Doug Lansford 
JEDDAH: There should be a greater focus on climate-change education and research to ensure effective strategies for future interventions in the Kingdom, it was proposed at a conference here. The two-day event organized by the National Meteorological Center, which ended on Sunday, saw the participation of various experts who discussed “enhancing education, training, skills development … Read more
How one educator is inspiring a love of Arabic as UN marks 11th World Arabic Language Day DUBAI: Exactly 50 years ago, the General Assembly of the United Nations declared that it would adopt Arabic as its sixth official language. Thirty nine years later, in 2012, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization established established World … Read more
Footage shows Palestinian citizens in Rafah rushing to get water from the minimal humanitarian aid trucks that entered Gaza (Photo: X) Tel Aviv: The situation in Gaza is turning from bad to worse as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues its heavy bombing and shelling in the enclave. With people running short of food after … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi border guards in the Jazan region have thwarted an attempt to smuggle 225 kilograms of qat, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Land patrols intercepted the smuggling operation in Al-Ardah sector in Jazan, SPA said. The initial regulatory procedures were completed, and the seized narcotics were handed over to the competent authority. Read … Read more
TEL AVIV: French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrived in Israel Sunday where she was due to press for an “immediate and durable” truce in the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Colonna will meet her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen in Tel Aviv, as Israel presses on with its military offensive after the October 7 … Read more
Photo: Screengrab/X The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday, December 17, held funeral prayers in absentia (Salat Al-Ghayib) for the late Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. On Saturday afternoon, December 16, Sheikh Nawaf passed away at the age of 86. The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed, but he was … Read more
RIYADH: The celebration of World Arabic Language Day will begin in Paris on Monday under the theme “Arabic: The Language of Poetry and Arts,” the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. The event is being organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization through the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud Program for the Arabic … Read more
3 hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli troops had been holding a white flag, military official says JERUSALEM: Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip had been waving a white flag and were shirtless when they were killed, a military official said Saturday, in Israel’s first such acknowledgement of … Read more
Photo: Air India Express New Delhi: Soon after the inauguration of the new international terminal of Surat Airport by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, Air India Express became the first airline to directly connect Surat and Dubai. The airline’s inaugural flight from Surat to Dubai, IX 173, took off on Sunday at 11:40 a.m, … Read more
King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2023 enters Guinness Records as largest falconry competition globally RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz Falconry Festival 2023 has set a new world record by entering in the Guinness World Records for the third time in its history, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. It is now recognized as the largest falconry … Read more
