Varieties: Discover Latest News Today

Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

Varieties In this image made from video and provided by the Victoria State Police 17-year-old William, center right, is embraced by his mother Elizabeth, only first names were provided by police, while in a helicopter in Cowwarr, Australia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, after William spent six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. (Victoria Police via AP)

Missing Teen Found Alive After 6 Days in Australian Woodlands

A 17-year-old boy with autism was found alive Thursday after six days lost in eastern Australian woodlands. The boy, whom police identified only as William…

Asharq Al Awsat
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…

Asharq Al Awsat
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…

Asharq Al Awsat
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…

Asharq Al Awsat
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 Scientists in Singapore Transform Fruit Leftovers into Antibacterial Bandages

Scientists in Singapore Transform Fruit Leftovers into Antibacterial Bandages

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Volcano Erupts on Spain's Canary Islands

Volcano Erupts on Spain's Canary Islands

The Cumbre Vieja volcano erupted on Spain's Canary Islands Sunday, spewing out lava, ash and a huge column of smoke after days of increased seismic activity…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Notre-Dame's Restoration Ready to Start as Safety Work Completed

Notre-Dame's Restoration Ready to Start as Safety Work Completed

Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties What Life is Like Aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule

What Life is Like Aboard the SpaceX Dragon Capsule

The first space tourism mission by Elon Musk's SpaceX blasted off from Florida on Wednesday and the four crew members -- a billionaire and three other…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Sotheby's to Auction Rare First Printing of US Constitution

Sotheby's to Auction Rare First Printing of US Constitution

An extremely rare official first-edition printed copy of the US Constitution will be put up for bid by Sotheby's in mid-November, the auction house said on…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties US Firefighters Optimistic over World's Biggest Tree

US Firefighters Optimistic over World's Biggest Tree

Firefighters battling to protect the world's biggest tree from wildfires ravaging the parched United States said Friday they are optimistic it can be saved. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Japan Message in a Bottle Washes up in Hawaii ... 37 Years Later

Japan Message in a Bottle Washes up in Hawaii ... 37 Years Later

A message in a bottle released 37 years ago by Japanese high school students has been found -- around 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) away in Hawaii. Members…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Sinopharm's COVID Booster Reverses Antibody Decline, Enhances Cell-Based Responses

Sinopharm's COVID Booster Reverses Antibody Decline, Enhances Cell-Based Responses

A third shot of Sinopharm's COVID-19 vaccine leads to a rebound in antibody levels that drop months after a second dose, a small-scale Chinese study showed. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Computing Pioneer Clive Sinclair Dies at 81

Computing Pioneer Clive Sinclair Dies at 81

Clive Sinclair, the British inventor who pioneered the pocket calculator and affordable home computers, reportedly died on Thursday at the age of 81. He…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties 'Happy' SpaceX Tourist Crew Spend First Day Whizzing Around Earth

'Happy' SpaceX Tourist Crew Spend First Day Whizzing Around Earth

SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 crew spent their first day in orbit conducting scientific research and talking to children at a pediatric cancer hospital,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Al-Jouf in Saudi Arabia: Site of Earliest Life-Sized Animal Carvings Uncovered so Far

Al-Jouf in Saudi Arabia: Site of Earliest Life-Sized Animal Carvings Uncovered so Far

A team of archaeologists found that the camel carvings in Al-Jouf in Saudi Arabia are likely to be the oldest life-sized animal carvings ever discovered,…

Mohammed Helal (Riyadh)
Varieties Largest Coral Reef Survey and Mapping Expedition in History Concludes

Largest Coral Reef Survey and Mapping Expedition in History Concludes

The largest coral reef survey and mapping expedition in history concluded its 10-year mission that assessed the status and major threats to coral reefs around…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Chinese Astronauts Complete Three-Month Space Mission

Chinese Astronauts Complete Three-Month Space Mission

Three Chinese astronauts have completed the country's longest crewed mission and started their journey home on Thursday after 90 days at the Tiangong space…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties UNESCO Adds Saudi Arabia’s Juzur Farasan to Global Network of Biospheres

UNESCO Adds Saudi Arabia’s Juzur Farasan to Global Network of Biospheres

UNESCO on Wednesday added 20 new sites in 21 countries, including Saudi Arabia, to its global network of biosphere reserves, the UN agency's designation for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Dubai Expo Visitors Must Be Vaccinated or COVID-Free, Organizer Says

Dubai Expo Visitors Must Be Vaccinated or COVID-Free, Organizer Says

Expo 2020 Dubai said on Wednesday that entry to the world fair for visitors over 18 years old would be restricted to those who had been vaccinated against…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties SpaceX's First Tourists All Set for 'Camper Van' Trip to Space

SpaceX's First Tourists All Set for 'Camper Van' Trip to Space

The weather seems cooperative and the passengers are raring to go: SpaceX's first space tourists were a picture of calm Tuesday as they prepared to blast off…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties US Startup Aims to Transform Pet Food with Lab-Made Chow

US Startup Aims to Transform Pet Food with Lab-Made Chow

Cloudy liquid bubbling in glass tubes is key to a US startup's hopes of remaking the pet food industry by growing nutritional chow in a lab. Most pet food…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Antarctica's Ice Uncovers 150-Year-old Environmental Secret

Antarctica's Ice Uncovers 150-Year-old Environmental Secret

Can people know what the environment witnessed 150 years ago? On the theoretical level, it might seem hard, or even impossible, but researchers at the…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Digital Doggies: Pet Influencers On the Rise In Singapore

Digital Doggies: Pet Influencers On the Rise In Singapore

Two fluffy white terriers wearing neckerchiefs pant quietly as their owner waves a treat and snaps a photo for the dogs' tens of thousands of Instagram…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Libyan Man Finds Skeleton of Small Dinosaur in Desert

Libyan Man Finds Skeleton of Small Dinosaur in Desert

A Libyan man found the remains of a semi-complete skeleton that belongs to a small dinosaur in the Libyan Desert. According to the Libyan News Agency, the…

Varieties UK Conducts Largest Blood Testing Trial for 50 Cancer Types

UK Conducts Largest Blood Testing Trial for 50 Cancer Types

Britain's state-run National Health Service started on Monday the world's biggest trial of Grail Inc.'s flagship Galleri blood test that can be used to detect…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties 'Ghost Kitchens' Boom in Asia as Pandemic Sparks Huge Demand

'Ghost Kitchens' Boom in Asia as Pandemic Sparks Huge Demand

In an industrial unit on the outskirts of Taipei chefs are plating meals that will never be served in a restaurant: welcome to the world of "ghost kitchens". …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Egypt Reopens Ancient King Djoser's Southern Tomb to Tourists

Egypt Reopens Ancient King Djoser's Southern Tomb to Tourists

Egypt on Tuesday reopened to tourists the 4,700-year-old southern tomb of King Djoser at the pyramid of Saqqara after a 15-year renovation. The tomb, south…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties DJ Snake Hisses at PSG for Replacing Collins Number as Entrance Music

DJ Snake Hisses at PSG for Replacing Collins Number as Entrance Music

Paris St. Germain fan DJ Snake has criticized the club for using one his songs as entrance music for the players at the Parc des Princes instead of a Phil…

Asharq Al Awsat