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Business A hazy view of the skyline in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio.

IMF Eyes Revised Global Forecast, but Warns Trade Tensions Still Cloud Outlook

The International Monetary Fund warned on Friday that risks related to trade tensions continue to cloud the global economic outlook and uncertainty remains…

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Arab World Palestinians checks wounded sheep after settlers attack a Bedouin community in the Jordan valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta

Israeli Settlers Accused of Killing 117 Sheep in West Bank Attack

Palestinian Bedouins accused Israeli settlers on Friday of killing 117 sheep in an overnight attack and stealing hundreds of others in an apparent effort to…

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Gulf A combined photo of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

King Salman, Crown Prince Congratulate UAE President on Union Pledge Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of congratulations to President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the…

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Gulf OIC Chief Offers Condolences to Iraq Following Deadly Fire in Kut City

OIC Chief Offers Condolences to Iraq Following Deadly Fire in Kut City

Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha extended his sincere condolences and sympathy to the leadership and people of…

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Syrian Government Denies its Forces Preparing to Redeploy to Sweida

Arab World FILE PHOTO: Members of Syrian security forces walk on a road in Sweida countryside, as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, July 16, 2025. REUTERS/Karam al-Masri/File Photo

Syrian Government Denies its Forces Preparing to Redeploy to Sweida

Syria's interior ministry spokesperson said on Friday that government forces were not preparing to deploy to Sweida Province, the state news agency reported. …

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World Taiwan's Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim makes a speech at a briefing for foreign media in Taipei, Taiwan July 18, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan Will 'Not Provoke Confrontation' with China, Vice President Says

Taiwan will not provoke a confrontation with China, the self-ruled island’s vice president said Friday, lamenting Beijing’s “aggressive military posturing”…

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World Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., leaves the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress Approves Trump's $9 billion Cut to Public Broadcasting, Foreign Aid

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as…

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Saudi Pavilion Launches Cultural Exchange Program at Expo 2025 Osaka

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Saudi Pavilion Launches Cultural Exchange Program at Expo 2025 Osaka

The Saudi Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka has launched its cultural exchange program, designed to provide professional and personal development for staff from…

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Culture The agreement was signed by Saudipedia CEO Khaled Qattan and Saudia Vice President of Marketing Essam Akhonbay in Jeddah. (SPA)

Saudipedia, Saudia Airlines Partner to Showcase Kingdom's Culture

Saudipedia, a Ministry of Media initiative, and Saudia Airlines signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday to promote and exchange national content, bolster…

Culture Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Academic Program

Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Academic Program

The Saudi Culinary Arts Commission announced on Wednesday the launch of the Academic Culinary Arts Program as part of its strategic projects to develop a new…

Culture King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication, ICESCO Sign MoU to Boost Cultural Cooperation

King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication, ICESCO Sign MoU to Boost Cultural Cooperation

The King Abdulaziz Center for Cultural Communication (c) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural…

Culture The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth) participated in the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. (SPA)

'Kimono Bisht,' a Saudi-Japanese Cultural Encounter at Expo 2025 in Osaka

The Royal Institute of Traditional Arts (Wrth) participated in the Saudi Cultural Week at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, from July 12 to 15. The event aimed to…

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Women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Finals Set for Saturday at Esports World Cup

Sports In Free Fire, the opening round unfolded across six maps, with Team Falcons, led by their Thai stars, temporarily topping the leaderboard - SPA

Women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Finals Set for Saturday at Esports World Cup

The women’s Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament at the second Esports World Cup concludes Saturday, featuring finals between Team Liquid, Vincere PH, ONIC…

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Sports Paris Saint-Germain's Fabián Ruiz applauds his team's supporters after losing the Club World Cup final soccer match against Chelsea in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

PSG Signs 19-year-old Italian Goalkeeper Renato Marin on a Five-season Deal

European champion Paris Saint-Germain has made its first signing of the summer, bringing in a new goalkeeper. PSG said in a statement late Thursday that 19…

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Sports The partnership aims to improve the broadcast quality of the Saudi Pro League. SPA

Riyadh Season Sponsors Partnership Between La Liga and Thmanyah

Riyadh Season has sponsored the signing of a partnership agreement in London between the Spanish football league -- La Liga -- and Thmanyah, the exclusive…

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Sports Third-placed Aprilia Racing's Spanish rider Jorge Martin celebrates on the podium at the end of the Qatar MotoGP Grand Prix at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, north of Doha on April 13, 2025. (AFP)

MotoGP Champion Martin to Remain with Aprilia for 2026 Season

MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will remain with Aprilia for the 2026 season, the Spaniard said on Thursday, having previously announced his intention to…

Sports Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 30, 2025 Tunisia's Ons Jabeur during her first round match against Bulgaria's Viktoriya Tomova. (Reuters)

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, Battling Injuries and Unhappy on the Court, Is Taking a Hiatus from Tennis

Ons Jabeur is taking a hiatus from the women's tennis tour, with the three-time major runner-up saying Thursday she wants to "rediscover the joy of simply…


Hundreds of Firefighters Battling Wildfire in Southern France

Varieties An Airbus H125 helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Saint-Julien Les Martigues, northwest of Marseille in southern France on July 18, 2025. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP)

Hundreds of Firefighters Battling Wildfire in Southern France

Nearly 1,000 firefighters and helicopters battled a wildfire about 40 kilometers (25 miles) northwest of France's second-largest city Marseille on Friday, but…

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Varieties A team from the US non-profit Ocean Exploration Trust discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki. Photo: Ocean Exploration Trust

Sunken WWII Japanese Warship Found Off Solomon Islands

An international research team has located a Japanese World War II destroyer on the deep seabed off Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end…

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Varieties  A firefighting plane drops water during efforts to extinguish a wildfire near Navalcarnero, on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (A. Pérez Meca/Europa Press via AP)

An Uncontrolled Wildfire Sends a Cloud of Smoke over Spain’s Capital

An uncontrolled wildfire burned outside Madrid on Thursday, sending a giant cloud of smoke over the Spanish capital. The fire broke out in the town of…

Varieties Austria skydiver Felix Baumgartner holds the Laureus World Action Sportsperson trophy as he poses for pictures during the Year at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, March 11, 2013. (AP)

First Skydiver to Fall Faster than the Speed of Sound Dies in Crash in Italy, City’s Mayor Says

Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade…

Varieties A drone view shows archaeologists diving in the lake of Ohrid to uncover objects, in the village of Lin, Albania, July 10, 2025. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci

Europe's Oldest Lake Settlement Uncovered in Albania

Archaeologists working on the shores of Ohrid Lake in Albania are convinced they have uncovered the oldest human settlement built on a European lake, finding…

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