Up above the world so high: Spanish balloon pilot flies over Saudi Arabia’s AlUla RIYADH: Spanish hot air balloon pilot Francisco Castillo has fulfilled his bucket list goal of flying over AlUla and exploring the beauty of the Kingdom’s desert. Castillo’s love for hot air balloons began at the age of 14 when during a … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received phone calls from Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday. El-Sisi and Mohamud discussed Egypt-Somalia relations as well as ways to develop joint cooperation and deepen coordination across a range of sectors, an Egyptian presidential statement said. Ahmed Fahmy, spokesman for the … Read more
RIYADH: The General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has embraced artificial intelligence technologies and a range of digital techniques to offer guidance and counseling content to visitors and pilgrims at the Grand Mosque throughout the day. Utilizing 52 screens, both inside and outside the Grand Mosque, covering a total screen area … Read more
After Israel breaches Hezbollah stronghold, will Beirut finally be dragged into Gaza war? BEIRUT: Soon after top Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Beirut’s Hezbollah-held Dahieh on Tuesday evening, people in salons and on social media forums took to asking the same question: what next? The region’s residents — … Read more
RIYADH: Registration opened on Tuesday for Al-Mazayen competitors at AlUla Falcons Cup, which is organized by the Saudi Falcons Club and the Royal Commission for AlUla and continues until Friday at Mughira Heritage Sports Village in the ancient city. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all … Read more
Jerusalem: The Israeli army has said it is “prepared for any scenario” after a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas’s deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict.A high-level security official in Lebanon told AFP that Saleh Al-Aruri was killed along with his bodyguards in a … Read more
RIYADH: The Turkish Consul General in Jeddah, Mustafa Unal, and Turkiye’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Mehmet Metin Eker have visited the Hira Cultural District in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. During the tour, the officials commended Saudi Arabia for its efforts to enrich the cultural and religious experience … Read more
SAO PAULO: Demonstrations have taken place in several of Latin America’s biggest cities against Israel’s ongoing military operation in Gaza since the war broke out in the Palestinian enclave in October. Indigenous peoples have been among the protesters, with many of them issuing public letters in support of the Palestinian people. In Bogota, Palestinian organizations … Read more
JEDDAH: The King Salman International Complex for the Arabic Language has launched a new platform dedicated to linguistic blogs. Known as Falak, the service comprises three blogs, covering the complex itself, Arabic books and one for Arabic learners. The number of blogs is set to increase to 10 by the end of March. Designed to … Read more
DUBAI: In the Gaza Strip, civilians are being killed by more than Israeli bombs from the air or bullets flying between Israeli troops and Hamas militants battling at close range. They also face a slow death due to hunger and a lack of basic medical care as most hospitals in the enclave are out of … Read more
