Ground News

Don't Just Read the News, Understand It.

Asharq AL-Awsat image

News from Asharq AL-awsat

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

See all of Asharq AL-Awsat news coverage in one place. Discover how Asharq AL-Awsat’s media bias informs their coverage and compare with thousands of other news outlets.

We’ve aggregated 88 of Asharq AL-Awsat’s headlines and news stories over the past 3 months.

Ground News rates Asharq AL-Awsat’s media bias as Lean Right. . This rating is based on a combination of the media bias ratings of a leanRight rating from Media Bias/Fact Check .

Asharq AL-Awsat’s factuality rating is Mixed. Ground News calculates this rating using a combination of the fact and reliability ratings from Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check.

Information about Asharq AL-Awsat

Where is Asharq AL-Awsat located?Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAsharq AL-Awsat's Website Asharq AL-Awsat's Twitter Asharq AL-Awsat's Wikipedia

Media Bias Ratings

Average Bias Rating:

Lean Right

Lean Right

byMedia Bias/Fact Check

Do you diasgree?

Edit bias

Learn more about Media Bias Ratings.

Factuality

Learn more about Factuality Ratings

Reveal Factuality Ratings by upgrading to a Premium account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

Ownership

Learn more about Ownership categories

Reveal Ownership Data by upgrading to a Vantage account.

Tap Upgrade to explore subscription options to meet all your reading needs.

Top Asharq AL-Awsat News

Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine talks on phone call, Kremlin says

Vladimir Putin · Russia

Putin and Trump discussed Middle East tensions, Ukraine talks on phone call, Kremlin says

58% Center coverage: 127 sources

Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 50-minute phone call Saturday to discuss the escalating situation in the Middle East and Ukraine peace talks, Putin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov said. During the conversation, Putin briefed Trump on his recent talks with the leaders of Iran and Israel and reiterated Russia’s proposal to seek mutually acceptable solutions on the Iranian nuclear issue.See the Story

Oman Says Iran-US Talks on Sunday Won’t Be Taking Place

Oman Says Iran-US Talks on Sunday Won’t Be Taking Place

51% Center coverage: 47 sources

The latest round of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks. Albusaidi's statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.See the Story

Heavy rains flood Congo’s capital, killing at least 19 people

Floods · Kinshasa

Heavy rains flood Congo’s capital, killing at least 19 people

56% Left coverage: 23 sources

Major flooding hit several neighborhoods in Congo’s capital Kinshasa, killing at least 19 people and causing severe damage, authorities said Saturday. Heavy rains Friday through Saturday triggered floods and landslides in Kinshasa’s western neighborhood of Ngaliema, killing at least 17 people, the local mayor, Fulgence Bolokome, told the radio station Top Congo. Two avenues in the city were also cut off, he added.See the Story

Blindspots

Netanyahu says Israel operation against Iran to ‘continue as many days as it takes’

Netanyahu says Israel operation against Iran to ‘continue as many days as it takes’

Netanyahu says Israel operation against Iran to ‘continue as many days as it takes’

54 Shipwrecked Migrants Rescued From Oil Platform in the Mediterranean, Where One Woman Gave Birth

54 Shipwrecked Migrants Rescued From Oil Platform in the Mediterranean, Where One Woman Gave Birth

54 Shipwrecked Migrants Rescued From Oil Platform in the Mediterranean, Where One Woman Gave Birth

Africa: Military Conflicts At Historic High As U.S. Signals Retreat From World Stage

57% Right coverage: 7 sources

Oslo, Norway -- The world is experiencing a surge in violence not seen since the post-World War II era. 2024 marked a grim new record: the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over seven decades.Business See the Story

ECB Within Reach of 2% Inflation Goal, Lagarde Tells Xinhua

57% Center coverage: 7 sources

The European Central Bank's inflation target of 2% is in reach, ECB President Christine Lagarde was quoted as saying in an interview published on Saturday. In the interview with China's Xinhua news agency earlier this week which was released on the ECB website, Lagarde said financial stability was a prerequisite for price stabilityEuropean Central Bank · Germany See the Story

Iran Pledges ‘Heavier and Destructive’ Response as Israel Keeps up Airstrikes for 2nd Day

67% Right coverage: 3 sources

Israeli Defence Minister warns ‘Tehran will burn’ if Iran continues retaliatory missile strikes on IsraelIran says dialogue with the US over nuclear programme is 'unjustifiable' after IsraBenjamin Netanyahu See the Story

Russia says Putin urged Israel to use diplomacy, not bombs, with Iran

48% Right coverage: 23 sources

Russian Politics · Russia See the Story

Iran's New IRGC Chief Vows to ‘Open Gates of Hell’ After Israeli Attacks

64% Right coverage: 11 sources

Israel used deception and Mossad commandos in strike on Iran's nuclear sites, say Israeli security sourcesBenjamin Netanyahu · Tehran See the Story

US shifts military resources in Mideast in response to Israel strikes and possible Iran attack

60% Center coverage: 94 sources

US Politics · United States See the Story

Apple's iPhone sales capture top spot in Chinese market in May, Counterpoint Research says

43% Right coverage: 14 sources

Apple's iPhone sales rose to the top spot in China in May, with global sales growing 15% year-on-year during April and May in the tech giant's strongest performance for the two-month period since the COVID-19 pandemic, data from Counterpoint Research showed. The increase in global sales was primarily driven by a return to growth in Apple's two largest markets, China and the United States, preliminary data from Counterpoint Research showed.Apple · China See the Story

Israeli strikes on Iran lead to new test of Trump’s ability to deliver on ‘America first’ agenda

63% Center coverage: 159 sources

Donald Trump · Israel See the Story

Breaking News Topics Related to Asharq AL-Awsat