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Washington ‘Drags’ Tehran to Negotiations as Military Option Remains on the Table

The administration of US President Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Iranian authorities to adopt a clearer stance and to “drag” them into direct…

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Sudanese men walk past a bullet-riddled building in Khartoum's twin-city Omdurman on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)

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Sudan Army Says Seizes Full Control of Presidential Palace in Khartoum

Sudan’s military said it retook the Republican Palace in Khartoum, the last bastion in the capital of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), after nearly two years of…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 21/03 - 06:50

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Displaced Palestinians carrying their belongings move towards the city center, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 20 March 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for the northern areas of the city. (EPA)

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UN Agency: Six Days of Flour Left to Distribute in Gaza

One of the largest providers of food aid in Gaza warned on Friday it only has enough flour to distribute for the next six days. "We can stretch that by…

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Middle East Technical University (ODTU) students clash with Turkish anti riot police as they use tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters demonstrate against the arrest of Istanbul mayor, in Ankara on March 20, 2025. (AFP)

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Türkiye Warns Against Growing Street Protests Over Detained Mayor

Türkiye’s government warned on Friday against "illegal" calls from the main opposition for street protests over the detention of Istanbul's mayor Ekrem…

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Israel Says Intensifying Gaza Strikes to Press Hamas into Freeing Hostages

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Palestinians wait for donated food at a distribution center in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel Says Intensifying Gaza Strikes to Press Hamas into Freeing Hostages

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday the army was intensifying strikes from the air, land and sea in Gaza to pressure Hamas into freeing…

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Strikes in Gaza Kill 85 Overnight, Bringing the Total since Israel Broke Ceasefire to Nearly 600 Friday 21/03 - 08:04
Israeli Government Agrees to Netanyahu's Dismissal of Shin Bet Head Friday 21/03 - 05:37

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Municipal workers clean up after Russian drones hit shops during the night attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP)

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Russian Drones Hammer Ukraine’s Odesa as Czech Leader Visits

Russia pounded Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odesa with one of its biggest drone attacks late on Thursday, injuring three teenagers and sparking fires as the…

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A handout picture made available by the Iranian supreme leader’s office shows Ali Khamenei delivering an address to the nation in Tehran, Iran, 20 March 2025. EPA/Iranian supreme leader's office

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Khamenei Warns US Against Iran Action

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Friday that Tehran has no proxies in the region and that the groups it backs act independently. US President Donald…

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North Korea’s Kim Oversees Test-Fire of Surface-to-Air Missiles

This picture taken on March 20, 2025 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on March 21, 2025 shows a test-fire of the latest anti-aircraft missile system to examine its comprehensive performance at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KCNA via KNS / AFP)

UN Refugee Agency Says Cyprus Still Pushes Back Migrant Boats, Cyprus Insists Agency Has it Wrong

Handout obtained from Cypriot government’s Joint Rescue Coordination Center shows migrant boat in Mediterranean waters east of Cape Greco in southeastern Cyprus ahead of a rescue operation. (File/AFP)

Top Russian Official Visits North Korea to Meet Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin's top security adviser Sergei Shoigu disembarks a plane as he arrives in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency March 21, 2025. (KCNA via Reuters)

Tunisian President Sacks Prime Minister, Names Sara Zaafarani as Replacement

People shop in the old city market during the Muslims' holy month of Ramadan in Tunis, Tunisia, 18 March 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia to Host Talks between US, Russian, Ukrainian Officials on Monday

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures as he attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 12, 2025. (Reuters)

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Iraqi soldiers deployed along a concrete barrier stretching across parts of the border with Syria. (Security media)

Iraq Forms Security Crisis Cell to Coordinate with Syria

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Damascus at the end of January (RT)

Putin’s Message to Syria’s Al-Sharaa: A Step Toward Restoring Ties?

