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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 Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at Tesla's design studio March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. (AP)

What’s Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023? Hint: Be True to Yourself 

In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is …

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Riyadh Season Draws 5 Million Visitors in Less Than a Month

The number of visitors to Riyadh Season has exceeded 5 million since its launch on October 28, indicating a significant acceleration in the widespread interest…

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Varieties A man shovels snow, as he tries to clear his car in town of Isperih, Northeast Bulgaria, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Bulgarian News Agency)

Heavy Snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria, and Moldova Leaves 1 Person Dead

Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing…

Varieties Air pollution, such as the extremes seen in India's capital New Delhi, are just one way that fossil fuels affect human health. Arun SANKAR / AFP/File

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health

Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at…

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Varieties A seal hangs over a building at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts November 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File

Saudi Researcher at Harvard University Discovers Uses of Sugammadex to Reverse Neuromuscular Blockade via Non-Surgery

Dr. Shaima Al-Zaidi, a scholarship student from the Faculty of Pharmacy at Taif University, conducted a critical care research study during her Harvard…

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Varieties The limestone cave painting, which was found on the island of Sulawesi, depicts hunters chasing wild animals. Reuters

New Study: Prehistoric Women Hunted like Men

Historians and anthropologists believed for decades that prehistoric men were responsible for hunting, while women formed groups to collect preys. However, two…

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Varieties Riyadh Season 2023 Launches SAR50,000 Baloot Challenge Game

Riyadh Season 2023 Launches SAR50,000 Baloot Challenge Game

Riyadh Season 2023 has launched the Baloot Challenge, a trick-taking card game that will run for eight weeks, with the winners competing for a grand prize of…

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Varieties Cotton cultivation requires minimal irrigation and care, similar to other agricultural crops, and the trees can grow up to 4 meters high and produce all year round - SPA

Saudi Researcher Plants Cotton in Al-Makhwah’s Shada Mountain

Al-Baha region is one of the rich agricultural areas in the Kingdom due to its natural resources, favorable climate, fertile soil, and abundant groundwater. …

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Varieties  A satellite imagery of the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, seen in Antarctica, November 15, 2023. (Courtesy of European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-3/Handout via Reuters)

World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Free, Heads toward Southern Ocean

The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km (1,500 square…

Varieties Sharjah’s ‘Focal Point’ Supports Independent Publishing

Sharjah’s ‘Focal Point’ Supports Independent Publishing

The sixth edition of Focal Point, Sharjah Art Foundation’s annual art book fair, takes place between November 24 and 26, at Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, a heritage…

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Varieties The Riyadh Season 2023 kicked off on Thursday with the opening of "The Disney Castle," one of the entertainment zones in Boulevard City.

Dazzling Opening Held for Disney Castle in Boulevard City in Riyadh

The Riyadh Season 2023 kicked off on Thursday with the opening of "The Disney Castle," one of the entertainment zones in Boulevard City. These events offer…

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Varieties Hend Sabri said she had hoped WFP "would use its voice forcefully" as it had done in previous crises - AFP

Film Star Hend Sabri Quits as WFP Ambassador Over Gaza War

Tunisian film star Hend Sabri has resigned as World Food Program goodwill ambassador in protest at what she called the use of starvation as a weapon of war in…

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Varieties A general view of Abu Dhabi, UAE. (WAM)

Saudi Arabia to Take Part in WorldSkills Asia Competition in UAE

Saudi Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), represented by the General Secretariat of the National Skills Competition, is participating in the…

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Varieties Riyadh to Host Riyadh Motor Show in December

Riyadh to Host Riyadh Motor Show in December

Riyadh is set to host the Riyadh Motor Show, the biggest automotive event, as part of Riyadh Season 2023. The event will run from December 5 to 9 and will…

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Varieties This picture taken from southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip shows smoke billowing after an Israeli strike as flares are also dropped over north Gaza on November 22, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

Susan Sarandon, Melissa Barrera Dropped from Hollywood Companies after Comments on Israel-Hamas war

Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon and “Scream” star Melissa Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war…

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Varieties  Lucy, an adult female Koala sits in a eucalyptus tree planted by Bangalow Koalas, in Bangalow, Australia in this undated image. (Saul Goodwin/Handout via Reuters)

Planting ‘Koala Corridors’ to Save Australia’s Endangered Marsupial

When Lucy was rescued from a rural property in New South Wales two years ago, she was suffering from chlamydia, a disease widespread among koalas. Today,…

Varieties South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (2nd from R) and his wife, Kim Keon Hee (R), alongside King Charles III (2nd from L) and Queen Camilla, pose for a photo ahead of a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, 21 November 2023. (EPA/Yonhap)

King Charles Welcomes South Korea’s President with State Banquet

King Charles III hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife at a glittering banquet at Buckingham Palace Tuesday, as Britain rolled out the red…

Varieties Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water. Shubham KOUL / AFP

Maldives to Battle Rising Seas by Building Fortress Islands

Rising sea levels threaten to swamp the Maldives and the Indian Ocean archipelago is already out of drinking water, but the new president says he has scrapped…

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Varieties Ash column rises from Mount Ulawun, as seen from an airplane window, Papua New Guinea November 21, 2023, in this picture obtained from social media. (Enoch Lapa/via Reuters)

Flights Cancelled, Residents to Evacuate as Papua New Guinea Volcano Erupts 

Some residents of a remote Papua New Guinea island were preparing on Tuesday to evacuate from the vicinity of an erupting volcano that shot a cloud of ash into…

Varieties The scorpion was discovered in the Majami Al-Hadb Reserve in southern Riyadh. (SPA)

Saudi National Center for Wildlife Discovers New Species of Scorpion

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Wildlife announced on Monday the discovery of a new type of scorpion that belongs to the Leiurus genus. The scorpion…

Varieties  AES Indiana Petersburg Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, operates in Petersburg, Ind., on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP)

Climate on Track to Warm by Nearly 3C without Aggressive Actions, UN Report Finds

Countries' current emissions pledges to limit climate change would still put the world on track to warm by nearly 3 degrees Celsius this century, according to…

Varieties A woman stands on the edge of the Garzweiler lignite open cast mine near Luetzerath, western Germany, on November 12, 2022, as in background can be seen wind engines. (AFP)

Twenty Countries Ask EU to Prepare for Climate Change Health Hazards 

A large majority of European Union countries want stronger EU action to prepare for the health consequences of climate change and global warming's potential to…

Varieties The release program primarily focuses on reintroducing endangered indigenous species to their natural habitats. (SPA)

National Center for Wildlife Releases 85 Wild Animals into Royal Reserve of Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The National Center for Wildlife, in cooperation with the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve, on Sunday released 85 endangered animals, the first batch…

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Varieties Raphael Pitchal, left, and Jean Christophe Chataignier of Osenat's auction house remove the protection of one of the signature broad, black hats that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th century France and waged war in Europe at Osenat's auction house in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Hat Worn by Napoleon Fetches $1.6 Million at Auction

A faded and cracked felt hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte fetched $1.6 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s belongings Yes, $1.6 million. The…

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