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Trump Says Will ‘Not Put up with’ Zelensky War Stance

Donald Trump said Monday that Washington would "not put up with" Volodymyr Zelensky's rhetoric much longer, as the US president prepared to meet his top team…

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This handout picture provided by the press office of the Lebanese Presidency shows Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun (C-L) being welcomed by with Saudi Arabia's Deputy Governor of Riyadh Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman (C-R) upon his arrival in Riyadh on March 3, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)

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Aoun from Riyadh: We Appreciate Role Saudi Arabia Is Playing in Supporting Lebanon

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun arrived in Riyadh on Monday at the invitation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, on his first…

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Members of Syria's new authorities security forces deploy in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus late on March 2, 2025. (AFP)

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Three Killed, 20 Injured in Explosion in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

Three people were killed and 20 others injured in an explosion in the Syria's eastern Deir Ezzor region, the state news agency reported on Monday. It said…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a press statement following talks with Iranian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 17, 2025. (Photo by various sources / AFP)

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Kremlin Says Someone Needs to Force Zelenskiy to Make Peace after Clash with Trump

The Kremlin said on Monday that someone needed to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make peace after a clash with US President Donald Trump in…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 10:09

Netanyahu Warns Hamas of Consequences It ‘Cannot Imagine’ If Gaza Hostages Not Freed

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03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, delivers an address. (dpa)

Netanyahu Warns Hamas of Consequences It ‘Cannot Imagine’ If Gaza Hostages Not Freed

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Monday of consequences it “cannot imagine” if the Palestinian group does not release the hostages…

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Gaza Aid Stockpiles Limited after Israel Cuts Flows, Aid Groups Warn Monday 03/03 - 16:49
Israeli Officials: 1 Killed, 4 Wounded in Stabbing Attack in Haifa Monday 03/03 - 10:58

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Volker Turk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

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UN Rights Chief Deeply Worried about 'Fundamental Shift in Direction' in US under Trump

The rights chief of the United Nations expressed deep concern on Monday about a "fundamental shift in direction" by the United States under President Donald…

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FILE - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a news conference in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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Iran’s Zarif Who Was Key to 2015 Nuclear Deal Tenders Resignation under Pressure

A former Iranian foreign minister who was key to the country's 2015 nuclear deal with world powers reportedly tendered his resignation Monday from the…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 17:24

US Aircraft Carrier Visits South Korea in Show of Force against North Korea

Busan, South Korea, June 22, 2024. Song Kyung-Seok/Pool via REUTERS

Trump Downplays 'Worrying' over Putin Rapprochement

President Donald Trump waves and talks on the phone as he arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Zelensky and European Allies Cement Cooperation after Trump Row

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a newspaper interview that France and Britain wanted to propose a partial one-month truce. JUSTIN TALLIS / POOL/AFP

Saudi Arabia Denounces Israel’s Decision to Halt Humanitarian Aid Access into the Gaza Strip

Muslim World League, Arab Parliament Condemn Israel's Gaza Aid Blockade

Trucks line up at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip after Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed Arafat)

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FILED - 03 March 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers an address. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Netanyahu Thanks Trump for Weapons to ‘Finish the Job’ against Iran Axis

Mountain lair: a soldier looks into a hidden exit from from Maher al-Assad's private office built into a hilltop overlooking Damascus. Bakr ALKASEM / AFP

'Where's the Gold?': How the Assads Sucked Syria Dry

Visitors can take to the skies with daily hot-air balloon flights. (SPA)

AlUla Skies Festival 2025 Promises Celebration of Celestial Heritage, Adventure

Saudi Fashion Commission Launches Initiative to Promote Fashion Recycling

Getty photo from the parliamentary elections in 2022

Lebanese Interior Minister to Asharq Al-Awsat: Committed to Holding Municipal Elections on Time

The SDRPY has established and equipped more than 30 model schools in various Yemeni governorates. SPA

SDRPY Comprehensive Support Strengthens Education in Yemen

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Aoun from Riyadh: We Appreciate Role Saudi Arabia Is Playing in Supporting Lebanon

Monday 03/03 - 17:14

Muslim World League, Arab Parliament Condemn Israel's Gaza Aid Blockade

SDRPY Comprehensive Support Strengthens Education in Yemen

Saudi Arabia Denounces Israel’s Decision to Halt Humanitarian Aid Access into the Gaza Strip

Saudi, Algerian FMs Discuss Regional Developments

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

SFDA, Saudi Municipalities Ministry Launch Ramadan Food Safety Campaign

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Netanyahu Warns Hamas of Consequences It ‘Cannot Imagine’ If Gaza Hostages Not Freed

Monday 03/03 - 17:49

Three Killed, 20 Injured in Explosion in Syria’s Deir Ezzor

Gaza Aid Stockpiles Limited after Israel Cuts Flows, Aid Groups Warn

Palestinian children gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Egypt and EU Agree 90 Million Euro Deal to Boost Food Security

FILE - A volunteer distributes free juice ahead of Iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, at El-Gamaliyya district in Cairo, Egypt Friday, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Israeli Fire Kills Two Palestinians in Gaza

As the sun sets, Palestinians sit at a large table surrounded by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings as they gather for iftar on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip,Saturday, March 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Rahi Calls for Reconciliation among Lebanese Based on Nationalism

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi (Maronite Patriarchy)

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US President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House in Washington, DC, US, February 28, 2025. (Reuters)

