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Pope recovering well from surgery but to skip Sunday blessing

  • ROME: Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery is going well but doctors advised him not to deliver his Sunday blessing from a hospital balcony to avoid strain on his abdomen. Briefing reporters at the Gemelli hospital on Saturday, chief surgeon Sergio Alfieri also said the 86-year-old had agreed w...
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How an expat Egyptian got elected by focusing on America

  • CHICAGO: An Egyptian-American immigrant successful in US political and activism life says that the key to countering pro-Israel propaganda is to make a direct connection with Americans and educate them on the truth about the Middle East conflict. Mary Basta, who came to America from Egypt in ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Farasan Islands offer rich biodiversity and ecotourism potential

  • RIYADH: Located in the pristine turquoise waters of the Red Sea, roughly 50 km west of the Saudi port city of Jazan in the southwest corner of the country, is an archipelago made up of about 170 islands known as the Farasan Islands. Long the subject of fascination, not least for their na...
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Children evacuated from orphanage where dozens died in Sudan’s capital

  • CAIRO: About 300 children have been evacuated from an orphanage in Sudan’s capital Khartoum where dozens of orphans were found last month to have died since mid-April due to nearby fighting between rival military factions. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which facilitated ...
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Father of slain Saudi student details depths of family’s tragedy

  • CHICAGO: Abdullah Al-Ghareibi was in his home in Riyadh about to go to sleep on Jan. 23 when he received an email from the Philadelphia Police Department. Al-Ghareibi said that he had spent an enjoyable weekend in Washington D.C. with his two sons and returned to Riyadh days earlier, sharing ...
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UNRWA chief warns agency will run out of funds within months unless donors step up

  • NEW YORK: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East is going through a “massive” financial crisis that threatens its very existence, the agency’s chief has warned. Philippe Lazzarini said that UNRWA’s ability to “muddle through is slowly but surely com...
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Saudi Arabia investing in its own future space missions

  • CHICAGO: The 10-day trip of two Saudi astronauts to the International Space Station this week is part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan and the goal to launch the country’s own space missions, the nation’s US Embassy spokesman Fahad Nazer said Wednesday. Nazer, during an interview on The Ray ...
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Rescuers ‘very close’ to children missing for weeks in Colombian Amazon

  • BOGOTA: The discovery of a rudimentary shelter, some half-eaten fruit and a fresh footprint led the Colombian military to announce Tuesday it was getting “very close” to the four Indigenous children roaming the Amazon since a plane they were on crashed a month ago. The children — aged 13, nine...
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WBC highlights diversity in boxing as it celebrates 60th anniversary

  • The boxing world is celebrating as the World Boxing Council (WBC) proudly enjoys its Diamond Anniversary; 60 years of promoting the “sweet science” of boxing, shaping the sport’s landscape and awarding its champions with its famous green and gold belts. Since its inception in 1963, the WBC ha...
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Painful decisions must be made as extreme heat threat grows

  • Generally speaking, my fellow Englishmen get excited when the mercury edges above about 15 degrees Celsius. Northern Europeans spend their summers sun-seeking and empty their bank accounts for sun-worshipping extravaganzas in the eternal quest for even a mild tan and golden rays. When the tempe...
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