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King Salman center launches plan to develop youth skills

The King Salman Youth Center (KSYC) has launched a new initiative called the Khattet Plan, which seeks to rehabilitate young people by training them...

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State

Russia's Lavrov says U.S. must work with Assad to fight Islamic State (Recasts with Lavrov comments) MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

Saudis await Prince Mohammed bin Salam's vision of the future

Saudi Arabians are anticipating with hope, doubt and worry the release this week of a government plan to liberate the kingdom from its reliance...

Afghans return to games, parks, weddings despite virus fears

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the bowling alley reopened, Zohal Bayat was eager to get back to the lanes. For four long months amid...

Jordan reports travel-linked MERS case, Riyadh outbreak total grows

Jordan's health ministry yesterday announced a MERS-CoV detection in a man who had recently traveled from Saudi Arabia, where the number of newly confirmed...

Black belt Lina empowers fellow Jordanian women

Taekwondo black belt Lina Khalifeh started teaching self-defence to Jordanian friends in her parents' basement in 2010 after one of them confided that her...

Salah meeting with Chechen leader raises red flags

Mohamed Salah was relaxing in his hotel room in Grozny when he was informed an important guest dropped in unexpectedly and was waiting for...

New apps help Palestinians navigate Israeli checkpoints

A pair of new mobile apps hopes to help Palestinians navigate their way around snarled traffic at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank, offering...

Cairo women take to the American football field

It's a sight that few would imagine in Cairo -- an American football field full of Egyptian women. From humble beginnings in 2016 with only...

Taking anti-depressants during pregnancy may double autism risk

Women who take certain common antidepressants while pregnant may face almost twice the risk of having a child with autism, a study said on...

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