The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) launched the KAUST Coral Restoration Initiative’s large-scale coral facility, restoring and…
Portugal closed all schools and shuttered non-essential public services on Wednesday as a major Atlantic storm headed for the country's mainland. Streets…
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…
People suffering from stiff person syndrome (SPS), which affects Celine Dion, the singer, could soon benefit from a new medicine which improves symptoms. …
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…
A pink diamond was sold for $49.9 million in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a world record for the highest price per carat for a diamond sold at auction. The…
Australian scientists are trying to grow plants on the Moon by 2025 in a new mission unveiled Friday that they said could help pave the way for a future colony…
The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) 2022, which ends this Saturday, has witnessed remarkable participation by a wide array of publishing houses from…
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) signed an agreement with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (Saudi ICOMOS) on Thursday with the aim of…
Princess Anne took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry during a visit to New York City. The sister of Britain’s King Charles III was ushered to the ferry’s…
Three scientists from the United States and Denmark were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules…
Sitting on the floor of a house on the outskirts of New Delhi, women smile and chat as they fill brightly colored toy bears with white stuffing made from a…
The 10th edition of the Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial has kicked off. It various events are held in the Calligraphy Square in the heart of Sharjah, the Sharjah…
France has entered an eighth wave of the COVID-19 virus, as the winter season approaches, said a leading French health official. "Yes, we are in this…
As the sun beats down on Iraq, most people swelter in their concrete homes -- but not the inhabitants of one mountain town known for its ancient and cool stone…
The Paris Metro is phasing out cardboard tickets after 120 years, taking the capital's urban transit into a contactless future but leaving behind nostalgic…
Australia will set aside at least 30% of its land mass for conservation in a bid to protect plants and animals in the island continent famed for species found…
The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) launched on Monday the "Safar" group art exhibition that celebrates the natural cultural heritage of Saudi Arabia's AlUla…
King Charles III and his wife Camilla, the queen consort, visited Scotland Monday in their first joint public engagement since the royal mourning period to…
Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority launched the largest shopping festival, Outlet 2022, in Riyadh on Saturday. Covering an area of 146,623…
Scientist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution",…
Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different…
The University for Peace (UPEACE) has granted the Honorary Doctorate to the Secretary-General and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Higher…
Sue, the biggest and best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doubt was a fearsome beast when this predator prowled what is now South Dakota about…
Cultural ministers and representatives from 150 countries committed to expanding efforts to return historical artifacts to their countries of origin, according…
BBC has announced that it will close BBC Arabic radio after 84 years among other radios due to cost, inflation and licensing fees. Nearly 400 staff at BBC…
Millions of people around the world are believed to suffer from long Covid yet little remains known about the condition -- though research has recently…
The Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF) 2022 kicked off on Thursday amid a wide turnout of visitors looking to discover the latest publications and titles of…