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Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, is welcomed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival in Cairo on Tuesday. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Arrives in Egypt on an Official Visit

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, arrived in Egypt on Tuesday on an official visit. He is expected to hold talks…

World  This image provided by the US Air Force shows the US Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) launching station preparing to load onto a 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 23, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Cory D. Payne/US Air Force via AP)

Team of US Troops Supporting a Missile Defense System Arrives in Israel

A team of American troops supporting a missile defense system in Israel has arrived in the country, the US military said. A statement from Pentagon press…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, chairs the cabinet session in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Stresses its Ongoing Efforts to Tackle Situation in Gaza, Lebanon

The Saudi government underscored on Tuesday the Kingdom’s ongoing political and humanitarian efforts to tackle the situation in Gaza and its surroundings, and…

Arab World  People attempt to extinguish a fire at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced people, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

US Says Israel Must Improve Gaza's Humanitarian Situation or Risk Aid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Israel must take urgent steps to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza to…

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Hezbollah Deputy Chief Says Group Aims to Inflict Pain on Israel

Arab World People watch Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem delivering a televised address, as they sit in a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon October 15, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Hezbollah Deputy Chief Says Group Aims to Inflict Pain on Israel

Hezbollah's deputy chief Naim Qassem said on Tuesday the Iran-backed group would inflict "pain" on Israel but he also called for a ceasefire as a conflict…

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World The Palestinian village of Burqa is seen as an Israeli flag is placed in the Jewish West Bank outpost of Homesh, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

UK Sanctions Target Israeli Settler Outposts

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned organizations involved in the construction of Israeli settler outposts in the West Bank, a government update showed, Reuters…

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Arab World A protective vest of one of the two journalists of pan-Arab TV network Al-Mayadeen who was killed by an Israeli strike lies on the ground at the Lebanese border village of Tair Harfa near the border with Israel, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP)

Federation of Arab Journalists Condemns Israeli Crimes against Journalists in Syria, Lebanon, Palestine

The Federation of Arab Journalists has condemned the crimes carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against journalists in Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine. …

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Egypt Opens More Galleries in Long-Awaited Antiquities Museum

Culture A King Ramses II statue displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum during the trial partial operation in Giza, Egypt, 15 October 2024. (EPA)

Egypt Opens More Galleries in Long-Awaited Antiquities Museum

Egypt opened a series of galleries to the public on Tuesday in its flagship new museum, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), located near the pyramids of Giza. …


Culture The Saudi delegation is headed by Saudi Ambassador to France and Monaco and the Kingdom’s acting permanent delegate to UNESCO Fahd bin Mayouf Al-Ruwaili who delivered the Kingdom’s speech in the presence of member states of the board, as well as the chairperson of the Executive Board, the president of UNESCO’s General Conference, and UNESCO’s director-general - SPA

Saudi Arabia Participates in 220th UNESCO Executive Board Session

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by its permanent delegation to UNESCO, is participating in the 220th session of the Executive Board of UNESCO, which…

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Culture Skeletons and skulls sit in graves at an excavation site of a 10th century Viking burial ground in Aasum, Denmark, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/James Brooks)

50 Well-preserved Viking Age Skeletons Unearthed in Denmark

In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50…

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Culture  A basket of Mexican pastes sit on a patron's table before they are eaten for lunch at the 16th International Paste Festival in Mineral del Monte, Mexico, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP)

A Pastry Brought to Mexico by British Miners Is Still Popular after 200 Years

Isabel Arriaga Lozano carefully fills a small pastry with a savory mix of meat, potatoes and chili pepper. She is crafting a "paste" (pronounced PAH-stay), a…

Culture Part of the Monastery of Saint Hilarion in Tel Um Amir, Gaza, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site (UNESCO)

Gaza’s Heritage Sites Struggle Against War to ‘Bury Memory’

The impact of the unprecedented Israeli war has left Gaza’s heritage severely damaged, mirroring the struggles of its people. Experts believe that the…

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France will Host Israel in the Nations League 'Under Usual Conditions,' French Authorities Say

Sports Israel’s Mohammad Abu Fani celebrates after scoring his side’s first goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Italia and Israel at the Bluenergy Stadium in Udine, Italy, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Andrea Bressanutti/LaPresse via AP)

France will Host Israel in the Nations League 'Under Usual Conditions,' French Authorities Say

Israel's Nations League soccer match against host France next month will take place in "usual conditions,” French authorities said Tuesday, a day after Italy…

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Sports Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson waves as he takes his seat on the stands before the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. (AP)

Man United Great Alex Ferguson to Step Down as Club Ambassador in Latest Change under Ratcliffe

Manchester United great Alex Ferguson will step down from his role as club ambassador at the end of the season, a person with knowledge of the decision told…

Sports Germany's forward #13 Deniz Undav (L) fights for the ball with Bosnia and Herzegovina's midfielder #06 Benjamin Tahirovic during the UEFA Nations League, League A - Group 3, football match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany at the Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, on October 11, 2024. (AFP)

Undav Injury Not Too Bad, Says Germany’s Nagelsmann

Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann downplayed Deniz Undav's injury after the forward missed Monday's 1-0 Nations League win over Netherlands due to a muscle…

Sports Former Argentine soccer player Fernando Gago speaks during a press conference after taking over as the new coach of Boca Juniors, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 14 October 2024. (EPA)

Boca Juniors Appoint Gago as Head Coach

Boca Juniors have appointed Fernando Gago as their new head coach, the club announced on Monday, with the former Argentina international returning to the team…

Sports France's forward #12 Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between Belgium and France, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

France, Germany Beat Fierce Rivals in Nations League

France and Germany had stand-in forwards to thank for wins over fierce rivals in the Nations League on Monday. With Kylian Mbappé again absent, Randal Kolo…

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King Charles III Set to Visit Australia, Samoa on Trip Spanning a Dozen Time Zones

Varieties Britain's King Charles III (R) meets British actor Idris Elba and young people during an event for The King's Trust to discuss youth opportunities, at St James's Palace in central London on July 12, 2024. (AFP)

King Charles III Set to Visit Australia, Samoa on Trip Spanning a Dozen Time Zones

King Charles III, who is 75 and battling cancer, will travel halfway around the world to Samoa this month to take his seat as the head of the Commonwealth and…

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Varieties In this image taken from video and released by China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration, female giant panda Qing Bao is prepared for transport from the Dujiangyan Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. (Jin Tao/China's National Forestry and Grassland Administration via AP)

The Pandas Are Coming to Washington Zoo!

The National Zoo's long dark panda drought seems to be coming to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian…

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Varieties Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had rescued a man whose tiny boat drifted for 67 days since August in waters edging the northwestern Pacific. (AFP file)

Russian Rescued after 67 Days Adrift in Waters Fringing Pacific

Russian authorities said on Tuesday they had rescued a man whose tiny boat drifted for 67 days since August in waters edging the northwestern Pacific, but his…

Varieties Monkeys are pictured outside the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple in Dambulla on October 14, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

New Mystery Death of Hong Kong Monkey Takes Zoo Toll to 9

Zoo authorities in Hong Kong are keeping close watch on a monkey that is behaving unusually a day after the ninth death this week of one of the animals, while…

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Varieties This picture taken on October 4, 2024 shows an orphaned koala joey named Ajooni clinging to a fluffy toy during feeding time in Sydney. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

Cars, Chlamydia Threaten Australian Koalas

Clinging to a fluffy toy twice her size, orphaned koala joey Ajooni made a snuffling noise as she drank milk from a tiny syringe. Weighing about the same as a…

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