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Gulf Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, receives Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Receives Syrian President in Riyadh

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, received Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Wednesday. Al-Sharaa had…

World A veiled Iranian woman walks in front of an anti-US mural near the former US embassy in Tehran, Iran, 01 November 2026. (EPA)

Iranian Officials Gloat as US Voters Deal Blow to Trump

Iran's government savored the stinging rebuke delivered to Donald Trump in the midterm elections, declaring voters had rejected the war launched by the US…

Arab World  Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam speaks to reporters at the Grand Serail in Beirut, December 3, 2025. (Reuters)

Lebanon PM Warns Hezbollah Against Joining Another War

Lebanon's prime minister warned on Wednesday against plunging the country into a new war if the Middle East conflict resumes, in an apparent message to…

World Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, November 3, 2026. (Reuters)

China Says Avoiding New Hostilities in Middle East a ‘Top Priority’

China said on Wednesday that avoiding a return to hostilities in the Middle East was a "top priority" in its diplomatic efforts with countries in the region. …

Democrats Win US Congress in Midterm Rout of Trump

World The US Capitol is seen at sunrise on the day of the US midterm elections in Washington, DC, on November 3, 2026. (AFP)

Democrats Win US Congress in Midterm Rout of Trump

Democrats won full control of the US Congress in a sweeping midterm rout Tuesday with a landslide of upsets that delivered a crushing rebuke of President…


Gulf Three drones were intercepted and downed over Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. (Saudi Defense Ministry)

Coalition Destroys Three Drones Fired at Saudi Arabia

Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki said that a drone launched by the terrorist Houthi militia…

World  27 October 2026, Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog casts his ballot at a polling station in West Jerusalem during Israel's legislative election. (dpa)

Israel Election Commission Rejects Netanyahu Charges of Fraud as President to Open Govt Talks

Israeli electoral authorities on Wednesday rejected allegations promoted by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraud by Arab parties, who could hold the key…

Louvre Exhibition to Showcase 300 Rarely Displayed Photos

Culture Visitors walk in the Apollo Gallery (Galerie d'Apollon), where French crown jewels were stolen in 2025 in a heist, on the day of its reopening to the public at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, July 22, 2026. (Reuters)

Louvre Exhibition to Showcase 300 Rarely Displayed Photos

The Louvre in Paris is showcasing 300 rarely displayed photographs in an exhibition entitled “Louvre Photo” running from November 4 to May 3, 2027. The…


Culture Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune receives Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Farhan at the presidential palace on Tuesday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, Algeria Stress Importance of Cultural Cooperation

Saudi Arabia and Algeria underlined the depth of their bilateral relations, stressing the importance of joint cultural cooperation and joint positions to serve…

Culture Ithra said the program's events will feature visual storytelling, lighting effects and live performances. (SPA)

Ithra Announces Launch of Ithra Winter 2026 Program

Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) announced on Tuesday the launch of the Ithra Winter 2026 program, in cooperation with the…

Culture Some of the masterpieces in the Rome exhibition were allowed to leave Egypt for the first time.  Andreas SOLARO / AFP

Egyptian Mummy Portraits Show Antiquity's Piercing Gaze in New Rome Show

An elegant woman gazes out from her portrait with expressive eyes, a gilded wreath worn in her hair and a gentle, questioning look on her face. She is one of…

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Culture “Betonte Ecken” is guaranteed to set an auction record for Kandinsky's work when it goes on sale at Christie's later this month. (Christie's) 

Museum Sold Kandinsky for $62,000. It May Fetch $80 Million At Auction

Some 15 years after Solomon R. Guggenheim died, the foundation managing his extensive art collection concluded that it owned more Wassily Kandinsky paintings…

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Bayern Show Steel to Underline Champions League Credentials

Sports Bayern's Lennart Karl, third from right, scores the opening goal past Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper Jan Oblak, second from right, during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. (AP)

Bayern Show Steel to Underline Champions League Credentials

Bayern Munich strengthened their ‌case as Champions League contenders with Tuesday's 2-0 victory at Atletico Madrid, combining defensive discipline with…


Sports Bruno Fernandes (R) of Manchester United scores 1-2 goal from penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League league phase match Manchester United against AS Roma, in Manchester, Britain, 03 November 2026. (EPA)

Man Utd Fightback Can Be ‘Start of Something Good’, Says Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes said a rally from 2-0 down to beat Roma in the Champions League can turn around Manchester United's season as he took aim at "lies" about his…

Sports Manchester City's English midfielder #47 Phil Foden looks on during a press conference in Leipzig, eastern Germany on November 3, 2026, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League football match between RB Leipzig and Manchester City. (AFP)

Man City’s Foden Confident of Return to Top Form After Tough Spell

Manchester City midfielder Phil ‌Foden said he is beginning to rediscover the form that made him one of the Premier League's standout players, after a…

Sports Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono reacts after colliding with FC Tenerife forward Jesus De Miguel during a soccer match in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP)

Andorra Teammate Defends Owono After Collision with Tenerife Player De Miguel

FC Andorra center-back ‌Lautaro Spatz defended teammate Jesus Owono on social media following his collision with Tenerife forward Jesus De Miguel on…

Sports Bournemouth manager Scott Parker gestures during a Premier League match against Liverpool, Liverpool, England, Aug. 27, 2022. (AFP)

West Ham Hires Scott Parker as Coach After Firing Nuno Espirito Santo

West Ham hired former captain Scott Parker as coach on Wednesday after Nuno Espirito Santo was fired. Nuno was fired on Tuesday, just 13 games into second…


Six Measures Could Save 1.6 Million Lives a Year, Says WHO

Varieties Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to the media in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 16, 2026. (AP)

Six Measures Could Save 1.6 Million Lives a Year, Says WHO

Implementing a few climate and health measures could save nearly 1.6 million lives a year and generate trillions of dollars for the economy, the World Health…


Varieties Truffle hunter Giuseppe Esposito shows a black truffle harvested from the truffle plantation of Boido Tartufi in Pietra Marazzi, near Alessandria, northern Italy on October 27, 2026. (AFP)

‘Fewer and Fewer’: Dry Summer Hits Italy Truffle Season

After an excessively dry summer, black truffles are becoming few and far between in the misty hills of the Piedmont region in northern Italy. "The moon is…

Varieties A person walks by the water at Jones Beach in Wantagh, N.Y., May 21, 2020. (AP)

Iconic New York Figure Was Likely ‘Major Player’ in Murderous Pirate's 1695 Heist

An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship…

Varieties An evening view of the financial Central district and Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2023. (Reuters)

Hong Kong Logs Hottest October on Record

Hong Kong experienced its hottest October since records began, data from the city's weather service showed on Tuesday. The Hong Kong Observatory logged a…

Varieties Monarch butterflies rest on their way to Mexico, Sept. 12, 2023, in Cleveland. (AP)

Monarch Butterflies Get Tiny Trackers to Help Scientists Follow Their Mysterious Migration

As a child, Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón wondered where monarch butterflies stop for a meal and a night's rest on their long migrations across North America. Now she…