‘WEF conference in Riyadh testified to growing global interest in Saudi Vision 2030 reform agenda,’ EUSR to Gulf Luigi Di Maio tells Arab News RIYADH: Riyadh’s hosting of the World Economic Forum this week is a signal of the global business community’s growing interest in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform agenda, Luigi Di Maio, the … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Tuesday sealed off Istanbul’s central Taksim Square to prevent any May Day protests as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned unions to stay away from any provocative steps. High metal barriers were erected around the square, AFP journalists reported. The stepped-up security measures came a day after Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said … Read more
‘WEF conference in Riyadh testified to growing global interest in Saudi Vision 2030 reform agenda,’ EUSR to Gulf Luigi Di Maio tells Arab News RIYADH: Riyadh’s hosting of the World Economic Forum this week is a signal of the global business community’s growing interest in Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform agenda, Luigi Di Maio, the … Read more
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Disaster Risk Management Unit announced that the total death toll from Israeli attacks since Oct. 8 has reached 438 people. According to the latest report issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Health, eight children were among the dead and 75 children were among the 1,359 people injured since the escalation of hostilities. The … Read more
MAKKAH: Nuthree, an exploration incubator initiative for entrepreneurship in geology and mining, has been launched at the Saudi Geological Survey’s headquarters in Jeddah. The project seeks to create a sustainable exploration environment to develop the Kingdom’s resource sites, positioning mining as its third pillar of income after petroleum and petrochemicals. Saudi Geological Survey CEO Abdullah … Read more
LONDON: More than 13 years have passed since the onset of Syria’s brutal civil war, with millions of Syrians continuing to endure displacement, destitution, and even renewed bouts of violence, with no political resolution in sight. And yet, with the world preoccupied with simultaneous crises in Gaza and Ukraine, Syria’s plight seems to have faded … Read more
RIYADH: Secretary Anthony Blinken participated in a joint US-Gulf Cooperation Council ministerial meeting to advance coordination on regional security on Monday in Riyadh. “There really are two paths forward for the region as a whole. One driven with division with destruction, with violence with permanent insecurity. The other, greater integration, greater security, greater peace,” Secretary … Read more
LONDON: More than 13 years have passed since the onset of Syria’s brutal civil war, with millions of Syrians continuing to endure displacement, destitution, and even renewed bouts of violence, with no political resolution in sight. And yet, with the world preoccupied with simultaneous crises in Gaza and Ukraine, Syria’s plight seems to have faded … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Over 65,000 Pakistani pilgrims are set to benefit from Saudi Arabia’s Makkah Route Initiative during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Pakistan’s religious affairs secretary said on Monday, compared with the 26,000 pilgrims who used the facility from the Pakistan capital in 2023. Pakistani officials confirmed last week that Saudi authorities have approved the Makkah Route … Read more
RIYADH: Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation of the Republic of Djibouti, intends to stand for election to the African Union Commission. The commission is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Its main functions are to represent the AU and defend its interests under the authority and mandate of the … Read more
