RIYADH: Director General of the Human Resources Development Fund Turki bin Abdullah Al-Jawini said that the fund has assisted more than 153,000 Saudi men and women in securing employment in the private sector during the first half of 2024. Al-Jawini said that the fund disbursed SR3.79 billion ($1 billion) to private sector establishments for training, employment … Read more
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return NEW YORK: Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday in New York with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as Europe braces for the possibility of a second Trump term. The presumptive … Read more
RIYADH: In a world fixated on beauty and aesthetic perfection, Saudi artist Asrar Al-Qarni is boldly producing anti-aesthetic and unsettling art. Through her work, the 33-year-old challenges traditional notions of beauty and protests conformity. She compels viewers to confront uncomfortable truths and explore darker aspects of society. This unconventional approach to art can be seen … Read more
RIYADH: When picking up a pencil or paintbrush to create an artwork, self-taught Saudi artist Dana Almasoud channels her inner child. “As soon as a child picks up a pencil, they attempt to draw or capture a sense of what they see through their eyes on paper. The majority of them stop at some point … Read more
Muslim leaders are ‘out of words’ as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza WASHINGTON: Osama Siblani was sipping his morning coffee at the office when his phone buzzed with a message from one of President Joe Biden’s advisers. As publisher of the Arab American News in Dearborn, Michigan, Siblani … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi aid agency KSrelief announced on Wednesday it will donate $40 million to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, to support its emergency appeal in the Gaza Strip. The financial support memorandum was signed by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the center, and Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA commissioner-general, via video call. The agreement … Read more
DHAHRAN: In the plaza at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, or Ithra, workshops have been held over the past nine months to show environmentally aware participants, including children, how to transform plastic bottle tops into reusable items. For this, Ithra has partnered with Precious Plastic, a decade-old, worldwide initiative that has been finding … Read more
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Al-Arouri to be laid to rest on Thursday as Hezbollah-Israel clashes resume on southern border BEIRUT: Hezbollah’s “direct hits” on two Israeli military sites — the Zar’it barracks and the Jal Al-Alam site — on Wednesday have broken the uneasy calm on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel. The group’s resumption of operations against the Israeli … Read more