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Sheikh Ekrima Sabri arrives for questioning over one of his sermons at the Israeli intelligence service office in Jerusalem on May 8, 2023. AFP

Israel Police Detain Top Imam at Al-Asqua Mosque over Haniyeh Comments

Israeli police detained on Friday the top imam at the revered Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for comments he made during a Friday sermon mourning the…

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Israeli soldiers stand near an army self-propelled artillery vehicle on the outskirts of Kiryat Shmona near Israel's border with Lebanon on July 6, 2023. © Jalaa Marey, AFP

Hezbollah Resumes Steady Rocket, Artillery Fire against Israel

Hezbollah forces on Friday resumed rocket and artillery attacks against Israel, ending the lull along the border following Israel's killing of the Lebanese…

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Marked ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a cart at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

Business

Gold Jumps after Cooling US Jobs Report Boosts Rate Cut Hopes

Gold prices hit their highest in over two weeks on Friday as Treasury yields and the dollar declined after data showed US economy created fewer jobs than…

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Pentagon Tells Israel it Will Adjust US Troops in Middle East

FILED - 19 March 2024, Rhineland-Palatinate, Ramstein-Miesenbach: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a press conference. Photo: Uwe Anspach/dpa

Pentagon Tells Israel it Will Adjust US Troops in Middle East

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has informed Israel about current and future changes to US forces in the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, though…

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Gulf

OIC Calls for International Investigation into Israeli Crimes against Palestinian Prisoners

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed deep concern regarding the increased violent acts and severe violations committed by the Israeli…

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Israel Katz, Foreign Minister to the United Nations speaks during a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at UN headquarters in New York, US, March 11, 2024. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

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Israel Summons Turkish Envoy Over Half-mast Salute for Hamas Leader

Israel's foreign ministry summoned the deputy Turkish ambassador for a reprimand on Friday after Türkiye's embassy in Tel Aviv lowered its flag to half mast…

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Oil Down $2 as Investors Digest Weak US Job Data

FILE - This Nov. 6, 2013 file photo shows a Whiting Petroleum Co. pump jack pulling crude oil from the Bakken region of the Northern Plains near Bainville, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Airlines Avoid Some Mideast Airspace, Cancel Flights

People walk with their luggage as they arrive at the Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

Metro, Train Fare Hikes Strain Egyptian Families

Cairo Metro ticket prices rise starting Thursday (Ministry of Transport)

US Recognizes Opposition Candidate as Winner of Venezuela's Election

A protester throws a gas canister back at police during demonstrations against the official election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro's reelection, the day after the vote, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)

Faisal bin Farhan, Blinken Discuss Regional Developments

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah

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A handout photograph, shot in January 2024, shows a woman and baby at the Zamzam displacement camp, close to El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan. MSF/Mohamed Zakaria/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Sudan's Famine-stricken Zamzam Camp Hit by Devastating Floods

An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)

Shukr’s Assassination Closes Chapter on Hezbollah’s First-Generation Leaders

Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal hugs senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh before leaving Gaza Strip December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File

Khaled Meshaal, Who Survived Israeli Assassination Attempt, Tipped to Be New Hamas Leader

SABIC’s technical center in Shanghai, China (company website)

Petrochemical Recovery Boosts Saudi SABIC’s Profits by 84.7%

Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in a site hit by an Israeli bombardment on Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 13, 2024. (AP)

Elusive Hamas Leader Deif Masterminded Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

‘Year of The Camel’ Saudi Initiative Celebrates Arabian Peninsula’s Cultural Heritage

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OIC Calls for International Investigation into Israeli Crimes against Palestinian Prisoners

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UAE, US Discuss ‘Serious Developments’ in the Region

Faisal bin Farhan, Blinken Discuss Regional Developments

KSrelief: Saudi Arabia Provides Humanitarian Aid to 170 Countries Worth Over $130 Bln

KSrelief distributes food baskets in Sudan. (SPA)

KSrelief, WHO Launch Project to Improve WASH Services in Yemen’s Health Facilities

