{"id":303276,"date":"2025-11-24T06:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303276\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T06:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T06:58:11","slug":"white-tailed-eagle-sighted-in-saudi-arabia-for-first-time-in-20-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/303276\/","title":{"rendered":"White-tailed eagle sighted in Saudi Arabia for first time in 20 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

A white-tailed eagle has been sighted in Saudi Arabia<\/a> for the first time in 20 years by a nature reserve manager who said he could \u201cnot believe his eyes\u201d. <\/p>\n

The juvenile, migratory white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) \u2013 which usually lives further north \u2013 was spotted over wetlands at the kingdom’s Prince Mohammed bin Salman<\/a> Royal Reserve.<\/p>\n

It was photographed in flight by the reserve’s biodiversity monitoring and research manager Ali Al Faqih, according to a statement from the reserve. It said the eagle’s presence shows the growing significance of the sight as a refuge for migratory bird life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI could hardly believe my eyes when I saw a large raptor flying heavily after drinking. I gazed intently at this magnificent bird and realised I was looking at an unfamiliar species that I had never seen before,\u201d Mr Al Faqih said.<\/p>\n

\u201cObserving a rare bird in the reserve indicates to me that we are seeing improving habitat<\/a> quality and providing migratory birds with a safe and productive environment to rest and feed during their long journeys.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reserve said the sighting at the Wadi Thalbah Wetland \u201creflects the progress\u201d of its efforts to restore habitats. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030<\/a> has environmental objectives of protecting 30 per cent of the kingdom’s land and sea area by that year, restoring ecosystems and enhancing biodiversity.<\/p>\n

The 24,500 square-kilometre reserve, which includes marine areas, is home to 15 distinct ecosystems and an exceptional level of biodiversity. More than 50 per cent of all recorded species in the kingdom have been documented within its boundaries.<\/p>\n

Since 2021, the reserve has conducted six biodiversity studies with experts from Saudi Arabia and five other countries. To date, these studies have recorded 247 bird species, including seven new global range extensions. This represents 49 per cent of all bird species documented in the kingdom. <\/p>\n

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pocketsSly%20Cooper%20and%20the%20Thievius%20Raccoonus<\/p>\n

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Our family matters legal consultant<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0Hassan Mohsen Elhais<\/p>\n

Position:\u00a0legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.<\/p>\n

COMPANY%20PROFILE<\/p>\n

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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015<\/p>\n

– At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany
– At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people
– Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed
– Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest
– He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France<\/p>\n

The%20Emperor%20and%20the%20Elephant<\/p>\n

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More from Rashmee Roshan LallUAE currency: the story behind the money in your pocketsThe National Archives, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n

Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf. <\/p>\n

Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive – https:\/\/www.agda.ae\/en<\/a><\/p>\n

Groom and Two Brides<\/p>\n

Director: Elie Semaan<\/p>\n

Starring: Abdullah Boushehri, Laila Abdallah, Lulwa Almulla<\/p>\n

Rating: 3\/5<\/p>\n

The specs<\/p>\n

\u00a0 Engine: 2-litre or 3-litre 4Motion all-wheel-drive Power: 250Nm (2-litre); 340 (3-litre) Torque: 450Nm Transmission: 8-speed automatic Starting price: From Dh212,000 On sale: Now<\/p>\n

Fixtures and results:<\/p>\n

Wed, Aug 29:<\/p>\n

\tMalaysia bt\u00a0Hong Kong by 3 wickets
\n\tOman bt Nepal by 7 wickets
\n\tUAE bt\u00a0Singapore by 215 runs<\/p>\n

Thu, Aug 30: UAE v Nepal; Hong Kong v Singapore; Malaysia v Oman<\/p>\n

Sat, Sep 1:\u00a0UAE v Hong Kong; Oman v Singapore; Malaysia v Nepal<\/p>\n

Sun, Sep 2:\u00a0Hong Kong v Oman; Malaysia v UAE; Nepal v Singapore<\/p>\n

Tue, Sep 4:\u00a0Malaysia v Singapore; UAE v Oman; Nepal v Hong Kong<\/p>\n

Thu, Sep 6: Final<\/p>\n

Quick pearls of wisdom<\/p>\n

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. \u201cThink of one to three things a day that you\u2019re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don\u2019t just say \u2018air.\u2019 Really think about it. If you\u2019re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they\u2019ve had to learn to respect each other\u2019s \u201cfighting styles\u201d \u2013 he\u2019s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. \u201cWhen you\u2019re having an argument, remember, it\u2019s not you against each other. It\u2019s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you\u2019re on a team you have to win together.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pocketsOur legal consultant<\/p>\n

Name:\u00a0Hassan Mohsen Elhais<\/p>\n

Position:\u00a0legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.<\/p>\n

Skoda Superb Specs<\/p>\n

Engine: 2-litre TSI petrol<\/p>\n

Power: 190hp<\/p>\n

Torque: 320Nm<\/p>\n

Price: From Dh147,000<\/p>\n

Available: Now<\/p>\n

WHAT%20IS%20’JUICE%20JACKING’%3F<\/p>\n

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COMPANY%20PROFILE<\/p>\n

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CHINESE GRAND PRIX STARTING GRID<\/p>\n

1st row
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)<\/p>\n

2nd row
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-GP)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-GP)<\/p>\n

3rd row
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull Racing)<\/p>\n

4th row
Nico Hulkenberg (Renault)
Sergio Perez (Force India)<\/p>\n

5th row
Carlos Sainz Jr (Renault)
Romain Grosjean (Haas)<\/p>\n

6th row
Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
Esteban Ocon (Force India)<\/p>\n

