مِهْرَجَانُ الْمُوسِيقَى الْعَرَبِيَّةِ يُكَرِّمُ هَانِي شَاكِرَ
The Arab Music Festival opened in Cairo with a tribute to Egyptian singer Hany Shaker. Officials announced plans for a statue of the singer at the Egyptian Opera House.
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الْمَحْكَمَةُ الْعُلْيَا الْأَمْرِيكِيَّةُ تُبْقِي قَيْدَ الرِّعَايَةِ الطِّبِّيَّةِ مُعَلَّقًا
On October 21, the U.S. Supreme Court kept a lower-court block on a policy restricting medical care for transgender people in federal prisons. The legal challenge will continue in lower courts.
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جَامِعَةٌ سُعُودِيَّةٌ تُسَجِّلُ بَرَاءَةَ اخْتِرَاعٍ لِنِظَامٍ ذَكِيٍّ
Umm Al-Qura University announced a U.S.-registered patent for a system that can reorganize knowledge for different tasks. The university described possible uses in healthcare and finance; practical deployment was not established in the announcement.
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الإِمَارَاتُ تَحْظُرُ مُضَادًّا حَيَوِيًّا لِلْحَيَوَانَاتِ
The UAE will prohibit veterinary products containing ciprofloxacin from November 1, 2026. The decision aims to limit antimicrobial resistance and protect the effectiveness of medicines used to treat people.
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مَرْيَمُ بِشَارَاتُ تَحْتَفِظُ بِذَهَبِيَّةِ الْعَالَمِ فِي الْكَرَاتِيهِ
Palestinian karate athlete Maryam Bsharat won gold in Poland, defeating Spain’s Noa López González in the under-66 kg final and retaining her world title.
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الْأُمَمُ الْمُتَّحِدَةُ تَدْعُو إِلَى وَقْفِ هَجَمَاتِ الْمُسَيَّرَاتِ فِي السُّودَانِ
A UN official warned that Sudan’s conflict and humanitarian crisis were worsening. She urged the warring parties to stop using drones or strictly regulate them to help protect civilians.
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فَرِيقُ دُبَيٍّ يَفُوزُ عَلَى مِيلَانُو فِي الدَّوْرِيِّ الأُورُوبِّيِّ
Dubai Basketball beat Olimpia Milano 101–97 on October 15, 2026, earning its second away win of the week. Dwayne Bacon scored 29 points.
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مَعْرِضُ كِتَابٍ فِي بَيْرُوتَ يَسْتَقْبِلُ آلَافَ الطُّلَّابِ
Organizers said nearly 14,000 students had visited the 67th Beirut Arab International Book Fair by October 16. The program includes book events, activities for children, and participants from Lebanon and other Arab countries.
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أُوكْرَانِيَا تَقُولُ إِنَّهَا سَتَسْتَأْنِفُ ضَرْبَاتِهَا عَلَى مَصَافِي النَّفْطِ الرُّوسِيَّةِ
Ukraine said it would resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after a short pause. A Ukrainian drone attack also caused a fire at a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan region.
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ثَمَانِيَةُ فِرَقٍ تَتَنَافَسُ فِي تَحَدِّي الصَّوَارِيخِ الْمَائِيَّةِ بِالْجَزَائِرِ
Eight youth teams designed, tested, and launched water rockets in Constantine on October 10 during World Space Week. The hands-on challenge introduced participants to basic ideas in physics and engineering.
