Why the killing of a Lebanese party official has raised the specter of new sectarian strife BEIRUT: Almost five decades since the Lebanese civil war of 1975-1990 began, reactions to the kidnap and subsequent murder this week of Pascal Suleiman, an official of the Lebanese Forces, show the country’s fragile peace remains on a knife … Read more
DUBAI: Maj. Gen. Shayea bin Salem Al-Wadaani, director general of the Saudi Border Guards, inspected their leadership, sectors, units, centers and projects in the Jazan region. He conveyed greetings and appreciation to employees from Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz. Al-Wadaani commended their efforts in combatting drug smuggling and maintaining border … Read more
BEIRUT: Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has reaffirmed Lebanon’s commitment to fully implementing all international resolutions, especially UN Resolution 1701, approved in 2006 to resolve the war between Israel and Hezbollah that same year. He also emphasized the need for Israel to implement these resolutions fully and to cease its attacks on Lebanon’s sovereignty. Mikati … Read more
RIYADH: Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s culture minister, received his French counterpart Rachida Dati, who is currently on a visit to the Kingdom. Prince Badr commended the robust cultural relations between the Kingdom and France, emphasizing their recent development and the Saudi leadership’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cultural connections. The discussions … Read more
RIYADH: Oman’s general inflation index remained stable at 105.3 in February compared to the same period in 2023, according to the latest official data. The data from the National Center of Statistics and Information also highlighted that the inflation rate had decreased to 0.0 percent in February compared to 1.8 percent recorded in the corresponding … Read more
Aatif Alshahri has been general manager of financial affairs at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu since February 2018. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the petrochemical industry, project management, business analysis, financial planning, strategic planning, working capital management, process improvement, as well as budgeting and forecasting.
UN fears ‘risky military adventurism’ could push Yemen into new cycle of war NEW YORK CITY: The longer the escalation of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continues, the more complex the process of mediating a peace process in Yemen will become, the UN warned on Thursday. Officials expressed concern that the parties involved in … Read more
RIYADH: Attorney General Saud bin Abdullah Al-Mujab welcomed his Yemeni counterpart, Judge Qaher Mustafa Ali, before the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bolster judicial cooperation between their countries. The signing, at the Public Prosecution headquarters in Riyadh on Monday, affirmed a joint Saudi-Yemeni commitment to justice and crime prevention.
JEDDAH: Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha recently received ambassador Turko Daudov, Russia’s permanent representative to the OIC, at the body’s headquarters in Jeddah. During the meeting, they discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between the organization and Russia, along with developments in Gaza, the Palestinian issue, and other matters of … Read more
RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, adviser at the Royal Court and supervisor general of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, said on Thursday that the agency receives “full support” from the Saudi leadership.