KSrelief teams distribute aid in Yemen's Dhale Governorate. (SPA)

Saudi FM Receives Telephone Call from Iranian Acting Foreign Minister

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah. (AFP)

Arab World

Israel Police Detain Top Imam at Al-Asqua Mosque over Haniyeh Comments

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Pentagon Tells Israel it Will Adjust US Troops in Middle East

US Warns Sudan Famine on Pace to be Deadliest in Decades

Displaced Sudanese children stand at Zamzam camp, in North Darfur, Sudan, August 1, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Jamal Jebrel

Hezbollah Resumes Steady Rocket, Artillery Fire against Israel

Mourners Pay Respects to Slain Hamas Leaders as Worries of Regional War Mount

This video grab shows senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya, center, praying near the coffin of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard during the funeral prayers in Doha, Qatar, Friday Aug. 2, 2024. (The AP)

Algeria Threatens France with ‘Additional Measures’ Over Sahara Position

The Algerian and French presidents in August 2022 (Algerian presidency)

World

A handout photo made available by the Iranian Supreme Leader's Office shows Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (front) leading a prayer before the coffins of late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard in Tehran, Iran, 01 August 2024. EPA/IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER OFFICE HANDOUT

France Tells Nationals Visiting Iran to Leave 'as Soon as Possible'

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Cyprus Prepares to Help People Evacuate from Mideast in Case War Expands

A Middle East Airlines plane flies over Beirut's Ramlet al-Baida beach as it approaches Beirut International Airport on August 2, 2024. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

Poland Warns Against Travel to Lebanon, Israel and Iran

People play backgamon on a rock in Beirut's Ain al-Mreisseh seaside promenade on August 2, 2024. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)

No 'Tangible' Terror Threat Detected since Start of Paris Olympics

France has been deploying around 30,000 police officers each day to keep the Olympics safe ( The AP)

Ukraine Adds Another Turkish Corvette to its Navy for the War with Russia

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, people react during the launching ceremony of the Ukrainian Navy’s Ada class corvette “Hetman Ivan Vyhovskyi” in Istanbul, Türkiye, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. This vessel was constructed for the Ukrainian Navy at a shipyard in Türkiye. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Israel Summons Turkish Envoy Over Half-mast Salute for Hamas Leader

Business

Gold Jumps after Cooling US Jobs Report Boosts Rate Cut Hopes

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Libya's $70 bln Wealth Fund Sees Thaw in UN Asset Freeze by Year-end

Libya's Tripoli view - File photo/AAWSAT AR

Oil Down $2 as Investors Digest Weak US Job Data

UN: World Food Prices Ease Slightly in July

FILE PHOTO: A person shops at a Whole Foods grocery store in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo

Petrochemical Recovery Boosts Saudi SABIC’s Profits by 84.7%

Bank of England Rate Cut Boosts Comeback Factor for UK Markets

The risk of a resurgence in inflation and the July 4 election are seen as keeping the Bank of England from starting to cut rates at its Thursday meeting ( AFP)

Culture

Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic Discuss Was to Improve Cultural Ties

The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission Chief Executive met with the Dominican Republic Ambassador to Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic Discuss Was to Improve Cultural Ties

Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission Chief Executive Dr. Mohammed Hasan Alwan and Dominican Republic Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Andy…

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‘Year of The Camel’ Saudi Initiative Celebrates Arabian Peninsula’s Cultural Heritage

Saudi Arabia is celebrating 2024 as the “Year of The Camel” to honor the special cultural role of the camel, known as the “ship of the desert.” The year…

Ibrahim al-Qurashi (Jeddah) Thursday 01/08 - 09:47

Officials are seen at the event on Wednesday. (SPA)

Darah Organizes Two Holy Mosques Exhibition, Arabic Manuscripts Seminar in Turkmenistan

The King Abdulaziz Foundation for Research and Archives, "Darah," organized a seminar on "Arabic manuscripts in Turkmenistan" in partnership with the Saudi…

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The third edition of Madinah Book Fair kicked off on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Third Edition of Madinah Book Fair Gets Underway

