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Saudi Arabia Affirms Unwavering Support for Global Humanitarian Efforts

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia affirmed its unwavering commitment to support global humanitarian issues and its contributions to alleviating the suffering of…

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Gulf Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

Saudi Foreign Minister Arrives in Türkiye for OIC Meetings

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah arrived in Istanbul on Friday to participate in the 51st session of the Council of…

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Arab World  Missiles fired from Iran towards Israel are intercepted in Jordanian airspace over Amman on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

Jordan Reserves Right to Down Any ‘Foreign Bodies’

Jordan has been criticized on social media for “defending Israel” by downing Iranian missiles and drones that have been flying in its airspace. Official…

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Arab World Smoke billows after an Israeli strike in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on June 19, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Strikes Kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza, UN Warns of Man-Made Drought

Israeli fire killed at least 44 Palestinians in Gaza on Friday, many of whom had been trying to get food, local officials said, while the United Nations'…

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Iran, Israel Launch New Attacks after Tehran Rules out Nuclear Talks

World 20 June 2025, Israel, Rehovot: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) visits site of an Iranian missile attack on the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot. Photo: Avi Ohayon/GPO/dpa

Iran, Israel Launch New Attacks after Tehran Rules out Nuclear Talks

Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks early on Saturday, a day after Tehran said it would not negotiate over its nuclear program while under threat and…

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World People attend an anti-Israeli protest after Friday prayers, amid the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, June 20, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters

Tehran Residents, Hezbollah Supporters in Beirut, Sadrists in Baghdad Rally against Israel Strikes

Thousands of people protested Friday in Iran’s capital after noon prayers over the ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting the country. Those in the crowd…

Arab World Chargé d’Affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the UN Dr. Abbas Kadhom Obaid Al-Fatlawi, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict at the UN headquarters in New York on June 20, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq Says 50 Israeli Warplanes Planes Violated Its Airspace

Iraq's representative to the United Nations said 50 Israeli warplanes planes violated Iraqi airspace shortly before a UN meeting on the Israel-Iran conflict on…

Saudi Culture Ministry Launches 5th Edition of National Cultural Awards

Culture Saudi Culture Ministry Launches 5th Edition of National Cultural Awards

Saudi Culture Ministry Launches 5th Edition of National Cultural Awards

The Saudi Ministry of Culture has launched the fifth edition of the National Cultural Awards, reaffirming its ongoing commitment to recognizing and honoring…

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Culture The Saudi delegation is led by the Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission. SPA

Saudi Arabia Showcases Cultural Identity at Seoul International Book Fair

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 2025 Seoul International Book Fair held at the COEX Convention and Exhibition Center in the South Korea…

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Culture The pavilion presents a diverse literary and cultural program. SPA

Saudi Arabia Inaugurates Pavilion at Beijing International Book Fair 2025

Saudi Arabia has inaugurated its pavilion at the 2025 Beijing International Book Fair, held at the China National Convention and Exhibition Center from June 18…

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Culture This effort forms part of the commission’s commitment to supporting future development of astronomical infrastructure in AlUla. - SPA

AlUla Utilizes SHIMM System to Boost Astronomical Research and Tourism

The Royal Commission for AlUla has launched the astronomical monitoring system SHIMM at AlUla Manara site near Gharameel nature reserve, aiming to assess the…

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Culture Diriyah Art Futures (DAF) announces a program of activities running throughout June and July. (SPA)

Diriyah Art Futures Announces Summer Program Alongside Maknana Exhibition

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), the MENA region's first hub dedicated to New Media Arts, has announced a program of activities running throughout June and July…

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Salah Among Nominees for PFA Player of the Year Award 

Sports Liverpool's Egyptian star Mohamed Salah. (AFP)

Salah Among Nominees for PFA Player of the Year Award 

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah was among six players nominated for the Professional Footballers' Association Men's Player of the Year award on Friday. The…


Sports Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Group G - Al Ain v Juventus - Audi Field, Washington, D.C., US - June 18, 2025 Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani celebrates scoring their fourth goal. (Reuters)

In-Form Kolo Muani Wants to Stay at Juventus After Club World Cup 

On-loan France striker Randal Kolo Muani said he would like to stay at Juventus next season after a Man of the Match performance for the Italian team in their…

Sports 19 June 2025, US, Miami: Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany speaks during a press conference at the Hard Rock Stadium, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup Group C soccer match against Boca Juniors. (dpa) 

Bayern’s Kompany Cautious of ‘Dangerous’ Club World Cup Rivals Boca 

Bayern Munich strolled to a 10-0 win over Auckland City in their Club World Cup opener but there will be no room for complacency when they face Argentina's…

Sports Atletico Madrid's Pablo Barrios celebrates scoring his side's opening goal as teammate Koke, right, looks on during the Club World Cup group B soccer match between Seattle Sounders and Atletico Madrid in Seattle, Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP)

Barrios Scores Twice, Atletico Madrid Beats Seattle Sounders 3-1 in Club World Cup 

Pablo Barrios scored twice and Atletico Madrid beat the Seattle Sounders 3-1 on Thursday in the Club World Cup. Giuliano Simeone found Barrios at the top of…

Sports Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy meet with the England Women's football team, the Lionesses, at St George's Park, in Staffordshire, Britain June 19, 2025. Christopher Furlong/Pool via REUTERS

UK Govt Pledges $1.2 Billion Investment in Sport

The UK government has pledged to spend more than 900 million pounds ($1.21 billion) to improve grassroots sporting infrastructure and support major events in…

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Monsters and Memes: Labubu Dolls Ride China Soft-power Wave

Varieties Labubu dolls on display at the Pop Land theme park in Beijing. Pedro PARDO / AFP

Monsters and Memes: Labubu Dolls Ride China Soft-power Wave

Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores…

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Varieties Salema porgy swim near seagrass in the protected area of France's Porquerolles National Park ahead of the UN Ocean Conference on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Croatia's Scientists Seek to Ward Off Threat to Posidonia Seagrass

At Croatia’s Dugi Otok island in the Adriatic Sea, scientists, demanding action to protect environmentally important meadows of seagrass, have been on a diving…

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Varieties People work in a Turkish salmon processing company in Trabzon, on the Black Sea on June 11, 2025. (AFP)

'Turkish Salmon': The Black Sea's New Rose-Colored Gold 

Sitting in his spacious office with a view of the Black Sea, Tayfun Denizer smiles: his rainbow trout, raised in submerged cages, have made him a wealthy man. …

Varieties Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France, on August 21, 2023, as France experiences a late summer heatwave. (AFP)

Sunshine Abounds as the Summer Solstice Arrives

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere: the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice…

Varieties Peruvian gas workers discovered the mummy of a boy believed to be over 1,000 years old while installing pipes in Lima. Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP

Peru Gas Workers Find Thousand-year-old Mummy

Peruvian gas workers this week found a thousand-year-old mummy while installing pipes in Lima, their company said, confirming the latest discovery of a pre…

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