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- Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers for Hamas leader
- Hamas’s political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel
- Israel earlier said it had killed a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut
- Juniper trees have stood the test of time, creating vital habitats across the provinces of Taif, Al-Baha and Asir
- 10 prisoners, including two minors, had been moved to Russia, 13 to Germany and three to the United States
- “Our organization has undertaken a major mediation role in this exchange operation, which is the most comprehensive of the recent period,” the National Intelligence Agency said
- Attack part of systematic targeting campaign against network’s journalists and their families since October, it says
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Stargazing at Hisma desert
Located 90 km west of Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia, the desert of Hikma is fast becoming a center of “astro-tourism.” Hisma’s distance from high artificial light pollution makes it an ideal spot for observing stars, galaxies, passing meteors, and falling comets at night time, says Majed Abu Zahra, president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society.
Standing stone circles of AlUla
A study that examined 431 standing stone circles at various sites in Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla concludes that people living in that part of Saudi Arabia’s northwest during the Neolithic era, or the later part of the Stone Age, were not merely simple pastoralists but had distinctive architecture, domesticated animals, jewelry, and diverse tools.
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