UNEP director visits Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ghat National Park, reviews its rehabilitation

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s culinary heritage is being placed under the international spotlight with the naming of the most popular dishes from each of the Kingdom’s 13 regions. The initiative is part of the Culinary Arts Commission’s National and Regional Dishes Narratives project launched at the beginning of last year. The commission started by naming jareesh … Read more

Turkiye seeks extension of cross-border aid deliveries to northwest Syria

World must ‘accelerate debate’ about Gaza’s postwar governance, Greek FM Giorgos Gerapetritis tells Arab News RIYADH: The international community must strengthen its humanitarian response in Gaza, while also “accelerating the debate” about the shape of postwar governance of the territory, Giorgos Gerapetritis, the minister for foreign affairs of Greece, told Arab News during a special … Read more

Saudi officials and UN agency discuss development projects in Yemen

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s culinary heritage is being placed under the international spotlight with the naming of the most popular dishes from each of the Kingdom’s 13 regions. The initiative is part of the Culinary Arts Commission’s National and Regional Dishes Narratives project launched at the beginning of last year. The commission started by naming jareesh … Read more

Iran says it arrested 35 people in relation to deadly Kerman attacks

World must ‘accelerate debate’ about Gaza’s postwar governance, Greek FM Giorgos Gerapetritis tells Arab News RIYADH: The international community must strengthen its humanitarian response in Gaza, while also “accelerating the debate” about the shape of postwar governance of the territory, Giorgos Gerapetritis, the minister for foreign affairs of Greece, told Arab News during a special … Read more

Aman Hegra project announced at AlUla

RIYADH: Get your skates on and prepare to have some fun — AlUla on Wheels returns to the Al-Jadidah Arts District this month. Running from Jan. 25 until April 27, the retro roller disco follows the success of the first such event last year. Titled “Al-Jadidah Time Machine,” it will feature music across three eras … Read more

South Africa asks International Court of Justice to order Israel to stop Gaza war

DUBAI: Five masked gunmen wearing black military style uniforms have boarded a crude oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The St. Nikolas crude oil tanker’s owners have told Arab News they lost contact with the ship early Thursday morning. The incident was reported 50 nautical … Read more

Saudi foreign minister meets with German economic affairs minister

RIYADH: Several Saudi and international artists displayed experimental artworks created from various natural materials including palm fiber, wood and rubber in Riyadh recently. The 15 artists who participated in the second Intermix Residency titled “Art and Fashion Reimagined” showcased their work for two days in the Jax district in Diriyah. The initiative is a collaboration … Read more

UK doctors forced to flee Gaza’s ‘only functioning hospital’ amid escalating Israeli military operation

Can new UN humanitarian coordinator Sigrid Kaag get more aid into embattled Gaza? DUBAI: Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s newly appointed senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza, faces a monumental task as she takes the reins of the world body’s relief operations in the embattled Palestinian enclave.  Twelve weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment and restrictions … Read more

Saudi and Qatari culture ministers welcome direct flights between AlUla and Doha

RIYADH: Several Saudi and international artists displayed experimental artworks created from various natural materials including palm fiber, wood and rubber in Riyadh recently. The 15 artists who participated in the second Intermix Residency titled “Art and Fashion Reimagined” showcased their work for two days in the Jax district in Diriyah. The initiative is a collaboration … Read more

Jordanian royal couple set for first official overseas trip 

DUBAI: Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein will visit Singapore on a two-day working trip for their first official overseas visit as a couple. A statement from the Royal Hashemite Court read: “HRH Crown Prince Al-Hussein, accompanied by HRH Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein, on Thursday begins a two-day working visit to … Read more