DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a US official, while Iranian state media reported an explosion in the center of the country, days after Iran launched a retaliatory drone strike on Israel. Commercial flights began diverting their routes early Friday morning over western Iran without … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 164.33 points, or 1.31 percent, to close at 12,401.56. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR5.91 billion ($1.57 billion) as 50 stocks advanced, while 172 retreated. The Kingdom’s parallel market, Nomu, dropped 592.85 points, or 2.23 percent, to close at 26,030.03. … Read more
DUBAI: Israeli forces have been accused of intentionally, and without provocation, attacking a Doctors Without Borders aid shelter housing 64 people in Al-Mawasi, Gaza, on Feb. 20 killing two relatives of a staff member and injuring seven others. The attack came despite Israeli forces being informed of the precise location of the shelter, Doctors Without … Read more
UAE’s abroad investments performing well despite economic headwinds: top official RIYADH: The UAE has strengthened its position in the global economy, with its overseas investments proving resilient amid economic fluctuations, said a senior official. Jamal Bin Saif Al-Jarwan, secretary-general of the UAE International Investors Council, stated that the Emirate’s assets abroad, both government and private, … Read more
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday vowed to punish those behind the “barbaric terrorist attack” on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130, saying four gunmen trying to flee to Ukraine had been arrested. Kyiv has strongly denied any connection, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Putin of trying to shift the … Read more
MAKKAH: The General Authority for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque has assigned specific doors in the Grand Mosque to receive Umrah pilgrims during the holy month of Ramadan this year. The doors administration, working together with the security authorities at the mosque, has opened 210 doors to prevent suffocation and … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s UNESCO World Heritage site, Al-Ahsa, is set to provide an enhanced hospitality experience as Hilton introduces three new resorts, establishing a farm-focused tourism hub. The global hotel operator and Dan Co., a Public Investment Fund company specializing in agritourism, ecotourism, and adventure tourism, have jointly announced the signing of an agreement.
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is playing a key role in promoting international efforts to counter the growing threat posed by space debris, a global forum in Riyadh has been told. More than 260 leaders, experts, and speakers from more than 50 countries took part in the Space Debris Conference, themed “Securing the Future of the Global … Read more
Ayodhya, India: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a temple Monday that embodies the triumph of his muscular Hindu nationalist politics, galvanizing loyalists in an unofficial start to his re-election campaign this year. Modi, in flowing golden-colored traditional dress, unveiled the black stone idol to the deity Ram in the heart of the 50-meter (160-foot) … Read more
GEZIRA, Sudan: Sudan’s devastating nine-month war between two rival generals is spreading to a UNESCO World Heritage Site, an NGO reported late Tuesday, sounding the alarm for the remains of the ancient Kingdom of Kush. The Regional Network for Cultural Rights said it “strongly condemns the incursion by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF),” the paramilitary … Read more