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World  People shop at Tajrish Bazaar in the Iranian capital Tehran on December 29, 2025. (AFP)

Iranian Traders and Shopkeepers Protest as Currency Hits Record Low

Iranian traders and shopkeepers staged a second day of protests Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the US dollar. …

Arab World Syrian security forces are deployed in the city of Latakia, Syria, 28 December 2025. (EPA)

Death Toll in Attack in Syria's Latakia Rises to 4, 108 Injured

Authorities in Syria's Latakia province announced on Monday that the death toll has risen to four from the armed attack carried out by remnants of the ousted…

Arab World A view of the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP)

Iraq’s Newly Elected Parliament Holds First Session

Iraq's newly elected parliament convened ​on Monday for its first session since the November national election, opening the ‌way for ‌lawmakers &zwnj…

World Smoke rises in the background as police block a road leading to a site where Turkish police launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected ISIS militants, and where, according to state media, seven officers were wounded in a clash, in Yalova province, Türkiye, December 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Official Says 6 ISIS Militants, 3 Police Officers Killed in Clash in Northwest Türkiye 

ISIS militants clashed with police in northwest Türkiye on Monday, leaving three police officers and six militants dead, Türkiye's interior minister said. At…

Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Florida for Talks on Gaza, Iran

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on next to US President Donald Trump as Trump leaves Israel en route to Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, to attend a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, Israel, October 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Florida for Talks on Gaza, Iran

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of his fragile…


World A person watches a TV news report at Seoul Station in Seoul, South Korea, 29 December 2025. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), North Korea launched several long-range strategic cruise missiles on 28 December. (EPA)

North Korea Says It Tested Long-Range Cruise Missiles

North Korea said Monday it fired long-range strategic cruise missiles into the sea to test the country’s nuclear deterrence, days after it showed apparent…

World A man holds a flag of Somaliland in front of the Hargeisa War Memorial monument in Hargeisa on November 7, 2024. (AFP)

China Opposes Recognition of Somaliland, Affirms Support for Somalia

China opposes any attempt to split territories ​in Somalia, the foreign ministry said on Monday, affirming Chinese support for the sovereignty, unity and…

British Treasury to Cover Bayeux Tapestry for Estimated £800 Million

Culture This photo provided by Bayeux townhall shows a technician inspecting the famed Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, Normandy, in 8th January, 2020. (Ville de Bayeux via AP/File photo)

British Treasury to Cover Bayeux Tapestry for Estimated £800 Million

The British Treasury is set to insure the Bayeux Tapestry against damage for an estimated £800 million while it is on loan to the British Museum next year,…


Culture Passengers sit inside a decorated tram during the 152nd anniversary celebrations of trams in Kolkata, India, February 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Kolkata’s Iconic Trams Face Final Stop as Modernization Rolls in

For more than a century, trams have rumbled past Kolkata's crumbling colonial facades, with their chiming bells contributing to the city's soundtrack as they…

Culture Visual Arts Commission Announces 'Bedayat: Beginnings of Saudi Art Movement' Exhibition

Visual Arts Commission Announces 'Bedayat: Beginnings of Saudi Art Movement' Exhibition

The Visual Arts Commission has announced "Bedayat: Beginnings of Saudi Art Movement"—a seminal exhibition that celebrates and documents the formative years of…

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Culture The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) logo

Smithsonian’s Asian Art Museum Director Highlights Cultural Exchange with Saudi Arabia's RCU

National Museum of Asian Art Director at the Smithsonian Institution Chase Robinson discussed cooperation with the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) to promote…

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Culture The cinema has been waiting for much-needed repairs for years. Armend NIMANI / AFP

Culture Being Strangled by Kosovo's Political Crisis

Kosovo's oldest cinema has been dark and silent for years as the famous theater slowly disintegrates under a leaky roof. Signs warn passers-by in the…

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Emery Has Arsenal Score to Settle with Surging Aston Villa

Sports Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery reacts to his team's equalizer during the English Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Aston Villa, in London, Britain, 27 December 2025. (EPA)

Emery Has Arsenal Score to Settle with Surging Aston Villa

Unai Emery returns to the scene of one of his few managerial failures on Tuesday, aiming to land a huge blow to former club Arsenal's ambitions of a first…


Sports Football - Saudi Pro League - Al-Nassr v Al-Okhdood - Al-Awwal Park, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - December 27, 2025 Al-Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring their third goal before it is disallowed after a VAR review. (Reuters)

Ronaldo Confident of Reaching 1,000 Goals, Keen to Keep Playing

Cristiano Ronaldo said his passion for the game remains undimmed and that he ​is still motivated to reach his target of 1,000 career goals after the Portuguese…

Sports Switzerland's Stan Wawrinka serves to Great Britain's Jacob Fearnley during their men's singles match on day 2 of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 26, 2025. (AFP)

Wawrinka ‘at Peace’ with Retirement but No Plans to Go Quietly

Three-time Grand Slam winner Stan Wawrinka said Monday he was "at peace" with his decision to make 2026 his last year on tour but insisted there were still…

Sports A woman poses for picture in front of AFCON 2025 symbol outside the Fan Zone in Marrakech city on December 25, 2025, during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) football tournament. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Sudan Beat Equatorial Guinea for Rare AFCON Win

Sudan boosted their chances of qualifying for the knockout stage of the Africa Cup of Nations after a Saul Coco own goal gave them a 1-0 win over Equatorial…

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Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Quarter-final - Morocco vs United States - Parc des Princes, Paris, France - August 02, 2024. Achraf Hakimi of Morocco celebrates scoring their third goal. REUTERS

Hakimi Could Finally Make 2025 Africa Cup of Nations Bow against Zambia

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has confirmed captain Achraf Hakimi is fit to face Zambia in their final ​Group A clash at the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday…

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Saudi Arabia's Qassim National Park Records Third Consecutive Arabian Oryx Births

Varieties Saudi Arabia's Qassim National Park recorded the birth of an Arabian oryx for the third consecutive year. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia's Qassim National Park Records Third Consecutive Arabian Oryx Births

Saudi Arabia's Qassim National Park in Buraidah recorded the birth of an Arabian oryx for the third consecutive year, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Monday…


Varieties Vitamin C and vitamin E are essential for maintaining healthy, glowing skin. (University of Iowa)

Which Does More for Your Skin: Vitamin C or Vitamin E?

Walk down any skincare aisle, and you’ll see vitamin C and vitamin E everywhere—serums, oils, moisturizers, you name it. They’re both often credited for…

Varieties A Boeing 737 Max 8-200 aircraft of Irish budget airline Ryanair flies past the Waxing crescent moon in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on December 27, 2025. (AFP)

The Moon and Sun Figure Big in the New Year’s Lineup of Cosmic Wonders

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as…

Varieties (FILES) Surfers ride the Eisbach (ice creek) wave during freezing conditions on the Isar River in the English Garden in Munich, southern Germany on January 4, 2017. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP)

Row Deepens Over Vanished River Wave in Munich

A row over the disappearance of a famous river surfing wave in Munich escalated on Sunday as authorities removed a beam inserted over Christmas to recreate the…

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Varieties Lev Radin, a MetroCard collector, shows his collection of Inaugural Limited Edition MetroCards, Dec. 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

New York Subway Ends its MetroCard Era and Switches Fully to Tap-and-go Fares

When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and…

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