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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 Farmer Jose Santos Diogo harvests berries from an acai palm tree at his plantation in Abaetetuba, Para State. Evaristo SA / AFP

Acai Berry Craze: Boon or Threat for the Amazon?

Working in the sweltering heat of the Brazilian Amazon, Jose Diogo scales a tree and harvests a cluster of black berries: acai, the trendy "superfood"…

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Varieties This handout screen grab taken and released by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on August 25, 2023, shows the Chandrayaan-3 rover as it maneuvered from the lunar lander to the surface of the Moon. (AFP / Indian Space Research Organization)

India’s Lunar Rover Keeps Walking on the Moon, Days after Spacecraft’s Historic Touchdown

India's lunar rover continued its walk on the moon Friday after the historic touch-down of India's spacecraft near the moon's south pole earlier this week, the…

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Cruise Saudi Teams Up with COLUMBIA blue for New Premium Cruise Line

Wholly PIF-owned company, Cruise Saudi, is working with globally renowned leaders in the tech and innovation industry for the creation of a new premium cruise…

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Medical Team at King Saud University Identifies Genetic Mutation that Causes FVH

A medical and research team from the College of Medicine at King Saud University successfully identified a genetic mutation that causes fulminant viral…

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Saudi Falcon Auction Sees Ultra-White Hur Falcon Fetch $146,000

The 9th night of the International Falcon Breeders Auction, hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club in Malham, north of Riyadh, witnessed the sale of the most…

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Varieties A man reads a daily hindi newspaper with front page reporting on successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon, in New Delhi on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Chandrayaan-3 Rover Rolls Onto Moon's Surface as India Celebrates

The moon rover of India's Chandrayaan-3 exited the spacecraft on Thursday to begin its exploration of the lunar surface and conduct experiments to help future…

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Tropical Forests Nearing Critical Temperatures Thresholds

Global warming is driving leafy tropical canopies close to temperatures where they can no longer transform sunlight and CO2 into energy, threatening total…

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Varieties Conjoined twins Hasan and Hussein arrived in Riyadh from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. SPA

Tanzanian Conjoined Twins Arrive in Riyadh

Conjoined twins Hasan and Hussein, accompanied by their mother, have arrived at King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on a…

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Varieties Munir al-Shandi drives his Gazelle down a Gaza street.  MOHAMMED ABED / AFP

Classic Cars Back on the Road - in Gaza City

The vintage beige Mercedes would be eye-catching anywhere in the world, but it is especially so on the streets of impoverished Gaza City. Munir al-Shandi,…

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Varieties A nurse fills up syringes with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines for residents who are over 50 years old and immunocompromised and are eligible to receive their second booster shots in Waterford, Michigan, US, April 8, 2022. (Reuters)

US CDC Says New COVID Lineage Could Cause Infections in Vaccinated Individuals

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in…

Varieties A Palestinian farmer picks up grapes at a field in Gaza City August 21, 2023. (Reuters)

Gaza Grape Harvest Hit by Too Much Sun, Not Enough Rain 

Grape harvests in Gaza have been hit hard by relentless heat waves and a lack of rain, leaving farmers in the Palestinian enclave worried for their livelihood…

Varieties A helicopter carries a water bucket as a wildfire burns in Canakkale, Türkiye, August 22, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. (Gurkan Duzenli/via Reuters)

Turkish Firefighters Battle to Contain Wildfire in Northwest 

Firefighters battled a forest fire in the northwestern Turkish province of Canakkale on Wednesday as it spread for a second day because of high temperatures…

Varieties People react as they celebrate the soft landing of the Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) mission Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon's South Pole during the live-streaming, at the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Center, in Chennai, India, 23 August 2023. (EPA)

India Becomes First Nation to Land Spacecraft near Moon’s South Pole

India on Wednesday became the first nation to land a craft near the Moon's south pole, a historic triumph for the world's most populous nation and its…

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Varieties (FILES) This photo illustration shows the X logo (formerly Twitter) on a smartphone screen in Los Angeles, California, on July 31, 2023. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP)

X Plans to Remove Headlines from Links to News Articles

Elon Musk is pushing to change how news links appear on his social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, in a move that could potentially undermine the…

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Varieties “Discover Al-Khobar” exhibition, which seeks to highlight the aesthetic charm of this coastal city, received over 344 photographs from 172 photographers (Asharq Al-Awsat)

‘Discover Al-Khobar’ Chronicles Urban Renaissance in Eastern Saudi Arabia

The urban development movement in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia continues to thrive, with a growing momentum of activity in the city of Al-Khobar, known…

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Varieties Flames burn a forest during a wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP)

Patients Evacuated from Hospital as Greece Wildfires Burn for Fourth Day 

Dozens of hospital patients were evacuated on to a ferry in the Greek port city of Alexandroupolis on Tuesday as wildfires raged uncontrolled for a fourth day,…

Varieties Smoke fills the skies and roads are closed to traffic due to the ongoing McDougall Creek Wildfire in Chase, British Columbia, Canada, 21 August 2023. (EPA)

Trudeau Slams Facebook for Blocking Canada Wildfire News 

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday accused Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during the emergencies created by Canada’s record…

Varieties A team member of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology glaciologist and head of the Swiss measurement network “Glamos”, Matthias Huss, passes the Rhone Glacier covered by sheets near Goms, Switzerland, on June 16, 2023. (AP)

Swiss Glaciers Under Threat Again as Heatwave Drives Zero-Temperature Level to Record Altitude 

The Swiss weather service said Monday a heatwave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest altitude since recordings on it in Switzerland began…

Varieties Members of the media work near a large screen showing a picture of convicted hospital nurse Lucy Letby, ahead of her sentencing, outside the Manchester Crown Court, in Manchester, Britain, August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Phil Noble

British Nurse Lucy Letby Imprisoned for Life in Murders of 7 Babies and Attempted Murders of 6

A former neonatal nurse convicted of murdering seven babies in her care and trying to kill six others at a hospital in northern England was sentenced Monday to…

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Varieties The chips identify focal seizure areas in the brain to be removed through a modern medical procedure performed for the first time in the Middle East. SPA

Saudi Arabia’s KFSHRC Performs Robotic Surgery to Implant Chips in the Brain

The King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) has successfully performed a robotic surgery to implant chips in the brain of a patient who…

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Varieties  A view shows a bridge with sandbanks of the Loire River in Ingrandes-Le-Fresne-sur-Loire, France, August 21, 2023. (Reuters)

France Issues ‘Red Alert’ over Heatwave in South

France on Monday afternoon issued a "red alert", its most serious warning, for four southern regions amid a spell of excessively hot weather, with temperatures…

Varieties A view shows a fire over the mountains near empty houses after the evacuation in different villages in the north, as wildfires rage out of control on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain August 20, 2023. (Reuters)

Firefighters Close to Stabilizing Tenerife Fire as Evacuees Start Returning Home 

Firefighters on Monday battled to stabilize a huge wildfire that has devastated forests on the Spanish island of Tenerife for six days and forced thousands to…

Varieties Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-3, the word for "moon craft" in Sanskrit, travels after it was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP)

Moon Landing Anticipation Builds for India After Russia’s Crash 

India's space agency on Monday released images its spacecraft took of the far side of the moon as it headed for an attempted landing on the lunar south pole,…

Varieties Smoke billows on the road beside the highway near the town of Enterprise, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 20, 2023. (AFP)

Canada to Deploy Military in British Columbia to Tackle Fast-Spreading Fires 

Canada is sending the military to tackle fast-spreading wildfires in British Columbia, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday, as the western province…