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Arab World Israeli artillery shells an area of Al-Khiam in southern Lebanon, as seen from the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 11 September 2024. EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Israeli Minister Says Time Running out for Diplomatic Solution with Hezbollah in Lebanon

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Monday that the window was closing for a diplomatic solution to the standoff…

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Arab World Palestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts (Reuters)

UNRWA Chief: Gaza Polio Vaccination Coverage Has Reached 90%

Polio vaccination coverage in Gaza has reached 90%, the head of the United Nations Palestinian refugee agency said on Monday, adding that the next step was to…

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Business The Saudi and British delegations meet in Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi Minister of Commerce Meets with British Counterpart to Strengthen Trade Ties

Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Economic and Social Committee of the Saudi-British Strategic Partnership Council Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi held talks…

Gulf Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly in Riyadh on Monday. (SPA)

Saudi ‎Crown Prince, Egypt's Prime Minister Discuss Relations

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received in Riyadh on Monday Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa…

Kremlin Says Trump Shooter's Ukrainian Links Show Playing with Fire Has Consequences

World Ryan W. Routh, a suspect identified by news organizations, as the FBI investigates what they said was an apparent assassination attempt in Florida on Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump, is seen during a rally demanding China's leader's assistance to organise an extraction process for Ukrainian - Reuters

Kremlin Says Trump Shooter's Ukrainian Links Show Playing with Fire Has Consequences

The Kremlin said on Monday that the Ukrainian links of the alleged shooter in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump showed that …

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Arab World A vehicle moves past the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

UN Experts Censure Western Support for Israel Since Gaza War

UN human rights experts criticized mostly Western states on Monday for continuing to support Israel despite what they described as a genocide in Gaza which…

World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant during a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. (Reuters)

Israel Rattled by Talk That Netanyahu May Replace Defense Minister

Reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was considering firing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant shook the political landscape and sent Israeli…

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

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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Culture The winning scripts may be made into movies by GEA

Writers Invited to Submit Works, Compete for Saudi Arabia’s Golden Pen Award

Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Alalshikh has announced that Arabic-speaking writers may start…

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Culture This year's forum focuses on the power of art to transform abstract ideas into tangible reality. SPA

6th Int’l Video Art Forum in Dammam to Celebrate Power of Art

The sixth edition of the International Video Art Forum, organized by the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts in Dammam, in collaboration with the Cinema…

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Culture Darah Releases Updated Guide on History of Saudi Arabia to Mark 94th National Day

Darah Releases Updated Guide on History of Saudi Arabia to Mark 94th National Day

The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) released an updated version of its guide on the history of Saudi National Day. This is part of…

Culture KAPSARC, KSGAAL Launch 3rd Edition of KAPSARC Arabic Award

KAPSARC, KSGAAL Launch 3rd Edition of KAPSARC Arabic Award

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), in partnership with the King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL),…

Ronaldo Misses Al-Nassr’s Debut in Asia’s New Elite Tournament with Virus

Sports Al-Nassr's Portuguese forward #07 Cristiano Ronaldo looks on during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ahli and Al-Nassr at at al-Awwal Stadium in Riyadh on September 13, 2024. (AFP)

Ronaldo Misses Al-Nassr’s Debut in Asia’s New Elite Tournament with Virus

Cristiano Ronaldo has a virus and did not travel to Iraq with Saudi Arabia’s Al-Nassr for Monday’s AFC Champions League Elite debut match at Al-Shorta. Al…


Sports Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Brentford at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on September 14, 2024. (AFP)

Man City Will Adapt to Busy Week, Guardiola Says

Manchester City will adjust to a demanding week ahead by using their academy players, manager Pep Guardiola said before the start of their Champions League…

Sports  Juventus' Adrien Rabiot controls the ball during the Serie A soccer match against Inter Milan at the San Siro Stadium, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. (AP)

France Midfielder Rabiot Set to Join Marseille as Free Agent

France midfielder Adrien Rabiot looked set to join Olympique de Marseille as a free agent after the Ligue 1 club said both parties had reached an agreement. …

Sports Australian driver Oscar Piastri of McLaren F1 Team stands in front of his country's flag on the podium after winning the 2024 Formula One Grand Prix of Azerbaijan, at the Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan, 15 September 2024. (EPA)

Formula 1 Races Take an Unpredictable Turn as McLaren Boss Zak Brown Revels in ‘Best Season’

After a thrilling Azerbaijan Grand Prix, it seems like nearly half the field is capable of winning races in Formula 1. McLaren chief executive Zak Brown,…

Sports Paris Saint-Germain's Portuguese defender #25 Nuno Mendes runs with the ball during the French L1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) at The Parc des Princes Stadium, in Paris, on September 14, 2024. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

PSG Says Defender Nuno Mendes Target of Racial Abuse

Paris Saint-Germain defender Nuno Mendes was the target of abusive and racist comments on social media after a French league game. The club condemned the abuse…

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Fourth Edition of Noor Riyadh to Start on November 28

Varieties Fourth Edition of Noor Riyadh to Start on November 28

Fourth Edition of Noor Riyadh to Start on November 28

The fourth edition of Noor Riyadh, the annual citywide festival celebrating light and art, will take place from November 28 to December 14, 2024, and will…

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Varieties People take pictures as a two-month-old female pygmy hippo named "Moo Deng" who has recently become a viral internet sensation, eats with her mother Jona at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, September 16, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Purchase Licensing Rights

Thai Baby Hippo Internet Star Draws Thousands to Her Zoo

Thailand's latest internet celebrity, baby hippo "Moo Deng", is challenging her keepers with the unexpectedly big crowds she is drawing to her zoo, two hours…

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Varieties A public employee works on a flooded street as heavy wind and rain from Typhoon Bebinca hit Shanghai, China, 16 September 2024. (EPA)

Typhoon Knocks Out Power to Some Homes in Shanghai as It Weakens Inland

The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person as it swept over the financial hub…

Varieties This aerial photograph taken on July 8, 2024 shows lakes of melted water in the Tian Shan mountain range. (Photo by ARSENY MAMASHEV / AFP)

Melting Glaciers Worry Central Asia

Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of grey rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a…

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Varieties A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured on April 2, 2023, has won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024, after a fierce contest absent the foreign interference and controversies that have upset the country's avian elections before. (Hayden Parsons via AP)

Shy Penguin Wins New Zealand's Bird Election

It's noisy, smelly, shy — and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday,…

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