Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

SHOCKING: 12 - What They Never Told You

Lenderking to Asharq Al-Awsat: There Is Real Progress in Achieving Peace in Yemen

US Envoy to Yemen Tim Lenderking stressed that American President Joe Biden is leading an intense diplomatic campaign to permanently resolve the conflict in Yemen. In an interview to Asharq Al-Awsat, the vetern US diplomat spoke of “real” progess in the Yemeni file, revealing that efforts are ongoing to ensure…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Social Nationalist Party in Lebanon Expels Hardan

Head of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) in Lebanon, Rabih Banat, issued a decision on Thursday expelling his predecessor, former MP Asaad Hardan, from the party. In 2021, disputes broke out between SSNP rival branches over the legitimacy of the party’s internal elections, which at the time led to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Hilal Aiming for Record 5th Asian Champions League Title

Al-Hilal is potentially 180 minutes away from extending its regional record of continental titles from four to five as it faces Urawa Reds of Japan in the first leg of the Asian Champions League final at Riyadh on Saturday. With the Saudi national team upsetting eventual champion Argentina at the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Syrians in Lebanon Fear Deportation

Samer and his family thought they had found safety in Lebanon after fleeing Syria's war nearly a decade ago, but amid growing anti-refugee sentiment, Beirut handed his brother to the Syrian army. Syrians poured into Lebanon after civil war broke out in 2011, with Damascus's brutal suppression of peaceful protests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

OIC Displeased with Europe’s Congratulatory Message Marking Israel’s ‘Independence'

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said Thursday that the statements of the European Union President, Ursula von der Leyen, in which she congratulated Israel on its seventy-fifth “independence,” were disappointing and not in line with human rights and international law. The Jeddah-based organization expressed strong displeasure at the statement of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

16,000 People Crossed Sudan Border into Egypt

Cairo said it facilitated the entry of over 16,000 foreign nationals from Sudan into Egypt since deadly fighting erupted in their country in mid-April, the official spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Abu-Zeid, stated on Thursday. “Egyptian efforts to facilitate the crossing of refugees from Sudan over the past few…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Constant Fear’: War Shakes Sudan Despite Truce Pledges

Strikes by air, tanks and artillery shook Sudan's capital Khartoum and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour truce extension announced by the army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Russian Missile and Drone Attack in Ukraine Kills 8 People

Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early Friday, killing at least eight people and striking a residential building in central Ukraine, officials said. Air raid sirens sounded around the capital in the first attack against the city in nearly…

Asharq Al-Awsat

DeSantis, on Foreign Tour, Hails Israel as ‘Valued and Trusted’ US Ally

Potential US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Thursday hailed Israel as "one of the most valued and trusted" allies of his country as he visited Jerusalem during a foreign tour designed to burnish his prospects as a statesman. DeSantis noted his opposition, as Florida governor, to pro-Palestinian campaigns to isolate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Supporters of Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Rally in Jerusalem

Tens of thousands of right-wing Israelis who support a plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judiciary flocked to Jerusalem on Thursday to rally for the proposal, which has prompted some of the biggest protests in Israel's history. After 16 weeks of protests against the overhaul that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Appoints New Ambassador to Syria

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Thursday appointed a new ambassador to Syria, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement. Tunisia cut off diplomatic relations with Syria nearly a decade ago to protest Bashar Assad's crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in 2011 that developed into civil war in which hundreds of thousands…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi, German FMs Discuss Developments in Sudan

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received on Thursday a phone call from his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, the two sides discussed the developments in Sudan, and the conditions of the foreigners stranded there. They stressed the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Navy: Iran Seizes Oil Tanker in Gulf

Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman in international waters on Thursday, the US Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures and attacks on commercial vessels in Gulf waters since 2019. The US Navy identified the vessel as the Advantage Sweet. "Iran's continued…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Businessman Flees Sudan Conflict to a Nation in Economic Crisis

As Lebanese businessman Ahmad Shams sheltered in the hotel he ran in Khartoum from the gunfire and shelling that erupted there this month, it brought back flashbacks of the civil war that had shattered Lebanon's capital in his youth. "It's the same picture – there are militias, there are international…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Netflix Increases Asian Leads, Lags in Latino Roles, Report Finds

Netflix Inc has increased the number of Asian and women in lead roles, but still lags in representing Latinos, the disabled and women of color, a study by the streaming platform and the University of Southern California (USC) found. While there have been strides for diversity in Hollywood in recent…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Renewed Air Strikes Hit Khartoum as Deadly Fighting Flares in Darfur...Clock Ticks Down on Sudan Truce

The Sudanese army pounded paramilitaries in the capital Khartoum with air strikes Thursday while deadly fighting flared in Darfur as the clock ticked down on a fragile US-brokered ceasefire now in its final full day. Late Wednesday, the army said it had agreed to talks in Juba, capital of neighbouring…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Millions of Turkish Citizens Abroad Begin Voting in National Election

Millions of Turkish citizens living abroad began voting Thursday in national elections that will decide whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan can govern Turkiye for another term. The overseas balloting began amid concerns over Erdogan’s health, after he was forced to cancel election rallies on Wednesday and Thursday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU, Other Nations Warn Lebanese Officials on Worsening Economic Crisis

The European Union and seven other countries said in a joint statement on Thursday that Lebanon “faces one of the worst economic crises in modern history” and called for “meaningful reforms.” “This month marks one year since Lebanon reached a Staff-Level Agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF),” said…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Project Contracts Surge to $30bln In Q1

The GCC project awards expanded during the first three months of the year despite global economic challenges such as the financial sector turmoil, elevated inflation, and the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict, according to the Kuwait-based Kamco Invest. The total value of GCC contracts awarded increased by 54.7% y-o-y during Q1 to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

187 Evacuees from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah on Thursday

Up to 187 evacuees arrived in Jeddah Thursday morning from Sudan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Denmark, Germany to Study Hybrid Power Interconnector

Danish transmission system operator Energinet and German counterpart Amprion said on Thursday they will study the development of a hybrid electricity interconnector between Denmark and Germany, tying in offshore wind power. "An interconnector between Denmark and Germany is an important step towards harvesting the huge wind power potential in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi Budget Tests Relationship between Sudani, Political Parties

Controversy over Iraq’s budget has resurfaced, but this time from a political aspect. As the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani insists that no major changes should be made in the budget for the current year 2023, the political parties see the budget as a gateway to stand up to the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia's KSrelief Center Provides Humanitarian Aid in Syria, Yemen

The mobile medical clinics of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) provided medical services in Yemen's Hajjah governorate. KSrelief clinics offered medical aid to 294 people who suffered different health conditions. Also, 286 individuals were provided with medications.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen Faces Flood Warnings as Second Season Starts

With an air of confidence and a palpable sense of elation in his voice, Khalid Mohsen Saleh declared that this year’s farming season in Yemen will surpass all previous ones. Yemeni farmers have attested that the country has not experienced such persistent and abundant rainfall in years. Despite it sounding…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Earmarks $320 Million for Tourism Sector

The Egyptian government has included tourism within an initiative aimed at supporting the country’s productive sectors, along with industry and agriculture. On Wednesday, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that the government has allocated 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($320 million) to support the tourism sector within the government’s initiative, bringing…

1 … 11 12 13 14

People

Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

127 stories

Mohammed Shia alSudani

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.