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- Kingdom achieves 93 percent of key performance indicators — fully or partially — in nine years
- A third round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States “may be extended,” Iranian state media reported Saturday, as negotiators were meeting in Oman
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- Researchers discovered there were multiple humid phases in central Arabia that likely fed ancient river systems
- These wet periods likely transformed arid deserts into green corridors for animal and early human migration out of Africa
- An Israeli pullout and a “permanent end to the war” would also have occurred — as outlined by then-US president Joe Biden — under a second phase of a ceasefire that had begun on January 19 but collapsed two months later
- The suspect was still at large on Saturday, regional prosecutor Abdelkrim Grini told AFP
- Record-breaking growth fuels job creation, sector expansion, and a powerful shift beyond oil
- World’s oldest Sunday paper to become company’s flagship brand
- Observer will not be ‘another daily newspaper just on the seventh day of the week,’ says Tortoise founder James Harding
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Laheq Island
Located off Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, Laheq is being developed with a focus on residences rather than tourism, bringing resort-style living and homeownership to Saudi Arabia. Laheq is part of an archipelago surrounded by one of the world’s largest barrier reefs that are home to over 2,000 rare and unique marine species.
Rub Al-Khali
Also known as The Empty Quarter, Rub Al-Khali is one of the world’s largest deserts, covering nearly 650,000 sq. km, mostly in Saudi Arabia, with dunes reaching 250 meters. A recent study has revealed that Rub Al-Khali was once much more hospitable, with a big lake emerging during the “Green Arabia” period, from 11,000 to 5,500 years ago. About 6,000 years ago, a sharp decline in rainfall resulted in arid conditions that forced nomadic populations to migrate to more hospitable areas.
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- Barcelona will carry this momentum into Wednesday’s start of their Champions League semifinal series against Inter Milan
- Barcelona have beaten Madrid in all three of the clasicos this season
- King Felipe VI awarded the trophy to Barcelona, after the monarch flew back to Spain following his attendance at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican
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