DUBAI: Dubai was busy on Thursday clearing its waterlogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record storm deposited a year’s worth of rainfall in a day. Dubai International Airport, a major travel hub, struggled to clear a backlog of flights, and many roads were still flooded in the aftermath of Tuesday’s deluge. … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 768 mines in Yemen — which had been planted by the Houthi militia — between Feb. 10 and 16. Overseen by the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief, the project’s special teams destroyed 654 items of unexploded ordnance, 112 anti-tank mines, and two anti-personnel mines. The explosives, which were planted indiscriminately … Read more
WASHINGTON: A sweeping US foreign aid package, including $60 billion for Ukraine, passed a key procedural vote Sunday, although opposition from right-wing Republicans may block it from becoming law. The $95 billion package includes funding for Israel’s fight against Hamas militants and for key strategic ally Taiwan, but the lion’s share would help pro-Western Ukraine … Read more
Biden angrily pushes back at special counsel’s report that questioned his memory, handling of docs WASHINGTON: A special counsel report released Thursday found evidence that President Joe Biden willfully retained and shared highly classified information when he was a private citizen, including about military and foreign policy in Afghanistan, but concluded that criminal charges were … Read more
MAKKAH: Saudi calligrapher Siraj Al-Omari’s skills have captivated thousands as his style has impacted audiences “whether in the southern region, across the Kingdom, the Arab world and the entire globe.” At the Al-Majaridah Winter Festival — taking place in the Al-Majaridah Governorate of the Asir region until Feb. 22 — Al-Omari is encouraging a new … Read more
RIYADH: Project Masam, a Saudi initiative to clear land mines in Yemen, in the third week of December dismantled 826 mines planted by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Overseen by the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, the project’s special teams destroyed 681 pieces of unexploded ordnance, 116 anti-tank mines, nine anti-personnel mines, and 20 other explosive devices. … Read more