LONDON: South Africa’s decision to bring a case against Israel at the UN’s top judicial agency over what it describes as “genocidal acts” in Gaza represents a watershed moment for international law, according to experts. The International Court of Justice confirmed it has received an 84-page suit, filed on Dec. 29, detailing purported brutal practices … Read more
DHAHRAN: The first thing you notice about Dhahran’s Sama Al-Bakr is her lean physique, dimpled smile, focused gaze, and long dark hair, neatly tied by her mother in a variation of a braid, her signature hairstyle. At age 7, Sama is already a tennis pioneer in Saudi Arabia. With a cabinet full of trophies, all … Read more
AL-MUKALLA: Yemen’s internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council cautioned the Houthis on Thursday against driving Yemen into a conflict with international powers over their Red Sea strikes, according to the official news agency SABA. The PLC said at a meeting in Riyadh that the Houthis are attempting to spark a war with international powers by intensifying their … Read more
RIYADH: Razan Al-Ajmmi, Saudi Arabia’s first licensed woman skydiver, has the lofty ambition of opening a school to help others take to the skies. She outlined her plans during a recent interview on The Mayman Show by Arab News. “I want to have like international competitions. I want to see the people around the world coming … Read more
TEHRAN: Iranian authorities on Thursday said twin blasts in the country’s south killed 84 people the previous day, revising down an earlier toll from the explosions at a top general’s commemoration. Tehran’s official news agency IRNA quoted Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi as saying that “according to forensic statistics, the number of martyrs from this incident … Read more
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
Killing of Hamas operative Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut fits pattern of Israeli operations in Lebanon LONDON: The suspected targeted strike by Israel on senior Hamas operative Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut’s southern suburbs this week was an unexpected escalation in the regional conflict, especially given that it happened in a Hezbollah stronghold. The attack is not … Read more
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
