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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 Chelsea's English head coach Graham Potter looks on during the UEFA Champions League group E football match between AC Milan and Chelsea, at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, on October 11, 2022. (AFP)

Chelsea’s Potter Says ‘Glow Up’ Down to More Expensive Haircut

Graham Potter said his positive personal transformation after taking over as Chelsea manager was the result of a haircut that cost a lot more than he expected…

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Varieties This picture provided by NASA on October 14, 2022 shows the Swift’s X-Ray Telescope capturing the afterglow of GRB 221009A about an hour after it was first detected Handout NASA/Swift/A. Beardmore (University of Leicester)/AFP

Astronomers are Captivated by Brightest Flash Ever Seen

Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth and was likely triggered by…

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Varieties File Photo: General view shows Peach’s Castle at Super Nintendo World, a new attraction area featuring the popular video game character Mario which is set to open to public on March 18, during a press preview at the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka, western Japan, March 17, 2021. (File photo: Reuters)

Possible Human Skeleton Found Outside Japan's Universal Studios

An entire human skeleton has been found outside Universal Studios Japan theme park, police said Saturday, after conducting a search following the discovery of…

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Varieties A farmer works in a cotton field in Kongolekan village near Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso March 7, 2017. (Reuters)

Tiny Parasite Withers West Africa’s Cotton Harvest Outlook

A tiny green grasshopper-shaped parasite has infested cotton crops across West Africa and slashed output forecasts for the 2022/23 season, industry…

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Varieties Participants at the workshop. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Arabia: Cement Decarbonization Paves Way for Carbon Neutrality

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, organized a workshop…

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Varieties A general view of buildings by the Nile River in Cairo, Egypt January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Saudi National Band and Choir Participates in Arab Music Festival and Conference

The Music Commission has announced that the Saudi National Band and Choir is scheduled to participate on October 27 in the 31st Arab Music Festival and…

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Varieties Among other things, the two-day IUCN Leaders Summit that kicked off on Thursday will discuss mechanisms for conserving biodiversity.

The Royal Commission for AlUla Participates in IUCN’s Leaders Forum in South Korea

The Royal Commission for AlUla is participating in the leaders forum for the International Union for Conservation of Nature in the South Korean island of Jeju…

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Varieties Vials containing the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are displayed before being used at a mobile vaccine clinic, in Valparaiso, Chile, January 3, 2022. (Reuters)

Pfizer, BioNTech Find Updated COVID Booster Protects against Omicron in Trial

Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said their COVID-19 vaccine booster, adapted for the BA.4 and the BA.5 subvariants of Omicron, generated a strong immune…

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Riyadh Season 2022 Kicks off with Shows 'Beyond Imagination'

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), Turki Al-Sheikh, announced on Wednesday the launching of the Riyadh Season…

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Varieties A major exhibition of impressionist art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi - AFP.

Louvre Abu Dhabi Marks Five Years with 'Impressionism Show'

A major exhibition of impressionist art opened Wednesday at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, featuring works from masters such as Cezanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Pissarro…

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Varieties Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 101 New Historical Sites

Saudi Heritage Commission Registers 101 New Historical Sites

The Saudi Heritage Commission announced registered 101 new archaeological and historical sites in the National Antiquities Register. The new sites included…

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This photo provided by SpaceX photo shows Dennis Tito and his wife, Akiko, at the company’s Starship rocket base near Boca Chica, Texas, on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The couple has booked a flight to the moon on SpaceX’s Starship. (SpaceX via AP)

World's 1st Space Tourist Signs Up for Flight Around Moon

The world's first space tourist wants to go back — only this time, he’s signed up for a spin around the moon aboard Elon Musk’s Starship. For Dennis Tito,…

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Varieties The massive Vehicle Assembly Building where NASA’s powerful new 322-foot-tall moon rocket has been assembled for the unpiloted Artemis 1 mission, is reflected after a hard rain at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Thom Baur/Files

NASA Kicked Asteroid Off Course in Test to Save Earth

NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity's ability to stop an…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry revealed plans to launch its first cultural center, Fenaa Alawwal (FAA).

Saudi Culture Ministry to Launch 'Fenaa Alawwal' to Embrace Intellectuals, Creative Talents

Saudi Arabia’s Culture Ministry revealed Monday plans to launch its first cultural center, Fenaa Alawwal (FAA) at the Diplomatic Quarter in the capital Riyadh…

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Varieties A night view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Promotes Investment Environment to Fund Cultural Projects

Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund launched a partnership with the private sector to bolster the investment environment in the cultural field and provide…

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Varieties A ring-tailed lemur mother with her offspring tastes a frozen snack given to the animals to cool down in the DierenPark in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, 19 July 2022. (EPA)

New Zealand Zoo More than Doubles Its Population of Endangered Lemurs

New Zealand's Wellington Zoo has more than doubled its population of endangered ring-tailed lemurs after its four females gave birth to twins, the zoo's…

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Varieties (L-R) 2022 Nobel Economics Prize laureates Ben Bernanke, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig are seen on a display during a press conference to announce the winners of the 2022 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, on October 10, 2022. (AFP)

Bernanke, Diamond, Dybvig Win Nobel Economics Prize for Financial Crises Studies

A trio of US economists including Former Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke won this year's Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research on how propping up…

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Varieties A man looks out to sea in October 2008 in Male, the capital of the Maldives, which is among several island nations the UN has said may become uninhabitable by 2100 PEDRO UGARTE AFP/File

As Oceans Rise, are Some Nations Doomed to Vanish?

If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens? The prospect is no longer…

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Varieties Ahuautle, the eggs of the axayacatl, a type of an aquatic insect, are seen attached to pine needles before being harvested at Lake Texcoco, near to Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022. (AP)

In Mexico, Locals Try to Save Traditional ‘Mexican Caviar’

In a shallow lake on the outskirts of Mexico City, a handful of farmers still harvest the eggs of an evasive, fingertip-size water bug in a bid to keep alive a…

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Varieties A general view of the Moscow International Business Center, Russia, May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Russia Successfully Launches Navigation Satellite

Russia launched its Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying the GLONASS-K navigation system on Monday from a northern cosmodrome, the Interfax news agency reported, citing…

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Varieties A man reads a book at the independent bookstore "Hong Kong Reader" in Hong Kong, China June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Ibrahim Al-Sannan: Culture Digitization Drove Saudi Books Way Beyond Borders

The editor-in-chief position has always been linked to journalism in newspapers, magazines, and TV programs. But it’s a first in the Arab world for an editor…

Varieties General view of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia, May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Riyadh to Host OVO Show from Cirque du Soleil

Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh has announced that Riyadh will host Cirque…

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Varieties RCU aims to enhance AlUla’s connectivity with various international and local destinations. SPA

First Direct Flight from Cairo to AlUla Inaugurated

The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) and "Flynas" airline have launched the first direct flights between Cairo International Airport and AlUla International…

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Varieties Leisure boats are seen in the distance near a mangrove forest at the site of a state-sponsored mangrove reforestation project in the Hamata area south of Marsa Alam along Egypt's southern Red Sea coast on September 16, 2022. (AFP)

Egypt Replants Mangrove ‘Treasure’ to Fight Climate Change Impacts

On Egypt's Red Sea coast, fish swim among thousands of newly planted mangroves, part of a program to boost biodiversity, protect coastlines and fight climate…

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