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Putin Urges Iran to Take 'Zero Enrichment' Nuclear Deal with US, Axios Reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Donald Trump and Iranian officials that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable…

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Iran Says 5 Inmates at Evin Prison Were Killed in Israel's Airstrike on Tehran

An Israeli airstrike on Iran's capital last month killed five inmates at Evin prison and resulted in the escape of several others, Iranian media reported…

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President Donald J. Trump speaks at a roundtable discussion at the Community Emergency Operations Center in Kerrville, Texas, Friday, July 11, 2025. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

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Trump Announces 30% Tariffs Against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he's levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico. Trump announced the tariffs on two of the…

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Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo

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US Demands Clarity from Allies on Their Role in Potential War over Taiwan, FT Reports

The Pentagon is urging Japan and Australia to clarify what role they would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan, the Financial Times reported on…

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52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

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Palestinians inspect the destruction at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza strip on July 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. Also, 24 others were fatally…

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Fuel Shortages in Gaza at 'Critical Levels', UN Warns since 1 hour
Gaza Ceasefire Talks Held Up by Israel Withdrawal Plans since 4 hours

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Russia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post-Ministerial Conference during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (Mohd Rasfan/Pool Photo via AP)

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Russia Warns US, South Korea and Japan against Forming Security Alliance Targeting North Korea

Russia’s foreign minister on Saturday warned the US, South Korea and Japan against forming a security partnership targeting North Korea as he visited his…

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The Greek ship Magic Seas sank in the Red Sea as a result of Houthi attacks (Reuters).

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Muted Responses to Deadly Houthi Escalation and Rising Insurance Costs

As the Houthi threat to international shipping grows ever more serious - most recently with the sinking of two Greek vessels, killing three sailors and leaving…

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Russia, North Korea Foreign Ministers Meet, Pyongyang Backs Ukraine War

12 July 2025, North Korea, Wonsan: Sergei Lavrov (2nd L), Foreign Minister of Russia, and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui (3rd R) hold a meeting. Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry/TASS via ZUMA Press/dpa

Erdogan: New Page Opened for Türkiye Following PKK Disarmament

FILED - 28 May 2025, Azerbaijan, Lachin: Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during Lachin's trilateral summit of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Pakistani leaders. Photo: Turkish Presidency/dpa

US Aware of Reported Death of American after Beating by Israeli Settlers

Israeli soldiers stand guard as Israeli settlers tour in the old city-center and market of the Palestinian city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on June 28, 2025. (Photo by HAZEM BADER / AFP)

Iran Attack on Qatar Air Base Hit Geodesic Dome Used for US Communications, Satellite Photos Show

This handout photo from the US Air Force shows Lt. Col. Carlos Alford, 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron commander, in front of the Modernized Enterprise Terminal at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Jan. 21, 2016. (Master Sgt. Joshua Strang/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Russia's Drones and Missile Barrage Targets Ukraine's West, Kills Two

An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over the city during a Russian drone and missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

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Smoke rises due to Israeli raids on South Lebanon (Reuters)

Continued Israeli Incursions in South Lebanon: A Bid to Create New Realities on the Ground

Overcrowding in prisons and delays in trials in Lebanon lead to prolonged detention in police stations. (Getty)

Syrian Prisoners File Puts Lebanon in a Bind, Legal Frameworks Needed for Resolution

A destroyed branch of the Bank of Palestine in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood of Gaza City is seen Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP)

To Get Their Own Cash, People in Gaza Must Pay Middlemen a 40% Cut

Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, talks to the media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 11, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)

Things to Know About the UN Special Rapporteur Sanctioned by the US

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, arrive for a meeting at the Pentagon, Wednesday, July 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

As Trump Seeks to Be a Peacemaker, Netanyahu Leaves Washington without Breakthrough on Gaza Deal

Armed clashes between Arab tribal fighters and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Manbij area of northern Syria in September 2023 (Getty)

