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An Iconic Puzzle Comes Home as Production of the Rubik’s Cube Returns to Hungary

Varieties Hungarian architect and inventor Ernő Rubik attends the opening event of Rubik's Cube production line of the Jasz-Plasztik plastic processing company in Jaszbereny, Hungary, 10 November 2026. (EPA)

An Iconic Puzzle Comes Home as Production of the Rubik’s Cube Returns to Hungary

More than half a century ago, a Hungarian architect, sculptor and professor invented what would become one of the world's most popular and beloved puzzles…

Varieties SpaceX's mega rocket Starship is stacked and prepared for a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. (AP)

SpaceX Starship Test to Attempt First-Ever Spaceship ‘Catch'

Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a…

Varieties Traffic moves on a smoggy morning as air pollution spikes in New Delhi, India, November 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Delhi Overtakes Lahore as World’s Most Polluted City as Air Quality Drops

India's capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world's most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility…

Varieties The findings confirm that meowing is not simply an involuntary expression of emotion, but can be an audience-directed form of communication. (Getty Images)

Study Reveals Why Cats Meow More Around Humans

Domestic cats meow differently depending on whether their human caretakers are present in the room or not, scientists confirm in a new study published by The…

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 Don't Abandon us, we Don't Transmit Coronavirus, Say Cairo Dogs and Cats

Don't Abandon us, we Don't Transmit Coronavirus, Say Cairo Dogs and Cats

The doggies and kitties of a Cairo veterinary clinic have an important message, and they are taking it to the internet. Don’t abandon us. We don’t spread…

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Varieties Founder of Cirque du Soleil Wants to Buy Back the Company

Founder of Cirque du Soleil Wants to Buy Back the Company

Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte intends to try to buy back the world's most famous circus troupe, which is struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic. …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Confined Moroccans Find New Ways to Celebrate Eid

Confined Moroccans Find New Ways to Celebrate Eid

Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods, millions of Moroccan Muslims celebrated Eid al…

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Varieties Egypt’s Giza Pyramids Host Fan-less Eid Concerts

Egypt’s Giza Pyramids Host Fan-less Eid Concerts

Egypt’s United Company for Media Services organized a number of fan-less concerts during Eid al-Fitr near the Giza Pyramids to help mitigate the effects of the…

Mahmoud al-Rifai (Cairo)
Varieties Scientists Develop New Bioink to Create 3D Printed Bone Tissue

Scientists Develop New Bioink to Create 3D Printed Bone Tissue

Bioprinting is an emerging additive manufacturing approach that takes biomaterials such as hydrogels and combines them with cells and growth factors, which are…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Growing Crops the Indoor Way

Growing Crops the Indoor Way

Farming is moving indoors to help bring fresh food to urban environments and, ultimately, to feed the world efficiently, sustainably and cleanly. To feed a…

Lori Zanteson (Washington)
Varieties Muslims Celebrate a Dull Eid al-Fitr amid Virus Lockdown

Muslims Celebrate a Dull Eid al-Fitr amid Virus Lockdown

Muslims around the world began marking a somber Eid al-Fitr Sunday with many of them under coronavirus lockdown. This festival is different this year…

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Varieties Saudi Commission Releases New Books to Entertain People during Lockdown

Saudi Commission Releases New Books to Entertain People during Lockdown

The novel coronavirus outbreak has opened the door for new Saudi literary releases and publications that would be displayed in libraries inside the Kingdom and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Egyptian Acclaimed Sculptor Adam Henein Dies at 91

Egyptian Acclaimed Sculptor Adam Henein Dies at 91

Acclaimed Egyptian artist Adam Henein, who joined ancient pharaonic themes with sleek modernism in sculptures that often portrayed birds and other animals,…

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Varieties Lebanese Turn Balconies, Roofs into Private Pools amid Lockdown, Heatwave

Lebanese Turn Balconies, Roofs into Private Pools amid Lockdown, Heatwave

Temperatures topped an unprecedented 38 degrees Celsius in Lebanon this May. The unbearable heatwave that came well before the start of the summer has been…

