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Arab World A Palestinian boy pulls water containers amid shortages, as the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024. (Reuters)

Palestinian Children Dream of School in Gaza Water Queues 

Thirteen-year-old Palestinian Hadeel Madi has many dreams, she said, and worked hard at school so she could study abroad. But after eight months of war in Gaza…

World In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Sunday, June 2, 2024. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kremlin Says Swiss Summit on Ukraine Is Waste of Time without Russia 

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it was understandable that some countries were declining to take part in a Swiss-hosted peace summit on Ukraine this month because…

World A Palestinian man walks across the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on June 3, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. (AFP)

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set up Tent Encampment Outside Los Angeles City Hall 

Pro-Palestinian protesters set up an encampment in front of Los Angeles City Hall Monday night. About 50 protesters with 20 tents were seen lined up on the…

Arab World Smoke billows next to military vehicles during an Israeli raid in Balata camp, in Nablus, the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 3, 2024. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta

2 Palestinians are Killed in the West Bank

The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed two Palestinians, who it claimed were attempting to launch a shooting attack toward Israeli communities from the…

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UN Rights Office Criticizes Israel Over Deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank

Arab World Smoke and flames rise during an Israeli air strike in central Gaza Strip, June 3, 2024. (Reuters)

UN Rights Office Criticizes Israel Over Deaths of 500 Palestinians in West Bank

The UN human rights office called on Tuesday for an end to violence in which it said Israeli security forces and Jewish settlers have killed more than 500…


Arab World Smoke and fire covers the area following rocket attacks from Lebanon, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, Israel, close to its border with Lebanon, June 3, 2024. Reuters

Fires Set Off by Hezbollah Rockets Spread Through Northern Israel

Large swaths of northern Israel were engulfed by wild fires set off by rockets launched from Lebanon by the militant group Hezbollah, with rescue teams…

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Gulf Palestinians inspect the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from Jabalia refugee camp, following a raid, in the northern Gaza Strip, May 31, 2024. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Arab Foreign Ministers Say It's Important to 'Deal Positively' With US Gaza Proposal

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Egypt said on Monday it was important to "deal seriously and positively"…

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Algeria Seeks to Attract Tourists to Neglected Cultural, Scenic Glories

Culture A view shows the Santa Cruz chapel in the city of Oran, Algeria May 22, 2024. REUTERS/Abdelaziz Boumzar/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Algeria Seeks to Attract Tourists to Neglected Cultural, Scenic Glories

Algeria wants to attract more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa's largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and…

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Culture The Utah Beach Monument is pictured ahead of the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings in Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy region, France, June 2, 2024. (Reuters)

Remembering D-Day: Key Facts about the Invasion That Changed the Course of World War II 

The June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied France was unprecedented in scale and audacity, using the largest-ever armada of ships, troops, planes and…

Culture The Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College boasts a rich history dating back to 1958 - SPA

Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College to Become National Defense University

The Saudi Armed Forces Command and Staff College is undergoing a significant transformation to become the National Defense University, SPA reported. The…

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Culture ROSHN and KFCRIS Launch Saudi Women’s Book, Glossary

ROSHN and KFCRIS Launch Saudi Women’s Book, Glossary

ROSHN Group, the PIF-owned giga-project and Saudi Arabia’s most trusted real estate developer has signed an agreement with King Faisal Center for Research and…

Culture  This photograph taken on May 30, 2024, shows the "Les Braves Omaha Beach Memorial" on Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, ahead of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the "D-Day" allied landings in Normandy. (AFP)

World War II Veterans Take off for France for 80th Anniversary of D-Day

More than 60 veterans of World War II took off Friday from Dallas to France, where they will take part in ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. …

France, England Lead the Contenders as Germany Hosts Euro 2024

Sports France and England, who clashed at the quarter-finals of the last World Cup, head to Germany as the leading contenders to win Euro 2024. JACK GUEZ / AFP/File

France, England Lead the Contenders as Germany Hosts Euro 2024

Euro 2024, beginning in Germany on June 14, is a mouth-watering prospect, as France and England lead the heavyweight contenders for a tournament which will be…

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Sports A poster of the Paris 2024 Olympic torch relay is seen on a street sign in La Baule, Loire Atlantique department, France, May 22, 2024. (Reuters)

French Apathy and Cost Concerns Dampen Mayors’ Bid to Stoke Olympic Games Fervor 

When a group of mayors paid tens of thousands of euros each to bring the Olympic torch to their towns along France's Atlantic coast, a row erupted over whether…

Sports Serbia's Novak Djokovic (L) celebrates next to the umpire and a timer clock reading 4 hours and 39 minutes after winning against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo at the end of their men's singles round of sixteen match on Court Philippe-Chatrier on day nine of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros Complex in Paris on June 3, 2024. (AFP)

Djokovic Wins His Record 370th Slam Match but Isn’t Sure He Can Continue at the French Open 

Novak Djokovic was laying on his back on a French Open sideline early in the second set Monday, wincing while his injured right knee was manipulated by a…

Sports Supporters wearing football scarves depicting French footballer Kylian Mbappe cheer prior Real Madrid's celebration for winning 2024 Spanish La Liga title at Cibeles square in Madrid on May 12, 2024. (AFP)

Real Madrid Sign France Captain Mbappe on Free Transfer 

France forward Kylian Mbappe has joined Real Madrid as a free agent on a five-year contract, the LaLiga club said on Monday, ending a transfer saga that…

Sports A general view shows al-Tawhid square on the corniche in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah on November 29, 2008. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)

World Pool Championship Kicks Off in Jeddah

The inaugural World Pool Championship (9-ball) began on Monday evening in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and will run for six days. The championship is organized…

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India Heatwave Hits Wildlife as Thirsty Monkeys Drown in Well

Varieties Swaths of northern India are gripped by a heatwave, hitting humans as well as wildife including monkeys. Here, monkeys sit on a roadside in India's capital New Delhi in 2023. Arun SANKAR / AFP

India Heatwave Hits Wildlife as Thirsty Monkeys Drown in Well

Dozens of monkeys in heatwave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a state where lakes have turned to dust…

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Varieties Mount Ibu has been on the highest alert level of Indonesia’s volcanology agency, PVMBG, since May 16. (Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation/AFP)

Indonesia’s Mt Ibu Volcano Erupts, Spewing Clouds of Ash 

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing thick columns of grey ash five km (three miles) into the sky, the volcanology agency said, but there…

Varieties Uniformed men stood in formation as the canines received their medals (The AP)

5 Dogs with Military Intelligence Unit in Ecuador Given Medals for Service

The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives hidden under a car's tire. The dogs…

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Varieties The Chang'e 6 lunar probe and the Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket combination sit atop the launch pad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan province, China May 3, 2024. REUTERS/Eduardo Baptista/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

China’s Chang’E-6 Probe Lifts off From Far Side of Moon

China's Chang'e-6 probe has lifted off from the far side of the moon, starting its journey back towards Earth, state media Xinhua announced on Tuesday. The…

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Varieties This handout picture released by the Icelandic Coast Guard on May 29, 2024 shows billowing smoke and flowing lava pouring out of a new fissure above a new volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland. (Photo by HANDOUT / Icelandic Coast Guard / AFP)

Philippine Officials Order Evacuation, Urge Caution after Volcano Eruption

Philippine authorities ordered the evacuation of residents living near a volcano in central Philippines on Tuesday following an eruption that sent a five km …

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