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An eagle in dense woodland… how does he find his way to Nathalie’s glove?From Dubai to a $2 million race… Bin Harmash takes inspiration from Japan When You Humiliate Your Quarry… You Humiliate Yourself!Hunting Tourism in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan Oman issues rules for reserve visits and camping Syria’s Helice shooting champions crowned in Saydnaya Wanaameen wins Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Cup prep by 15 lengths Hunting Tourism in the Maghreb Hunting tourism in the Arab Gulf: a Sayd investigation into hunting trips, hospitality and local livelihoods After the Bekaa: 24,750 square metres of illegal hunting nets removed in northern Lebanon in four hours

An eagle in dense woodland… how does he find his way to Nathalie’s glove?From Dubai to a $2 million race… Bin Harmash takes inspiration from Japan When You Humiliate Your Quarry… You Humiliate Yourself!Hunting Tourism in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan Oman issues rules for reserve visits and camping Syria’s Helice shooting champions crowned in Saydnaya Wanaameen wins Prince Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Cup prep by 15 lengths Hunting Tourism in the Maghreb Hunting tourism in the Arab Gulf: a Sayd investigation into hunting trips, hospitality and local livelihoods After the Bekaa: 24,750 square metres of illegal hunting nets removed in northern Lebanon in four hours

Hunting & Equestrian

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Dark Saffron with jockey Connor Beasley during a race in Dubai.

From Dubai to a $2 million race… Bin Harmash takes inspiration from Japan

28 October 2026 · Equestrian

The Arabian Saluki Center facade, with people and Salukis at the entrance.

Arabian Saluki Center marks 25 years of preserving the falconer’s companion

23 October 2026 · Hunting

Salukis racing on a sandy track; a photograph supplied with the club’s press material.

Arabian Saluki Championship starts in November with three distances and five season titles

20 October 2026 · Hunting

A sparrowhawk inside a backpack during an anti-poaching operation in Akkar, October 2026.

Birds in Bags… From an Akkar Sparrowhawk to Forged Trafficking Papers

16 October 2026 · Hunting

A four-photo collage showing dead birds on tables, cars and the ground, with faces blurred.

Macho hunting… when some look for their manhood among bird carcasses!

13 October 2026 · Hunting

Image published by CABS alongside its report on the Akkar anti-poaching operation

Sparrowhawk Hidden in a Backpack: Two Detained in Akkar Raptor-Poaching Operation

12 October 2026 · Hunting

A falconer holds a falcon during the exhibition’s 2026 Al-Melwah activities, photographed before the final day.

Al-Melwah closes with 60 winners and a wider field

10 October 2026 · Hunting

Flamingos at Ras Al Khor against Dubai’s skyline: a bird refuge beside the city.

Migration Stops Across the Arab Mashreq

9 October 2026 · Hunting

Interviews

Alexandra using binoculars against a mountainous landscape in Lebanon.

Alexandra of CABS: our fight is against illegal hunting

11 October 2026

Shooting & Gear

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Three medallists holding trophies and medals on the championship podium in Saydnaya.

Syria’s Helice shooting champions crowned in Saydnaya

25 October 2026

Rifles on display before visitors at the Saudi International Falcons and Hunting Exhibition — archive photograph.

Hunting firearms at the Riyadh exhibition: broader participation and Beretta’s 500th anniversary editions

3 October 2026

Men’s air-rifle competition at the Cairo Shooting World Cup, 12 October 2026.

Cairo Shooting World Cup: gold for Privratsky and Teh Xiu Yi

3 October 2026

Field balance: Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus or Benelli SBE 3? Gas versus inertia

Field balance: Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus or Benelli SBE 3? Gas versus inertia

23 September 2026

Land & Sea

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Khor Rori, part of the khor reserves along the Salalah coast.

Oman regulates reserve visits and camping

25 October 2026

Three lions beside the Explorer Safari route at Dubai Safari Park, in an archive photograph.

Dubai Safari Park opens its eighth season with wildlife tours and bird shows

12 October 2026

White storks at the Lebanese Association for Migratory Birds’ site, where injured birds receive care and rehabilitation before returning to the wild when their condition allows.

Wings reclaim the sky in Zgharta

10 October 2026

Gazelles at King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve, in an archival image.

Touqi Season highlights wildlife and birds at King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve

9 October 2026

Science

A juvenile European honey-buzzard in flight. Illustrative photograph, not one of the birds tracked in the study.

Neighbours in Poland, migration routes 3,750 kilometres apart

21 October 2026

Seagulls in front of Galata Tower and Istanbul’s buildings, 17 March 2015. Illustrative photograph.

How cities reshape bird diversity, and why winter reveals the difference

20 October 2026

A common loon with a red eye, black head and black-and-white plumage swimming in Minocqua, Wisconsin.

Study: common loons choose breeding lakes that resemble where they hatched

18 October 2026

A Jurassic bird that could not fly broadens the story of avian evolution

A Jurassic bird that could not fly broadens the story of avian evolution

15 October 2026

Heritage

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“From the Poem to the Maqnas”: A Migration Journey in Arab Memory

“From the Poem to the Maqnas”: A Migration Journey in Arab Memory

27 September 2026

Sayd TV

Sayd Channel

From Bekaa to northern Lebanon: confronting bird-trapping nets

From Bekaa to northern Lebanon: confronting bird-trapping nets

24 October 2026

Saudi Arabia | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

Saudi Arabia | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

16 October 2026

Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Oman | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

16 October 2026

Maghreb: Morocco, Tunisia and south-eastern Libya | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

Maghreb: Morocco, Tunisia and south-eastern Libya | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

16 October 2026

Mashreq and Egypt: Jordan, Lebanon, Nasiriyah and North Sinai | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

Mashreq and Egypt: Jordan, Lebanon, Nasiriyah and North Sinai | Bird hunting guide — autumn 2026

16 October 2026

Northern Bekaa: dismantling illegal bird-trapping nets

Northern Bekaa: dismantling illegal bird-trapping nets

10 October 2026

Arab Sayd Radar — September 2026

Arab Sayd Radar — September 2026

2 October 2026

Sayd Selections

Tiny people… because of a mushroom!

Tiny people… because of a mushroom!

27 October 2026

On Video… The Anti-Poaching Unit in the Field

On Video… The Anti-Poaching Unit in the Field

Source: MECSHAP — Anti-Poaching Unit (APU)

On Video… Saud Abdulaziz Al-Babtain’s Maqnas in Afghanistan

On Video… Saud Abdulaziz Al-Babtain’s Maqnas in Afghanistan

8 September 2026

Video… The Arabian Leopard in Saudi Arabia

Video… The Arabian Leopard in Saudi Arabia

Source: Royal Commission for AlUla

Photos

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Two Salukis chase a lure attached to a cord across sandy ground.

Arabian Salukis in training: speed, jumping and swimming

23 October 2026

Birds resting on wires in Khirbet Selm.

Birds of Khirbet Selm through Joumana Majed’s lens

10 October 2026

A field encounter during activities to combat illegal hunting.

Combating illegal hunting in Lebanon

3 October 2026

Two mynas on grass near Beirut International Airport road — 2 October 2026.

Birds across three countries, through the lens of Nayef Krayem, Director General of Sayd website

2 October 2026

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