provided an opportunity to explore three centuries of Saudi history and culture. (SPA)

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,…

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

Sports 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. …


Sports  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)

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…

Sports 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)

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,…

Sports 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)

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…

Sports 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)

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…


Thousands Flee after Japan’s Biggest Wildfire in Decades

Varieties 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…


Varieties  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)

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…

Varieties  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)

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…

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

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
Varieties 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)

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