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Nominations Open for 2026 King Faisal Prize

Nominations Open for 2026 King Faisal Prize
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Nominations Open for 2026 King Faisal Prize

Nominations Open for 2026 King Faisal Prize

The General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced on Sunday it is now accepting nominations for the 2026 awards in five categories: Service to Islam, Islamic Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, Medicine, and Science.

King Faisal Prize Secretary General Dr. Abdulaziz Alsebail said the prize’s 48-year legacy is recognizing individuals and institutions who have made significant contributions to humanity.

According to Alsebail, for 2026, specific themes have been established for each category. In Islamic Studies: “Trade Routes in the Islamic World”; in Arabic Language and Literature: “Arabic Literature in French”; in Medicine: “Discoveries Transforming Obesity Therapeutics”; and in Science: “Mathematics”.

The Service to Islam prize remains an honorary award acknowledging exceptional service to Islam, Muslims, and humanity.

Nominations are open from September 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, and can be submitted by academic and scientific institutions, as well as by research centers.

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Egypt Recovers 3 Ancient Artifacts Found in the Netherlands

This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
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Egypt Recovers 3 Ancient Artifacts Found in the Netherlands

This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
This picture shows a partial view of Cairo on August 25, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

Egypt recovered three ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands, where two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egyptian officials said Tuesday.
The items retrieved include a mummified head from the Hellenistic period, a ceramic funerary figurine dating to Egypt’s New Kingdom era (664-332 B.C.), and part of a wooden tomb bearing an inscription of the goddess Isis from 663-504 B.C., the Egyptian embassy in The Hague said in a statement. The head was found in good condition, showing remnants of teeth and hair, The Associated Press reported.
Dutch police and the cultural heritage inspection unit retrieved the figurines and parts of the tomb after determining that they were smuggled out of Egypt. A Dutch individual handed over the mummified head, which he had inherited from a family member, to local authorities.
The three artifacts are believed to have been stolen and smuggled after they were discovered through illegal excavation, according to Egyptian authorities. No details were provided about when those items were believed to have been unearthed and smuggled.
Repatriation from the Netherlands is part of Egypt’s wider push to stop trafficking of stolen antiquities. More than 30,000 artifacts have been recovered since 2014.
Last year, an ancient wooden sarcophagus that was featured at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences was returned to Egypt after US authorities determined it was smuggled years ago.