Nuseirat camp in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing military campaign, March 20, 2025 (AFP)

From Retaliation to Displacement: How Gaza’s War Has Evolved

Shibara Island, one of the Red Sea projects in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

UN Report Urges Entrepreneurs to Leverage AI in Tourism

An Israeli tank maneuvers inside Gaza, in front of destroyed buildings, as viewed from the Israel-Gaza border, March 20, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Returns to War in Gaza with Wider Aims and Almost No Constraints

People walk past a departure board displaying Singapore Airlines SQ318 flight to London Heathrow as cancelled at Singapore Changi Airport in Singapore on March 21, 2025. (AFP)

Heathrow Airport Closes for the Day After a Fire Knocks Out Power, Disrupting Hundreds of Flights

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Saudi Arabia to Host Talks between US, Russian, Ukrainian Officials on Monday

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Bahrain Praises Saudi Arabia's Endeavors to End Russia-Ukraine Crisis

GASTAT: Number of Umrah Performers Rose by 31% in Q4 2024

Kuwait Praises Saudi Arabia's Efforts in Hosting US-Russia Talks

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Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Tunisia on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Jordan Commends Saudi Efforts in Hosting US-Russia Talks

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GNU Chief of Staff General Mohamed Haddad meets with the Libyan mayors. (Chief of Staff)

Cautious Calm Returns to Libya’s Gharyan After Armed Clashes

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Israel Says Intensifying Gaza Strikes to Press Hamas into Freeing Hostages

UN Agency: Six Days of Flour Left to Distribute in Gaza

Iraq Forms Security Crisis Cell to Coordinate with Syria

Putin’s Message to Syria’s Al-Sharaa: A Step Toward Restoring Ties?

From Retaliation to Displacement: How Gaza’s War Has Evolved

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Washington ‘Drags’ Tehran to Negotiations as Military Option Remains on the Table

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Türkiye Warns Against Growing Street Protests Over Detained Mayor

Russian Drones Hammer Ukraine’s Odesa as Czech Leader Visits

UN: Record 8,938 People Died on Migration Routes in 2024

FILE - Migrants aboard a Cyprus marine police patrol boat are brought to a harbor after being rescued from their own vessel off the Mediterranean island nation's southeastern coast of Protaras, Cyprus, on Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)

UN Condemns Unimaginable Suffering of Ukrainian Children at Hands of Russia

This handout photograph taken on March 16, 2025 and released on March 17, 2025, by the press service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces, shows Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade firing a 120mm mortar towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by OLEG PETRASIUK / 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP

Magnitude 5 Quake Hits Natanz Area of Central Iran

Debris of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Kermanshah province in 2014 (EPA)

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An Oil refinery is seen from Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Oil Heads Towards Second Consecutive Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns

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Japan’s Core Inflation Hits 3% in February, Keeps Alive BOJ Rate-Hike Bets

Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street in the Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. (Reuters)

UN Report Urges Entrepreneurs to Leverage AI in Tourism

Türkiye and Slovakia Get US Waiver Extension for Gas Payments to Russia

Representation photo: The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora (Daura) Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on December 22, 2024. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Saudi Aramco Launches First Direct Air Capture Test Unit

Dollar Inches Higher as Fed's Signals No Rush to Cut Rates

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

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Saudi Arabia’s CDF Brings Together Cultural Leaders, Influencers at ‘Storytellers’ Suhoor

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This marks the third consecutive year the CDF has hosted the "Storytellers" event. SPA

Saudi Arabia’s CDF Brings Together Cultural Leaders, Influencers at ‘Storytellers’ Suhoor

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) hosted the 2025 "Storytellers" Suhoor, bringing together high-ranking officials, cultural and development sector leaders,…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Friday 21/03 - 06:16

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SDRPY works to preserve heritage and restore historic buildings - SPA

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SDRPY Funds Sayun Palace Restoration to Safeguard Yemen's Heritage

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has funded the restoration of Sayun Palace, a historic landmark in Hadhramaut. Over 500…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 20/03 - 15:24

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Prophet's Mosque Expansion Exhibition Showcases Architectural Heritage

