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KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

Varieties KCRI is designed to restore the Red Sea reefscape and offer a framework that coral restoration programs worldwide can adopt. (SPA)

KAUST Unveils Landmark Coral Facility on Red Sea, Advancing Saudi Scientific Expertise and Marine Conservation

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…

Varieties Heavy machinery clears the debris from a landslide along the Marocos road in Machico municipality, on the Portuguese island of Madeira, due to severe weather caused by the passage of Storm Charles, 11 November 2026. (EPA)

Portugal Closes All Schools and Non-Essential Services Ahead of a Major Atlantic Storm

Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country's mainland. Streets…

Varieties The S.S. United States crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times. (Getty Images)

Once the World's Fastest, Ocean Liner Will Become Largest Artificial Reef

An ocean liner that is longer than the Titanic and was once the fastest on the seas is headed to a final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world's…

Varieties Celine Dion. (AFP)

Medical Breakthrough for People with Same Disorder as Celine Dion

People suffering from stiff person syndrome (SPS), which affects Celine Dion, the singer, could soon benefit from a new medicine which improves symptoms. …

Varieties View of a flooded area after storm Leo passed by Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, February 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Portugal Storm Alert Closes Schools

Portugal will shut schools and non-essential public services on Wednesday, with the government urging people to shelter from winds potentially reaching 140…


Varieties An exterior view of the new Istanbul Modern Art Museum building looking towards the Galata tower in Istanbul. (AFP)

Boeing Cargo Plane Lands in Istanbul without Front Landing Gear, No Casualties 

A FedEx Airlines Boeing cargo plane landed at Istanbul Airport on Wednesday without the front landing gear deployed and managed to stay on the runway, Türkiye…

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Saudi Greening Forum Draws Broad Int’l Participation

Riyadh hosted its first National Greening Forum on Monday, organized by Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 after the launch attempt was scrubbed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, late Monday, May 6, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Boeing Calls Off its 1st Astronaut Launch Over Valve Issue on Rocket

Boeing called off its first astronaut launch because of a valve problem on the rocket Monday night, The Associated Press reported. The two NASA test pilots had…

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Varieties The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) marked the start of this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) by showcasing the Kingdom’s spectacular summer destinations. (SPA)

Saudi Showcases Spectacular Summer Escape at Arabia Travel Market 2024

The Saudi Tourism Authority (STA) marked the start of this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM) by showcasing the Kingdom’s spectacular summer destinations to…

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Varieties The Taam Ja’ Blue Hole off the southeast coast of Mexico is at least 420m deep

Scientists Unable to Reach Bottom of Mysterious Underwater Sinkhole in Mexico

Oceanographers have confirmed that an underwater sinkhole in Mexico’s Chetumal Bay is the world’s deepest, but what really lies at the bottom of the abyss…

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Varieties teamLab Borderless is a world of artworks without boundaries, a museum without a map created by art collective teamLab. SPA

teamLab Borderless Museum to Open in Historic Jeddah

teamLab Borderless Jeddah, a collaborative initiative between the Saudi Ministry of Culture and art collective teamLab, is set to open in Jeddah Historic…

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Varieties A section of a human brain with Alzheimer's disease is displayed at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo, in Buffalo, N.Y., Oct. 7, 2003. (AP)

A Subset of Alzheimer’s Cases May Be Caused by Two Copies of a Single Gene, New Research Shows

For the first time, researchers have identified a genetic form of late-in-life Alzheimer’s disease — in people who inherit two copies of a worrisome gene. …

Varieties Alvaro Trevino pulls a canoe with Jennifer Tellez and Ailyn, 8, after they checked on their home on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Spendora, Texas. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Heavy Rains Ease around Houston but Flooding Remains after Hundreds of Rescues, Evacuations

Floodwaters closed some Texas schools on Monday after days of heavy rains pummeled the Houston area and led to hundreds of rescues including people who were…

Varieties Milton had earned enough credits for his bachelor of arts diploma, and was planning on walking the stage at graduation in 1966.  - Fox News

WWII Veteran, 100, Receives College Diploma 60 Years after Graduation

A 100-year-old veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War thought he was going to a celebration for his 100th birthday and to honor his…