The End of a Forced Coexistence: Arab Tribes Turn Against the Syrian Democratic Forces in Eastern Syria

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Saudi King Appoints Dr. Majid Al-Fayyad as Advisor to the Saudi Royal Court

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Iran Signals Readiness to Expand Economic, Cultural Ties with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah on Tuesday — SPA

Saudi, Hungarian Defense Ministers Discuss Military Ties, Global Developments

Saudi and Hungarian defense ministers discussed military tie. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Reaffirms Support for Afghanistan’s Security and Stability

Ambassador Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Wasil, Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (SPA)

UN Rights Council Backs Saudi-drafted Resolution to Protect Children Online

Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila presented the resolution to the Human Rights Council during its 59th session, on behalf of the Saudi mission in Geneva. Photo: Saudi mission

Saudi Govt Discusses Efforts to Bolster Global Economic Growth

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet meeting in Jeddah on Tuesday. (SPA)

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52 Palestinians Including Children Killed in Israeli Airstrikes in Gaza

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Fuel Shortages in Gaza at 'Critical Levels', UN Warns

A Palestinian burns plastic waste to produce alternative fuel amid scarcity as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in northern Gaza Strip, September 5, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

KSrelief Distributes 759 Food Baskets to Syrian Refugees in Beirut

Gaza Ceasefire Talks Held Up by Israel Withdrawal Plans

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli army bombardment in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Muted Responses to Deadly Houthi Escalation and Rising Insurance Costs

Continued Israeli Incursions in South Lebanon: A Bid to Create New Realities on the Ground

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2025. Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Putin Urges Iran to Take 'Zero Enrichment' Nuclear Deal with US, Axios Reports

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Iran Says 5 Inmates at Evin Prison Were Killed in Israel's Airstrike on Tehran

US Demands Clarity from Allies on Their Role in Potential War over Taiwan, FT Reports

Russia Warns US, South Korea and Japan against Forming Security Alliance Targeting North Korea

Russia, North Korea Foreign Ministers Meet, Pyongyang Backs Ukraine War

Erdogan: New Page Opened for Türkiye Following PKK Disarmament

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Trump Announces 30% Tariffs Against EU, Mexico to begin August 1

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Gazprom, CNPC Discuss Future Russian Gas Supplies to China

White House Escalates Pressure Campaign on Federal Reserve by Targeting Its Headquarters Renovation

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Oil Rises as Investors Weigh Market Outlook, Tariffs, Sanctions

A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk

Gold Gains on Safe-haven Demand as Trump Expands Trade War

FILE PHOTO: An employee places ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold in a workroom at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

UK Economy Shrinks 0.1% in May

The Elizabeth Tower commonly known by the name of the clock's bell "Big Ben" is pictured before race boats from the E1 World Championship race across the River Thames, in central London on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Justin TALLIS / AFP)

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Cambodian Sites of Khmer Rouge Brutality Added to UNESCO Heritage List

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FILE - Tourists take their tour at the grave side in the former Pol Pot ‘s notorious S-21 prison, known Tuol Sleng genocide museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sunday, July 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian Sites of Khmer Rouge Brutality Added to UNESCO Heritage List

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by UNESCO to its World Heritage List. …

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Cameroon's Mandara Mountains site made the 2025 UNESCO world heritage list - AFP

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UNESCO Adds Cameroon, Malawi Sites to Heritage List

Two cultural sites, in Cameroon and Malawi, were added Friday to the UNESCO World Heritage List, said the organization, which has made boosting Africa's…

Asharq Al Awsat Friday 11/07 - 14:15

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Running from July 10 to 16, the event also marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Japan. (SPA)

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Saudi Tourism Authority Launches Wonders of Arabia Exhibition at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) launched on Thursday its participation at Expo 2025 Osaka with the “Wonders of Arabia” exhibition, prominently featured…

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Dutch Art Sleuth Recovers Stolen Trove of UNESCO-listed Documents

