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Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

Varieties This undated image provided by the European Space Agency on Nov. 5, 2026 and taken by the Hera spacecraft, shows asteroid Didymos. (European Space Agency via AP)

Europe’s Hera Spacecraft Begins Close Inspections of an Asteroid Rammed by NASA in a 2022 Test

A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test. The European Space Agency…

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Varieties Looking across vast distances means peering into the past because of the time needed for light from distant objects to reach us (Reuters)

Euclid Mission Data Release Spans More than 900 Million Galaxies

The European Space Agency has released its first big collection of data from the orbiting Euclid telescope's mission to map the universe's large-scale…

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Varieties The program also provides specialized training in organic farming, pest control, modern irrigation, and coffee cultivation - SPA

Saudi Reef: Coffee Production Reaches 7,400 Tons in 2026

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) reported that Saudi coffee production rose from 800 tons annually in 2020 to approximately…

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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 Egyptian Mummy head CT scan at Maidstone Hospital

British Scientists Try to Uncover Origins of Egyptian Mummy’s Head

A decapitated Egyptian mummy’s head has been discovered in an attic in the British county of Kent. Scientists are putting it through a state-of-the-art CT scan…

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Varieties Transforming organic waste to plant trees (Asharq Al-Awsat)

KAUST Startup Edama Opens 1st-of-its-Kind Waste Recycling Facility in Saudi Arabia

Edama Organic Solutions, an organic waste recycling King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) startup, has officially opened its new recycling…

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Varieties Many mass produced foods, from ice cream to milk shakes to soy milk, are usually flavored with artificial vanilla -- but the real organic stuff is still very expensive and sought-after Menahem KAHANA AFP

Israel Reveals It's First Commercially Produced Vanilla

In his busy Tel Aviv restaurant, chef Yair Yosefi adds a magic ingredient to his signature cake: Israel's first commercially produced vanilla providing what…

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Varieties OIC and IOM Discuss Means to Enhance Joint Cooperation

OIC and IOM Discuss Means to Enhance Joint Cooperation

Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs and Special Envoy of the OIC Secretary-General to Afghanistan Tarig Ali Bakhiet has…

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Varieties A remote camera image shows an eruption of Sakurajima in Tarumizu, Kumamoto prefecture, western Japan, July 24, 2022. (Kyodo via REUTERS)

Volcano Erupts on Western Japanese Island of Kyushu

A volcano on Japan's major western island of Kyushu erupted on Sunday evening, sending black smoke billowing high into the air, but there were no immediate…

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Varieties Hiba Tawaji. PHOTO/CHAMOUN DAHER/ CEDARS INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS/AFP.

‘Starring in French, International Play is Universal Opportunity’: Hiba Tawaji Tells Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji has been celebrating the warm welcome she has received in New York with the group of the “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” play, in…

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Varieties A file picture of an early medical model used to teach doctors the areas of the human brain. Photo: Reuters

Decisions about Pain, Reward Taken in Same Brain Region, Researchers Say

Imagine having to choose over and over between what you enjoy doing and the pain that it might cause you, whether physical or emotional. If you live with…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties A person arrives to receive a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove, in New York, US, July 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Two Children Diagnosed with Monkeypox in US, Officials Say

Two children have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the US, health officials said Friday. One is a toddler in California and the other an infant who is not…

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Varieties FILE Britain's Prince Harry arrives at the gardens at Buckingham Palace in London, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Judge Says Prince Harry Can Sue UK Govt over Security Plan

Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the UK, a judge in London ruled Friday. Harry and his wife Meghan…

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Varieties The Saudi Coffee Company signs a cooperation agreement with the Culinary Arts Commission to promote and preserve Saudi Arabia’s unique and diverse culinary heritage. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Coffee Company, Culinary Arts Commission Sign Agreement to Preserve Heritage

The Saudi Coffee Company announced Thursday the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Culinary Arts Commission to promote and preserve Saudi Arabia’s…

Omar al-Badwi (Riyadh)
Varieties In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, "Papa" Hemingway look-alikes help staff of the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital carry "Papa," a 185-pound loggerhead sea turtle, to be released into the Atlantic Ocean off Marathon, Fla., Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau via AP)

Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest Begins in Florida Keys

The annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest began in Key West Thursday, marking the 123rd anniversary of Ernest Hemingway’s July 21 birth. This year's…

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Varieties  A file photo from April 29, 2007, shows a marine official recovering a dead Chinese sturgeon in the Yangtze River. (Reuters)

