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Arab World A man walks past a billboard displaying the Iraqi flag in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square on September 22, 2026. (AFP)
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US to Hand Over Center at Baghdad Airport, Says Iraqi FM

The United States will transfer to Iraq a diplomatic and logistics hub at Baghdad airport that was repeatedly targeted by Iran-backed groups during the Middle…

Arab World Palestinians walk amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Israeli Army Says 2 Soldiers Killed in Gaza

Israel's army said Friday that two reserve soldiers were killed in Gaza, with a military source telling AFP they died in an explosion of an Israeli army drone…

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Gulf Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Saudi Arabia’s permanent UN mission in New York on Thursday.
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Foreign Ministers of 'Makkah Agreement' Review Emergency Meeting of Military chiefs

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at…

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Arab World Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meet on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. (NNA)
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Lebanon PM Tells Iran President Country Cannot Be Arena for Regional Wars

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday that his country did not want to be an arena for regional wars, after…

Iran Proposes Reopening Hormuz Within 7 Days

World FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Iran Proposes Reopening Hormuz Within 7 Days

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets…

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Gulf An Airbus A340-600 airplane of Mahan Air is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela April 8, 2019. (Reuters)
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UAE Bars Iranian Airline Flights as US Sanctions Bite

The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it would no longer accept flights by Iranian airlines as it joins US sanctions aimed at raising economic pressure…

World President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP)
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Trump-Xi Summit in Washington Features Great Fanfare but Low Expectations

US President Donald Trump welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday for a lavish state summit that was heavy on symbolism but light…

Israel’s Netanyahu Denounces Enemies, Allies in Fiery UN Speech

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 81st session of the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 24, 2026 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

Police Arrest Actors, Politicians Protesting Against Netanyahu Outside UN

People gather to protest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu speech at the United Nations headquarters at the New York Public library on September 24, 2026 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

Sisi Stresses Egypt’s Support for Iraq’s Security, Stability

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds talks with the head of Iraq’s Hikma Movement in Cairo on Thursday. (Egyptian Presidency)

Thousands of Syrians Face Legal Fallout From Assad-Era Cases

Syrians queue at Aleppo International Airport. (Civil Aviation Authority)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with US President Donald Trump in New York on September 23, 2026. (Iraqi government)

Meeting between al-Zaidi, Trump Raises Questions in Baghdad

Naming the mosque after King Abdulaziz honors and preserves his national legacy. (Royal Commission for Riyadh City) 

King Abdulaziz Mosque in North Riyadh Preserves Founder’s Legacy in National Memory

An early, rare photograph of King Abdulaziz in Makkah after he left the Grand Mosque (King Abdulaziz Foundation)

Saudi State Institutions: A Century Since the Basic Instructions

A workshop making boats for irregular migration after a raid in Libya (Special Tasks Department of the Interior Ministry in western Libya)

‘Death Boats’: Clandestine Boatbuilding Thrives Along Migration Routes from Libya

King Salman chairs the extraordinary virtual G20 Leaders' Summit from Riyadh. SPA

Saudi Arabia Marks its National Day with a Digital Economy Nearing One-Sixth of GDP

An investor walks past the Tadawul logo at the Saudi stock exchange. (Reuters)

Saudi Sukuk, Bonds Gain New Route to Liquidity

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Artificial Intelligence and the Naming Strategy

Fahid Suleiman al-Shoqiran
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Hezbollah… The Review That Left Out Accountability

Mustafa Fahs
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When International Organizations Fail to Prevent Wars!

Radwan al-Sayyed
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Iran and the US: An October Surprise?

Amir Taheri
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Christians of the Arab World and a Partnership of Destiny

Fares Souaid
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One Dimension of Many in the Targeting of Saudi Arabia

Suleiman Jawda
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Khartoum... Why?

Osman Mirghani
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‘A Major Russian Move’ Could End the Ukraine War and Alarm Europe!

Huda al-Husseini
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Targeting Makkah… An Old Aim Renewed

Bakir Oweida
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We Stand on the Threshold of Another Era

Dr. Abdel Monem Said
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Who Is More Powerful: Saudi Arabia or Iran?

Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
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Has the United Nations Come to an End? A Quieter World

Samir Atallah
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Qatar, MWL, GCC Condemn Houthi Missile Attacks on Saudi Cities of Taif and Yanbu

Qatar, MWL, GCC Condemn Houthi Missile Attacks on Saudi Cities of Taif and Yanbu

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Saudi Foreign Minister Holds Talks with Spanish, UK Counterparts in New York

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah meets with Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares Bueno. (SPA)

Foreign Ministers of 'Makkah Agreement' Review Emergency Meeting of Military chiefs

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan at Saudi Arabia’s permanent UN mission in New York on Thursday.

