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Arab World Plumes of smoke rise during clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the army in Khartoum, Sudan, September 26, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

As Sudan's Army Retakes Ground, Some Displaced Residents Return to Ravaged Capital

The morning sun cast long shadows as Abdulilah Mohamed, an elderly resident of the Shambat neighborhood in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, returned to his…

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Business Souvenir tokens representing cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunge into water in this illustration taken May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

US Crypto Stocks Plunge as Bitcoin Hits New 2025 Low

US-listed shares of crypto companies tumbled before the markets opened on Monday, mirroring a sharp drop in bitcoin as escalating tariff tensions and fears of…

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World Containers in the Port of Rotterdam are seen in Rotterdam, Netherlands, November 1, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw/File Photo

Dutch Tighten Controls on Military and Dual Use Exports to Israel

The Dutch government said on Monday it had tightened export controls for all military and 'dual use' goods destined for Israel. All direct exports and the…

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Business A view shows El Feel oil field near Murzuq, Libya, July 6, 2017. REUTERS/Aidan Lewis/File Photo

Libya to Offer Production Sharing Contracts under New Oil Bid Round

Libya is set to offer 22 areas for oil exploration and development in its first such bidding round in more than 17 years, oil officials said on Monday, adding…

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Palestinians in West Bank Strike to Demand End to Gaza War

Arab World Israeli machinery maneuvers during an Israeli operation in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta/File Photo

Palestinians in West Bank Strike to Demand End to Gaza War

Shuttered storefronts lined empty streets in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Monday, as Palestinians held a general strike…

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World Pakistani security officials control the entrance to the capital of Balochistan province, as the opposition party Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) holds a march in Quetta, Pakistan, 06 April 2025. EPA/FAYYAZ AHMED

Pakistani Security Forces Kill 9 Militants in a Raid near the Afghan Border

Pakistani security forces raided a militant hideout in the restive northwest near the Afghan border, killing nine militants, the military said Monday. The…

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Arab World Mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah fighters, killed before the November 27 ceasefire with Israel, in southern Lebanese village of al-Taybeh, near the border with Israel on April 6, 2025. (AFP)

Lebanon Health Ministry Says One Dead in Israeli Strike in South 

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike in the country's south killed one person Monday, the latest such raid despite a delicate truce between Israel…

Ithra Showcases Art Collection for the First Time at Art Week Riyadh

Culture Ithra showcases art collection for the first time at Art Week Riyadh. (SPA)

Ithra Showcases Art Collection for the First Time at Art Week Riyadh

The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) announced in a press release Monday its participation as an Exhibition Partner at the inaugural edition of…

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Saudi Visual Arts Commission to Inaugurate Art Week Riyadh

The Saudi Visual Arts Commission has unveiled the program and participants for the inaugural edition of Art Week Riyadh, to be held from April 6 to 13. The…

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Culture King Salman Academy, Indiana University Partner on Arabic Language Program

King Salman Academy, Indiana University Partner on Arabic Language Program

The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) and Indiana University have launched a specialized academic program as part of the academy's Arabic…

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Culture This photograph shows antiques on display during the installation of the archaeological heritage exhibition "Treasures saved from Gaza - 5000 years of history" (Tresors sauves de Gaza - 5000 ans d'histoire) at the Institut du Monde Arabe, in Paris, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Gaza Heritage and Destruction on Display in Paris

A new exhibition opening in Paris on Friday showcases archaeological artifacts from Gaza, once a major commercial crossroads between Asia and Africa, whose…

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Culture Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi received the prize for her groundbreaking children's book ‘House of Wisdom’ (WAM)

Bodour Al Qasimi Becomes 1st Woman from the Gulf to Win BolognaRagazzi Award

Emirati publisher, author, and women’s advocate Bodour Al Qasimi has made history by becoming the first woman from an Arab Gulf state to receive a prestigious…

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First Sports Investment Forum Kicks Off in Riyadh

Sports  Over 140 speakers, more than 3,000 attendees, and 50 sessions and workshops are to be part of the three-day event - SPA

First Sports Investment Forum Kicks Off in Riyadh

The first edition of the Sports Investment Forum (SIF), sponsored by the Ministries of Sport and Investment, kicked off Monday at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in…

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Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Arsenal - Goodison Park, Liverpool, Britain - April 5, 2025 Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Soccer-Arsenal Will Go for it Against Real Madrid, Says Arteta

Arsenal have not made it past the Champions League semi-finals since 2009, but manager Mikel Arteta wants his side to write their own history when they host…

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Sports Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands gets a pit service during the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix race at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP)

Verstappen Proves a Point at Suzuka but Challenges Remain 

World champion Max Verstappen exploded the idea that McLaren might absolutely dominate the Formula One season with victory at the Japanese Grand Prix at the…

Sports Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, serves to Jakub Mensik, of Czech Republic, in the men's singles final match at the Miami Open tennis tournament, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP)

Djokovic Motivated Again After Miami Run but Keeping Expectations Low 

Novak Djokovic said reaching his first final of the 2025 season at the Miami Open helped him find the motivation to continue his quest for more titles as the…

Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action in February 2025 in Doha. (Reuters)

Alcaraz Says Pressure to Catch Top-Ranked Sinner ‘Killed’ Him 

World number three Carlos Alcaraz said the pressure to reclaim the top ranking during the absence of the banned Jannik Sinner had "killed" him and that he…


Swollen Rivers Flood Towns in US South after Dayslong Deluge of Rain

Varieties The rising waters of Cedar Creek and the Kentucky River overflow their banks, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Monterey, Ky. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Swollen Rivers Flood Towns in US South after Dayslong Deluge of Rain

Days of unrelenting heavy rain and storms that killed at least 18 people worsened flooding as some rivers rose to near-record levels and inundated towns across…

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Varieties FILE – Clouds hang over the North Sentinel Island, in India’s southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nov. 14, 2005. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)

American YouTuber Who Left a Diet Coke Can for Reclusive Tribe on an Island is Arrested in India

Indian police have arrested a 24-year-old American Youtuber who visited an off-limits island in the Indian ocean and left an offering of a Diet Coke can and a…

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Varieties Zen, an avalanche Border Collie, attends a training with the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps in Col Gallina, near Cortina D’Ampezzo, northern Italy, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Zen the Border Collie Teaches Other Dogs How to Rescue People in Italy's Avalanche-prone Dolomites

Zen, a 5-year-old border collie, circled friskily around a mound of snow as he picked up a scent, his quick movements signaling to his handler that someone was…

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Varieties (FILES) Britain's King Charles III meets well-wishers as he arrives with Britain's Queen Camilla to visit the Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre, in Limavady, on March 20, 2025, during a three-day trip to Northern Ireland. Britain's King Charles III on March 27, 2025, was forced to cancel his appointments after suffering "side effects" following his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)

King Charles III Shrugs off Health Scare to Begin Italy Visit

King Charles III arrives in Italy on Monday for a four-day visit where he will become the first UK monarch to address Italy's joint parliament, but will not…

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Varieties A person rides a bike at a park during a warm spring day in Moscow, Russia, 04 April 2025. (EPA)

Russian Man Survives Bear Attack as Sightings Near Moscow Increase

A brown bear attacked and badly mauled a Russian man in a forest about 125 km (78 miles) from Moscow, local media and residents said, as sightings of bears…