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Egypt dig unearths 41mn-year-old Whale in desert 11 Aug 2023 - 10:41 am
This handout picture provided by the American University in Cairo (AUC) on August 10, 2023 shows Egyptian paleontologist Hesham Sallam (R), professor of vertebrate paleontology at the American University in Cairo (AUC) and founder of Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Center (MUVP), along with Egyptian paleontologists Abdullah Gohar (L) and Mohamed Sameh (C) standing before holotype fossils of their discovery of a new species of extinct basilosaurid whale, Tutcetus rayanensis, that inhabited the ancient sea covering present-day Egypt around 41 million years ago, at Mansoura University Vertebrate Paleontology Centre. (Photo by American University in Cairo (AUC) / AFP)
Iran building collapse death toll rises to four: media 07 Aug 2023 - 11:26 am
Rescue personnel gather at the site of a collapsed building in Tehran on August 6, 2023. Photo by TASNIM NEWS / AFP
Erdogan announces Putin visit to Turkiye in August 04 Aug 2023 - 10:38 pm
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Turkiye's exports record 8.4% increase in July 03 Aug 2023 - 06:57 pm
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Gaza open-air cinema a breath of fresh air for Palestinians 03 Aug 2023 - 01:38 pm
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Saudi allows citizens to invite friends for Umrah, tourism 27 Jul 2023 - 07:03 pm
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Tunisia says 900 migrants drowned off its coast this year 27 Jul 2023 - 05:27 pm
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Rockets hit Khartoum, air force base attacked 27 Jul 2023 - 01:05 pm
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Algeria battles raging Wildfires that have killed 34 25 Jul 2023 - 08:53 pm
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Omani Foreign Minister denounces desecrating copies of Holy Qur'an in Sweden 25 Jul 2023 - 07:36 pm
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Turkish, Algerian Presidents discuss regional, international developments 22 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm
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Iraq expels Swedish ambassador: PM statement 20 Jul 2023 - 03:15 pm
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Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed researcher Patrick Zaki 19 Jul 2023 - 06:57 pm
(FILES) Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki arrives at a courthouse in Egypt's northern Nile delta city of Mansoura for a trial hearing on June 21, 2022. (Photo by Mohamed EL-RAAI / AFP)
Iraqis protest water, electricity shortages under burning heat 18 Jul 2023 - 07:16 pm
Protesters shade themselves as they march at a demonstration against water scarcity and power outages in Baghdad on July 18, 2023 during a heat wave. (Photo by Murtaja LATEEF / AFP)
Arab rights group urges help for rescued migrants on Libya border 17 Jul 2023 - 08:39 pm
Migrants from sub-Saharan African countries who claim to have been abandoned in the desert by Tunisian authorities, shield themselves from the scorching summer heat in an uninhabited area near the border town of Al-Assah on July 16, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Kaaba Kiswa to be replaced on Wednesday 17 Jul 2023 - 06:07 pm
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Iraq honey production at the mercy of heat and drought 17 Jul 2023 - 12:08 pm
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Yemen's stricken oil tanker: defusing a 'ticking time bomb' 16 Jul 2023 - 02:44 pm
A man snaps a picture of the beleaguered Yemen-flagged FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Huwais / AFP)

Asia

Peninsula Pakistan, Indonesia sign MoU to enhance economic partnership
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Indian PM Narendra Modi wave to the crowd in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) Germany, India sign "Declaration of Intent" to enhance security cooperation
Image shared on social media 'Genius' chimpanzee Ai dies in Japan at 49
Nepali youth queue to submit applications for temporary police personnel for the upcoming general elections outside the District Police Range office in Kathmandu on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP) Nepal's unemployed youth scramble for election jobs

Europe

File photo French museum fare hikes for non-European tourists spark outcry
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A photo shows an information panel notifying of the closure of the Louvre Museum on the empty plaza with the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, as the museum is closed due a strike in Paris on January 12, 2026. Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP Louvre Museum says shutting for the day due to strike
This undated handout photo released on January 12, 2026 by Spanish National Police shows Spanish police posing in front of some of the nearly 10 tons of cocaine seized on a cargo ship in Spain's Canary Islands. (Photo by Handout / Spanish National Police / AFP) Spain makes largest-ever cocaine seizure at sea

Africa

Peninsula Qatar to be guest of honour at Cairo International Book Fair in 2027: Egyptian Culture Minister
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Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris (front, C) waves as he arrives to deliver an address in Khartoum on January 11, 2026. Idris announced on January 11, 2026, the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) Sudanese government sets work priorities after return to Khartoum
Kamil Idris, who was appointed in May as prime minister by Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addresses people and local fighters supporting the Sudanese army who came to cheer him on, during a visit in Omdurman on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Sudan PM announces govt return to Khartoum from wartime capital

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