UAE Bars Iranian Airline Flights as US Sanctions Bite

An Airbus A340-600 airplane of Mahan Air is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport outside Caracas, Venezuela April 8, 2019. (Reuters)

Civil Defense Announces Danger Has Passed in Five Saudi Cities, Including Makkah

Early Warning Sirens Activated in Makkah and Four Other Saudi Cities (SPA)

Coalition: Six Ballistic Missiles Launched by Terrorist Houthi Militia Intercepted, Destroyed

Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Malki. (SPA)

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An Iranian passenger carrying luggage leaves Najaf International Airport after arriving on an AVA Airlines flight, in Najaf, Iraq, September 23, 2026. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraq’s Najaf Suspends Iranian Airlines, Enforcing US Sanctions

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Board of Peace Has Met with UNRWA Despite Saying it Has No Gaza Role, Agency's Ex-chief Says

People walk past the UNRWA Vocational Training Center, where Israeli security forces have remained since raiding the facility on August 25, at the Qalandia refugee camp, south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP) (AFP)

Israeli Army Says 2 Soldiers Killed in Gaza

Palestinians walk amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

‘Tripoli Cell’ Sparks Accusations Among Libya’s Rival Factions

Firefighters fought to contain a blaze burning at an oil facility in Libya’s key western oil town of Zawiya, on Aug. 12, 2006, a day after a drone strike ignited a gasoline-storage tank. AP

Prefabricated Homes Arrive in Destroyed South Lebanon Town

Workers set up a prefabricated house to provide housing for families whose homes have been destroyed in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, in the village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh (Western Zawtar) in southern Lebanon, on September 21, 2026. (Photo by Ammar Ammar / AFP)

Meeting between al-Zaidi, Trump Raises Questions in Baghdad

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi meets with US President Donald Trump in New York on September 23, 2026. (Iraqi government)

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Britain's Foreign Minister Ed Miliband arrives to attend an informal meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers at Druids Glen in Wicklow, south of Dublin, Ireland, on September 2, 2026. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP)

Britain Warns Iran It Will Not Tolerate Hostile Activity on UK Soil

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Zelensky Says Trump Made 'Final Decision' to Give Ukraine Patriot License

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the 81st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at UN Headquarters on September 23, 2026 in New York City. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images/AFP

Iran Proposes Reopening Hormuz Within 7 Days

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, September 23, 2026. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

An Explosion Near the Acropolis in Greece Injures at Least 2 People and Collapses a Building

Firefighters work at the scene following a powerful blast that caused a building to collapse and injured at least two people in Athens' Plaka district, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

US 'Must Choose' Whether to End War: Iran President to Fox News

Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN, for which he travelled to the United States, telling the world that Iran would not 'bend at the knee' to Washington. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP/File

Pope Leo in France: The Issues on the Table

Pope Leo's trip is the first papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI's in 2008. Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP

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Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies, attends the ROG.e, Brazil's largest oil and gas event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 21, 2026. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

TotalEnergies Board Backs CEO Pouyanne's Mandate Renewal

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Asian Markets Mixed after Oil Gains

Japan's 10-year yield reached a fresh 30-year high in morning trade on Friday. Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP

US Business Lobbies Say Diesel Export Ban Would Backfire

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright holds a press conference on the sidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna, Austria, September 14, 2026. (Reuters)

Iraq Exports 2.6 million bpd from Southern Ports

An oil field in the Dibs area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq (Reuters)

Oil Gains on Little Sign of Progress in US-Iran Talks

Gas prices at a Shell gas station above $6 a gallon for regular gasoline and $8 a gallon for diesel are displayed across from a US flag outside of the Marathon Petroleum Corp. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)

Saudi Aramco Chief: Any Interruption Can be Fixed 'Within Days'

Aramco President and CEO Amin Nasser speaks during a press conference. Reuters file photo

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King Abdulaziz Public Library Branch in China Wins Two Awards

Culture Convening representatives and library specialists from across China, the conference addressed emerging sector trends. SPA

King Abdulaziz Public Library Branch in China Wins Two Awards

The King Abdulaziz Public Library Branch in Peking University won a first prize and an award of excellence during the 12th National Conference of Foreign…

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Culture First lady of China Peng Liyuan and US first lady Melania Trump pose for a photo with children during a visit to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art from Director of the museum Chase Robinson in Washington, DC, US, September 24, 2026. (Reuters)
Culture

Melania Trump Takes China’s First Lady on a Museum Outing That’s Watched for Diplomacy and Style

Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan on Thursday toured one of the largest Asian art museums in the United States, celebrating cultural ties between the US and China…

Culture The craft workshops drew on elements of Saudi identity and heritage - SPA
Culture

Zawiya 97 Celebrates Saudi National Day with Craft, Artistic Experiences in Historic Jeddah

Zawiya 97 in Historic Jeddah celebrated Saudi National Day through a range of craft and artistic experiences and interactive activities inspired by local…

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Culture Visual Artists Mark Saudi National Day with Vision 2030 Mural in Al-Ahsa
Culture

