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Trump heads to Washington for inaugural celebrations to mark his return to power

  • WASHINGTON: Donald Trump was headed to Washington Saturday ahead of his second inauguration as president, four years after he departed the city under the shadow of an attack by his supporters on the Capitol. Trump boarded a US military C-32 aircraft late Saturday afternoon in West Palm Beach, ...
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Ian McDiarmid, Hideo Ishikawa to headline Middle East Film & Comic Con 2025

  • DUBAI: Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, known for his portrayal of Emperor Palpatine in the “Star Wars” saga, has been announced as the first confirmed celebrity guest for the Middle East Film & Comic Con (MEFCC) 2025. The region’s largest pop culture event will take place from ...
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Pakistan court halts Afghan musicians’ repatriation for two months, orders decision on asylum cases

  • PESHAWAR: A Pakistani court issued a short order on Friday, barring the forced repatriation of about 150 Afghan singers and musicians who fled their country after the Taliban’s return to power in 2021 and directing federal authorities to determine their status within two months. The Peshawar H...
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Highlights from the traveling ‘Art of the Kingdom’ exhibition 

  • RIYADH: “Art of the Kingdom” is perhaps the most significant exhibition so far for Saudi contemporary artists. It has already been on show in Brazil’s capital city for three months, and will soon move to Riyadh, before heading to China.   It features works by 17 Saudi, or Saudi-base...
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Israeli forces order new evacuation at besieged northern Gaza town, residents say

  • CAIRO: Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in northern Gaza ordered any residents remaining in Beit Hanoun to quit the town on Sunday, pointing to Palestinian militant rocket fire from the area, residents said. The instruction to residents to leave caused a new wave of displacem...
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Israeli forces order new evacuation at besieged northern Gaza town, residents say

  • CAIRO: Israeli forces carrying out a weeks-long offensive in northern Gaza ordered any residents remaining in Beit Hanoun to quit the town on Sunday, pointing to Palestinian militant rocket fire from the area, residents said. The instruction to residents to leave caused a new wave of displacem...
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Lamar Jackson breaks NFL QB rushing record, accounts for 3 TDs in Ravens’ 31-2 romp over Texans

  • HOUSTON: Lamar Jackson broke the NFL career rushing record for quarterbacks in Baltimore’s 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday, bolstering his case for MVP as the Ravens moved closer to the AFC North title. Jackson threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 87 yards and a...
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Elyanna draws the curtain on ‘Woledto’ tour, looks forward to ‘next chapter of 2025’

  • DUBAI: Chilean Palestinian singer Elyanna concluded her “Woledto” (“I Am Born”) tour with a heartfelt message on Instagram, just weeks after winning Best Arab Indie Artist and Best New Artist at the inaugural Billboard Arabia Music Awards in Riyadh in December. Elyanna launched her “Woledto” ...
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Saudi Arabia vow for global decarbonization environment

  • Saudi Arabia hosted the UN Conference of the Parties 16 in Riyadh from Dec. 2-13, under the theme “Our Land. Our Future.” The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is a UN initiative that represents a move to raise global ambition and accelerate action on land and drought resili...
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

  • It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson ‘s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to tur...
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