The Prophet's Mosque Expansion Exhibition provides a cultural and historical glimpse into the exquisite Islamic architecture of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 20/03 - 15:25

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The Kingdom’s pavilion, titled “Maghras: a Farm for Experimentation,” focuses on the Al-Ahsa Oasis. SPA

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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Maghras’ Pavilion Showcases Agricultural Heritage at Milan Triennale

Saudi Arabia will participate for the first time in the 24th edition of the Milan Triennale, running from May 13 to November 9 in Italy. The Kingdom’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Thursday 20/03 - 06:34

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Gallery owner Dario Illari stands on a step ladder to look at Smiley Faces entitled "Memoirs of my Nervous Illness" by British artist Jake Chapman during preparation work ahead of the London Original Print Fair at Somerset House in London on March 19, 2025. (Adrian Dennis / AFP)

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London’s Longest-Running Art Fair, Dedicated to Prints, Celebrates 40 Years

The London Original Print Fair, the British capital's longest-running art fair, celebrates its 40th anniversary this week with an array of works spanning from…

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England’s Kane Optimistic About Chances of Winning First Ballon D’Or

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Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - England Training - St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - March 18, 2025 England's Harry Kane and Kyle Walker during training. (Action Images via Reuters)

England’s Kane Optimistic About Chances of Winning First Ballon D’Or

England captain Harry Kane sees a real chance of winning the next Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, but knows securing silverware with Bayern…

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Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 15, 2025 Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before practice. (Reuters)

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Red Bull Ready for Development Race Over 2025, Horner Says

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Friday he was primed for a "development race" between Formula One's top teams ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix,…

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Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain in action during the Practice Session for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, 21 March 2025. (EPA)

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Hamilton Wants a Faster Ferrari to Challenge McLaren at F1's Sprint Weekend in China

McLaren's dominance, Lewis Hamilton's bid to bounce back after a disappointing debut for Ferrari, and the death of Eddie Jordan have generated headlines as…

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Soccer Football - World Cup - South American Qualifiers - Brazil v Colombia - Estadio Mane Garrincha, Brasilia, Brazil - March 20, 2025 Brazil's Vinicius Junior celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

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Vinicius Júnior's Late Goal Seals Brazil's 2-1 Win over Colombia in South American Qualifying

A last-minute goal by Vinicius Júnior secured Brazil’s 2-1 win over Colombia in World Cup qualifying on Thursday, helping his team and millions of fans avoid…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 21/03 - 06:38

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Zimbabwean candidate for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Kirsty Coventry reacts after being elected during the 144th IOC Session on the day of the election of the next President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Costa Navarino, Greece on March 20, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

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Coventry Becomes First Woman and First African to Lead IOC

Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organization’s first female and first African…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 20/03 - 17:00

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Volcano Erupts, Prompting Alert Level to Be Raised

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A handout photo made available by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources shows the Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, 21 March 2025. (EPA/PVMBG / Handout)

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Volcano Erupts, Prompting Alert Level to Be Raised

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) high and…

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(FILES) Alpinists climb the "Voie royale", way to go to the Mont-Blanc to the top of the glacier of Tete Rousse, a 3.200 meter peak in the French Alps, on June 30, 2011. (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP)

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World's Glaciers are Losing Record Ice as Global Temperatures Climb, UN Says

Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 21/03 - 07:50

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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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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Puts on Dazzling Show with Lava Fountains Hundreds of Feet High

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. …

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A girl plays in a day care center in Recklinghausen, western Germany on February 24, 2021. Ina FASSBENDER / AFP/File

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Infants Remember More than You Think, New Study Reveals

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period -- a phenomenon known as infantile…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 21/03 - 07:21

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Lava rises from Mount Etna, Italy March 20, 2025. REUTERS/Etna Walk/Marco Restivo

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Indonesia Volcano Belches Ash Tower as Highest Alert Issued

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted late Thursday, sending a dark ash tower eight kilometers (nearly five miles) into the sky as officials raised the alert…

Asharq Al Awsat Thursday 20/03 - 18:18

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