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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 colorized electron microscope image shows a single humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV) as it buds from a human immune cell,which the virus had infected. (NIAID via AP)

HIV Might be Dormant in Brain, New Study Suggests

A new study published June 16 in the Journal of Clinical Investigations, found that microglial cells, specialized immune cells with a long lifespan in the…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Gambian asylum seeker Ibrahim Kamara reached Cyprus five years ago with nothing, and has found comfort in music. Christina ASSI / AFP

Music Gives Hope to African Asylum Seekers in Cyprus

Every week, the beat of African drums ricocheting through the streets of Nicosia allows Ibrahim Kamara to momentarily forget his arduous quest for asylum --…

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Varieties Combining the words “Arabian” & “roya” (meaning vision or dream), AROYA Cruises will offer guests a unique opportunity to explore the wonders of Saudi Arabia from the sea.

Cruise Saudi Launches Arabian Cruise Experience

Cruise Saudi, a Public Investment Fund owned business, and a pioneering force in the development of Saudi’s tourism industry, announced on Sunday the launch of…

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Varieties Team members of ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) glaciologist and head of the Swiss measurement network 'Glamos', Matthias Huss, drill holes into the Rhone Glacier to take measurements near Goms, Switzerland, Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Swiss Vote on Climate Bill as Iconic Glaciers Succumb to Warming

Swiss voters are going to the polls Sunday to decide on a bill aimed at introducing new climate measures to sharply curb the rich Alpine nation's greenhouse…

Varieties Prince and Princess of Wales visit the Guildhall Windsor to thank volunteers and staff that worked on the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth, in Windsor, Britain, September 22, 2022. Ian Vogler/Pool via REUTERS/File photo

Britain’s Prince William Wants to Help End Homelessness

Britain's Prince William, heir to the throne, has told the Sunday Times he wants to help end homelessness across the country and is planning to launch "a…

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Varieties Saudi astronauts  arrive at the King Khaled International Airport - SPA

Saudi Astronauts Arrive Home

The Saudi astronauts Rayana Bernawi, Ali Al-Qarni, Mariam Fardous, and Ali Al-Ghamdi arrived in Riyadh after the successful scientific mission they led at the…

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Varieties Japanese women prance on Tottori sand dunes in 2012 in Tottori.
Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images

Desert of Japan is Disappearing

You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d landed in the Middle East, but these are the Tottori Sand Dunes, wedged along the coast of Japan’s sparsely populated San…

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Varieties Charles took the royal salute at last year's Trooping the Color when he was still Prince of Wales. Yui Mok / POOL/AFP

King Charles III Saddles Up for Birthday Parade

The colorful display of regimental precision and pageantry is the first of 74-year-old Charles's reign, and also the first time a ruling monarch will ride at…

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Varieties FILE - the entrance hall of Interpol's headquarters in Lyon, central France on Sept.27, 2017.  (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Interpol Issues Notice for Lebanese Man Suspected of Trafficking in Looted Antiquities

Interpol has issued an international warrant for a Lebanese man suspected of trafficking stolen antiquities, weeks after he was questioned in Lebanon, judicial…

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Varieties Ministry of Media Launches Virtual Press Center for Hajj Season

Ministry of Media Launches Virtual Press Center for Hajj Season

The Ministry of Media launched the Virtual Press Center (VPC) for this year's Hajj season 2023 in an effort to provide a comprehensive coverage of the annual…

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Varieties Coinciding with the World Sea Turtle Day 2023, the release underscores the vital role turtles play in maintaining the balance of marine habitats. WAM

21 Endangered Turtles Released into Arabian Gulf

Jumeirah Group’s Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project has released 15 Hawksbill and 6 Green Turtles, both of which are considered endangered species, from its…

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Varieties The icy crust at the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus, composed as a mosaic from images captured in 2009 by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, with geysers spraying plumes of ice crystals into space from the moon's inner ocean, which, according to a study published June 14, 2023 in the journal Nature, has been found to contain high concentrations of phosphorus, a chemical element essential to all forms of life on Earth. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo 

Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Harbors Essential Elements for Life

High concentrations of phosphorus, an essential element for all biological processes on Earth, have been detected in ice crystals spewed from the interior…

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Varieties Virgin Galactic (SPCE) logo is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as the company begins public trading in New York, US, October 28, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Virgin Galactic Plans First Commercial Space Service for June

Virgin Galactic Holdings (SPCE.N), the space tourism firm founded by Richard Branson, said on Thursday its long-awaited commercial spaceflight service would…

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Varieties SFDA, Cosmetics Europe Sign MOU on Regulation and Safety

SFDA, Cosmetics Europe Sign MOU on Regulation and Safety

The Saudi Food & Drug Authority (SFDA) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the European professional association Cosmetics Europe (CE) to…

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Varieties Eid Al Adha Films in Egypt Lure People with Comedy, Suspense

Eid Al Adha Films in Egypt Lure People with Comedy, Suspense

Comedy and action movies are competing during Eid Al Adha holiday in Egypt to lure the largest number of spectators to the box office with light comedy or…

Rasha Ahmed (Cairo)
Varieties Kairan Quazi in class at Santa Clara University. Photograph: Lisa Robinson of Santa Clara University (The Guardian)

Youngest College Graduate Joins SpaceX

Kairan Quazi is years away from legally being able to watch an R-rated movie at the theater by himself, but he’s about to get a college degree and start a job…

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Varieties  In this April 1, 2020, file photo, several dozen Delta
Air Lines jets are parked at Kansas City International Airport in
Kansas City, Mo. A U.S. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Delta Launches Permanent Airplane Seat for Travelers in Wheelchair

Delta Airlines has revealed a working prototype for its wheelchair-friendly cabin that allows people to stay in their wheelchairs for the duration of the…

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Varieties A Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is
seen in Detroit, on Jan. 16, 2019.  (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Robotaxi Disrupts Response of Emergency Crews in San Francisco

A Cruise self-driving taxi disrupted emergency crews responding to a mass shooting in San Francisco last week, according to witnesses and videos posted online,…

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FILE - Solar panels are installed at a floating photovoltaic plant on a lake in Haltern, Germany, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

London's Solar Street Thrives on People Power

Sick of eye-watering energy bills and keen to do what they can to fend off global warming, two artists have shown their north London neighbors that…

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Varieties People walk across "Shibuya Crossing" in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Harry Potter Park in Tokyo Hopes to Enchant Asian Fans

Harry Potter fans will soon be able to take up their wands, put on their robes and immerse themselves in the boy wizard's world at a new theme park set to open…

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Varieties A general view of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (AP)

Saudi Arabia Announces New Instant E-Visa Options For Visitors

Saudi Arabia announced new instant e-visa options to facilitate UK, US, and Schengen visas holders, as well as permanent residents of UK, US, and any EU…

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Varieties 23rd Arab Radio and Television Festival Kicks off in Tunisia

23rd Arab Radio and Television Festival Kicks off in Tunisia

The 23rd edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival, organized by the Arab States Broadcasting Union in cooperation with the Tunisian Radio and…

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Varieties This handout photo taken on June 12, 2023 and provided by the Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters shows a man, identified by authorities as British, climbing the exterior of the 123-story Lotte World Tower in Seoul. (AFP / Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters)

British Man Detained Climbing South Korean Skyscraper 

A British man attempted to scale the world's fifth tallest building without ropes on Monday until South Korean authorities forced him to abandon his climb more…

Varieties A medical technical assistant prepares a syringe with a children's dose of Comirnaty, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a practice of a children's doctor, as Germany rolls out vaccinations for the five to eleven year old children, in Bonn, Germany, December 15, 2021. (Reuters)

BioNTech Faces First German Lawsuit Over Alleged COVID Vaccine Side Effects 

BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its COVID-19…