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This Beirut Family Has Sold Falafel for 100 Years, Through War and Crisis. It Has No Plan to Stop

Varieties  Ziad Tabarra, right, holds falafel sandwiches made with finely ground fava beans at his family's shop in Beirut's Hamra district, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. (AP)

This Beirut Family Has Sold Falafel for 100 Years, Through War and Crisis. It Has No Plan to Stop

For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut’s residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon’s founding, has…

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…

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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 Indonesia's Female Forest Guardians Fight for the Environment

Indonesia's Female Forest Guardians Fight for the Environment

Sumini gets up at dawn to do her household chores -- then leads a team of women into the jungles of Indonesia's Sumatra island, on a mission to battle rampant…

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Varieties Plastic Waste Forms Huge, Deadly Masses in Camel Guts

Plastic Waste Forms Huge, Deadly Masses in Camel Guts

Marcus Eriksen was studying plastic pollution in the Arabian Gulf when he met camel expert Ulrich Wernery. “[Ulrich] said, ‘You want to see plastic? Come with…

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Varieties Household Wastes Increase during Pandemic in Germany

Household Wastes Increase during Pandemic in Germany

Household garbage in Germany has remarkably increased this year during the pandemic. According to a survey carried out by the German Federation of Waste,…

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Varieties Canada's National Parks Postpone Ticket Sales Until April

Canada's National Parks Postpone Ticket Sales Until April

The news of mass vaccination campaigns in 2021 has raised hopes of global travel recovery in many countries. However, the national parks in Canada believe it's…

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Varieties Night Rails to Revive Trans-Europ Express After Long Suspension

Night Rails to Revive Trans-Europ Express After Long Suspension

People who traveled to Europe before the 1980s may remember the Trans-Europ Express (TEE) rails. Now, and after decades of suspension amid the prosperity of…

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Varieties Reconstruction of Dinosaur Brain Sheds Light on Diet, Fast Activity

Reconstruction of Dinosaur Brain Sheds Light on Diet, Fast Activity

A pioneering reconstruction of the brain belonging to one of the earliest dinosaurs to roam the Earth has shed new light on its possible diet and ability to…

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Varieties Australia's Byron Bay Beach Shrinks as Sand Disappears

Australia's Byron Bay Beach Shrinks as Sand Disappears

Australia's Byron Bay usually conjures images of bathers lounging on sunkissed shores, or blissed-out longboarders cruising along cyan-blue waves -- but…

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Varieties Cairo Restored Hieroglyph Typecaster Tells New Stories

Cairo Restored Hieroglyph Typecaster Tells New Stories

The French-made typecasting machine is over a century old, the Egyptian hieroglyphs 5,000 years. Now, in a Cairo workshop, the mechanical marvel has come to…

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Varieties Noun Describing Social Distancing Is Dutch Word of the Year

Noun Describing Social Distancing Is Dutch Word of the Year

One-and-a-half-meter-society has been voted the Dutch word of the year by a (social) distance. Anderhalvemetersamenleving, a compound noun describing life…

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Varieties Christmas Opens New Market for Small Gaza Sewing Business

Christmas Opens New Market for Small Gaza Sewing Business

In the blockaded Gaza Strip, the Christmas season is giving a boost to a small women’s business that produces pandemic face masks decorated with holiday…

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Varieties New Study Evaluates AI Recognition of Lexical Borrowing

New Study Evaluates AI Recognition of Lexical Borrowing

Researchers from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History have investigated the…

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Varieties ESA Releases Mosaic of Images Captured by SOHO

ESA Releases Mosaic of Images Captured by SOHO

The European Space Agency (ESA) compiled a wonderful mosaic of images, and NASA put together a remarkable SOHO "greatest hits" video covering the top missions…

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Varieties Japan's Symbol of Year Nods to No-Lockdown Virus Strategy

Japan's Symbol of Year Nods to No-Lockdown Virus Strategy

A written character that evokes everything people in Japan were urged to avoid this year -- crowds, confined spaces and close contact with others -- was on…

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Varieties Indonesia Wants to Lure SpaceX to Build Rocket Launch Site

Indonesia Wants to Lure SpaceX to Build Rocket Launch Site

Indonesia has invited Tesla boss Elon Musk to build a launch site for his SpaceX's rocket in the Southeast Asian country, pointing out the benefits of a…

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Varieties Scientists Focus on Bats for Clues to Prevent Next Pandemic

Scientists Focus on Bats for Clues to Prevent Next Pandemic

Night began to fall in Rio de Janeiro’s Pedra Branca state park as four Brazilian scientists switched on their flashlights to traipse along a narrow trail of…

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Varieties Chinese Capsule with Moon Rocks Begins Return to Earth

Chinese Capsule with Moon Rocks Begins Return to Earth

A Chinese space capsule bringing back the first moon rocks in more than four decades has begun its return to Earth. The Chang’e 5 lunar probe left the moon…

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Varieties Beirut Poshes Up for the Holidays

Beirut Poshes Up for the Holidays

Once again, Beirut rises from the rubble and wipes off the dust from one of the most devastating attacks it has ever seen. Today, after the August 4 explosion…

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Varieties With Christmas Parties Off, Some Spanish Firms Send Gift Baskets Instead

With Christmas Parties Off, Some Spanish Firms Send Gift Baskets Instead

There will be far fewer corporate parties over Christmas as big gatherings are banned due to the pandemic, but in Spain, better-than-expected sales of seasonal…

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Varieties Scientists Find New Evidence on Neanderthals Burial Practice

Scientists Find New Evidence on Neanderthals Burial Practice

Was burial of the dead practiced by Neandertals or is it an innovation specific to our species? There are indications in favor of the first hypothesis but some…

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Varieties Honeybees Use Animal Feces as Shield from Murder Hornet

Honeybees Use Animal Feces as Shield from Murder Hornet

The smell of poop is a strong repellant even against murder hornets. That's according to new research from the University of Guelph, and published this week in…

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Varieties  Museum of Home Art in Jeddah - Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Museum Brings Together Over 60,000 Items in Home-like Atmosphere

Distinguished by unconventional display of its rare collections and exhibits, the Museum of Home Art has been drawing visitors to the Saudi city of Jeddah for…

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Varieties UAE Police Arrest Group of Men Accused of Raping Girl, Posting Video Online

UAE Police Arrest Group of Men Accused of Raping Girl, Posting Video Online

Abu Dhabi Police is investigating a group of young men accused of raping a girl and uploading videos of the attack on several social media platforms. In a…

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Varieties Mystery Sender Returns Key 'Borrowed' From Norman Tower in 1973

Mystery Sender Returns Key 'Borrowed' From Norman Tower in 1973

The English Heritage received a key to St Leonard's Tower in Kent, sent by an unknown sender who left a note in which he apologized for the delay in returning…

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Varieties New Study: Dogs Don't Understand Humans as Well as it Was Thought

New Study: Dogs Don't Understand Humans as Well as it Was Thought

Despite dogs' excellent hearing and ability to analyze and process different speech sounds, a new study led by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)