- Next phase of Chinese economic project seeks to move partnership beyond infrastructure to agriculture, industrial development cooperation
- Pakistan planning minister calls for joint training programs, university-industry collaboration to prepare workforce for pharma, biotech sectors
- Mobile Internet gender gap narrowed from 25% to 8% in a year, among fastest improvements in 2026 GSMA survey
- Shared-phone access leaves women without privacy or independent control over online lives, digital rights activist says
- Residents appeal to authorities to carry out thorough structural inspections of schools, religious seminaries, tuition centers
- Workers were repairing tiles on the decrepit building in Kahna Nau area, when the roof gave way and crushed the youngsters
- Experts cite reforms, AI and investment as keys to water security goals
- UN envoy praises Saudi initiative to advance global water cooperation
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- Syrian state TV said a bomb had been planted at the cafe, which is near the Palace of Justice in the center of Syria’s capital
- The US official said: “The President and his team have worked very hard to end the war”
- The US leader has railed against the cost of military aid for Kyiv
- Residential market is projected to reach $164.85bn in 2026, up from $154.61bn in 2025
- The 21-year-old fought back to defeat Serena Williams’ first-round conqueror Joint 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, roared on by hundreds of Filipino spectators on Court Three
- World’s 12th most populous country has not had many female sports stars to cheer in recent years, with men’s boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and gymnast Carlos Yulo flying the flag
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- Pakistan’s deputy PM discusses regional situation with Bahrain’s FM, EU envoy
- Iran says carried out missile, drone attacks against US military sites in Bahrain, Kuwait
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Located in Saudi Arabia's central region of Qassim, Dariyah was an important stop on ancient trade and pilgrimage routes and is now one of the Kingdom's significant archaeological sites. Earlier this week, the Saudi Heritage Commission announced that a collection of 100 pieces of gold jewelry dating back to the Abbasid era has been discovered in the site.
Who is “The Joshie-Man”?
It’s a name given by social media fans to Joshua Harris, a 12-year-old autistic and non-verbal Briton, who has been visiting UK mosques and distributing cakes to promote solidarity amid an increase in far-right support in the country. On a recent trip to Madinah with his father, “The Joshie-Man” turned his ‘Cake not hate’ campaign to ‘Dates not hate’ by handing out the holy city’s famous ajwa and ambar dates people in the courtyard of the Prophet’s Mosque.
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- Pakistan says it intercepted four drones launched from Afghanistan into Balochistan province
- Relations have sharply deteriorated amid cross-border strikes, militant attacks, border tensions
