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Arab World  Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP)

US Secretary of State Speaks with Lebanese Parliament Speaker about Situation

Lebanon’s Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri received a phone call from the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken on Friday, which lasted about 40 minutes,…

Arab World  A man works at the site of an Israeli air strike, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 11, 2024. (Reuters)

60 Killed, 168 Wounded over Past 24 Hours in Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

Lebanon’s crisis response unit announced Friday that 60 people were killed and 168 wounded in the past 24 hours, raising the total toll over the past year of…

Arab World Displaced people sit in a makeshift tent set up on Beirut's seaside promenade - AFP

UN Official: Lebanon Displacement 'Devastating', Support Insufficient

The displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon is "devastating", a UN migration official has said, warning international support was falling…

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Arab World Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Jbaa on October 11, 2024. (AFP)

Hezbollah’s Priority Is Defeating Israel, Open to Efforts to Stop the Attacks, Group’s Official

Hezbollah's priority right now is defeating Israel militarily, but it is open to any efforts to stop "the aggression", the head of Lebanese group's media…

Two UN Peacekeepers Wounded by Israeli Strike in Lebanon

Arab World This handout satellite picture provided by Planet Labs PBC and taken on October 8, 2024 shows a view of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIIL) base in the costal area of Naqoura in southern Lebanon close to the border with northern Israel. (Photo by Planet Labs PBC / AFP)

Two UN Peacekeepers Wounded by Israeli Strike in Lebanon

Two UN peacekeepers were injured on Friday by an Israeli strike near their watchtower in south Lebanon, the Israeli military said, while blasts shook the…

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World  Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German chancellor Olaf Scholz give a statement at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. (AP)

Zelenskyy Appeals to Allies to Keep up Aid as Germany Pledges New Weapons Package

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday it's important that allies' aid to Ukraine doesn't decrease next year as he received a pledge of a new weapons…

Arab World Smoke rises as a result of an Israeli airstrike at the village of Al Khiam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, northern Israel, on 03 October 2024. (EPA)

2 Lebanese Soldiers Killed as Airstrike Hits Near Lebanese Army Checkpoint

Two Lebanese soldiers were killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike that hit a building near a Lebanese Army checkpoint in Kafra, Bint Jbeil…

Camel Riders Showcase Heritage at International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition

Culture The camel rider participated in the exhibition held from October 3 to 12 - SPA

Camel Riders Showcase Heritage at International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition

The Ministry of Interior's pavilion at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2024, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club, featured a captivating…

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Culture South Korean author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang's Books Fly Off the Shelves in South Korea

South Koreans flocked to book stores on Friday and crashed websites in a frenzy to snap up copies of the work of novelist Han Kang in her home country, after…

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Culture Iraqi students walk through Bab al-Wastani on a walking tour of the historic center of Baghdad. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

'Soul of Old Baghdad': City Center Sees Timid Revival

An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic center invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall…

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Culture 10 October 2024, Berlin: A customer in the bookstore Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus holds a book by 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang from South Korea. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee…

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Culture The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday. SPA

Saudi Falcons Club, King Saud University Sign MoU to Preserve Falcons' Cultural Legacy

The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday to preserve the Falcons' cultural, heritage, and environmental…

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Saudi Football Federation, Manga Collaborate for Saudi FIFA World Cup™ 2034 Bid

Sports Saudi Football Federation, Manga Collaborate for Saudi FIFA World Cup™ 2034 Bid

Saudi Football Federation, Manga Collaborate for Saudi FIFA World Cup™ 2034 Bid

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation's bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ 2034 has teamed up with Manga Alarabia, a subsidiary of the Saudi Research and Media…

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Riyadh Season to Host IV Crown Showdown on Saturday

The IV Crown Showdown will take place on October 12 as part of Riyadh Season. The event will feature an undisputed light heavyweight championship match…

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Sports In this photo provided by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Chairman Aiko Toyoda, center, with Ayao Komatsu, left, Team Principal of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Tomoya Takahashi, President of GAZOO Racing Company, poses for a photo in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.(Toyota Motor Corporation via AP)

Toyota Returns to F1 with Haas Technical Partnership

The US-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand…

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Sports Bukayo Saka of England in action during the UEFA Nations League match between England and Greece in London, Great Britain, 10 October 2024.  EPA/ANDY RAIN

Saka Leaves England Match with Leg Injury in Potential Blow to Arsenal

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka came off with a leg injury during England's 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday. Saka was substituted in the 51st minute at Wembley…

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Sports Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024.  EPA/Terje Pedersen

Haaland Becomes Norway's All-time Leading Scorer

Erling Haaland marked his first game as Norway captain by becoming his country's all-time leading scorer — then appeared to indicate he will soon become a…

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Northern Lights Dazzle Much Farther South than Normal. Here’s What’s behind the Show

Varieties  The northern lights appear over Anchorage, Alaska, early the morning of Friday, Oct.. 11, 2024. (AP)

Northern Lights Dazzle Much Farther South than Normal. Here’s What’s behind the Show

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal,…


Varieties The death mask of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin is exhibited at a museum in his hometown of Gori, Georgia March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

Russian Governor Shows off New Stalin Statue to 'Honor' History

A new monument to Soviet-era leader Josef Stalin is set to be erected soon in a city in northwest Russia following what the regional governor there said were …

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Varieties The first-place winner will receive SAR30,000 - SPA

Five Winners Announced in Fourth Round of Melwah Racing

The fourth round of the six-day Melwah Racing event, which began on October 7, concluded on Thursday, where five participants emerged victorious. Saturday's…

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Initiative Launched to Plant 50,000 Trees Around Al-Baha Mosques

The Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh launched a tree-planting initiative in Al-Baha. The initiative…

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Varieties Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Reef Saudi) has launched an international training program to enhance farmers' skills and knowledge. …

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