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Arab World Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (Photo: The Presidency)

Algeria Severs Diplomatic Ties with the UAE

Algeria announced Thursday that it's severing diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates, in a Foreign Ministry statement reported by state media. …

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Arab World Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese village of Mansouri on Sept. 9, 2026 (AFP)

Mansouri Destruction Tests Limits of Southern Lebanon’s ‘Yellow Line’

Israel has stepped up demolitions, explosions and bulldozing in the coastal town of Mansouri, south of Tyre, making it one of the hardest-hit areas in southern…

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Gulf Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Prime Minister's Illegal Entry into Syria

Saudi Arabia Condemns Israeli Prime Minister's Illegal Entry into Syria

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia's strongest condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli prime minister's illegal entry into Syria in a…

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Arab World Smoke and flames rise from a house during an Israeli strike, carried out after the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate the area, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills Family of Four

An Israeli strike in Gaza on Thursday killed a family of four including two children, Palestinian hospital and security sources said. "The bodies of four…

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Trump Says Iran War to End after US Midterm Elections, Threatens to Attack Pickaxe Mountain

World FILE PHOTO: A satellite view shows tunnel entrances at Pickaxe Mountain, of the Natanz nuclear facility, near Natanz, Iran, June 30, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS

Trump Says Iran War to End after US Midterm Elections, Threatens to Attack Pickaxe Mountain

President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran to end after the November US midterm elections and threatened again to attack a site associated with…

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Features A Palestinian man holds up a poster of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein (L) and wanted al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during a demonstration by some 1,000 people in the West Bank town of Hebron 10 April 2004, in support of the Iraqi resistance against the US-led coalition. (AFP via Getty Images)

Sept. 11’s Legacy Endures a Quarter-Century Later

Rarely does a day deserve to be called “the day that shook the world.” September 11, 2001, claimed that distinction the moment it happened. At first, many…

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Arab World Sheikh Bakil Naji al-Soufi, head of the Tribal Affairs Authority at Yemen’s Interior Ministry. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Yemeni Tribal Affairs Chief to Houthis: ‘Your Time Is Near’

Sheikh Bakil Naji al-Soufi, head of the Tribal Affairs Authority at Yemen’s Interior Ministry, has warned the Houthis that “your time is near, and you will…

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New Riyadh Exhibition Draws Inspiration from Travels of Ibn Battuta

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New Riyadh Exhibition Draws Inspiration from Travels of Ibn Battuta

The Misk Art Institute has announced the launch of its art exhibition "Along the Way," opening on September 16 at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Arts Hall in Riyadh…

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Culture The King Abdulaziz Public Library has worked to preserve Arab and Islamic heritage, including books, manuscripts, rare items, documents, photographs, and coins. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Public Library Showcases Rare Andalusian Heritage Collection

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Public Library has unveiled a rare collection of books and manuscripts on the history of Andalusia, highlighting the Arab-Islamic…

Culture Painting of "Coco Reading" by French painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, which was stolen from Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France, but was later retrieved, September 8, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a page on the Renoir Museum's website. (Musée Renoir/Handout via Reuters)

Renoir Paintings Are Worth a Fortune, but Not When They’re Stolen

Two Renoir paintings stolen from a small French museum have yet to be recovered but if the thieves are hoping to cash in on the artwork, they would be hard…

Culture A visitor views the restored south-western exedra of the Baths of Trajan, a monumental second-century AD hall believed to have served as a library or space for public readings, with the Colosseum seen in the background, in Rome on September 8, 2026. (AFP)

Massive Ancient Roman Bath Complex Opens to Visitors

Rome's Baths of Trajan, an ancient bathing and leisure complex featuring giant frescoes and mosaics, is opening to visitors for the first time, the city's…

Culture Members of the French riot police take part in a training exercise to handle violent demonstrations, in Ris-Orangis, south of Paris, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

France: Thieves Steal Works Worth $10 Mn from Renoir Museum

Two thieves broke into a museum dedicated to French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France on Tuesday, stealing "four works of art",…

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UK's Prince William, with Wife Kate, Launches Sports Drive to Prevent Suicide

Sports Catherine, Princess of Wales and Prince William, Prince of Wales depart the 2026 Order Of The Garter Service at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England, June 15, 2026.  Chris Jackson/Pool via REUTERS

UK's Prince William, with Wife Kate, Launches Sports Drive to Prevent Suicide

Prince William, joined by his wife Kate and a host of leading British sporting figures, launched a new initiative on Thursday aimed at helping the sports…

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Sports Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - FC Barcelona v Feyenoord - Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - September 9, 2026 FC Barcelona's Lamine Yamal celebrates scoring their fourth goal REUTERS/Albert Gea

Lamine Yamal Becomes Barcelona's Youngest Captain at 19

Lamine Yamal became the youngest Barcelona captain at 19 years and 58 days old during the ‌Spanish champions' ‌5-1 win ‌over ⁠Feyenoord in the …

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Sports This general view shows players competing in the men's basketball Group B game between Iran and Qatar during the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on September 10, 2026. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)

Asian Games Begin with Qatar Basketball Win, 9 Days Before Opening Ceremony

The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men's basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more…

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Sports (FILES) Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola poses with the Premier League trophy after the presentation ceremony following the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on May 21, 2023. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

A New Era for the Manchester Derby after Pep Guardiola's Departure

Pep Guardiola's departure was expected to shift the balance of power in Manchester. The early signs suggest otherwise, The Associated Press reported. …

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Sports Saudi Basketball Team to Begin Participation at Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games

Saudi Basketball Team to Begin Participation at Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Asian Games

The Saudi national basketball team will begin participation in the 20th Asian Games, "Aichi–Nagoya 2026," on Thursday, when it faces Korea at Aichi…

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Red Sea Film Foundation Marks Record TIFF Presence with 8 Supported Films

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Red Sea Film Foundation Marks Record TIFF Presence with 8 Supported Films

A record eight Red Sea Film Foundation-supported films are featured at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival, running 10–20 September — the highest…

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Varieties This composite image provided by NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington on Oct. 22, 2013, shows Mercury as it appeared to the Messenger spacecraft following a flyby of the planet. (NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington via AP)

Little Mercury May be Shrinking Faster Than Scientists Expected

A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. …

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Varieties This handout picture taken on September 8, 2026 and released on September 10, 2026 by Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry and Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) shows a young orangutan during a rescue operation for the primates caught up in wildfires in Pemangkat village in West Kalimantan province. (Photo by Muffidz Ma'sum / Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) / AFP)

Indonesia Rescues Six Orangutans from Fires in a Week

Six orangutans including two nursing infants have been rescued from fires raging on Borneo island in the past week, Indonesian authorities and rescuers said…

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Varieties Vehicles buried by mud and debris after a landslide swept into the parking lot at Fifth Station of Mount Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail. Shizuoka Prefecture/AFP

Mount Fuji Ends Hiking Season with Landslide, Two Rescues

A landslide struck a car park on Japan's Mount Fuji, with the final day of the volcano's summer climbing season on Thursday marred by downpours and dense mist…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: Workers cut up a finwhale at a port in Reykjavik June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Sigtryggur Johannsson/File Photo

Iceland to Propose Whaling Ban, Leaving Norway and Japan Isolated

Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue…

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