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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 helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns parts of the rural areas of Santiago, Chile December 19, 2023. (Reuters)

US Scientists Say One-in-Three Chance 2024 Another Year of Record Heat

This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, which was already the world's hottest on record, scientists from the US National Oceanic…

Varieties View of dry wood burning in cultivated field in Baianopolis, western Bahia state, Brazil, taken on September 29, 2023. (AFP)

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Down by 50% To Five-Year Low in 2023

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in 2023 halved from the previous year to its lowest level since 2018, government data showed on Friday, a major win…

Varieties Russian and North Korean flags fly at the Vostochny Сosmodrome, the venue of the meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, September 13, 2023. Sputnik/Artem Geodakyan/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea to Welcome Russian Tourists, the Country's First since the Pandemic, Report Says

Russian tourists reportedly going on a ski trip to North Korea will be the first international travelers to visit the country since its borders closed in 2020…

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Varieties FILE PHOTO: A medical worker administers a dose of the "Cominarty" Pfizer-Bivalent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to a patient at a vaccination center in Nice, France, December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

WHO Sees 'Incredibly Low' COVID, Flu Vaccination Rates as Cases Surge

Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of COVID-19 and influenza are putting pressure on healthcare systems this winter, leading public health…

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Varieties To access Aquellum, visitors will embark on an extraordinary journey, beginning at the world's first floating marina. SPA

NEOM Announces Aquellum, Futuristic Lifestyle Community within Mountain Haven

The Board of Directors of NEOM has announced Aquellum, a luxury and experiential space embedded within the mountains, and the latest striking addition to the…

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Varieties Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to journalists during a press conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday April 6, 2023. (AP)

Holiday Gatherings and New Variant Have Driven up COVID Cases Globally, Says WHO

The head of the UN health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID…

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Saudi Arabia Participates as Honorary Guest at Baghdad International Fair

Represented by the Saudi Export Development Authority (SEDA) and in partnership with the Saudi-Iraqi Business Council, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is…

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Varieties Cruise Saudi, a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has announced the appointment of Joerg Rudolph as the President of AROYA Cruises for maritime tourism.

Cruise Saudi Appoints First President of AROYA Cruises

Cruise Saudi, a wholly owned company of the Public Investment Fund (PIF) specializing in the development of the cruise tourism sector in the Kingdom, has…

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Varieties CFO and CIO of SRMG Mohammed Nazer and Peter Nöthen, CEO of the Qvest Group. Asharq Al-Awsat

SRMG and Qvest to Drive Media and Technology Innovation in Saudi Arabia

SRMG, the largest integrated media group from the MENA region, and Qvest, the global leader in media-focused practices and services, have agreed to establish a…

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Varieties Tourists fill plastic bottles with water from a public fountain at the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy, June 25, 2022. (AP)

Study: Bottled Water Contains Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Bits 

Bottled water is up to a hundred times worse than previously thought when it comes to the number of tiny plastic bits it contains, a new study in the…

Varieties The fourth edition of the Media Excellence Award was held in Riyadh on Sunday. (Bashir Saleh)

Al-Dosari Honors Winners of 4th Media Excellence Award

Saudi Minister of Information Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari honored the winners of the fourth edition of the Media Excellence Award, during a ceremony held in…

Varieties Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid listen to an explanation about the mission. (WAM)

UAE Announces Participation in NASA’s Lunar Gateway Station

The UAE has joined the US, Japan, Canada, and the European Union to establish NASA’s Lunar Gateway station. In addition, the country is planning to send…

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Varieties KSrelief Supports Blind Education Sector in Yemen through Braille Language Teaching

KSrelief Supports Blind Education Sector in Yemen through Braille Language Teaching

Saudi Arabia, represented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), has been committed to implementing educational and pedagogical…

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Varieties FILE - A sign for flu and covid vaccinations is displayed at a pharmacy store in Palatine, Ill., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

CDC Says JN.1 Variant Accounts for About 62% of COVID Cases in US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that COVID subvariant JN.1 accounts for about 62% of cases in the US as of Jan. 5,…

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Varieties More than 1,400 illuminated drones were used in the sky of the city. SPA

Drone Shows Amaze Visitors of Jazan Winter Festival 2024

Drone shows with creative models and paintings in the sky of Saudi Arabia’s Jazan gave a new entertainment dimension to Jazan Winter Festival 2024 titled, …

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Varieties South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears on June 4, 2013 at the Magistrate Court in Pretoria for the first time since being freed on bail in February over the Valentine's Day killing of his model girlfriend. (AFP)

S. Africa’s Pistorius Released on Parole 11 Years after Murdering Girlfriend 

South Africa's ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and "is now at home", authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot…

Varieties People ski in the town of Akaslompolo, in Finnish Lapland, Thursday Jan. 4, 2024. (AP)

Extreme Cold Leaves Thousands Without Power in Nordic Countries as Floods Persist in Germany 

Extremely cold temperatures compounded by gale-force winds and snow wreaked havoc across the Nordic region Thursday, leaving thousands without power while…

Varieties The National Center for Wildlife, in collaboration with NEOM, has released a total of 132 species into the NEOM Nature Reserve. SPA

Saudi: National Center for Wildlife Releases 132 Animal Species into NEOM Nature Reserve

Saudi Arabia's National Center for Wildlife, in collaboration with NEOM, has released a total of 132 species into the NEOM Nature Reserve. The…

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Varieties Children play with snowballs at the Harbin Ice and Snow World, in Harbin, China, 02 January 2024. EPA/WU HAO

China's 'Ice City' Harbin Draws Record Tourists over New Year Holiday

The "ice city" of Harbin, the snowy capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province, attracted a record number of visitors over the New Year holiday, many…

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Varieties The King Abdullah Specialist Ear Center (KAESC) at the King Saud University Medical City. (KAESC)

King Saud University’s KAESC Succeeds in Cochlear Implant with Local Anesthesia

A medical team at the King Abdullah Specialist Ear Center (KAESC) at the King Saud University Medical City has successfully performed for the first time in the…

Varieties Members of French Civil Security rescue team walk in a flooded street to evacuate local residents by boat as the Aa River overflows in Arques near Saint-Omer, after heavy rain caused flooding in northern France, January 3, 2024. (Reuters)

Northwest Europe Struggles with Floods and Snow after Latest Atlantic Storm

Parts of northwestern Europe struggled on Wednesday to cope with the impact of the latest in a series of Atlantic storms which dumped rain or snow on already…

Varieties Owner Sunny Leong, 30, gives cat treats to her Ragdoll cat, Mooncake, in her Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat in Singapore December 19, 2023. (Reuters)

Singapore’s Clandestine Cats Can Soon Legally Call the City-State Home 

Sunny prides herself on being a law-abiding Singaporean citizen, but for the last three years, she's been hiding a feline fugitive called Mooncake. The…

Varieties A Palestinian man feeds a monkey at a zoo, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec 31, 2023. Reuters

Hunger Hits Animals, People Alike at Gaza Zoo

In Rafah zoo, dozens of destitute Gazans are camping between the cages where starving monkeys, parrots and lions cry out for food 12 weeks into Israel's…

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Varieties Magubane passed on today peacefully surrounded by his family. (Reuters)

Anti-apartheid Photographer Peter Magubane Dies Aged 91

Peter Magubane, a South African photojournalist who chronicled decades of violence during the country's apartheid era including the Soweto student uprising of…

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