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Business A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. Reuters
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China Slams US Sanctions on Oil Refinery in Shandong

Oil prices settled higher on Friday and recorded a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh US sanctions on Iran and the latest output plan from the OPEC+…

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Arab World Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant (Reuters)
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ICC ‘Ready to Freeze’ Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

Former Israeli Supreme Court president Aharon Barak said on Friday that the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) is ready to freeze its arrest warrants…

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Arab World Sudan's army soldiers celebrate after they took the Republican Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo)
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Sudanese Army Seizes Control over Main Headquarters of Central Bank

The Sudanese army seized control of the main headquarters of the country's central bank, two military sources told Reuters on Saturday, as the army continues…

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World People wait at the Paddington railway station, after a fire at a electrical substation wiped out power at the Heathrow International Airport, in London, Britain, March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
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Heathrow Resumes Operations as Global Airlines Scramble after Shutdown

London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday, a day after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe's busiest airport, causing…

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Israel Intercepts Three Rockets from Lebanon Towards Israel, Military Says

Arab World An Israeli tank is positioned on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, March 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Israel Intercepts Three Rockets from Lebanon Towards Israel, Military Says

Israel intercepted three rockets that crossed into Israel from Lebanon, the military said on Saturday, despite a ceasefire that brought a relative reduction in…

World File photo: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks after he won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/Pool
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New Canadian Leader Says Trump Will Want Trade Talks as Americans Suffer from Trade War

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday US President Donald Trump will ultimately respect Canada’s sovereignty and be ready for comprehensive trade…

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World FILE - A demonstrator waves a flag on the Columbia University campus at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
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Columbia University Agrees to Some Trump Demands in Attempt to Restore Funding

Columbia University agreed to some changes demanded by US President Donald Trump's administration before it can negotiate to regain federal funding that was…

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Israeli Military Says it Intercepted Missile Fired from Yemen; Houthis Claim Responsibility

Smoke rises from a position at a neighborhood following US airstrikes in Sana'a, Yemen, 19 March 2025. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

UN Warns of ‘Massive Trauma’ for Gaza’s Children amid Renewed Fighting

Displaced Palestinians collect books, from the destroyed Islamic University to use as fuel to cook food, in Gaza City on March 21, 2025. (AFP)

Head of Pro-Iran Armed Faction Arrested in Syria, Says Monitor

Security forces detained Moayad Abdul Samad al-Douaihy in Deir Ezzor on Thursday. (AFP file)

Report Says Israeli Settlers Used Grazing to Grab Swathes of West Bank Land

20 July 2022, Israel, Barkan: Right-wing settlers march to build a settlement in the West Bank near Barkan. (dpa)

Türkiye's Stock Market Hit Hard after Arrest of Istanbul Mayor

Police officers intervene as flames rise from a fire in a dustbin during a protest by students against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 21, 2025. (Reuters)

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A weapons cache in the Homs countryside. (Syrian Interior Ministry)

Syrian Security Forces Intensify Operations against Remnants of Ousted Regime

The pro-Iran factions in Iraq have for weeks been toning down their rhetoric and hostile activity after coming under international pressure and given the American strikes against the Houthis. (Reuters file)

Sources: Qaani Warns Iraqi Factions against Provoking the Americans

Iraqi soldiers deployed along a concrete barrier stretching across parts of the border with Syria. (Security media)

Iraq Forms Security Crisis Cell to Coordinate with Syria

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov in Damascus at the end of January (RT)

Putin’s Message to Syria’s Al-Sharaa: A Step Toward Restoring Ties?

