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World Flowers and candles are placed at a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting at an adult education center on the outskirts of Orebro, Sweden, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Swedish Police: Mass Shooter Was Connected to School Where he Opened Fire

The shooter who killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting earlier this week was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at…

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Arab World FILE PHOTO: A drone view shows Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war, making their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

Hamas Source: Strong Response if Trump Implements his Plan

A Hamas source in Gaza responded to US President Donald Trump's statement about controlling the Gaza Strip and displacing its residents, saying the group would…

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Arab World Aoun meets with Salam at the Presidential Palace (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Lebanon: Salam Pledges to Form Reformist Government

Hopes for the swift formation of Lebanon’s new government have faded, despite earlier optimism following reports that Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam had…

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World FILED - 06 December 2024, Uruguay, Montevideo: Argentina's President Javier Milei gives a speech on stage at the Uruguayan Association of Marketing Executives (ADM). Photo: Santiago Mazzarovich/dpa

Argentina Says it Will Withdraw from WHO, Echoing Trump

Argentina's president has ordered the country's withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the UN agency, a presidential…

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Israeli Army Ordered to Prepare for Gaza Residents' Departure

Arab World FILED - 13 December 2023, ---: Israeli soldiers walk near the border with the Gaza Strip. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa

Israeli Army Ordered to Prepare for Gaza Residents' Departure

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the "voluntary departure" of residents from the Gaza strip,…

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World Members of Mexico's National Guard patrol the border wall between Mexico and the US after Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum agreed with US President Donald Trump to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump's demand to crack down immigration and drug smuggling, on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, February 5, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Mexico Deploys 10,000 National Guard Troops to US Border

A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks rumbled along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas Wednesday, among the first of 10,000…

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World Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Cristobal port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Colon, Tuesday, Panama, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panama Canal Denies US Claim of Preferential Crossing Rights

The Panama Canal Authority on Wednesday denied the US State Department's claim that US government vessels would be able to cross the canal without paying fees,…

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Saudi Arabia: King Abdulaziz Public Library, RCU to Enhance Cultural Cooperation

Culture The agreement aims to foster knowledge exchange, support cultural tourism, and enhance collaboration in various cultural fields. SPA

Saudi Arabia: King Abdulaziz Public Library, RCU to Enhance Cultural Cooperation

King Abdulaziz Public Library and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cultural and…

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Culture Builders work on the final stages of the reconstruction of the historic Great Mosque of al-Nuri, whose "Al-Hadba" leaning minaret which dates back to the 12th century was destroyed by ISIS group fighters, in Mosul's old city in northern Iraq on February 3, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq’s Famed ‘Hunchback’ of Mosul Rebuilt Brick by Brick 

The leaning minaret of Mosul in northern Iraq has been restored using its original brickwork, years after it was reduced to rubble under ISIS rule. The Al…

Culture The Saudi flag is projected on a landmark in Diriyah. (SPA file)

Diriyah to Host Sotheby’s First Global Auction in Saudi Arabia 

Diriyah is hosting a global art and culture exhibition, featuring the first-ever Sotheby's auction in Saudi Arabia. The event, titled "Origins," will bring…

Culture Saudi Culinary Arts Commission to Launch Food Culture Festival in Riyadh

Saudi Culinary Arts Commission to Launch Food Culture Festival in Riyadh

The Culinary Arts Commission, in collaboration with the Quality of Life Program, is scheduled to launch the Food Culture Festival in Riyadh’s Diplomatic…

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Culture A full-size replica of an unidentified man, discovered by researchers in Cyprus under the artwork of Renaissance master Titian on a 16th-century painting, the Ecce Homo, hangs at the Limassol Municipal Arts Center in Limassol, Cyprus January 30, 2025. (Reuters) 

Hidden for Centuries, Portrait Discovered Under Titian Masterpiece 

Researchers in Cyprus have discovered a hidden portrait that lay undetected for centuries beneath a 1570 oil painting by Renaissance master Titian, a rendering…

