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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 ‘NEOM’ Accelerates Global Transition towards Green Hydrogen

‘NEOM’ Accelerates Global Transition towards Green Hydrogen

NEOM has made qualitative progress in supporting the green hydrogen production industry on a large scale and exporting it to global markets, the Saudi State…

Varieties Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Bernawi and Ali al-Qarni (SPA)

Saudi Astronauts at ISS Make Amateur Radio Contact with Students in Saudi Arabia

Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Barnawi and Ali Al-Qarni have used the Amateur Radio on board the International Space Station (ISS) to talk with a group of students…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Newcastle: The City of Bridges (Shutterstock)

Saudi Arabia Breathes Life into Newcastle Tourism

In a monumental occurrence within the sports world, the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) finalized its acquisition of Newcastle Football Club on October 7,…

Jocelyne Elia (New Castle, England)
Varieties Portuguese and German police search a reservoir near the area where British girl Madeleine McCann went missing in the Portuguese Algarve in May 2007, in Silves, Portugal, May 24, 2023. (Reuters)

German Prosecutor Says Clues to McCann Child Disappearance Possible at Portuguese Dam Site 

Police searching for clues regarding the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, the British child who went missing in 2007 in Portugal, were concentrating…

Varieties A scientist holds a sea urchin specimen of the long-spined Diadema setosum, found in the Mediterranean, at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History of Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, May 24, 2023. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo)

Red Sea Corals Threatened by Mass Sea Urchin Die-off

Sea urchins in Israel's Gulf of Eilat have been dying off at an alarming rate, researchers announced Wednesday — a development that threatens the Red Sea’s…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tel Aviv)
Varieties Incandescent materials, ash and smoke are spewed from the Popocatepetl volcano as seen from the San Nicolas de los Ranchos community, state of Puebla, Mexico, on May 23, 2023. (AFP)

Concern about Mexico’s Popocatepetl Volcano Changes with the Wind

Concern about the Popocatepetl volcano changes with the wind. While east of the mountain residents swept streets and didn’t remove their masks on Tuesday, here…

Varieties A journalist undergoes a Covid-19 PCR test ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit welcome ceremony at a hotel in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China, 18 May 2023. (EPA)

Rich Countries Should Play Bigger Role in Combating Pandemics, Says WHO Draft

Richer countries should be asked to better pull their weight in helping the world cope with pandemics, according to a new draft of a treaty being negotiated at…

Varieties (FILES) Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (L) and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, attend the annual One Young World Summit at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, north-west England on September 5, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Prince Harry’s Effort to Pay for British Police Protection Fails in Court

A London judge ruled Tuesday against Prince Harry in his efforts to pay for police protection when he visits Britain. A High Court judge rejected the Duke of…

Varieties Vehicles and tents of Portugal's investigative Judicial Police are seen at the site of a remote reservoir where a new search for the body of Madeleine McCann is set to take place, in Silves, Portugal, in this screen grab from a video, May 22, 2023. (Reuters)

Police in Portugal Resume Search for Madeleine McCann, British Child Missing Since 2007 

Portuguese police aided by German and British colleagues on Tuesday resumed their search for Madeleine McCann, the British child who disappeared in the country…

Varieties The astronauts, aboard the Falcon 9 Rocket, head towards the International Space Station. (Saudi Space Authority)

Saudi Astronauts Embark on Scientific Mission at ISS

The long-awaited moment has arrived for Saudi Arabia’s inaugural scientific expedition into space following a 16-hour journey since the triumphant launch of…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Varieties An endangered Lear's macaw (Anodorhynchus leari) flies over a reserve near the Canudos Biological Station, close to the Canudos Wind Energy Complex in Canudos, Bahia state, Brazil, on May 5, 2023. Rafael Martins / AFP

Brazil Faces Dilemma: Endangered Macaw vs. Wind Farm

A wind farm in northeastern Brazil sounds like a welcome climate-friendly energy solution, but it is causing controversy over another kind of environmental…

