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SBC launches first Arabic version of "1% Challenge"

Saudi Arabia ·

The Broadcasting and Television Authority will air the quiz show on its SBC channel from 9 November, over 13 episodes. About 1,300 contestants were picked from 5,000 applicants, 100 per episode, to answer 15 questions that rely on reasoning.

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    Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  2. Cypriot dockworkers join global protest against Gaza war

    Gaza Strip, Palestine · · Protest · Developing · 2 sources

  3. Iranian navy: we destroyed an American unmanned ship east of the Strait of Hormuz

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Interception · Developing · 4 sources

  4. Mohammed bin Rashid announces Egyptian Mayar Othman as winner of the Arab Reading Challenge

    Dubai, United Arab Emirates · · Other · Confirmed · 10 sources

  5. Report of fire on a vessel in Strait of Hormuz; IRGC claims explosion on 3 tankers

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 60 sources

  6. Until November 15: Institute of Public Administration accepts applications for postgraduate diplomas

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  7. Iran's Revolutionary Guard announces destruction of an American unmanned boat in the Strait of Hormuz

    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Strike · Confirmed · 5 sources

  8. New US security warning: non-essential staff must leave Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia · · Security · Developing · 2 sources

  9. Events of the 11th Arab Poetry House festival continue in Jerash

    Jerash, Jordan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  10. Salam heads meeting on preparations to start operations at Qlayaat airport, and the committee following the Solidere file discusses the company's request to extend its term

    Qlayaat, Lebanon · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

  11. US embassy in Riyadh: security risks and Houthi attacks on civilian airports and vital infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · · Security · Developing · 2 sources

  12. Exclusive-Pakistan military 'cautiously optimistic' on Iran-US mediation

    Pakistan · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 6 sources

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    Sulaiman Khan, Pakistan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Lahore, Pakistan · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Cairo, Egypt · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

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    Cairo, Egypt · · Economy · Claim · 1 source

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    Amman, Jordan · · Weather · Claim · 1 source

  18. Yemeni source tells Al-Hurra: Aden has no air defense

    Aden, Yemen · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  19. Albatran: success of 'SOFEX 2026' with 75 countries participating is evidence of Jordan's stability and the strength of its institutions

    Aqaba, Jordan · · Other · Claim · 1 source

  20. Illegal Construction Notice Issued Against Fazlur Rehman's Islamabad Home

    Islamabad, Pakistan · · Politics · Developing · 5 sources

  21. Netanyahu's son launches sharp attack on Arabs: "Arab Israelis are the biggest threat to the state's survival after Iran's nuclear programme"

    Israel · · Politics · Developing · 3 sources

  22. 13th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States: Ankara Declaration

    Ankara, Türkiye · · Diplomacy · Developing · 2 sources

  23. UAE announces containment of oil leak from tanker involved in accident off its waters

    Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates · · Energy · Confirmed · 8 sources

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    Pakistan · · Economy · Developing · 2 sources

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    Gaza Strip, Palestine · · Other · Developing · 7 sources

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    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 20 sources

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    Strait of Hormuz, Iran · · Security · Confirmed · 6 sources

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    Qatar · · Other · Developing · 3 sources

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    Israel · · Politics · Confirmed · 20 sources

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    Karak, Jordan · · Security · Developing · 2 sources

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    Karak, Jordan · · Security · Confirmed · 5 sources

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    West Bank, Palestine · · Clash · Claim · 1 source

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    Tehran, Iran · · Diplomacy · Confirmed · 31 sources

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    Al Jawf, Yemen · · Clash · Claim · 1 source

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    Kirkuk, Iraq · · Politics · Claim · 1 source

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    Manama, Bahrain · · Diplomacy · Developing · 2 sources

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    NEOM, Saudi Arabia · · Other · Confirmed · 6 sources

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    Aden, Yemen · · Strike · Claim · 1 source

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    Saudi Arabia · · Other · Claim · 1 source

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