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Arab World Palestinians, including children, hold metal pots and pans as they gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, 10 January 2025. (EPA)

With UNRWA Fate Unclear, UN and Israel Argue over Who’s Responsible for Palestinians

The United Nations and Israel are arguing over who must fill the gap if the UN Palestinian relief agency UNRWA stops working in the Gaza Strip and West Bank…

Arab World Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan addresses the audience during a press briefing meeting to review the past year and to share insights regarding regional and global developments in Istanbul, on January 10, 2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Has No ‘Secret Agenda’ in Syria, Minister Says

Türkiye “does not have any secret agenda” in Syria and wants to construct a “new culture of cooperation,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday. …

Arab World Smoke rises above south Lebanon following an Israeli strike amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, May 5, 2024. (Reuters)

Five Killed in Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanon, Health Ministry Says

Five people were killed and four wounded in an Israeli strike on the town of Tayr Debba in southern Lebanon on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said. …

Arab World  Black smoke raises following airstrikes on Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP)

Israel Bombs Power Station and Two Ports Controlled by Houthis in Yemen

Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel,…

Lebanese President to Consult on New Prime Minister from Monday

Arab World  Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun smiles as he walks into a meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on January 10, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanese President to Consult on New Prime Minister from Monday

Newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will hold consultations with members of parliament from Jan. 13 to nominate a prime minister, the presidency said…


Arab World A crowd gathers outside the Umayyad Mosque as they await updates following a stampede that occurred during Friday prayers in Damascus, Syria, Friday Jan. 10, 2025. (AP)

Stampede Kills Four People, Injures 16 in Umayyad Mosque in Damascus

Four people were killed and 16 injured in a stampede in the landmark Umayyad Mosque in Damascus on Friday, the Syrian state news agency (SANA) said. Five…

World Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and the Chairman of Naalakkersuisut, Mute B. Egede attend a press conference in the Mirror Hall at the Prime Minister's Office, at Christiansborg in Copenhagen, Friday, January 10, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)

Greenland Leader Says Everyone Should Respect Island’s Wish for Independence

Greenland's leader said on Friday he had not been in contact with incoming US president Donald Trump, who has said he wants control over the Arctic island, and…

Southern California Wildfires Claim Will Rogers Ranch, Other Landmarks

Culture  The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen in the early morning in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP)

Southern California Wildfires Claim Will Rogers Ranch, Other Landmarks

Raging wildfires that continue to burn a path of destruction through Southern California claimed the Will Rogers ranch along with a number of other local…


Culture A group of tourists look at chopsticks products at the Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Hayy Matsuri in Jeddah Celebrates Japanese Culture

The second edition of the Japanese Hayy Matsuri cultural festival, held under the theme "Saudi Celebrates Japan," was inaugurated on Thursday in Hayy Jameel,…

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Culture The competition aims to celebrate the rich heritage of traditional Emirati handicrafts and the artisans behind them. WAM

DCT Abu Dhabi Launches House of Artisans Design Competition

House of Artisans, an initiative under The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) which is dedicated to preserving the UAE's rich…

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Culinary Arts Commission Showcases Saudi Culture at Sirha Lyon 2025

The Culinary Arts Commission is participating in the Sirha Lyon 2025 Exhibition, which will be held in Lyon, France, on January 23-27, where the Commission…

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ALECSO Highlights Importance of Education on Arab Literacy Day

The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) has convened a symposium in Tunis on comprehensive education and socio-economic…

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Sinner Gets April Date at Sports Court for Appeal Hearing in Doping Case

Sports Jannik Sinner of Team Italy is pictured after beating Alex de Minaur of Team Australia during their semi-final singles match between Italy and Australia at the Davis Cup Finals at the Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena arena in Malaga, southern Spain, on November 23, 2024. (AFP)

Sinner Gets April Date at Sports Court for Appeal Hearing in Doping Case

Top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner will go to sport's highest court in April for the World Anti-Doping Agency's appeal that seeks to ban him from the sport…


Sports Soccer Football - Spanish Super Cup - Semi Final - Real Madrid v RCD Mallorca - King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - January 9, 2025 Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

Bellingham Leads Madrid Past Mallorca to Set Up a Spanish Super Cup Final Against Barcelona

Jude Bellingham scored again to lead Real Madrid into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 3-0 win over Mallorca in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. The England…

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Sports PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: In an aerial view, an emergency vehicle (C) drives past destroyed homes as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 09, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP

NBA Postpones Game Between Lakers and Hornets Due to Wildfires in LA Area

The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ home game against the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday with several massive wildfires burning across the greater Los…

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Sports Novak Djokovic of Serbia attends a press conference ahead of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, 10 January 2025. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA

Djokovic Claims he Was 'Poisoned' Before 2022 Australian Open Deportation

Novak Djokovic has claimed that he was "poisoned" by lead and mercury in his food while he was briefly held in Melbourne in 2022 before being deported on the…

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Sports Competitors embarked on a journey from AlUla to Hail on Thursday. SPA

Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia 2025: Ibn Seaidan Takes 1st in 'Challenger' Class, Al-Rajhi Maintains 2nd in Overall Rankings

The fifth stage of the sixth annual Dakar Rally Saudi Arabia launched on Thursday, with competitors embarking on a journey from AlUla to Hail, covering a total…

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2024 Was the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say

Varieties  People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought, in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP)

2024 Was the Hottest Year on Record, Scientists Say

2024 was the hottest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thursday, and the first in which temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre…


Varieties An international team of scientists announced successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet - The AP

Scientists Drill Nearly 2 Miles Down to Pull 1.2 Million-year-old Ice Core from Antarctic

An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, penetrating nearly 2 miles (2.8 kilometers…

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Varieties A migrant holds a newborn baby as a woman lies inside a rubber boat with other migrants who were rescued off the island off the Canary Island of Lanzarote in Spain, in this handout picture obtained on January 8, 2025/File Photo

Baby Born on Packed Migrant Boat off Canary Islands 'Doing Well'

A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated in hospital along with her mother…

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Varieties African tiger fish (Hydrocynus vittatus) swim in the Okavango river, Botswana in this undated handout picture. Michel Roggo/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Study Documents Extinction Threats to World's Freshwater Species

Freshwater environments cover about 1% of Earth's surface while accounting for more than 10% of known species. Like many marine and terrestrial ecosystems,…

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Varieties Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi soars through the air during the trial round of the Four Hills FIS Ski Jumping tournament (Vierschanzentournee), in Innsbruck, Austria on January 4, 2025. (Photo by GEORG HOCHMUTH / APA / AFP)

Japan Startup Hopeful Ahead of Second Moon Launch

Japanese startup ispace vowed its upcoming second unmanned Moon mission will be a success, saying Thursday that it learned from its failed attempt nearly two…

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