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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 medical worker receives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Tokyo Medical Center. Reuters

New Study: Women Are Twice More Prone to ‘Severe’ Reaction to Flu Jab

Women are twice as likely to suffer a “severe” reaction to the flu jab as men, a new study has revealed. Analysis of 34,000 adults who received the flu…

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Varieties Cumulonimbus clouds in Bornos, near Jerez de la Frontera, southern Spain, on Sunday. REUTERS

Microplastics in Clouds May be Contributing to Climate Change, Research Suggests

Researchers have found tiny particles of plastic in clouds, where they may be contributing to climate change. Scientists collected water from the clouds…

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Varieties A griffon vulture is seen in an acclimatization aviary near the village of Korfi, Cyprus September 28, 2022. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Cyprus Releases Endangered Vultures to Boost Population

Conservationists in Cyprus released griffon vultures into the wild on Friday, in the latest attempt to boost a critically endangered population of the…

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Varieties Red Sea International Film Festival Announces Baz Luhrmann as Head of Jury for 2023 Edition

Red Sea International Film Festival Announces Baz Luhrmann as Head of Jury for 2023 Edition

The Red Sea International Film Festival has said that internationally renowned writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann will preside over the festival's Red…

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KSrelief Medical Team Conducts Open-heart Surgery with New Technology in Yemen

The Cardiology professor at Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University Dr. Yasser Elghoneimy led a medical team at the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief…

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Varieties A view of a flooded street amid storm Elias in the city of Volos, Greece, September 28, 2023. (Reuters)

Flooded Homes, Streets as Another Storm Hits Battered Central Greece 

Torrential rain battered central Greece, flooding streets, homes and businesses in the city of Volos just three weeks after devastating Storm Daniel killed 16…

Varieties Mei Xiang, a female Giant Panda, investigates a birthday cake presented to her on his 25th birthday at the National Zoo in Washington, US, July 22, 2023.

Washington Says Goodbye to Pandas Amid Bitter US-China Backdrop 

No matter the distance or the weather, Jane Christensen was determined to see the giant pandas before they left Washington. Now in her 60s, Christensen…

Varieties Mamadou Safaiou Barry, a 25-year-old from Guinea, looks on in front of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, September 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Guinean Student Cycles Across Africa for Place at Egypt's Al-Azhar University 

Mamadou Safaiou Barry was determined to study Islamic theology at an elite school. Unable to afford a flight to Egypt from Guinea, he drew a map of Africa in…

Varieties A pole to measure the decrease of ice is seen, amid climate change, on the Plaine Morte glacier in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, September 5, 2023. (Reuters)

As Thaw Accelerates, Swiss Glaciers Lost 10% of Their Volume in Last 2 Years, Experts Say 

A Swiss Academy of Sciences panel is reporting a dramatic acceleration of glacier melt in the Alpine country, which has lost 10% of its ice volume in just two…

Varieties A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Riyadh to Host 5th Intersec Saudi Arabia Exhibition

Riyadh will host the 5th session of the “Intersec Saudi Arabia” exhibition from October 3 to 5 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center. …

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Varieties This photo provided by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish shows a bull moose in Santa Fe, N.M. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (New Mexico Department of Game and Fish via AP)

Moose on the Loose in Stockholm Subway Creates Havoc and Is Shot Dead

A moose which was found wandering down the tracks of the Stockholm subway and causing havoc was shot dead by a wildlife ranger on Wednesday after the service…

Varieties Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid with the winners of the Arab Media Award. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Asharq Al-Awsat Receives 3 Awards at Arab Media Forum in Dubai

Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper proudly received two prestigious awards at the 2nd edition of the Arab Media Award (AMA) ceremony on Monday. The ceremony, held on…

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Varieties The return capsule containing a sample collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is seen shortly after touching down in the desert at the Department of Defense's Utah Test and Training Range in Dugway, Utah, US September 24, 2023. (NASA/Keegan Barber/Handout via Reuters)

