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Arab World US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Al-Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, Egypt, September 18, 2024. (Reuters)

Blinken Arrives in Cairo for Talks on Bilateral Ties, Gaza Ceasefire 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Egypt as he arrived in Cairo on Wednesday…

World View of the UN Security Council as they meet on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 16, 2024 in New York City. (AFP)

Finland’s President Wants End of Single State Veto at UN Security Council 

Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member…

World Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump attends a town hall meeting at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on September 17, 2024. (AFP)

Trump Says Only ‘Consequential’ Presidents Get Shot at 

Donald Trump resumed campaigning Tuesday for the first time since a second apparent attempt on his life, boasting "only consequential presidents get shot at"…

Arab World Israeli soldiers patrol a road in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Sharon ARONOWICZ / AFP)

Israeli Military: 4 Soldiers Killed in Southern Gaza

The Israeli military said on Wednesday four soldiers were killed in combat in southern Gaza. Three soldiers were severely wounded and two others moderately…

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Sources: Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers

Arab World A person is carried on a stretcher outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) in Beirut, Lebanon September 17, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Sources: Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers

Israel's Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese…

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World A woman looks at an installation with a power transformer, damaged by a Russian military strike, in the city center, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, September 17, 2024. (Reuters)

Russian Drones Attack Energy Facilities in Ukraine’s Sumy, Authorities Say 

Russian drones attacked energy facilities in Ukraine's northeastern city of Sumy, the regional authorities said on Wednesday. No people were injured in the…

World Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei meets with Sunni clerics on Monday. (Supreme Leader’s website) 

India Condemns Khamenei’s Comments on Treatment of Minorities

India condemned on Tuesday comments by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on the treatment of Muslims in the South Asian nation, calling his remarks …

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Saudi Culture Ministry, King Salman Academy Organize Learning Arabic Language Hackathon

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Saudi Culture Ministry, King Salman Academy Organize Learning Arabic Language Hackathon

The Saudi Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL), is organizing the "Learning and Embracing the…

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Culture Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum reviewed the cultural district project. WAM

Mohammed bin Rashid Reviews Cultural District Project in Dubai South

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the cultural district project, located within…

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Culture Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Preparations Underway for Riyadh International Book Fair

Saudi Arabia's Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission continues to prepare to hold this year's Riyadh International Book Fair, scheduled to take…

Culture Sanuki Kagari Temari balls are in a gift box in Eiko Araki's studio in Kawaramachi, Kagawa prefecture, Japan, on Sept. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) 

Dedicated Artists Are Keeping Japan’s Ancient Craft of Temari Alive 

Time seems to stop here. Women sit in a small circle, quietly, painstakingly stitching patterns on balls the size of an orange, a stitch at a time. At the…

Culture Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Celebrates National Day with Diverse Events

Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Celebrates National Day with Diverse Events

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) is holding a series of events and competitions in Jubail and Yanbu industrial cities to mark Saudi Arabia's…

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Starmer: Britain in Talks with UEFA to Ease Concerns over Regulator Plans

Sports Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech in the garden of 10 Downing Street during a reception for athletes from Team GB and Paralympics GB following the 2024 Paris Olympics, in central London September 17, 2024. JUSTIN TALLIS/Pool via REUTERS

Starmer: Britain in Talks with UEFA to Ease Concerns over Regulator Plans

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government was talking to UEFA over its concerns about Britain's proposals for a men's football regulator but he was…

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Sports Football - Saudi Pro League - Al-Fayah v Al-Nassr - King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia - August 27, 2024 Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro reacts. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr Part Ways with Coach Castro 

Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi club Al-Nassr announced the departure of Portuguese coach Luis Castro on Tuesday, a day after starting their AFC Champions League…

Sports Italy's Jannick Sinner waves to the crowd during a men's singles tennis Davis Cup tennis match between Italy's Matteo Berrettini and Botic Van Zandschulp of the Netherlands, at the Unipol arena, in Bologna, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Michele Nucci/LaPresse via AP)

Sinner Adds Former Djokovic Trainer, Physio to Coaching Team 

World number one Jannik Sinner has added fitness coach Marco Panichi and physiotherapist Ulises Badio to his staff following the dismissal of two members after…

Sports Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 6, 2024 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur reacts during her third round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina. (Reuters)

Tunisia’s Jabeur Ends Season Due to Shoulder Injury 

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur has been forced to end her 2024 season prematurely due to a niggling shoulder injury, the three-times Grand Slam runner-up said. The 30…

Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Brighton & Hove Albion v Ipswich Town - The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, Britain - September 14, 2024 Ipswich Town's Conor Chaplin in action with Brighton & Hove Albion's Kaoru Mitoma. (Action Images via Reuters)

Japanese Players in Vogue as English Clubs Widen Horizons 

Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and…


Worst Drought on Record Lowers Amazon Rivers to All-Time Lows 

Varieties An Aerial photograph showing a man walking on a sandbank formed by the historic low of the Madeira River, in Porto Velho, Brazil 10 September 2024. (EPA)

Worst Drought on Record Lowers Amazon Rivers to All-Time Lows 

The worst drought on record has lowered the water level of the rivers in the Amazon basin to historic lows, in some cases drying up riverbeds that were…


Varieties The partial lunar eclipse can be easily observed with the naked eye, without special equipment. (SPA)

Partial Lunar Eclipse Will Be Visible over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday

A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Earth early Wednesday morning, said the Jeddah Astronomy Society. Society Director Eng. Majed Abu Zahra said the…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo

Bulgarian Father, Son Row Across Arctic Ocean for Endangered Species

Stefan Ivanov, a 52-year-old banker from Bulgaria, and his son Maxim, 21, celebrated their birthdays in August rowing across the Arctic Ocean to appeal for…

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Varieties An adult tick (R) is pictured beside a nymph (young tick) (L) in the laboratory of the INRA (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique) in Champenoux, eastern France. (AFP)

‘Virus Hunters’ Track Threats to Head off Next Pandemic 

A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the…

Varieties Commuters cross a street in Tokyo's Shinjuku business and shopping district, Japan, 17 September 2024, a day before the International Equal Pay Day. (EPA)

More Than 95,000 Japanese Aged Over 100, Most of Them Women 

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 -- almost 90 percent of them women -- government data showed Tuesday…