Varieties Saudis watch the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon capsule, carrying four astronauts, two of whom are Saudi nationals, to the International Space Station, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, US in an event organized to celebrate the first Saudi woman into Space in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 22, 2023. (Reuters)

Khalid bin Salman: Saudi Arabia Carrying out Historic Space Mission to Serve Humanity

Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman stressed on Monday that the Kingdom was carrying out a historic space mission to serve humanity as the…

Varieties Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends the World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 21, 2023. (Reuters)

Don’t Delay Reforms to Prepare for Next Pandemic, Urges WHO Chief

The head of the World Health Organization urged countries on Monday to carry out reforms needed to prepare for the next pandemic, hailing their "historic"…

Varieties Roads are flooded in Villa Paranacito, Entre Rios, Argentina, Thursday, April 28, 2016. (AP)

UN Agency: 2M Killed, $4.3 Trillion in Damages from Extreme Weather Over Past Half-Century 

Nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of the past half-century around the globe have killed more than 2 million people and…

Varieties Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, Saudi Arabia’s former permanent representative to the UN, and Tariq Al-Homayed, the former editor-in-chief of Asharq Al-Awsat, at the event. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Al-Mouallimi: Neutrality in Journalism Does Not Imply Neglecting the Truth

Abdallah Al-Mouallimi, advisor to the Saudi Foreign Minister and the Kingdom’s former permanent representative to the UN, emphasized the importance of…

Fatehelrahman Yousif (Riyadh)
Varieties FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Energy and Commerce hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election and data privacy. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Mark Zuckerberg’s Wealth Grows $44 Billion in 2023

Mark Zuckerberg's fortune grew $44 Billion this year, most among billionaires tracked by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index during that same period. After the…

Varieties Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades, Rayana Bernawi, and Ali Al-Qarni, rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Bernawi, Al-Qarni Rocket towards ISS

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades, Rayana Bernawi, and Ali Al-Qarni, rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. SpaceX launched the…

Varieties Sara bint Mashhour Launches New Science and Technology Initiative 'ilmi' in Riyadh

Sara bint Mashhour Launches New Science and Technology Initiative 'ilmi' in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia has announced the launching of ilmi, a new Center for Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STREAM) learning, created…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Saudi astronauts Rayyanah Bernawi and Ali al-Qarni (SPA)

World Awaits Launch of Saudi Astronauts' Mission to ISS

Saudi astronauts, Rayyanah Bernawi and Ali al-Qarni, completed their final preparations as part of the AX-2 crew for the launch of their mission at the…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties FILE - A line of 2022 Santa Fe SUV's sit outside a Hyundai dealership Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Kia, Hyundai Settle Class-action Lawsuit after a Rash of Thefts Due to Security Flaw

Hyundai Motor America and Kia America said Friday they have reached a settlement to resolve a class-action lawsuit prompted by a surge in vehicle thefts. The…

Varieties The film sector in Saudi Arabia is witnessing an unprecedented stage of support and development. (The Cultural Development Fund)

Saudi Arabia Allocates SAR 300 Million for Investments in Film Industry

The Saudi Cultural Development Fund (CDF) revealed a new investment program in the film sector at a value of 300 million Saudi riyals (about $80 million), and…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Varieties The Millennium Seed Bank holds some 40,000 plant species from around the world. Ben Stansall / AFP

The Noah's Ark for Plants Beneath the English Countryside

Inside bomb-proof frozen vaults underneath the English countryside hides a treasure trove of 40,000 species of wild plant seeds from around the world, many of…

Varieties Al-Rabeeah thanked the medical team that performed the surgery for their efforts. SPA

Nigerian Siamese Twins Successfully Separated in Saudi Arabia

A specialized surgical team in Saudi Arabia separated the Nigerian Siamese twins, Hassana and Hasina, who were attached at the lower chest and abdomen and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Since 2020, a year after Saudi Arabia opened its doors to international tourists, TDF has been the primary vehicle for promoting tourism investment in the country. SPA

TDF Collaborates with Hyatt to Develop Hospitality Focused Destinations in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Tourism Development Fund (TDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corporation

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)