Chinese Paddlefish and Wild Yangtze Sturgeon Extinct

The extinction of the Chinese Paddlefish and wild Yangtze Sturgeon, declared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), unleashed a torrent…

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Varieties Known as GLASS-z13, the galaxy dates back to 300 million years after the Big Bang, about 100 million years earlier than anything previously identified, Rohan Naidu of the Harvard Center for Astrophysics told AFP Handout University of Copenhagen/AFP

Webb Telescope May Have Already Found Most Distant Known Galaxy

Just a week after its first images were shown to the world, the James Webb Space Telescope may have found a galaxy that existed 13.5 billion years ago, a…

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Varieties Chinese Giant panda An An celebrates his 29th birthday at Ocean Park in Hong Kong on July 28, 2015. The world’s oldest-ever male giant panda in captivity on Thursday, July 21, 2022 passed away after being euthanized in Hong Kong, following a deterioration in his health in recent weeks. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Longest-living Male Giant Panda in Captivity An An Dies at 35

The world's longest-living male giant panda under human care, An An, has died at the age of 35, the Hong Kong zoo where he spent most of his life said Thursday…

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Varieties Visitors at Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2017 - File Photon/AAWSAT

Abu Dhabi Art Fair Reveals Details of its 14th Edition

Abu Dhabi Art has announced its 14th edition which will feature a record-breaking 78 galleries from 27 countries, including Italy, Colombia, South Korea,…

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Varieties Balloons carrying tourists take off above the west bank of the Nile river in Egypt's southern city of Luxor early on January 18, 2022 - AFP

Egypt Resumes Hot Air Ballooning Over Luxor After Incident

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday resumed hot air ballooning over the ancient city of Luxor following a two-day hiatus after two tourists were lightly injured…

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Varieties Palestinian surfer Mohammad Abu Ghanim surfs in the sea, in Gaza City July 12, 2022. (Reuters)

With Eyes on the Waves, Gaza Surfers Keep Boards Handy

Standing at his watchtower, Gaza lifeguard Mohammad Abu Ghanim keeps a keen eye out for signs of rising waves. "When I feel the winds blow west at the end…

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Varieties Morocco and Israel sign their first memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intellectual property (IP). (AP)

Morocco, Israel Sign MoU on Intellectual Property

Morocco and Israel signed their first memorandum of understanding (MoU) on intellectual property (IP) in Geneva on Monday. The signing was held on the…

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Varieties The International Space Station (ISS) photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking, Oct. 4, 2018. (NASA/Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS)

Bacteria from US Soil to be Used in Space Agriculture Experiments

Researchers have taken a tiny piece of soil from the city of Prosser, in Washington state to dispatch it with some of its “inhabitants” to space, which…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Demonstrators protest violence against women in Dublin, Ireland. Reuters file photo

Violence against Women Sparks Concerns in Algeria

A new investigation by Algeria’s National Health Institute revealed that one in ten women are experiencing violence at least six times per year. The results…

Asharq Al Awsat (Algiers)
Varieties 01 February 1986, US, New York: US businessman Donald Trump (L) and his wife Ivana Trump arrive at Circa 1986 restaurant. (dpa)

Ivana Trump’s Life to Be Celebrated at a Funeral Mass in NYC

Ivana Trump, an icon of 1980s style, wealth and excess and a businesswoman who helped her husband build an empire that launched him to the presidency, is set…

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Varieties Giuseppe Paterno, 96, Italy's oldest student, celebrates after graduating from his undergraduate degree in history and philosophy during his graduation at the University of Palermo, in Palermo, Italy, July 29, 2020. (Reuters)

Italy’s Oldest Student Graduates Again Aged 98

Giuseppe Paterno, who is 98, has become Italy's oldest graduate - again. Paterno has added a masters in history and philosophy from the University of…

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Varieties A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drink during the hot weather, outside Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 18, 2022. (Reuters)

UK Breaks Record for Highest Temperature as Europe Sizzles

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the UK's national weather…

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Varieties Visitors arrive for the concert of the French Pianist Simon Ghraichy in the ancient northeastern city of Baalbek, Lebanon, Sunday, July 17, 2022. Lebanon's renowned Baalbek Festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time in two years amid an ongoing economic meltdown. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanon: Baalbek Festival Back, Despite Economic Collapse

Lebanon’s renowned Baalbek festival is back, held in front of a live audience for the first time since 2019, despite the country's economic meltdown and the…

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