Trump Says Will ‘Not Put up with’ Zelensky War Stance

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IAEA's Grossi Defends Sending Staff through Russia to Zaporizhzhia Plant

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi speaks during a press conference on the opening day of his agency's quarterly Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria, March 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Pope Appears to be Overcoming Setback in Recovery from Pneumonia

FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows an image of Pope Francis displayed with a digital video-mapping at the Obelisco as the worlds pray for the pontiff's health, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 21, 2025. REUTERS/Martin Cossarini/File Photo

Kremlin Says Someone Needs to Force Zelenskiy to Make Peace after Clash with Trump

UN Rights Chief Deeply Worried about 'Fundamental Shift in Direction' in US under Trump

Philippines Confident Trump Will Continue Military Patrols to Keep China in Check in Disputed Sea

File photo:In this handout photo provided by Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Navy personnel watch the Canadian vessel HMCS Montreal (FFH336) during the Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity being held in the West Philippine Sea, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. (Private First Class Carmelotes/Public Affairs Office Armed Forces of the Philippines via AP, File)

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A view shows El Feel oil field near Murzuq, Libya, July 6, 2017. (Reuters)

Libya Announces First Bidding Round for Oil Exploration in 17 Years

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Egypt's Net Foreign Assets Jump in January

A general view shows Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt July 13, 2020. (Reuters)

Bitcoin Jumps 20% after Trump Hints at New Strategic Reserve

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

Saudi Banks Ban WhatsApp for Customer Communication

A Ministry of Commerce employee communicates with customers via the “Live Chat” service (SPA)

Gold Firms on Weaker Dollar, Ukraine Peace Uncertainty

A view shows ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom during production at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File photo

PMI: Turkish Manufacturing Shrinks at Slower Pace in February

Children pose for a picture next to the lighting decorations in a square on the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Türkiye, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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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,…

Monday 24/02 - 18:00

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Kovac Sees Steady Improvement at Dortmund Ahead of Lille Clash

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Dortmund coach Niko Kovac gives a press conference in Dortmund, Germany, Monday March 3, 2025, ahead of their Champions League soccer match against OSC Lille. (AP)

Kovac Sees Steady Improvement at Dortmund Ahead of Lille Clash

Borussia Dortmund coach Niko Kovac knows his side are still a work in progress but sees signs of improvement as they prepare for a tough Champions League Round…

Monday 03/03 - 17:39

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In-Form Atletico Madrid Looks to End Its Champions League Slump against City Rival Real Madrid

The Madrid derby takes center stage in the round of 16 of the Champions League, with Atletico Madrid in a commanding position to try to finally get the best of…

Monday 03/03 - 16:45

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FC Barcelona midfielder Marc Casado (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring the 2-0 lead during the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad at the Montjuic Olympic stadium in Barcelona, Spain, 02 March 2025. EPA/Andreu Dalmau

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Barcelona Routs 10-man Real Sociedad 4-0 to Go Top in Spain

Barcelona cruised to a 4-0 rout of 10-man Real Sociedad to regain the lead in Spain on Sunday. Gerard Martín, Marc Casadó, Ronald Araujo and Robert Lewandowski…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 07:38

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Fulham's goalkeeper Bernd Leno makes a save during the English FA Cup soccer match between Manchester United and Fulham at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

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Man United Crashes Out of FA Cup

Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup on Sunday after losing on penalties to Fulham. Rather than bemoan the latest blow in a miserable season, though,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London) Monday 03/03 - 07:04

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Lionel Messi reacts REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

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Messi Leads Renewed Argentina Against Uruguay, Brazil in World Cup Qualifiers

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has selected a preliminary list of 33 players led by Lionel Messi for South American qualifying matches against Uruguay and…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 06:53

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AlUla Skies Festival 2025 Promises Celebration of Celestial Heritage, Adventure

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AlUla Skies Festival 2025 Promises Celebration of Celestial Heritage, Adventure

Saudi Arabia's AlUla is set to welcome the return of the AlUla Skies Festival, taking place from April 18 to 27, as part of the AlUla Moments calendar. The…

Monday 03/03 - 17:33

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The SS United States is towed at sunset past Key West, Fla., headed to Mobile, Ala., Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, where it will be prepared to be used as an artificial reef. (Rob O'Neal/The Key West Citizen via AP)

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Historic Ship Completes First Leg of Journey to Become World’s Largest Artificial Reef

The historic, aging ocean liner that a Florida county plans to turn into the world’s largest artificial reef has completed the first leg of its final voyage. …

Monday 03/03 - 17:10

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Japan's Prince Hisahito, the only son of Crown Prince Fumihito and second in line to the throne, takes part in his first press conference to mark his coming-of-age at the Akasaka East Residence in Tokyo on March 3, 2025. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT

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Teen Heir to Japanese Throne Says Marriage Not on his Mind

Prince Hisahito, the Japanese imperial family's last hope for the monarchy's long-term survival -- unless succession rules change -- said marriage is not on…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 11:13

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MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA - MARCH 02: Firefighters attend to a flare-up in the Carolina Forest neighborhood on March 2, 2025 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. AFP

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Crews Battle Wildfires in North, South Carolina amid Dry Conditions and Gusty Winds

Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas. The…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 09:23

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The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to new research. Juan BARRETO / AFP

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Study: Melting Ice Could Slow Vital Antarctic Ocean Current

The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned…

Asharq Al Awsat Monday 03/03 - 07:41

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