Asharq Al-Awsat Newspaper - English

21/11/2025

| Amjad Rasmi

21/11/2025

Indian Fighter Jet Crashes during a Demonstration Flight at Air Show, Killing the Pilot

An Indian fighter jet crashed Friday at the start of a demonstration flight in front of a crowd of spectators at the Dubai Air Show, killing its sole pilot. The Indian HAL Tejas smashed into the ground at the vast Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central, sending a vast fireball into....

21/11/2025

What to Know About this Weekend's Summit in South Africa that Trump is Boycotting

Leaders from the Group of 20 countries will meet for a summit in South Africa this weekend without any US representatives after President Donald Trump announced a boycott over his widely rejected claims that the host country is persecuting its Afrikaner white minority.

21/11/2025

Rejects UN Atomic Agency's Resolution and Threatens More Reprisal Actions

Iran’s foreign ministry called a resolution by the UN atomic watchdog’s board of governors “anti-Iranian” and threatened unspecified retaliatory actions, state media reported on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday demanded that Iran fully cooperate with the agency and ...

21/11/2025

Lift the Lid on a 1,700-year-old Sarcophagus Hidden beneath Budapest

A remarkably well-preserved Roman sarcophagus has been unearthed in Hungary’s capital, offering a rare window into the life of the young woman inside and the world she inhabited around 1,700 years ago. Archaeologists with the Budapest History Museum discovered the limestone coffin during a large-s...

21/11/2025

2 Robbers Overpower Guard, Steal Dozens of Ancient Gold Coins from Swiss Museum

Swiss authorities were searching Friday for two robbers who overpowered a security guard at an ancient Rome-themed museum in Lausanne, smashed a display case and made off with dozens of gold coins that had been displayed inside. City police said the suspects had purchased tickets and waited until ot...

21/11/2025

to Introduce a Spending Cap from Next Season

Premier League teams agreed Friday to introduce spending caps in England's top flight from next season. Clubs' on-field spending will be restricted to 85% of their soccer revenue and net profit or loss on player sales. There will also be an allowance of an extra 30% - but if clubs exceed that limit....

21/11/2025

Three Tumultuous Years that Led to Noah Zeiter's Arrest

Noah Zeiter, one of Lebanon’s most wanted men on charges of drug trafficking and opening fire at security forces, was not arrested in a routine operation. His capture marked the culmination of a three-year pursuit that unfolded as power dynamics shifted on both sides of the Lebanon-Syria border. T...

21/11/2025

Inks Seven Strategic AI Agreements with US Tech Giants

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) signed seven strategic agreements with leading US companies specializing in data and artificial intelligence on the sidelines of the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Washington, D.C., attended by numerous dignitaries, senior officials, CEOs, a...

21/11/2025

Extends Decline as US Presses for Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

Oil prices fell on Friday, extending declines for a third session as the United States pushed for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal that could swell global supply while uncertainty over interest rates curbed investors' risk appetite. Brent crude futures dropped by 40 cents, or 0.6%, to $62.98 a barrel by....

21/11/2025

Complicated Search for Three Hostage Bodies Casts Shadow on Deal

Efforts to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip have become increasingly complicated, Palestinian factions say, after searches resumed following a brief pause that produced no results and with Palestinian groups yet to locate the remaining three bodies in their custody. Fighters....

21/11/2025

Museum to Open in Historic Jeddah on December 6

The Museums Commission announced that the Red Sea Museum will open to the public on December 6, 2025, in the heart of Historic Jeddah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Housed in the restored Bab Al-Bunt building, a regional landmark which once served as the gateway to Saudi Arabia, the museum will serv...