Vivian Haddad (Beirut)
Varieties Gaza's Young Female Boxers Train on the Beach amid Coronavirus Closures

Gaza's Young Female Boxers Train on the Beach amid Coronavirus Closures

Trading jabs and punches, a team of young female boxers - some as young as four - trained on the beach in Gaza this week after their club was closed due to…

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Varieties Blooms of Algae Cover Antarctica in Green

Blooms of Algae Cover Antarctica in Green

Blooms of algae are giving parts of Antarctica an increasingly green tinge. Warming temperatures due to climate change are helping the formation and spread of …

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties AlUla Reveals its Plans for Developing Tourism

AlUla Reveals its Plans for Developing Tourism

Saudi Arabia plans to turn the historical city of AlUla in the northeast into an international tourism center that draws visitors interested in art and culture…

Asharq Al Awsat (AlUla)
Varieties MBC Among Top 20 Media Firms in Social Media Video Views

MBC Among Top 20 Media Firms in Social Media Video Views

MBC Group has joined the list of top 20 media companies for social media video views, according to the latest results for April released by Tubular Labs. …

Asharq Al Awsat (Dubai)
Varieties Iraqis Adapt Their Ramadan Routines to Fit Curfew

Iraqis Adapt Their Ramadan Routines to Fit Curfew

Baghdad, a city of nearly ten million residents, is running on an unusual rhythm this Ramadan since Iraq imposed an overnight curfew to curb the spreading…

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Varieties In Syria's War-Torn Idlib, Travelling Barbers Bring Children Relief

In Syria's War-Torn Idlib, Travelling Barbers Bring Children Relief

At a football stadium in Syria’s Idlib re-purposed to shelter people displaced by war, children are being offered a service highly sought after since the…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Distributes Smart Bracelets for Self-Isolation at Home

Saudi Arabia Distributes Smart Bracelets for Self-Isolation at Home

Saudi Arabia has set up technological services in several fields, especially with the coronavirus crisis. A new mobile app named "Tawakkalna,” which issues…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Gaza Girl, 13, Teaches Neighborhood Children during School Closure

Gaza Girl, 13, Teaches Neighborhood Children during School Closure

In a wooden shack in the Gaza Strip, a 13-year-old girl holds classes for neighborhood children who have missed out on their studies since schools were closed…

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Varieties Saudi Arabia Faces COVID-19 with Highest Technologies

Saudi Arabia Faces COVID-19 with Highest Technologies

Technologies greatly contribute to the rapid dissemination of health information among people. Within this framework, the National Health Information Center…

Khaldoun Ghassan Saeed (Jeddah)
Varieties Egypt Celebrates Adel Imam’s 80th Birthday

Egypt Celebrates Adel Imam’s 80th Birthday

The Arab world celebrated the 80th birthday of the iconic actor Adel Imam, dubbed El Zaeem, who co-starred in over 100 films, 11 plays, and 17 television…

Dalia Assem (Cairo)
Varieties New Zealand's PM Turned Away From Cafe Due to Customer Limit

New Zealand's PM Turned Away From Cafe Due to Customer Limit

In New Zealand, no one is exempt from the strict coronavirus prevention measures, not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe…

Varieties Dany Boon to Make First Film on Confinement During Pandemic

Dany Boon to Make First Film on Confinement During Pandemic

The first film about confinement amid the pandemic is being written, and many other similar productions are expected to follow. The brain behind the idea is…

Asharq Al Awsat (Paris)
Varieties Mexican Hospital Hires Dog to Spread Joy Among Healthcare Personnel

Mexican Hospital Hires Dog to Spread Joy Among Healthcare Personnel

Accompanied by owner neuropsychologist Lucia Ledesma Torres, the dog Harley strolls across the hallways dressed in a raincoat, yellow boots, and goggles with…

Varieties Virus-Confined Med States Wilt in Record Heat Wave

Virus-Confined Med States Wilt in Record Heat Wave

Across the Mediterranean with its tantalizing beaches, a record heatwave has hit countries just as they cautiously ease COVID-19 lockdowns, stoking hopes the…

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