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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 NASA Says Goodbye to Spitzer after 16 Years of Discoveries

NASA Says Goodbye to Spitzer after 16 Years of Discoveries

NASA's Spitzer space telescope signed off on Thursday and went silent. But even during its final week of operation, the spacecraft was making one-of-a-kind…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Bill Gates' Daughter Gets Engaged to an Egyptian

Bill Gates' Daughter Gets Engaged to an Egyptian

Bill Gate's daughter, Jennifer, has got engaged to fellow equestrian Nayel Nassar, Britain’s The Daily Mail reported. The eldest daughter of Bill and…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Saudi Culture Minister Stresses Support for Theatrical Movement

Saudi Culture Minister Stresses Support for Theatrical Movement

Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan offered his thanks for the “unprecedented” level of support for the theatrical arts the ministry…

Abdulhadi Habtor (Riyadh)
Varieties MiSK Launches Interactive Platform for Discussing Future of Technology in Saudi Arabia

MiSK Launches Interactive Platform for Discussing Future of Technology in Saudi Arabia

MiSK Academy, an arm of the Misk Foundation established by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, launched MiSK Academy Forum “1 Hour panel Talk”, a platform for…

Asharq Al Awsat (Riyadh)
Varieties Treating Fluid Excess Could Reduce Autism Symptoms

Treating Fluid Excess Could Reduce Autism Symptoms

A new study, carried out by researchers from China and the UK, suggests that Bumetanide, a prescription drug for oedema (the build-up of fluid in the body),…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Amazon Workers Openly Criticize Company's Environmental Policy

Amazon Workers Openly Criticize Company's Environmental Policy

Hundreds of Amazon employees openly criticized the online retail giant's environmental record, in violation of the company's communications policy. More…

Asharq Al Awsat (San Francisco )
Varieties Mother of US Journalist Missing in Syria Appeals to White House

Mother of US Journalist Missing in Syria Appeals to White House

Mother of a US journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012 appealed on Monday to US President Donald Trump for help in securing his release. During a news…

Varieties Seeds of Hope: Young Volunteers Replant Tunisia Forests

Seeds of Hope: Young Volunteers Replant Tunisia Forests

Around 40 young Tunisian volunteers gather on a bare hill in the central region of Siliana. Their weekend mission -- revive a burned forest by planting Aleppo…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties People Own a Share of Picasso Painting For 50 Francs

People Own a Share of Picasso Painting For 50 Francs

The Swiss Qoqa platform has launched a new project that allows people to buy, display, and watch artistic works. The owners of the sold painting, who call…

Varieties ‘e-Nose’ Developed to Detect Fungi, Germs in ISS

‘e-Nose’ Developed to Detect Fungi, Germs in ISS

A team of Russian researchers revealed that the environment inside the International Space Station (ISS) is contaminated. In their tests, they used advanced…

Taha Abdul Wahed (Moscow)
Varieties MIT Develops Ingestible Medical Devices that Can Be Broken down with Light

MIT Develops Ingestible Medical Devices that Can Be Broken down with Light

There are an increasing number of medical devices that treat us by going in through the mouth like bariatric balloons or esophageal stents, but the process of…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties Jordanian Women Go Door-to-Door Recycling Trash

Jordanian Women Go Door-to-Door Recycling Trash

Every morning just after dawn, Saada Turkmani wakes up, puts on her bright yellow vest and green hard-hat and walks door-to-door in her Jordan valley village,…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Wildlife Conservationists in Sudan to Examine Sick Lions

Wildlife Conservationists in Sudan to Examine Sick Lions

A team of international wildlife conservationists flew in Monday to examine four starving and sick lions at a zoo in the Sudanese capital where a lioness died…

Asharq Al Awsat (Khartoum)
Varieties NEOM Launches Academy in Tabuk

NEOM Launches Academy in Tabuk

NEOM, and Tabuk and Fahad bin Sultan universities signed an agreement to launch NEOM Academy in partnership with the University of Tabuk and the Technical and…

Asharq Al Awsat (Tabuk)
Varieties Dye Workshop a Colorful Dip into Old Cairo Craft

Dye Workshop a Colorful Dip into Old Cairo Craft

In Cairo's centuries-old Darb al-Ahmar district, Salama Mahmoud Salama's traditional dye workshop is a multi-colored hive of workers busy with all kinds of…

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Varieties Fragrance of Arabic Coffee, Popular Saudi Cuisine at Davos

Fragrance of Arabic Coffee, Popular Saudi Cuisine at Davos

With the Davos meetings coming to an end, the scent of Arabic coffee and popular Saudi food still lingers there. The MiSK Foundation serves hot drinks and…

Mohammed al-Hamidi (Davos)
Varieties Mohamed Salah Wax Statue to Join 'Madame Tussauds' Museum

Mohamed Salah Wax Statue to Join 'Madame Tussauds' Museum

The London museum "Madame Tussauds" announced designing a wax statue of Liverpool star Mohamed Salah. The statue is set to be unveiled at the end of 2020. …

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Japanese Postman Hid Up to 24,000 Undelivered Item

Japanese Postman Hid Up to 24,000 Undelivered Item

A postman admitted he stockpiled 24,000 letters for years in his house because he thinks his job is too hard. The 61-year-old man told the Japanese police …

Varieties  Rooster Carrying Blades Kills Man in India

Rooster Carrying Blades Kills Man in India

The death of a spectator at an illegal cockfight in India has drawn attention to a practice that, despite being banned for decades by the Supreme Court,…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Connection Discovered between Gray Hair, Stress

Connection Discovered between Gray Hair, Stress

When Marie Antoinette was captured during the French Revolution, her hair reportedly turned white overnight. In more recent history, John McCain experienced…

Hazem Badr (Cairo)
Varieties US-British Treaty to Protect Titanic's Wreck

US-British Treaty to Protect Titanic's Wreck

For the first time ever, the wreck of Titanic will be protected by an agreement that will restrict the work of discovery missions. The treaty signed by the…

Asharq Al Awsat (London)
Varieties Saudi Arabia Says No Cases of Novel Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia Says No Cases of Novel Coronavirus

Saudi Arabia said on Thursday there were no cases of coronavirus in the Kingdom. The Saudi Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a tweet…

Asharq Al Awsat
Varieties Libya: Harassers of School Girls Are Punished with 'Zero' Buzz Cuts

Libya: Harassers of School Girls Are Punished with 'Zero' Buzz Cuts

Social circles in Libya reacted positively this week to the security authorities punishing a group of teenage boys in the east of the country after they…

Jamal Jawhar (Cairo)
Varieties Sudan Vets Fight to Save Park's Starving Lions

Sudan Vets Fight to Save Park's Starving Lions

Sudanese vets are fighting to save four surviving lions held at a park in Khartoum after a fifth lioness died on Monday of dehydration and lack of food. The…