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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 A woman walks as the skyline is covered with a thick haze caused by yellow dust at a park in Goyang, South Korea, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

SKorea Hopes New Speed Train Links Will Help Boost Birthrate

South Korea is launching a high-speed train service that will reduce the travel time between central Seoul and its outskirts, a project officials hope will…

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Varieties FILE - An envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a US resident is seen, April 5, 2020, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US Census to Include Middle Eastern/North African Category

The next US census and federal government forms will include new options for race and ethnicity including a category for people of Middle Eastern or North…

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Varieties Dr. Issam Bukhari, General Director and Editor-in-Chief of Manga Arabia, receives the honor. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Japanese Patent Office Honors Manga Arabia

The Manga Arabia Company, affiliated with the Saudi Research and Media Group, was honored by the Japanese Patent Office for participating in a digital…

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Varieties A penguin carer feeds a chick at South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds rehabilitation center, where the center has been incubating over 200 eggs of the endangered African penguin that were rescued from two penguin colonies, since the start of the year and they are soliciting donations by inviting people to "adopt an egg", in Cape Town, South Africa, March 27, 2024. (Reuters)

‘Adopt a Penguin Egg’ Easter Campaign Helps Endangered African Birds

Bored of buying eggs made of chocolate and wrapped in foil with predictable bunny motifs? This Easter in South Africa you could instead spend your cash an egg…

Varieties Britain's King Charles reads cards and messages, sent by well-wishers following his cancer diagnosis, in the 18th Century Room of the Belgian Suite in Buckingham Palace, London, Britain, February 21, 2024. (Reuters)

King Charles Hopes to Visit The Bahamas Next Year, Prime Minister’s Office Says

King Charles, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, told Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis on Thursday that he hopes to visit the Commonwealth nation next…

Varieties Owner Franciska Furik puts electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes on Cuki, a 12-year-old Fox Terrier, during a test that found dogs can associate words with objects, at the Ethology Department of the Eotvos Lorand University in Budapest, Hungary, March 27, 2024. (Reuters)

Dogs Can Associate Words with Objects, Study Finds

Dogs are able to understand that some words refer to objects in a way that is similar to humans, a small study of canine brain waves has found, offering…

Varieties Children are pressuring their parents to get smartphones at a young age. JUNG YEON-JE / AFP

Calls for 'Smartphone Free' Childhood Grow in UK

It is the question many adults dread being asked by their children: when can I have a smartphone? But as fears grow about the impact of the gadgets on young…

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Varieties FILE - Commuters wait to drive through the Holland Tunnel into New York City during morning rush hour traffic in Jersey City, N.J., on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

A $15 Toll to Drive Into Part of Manhattan Approved. That's a 1st for US Cities

New York is on track to become the first US city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15…

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Varieties WISAG employees load a Eurowings Airbus A320-214 bound for Stuttgart with plastic boxes full of mail, at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, in Schönefeld, Germany, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (Soeren Stache/dpa via AP)

German Mail Service Stops Using Domestic Flights to Transport Letters after Nearly 63 Years

Germany's main national postal carrier on Thursday stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years, a move that reflects the…

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Varieties A donors gathering in Makkah, Saudi Arabia (SPA)

‘Jood Regions’ Provides Homes for 10,000 Saudi Families

Each year during Ramadan, the holy month of fasting in Islam, Saudi Arabia's non-profit Housing Development Organization “Sakan” launches its annual Jood…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Varieties The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program announced that it has contributed to planting 13 million trees in various regions of the Kingdom. (SPA)

'Saudi Reef' Contributes to Planting 13 Million Trees as Part of Saudi Green Initiative

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program, known as Saudi Reef, announced that it has contributed to planting 13 million trees in various regions…

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Varieties CEO of the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority Eng. Maher bin Abdullah Al-Gothmi. (SPA)

King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Contributes to Saudi Green Initiative’s Goals

The CEO of the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority, Eng. Maher bin Abdullah Al-Gothmi, described Saudi Green Initiative Day as a celebration of…

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Varieties This image provided by NOAA/NASA In This May 31, 2018 satellite image shows the Earth's western hemisphere at 12:00 p.m. EDT on May 20, 2018, made by the new GOES-17 satellite, using the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) instrument. (NOAA/NASA via AP, File)

A Faster Spinning Earth May Cause Timekeepers to Subtract a Second from World Clocks

Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the…

Varieties The initiative seeks to protect the environment and improve the quality of life in the country. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

On its First Celebration... Saudi Green Initiative Enhances Planet Protection

In line with a decision by the Saudi government, March 27 of each year has been designated as an official day to celebrate the Saudi Green Initiative, which…

Ghazi al-Harthi (Riyadh)
Varieties This picture taken on March 25, 2024 shows a grassland earless dragon lizard at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve located on the outskirts of the Australian capital city of Canberra. (AFP)

Australia Battles to Save Last 11 Wild ‘Earless Dragons’ 

Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years…

Varieties Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and French President Emmanuel Macron look at a tree canopy at the Combu Island, near Belem, Brazil, March 26, 2024. (Reuters)

France, Brazil Announce $1.1 Billion Investment Plan for the Amazon 

The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest…

Varieties The Center leads major initiatives within the Green Saudi Initiative - SPA

NCW Implements Three Major Initiatives in Saudi Green

The National Center for Wildlife (NCW) has implemented three main initiatives in "Saudi Green." The initiatives include expanding and integrating protected…

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Varieties Saudi Media Oasis Nominated for WSIS Prizes 2024

Saudi Media Oasis Nominated for WSIS Prizes 2024

The Media Oasis project, launched by the Saudi Ministry of Media, has been nominated for the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) 2024…

Varieties A Sumatran tiger growls at the Sumatra Tiger Rescue Center compound, inside the Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC), near Bandar Lampung, the southern tip of Sumatra island, February 25, 2013. (Reuters)

Indonesia Hunts Clues as Study Suggests Javan Tiger May Still Exist 

Indonesia is hunting for more clues that the extinct Javan tiger may still exist in the wild, a government official said Tuesday, after a new study suggested…

Varieties Britain's William, Prince of Wales, greets people outside Windsor Castle, following the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, Britain, September 10, 2022. (Reuters)

Father and Wife’s Illnesses Focus Attention on Future King, Prince William 

With both his father King Charles and his wife Kate absent from public duties as they undergo treatment for cancer, Britain's Prince William has come under the…

Varieties Unwilling to risk their reputation for quality, Swiss chocolate makers are likely to offer a greater variety of products at different price points © Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP

Swiss Chocolatiers Bank on the Easter Bunny as Cocoa Costs Soar

Swiss chocolatiers have a battle on their hands as Easter rolls around, with surging cocoa prices sending their costs soaring and consumers cutting back as…

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Varieties Competitors in the elite men's category dive into Victoria Harbour at the start of the World Triathlon Cup in Hong Kong on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)

Hong Kong Swelters in Record March Heat after Coolest Start in 8 Years

Hong Kong temperatures climbed to above 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) this week, a level never recorded for March and just a week after the…

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Scientists Squeeze Diamonds to Create an Even Harder Material

Diamond is one of the hardest materials known to man, but experts think it can be squashed into something even harder, according to indy100 news site. While…

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Varieties People watch the sunset over Victoria Harbour from a mountaintop in Hong Kong, China March 12, 2024. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo

Christie's to Open New Hong Kong HQ, Sees Growing Asian Gen Z Interest

Auction house Christie's hopes its new 50,000-sq-ft Asia headquarters that opens in Hong Kong in September will boost sales in 2024 amid increased interest…

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