RAFAH: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Egypt’s border with the Gazan city of Rafah on Saturday to reiterate pleas for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. His visit comes after the UN Security Council’s failure to pass a resolution to halt the Israeli offensive on Gaza, which is now entering its sixth month with … Read more
RIYADH: Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council are making strides toward an economically integrated region, said GCC Secretary-General Jassim Al-Budaiwi. Speaking at the World Governments Summit 2024 in Dubai, Al-Budaiwi emphasized the collective determination of the GCC states to complete the steps necessary for Gulf economic integration and to foster strategic global and regional relationships. … Read more
DHAHRAN: The first thing you notice about Dhahran’s Sama Al-Bakr is her lean physique, dimpled smile, focused gaze, and long dark hair, neatly tied by her mother in a variation of a braid, her signature hairstyle. At age 7, Sama is already a tennis pioneer in Saudi Arabia. With a cabinet full of trophies, all … Read more