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Gulf This picture taken from Israel-occupied Golan Heights along the border with southern Syria shows smoke billowing above the Syrian village of Koya during Israeli bombardment, on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

GCC, MWL Condemn Israeli Attack on Syria’s Koya 

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi strongly condemned the Israeli attack on the Syrian town of Koya on Tuesday. …

Gulf Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin in Riyadh in December 2023. (SPA)

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Expands Saudi Arabia’s Pioneering Role in Global Politics

Since Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz as crown prince in June 2017, citing the…

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Gulf Members of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent help locals evacuate the town of Koya in the western countryside on the Syrian border with Israel, after Israeli forces shelled the town, Syria, 25 March 2025. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Syria's Koya 

Saudi Arabia strongly condemned on Tuesday Israel for attacking the Syrian town of Koya that left at least six people dead. In a statement, the Foreign…

Arab World A Yemeni man inspects the damage in the Al-Rasul Al-Aazam cancer and oncology hospital's unfinished building, a day after it was hit in a US strike in Yemen's northern Saada province on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

US Warplanes Carry Out 17 Strikes in Yemen 

Houthi media in Yemen reported Wednesday at least 17 strikes in Saada and Amran, blaming the United States for the attacks. The group's Ansarollah website…

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Hundreds-strong Protest in Gaza 

Arab World Children carry signs reading in Arabic: "We refuse to die" during a rally calling for an end to the war, in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on March 25, 2025. (AFP)

Anti-Hamas Slogans Chanted at Hundreds-strong Protest in Gaza 

Hundreds of Palestinians shouted anti-Hamas slogans at a protest in northern Gaza on Tuesday calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said. The…


World US Vice President JD Vance, joined by his wife Usha Vance, speaks at Vantage Plastics in Bay City, Michigan, on March 14, 2025. (AFP) 

US Vice President JD Vance to Join His Wife in Greenland on Friday 

Vice President JD Vance said that he's joining his wife on a Friday trip to Greenland, suggesting in an online video that global security is at stake. "We’re…

Business US dollar banknotes are seen in this photo illustration taken February 12, 2018. (Reuters)

Dollar Unmoored as Traders Unsure on US Tariffs 

The dollar was adrift on Wednesday, with weak US confidence data and concerns about the effect of sweeping tariffs on US growth putting the brakes on a recent…

Comoros’ Prized Muslim Headgear Undercut by Chinese Copies 

Culture Muslim men talk to each other after performing the Friday prayer at the Badjanani Mosque in Moroni, on January 12, 2024. (AFP)

Comoros’ Prized Muslim Headgear Undercut by Chinese Copies 

In the markets of the Comoros, the hand-embroidered kofia that is essential headwear for men and boys at Eid celebrations this month is facing fierce…


Culture Visitors look at elaborate antique clocks displayed on the sprawling compound of the Forbidden City also known as the Palace Museum in Beijing, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

A Mix of Science and Tradition Helps Restore Relics in China's Forbidden City

It's highly technical work in what looks more like a lab than a museum: A fragment of a glazed roof tile from Beijing’s Forbidden City is analyzed in a state…

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Culture A drawing by French author Victor Hugo, entitled "Mushroom" (L) is pictured during a photocall at the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) in London on March 18, 2025. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

London Exhibit Spotlights Victor Hugo's Lesser-known Talent -- Drawing

French writer Victor Hugo is famous for penning "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" and "Les Miserables", but less known is his work as an illustrator -- now the…

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Culture A view of Rome's Trevi fountain is seen through a window of its old water flow control room, Wednesday, March 19, 2025. (AP)

A Rare Peek at the Hidden Waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain

The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year,…

Culture  The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP)

Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Is Returned to Greece from New York in Major Repatriation Move

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest…

Double Injury Blow for Bayern as Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano Both Sidelined

Sports France's defender #04 Dayot Upamecano celebrates after scoring the winning penalty in the penalty-shoot out during the UEFA Nations League quarter-final second-leg football match between France and Croatia at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on March 23, 2025. (AFP)

Double Injury Blow for Bayern as Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano Both Sidelined

Bayern Munich has been left without two of its top defenders after Alphonso Davies and Dayot Upamecano both picked up serious injuries on international duty. …


Sports United Arab Emirates' coach Paulo Bento looks on prior the Asian Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates, at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Jan. 28, 2024. (AP)

Paulo Bento Fired as Head Coach of UAE National Football Team 

Paulo Bento has been fired as head coach of the United Arab Emirates soccer team just hours after a 2-1 win Tuesday over North Korea kept alive its slim…

Sports Morocco's Brahim Díaz celebrates after scoring the second goal during the World Cup group E qualifying soccer match between Morocco and Tanzania at the Stade municipal d'Oujda, Morocco, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP) 

Nigeria’s World Cup Qualifying Hopes Dealt Major Late Blow; Egypt, Morocco Move Closer 

Nigeria conceded a last-minute goal in a major blow to its World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday, when Egypt and Morocco all but booked their places at next…

Sports Jasmine Paolini of Italy returns a shot against Magda Linette of Poland during Day 8 of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 25, 2025 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Getty Images/AFP)

Paolini Becomes 1st Italian Women’s Player to Make Miami Open Tennis Semifinals 

Jasmine Paolini is headed to the Miami Open semifinals for the first time. The sixth-seeded Paolini defeated unseeded Magda Linette of Poland 6-3, 6-2 on…

Sports Argentine players celebrate their victory over Brazil during a CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier soccer match between Argentina and Brazil in Buenos Aires, Argentina 25 March 2025. (EPA)

Argentina Secures a World Cup Spot and Then Celebrates It With a 4-1 Victory Over Archrival Brazil 

Defending champion Argentina celebrated throughout Tuesday as the team secured its place at the 2026 World Cup hours before an historic 4-1 win over archrival…


Pilot, 2 Children Survive Night on Airplane’s Wing After It Crashes into Icy Alaska Lake 

Varieties This photo provided by the Alaska National Guard shows an airplane partially submerged into the ice of Tustumena Lake at the toe of a glacier on Monday, March 24, 2025, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Alaska National Guard via AP) 

Pilot, 2 Children Survive Night on Airplane’s Wing After It Crashes into Icy Alaska Lake 

A pilot and two children survived on the wing of a plane for about 12 hours after it crashed and was partially submerged in an icy Alaska lake, then were…


Varieties Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young speaks on the Government’s salmon farming legislation in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 25 March 2025. (EPA) 

Australian Senator Wields Dead Salmon in Parliament to Protest Farming Laws 

An Australian senator pulled out a large, dead fish in Parliament on Wednesday to protest the government's proposed laws that would safeguard controversial…

Varieties Meltwater from the Laohugou No. 12 glacier, flows though the Qilian mountains, Subei Mongol Autonomous County in Gansu province, China, September 27, 2020. (Reuters)

China’s Glacier Area Shrinks by 26% Over Six Decades 

China's glacier area has shrunk by 26% since 1960 due to rapid global warming, with 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely and glacial retreat…

Varieties This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up high in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (United States Geological Survey via AP)

Kilauea Volcano’s Sporadic Eruption Resumes in Hawaii as Lava Pours Out of a Summit Vent 

Lava began bubbling out of Hawaii’s most active volcano once again on Tuesday as Kilauea's sporadic eruption resumed. The eruption restarted at midday when…

Varieties An aerial view of Lake Retba, known as the Pink Lake, in Senegal on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Back in the Pink: Senegal Salt Lake Gets Its Color Back

The waters of Senegal's Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge -- and businessfolk and tourists…