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Business FILE PHOTO: A view shows an oil pump jack outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, June 4, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo

Oil Heads for Weekly Climb on Potential Mideast Supply Disruption

Oil prices softened on Friday but were set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage on US demand against any broad supply…

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World Tomoyuki Mimaki, representative director of the Nihon Hidankyo, attends a press conference after the group was awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, in Hiroshima on October 11, 2024. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Japanese Organization of Atomic Bombing Survivors

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the US atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its…

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World This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows Iran's nuclear site in Isfahan, Iran, April 4, 2024. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

US Still Believes Iran Has Not Decided to Build a Nuclear Weapon

The United States still believes that Iran has not decided to build a nuclear weapon despite Tehran's recent strategic setbacks, including Israel's killing of…

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World FILE PHOTO: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi looks on as he meets with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo

Iran FM Reiterates Israel Retaliation Warning

Tehran will not hesitate to take "stronger defensive actions" if Israel retaliates for last week's missile attack by Tehran, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas…

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UN Mission in Lebanon Says Peacekeepers Injured Friday after New Explosions Hit Base

Arab World 26 August 2023, Lebanon, Kfra Shouba: UN peacekeeping troops secure the Lebanese border side with Israel at the outskirts of the Lebanese southern village of Kfar Shouba. (dpa)

UN Mission in Lebanon Says Peacekeepers Injured Friday after New Explosions Hit Base

The UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon says new explosions hit its headquarters on Friday morning, injuring two peacekeepers, a day after Israeli forces…

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World A billboard in the streets of Damascus for President Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2022. (Reuters)

Moscow’s ‘Tactical’ Retreat in Syria, Shift in Priorities

The recent successive withdrawals of Russian military forces from observation points near the frontlines with the occupied Syrian Golan have raised questions…

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Arab World Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. AFP

Israeli Military: Head of Islamic Jihad Killed in West Bank

Israel said it had killed Muhammad Abdullah, the head of the Islamic Jihad's network in the Palestinian refugee camp of Nur Shams in the West Bank. The…

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Camel Riders Showcase Heritage at International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition

Culture The camel rider participated in the exhibition held from October 3 to 12 - SPA

Camel Riders Showcase Heritage at International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition

The Ministry of Interior's pavilion at the International Saudi Falcons and Hunting Exhibition 2024, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club, featured a captivating…

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Culture South Korean author Han Kang speaks to the media during a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on May 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Nobel Prize Winner Han Kang's Books Fly Off the Shelves in South Korea

South Koreans flocked to book stores on Friday and crashed websites in a frenzy to snap up copies of the work of novelist Han Kang in her home country, after…

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Culture Iraqi students walk through Bab al-Wastani on a walking tour of the historic center of Baghdad. AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP

'Soul of Old Baghdad': City Center Sees Timid Revival

An Iraqi professor leading a group of students on a walking tour of Baghdad's historic center invites them to stop and admire a centuries-old stone wall…

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Culture 10 October 2024, Berlin: A customer in the bookstore Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus holds a book by 2024 Nobel Prize winner Han Kang from South Korea. Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/dpa

Han Kang Wins Nobel Prize for Literature

South Korean poet and novelist Han Kang was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for a poetic and unsettling body of work that the Nobel committee…

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Culture The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday. SPA

Saudi Falcons Club, King Saud University Sign MoU to Preserve Falcons' Cultural Legacy

The Saudi Falcons Club and King Saud University signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Wednesday to preserve the Falcons' cultural, heritage, and environmental…

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Riyadh Season to Host IV Crown Showdown on Saturday

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Riyadh Season to Host IV Crown Showdown on Saturday

The IV Crown Showdown will take place on October 12 as part of Riyadh Season. The event will feature an undisputed light heavyweight championship match…

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Sports In this photo provided by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Chairman Aiko Toyoda, center, with Ayao Komatsu, left, Team Principal of MoneyGram Haas F1 Team and Tomoya Takahashi, President of GAZOO Racing Company, poses for a photo in Oyama, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.(Toyota Motor Corporation via AP)

Toyota Returns to F1 with Haas Technical Partnership

The US-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multi-year technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to grand…

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Sports Bukayo Saka of England in action during the UEFA Nations League match between England and Greece in London, Great Britain, 10 October 2024.  EPA/ANDY RAIN

Saka Leaves England Match with Leg Injury in Potential Blow to Arsenal

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka came off with a leg injury during England's 2-1 loss to Greece on Thursday. Saka was substituted in the 51st minute at Wembley…

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Sports Norway's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Norway and Slovenia at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway, 10 October 2024.  EPA/Terje Pedersen

Haaland Becomes Norway's All-time Leading Scorer

Erling Haaland marked his first game as Norway captain by becoming his country's all-time leading scorer — then appeared to indicate he will soon become a…

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Sports Brazil's forward Luiz Henrique (unseen) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualifiers football match between Chile and Brazil, at the National stadium in Santiago, on October 10, 2024. (Photo by Javier TORRES / AFP)

Brazil Has Away Win over Chile in World Cup Qualifying and Messi's Argentina Draws

An 89th-minute goal by substitute Luiz Henrique gave Brazil a 2-1 away win over Chile on Thursday in a 2026 World Cup qualifying match. The win meant under…

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Russian Governor Shows off New Stalin Statue to 'Honor' History

Varieties The death mask of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin is exhibited at a museum in his hometown of Gori, Georgia March 1, 2023. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze/File Photo

Russian Governor Shows off New Stalin Statue to 'Honor' History

A new monument to Soviet-era leader Josef Stalin is set to be erected soon in a city in northwest Russia following what the regional governor there said were …

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Varieties The first-place winner will receive SAR30,000 - SPA

Five Winners Announced in Fourth Round of Melwah Racing

The fourth round of the six-day Melwah Racing event, which began on October 7, concluded on Thursday, where five participants emerged victorious. Saturday's…

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Initiative Launched to Plant 50,000 Trees Around Al-Baha Mosques

The Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh launched a tree-planting initiative in Al-Baha. The initiative…

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Varieties Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Reef Saudi) has launched an international training program to enhance farmers' skills and knowledge. …

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Varieties (FILES) This photograph taken on May 2, 2021 shows a helicopter flying over the Khumbu glacier in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district, some 140kms northeast of Nepal's capital Kathmandu. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Everest Climber's Remains Believed Found after 100 Years

A documentary team discovered human remains on Mount Everest apparently belonging to a man who went missing while trying to summit the peak 100 years ago,…

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