تُونِسُ تَبْلُغُ نِهَائِيَّ كُرَةِ الْقَدَمِ فِي أَلْعَابِ الْبَحْرِ الْمُتَوَسِّطِ
Tunisia came from behind to beat Italy 3–1 in the Mediterranean Games football semi-final in Taranto. Tunisia will now meet Algeria in Sunday’s final.
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مَعْرِضُ صُوَرٍ يُبْرِزُ حِكَايَاتِ رُوَاةِ الْعُلَا فِي بَارِيسَ
A UNESCO photography exhibition in Paris presents 21 portraits of AlUla’s Rawis, local guides who share the oasis’s heritage through history, memories, and storytelling.
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اِنْهِيَارُ جُزْءٍ مِنْ نَهْرٍ جَلِيدِيٍّ يُسَبِّبُ فَيْضَانَاتٍ خَطِيرَةً بَيْنَ نِيبَالَ وَالتِّبْتِ
A glacier collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border caused destructive flash floods on August 26. More than 160 people were reported dead, while nearly 1,500 remained missing as rescue work continued.
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تَأْجِيلُ إِطْلَاقِ مِهَمَّةِ «تْشانْغْ آه-٧» وَمَعَهَا كاميرا بَحْرَيْنِيَّةٌ مِصْرِيَّةٌ
China has delayed its Chang’e-7 lunar mission because it did not meet launch conditions for this year’s planned window. The mission includes LunaHcam, a Bahraini-Egyptian camera that will study materials on the Moon’s surface.
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السُّودانُ يَعْرِضُ شُرُوطًا لِهُدْنَةٍ إِنْسانِيَّةٍ
Sudan said it accepted a US truce proposal in principle while setting conditions for a 90-day humanitarian pause. The UN said it supports efforts toward a truce, but no final agreement has been announced.
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بَائِعُ كُتُبٍ حَلَبِيٌّ يَحْفَظُ ذَاكِرَةَ مَدِينَتِهِ بِمَلْيُونِ كِتَابٍ
Rizkullah Abd, a 91-year-old bookseller in Aleppo, says he has spent nearly four decades gathering about one million old and rare books. His small shop helps students, researchers, and readers find works that may no longer be available elsewhere.
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مِصْرُ تَدْعُو إِلَى تَعْزِيزِ الدِّبْلُوماسِيَّةِ فِي الْمِنْطَقَةِ
Egypt and Iran’s foreign ministers discussed efforts to ease regional tensions and return to diplomacy. Egypt also emphasized the security of Gulf countries and safe international shipping.
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الإِمَارَاتُ تَرْفَعُ رَصِيدَها إِلى ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ مِيدالِيَّةً فِي بُطولَةِ العالَمِ
Maryam Ali Almutwa won bronze in the Youth B women’s 52-kilogram division at the IMMAF Youth World Championships in Abu Dhabi. Her result took the UAE team’s medal total to 18 on August 20.
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شَرِيفُ مُنِيرٍ وَهِشامُ عَبّاسٍ يُقَدِّمانِ لَيْلَةً مِنَ الذِّكْرَياتِ فِي قَلْعَةِ صَلاحِ الدِّينِ
Sherif Mounir played drums with his Nostalgia band at Cairo Citadel on August 19, followed by a set of familiar songs from Hisham Abbas. The concert formed part of the thirty-fourth Cairo Citadel music festival.
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الْوِلَايَاتُ الْمُتَّحِدَةُ تَفْرِضُ عُقُوبَاتٍ عَلَى رَئِيسَةِ الْمَحْكَمَةِ الْجِنَائِيَّةِ الدَّوْلِيَّةِ
The United States sanctioned ICC President Tomoko Akane and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye on August 18, 2026. The court rejected the measures, describing them as an attack on judicial independence.
