Doug Lansford 
Photo: @HHSHkMohd/X Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has launched the Zero Government Bureaucracy Programme (ZGB) to cancel 2,000 government procedures within a year. “In the presence of 30 federal entities, we launched a new programme to streamline government bureaucracy, where government entities will … Read more
JEDDAH: Some say that there is an inner child within all of us. Talal Tayeb, 43, chooses to embrace his — so much so that he established his own private toy museum. Tayeb owns one of the biggest action figure and toy collections in Saudi Arabia with more than 3,000 pieces ranging from figurines, comics, … Read more
Hamas says it’s studying Gaza ceasefire proposal, but appears to rule out key provisions BEIRUT: Hamas officials said Friday that the group is studying a proposed ceasefire deal that would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some … Read more
Riyadh: The highlands of the Tabuk region in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has been adorned with snow, a sight that has captured the hearts of many. This comes after Tabuk region, especially its northern and southern areas, witnessed a significant drop in perceived temperatures on Thursday, February 1, dropping below zero degrees Celsius, … Read more
Bangladesh’s president Mohammed Shahabuddin on Thursday received speaker of the Saudi Shoura Council Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Al-Sheikh at the presidential headquarters in Dhaka. Al-Sheikh is on an official visit to the south Asian country. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the … Read more
LONDON: The humanitarian catastrophe which is affecting more than 2 million people in Gaza is at risk of further deterioration following the withdrawal of financial support by 16 donor countries to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, the organization said on Thursday. Israel’s bombardment and escalating military operations … Read more
A Palestinian woman and children in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has exceeded 27,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said. The Ministry said on Thursday in a press statement that the Israeli … Read more
RIYADH: The Diriyah Biennale Foundation’s second Islamic Arts Biennale will be held next year in the Western Hajj Terminal at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport, from January to May. Rakan Al-Touq, vice chairman of the foundation’s board of trustees, highlighted the success of the first edition of the event. He said: “(The biennale) continues its … Read more
DUBAI: The United Nations and its partners on Thursday launched an appeal for $4 billion in aid this year for Yemen, devastated by nearly a decade of war and conflict. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement that its 2024 humanitarian response plan “requires $2.7 billion for live-saving … Read more
Dubai Taxi Company (DTC) has doubled its airport service capacity by 100 percent, adding 350 eco-friendly taxis to its fleet at Dubai Airports. The expansion aims to improve the daily mobility of both Dubai residents and visitors, fueled by the increasing number of passengers and international events taking place in the emirate. The airport taxi … Read more
