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أَطْفَالٌ فِي غَزَّةَ يَسْتَخْدِمُونَ نَظَّارَاتِ الْوَاقِعِ الِافْتِرَاضِيِّ لِلدَّعْمِ النَّفْسِيِّ
Children in central Gaza used virtual-reality headsets during support sessions in a tent. The sessions offered calm images and a short break from daily pressures.
مَهْرَجانُ الرُّطَبِ الْمَحَلِّيِّ يَخْتَتِمُ فَعالِيّاتِهِ فِي سُوقِ واقِفٍ
Qatar’s Local Fresh-Dates Festival at Souq Waqif brought families together with local farmers. About 19,500 people visited in its first three days, while sales passed 41 tonnes of fresh local dates.
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ضَرَبَتْ طائِرَةٌ مُسَيَّرَةٌ خَزَّانًا فِي مِصْفاةِ الزَّاوِيَةِ
A drone struck a storage tank at Libya’s Zawiya refinery on August 8, 2026, damaging the tank but causing no reported injuries. The incident renewed concern about the protection of vital fuel facilities near Tripoli.
أَنْصارُ اللّٰهِ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُمْ اسْتَهْدَفُوا مِصْفاةَ أرامكو فِي جازانَ
Yemen’s Ansar Allah group said it targeted an Aramco refinery in Jazan on August 9. Saudi Arabia reported a fire at a facility belonging to the refinery, said it was extinguished, and reported no injuries.
مُنَظَّمَتَا الصِّحَّةِ العالَمِيَّةِ وَاليُونِيسِفِ تَدْعُوانِ إِلى دَعْمِ الرَّضاعَةِ الطَّبِيعِيَّةِ
WHO and UNICEF held two online sessions during World Breastfeeding Week on 4 and 5 August 2026. They discussed evidence for stronger health-care, community, maternity-leave, and workplace support for breastfeeding.
مَرْحَلَةٌ مِنْ صَارُوخٍ تَصْطَدِمُ بِالْقَمَرِ، وَمِسْبَارٌ كُورِيٌّ يُصَوِّرُ الْمَكَانَ
A discarded Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon on August 5, 2026. South Korea’s Danuri orbiter photographed the impact area and showed a small new crater.
وَزيرُ الدّاخِلِيَّةِ يَطْلُبُ خُطَّةً عاجِلَةً لِتَحْسِينِ نَظافَةِ نُواكْشُوطَ
Mauritania’s interior minister has ordered an urgent plan to improve cleanliness in Nouakchott. Authorities will monitor the company responsible for the service daily and may take action if conditions do not improve.
مُحَادَثَاتٌ لُبْنَانِيَّةٌ إِسْرَائِيلِيَّةٌ مُقَرَّرَةٌ فِي رُومَا
Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold US-mediated technical talks in Rome from August 4 to 6. The meetings are expected to address the framework agreement, pilot zones in southern Lebanon, and unresolved border issues.
مُخَيَّمُ «تِدْرَا» الرَّقْمِيُّ يَبْدَأُ فِي أَبُوظَبِي لِتَعْلِيمِ التِّقْنِيَّاتِ النَّاشِئَةِ
The UAE’s TDRA began its 2026 in-person digital camp in Abu Dhabi on 3 August for Emirati students aged 9 to 15. The programme offers practical activities in artificial intelligence, coding, cybersecurity, and other emerging technologies.
مُخَيَّماتٌ صَيْفِيَّةٌ فِي أَبُوظَبِيَ تَجْمَعُ الْعِلْمَ وَالْفُنُونَ
Summer camps in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain are giving children opportunities to explore museums, nature, art, and technology. The programmes include hands-on activities and learning about the UAE’s history and culture.
عَرْضُ فِيلْمٍ وَثَائِقِيٍّ عَنْ أَلِكْسَ عَوْدَةَ فِي مَتْحَفٍ عَرَبِيٍّ أَمْرِيكِيٍّ
The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn screened Who Killed Alex Odeh?, a documentary about the life and unsolved 1985 killing of Palestinian American teacher, poet, and activist Alex Odeh.
قَرْيَةُ سِيدِي بُوسَعِيدٍ التُّونِسِيَّةُ تَدْخُلُ قَائِمَةَ التُّراثِ العالَمِيِّ
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee unanimously added Tunisia’s Sidi Bou Said to the World Heritage List on July 25, 2026. The village near Tunis is known for its white-and-blue architecture and Mediterranean cultural history.
شَبّانٌ يُنْقِذُونَ أُسْرَةً بَعْدَ سُقُوطِ سَيَّارَتِها فِي تَرْعَةٍ بِالْغَرْبِيَّةِ
Bystanders in Egypt’s Gharbia Governorate worked together to rescue a family after its car fell into a canal. Reports said one rescuer broke the vehicle’s glass and was injured in the effort.
فَرِيقٌ أُرْدُنِيٌّ يُنْقِذُ طِفْلًا بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّامٍ تَحْتَ الْأَنْقَاضِ
A Jordanian search-and-rescue team found and rescued a three-year-old child alive in Venezuela six days after twin earthquakes. Rescuers used thermal imaging, gave the child first aid, and took him to hospital.
مِصْرُ تَفُوزُ عَلَى نِيجِيرْيَا فِي بُطُولَةِ أَفْرِيقِيَا لِكُرَةِ السَّلَّةِ لِلنَّاشِئِينَ
Egypt’s U18 basketball team beat Nigeria 95–68 in its opening group-stage match at the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket. Egypt led throughout the game and earned its first victory in Group A.
مُنْتَخَبُ الْمَغْرِبِ يُواجِهُ جَنوبَ إِفْرِيقِيَا فِي رُبْعِ النِّهائِيِّ
Morocco’s women topped their group without conceding a goal at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. They face South Africa in Rabat for a place in the semi-final and direct qualification for the 2027 Women’s World Cup.