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Arab World  US soldiers are seen during a joint military exercise between US-led forces and members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province on September 7, 2022. (AFP)

US Airstrikes on Syria Kill 37 Militants Affiliated with Extremist Groups

In Syria, 37 militants affiliated to the extremist ISIS group and an al-Qaeda-linked group were killed in two strikes, the United States military said Sunday. …

Arab World People check the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese Minister: Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire with Israel Underway

Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makary said during a cabinet session on Sunday that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel were underway. "It is…

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Arab World The Observatory said the strikes targeted headquarters and warehouses in the city of Deir Ezzor and surrounding towns. (AFP via Getty Images file)

Militants Killed and Wounded in Eastern Syria, Media and War Monitor Say

A number of militants were killed and wounded in eastern Syria early Sunday near a strategic border crossing with Iraq in apparent airstrikes, pro-government…

Arab World A Lebanese Army patrol. (EPA)

Lebanese Military Calls for Calm

In its first statement since the recent escalation with Israel and following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon's military called for…

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Israel Says Killed Nabil Qaouq, Another High-Ranking Hezbollah Official, in an Airstrike

Arab World Nabil Qaouq, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council. (Local media)
Nabil Qaouq, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central Council. (Local media)

Israel Says Killed Nabil Qaouq, Another High-Ranking Hezbollah Official, in an Airstrike

The Israeli military said Sunday that it killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese armed group was reeling from a string…


Arab World A Palestinian child plays near an unexploded Israeli missile among the rubble of a destroyed building at Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, 28 September 2024. (EPA)

Israeli Airstrikes Kill 11 Palestinians in Gaza

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 11 Palestinians, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, as Israeli planes…

World Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump, watches the Alabama Crimson Tide versus Georgia Bulldogs college football game with musician Kid Rock and Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 28, 2024 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Getty Images via AFP)

Trump Escalates Harsh Rhetoric against Immigrants, Harris

Donald Trump on Saturday deployed some of his harshest rhetoric against immigrants who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes, especially…

Riyadh International Book Fair Activities Draw Growing Number of Visitors

Culture Riyadh International Book Fair activities draw growing number of visitors. (SPA)

Riyadh International Book Fair Activities Draw Growing Number of Visitors

The Riyadh International Book Fair continues to attract a large audience, solidifying its status as a key cultural event. Its diverse activities cater to…

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Culture  Visitors attend an exhibition of model ships made by the Madagascar company Le Village and on display at the Homo Faber 2024 show in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.(AP)

Model Makers in Madagascar Are Bringing History’s Long-Lost Ships Back to Life

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah…

Culture Achaemenid-era clay tablets returned from the United States and on display at Iran's National Museum in Tehran on October 2, 2019 - AFP

US Returns to Iran Latest Batch of Ancient Clay Tablets

The United States has returned to Iran more than 1,000 clay tablets dating from the Achaemenid-era, official media said, reporting the sixth such handover of…

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Culture The exhibition draws fascinating parallels between Arab and Chinese traditions. SPA

Saudi Museums Commission Showcases Chinese Contemporary Art for 1st Time in Saudi Arabia

The Museums Commission inaugurated on Thursday the exhibition "The Writings of Today Are a Promise for Tomorrow" at the Saudi Arabia Museum of Contemporary Art…

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Culture Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Diriyah, DAF seeks to establish Riyadh as a global capital of New Media Art. SPA

Diriyah Art Futures Launches Emerging New Media Artists Program

Diriyah Art Futures (DAF), a pioneering new media arts center in Saudi Arabia, has announced the 12 successful applicants to its inaugural Emerging New Media…

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China Hails ‘Queen Wen’, the Tennis Star Who Fulfilled a Dream

Sports China’s Zheng Qinwen speaks to fans after winning against Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova at their women’s singles match during the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on September 28, 2024. (AFP)

China Hails ‘Queen Wen’, the Tennis Star Who Fulfilled a Dream

Zheng Qinwen's parents sold the family home to fund her tennis dreams and now she is an Olympic champion and China's biggest current sports star. The 21-year…


Sports  Munich's Harry Kane passes the ball past Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayern Munich and Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (dpa via AP)

Bayern Says Kane’s Ankle Injury Is Not as Bad as Initially Feared

Bayern Munich star Harry Kane’s left ankle injury is not as serious as initially feared, the Bundesliga club said. “Examinations by the club’s medical unit…

Sports Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Deportivo Alaves - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - September 24, 2024 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal. (Reuters)

Champions League Returns Missing Mbappe, Rodri, Barella as Injury Wave Hits European Soccer

Key players will be sidelined when the Champions League resumes Tuesday after a wave of injuries within a week of the new-look competition starting. Kylian…

Sports Members of North Korea's U-20 women's football team, wave at people from a vehicle upon their arrival in Pyongyang on September 28, 2024, after their victory against Japan at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final football match, which took place at the Nemesio Camacho “El Campin” stadium in Colombia's capital Bogota. (AFP)

N. Korea Players Celebrate U-20 World Cup Victory in Pyongyang

North Korea's young women's football team received a thunderous homecoming after their title win at the 2024 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, AFP footage…

Sports Afghan youths play futsal at a sports complex in Kabul on September 25, 2024. (AFP)

‘Historic Achievement’: Futsal World Cup Journey Inspires Afghans

Inspired by the "extraordinary" rise of his country's national futsal team, Mustafa beats the dawn every day to train in a busy sports complex in central Kabul…


Hospital Clowns Bring Joy to Young Ukrainian Cancer Patients Who Survived Russian Missile Attack

Varieties Tetiana Nosova, who goes by the clown name of Zhuzha, a volunteer from the "Bureau of Smiles and Support" plays a ukulele as she stands with Michael Bilyk, who is held by his mother Antonina Malyshko, and Kira Vertetska, 8, at Okhmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)

Hospital Clowns Bring Joy to Young Ukrainian Cancer Patients Who Survived Russian Missile Attack

Their costumes are put on with surgical precision: Floppy hats, foam noses, bright clothes, and a ukulele with multicolored nylon strings. Moments later, in a…

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Varieties CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 28: SpaceX Crew-9 Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov (L) (Mission Specialist) and NASA Astronaut Nick Hague (Mission Commander) wear SpaceX spacesuits as they depart from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Control Building at Kennedy Space Center for Space Launch Complex 40 September 28, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images/AFP

SpaceX Set to Launch Mission to Return Stranded Astronauts

A SpaceX mission is set for launch Saturday with two passengers on board, leaving two seats empty to return the American astronauts who have been stranded for…

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Varieties Shin Shin relaxes in her enclosure on the last day of viewing before she and another panda, Ri Ri, are sent back to China after 13 years, at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo on September 28, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)

Thousands Bid Farewell to Tokyo Zoo Pandas Before Return to China

Thousands of thankful, sobbing fans flocked to a Tokyo zoo Saturday to bid an emotional farewell to a pair of beloved pandas before their imminent return to…

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Varieties FILE - A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian’s Wall near Bardon Mill, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

49 Saplings from Famous UK Tree that Was Illegally Chopped Down will be Shared to Mark Anniversary

It's been a year since a sycamore tree that stood high and proud near the Roman landmark of Hadrian’s Wall in the north of England was inexplicably chopped…

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Varieties Massacred 10th century Vikings found in a mass grave at St John’s College, Oxford. Photograph: Thames Valley Archaeological Services/PA

Danish Archaeologists Unearth 50 Viking Skeletons

The excavation of a large Viking-era burial site in Denmark has unearthed 50 unusually well-preserved skeletons that archaeologists expect will help shed light…

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