The third edition of the Madinah Book Fair, organized by the Authority for Literature, Publishing and Translation, kicked off in Saudi Arabia’s Madinah on…

Omar al-Badawi (Madinah) Wednesday 31/07 - 10:39

The event drew a crowd of over 3,000 attendees from both Saudi Arabia and abroad. - SPA

Al-Baha Heritage Festival Concludes with Record Attendance

The heritage house festival, a highlight of Al-Baha summer festival, concluded after a successful 20-day run. The event drew a crowd of over 3,000 attendees…

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Sports

US Men Beaten 4-0 by Morocco and Eliminated from Olympic Soccer Tournament

Sports

Morocco's forward #15 Mehdi Maouhoub (R) celebrates with Morocco's defender #02 Achraf Hakimi (L) after scoring a penalty kick for his team's fourth goal during the men's quarter-final football match between Morocco and the USA at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Parc des Princes in Paris on August 2, 2024. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

US Men Beaten 4-0 by Morocco and Eliminated from Olympic Soccer Tournament

The United States was eliminated from the Olympic men's soccer tournament on Friday after a 4-0 loss to Morocco in the quarterfinals. Soufiane Rahimi, Ilias…

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Sports

Iga Swiatek of Poland returns a shot to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova of Slovakia during their women's bronze medal match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Swiatek Wins Bronze at Paris Olympics for Poland's 1st Tennis Medal at Any Summer Games

Iga Swiatek used a towel to wipe tears from her eyes at the Paris Olympics after earning a bronze for Poland's first tennis medal at any Summer Games by…

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Sports

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in their men's singles semifinals tennis match, at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Carlos Alcaraz Reaches Olympics Men's Tennis Singles Final by Beating Felix Auger-Aliassime

Carlos Alcaraz moved one win away from becoming the youngest man to win an Olympics tennis singles gold medal, beating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-1, 6-1 in the…

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Sports

Fickle winds continued to affect the first medal races for sailing at the Paris Olympics Friday (The AP)

Fickle Winds Continue to Affect Olympic Sailing Medal Races

Fickle winds continued to affect the first medal races for sailing at the Paris Olympics Friday, as officials hoped to squeeze four of them between the calm…

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Sports

Kimia Yousofi after finishing last in her 100-meter preliminary heat - The AP

Afghanistan Sprinter Uses Olympic Trip to Shine Light on How Women Are Treated in Her Country

To get a sense of the real race Afghanistan's lone woman at the Olympic track meet is running, one only needed to look at the back of her bib. On it, in…

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How Missed Warnings 'Over-tourism' Aggravated Deadly India Landslides

People pray for a departed family member at their grave at a graveyard, after landslides hit several villages in Wayanad district, in Meppadi, in the southern state of Kerala, India, August 2, 2024. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas Purchase Licensing Rights

How Missed Warnings 'Over-tourism' Aggravated Deadly India Landslides

With a steeply pitched tiled roof piercing misty green hills in southern India and a stream gushing through rocks nearby, the Stone House Bungalow was one of…

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FILE PHOTO: Tourists and residents drink on a street in Gracia neighborhood during a heatwave of the summer, in Barcelona, Spain August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Bruna Casas//File Photo

Spain Set for Record Tourist Numbers in 2024 after First-Half Jump

The number of foreign tourists in Spain jumped 13% in the first-half of 2024, putting the country on track for another record year for visitor numbers despite…

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FILE - Passengers approach a Korean Air counter at Gimpo airport in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Korean Air Says Turbulence is Knocking Instant Noodles Off Menu

Turbulence is knocking a beloved instant-noodle offering off Korean Air's economy menu, The Associated Press reported. Cups of Shin Ramyun instant noodles, a…

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Interactive Maps Installed at Madinah Book Fair to Enrich Visitors' Experience, Facilitate Searches

The Madinah Book Fair integrated modern technologies to facilitate visitors' searches for books, participating publishers, or exhibition areas hosting various…

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Matt Wearn, of Australia, poses for a portrait before men's dinghy practice at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Marseille, France (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)