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- Hundreds of Palestinians have died in operations that Israeli forces say targeted Hamas fighters or aimed to free hostages
- The civilian toll following Israel’s recent bombing of Al-Mawasi and Khan Younis has drawn international condemnation
- UN’s special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, welcomes deal and acknowledges ‘significant role’ of Saudi Arabia in achieving it
- Following the surprise announcement, Grundberg said the UN was ready to work with all parties to implement the agreed measures
- Last Sunday was hottest day ever recorded
- Saudi experts say Kingdom can cope
- Assad’s government has restored diplomatic relations with some Arab states that were severed during the war, but Damascus remains at odds with Ankara, which still protects some anti-Assad rebels in Syria’s northwest
- Gulf countries have sweltered through heat indexes — factoring in humidity — exceeding 60 degrees Celsius
- CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg: Nine months into the war in Gaza, journalists … continue to pay an astonishing toll
- Ginsberg: More than 100 journalists have been killed. An unprecedented number of journalists and media workers have been arrested, often without charge
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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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- Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmati, Alexia Putellas and Salma Paralluelo are the standouts in a superb Spanish side that also won the UEFA Women’s Nations League this year and are now making their Olympic debut
- The US come to Paris under the leadership of English former Chelsea boss Hayes, probably the outstanding female coach in the sport
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