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Saudi Arabia Reopens Riyadh Airport Even as Houthis Threaten Further Strikes

The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni militia, launched several deadly attacks on the airport this month.

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The departure terminal at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in April.
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The Saqqara Bird, an Egyptian object from 200 BC that looks like a miniature airplane

It is very common to find images of birds in the art of Ancient Egypt. We see them in paintings and sculptures with species of all kinds, from the ducks hunted on the Nile to the ibis that lent its head to the god Thoth, to the vulture that topped the white crown of Upper […]

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