7th row
Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren)<\/p>\n

8th row
Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso)
Sergey Sirotkin (Williams)<\/p>\n

9th row
Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso)
Lance Stroll (Williams)<\/p>\n

10th row
Charles Leclerc (Sauber)
arcus Ericsson (Sauber)<\/p>\n

The Bio<\/p>\n

Ram Buxani earned a salary of 125 rupees per month in 1959<\/p>\n

Indian currency was then\u00a0legal tender in the Trucial States.<\/p>\n

He received the wages plus food, accommodation, a haircut and cinema ticket twice a month and actuals for shaving\u00a0and laundry expenses<\/p>\n

Buxani followed in his father\u2019s footsteps when he applied for a job overseas<\/p>\n

His father Jivat Ram worked in general merchandize store in Gibraltar and the Canary Islands in the early 1930s<\/p>\n

Buxani grew the UAE business over several sectors from retail to financial services but is attached to the original textile business<\/p>\n

He talks in detail about natural fibres, the texture of cloth, mirrorwork and embroidery\u00a0<\/p>\n

Buxani lives by a simple philosophy \u2013 do good to all<\/p>\n

West Indies v England ODI series:<\/p>\n

West Indies squad: Jason Holder (c), Fabian Allen, Devendra Bishoo, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas.<\/p>\n

Fixtures:<\/p>\n

1st ODI – February 20, Bridgetown<\/p>\n

2nd ODI – February 22, Bridgetown<\/p>\n

3rd ODI – February 25, St George’s<\/p>\n

4th ODI – February 27, St George’s<\/p>\n

5th ODI – March 2, Gros Islet<\/p>\n

MATCH INFO<\/p>\n

Northern Warriors 92-1 (10 ovs)<\/p>\n

Russell 37 no, Billings 35 no<\/p>\n

Team Abu Dhabi 93-4\u00a0(8.3 ovs)<\/p>\n

Wright 48, Moeen 30, Green 2-22<\/p>\n

Team Abu Dhabi win by six wickets<\/p>\n

States of Passion\u00a0by Nihad Sirees,
Pushkin Press<\/p>\n

Key findings of Jenkins report
\nFounder of the Muslim Brotherhood, Hassan al Banna, “accepted the political utility of violence”
\nViews of key Muslim Brotherhood ideologue, Sayyid Qutb, have \u201cconsistently been understood\u201d as permitting \u201cthe use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society\u201d and \u201cnever been institutionally disowned\u201d by the movement.
\nMuslim Brotherhood at all levels has repeatedly defended Hamas attacks against Israel, including the use of suicide bombers and the killing of civilians.
\nLaying out the report in the House of Commons, David Cameron told MPs: “The main findings of the review support the conclusion that membership of, association with, or influence by the Muslim Brotherhood should be considered as a possible indicator of extremism.”
\nSPEC%20SHEET%3A%20APPLE%20M3%20MACBOOK%20AIR%20(13%22)<\/p>\n

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The story in numbers<\/p>\n

18<\/p>\n

This is how many recognised sects Lebanon is home to, along with about four million citizens<\/p>\n

450,000<\/p>\n

More than this many Palestinian refugees are registered with UNRWA in Lebanon, with about 45 per cent of them living in the country\u2019s 12 refugee camps<\/p>\n

1.5 million<\/p>\n

There are just under 1 million Syrian refugees registered with the UN, although the government puts the figure upwards of 1.5m<\/p>\n

73<\/p>\n

The percentage of stateless people in Lebanon, who are not of Palestinian origin, born to a Lebanese mother, according to a 2012-2013 study by human rights organisation Frontiers Ruwad Association<\/p>\n

18,000<\/p>\n

The number of marriages recorded between Lebanese women and foreigners between the years 1995 and 2008, according to a 2009 study backed by the UN Development Programme<\/p>\n

77,400<\/p>\n

The number of people believed to be affected by the current nationality law, according to the 2009 UN study<\/p>\n

4,926<\/p>\n

This is how many Lebanese-Palestinian households there were in Lebanon in 2016, according to a census by the Lebanese-Palestinian dialogue committee<\/p>\n

Sweet%20Tooth<\/p>\n

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How to wear a kandura<\/p>\n

Dos<\/p>\n

\tWear the right fabric for the right season and occasion\u00a0
\n\tAlways ask for the dress code if you don\u2019t know
\n\tWear a white kandura, white ghutra \/ shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work\u00a0
\n\tWear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester<\/p>\n

Don\u2019ts\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tWear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal\u00a0
\n\tBuy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying<\/p>\n

GOLF\u2019S RAHMBO<\/p>\n

– 5 wins in 22 months as pro
– Three wins in past 10 starts
– 45 pro starts worldwide: 5 wins, 17 top 5s
– Ranked 551th in world on debut, now No 4 (was No 2 earlier this year)
– 5th\u00a0player in last 30 years to win 3 European Tour and 2 PGA Tour titles before age 24 (Woods, Garcia, McIlroy, Spieth)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A white-tailed eagle has been sighted in Saudi Arabia for the first time in 20 years by a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303277,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[49,48,69730,13341,66,2225,1320,323],"class_list":{"0":"post-303276","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wildlife","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-foreign-desk-team","11":"tag-saudi-arabia","12":"tag-science","13":"tag-standard","14":"tag-story","15":"tag-wildlife"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=303276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/303277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=303276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=303276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=303276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}