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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 King Abdulaziz Palace in Taif (SPA)

Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 41 New Historical Sites in Taif

The Saudi Heritage Commission has registered 41 new archaeological and historical sites found in Taif governorate in the National Antiquities Register, as part…

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Varieties An interior view of the ancient Pantheon in downtown Rome, Italy December 11, 2017. (Reuters)

Scientists Chip Away at How Ancient Roman Concrete Stood Test of Time 

The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times…

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Varieties This file image released on December 1, 2009, shows a combination of two images released by the NASA Earth Observatory showing the size and shape of the ozone hole each year in 1979 (L) and in 2009. (Handout / NASA / AFP)

UN Says Ozone Layer Slowly Healing, Hole to Mend by 2066 

Earth’s protective ozone layer is slowly but noticeably healing at a pace that would fully mend the hole over Antarctica in about 43 years, a new United…

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Varieties 06 September 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, speaks at the press conference for the "Invictus Games" 2023. (dpa)

Prince Harry to Defend Scandalous Memoirs in TV Interviews 

Prince Harry will discuss his memoirs in television interviews Sunday after the book's explosive revelations about royal rifts, sex and drugs cast doubt on his…

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Varieties Food prices are displayed at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 8, 2022. (Reuters)

Global Food Prices in 2022 Hit Record High amid Drought, War

Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the UN Food…

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Varieties This undated image courtesy of, Dr. Timothy Rittman, University of Cambridge, shows an MRI image of a healthy brain (L) and an Alzheimer's brain (R) with large black gaps where brain has shrunk. (AFP)

US Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of…

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Varieties Riyadh Art Exhibition Highlights 'Fall of Baghdad'

Riyadh Art Exhibition Highlights 'Fall of Baghdad'

After the Fall of Baghdad in 2003, Iraqi Artist Elaf Adel al-Alousi left her country full of emotions that she strongly wanted to express with painting…

Varieties Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG) CEO Joumana Alrashid honors social media influencer Thawab Alsubaie with his prize. (Asharq Al-Awsat) 

Saudi Arabia Honors Best National Media Productions

In partnership with the Saudi Tourism Commission, the Saudi Ministry of Media, represented by the Government Communication Center, celebrated the winners at…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Varieties This webcam image provided by the US Geological Survey shows Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, from the west rim of the summit caldera, looking east, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. (US Geological Survey via AP)

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Erupts Again, Summit Crater Glows 

Hawaii's Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor…

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Varieties The surgery came following the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and the Crown Prince. SPA

Conjoined Saudi Siamese Twin Separation Surgery is Successful

A specialized surgical team has managed to separate a Saudi Siamese twin who were attached from the hip and share the spinal cord and its membranes, in a…

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Varieties Children play on a patch of artificial snow, in Wildhaus, Switzerland, 04 January 2023. (EPA)

‘Feels Like Summer’: Warm Winter Breaks Temperature Records in Europe 

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while…

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Varieties Saudi men stand next to camels as they participate in King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rimah Governorate, north-east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia January 19, 2018. Picture taken January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

Saudi Businessman Purchases 12 Camels Worth $32 Million

A Saudi businessman signed a 120 million riyal ($32 million) deal in Riyadh to purchase 12 camels, marking one of the biggest camels' purchase deals in the…

Varieties An aerial view shows a highway in the Saudi capital Riyadh. (File photo: AFP)

UNESCO Praises Saudi Arabia's Achievements in E-Education Governance Globally

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) praised Saudi Arabia’s achievements in e-education governance, reported the Saudi…

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Varieties Britain's Prince Harry leaves after attending a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London on June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. (AP)

UK’s Prince Harry: I Want My Father and Brother Back 

Britain's Prince Harry said his troubled relationship with the royal family "never needed to be this way" and he wants to get his father King Charles and his…

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Varieties This file photo taken on December 6, 2012 shows a dolphin in the Mekong river in Kratie province, northeast of the capital Phnom Penh. (AFP)

Cambodian Leader Orders Mekong Safe Zones to Save Rare Dolphins 

Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were…

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Varieties A Museum of London employee poses for photographers next to an 1897 oil on canvas portrait of Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle by illustrator Sidney Paget on display as part of the exhibition "Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die" at the Museum of London in London, Oct. 16, 2014. (AP) 

2023 Public Domain Debuts Include Last Sherlock Holmes Work 

Sherlock Holmes is finally free to the American public in 2023.   The long-running contested copyright dispute over Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales of a…

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Varieties FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 file photo, Traffic is sparse on the snow-covered Interstate 45 near The Woodlands Parkway following an overnight snowfall in The Woodlands, Texas, as temperatures plunged into the teens with light snow and freezing rain. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

What is the Link Between Winter Storms and Global Warming?

The world is getting warmer, winters included. The United States, however, has experienced severe winter storms in recent years, and experts are taking a…

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Varieties Children toss handfuls of hail particles picked up off the side of a road after a storm in the Umm al-Haiman district, about 55 kilometers south of Kuwait City, on December 27, 2022. (AFP)

Rare Hail Brings Winter White to Desert Hotspot Kuwait 

Kuwait, one of the hottest countries on Earth, has been hit by a rare hail storm that delighted children and their parents, with images of the winter white…

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Varieties Saudi film director Tawfik Al-Zaidi.

Director Tawfik Al-Zaidi Tells Asharq Al-Awsat: ‘Noura’ Resembles AlUla in its Connection with Human, Art

Saudi film director Tawfik Al-Zaidi expected the revenues of the Saudi cinema to hit one billion Saudi riyals by the end of 2022, after it exceeded 900 million…

Asma al Ghabri (Jeddah)
Varieties The UK is bracing itself for a level 3 cold weather warning (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Weather Extremes Becoming 'New Normal', Warns UK's National Trust

Britain's National Trust on Wednesday said nature and wildlife at the charity's sites had been harmed by extreme weather in the past year and warned it could…

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Varieties In this file photo taken on September 06, 2022 This handout picture released by NASA on September 6, 2022 shows a stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula captured in crisp detail by NASA's Webb telescope, revealing never-before-seen features that deepen scientific understanding, the agency said. (Space Telescope Science Institut / NASA / AFP)

Webb Telescope Promises New Age of the Stars

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after the Big Bang, heralding a new era of astronomy and untold…

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Varieties This picture taken on December 20, 2021 shows a view of an Israeli flag flying near the Russian Orthodox Church of Mary Magdalene atop the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. (AFP via Getty Images)

Russia Threatens Israel with Legal Action to Regain Ownership of 3 Churches in Jerusalem

The Russian government has demanded its Israeli counterpart to transfer ownership of three historic churches to Moscow, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed…

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Varieties The event coincided with the meeting of the 43rd Consultative and Executive Council. SPA

Saudi Libraries Commission Takes Part in Islamic Manuscripts Expo in Rabat

The Saudi Libraries Commission has organized the Islamic Manuscripts and Species Exposition in cooperation with the National Committee for Education, Culture…

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Varieties In the model of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, the statues of saints on the colonnades wear clothing made of paper napkins from the Wunderland bistro. Credit: Andreas Meichsner for The New York Times

The World in Miniature

We had an all-encompassing view of Rio de Janeiro and its surroundings: Sugarloaf Mountain, the Christ the Redeemer statue, Copacabana Beach. Architectural…