Nuseirat camp in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing military campaign, March 20, 2025 (AFP)

From Retaliation to Displacement: How Gaza’s War Has Evolved

Shibara Island, one of the Red Sea projects in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

UN Report Urges Entrepreneurs to Leverage AI in Tourism

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy gestures as he attends a press conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine March 12, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia to Host Talks between US, Russian, Ukrainian Officials on Monday

Bahrain Praises Saudi Arabia's Endeavors to End Russia-Ukraine Crisis

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GASTAT: Number of Umrah Performers Rose by 31% in Q4 2024

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Kuwait Praises Saudi Arabia's Efforts in Hosting US-Russia Talks

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Saudi Leadership Congratulates President of Tunisia on Independence Day

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. (SPA)

Jordan Commends Saudi Efforts in Hosting US-Russia Talks

Jordan commends Saudi efforts in hosting US-Russia talks. (SPA)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant (Reuters)

ICC ‘Ready to Freeze’ Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant

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Israel Intercepts Three Rockets from Lebanon Towards Israel, Military Says

An Israeli tank is positioned on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, March 18, 2025. (Reuters)

Lebanon Demands Halt to Israeli Ceasefire Violations to Ensure Success of ‘Working Groups’

Lebanese soldiers seen at the border with Israel. (Reuters file)

Syrian Security Forces Intensify Operations against Remnants of Ousted Regime

A weapons cache in the Homs countryside. (Syrian Interior Ministry)

Sudanese Army Seizes Control over Main Headquarters of Central Bank

Sudan's army soldiers celebrate after they took the Republican Palace in Khartoum, Sudan, Friday, March 21, 2025. (AP Photo)

Sources: Qaani Warns Iraqi Factions against Provoking the Americans

The pro-Iran factions in Iraq have for weeks been toning down their rhetoric and hostile activity after coming under international pressure and given the American strikes against the Houthis. (Reuters file)

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Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) prior to their meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 22 March 2025. (EPA)

Japan, China and South Korea Discuss Trilateral Cooperation

Heathrow Resumes Operations as Global Airlines Scramble after Shutdown

People wait at the Paddington railway station, after a fire at a electrical substation wiped out power at the Heathrow International Airport, in London, Britain, March 21, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

New Canadian Leader Says Trump Will Want Trade Talks as Americans Suffer from Trade War

File photo: Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney speaks after he won the race to become leader of Canada's ruling Liberal Party and will succeed Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 9, 2025. REUTERS/Amber Bracken/Pool

Columbia University Agrees to Some Trump Demands in Attempt to Restore Funding

FILE - A demonstrator waves a flag on the Columbia University campus at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment, in New York, April 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

Elon Musk Holds Unprecedented Pentagon Meeting, Wants Leakers Prosecuted

Elon Musk and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth laugh at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, US, March 21, 2025 in this screengrab obtained from a video. (Reuters)

Trump Awards Boeing Much-Needed Win with F-47 Fighter Jet Contract

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listen during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 21, 2025. Trump announced the award to Boeing of a major contract for the Air Force's high-tech next-generation F-47 fighter plane. (AFP)

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A view of the logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) outside their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 30, 2023. Reuters

China Slams US Sanctions on Oil Refinery in Shandong

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Türkiye's Stock Market Hit Hard after Arrest of Istanbul Mayor

Police officers intervene as flames rise from a fire in a dustbin during a protest by students against the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, in Istanbul, Türkiye, March 21, 2025. (Reuters)

Oil Heads Towards Second Consecutive Weekly Gain on Supply Concerns 

An Oil refinery is seen from Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela on March 19, 2025. (AFP)

Japan’s Core Inflation Hits 3% in February, Keeps Alive BOJ Rate-Hike Bets 

Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street in the Asakusa district in Tokyo, Japan March 10, 2025. (Reuters)

UN Report Urges Entrepreneurs to Leverage AI in Tourism

Shibara Island, one of the Red Sea projects in Saudi Arabia (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Türkiye and Slovakia Get US Waiver Extension for Gas Payments to Russia

Representation photo: The sun sets behind burning gas flares at the Dora (Daura) Oil Refinery Complex in Baghdad on December 22, 2024. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

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

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)
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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…

Culture This photograph taken on March 21, 2025, shows a recently discovered painting by Italian artist Lavinia Fontana, entitled “Portrait of a Gentleman, his Daughter and a Maid” (C) on display at the Museum de la Chartreuse in Douai, northern France. (AFP)
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French Museum Uncovers in Storage Picture by Renaissance Woman Master

