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Business A woman holds an umbrella to shelter from the sun walks along a street in Beijing, China, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)

China Vows Tougher Action against Smuggling of Strategic Minerals

China vowed on Saturday to step up a crackdown and toughen law enforcement against smuggling of strategic minerals seen as vital to national security and…

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Arab World Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Attacks Kill 26 Near Two Aid Centers

Gaza's civil defense agency on Saturday said Israeli attacks killed 26 people and wounded more than 100 near two aid centers in the south of the Palestinian…

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Arab World Palestinians protest against hunger and high prices, amid the Israeli blockade and offensive, in Gaza City, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj

Report: Israel Seeks US Help on Deals to Move Palestinians Out of Gaza

The director of Israel’s Mossad agency, David Barnea, visited Washington this week seeking US help in convincing countries to take hundreds of thousands of…

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Technology FILE - The Microsoft company logo is displayed at their offices in Sydney, Australia, on Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

Microsoft Halts China-based Tech Support for Pentagon Systems

Microsoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after…

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Syrian Presidency Says Ceasefire in Place, Urges Parties to Respect it

Arab World Bedouin fighters from various provinces gather at Umayyad Square in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, July 19, 2025, before heading to the southern province of Sweida to join clashes between Bedouin clans and Druze fighters. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian Presidency Says Ceasefire in Place, Urges Parties to Respect it

The Syrian government said its internal security forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday as the presidency called on all parties to respect a ceasefire…

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Business A hazy view of the skyline in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio.

IMF Eyes Revised Global Forecast, but Warns Trade Tensions Still Cloud Outlook

The International Monetary Fund warned on Friday that risks related to trade tensions continue to cloud the global economic outlook and uncertainty remains…

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Arab World Palestinians checks wounded sheep after settlers attack a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

Israeli Settlers Accused of Killing 117 Sheep in West Bank Attack

Palestinian Bedouins accused Israeli settlers on Friday of killing 117 sheep in an overnight attack and stealing hundreds of others in an apparent effort to…

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Saudi Pavilion Launches Cultural Exchange Program at Expo 2025 Osaka

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Saudi Pavilion Launches Cultural Exchange Program at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Saudi Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has launched its cultural exchange program, designed to provide professional and personal development for staff from…

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Culture The agreement was signed by Saudipedia CEO Khaled Qattan and Saudia Vice President of Marketing Essam Akhonbay in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudipedia, Saudia Airlines Partner to Showcase Kingdom's Culture

Saudipedia, a Ministry of Media initiative, and Saudia Airlines signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday to promote and exchange national content, bolster…

Culture Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Academic Program

Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Academic Program

The Saudi Culinary Arts Commission announced on Wednesday the launch of the Academic Culinary Arts Program as part of its strategic projects to develop a new…

Culture King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication, ICESCO Sign MoU to Boost Cultural Cooperation

King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication, ICESCO Sign MoU to Boost Cultural Cooperation

The King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication (c) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

Culture The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth) participated in the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. (SPA)

'Kimono Bisht,' a Saudi-Japanese Cultural Encounter at Expo 2025 in Osaka

The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth) participated in the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, from July 12 to 15. The event aimed to…

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Conte: Champions Napoli Must Learn from Disastrous Title Defense

Sports Napoli's Luca Marianucci, left, heads the ball during a soccer training session in Dimaro, Italy, Friday, July 18, 2025. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Conte: Champions Napoli Must Learn from Disastrous Title Defense

Serie A champions Napoli must be humble and learn from the mistakes they made during their disastrous title defense in the 2023-24 campaign, manager Antonio…

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Sports In Free Fire, the opening round unfolded across six maps, with Team Falcons, led by their Thai stars, temporarily topping the leaderboard - SPA

Women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Finals Set for Saturday at Esports World Cup

The women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament at the second Esports World Cup concludes Saturday, featuring finals between Team Liquid, Vincere PH, ONIC…

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Sports Paris Saint-Germain's Fabián Ruiz applauds his team's supporters after losing the Club World Cup final soccer match against Chelsea in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

PSG Signs 19-year-old Italian Goalkeeper Renato Marin on a Five-season Deal

European champion Paris Saint-Germain has made its first signing of the summer, bringing in a new goalkeeper. PSG said in a statement late Thursday that 19…

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Sports The partnership aims to improve the broadcast quality of the Saudi Pro League. SPA

Riyadh Season Sponsors Partnership Between La Liga and Thmanyah

Riyadh Season has sponsored the signing of a partnership agreement in London between the Spanish football league -- La Liga -- and Thmanyah, the exclusive…

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Sports Third-placed Aprilia Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium at the end of the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, north of Doha on April 13, 2025. (AFP)

MotoGP Champion Martin to Remain with Aprilia for 2026 Season

MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will remain with Aprilia for the 2026 season, the Spaniard said on Thursday, having previously announced his intention to…


Aloha, Bavaria! Munich Surfers Riding Wild River Wave Again

Varieties Aloha, Bavaria! Munich Surfers Riding Wild River Wave Again

Aloha, Bavaria! Munich Surfers Riding Wild River Wave Again

Surfing enthusiasts have cheered the reopening of a beloved whitewater site in downtown Munich, the German city better known for partying at Oktoberfest than…

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Varieties An Airbus H125 helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Saint-Julien Les Martigues, northwest of Marseille in southern France on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

Hundreds of Firefighters Battling Wildfire in Southern France

Nearly 1,000 firefighters and helicopters battled a wildfire about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of France's second-largest city Marseille on Friday, but…

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Varieties A team from the US non-profit Ocean Exploration Trust discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki. Photo: Ocean Exploration Trust

Sunken WWII Japanese Warship Found Off Solomon Islands

An international research team has located a Japanese World War II destroyer on the deep seabed off Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end…

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Varieties  A firefighting plane drops water during efforts to extinguish a wildfire near Navalcarnero, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press via AP)

An Uncontrolled Wildfire Sends a Cloud of Smoke over Spain’s Capital

An uncontrolled wildfire burned outside Madrid on Thursday, sending a giant cloud of smoke over the Spanish capital. The fire broke out in the town of…

Varieties Austria skydiver Felix Baumgartner holds the Laureus World Action Sportsperson trophy as he poses for pictures during the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 11, 2013. (AP)

First Skydiver to Fall Faster than the Speed of Sound Dies in Crash in Italy, City’s Mayor Says

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade…