Blinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and Beijing try to keep ties on an even keel despite major differences on issues from the path to … Read more
United Nations, US: Senior UN officials warned the Security Council on Friday of the risks of a new front opening in Sudan, around the town of el-Fasher in Darfur, where the population is already on the brink of starvation.
JEDDAH: Ali Alhammadi, a Saudi 32-year-old visual artist from Aldawadmi in Riyadh, has carved out a remarkable pathway in the world of art since his professional debut in 2017. Passionate about visual arts since childhood, Alhammadi’s artistic inspiration was ignited by the “Saudi renaissance” in line with Vision 2030, prompting him to embark on a … Read more
RIYADH: The net profit of insurance companies in Saudi Arabia surged by 1,221.3 percent year-on-year in 2023 to $861 million, driven by favorable economic conditions. According to the report released by research firm Insurance Monitor, in association with Lux Actuaries and Consultants, four firms from the Kingdom grabbed their spots on the list of the … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia’s government has declared on Sunday flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the regional government said. State news agency Tass said that a further 2,000 homes were flooded, bringing … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia’s government has declared on Sunday flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency, state media reported. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the regional government said. State news agency Tass said that a further 2,000 homes were flooded, bringing … Read more
GAZA STRIP: Eight out of 10 schools in Gaza are damaged or destroyed, UNICEF says, but it is the psychological damage the war has done to the territory’s nearly 1.2 million children that has experts worried.“To be able to learn, you need to be in a safe space. Most kids in Gaza at the moment … Read more
CAIRO: Startups throughout the Middle East and North Africa region are experiencing a surge in funding, significantly energizing the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Across diverse locales such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Tunisia, early-stage companies have successfully attracted pre-seed and seed investments this week, propelling their development and expansion. Saudi Arabia-based food tech startup Barakah successfully raised … Read more
DUBAI: Water scarcity and mismanagement are pressing global issues, made worse by a warming climate which is depleting the world’s freshwater sources at an alarming rate. Despite this, international cooperation on water security has been left wanting. More than three billion people depend on water that originates outside their national boundaries, yet just 24 countries … Read more
JEDDAH: The Gulf retail giant that owns the rights to operate Starbucks in the Middle East is cutting more than 2,000 jobs amid a massive consumer boycott over the coffee chain’s perceived support for Israel. The job losses at AlShaya Group amount to about 4 percent of its workforce of almost 50,000 people and are … Read more