Likely Asteroid Debris Found upon Opening of Returned NASA Probe

After a seven-year wait, NASA scientists on Tuesday finally pried open a space probe carrying the largest asteroid samples ever brought back to Earth, finding…

Varieties Guinness World Records Adjudicator Michael Empric holds a certificate during the Guinness World Record Breaking Screening in support of "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" at the Autry Museum of the American West on September 24, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. Paramount Pictures and Best Friends broke the Guinness World Record for the "most dogs attending a film screening" with 219 dogs attending. (AFP)

Longest, Fastest, Zaniest: Guinness World Records Celebrates the ‘Crazy, Fun, Inspiring’ 

Do you know the highest average grossing movie franchise in history? That’s easy, “Avatar.” What about the record for the most balloons popped in one minute by…

Varieties A worker crafts a Kashmiri willow wood cricket bat at a factory in Kashmir's Sangam village, on August 19, 2023. Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP

Axed: Rampant Logging Hits India's Batmakers for Six

When the Cricket World Cup opens in India next month several players will carry Kashmiri willow wood bats, but manufacturers say over-exploitation of trees…

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Varieties Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla pose at a plaque named after his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II at the Flower Market Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023 in Paris. (AP)

King Charles III and Queen Camilla to Welcome South Korea’s President for State Visit in November 

King Charles III and Queen Camilla will welcome the president of South Korea for a state visit to the UK in November, the second such visit of the monarch’s…

Varieties Prices have collapsed in Sudan's date industry, the latest economic sector to become a casualty of war in the northeast African country. ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP

Sudan's Vital Date Industry Struggles in War-decimated Economy

The lush palm groves of Karima are a long way from Sudan's battlefields, but the war's effects are all too present, leaving farmers struggling to find buyers…

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Varieties Grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked in an aerial
photo at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington, US July 1, 2019.
(Reuters)

Old Airplanes Turned into Houses with Bedrooms, Livingroom, Showers

After losing her house to a fire, Jo Ann Ussery had a peculiar idea: to live in an airplane. She bought an old Boeing 727 that was destined for the scrapyard,…

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Varieties  A health care worker attends to a COVID-19 patient in an
intensive care unit at the General University Hospital in Prague on
Tuesday. | AP

Long Covid Patients at Higher Risk of Organ Failure, New Study Suggests

People living with long Covid after being admitted to hospital are more likely to show some damage to major organs, according to a new study. MRI scans…

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Varieties The Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin was lit in the colors of the Saudi flag. SPA

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin Lit with Colors of Saudi Flag

The Irish capital celebrated Saudi Arabia's 93rd National Day by lighting the Samuel Beckett Bridge, one of the most important and oldest landmarks in Dublin,…

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Varieties As the Sun rises recovery team members take off in helicopters flying into the Utah desert to participate in the asteroid sample return and recovery mission at Dugway, Utah, on September 24, 2023. (Photo by GEORGE FREY / AFP)

NASA's First Asteroid Sample Parachutes into Utah Desert

A NASA space capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever scooped up from the surface of an asteroid streaked through Earth's atmosphere on Sunday and…

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Varieties The Royal Commission for AlUla

AlUla Date Auction: A Great Success!

Organized by Saudi Arabia’s Royal Commission for AlUla, the 4th annual AlUla Date Festival themed "Taste our pride" has seen more than 415 tons sold in the…

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Varieties Fireworks lit up the skies of Saudi Arabia on the 93rd National Day. SPA

Fireworks Light Saudi Arabia’s Skies on 93rd National Day

Fireworks lit up the skies of the Kingdom on the 93rd National Day, while millions of people gathered in squares and other locations throughout the country…

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Varieties A bull with its horns on fire chases a reveler during the  festive activity, in Carpesa, Valencia, Spain, late 23 September 2023 (issued 24 September 2023). EPA/Biel Aliño

Man Dies after Being Gored by Bull at Spanish Festival

A man died from his injuries after he was gored by a bull at a festival in eastern Spain, authorities said. The Spanish man, who was not named, was gored…

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