A Dutch art sleuth has recovered a priceless trove of stolen documents from the 15th to the 19th century, including several UNESCO-listed archives from the…

Asharq Al Awsat Wednesday 09/07 - 08:40

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Saudi Heritage Commission, University of Exeter Launch Archaeological Survey Along Ancient Hajj Route

Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has signed a scientific cooperation agreement with Britain’s University of Exeter, aiming to implement archaeological survey…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh) Wednesday 09/07 - 05:53

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Team Redline Wins First Championship of Esports World Cup 2025

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Team Redline Wins First Championship of Esports World Cup 2025

The British Team Redline clinched the first title of the Esports World Cup 2025, the largest event in the history of gaming and esports, by winning the…

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts ahead of the Club World Cup Group G soccer match between Manchester City and Al Ain in Atlanta, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Guardiola Hears Boos at Oasis Concert in Manchester

Some Oasis fans weren't quite “mad fer it” when the band dedicated a song to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola at a homecoming concert. A smattering of…

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Apple has made a generous offer to acquire the rights to broadcast Formula 1 (AP)

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Apple Bids for Formula 1 US Streaming Rights

Apple has submitted a bid worth at least $150 million a year for the US rights to stream Formula 1 races starting in 2026, Business Insider reported on Friday,…

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Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique speaks to media at a press conference at MetLife Stadium on Friday. FRANCK FIFE / AFP

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PSG Coach Luis Enrique Warns against Complacency in Club World Cup Final

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique on Friday urged his team to round off the best season in the club's history by winning the Club World Cup, but warned…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 12/07 - 06:21

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Thibaut Courtois #1 of Real Madrid C. F. reacts during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 semifinal match between Winner Game 59 and Winner Game 60 at MetLife Stadium on July 09, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Getty Images/AFP)

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La Liga President Rejects Courtois’ Plea to Delay Real Madrid’s 25-26 Opener for More Rest Time

Spanish league president Javier Tebas rejected Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois' plea to postpone the team's 2025-26 opener to give players time to rest…

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Kate, Princess of Wales, to Present Women's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon

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Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales awaits the arrival of France’s President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron in Windsor, England, Tuesday July 8, 2025, on the first day of a three-day state visit to Britain. (Chris Jackson/Pool via AP)

Kate, Princess of Wales, to Present Women's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon

Kate, the Princess of Wales, is set to present the trophy to the winner of the women's singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday after opting not to attend the…

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WW2 veteran Donald Rose, 110, poses for a photo at the National Memorial Arboretum, ahead of a memorial event hosted by the Royal British Legion to mark the 80th anniversary of V-E Day, in Alrewas, Staffordshire, England, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Jacob King/PA via AP, File)

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UK's Oldest Man, WWII Veteran, Donald Rose, Dies at 110

Britain’s oldest World War II veteran, Donald Rose, has died at the age of 110. Rose participated in the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944, and was part of the…

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The program combines entertainment, culture, and tourism across several main destinations that include the city’s most iconic landmarks and key facilities - SPA

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Jeddah Season 2025 Launches Summer Entertainment Program

The integrated summer program of Jeddah Season 2025 officially launched under the theme “Jeddah is Different.” The program combines entertainment, culture,…

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German backpacker Carolina Wilga lost hope of rescue after 11 nights in the Australian bush. Handout / WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE FORCE/AFP

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German Backpacker Escapes Australian Bush Ordeal by 'Sheer Luck'

German backpacker Carolina Wilga lost hope of rescue after 11 nights in the Australian bush, and only made it out by "sheer luck", police said Saturday. The…

Asharq Al Awsat Saturday 12/07 - 07:05

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Pope Leo XIV arrives at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo south of Rome for a six-week vacation, Sunday, July 6, 2025. (AP)

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Pope Leo’s Illinois Childhood Home to Become Tourist Site

Pope Leo XIV's childhood home has been sold to the village where he grew up, which intends to make it a historical site, local media reported Friday. The…

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