Man United Confirms Cruciate Ligament Injury for Lisandro Martinez

Sports Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez holds his knee after an injury during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

Man United Confirms Cruciate Ligament Injury for Lisandro Martinez

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has sustained a cruciate ligament injury, the club said on Thursday. The Argentina international was carried off…

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Sports Members of the Olympic committees attend the ceremony 'One Year To Go' for the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, at the Strehler Theatre, in Milan, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Olympics: Italy Celebrates One-year Countdown to Winter Games

Italy marked the one-year countdown to the Winter Olympics on Thursday with a series of events designed to fuel enthusiasm for the Games that will be co-hosted…

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Sports Soccer Football - Coppa Italia - Quarter Final - AC Milan v AS Roma - San Siro, Milan, Italy - February 5, 2025 AC Milan's Joao Felix celebrates with Rafael Leao after the match REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

Milan's New Signings Help the Rossoneri Beat Roma 3-1 to Reach Italian Cup Semifinals

AC Milan’s new signings had an immediate impact Wednesday as they helped send the Rossoneri into the Italian Cup semifinals. Milan beat Roma 3-1, with…

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Sports Newcastle's Jacob Murphy, left, celebrates with teammates scoring his side's first goal during the English League Cup soccer match between Newcastle United and Arsenal at St. James' Park stadium in Newcastle, England, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.(AP Photo/Jon Super)

Newcastle Beats Arsenal and Back in League Cup Final

Newcastle is back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end its 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy. The club beat Arsenal 2-0 in the…

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Sports Soccer Football - Copa del Rey - Quarter Final - Leganes v Real Madrid - Estadio Municipal de Butarque, Leganes, Spain - February 5, 2025 Real Madrid's Gonzalo Garcia celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Juan Medina

Real Madrid Beats Leganes 3-2 to Reach Copa Semifinals

Gonzalo García scored in stoppage time as Real Madrid avoided an upset by defeating Leganes 3-2 to reach the semifinals of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday…

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Heist of 100,000 Eggs in US Becomes Whodunit that Police Have Yet to Crack

Varieties Eggs sit for sale at a grocery store, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Windham, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Heist of 100,000 Eggs in US Becomes Whodunit that Police Have Yet to Crack

The heist of 100,000 eggs from the back of a trailer in Pennsylvania has become a whodunit that police have yet to crack. Four days after the theft that law…

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Varieties In this photograph provided by Kathyrn McKee, fellow hiker Beata LeLacheur climbs the Westside trail, just hours before needing to be rescued, on Mount Washington, N.H., Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (Kathyrn McKee photo via AP)

Freezing Hikers Stuck in Waist-deep Snow Rescued During Mount Washington Whiteout

The two friends had hiked New Hampshire's challenging Mount Washington trail a month ago. They returned and did it again Sunday after trekking through…

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Varieties This photograph shows a general view of the Oia village on the Greek island of Santorini while the authorities restrict the access to the tourists in some areas as a precaution due to recent seismic activity on February 5, 2025. (AFP)

Earthquakes Keep Rattling Greece’s Volcanic Island of Santorini Every Few Minutes

Earthquakes rattled Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the…

Varieties Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Street Food Project 2025 in Makkah

Saudi Culinary Arts Commission Launches Street Food Project 2025 in Makkah

The Culinary Arts Commission has launched the Street Food Project 2025 in Makkah to enhance the cultural essence of street Saudi food. This initiative…

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Varieties 04 February 2025, Australia, Townsville: An aerial view of the flooded the Cardwell area in North Queensland. Monsoon rains and flooding in Queensland have claimed the lives of at least two people. (Adam Head/NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA/dpa)

Floods Kill 2 People and Wreak Havoc in Australia’s Queensland After Monsoon Rains 

Monsoon rains unleashed flooding in Australia’s Queensland that have claimed the lives of two people as the week-long deluge dropped months of rainfall in a…