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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 spider monkey opens its mouth as frozen fruit is served at the BioParque do Rio amid a heat wave in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP)

Ice Pops Cool Down Monkeys in Brazil at a Rio Zoo during a Rare Winter Heat Wave

Upon spotting a zookeeper laden with a bucket full of fruit-flavored ice pops, black spider monkeys in Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque gracefully swung their way…

Varieties Inger Andersen, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN Environment Program, speaks during an interview at UN headquarters in New York City on September 21, 2023. Ed JONES / AFP

Recycling Plastic Not Enough, Warns UN Environment Chief

With the production of plastic on the rise worldwide and creating ever more pollution, the UN environment chief warned that humanity cannot just recycle its…

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Varieties A US Fish and Wildlife Service employee holds Gertie, an endangered Bolson tortoise that has been a key part of the captive breeding program, at Ted Turner's Armendaris Ranch in Engle, N.M., on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023. (AP)

Biologists in Slow and Steady Race to Help North America’s Largest and Rarest Tortoise Species

While the average lifespan of North America's largest and most rare tortoise species is unknown, biologists have said it could span upward of a century. …

Varieties An aerial view shows smog enveloping the coastal town of Talisay in Batangas Province, Philippines, September 22, 2023. (Reuters)

Gases from Philippine Volcano Sicken Dozens of Children, Prompting School Closures in Nearby Towns 

Smog containing gases from a restive Philippine volcano sickened dozens of students and prompted 25 towns and cities to shut their schools on Friday as a…

Varieties FILE PHOTO: Test tubes are seen in front of a displayed AstraZeneca logo in this illustration taken, May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo

AstraZeneca and Daiichi's Breast Cancer Drug Meets Goal in Study

AstraZeneca said on Friday its experimental precision drug had slowed the progression of a common type of breast cancer in a late-stage trial, a boost for the…

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Varieties A woman prepares food inside the kitchen of the women-run catering service "Taste of Mosul", in Iraq's northern city of Mosul, on September 13, 2023. (AFP)

In War-Scarred Iraqi City, Food Business Gives Women Independence 

Abir Jassem is busy preparing stuffed vegetables at a kitchen in Iraq's Mosul, where after years of unrest a women-run catering service has helped single…

Varieties “To My Son” is the second film directed by Dhaffer L'Abidine

Cairo International Film Festival Announces Screening of Saudi Film

The Cairo International Film Festival has announced the screening of the Saudi film “To My Son” by director and actor Dhafer Abidine as part of the Horizons of…

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Varieties Britain's King Charles and Britain's Queen Camilla visit Notre Dame Cathedral to see the restoration work in progress, in Paris, France, September 21, 2023. (Reuters)

King Charles III Makes Stop at Fire-Damaged Notre Dame Cathedral on State Visit to France 

King Charles III went from a meeting with young athletes in a working-class, multicultural suburb of Paris to an emotional stop in front of the fire-damaged…

Varieties Minister of Media Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari at the exhibition. SPA

Media Minister: Saudi History Exhibition Establishes Relationship between Saudi Media, National History

The Minister of Media and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Salman bin Yousef Al-Dosari, expressed the Saudi media’s pride in…

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Varieties The participants acquired the necessary skills to use alternative
methods to address conflicts. (Asharq Al-Awsat).

KAICIID Trains Journalists to Use Dialogue, Media in Conflict Settlement

The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) held a training workshop that hosted 32 Arab…

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Varieties  UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends the UN Climate Ambition Summit on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 20, 2023. (AFP)

Climate Crisis Has ‘Opened the Gates to Hell’ UN Chief Tells Summit

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday told world leaders humanity's addiction to fossil fuels had "opened the gates to hell" as he kicked off a…

Varieties French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and Britain's King Charles III walk in the street from the Elysee Palace to the British ambassador to France's residence, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023 in Paris. (AP)

France Rolls Out the Red Carpet for King Charles III’s State Visit

President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III were holding talks in Paris on Wednesday at the start of a long-awaited three-day state visit meant to highlight…

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4 Lives Saved after Successful Organ Transplants in Arar

A specialized medical team at Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed Hospital in Arar performed successful kidney, liver and lung transplants after having been donated…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative to bring in students and researchers from around the world to study in Saudi universities. Photo: Al-Imam University

Saudi Arabia Opens Local Universities for Students from Around the World

Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative to bring in students and researchers from around the world to study in Saudi universities, and benefit from the…

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Varieties Marianne Khoury, GFF artistic director, speaks during the press
event. (El Gouna Film Festival).

El Gouna Film Festival Unveils Highlights of 6th Edition

El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) unveiled the highlights of its sixth edition set to be held from 13 to 20 October. In a press event on Monday, the festival…

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Varieties The Manhattan skyline is viewed on May 5, 2015 in New York City. (Getty Images/AFP)

For Climate Activists, New York’s Lights Shine Too Bright 

New York's annual Climate Week is underway, bringing together activists, politicians and business leaders for hundreds of events aimed at addressing the…

Varieties The “Tell es-Sultan/Old Jericho” site. (shutterstock)

Palestine Applauds Decision to Inscribe 'Tell es-Sultan' on World Heritage List

Palestinians applauded the UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee’s decision to inscribe the pre-historic site of “Tell es-Sultan/Old Jericho” on the World Heritage…

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Varieties (FILE) Bosnian film director Danis Tanovic. AFP

CIFF Names Bosnian Director to Head Official Competition Jury

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the appointment of the renowned Bosnian director Danis Tanović as the president of the Official…

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Varieties A model holds a cat during the Yuhan Wang catwalk show at
London Fashion Week, London, Britain, Feb. 20, 2022. (REUTERS PHOTO)

AI Won’t Replace Creativity of Fashion Designers

AI is transforming the fashion world but the fast-growing technology will never be a replacement for designers' "original creativity". This is the opinion…

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Varieties An employee prepares to serve fried chicken that was cooked by
a robot at the Robert Chicken restaurant in Seoul — AFP

Robots Outperform Human in Preparing Fried Chicken in South Korea

In fried-chicken-obsessed South Korea, restaurants serving the nation’s favorite fast-food dish dot every street corner. But Kang Ji-young’s establishment…

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Varieties Riyadh Season 2023: Fresh Identity, Global Entertainment Experiences

Riyadh Season 2023: Fresh Identity, Global Entertainment Experiences

Turki Al-Sheikh, the head of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA), revealed an innovative and fresh identity for the fourth edition of “Riyadh…

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Women's International Friendly Tournament Holds Press Conference in Taif

The "Women's International Friendly Tournament " press conference was held in Taif. The tournament will kick off tomorrow at the King Fahd Sports City…

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King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language Launches Language Immersion Programs

The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSAA) inaugurated the "Cultural School" and the "Tourism School" programs Sunday in Jeddah, spanning eight…

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Riyadh: Ministry of Communications, IT Inaugurates Kaspersky’s Transparency Center

The “Kaspersky Transparency Center”, the first of its kind in the Middle East, was inaugurated Sunday by the Vice Minister of Communications and Information…

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