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
US blames group of Iran-backed militias for deadly drone attack in Jordan as it weighs reprisals WASHINGTON: The US on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three US service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to … Read more
GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza on Sunday said the death toll in the war-torn Palestinian territory breached 25,000 as Israel pushed its southward offensive and renewed bombardment in the north. Witnesses told AFP Israeli boats were bombarding Gaza City and other areas in the north early Sunday. Hamas has also reported heavy combat … Read more
RIYADH: Curiosity was her guide, creatively unveiling the hidden wonders in the ordinary, and product designer Lamees Alfadhel designed Qitmeer, a machine that produces vegan leather sheets using damaged and wasted dates. Qitmeer was the young designer’s graduation project. Fascinated by science, creativity, and the ability to shape human interaction with the world, Alfadhel explored … Read more
Growing global relevance of Saudi Arabia and Gulf region highlighted at Riyadh roundtable discussion RIYADH: Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has undergone an “astonishing” transformation, helped along by internal reforms and geopolitical shifts that have raised the Kingdom’s global profile and relevance, according to Federico Rampini, an award-winning Italian journalist, writer and lecturer. Speaking … Read more
Hezbollah leader says his group must retaliate for suspected Israeli strike in Beirut BEIRUT: The leader of the Lebanese militia Hezbollah said Friday that his group must retaliate after a presumed Israeli strike hit a Beirut neighborhood this week, killing a senior Hamas official, or else all of Lebanon would be vulnerable to Israeli attack. … Read more
After Israel breaches Hezbollah stronghold, will Beirut finally be dragged into Gaza war? BEIRUT: Soon after top Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut’s Hezbollah-held Dahieh on Tuesday evening, people in salons and on social media forums took to asking the same question: what next? The region’s residents — … Read more
RIYADH: Artist Mishal Al-Shoaibi, 16, who has visual challenges, has produced a series of 50 abstract paintings that has seen him labeled the “Saudi Picasso” by local creatives. Al-Shoaibi’s solo exhibition titled “The Seeing Eye” is being held at Ahlam Gallery in the capital. The budding artist has a sensory processing disorder making it difficult … Read more
2023 Year in review: A time of tumult, tragedies and transition in the Middle East IRBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: The Middle East and North Africa region has witnessed another tumultuous year, marked by events ranging from the worst earthquake of the century to the bloodiest chapter yet of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. At the same time, however, … Read more
JAZAN: Saudi border guards in Jazan region foiled an attempt to smuggle 90 kilograms of the narcotic qat, and arrested 6 Ethiopian nationals. The seized narcotics were handed over to the competent authority, and preliminary legal procedures were completed, state news agency SPA reported. Qat is a flowering shrub native to the Arabian Peninsula. Individuals … Read more