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Arab World Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes near Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)

Israel Carries Out Intense Airstrikes in Southern Lebanon, 1 Dead

Israel’s air force carried out intense airstrikes on mountains overlooking a southern Lebanon city on Friday in an attack that the Israeli military said…

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World Singer Taylor Swift, left, takes in the third period in Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla., Thursday, June 12, 2025. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Germany Charges Syrian National in Connection with Taylor Swift Concert Plot

Germany has charged a Syrian national with supporting a foreign terrorist organization for helping to plan a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna…

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Arab World Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt (Reuters)

Jumblatt Hands Over Progressive Socialist Party Arms to Lebanese Army

Lebanon’s veteran Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Thursday called on the Iran-backed Hezbollah group to hand its weapons over to the state, saying arms must be…

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Arab World Hezbollah members are seen during a military exercise held by the group in southern Lebanon in May 2023.File photo – AP

Israel Tracks Hezbollah’s Cash Vaults from Damascus to Dahiyeh and Sidon

Israel is expanding its campaign to dismantle Hezbollah’s financial infrastructure, targeting suspected cash storage sites from the Syrian capital Damascus to…

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Katz: Israel Would Have Killed Khamenei if Given Opportunity

World Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei delivers his third video message to the nation since the Iran-Israel conflict, in Tehran, Iran, 26 June 2025. EPA/ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH

Katz: Israel Would Have Killed Khamenei if Given Opportunity

Defense Minister Israel Katz told media that Israel would have killed Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei during the war between the two countries if the…

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Arab World Before the war, Syria was self-sufficient in wheat, producing an average of 4.1 million tons annually, but 14 years of conflict crippled production. Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP

Syria's Wheat War: Drought Fuels Food Crisis for 16 Million

Rival Syrian and Kurdish producers are scrambling for shrinking wheat harvests as the worst drought in decades follows a devastating war, pushing more than 16…

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Arab World FILE - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition, March 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Musk Calls Lebanese President as Starlink Seeks License

Billionaire businessman Elon Musk and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke by phone to discuss making elements of Musk's sprawling business empire available in…

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Fusion Between Culture and Modernity as Children Dance in Kenyan Refugee Camp

Culture Young refugee children from the Acholi Dancers group rehearse their traditional dance at a Child-Friendly Space within the Kalobeyei Refugee Settlement in Turkana, Kenya, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Fusion Between Culture and Modernity as Children Dance in Kenyan Refugee Camp

Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers watch them…

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Culture 'Relooted' tasks players with taking from Western museums cultural artefacts that were stolen from Africa during the colonial era. EMMANUEL CROSET / AFP

Game 'Reloots' African Artefacts from Western Museums

Under the cover of darkness, Nomali jumped over a wall, burst into a museum and snatched a human skull from a pedestal before escaping through a window to the…

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Culture Pope Leo XIV (R) speaks to faithful during an audience on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the San Damaso courtyard of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City State, 26 June 2025. (EPA)

Vatican Unveils Last of Restored Raphael Rooms After 10-Year Cleaning That Yielded New Discoveries

The Vatican Museums on Thursday unveiled the last and most important of the restored Raphael Rooms, the spectacularly frescoed reception rooms of the Apostolic…

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Darah Highlights Several Rare Historical Documents

As part of its Documents initiative, King Abdulaziz Public Foundation for Research and Archives (Darah) has showcased a selection of rare historical documents…

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Culture The initiative is part of the commission’s efforts to support literary agents and agencies in the Kingdom through high-quality training. SPA

Saudi Literature Commission Launches Int’l Training Program for Literary Agent

The Saudi Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission has launched the 2025 International Training Program for Literary Agent, a five-day initiative…

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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami Drive Club World Cup Ratings

Sports Soccer Football - FIFA Club World Cup - Inter Miami CF Training - Inter Miami CF Training Centre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US - June 26, 2025 Inter Miami CF's Lionel Messi with Luis Suarez during training REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Lionel Messi, Inter Miami Drive Club World Cup Ratings

Lionel Messi, arguably the most recognizable player in the Club World Cup, is steering viewership to his underdog team. Messi and his Inter Miami teammates…

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Sports NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - JUNE 26: Salem Aldawsari #29 of Al Hilal celebrates his team's first goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group H match between Al Hilal and CF Pachuca at GEODIS Park on June 26, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. Alex Grimm/Getty Images/AFP

Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal Advances to Club World Cup Round of 16 with 2-0 Win over Pachuca

Salem Aldawsari scored in the 22nd minute and Al Hilal beat Pachuca 2-0 on Thursday night to clinch a berth in the Club World Cup round of 16. Marcus…

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Sports Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid reacts after scoring the 1-0 goal against FC Salzburg during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match between FC Salzburg and Real Madrid in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 26 June 2025. EPA/WILL OLIVER

Vinícius Júnior Scores and Assists in Real Madrid's 3-0 Win Over Salzburg to Advance in CWC

Vinícius Júnior scored a goal and assisted on another in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Salzburg on Thursday night that secured the Spanish powerhouse first place…

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Sports  Poland's Iga Swiatek takes a selfie after her match against Russia's Ekaterina Alexandria in their quarterfinal match at the WTA tennis tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP)

Swiatek Weathers Rain Break with Puzzles to Reach Semis, Top Seed Pegula Also Advances

Fourth seed Iga Swiatek solved crossword puzzles during an hour-long rain interruption on Thursday but kept her focus to earn a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over Russia…

Sports  Mercedes' British driver George Russell in the paddocks of the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria, on June 26, 2025, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (AFP)

Russell Suggests Mercedes Are Still After Verstappen

George Russell has suggested his contract renewal talks with Mercedes are being held up because the team are still keen to sign Formula One champion Max…


Eel-eating Japan Opposes EU Call for More Protection

Varieties People on bicycles cross a street under the hot sun in Tokyo on June 20, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Eel-eating Japan Opposes EU Call for More Protection

Japan's agriculture minister said Friday the country would oppose any call by the European Union to add eels to an endangered species list that would limit…

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Varieties A firefighting airplane sprays water on a hill in Thymari, south of Athens, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (104 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Forest Fire Near Athens Under Control, But Area on High Alert

Greek firefighters said Friday that a forest blaze that had forced evacuations around Athens was under control, but warned that scorching temperatures were…

Varieties A close-up view of metagabbroic rocks from the Nuvvuagittuq greenstone belt in Nunavik, Quebec, Canada, that are 4.16 billion years old is seen in this photograph released on June 26, 2025. (Jonathan O'Neil/Handout via Reuters)

These Canadian Rocks May Be the Oldest on Earth

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for…

Varieties Simon Stiell, Secretary of UN Climate Change (UNFCCC), speaks during an event with the newly announced COP30 President Ambassador Andre Correa do Lago, in Brasilia, Brazil February 6, 2025. (Reuters)

Countries Agree 10% Increase for UN Climate Budget

Countries agreed on Thursday to increase the UN climate body's budget by 10% for the next two years, a move the body welcomed as a commitment by governments to…

Varieties 26 June 2025, United Kingdom, Eastleigh: A view of a Bluestar bus that was carrying pupils from Barton Peveril Sixth Form College after it came off the road and ended up in a river. (dpa)

Double-Decker Bus Carrying Students Plunges into River in England in ‘Terrifying’ Crash

A double-decker bus carrying high school students plunged into a river in southern England on Thursday, sending the driver and four teens to the hospital and…