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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 Saudi producer Mohammed Al-Turki and Hollywood actor Michelle Rodriguez pose in front of an advert for the Red Sea Film Festival at Cannes in May 2022 (AFP/Patricia De Melo Moreira)

Timeless Arabic Movies Reserve Place at ‘Red Sea: Treasures’

The 2nd edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, scheduled between December 1 and 10, has unveiled seven movies that will be part of this year’s …

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Varieties So far in the war, none of the seven world heritage sites have been damaged Fabrice COFFRINI AFP

UN Satellite Analysis Tracks Ukraine Cultural Damage

The United Nations is using before-and-after satellite imagery to monitor the cultural destruction inflicted by Russia's war in Ukraine, announcing Wednesday…

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Varieties By officially launching designs for homes in the neighborhood complex, RCU seeks to achieve comprehensive sustainable development. Asharq Al-Awsat

RCU Finishes Designs of Model Neighborhood to ‘Enhance Life Quality’

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has finished a design for its first model neighborhood, which has been created as part of efforts to sustainably develop…

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Varieties The Goncourt Prize jury in March 2020 at the Drouant
restaurant. Credit: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP

Goncourt Academy Announces Shortlist of Winners in Beirut

At Beirut’s Pine Residence, the jury of the Goncourt literary prize has exceptionally announced the names of the four finalists in France's most prestigious…

Varieties ADNEC Opens Registration for 1st Edition of Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition

ADNEC Opens Registration for 1st Edition of Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition

ADNEC Group in co-operation with Abu Dhabi Agriculture & Food Safety Authority announced that registration is open for participating in the activities of the…

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Varieties “Sudanese Pictorial Photography” is one of many projects aimed at reviving buildings that reflect the old face of Sudan. (Asharq Al--Awsat)

Khartoum’s Abandoned Buildings Return to Life through Photographs

“Sudanese Pictorial Photography” is one of many projects aimed at reviving buildings that reflect the old face of Sudan and documenting old, historic and…

Siham Saleh (Khartoum)
Varieties 20 February 2020, Brandenburg, Potsdam: The paintings "Getreideschober in der Mittagssonne" (1890, L) and "Getreideschober" (1890) are on display in the exhibition "Monet.Orte" at the Museum Barberini. (dpa)

Climate Protesters Throw Mashed Potatoes at Monet Painting

Climate protesters threw mashed potatoes at a Claude Monet painting in a German museum to protest fossil fuel extraction but caused no visible damage to the…

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Varieties File photo from Sharjah International Book Fair, northeast of Dubai, 31 October 2018 (AFP)

SIBF Recognizes Sudanese Historian Youssef Fadl as Figure of the Year

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has announced Sudanese historian Yusuf Fadl Hasan as ‘Cultural Personality of the Year’ for its upcoming 41st Sharjah…

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Varieties Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia July 12, 2022. (Reuters)

Australia Signs up to Global Pledge to Cut Methane Emissions by 30%

Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen on Sunday said the government has joined the Global Methane Pledge as part of multilateral efforts to reduce…

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Varieties Fireworks decorate the sky of Riyadh with the launch of the largest entertainment festival in the Middle East (Photo: Yazeed Al-Samrani)

Anne Marie, Spectacular Drone Show Kick Off Riyadh Season 2022

With a spectacular drone show, the international Cirque du Soleil and a concert by British artist Anne Marie, the largest entertainment season in the Middle…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Varieties The event was first of its kind to be held by Diriyah Season 2022. SPA

Saudi Equestrian Federation Crowns Winners of Diriyah 'Longines Global Jumping' Championship

President of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation (SAEF) Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah crowned the winners of the Federation's run on the 2nd day…

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Varieties IIFA, Ibn Khaldun University Sign Cooperation Agreement

IIFA, Ibn Khaldun University Sign Cooperation Agreement

The Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) and Ibn Khaldun University in Istanbul signed a cooperation agreement on Friday. The deal between the two institutions was…