A provincial museum in northern France on Friday showed off a picture now attributed to one of the greatest women painters of the Italian Renaissance, Lavinia…

Culture This marks the third consecutive year the CDF has hosted the "Storytellers" event. SPA
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Saudi Arabia’s CDF Brings Together Cultural Leaders, Influencers at ‘Storytellers’ Suhoor

The Cultural Development Fund (CDF) hosted the 2025 "Storytellers" Suhoor, bringing together high-ranking officials, cultural and development sector leaders,…

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Culture SDRPY works to preserve heritage and restore historic buildings - SPA
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SDRPY Funds Sayun Palace Restoration to Safeguard Yemen's Heritage

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) has funded the restoration of Sayun Palace, a historic landmark in Hadhramaut. Over 500…

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George Foreman, the Fearsome Heavyweight Who Became a Beloved Champion, Dies at 76

Sports Former heavyweight champion George Foreman reacts during a news conference in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1994. (AP)

George Foreman, the Fearsome Heavyweight Who Became a Beloved Champion, Dies at 76

George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world in his 20s, only to lose his belt to Muhammad Ali in perhaps the most memorable fight in boxing…

Sports Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Sprint race prior to the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, 22 March 2025. (EPA)
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Lewis Hamilton Wins Chinese F1 Sprint Race for His First Ferrari Victory

Lewis Hamilton has won his first race for Ferrari, securing Saturday’s Sprint victory from pole position following an early duel with Red Bull Racing’s Max…

Sports Football - World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - England Training - St George's Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain - March 18, 2025 England's Harry Kane and Kyle Walker during training. (Action Images via Reuters)
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England’s Kane Optimistic About Chances of Winning First Ballon D’Or 

England captain Harry Kane sees a real chance of winning the next Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world, but knows securing silverware with Bayern…

Sports Formula One F1 - Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia - March 15, 2025 Red Bull team principal Christian Horner before practice. (Reuters)
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Red Bull Ready for Development Race Over 2025, Horner Says 

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said on Friday he was primed for a "development race" between Formula One's top teams ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix,…

Sports Scuderia Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain in action during the Practice Session for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China, 21 March 2025. (EPA)
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Hamilton Wants a Faster Ferrari to Challenge McLaren at F1's Sprint Weekend in China 

McLaren's dominance, Lewis Hamilton's bid to bounce back after a disappointing debut for Ferrari, and the death of Eddie Jordan have generated headlines as…

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A NASA Spacecraft Will Make Another Close Pass of the Sun

Varieties This image made available by NASA shows an artist's rendering of the Parker Solar Probe approaching the Sun. (Steve Gribben/Johns Hopkins APL/NASA via AP, File)

A NASA Spacecraft Will Make Another Close Pass of the Sun

A NASA spacecraft will make another close brush with the sun, the second of three planned encounters through the sizzling solar atmosphere. The Parker Solar…

Varieties A handout photo made available by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources shows the Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano spewing volcanic materials during an eruption, in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, 21 March 2025. (EPA/PVMBG / Handout)
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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki Volcano Erupts, Prompting Alert Level to Be Raised 

The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) high and…

Varieties (FILES) Alpinists climb the "Voie royale", way to go to the Mont-Blanc to the top of the glacier of Tete Rousse, a 3.200 meter peak in the French Alps, on June 30, 2011. (Photo by JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT / AFP)
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World's Glaciers are Losing Record Ice as Global Temperatures Climb, UN Says

Glaciers around the globe are disappearing faster than ever, with the last three-year period seeing the largest glacial mass loss on record, according to a…

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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) 
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Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Puts on Dazzling Show with Lava Fountains Hundreds of Feet High 

Lava from Hawaii's most active volcano created fountains that reached 700 feet (215 meters) Thursday during the latest episode of an ongoing eruption. …

Varieties A girl plays in a day care center in Recklinghausen, western Germany on February 24, 2021. Ina FASSBENDER / AFP/File
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Infants Remember More than You Think, New Study Reveals

Our earliest years are a time of rapid learning, yet we typically cannot recall specific experiences from that period -- a phenomenon known as infantile…

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