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Varieties French bakers react after having finished cooking the baguette in an attempt to beat the world record for the longest baguette during the Suresnes Baguette Show in Suresnes near Paris, France, May 5, 2024. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

French Bakers Make World's Longest Baguette, Beating Italy

French bakers cooked the world's longest baguette on Sunday at 140.53 meters (461 ft), reclaiming a record for one of the nation's best-known emblems taken by…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Varieties The Filipino Siamese twins arrived in Riyadh on Sunday. SPA

Filipino Conjoined Twins Arrive in Riyadh for Potential Separation Procedure

Filipino Siamese twins Akhizah and Ayeesha Yosoph arrived on Sunday in Riyadh via a Saudi evacuation plan facilitated by the Ministry of Health. After…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Stella died in his Manhattan home from lymphoma (Photo by The AP)

Frank Stella, Leading American Artist, Dies at 87

Frank Stella, an American painter who became a dominant figure in postwar American art, notably with early minimalist works, has died at age 87, US media…

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Varieties The 10th edition of the Saudi Film Festival. SPA

Film Commission Takes Part in 10th Saudi Film Festival

The Film Commission is participating in the 10th edition of the Saudi Film Festival, held at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties A volunteer carries a wounded dog as they bring back animals from the abandoned area at the foot of Mount Ruang volcano (background) on Tagulandang Island in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Ronny Adolof BUOL / AFP)

Rescuers Brave Indonesia Volcano Eruptions to Save Pets

An Indonesian volunteer returns from a dangerous rescue mission to a remote island where a volcano recently unleashed huge eruptions, cradling an abandoned,…

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Varieties The heat causes the durian to ripen faster so it does not grow to its fullest -- and most valuable -- size. Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

Heatwave Hammers Thailand's Stinky but Lucrative Durian Farms

Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian laborer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a…

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Varieties Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales lays a wreath during the Royal British Legion's Service of Remembrance at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Bayeux for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Normandy, northwestern France, June 6, 2019. (Reuters)

King Charles and UK Royals to Relinquish Dozens of Patronages

King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organizations after a review of their association with…

Varieties The recreated head of Neanderthal woman ‘Shanidar Z’ (Jamie Simonds)

Face of Neanderthal Woman Buried in Iraq Cave Revealed

Archaeologists have reconstructed the human-like face of a Neanderthal woman who lived 75,000 years ago in a cave in northern Iraq where the extinct species…

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Varieties A Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, lifts off as it rains at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)

China Launches First Probe to Collect Samples from Far Side of Moon

China launched a probe on Friday to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious program that aims to…

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Varieties (FILES) Tents of mountaineers are pictured at the Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on May 3, 2021. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)

Nepal Court Orders Limit on Everest Climbing Permits

Nepal's Supreme Court has ordered the government to limit the number of mountaineering permits issued for Everest and other peaks, a lawyer confirmed…

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Varieties A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning. Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP

Heatwave Swells Asia's Appetite for Air-conditioning

A record-breaking heatwave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning. AC exhaust units are a…

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Varieties This photo provided by the Suaq foundation shows Rakus, a wild male Sumatran orangutan in Gunung Leuser National Park, Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2022, after his facial wound was barely visible. (Safruddin/Suaq foundation via AP)

Orangutan’s Use of Medicinal Plant to Treat Wound Intrigues Scientists

In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the…

Varieties A firefighter sprays water on smoke grenades during a disaster risk training exercise to effectively deal with wildfires, in Athens, Greece, April 4, 2024. (Reuters)

Greek Summer Wildfire Threat Nears, Outpacing Plans to Contain it 

When firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July, flames were already leaping above the trees into the night sky…

Varieties In Sweden and Finland, some unusual saunas have been built in recent years. Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP

Unique Venues Heat Up Sauna Scene in Sweden and Finland

Deep underground in a disused iron mine and under the bluish glow of a flashlight, a small crowd emerges from a sauna, steam rising off their bodies as they…

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Varieties A 102-pound, female loggerhead sea turtle that was caught off the Galveston Fishing Pier earlier in the summer makes her way into the Gulf of Mexico after being rehabilitated at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's sea turtle facility in Galveston, Texas, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP)

Over 500 Baby Sea Turtles Washed Ashore in a Big Storm off South Africa

An aquarium in South Africa is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and…