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Varieties Consisting of a number of publications, the series is a notable addition to the ALC’s roster of publications and focusses on Emirati and Arab singing and music. WAM

Abu Dhabi's ALC Launches Music Book Collection at Frankfurt Book Fair 2022

The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has launched a series of music books at Frankfurt Book Fair 2022, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported Friday. …

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Varieties An Iraqi worker excavates a carving at the Mashki Gate, one of the monumental gates to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. AFP

Ancient Carvings Discovered at Iconic Mosul Monument Bulldozed by ISIS

When ISIS bulldozed the ancient monumental Mashki gate in the Iraqi city of Mosul in 2016, it was part of the extremists' systematic destruction of cultural…

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Varieties Suhail walks in his shelter at the Panda House Garden in Al Khor, near Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. (AP Photo, Lujain Jo)

Pandas Sent by China Arrive in Qatar

Qatar received on Wednesday Chinese giant pandas Suhail and Soraya ahead of next month's World Cup. Crowds of children and reporters watched as the four…

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Varieties Surgeons incised the patient’s superior frontal gyrus from both sides under general anesthesia

First Successful Brain Surgery to Treat Depression in Saudi Arabia

A team of neurosurgeons and psychiatrists have helped alleviate the pain of a patient who suffered from chronic depression over the past 25 years. The patient…

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Varieties A municipal biologist examines a mosquito in Salt Lake City on Aug. 26, 2019. (AP)

Are You a Mosquito Magnet? It Could Be Your Smell

A new study finds that some people really are “mosquito magnets” and it probably has to do with the way they smell. The researchers found that people who…

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Varieties Can nasal vaccines stop Covid where it enters the body? Around 100 different versions are under development TIM SLOAN AFP/File

High Hopes for Nasal Covid Vaccines despite 'Disappointing' Trial

Nasal vaccines could still be a powerful future weapon in the fight against Covid-19 despite "disappointing" recent trial results for an AstraZeneca spray,…

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Varieties A bottle containing the new Moderna Spikevax mRNA COVID 19 vaccine stands ready to be drawn into syringes at the centre of the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), that opened for the public to get the forth booster dose againt COVID, in Geneva, Switzerland, 10 October 2022. (EPA)

Moderna Signs Deal on Variant-Adapted COVID Shots for World’s Poorest

Moderna Inc has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world's poorest people. The…

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Varieties A combine deposits harvested wheat in a tractor trolley at a field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, March 16, 2022. (Reuters)

Could Bacteria Found in Algerian Caves Treat Gluten Sensitivity?

An isolated bacterium discovered in an Algerian cave might be a solution to wheat gluten sensitivity, found joint research by Sweden’s Umea University and…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties A 'suhur' meal, which is served before dawn during the holy month of Ramadan, in Cairo on May 31, 2018. (MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP/Getty Images)

Egyptian Restaurants Attract Customers with 'No for Innovation' Motto

In his movie “The Danish Experience”, Egyptian actor Adel Imam promoted two popular, local restaurants named “Zizo” and “Baha”. But despite the fame they…

Mohammed Ajam (Cairo)
Varieties The center's participation in the exhibition aims to boost the marketing of Saudi dates

Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Palms and Dates Participates in SIAL 2022 in Paris

The National Center for Palms and Dates is participating in the "SIAL Paris 2022" exhibition in Paris, France, which is taking place from October 15 to 19, the…

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Varieties Handout photo issued by Just Stop Oil of two protesters who have thrown tinned soup at Vincent Van Gogh's famous 1888 work Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, Friday Oct. 14, 2022. (Just Stop Oil via AP)

UK Police Charge Two Women after Soup Thrown at Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’

Two women have been charged with criminal damage after climate change protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s painting "Sunflowers" at London's National…

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Varieties In this photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom capsule splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida in a return trip from the International Space Station on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

SpaceX Ferries Astronauts Back to Earth after Half-year Away

Four astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule Friday, ending their nearly six-month space station mission with a splashdown in the Atlantic off Florida…

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