Visual Artists Mark Saudi National Day with Vision 2030 Mural in Al-Ahsa

A local culture and arts association in Al-Ahsa Governorate created an art mural on Saudi Arabia's journey under Saudi Vision 2030, as part of Saudi National…

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Culture The Palmyran stone was removed from the UNESCO World Heritage site Palmyra before ISIS members destroyed much of the city from 2015 to 2017. (Reuters)
Culture

US Returns Stolen Antiquities Worth $5 Million to Syria

US officials announced Wednesday the return of 36 stolen antiquities to Syria, including a stone trafficked during the ISIS group's destruction of the ancient…

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Europe's Top Leagues Add to Pressure on Infantino by Calling for FIFA Reform

Sports FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup - Group A - Poland v Argentina - Arena Katowice, Katowice, Poland - September 5, 2026 FIFA President Gianni Infantino reacts inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo

Europe's Top Leagues Add to Pressure on Infantino by Calling for FIFA Reform

The Premier League and three other top European leagues have called for governance reform of FIFA following Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in…

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Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz poses on the black carpet upon arrival to attend the Laver Cup opening night gala, in Greenwich, east London on September 24, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)
Sports

Alcaraz Calls for End to Late-night Finishes at Grand Slams

Carlos Alcaraz has had enough of pulling all-nighters at Grand Slams, urging organizers to finish play by 11 p.m. after his US Open title defense came to an…

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Sports Argentina's head coach Lionel Scaloni speaks with the press after a training session at the Argentine Football Association (AFA) training camp in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires Province, on September 24, 2026, ahead of the friendly matches against Bolivia, Burkina Faso, and Benin. (Photo by JUAN MABROMATA / AFP)
Sports

Scaloni Says he Did his Best to Convince Messi to Return for Argentina Farewell

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni said he "pushed hard" to ensure Lionel Messi would return to the national team for a farewell match soon after announcing his…

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Sports Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Table Tennis - Men's Team Final - Sky Hall Toyota, Toyota, Japan - September 24, 2026 Gold medallists Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto, Sora Matsushima, Shunsuke Togami, Yukiya Uda and Hiroto Shinozuka celebrate on the podium after winning the Men's Team Final with silver medallists China's Youzheng Huang, Shidong Lin, Chuqin Wang, Ruibo Wen and Peng Xiang REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
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Harimoto Hails New Era as Japan Dethrone Table Tennis Kings China

Tomokazu Harimoto said Japan had overcome their inferiority complex after ending table tennis powerhouse China's 32-year run as Asian Games men's team…

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Sports Israel's forward #22 Saied Abu Farchi celebrates scoring his team's first goal while holding a pitch flag pole during the UEFA Nations League Group B3 football match between Austria and Israel in Linz, Austria on September 24, 2026. (AFP)
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Israel’s Abu Farchi Sent off After Gun Gesture Celebration

‌Israel forward Saied Abu Farchi was sent off for celebrating his goal against Austria in their 3-1 UEFA Nations League defeat on Thursday by using the…

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Bacteria Suspected in Deaths of Hundreds of Baby Whales off Argentina

Varieties Scientists suspect a bacterial infection to be behind the mystery deaths of hundreds of southern right whale calves washed up on beaches in Argentina's Patagonia region. MAXI JONAS / AFP

Bacteria Suspected in Deaths of Hundreds of Baby Whales off Argentina

A bacterial infection is suspected of killing hundreds of baby whales in the southern Argentine region of Patagonia, a marine mammal expert told AFP on…

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Varieties Locals on the island of Principe are paid a financial dividend to preserve its natural beauty. Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP
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Cash for Nature Protection: Hotelier's Offer to Principe Islanders

On the paradise island of Principe, a lush jungle haven in the turquoise waters of the Gulf of Guinea, a South African multimillionaire is offering locals a…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: An Indian flying fox or fruit bat flies over trees at Kodiyathur village in Kozhikode district in the southern state of Kerala, India, February 2, 2022.REUTERS/Sivaram V/File Photo
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Bats Originated and Took First Flight in Europe 65 Million Years Ago

Scientists have long struggled to establish where bats first originated, with previous hypotheses proposing Africa, Asia and North America. A new research…

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Varieties In this photo taken on August 25, 2026 sheep herder Ganchimeg stands with goats she rounded up in Bayantal, Mongolia's Govisumber province. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
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Mongolian Herders Enlist New Tech Against Harsher, Drier Climate

When Mongolian herder Ganchimeg's sheep strayed dangerously near a salty lake this summer, driven by hunger as nearby vegetation was poor, she was in a "total…

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Varieties Jin Xi, one of the only two giant pandas in Spain, eats on its sixth birthday at Madrid Zoo Aquarium in Madrid, Spain, September 19, 2026. REUTERS/Juan Barbosa


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Xi: 2 Giant Pandas from China Will Arrive in Coming Days at Atlanta's Zoo

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days, bolstering a loan program that at…

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