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World  27 September 2024, US, New York: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaks at the 79th General Debate of the UN General Assembly. (dpa)

Israel Will Listen to US but Make Own Decisions, Netanyahu’s Office Says

Israel will listen to the United States but will decide its actions according to its own national interest, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in…

World FILE PHOTO: Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, head of the Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, speaks during a ceremony in Tehran, Iran April 14, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran's State TV Airs Footage of Esmail Qaani

The head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Force, Gen. Esmail Qaani, has appeared in television footage aired Tuesday by Iranian state television. …

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World North Korean border county of Kaepoong is seen from South Korea's Odusan Unification Observatory in Paju on October 15, 2024. (AFP)

North Korea Blows up Parts of Inter-Korean Road on Its Side of Border, Seoul Says

North Korea has blown up sections of an inter-Korean road on its side of the heavily militarized border between the two Koreas, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of…

World A man watches a news program about Chinese military drills surrounding Taiwan, on a giant screen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 14, 2024. (AFP)

China Deploys Record 125 Warplanes in Large-Scale Military Drill in Warning to Taiwan

China employed a record 125 aircraft, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, in large-scale military exercises surrounding Taiwan and its outlying…

Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

Arab World 11 October 2024, Lebanon, Qliyaa: United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL) peace keeping troops from the Spanish contingent conduct an early morning patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Qliyaa. Photo: Stringer/dpa

Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UNIFIL after Israeli Attacks

The UN Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting,…

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World OAKS, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 14: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, holds a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on October 14, 2024 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP

Official: US Warns Iran to Stop Plotting Against Trump

The United States has warned the Iranian government to stop all plotting against Republican Donald Trump and said that Washington would view any attempt on his…

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Arab World Israeli army vehicles during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin, 14 October 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Forces Shoot Dead 2 Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Commenting on the incident, the…

Saudi Arabia’s Jusoor Exhibition Inaugurated in Mauritanian Capital

Culture The inauguration was attended by Mauritanian Minister of Islamic Affairs and Original Education Sidi Yahya Ould Cheikhna Ould Lemrabet. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Jusoor Exhibition Inaugurated in Mauritanian Capital

Saudi Ambassador to Mauritania Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Raqabi inaugurated on Sunday the Jusoor Exhibition in Nouakchott. The inauguration was attended by…


Culture Art of the Kingdom Exhibition Highlights Saudi Contemporary Art on Global Stage

Art of the Kingdom Exhibition Highlights Saudi Contemporary Art on Global Stage

Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission announced plans to launch a landmark exhibition on the art of the Kingdom, to bring Saudi contemporary art to the global…

Culture The Majanna market is a vital meeting point for pilgrims and merchants in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times.(SPA)

Majanna Market: A Historical Hub of Trade and Propagation of Islam

Located 30 kilometers northwest of Makkah, the Majanna market served as a vital meeting point for pilgrims and merchants in pre-Islamic and early Islamic times…

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Culture Amazigh women pose for a picture in the village of Imilchil in central Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains on September on August 19, 2024. Agence France-Presse

Morocco's Tribeswomen See Facial Tattoo Tradition Fade

As a young girl growing up in the Atlas mountains, Hannou Mouloud's family took her to have her chin tattooed with the cherished lines that generations of…

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Culture AlUla, a major stop on the Incense Road, served as a vibrant hub for trade, facilitating the flow of precious goods like spices and incense from southern Arabia to distant markets. - SPA

AlUla to Host Exhibition with National Archaeological Museum of Naples Masterpieces in November

The Ancient Kingdoms Festival, hosted in AlUla between November 7 and 30, will showcase a collection of remarkable artifacts from the National Archaeological…

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France, Germany Beat Fierce Rivals in Nations League

Sports France's forward #12 Randal Kolo Muani controls the ball during the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between Belgium and France, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

France, Germany Beat Fierce Rivals in Nations League

France and Germany had stand-in forwards to thank for wins over fierce rivals in the Nations League on Monday. With Kylian Mbappé again absent, Randal Kolo…

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Sports Giovani Di Lorenzo of Italy celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League A soccer match Italy vs Israel in Udine, Italy, 14 October 2024.  EPA/DAVIDE CASENTINI

Italy-Israel Football Match Held Without Incident Despite Security Concerns

There were snipers on the roof of the stadium and a heavy police presence throughout the city of Udine for Italy's home match against Israel on Monday. In the…

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Sports Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe challenges Villarreal's Spanish goalkeeper #13 Diego Conde during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 5, 2024. (AFP)

European Leagues, Players’ Union Lash out at FIFA's Calendar ‘Abuse’

A players' union, the European leagues' group and Spain's LaLiga accused FIFA of "abuse" on Monday as they filed a joint complaint about the governing body's…

Sports  Spain's Lamine Yamal, left, and Denmark's Victor Kristiansen battle for the ball during the UEFA Nations League group 4 soccer match between Spain and Denmark in Murcia, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. (AP)

Tests Show No Major Injury to Yamal after Leaving Spain Squad with Muscle Problem

Tests have confirmed Lamine Yamal has only a strain in his left hamstring sustained on duty with Spain, Barcelona said Monday. The teenage star underwent the…

Sports Italy's Jannik Sinner (R) is greeted by Serbia's Novak Djokovic after Sinner won their men's singles final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai on October 13, 2024. (AFP)

Sinner Beats Djokovic to Take Shanghai Masters Title, Sabalenka Reigns in Wuhan

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner beat Novak Djokovic in straight sets to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday, giving the Italian his tour-leading seventh title of the…


What is US Daylight Saving Time and When Do Clocks Change?

Varieties Technician Oleg Ryabtsev performs maintenance work on a clock in Minsk, Belarus, Saturday, March 29, 2008. (AP)

What is US Daylight Saving Time and When Do Clocks Change?

Daylight saving time, a practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America, is once again in the spotlight as debates over its necessity…

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Varieties  A screen shows the laureates (L-R) Turkish-American Daron Acemoglu and British-Americans Simon Johnson and James Robinson of the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel during the announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden on October 14, 2024. (TT news agency / AFP)

Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson Win 2024 Nobel Economics Prize

Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity", the…

Varieties  Invasive Quagga mussels cover a pipe in Lake Leman in Rivaz near Geneva, Switzerland, September 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Mussels Invade Swiss Lakes, Coating Fishing Nets and Threatening Wildlife

Fisherman Claude Delley rattles the metal frame of his net against the side of his boat on Switzerland's Lake Neuchatel, trying to shake off dozens of tiny,…

Varieties A view of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute/ Handout via Reuters

Is Life Possible on a Jupiter Moon? NASA Goes to Investigate

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? An imposing NASA probe is due to lift off on Monday on a five-and-a-half-year journey to…

Varieties Riyadh Season 2024 launches 3 zones with new events and exceptional experiences. (SPA)

Riyadh Season 2024 Launches 3 Zones with New Events and Exceptional Experiences

Riyadh Season 2024 has announced the opening of three zones for the public: Boulevard World, Boulevard City, and Al-Suwaidi Park. These zones will host a…

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