RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia's Project Massam removed 670 explosive devices from various areas of Yemen last week. According to recent reports, there were a total of five anti-personnel mines, 47 anti-tank mines, 570 unexploded ordnance and 21 explosive devices. Osama Al-Ghosaibi, the initiative's managing director, said a total of 453,968 mines had been cleared … Read more
Dubai: The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announced a new initiative to increase the efficiency of agricultural advisory services, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The program is part of the UAE's broader efforts to increase agricultural production and strengthen national food security. It aims to improve the skills and professional capabilities … Read more
RIYADH: A Saudi makeup artist with a gift for glamor hopes to use her growing social media presence to inspire men and women in the region. Ali Majed has nearly 600,000 followers on TikTok and has been an ambassador for French beauty retailer Sephora since 2022. Despite his links to industry giants, his online content … Read more
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia's Tadaul Al Share index closed at 11,754.37, down 291.41 points or 2.42 percent in the first trading session of the week on Sunday. Total trading volume of the benchmark index was SR6.45 billion ($1.72 billion) as 10 stocks rose, while 223 retreated. The Kingdom's parallel market NOMU closed down 480.44 points, or … Read more
BEIRUT: Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday after France warned of an “extremely volatile” situation as Iran and its allies prepared to respond to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which has clashed with Israeli forces almost daily since the Gaza war began in October, announced its fighters … Read more
Tel Aviv: An Israeli attack on Sunday morning killed 18 people in Gaza, including four inside a hospital compound sheltering in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians, while two were killed in a Palestinian stabbing attack in a Tel Aviv suburb.Tensions have risen since the nearly 10-month war in Gaza and the deaths of two … Read more
How Social Media Sites Avoided Censorship During the Gaza War Failed to Prevent Hate Speech and Distortion London: Tech giant Meta recently announced that it will begin removing social media posts that use the word “Zionist” in contexts where it refers to the Jewish people and Israelis, rather than representing supporters of a political movement, … Read more
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters, many carrying batons, thronged a central Dhaka square on Sunday for a massive protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a deadly police crackdown.Asif Mahmood, one of the main protest leaders of the nationwide civil disobedience campaign, urged supporters to prepare to fight.He wrote on Facebook on Sunday, … Read more
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France: Golf finally has some Olympic buzz from the big and fierce gallery, and it has the star power to play with medals at stake in the final round of the men's competition. Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm were tied for the lead on Saturday, one shot clear of Tommy Fleetwood. Hideki Matsuyama saved … Read more
Dhaka: At least eight people were killed in clashes between Bangladeshi protesters and pro-government supporters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday, including stabbings and gunshot wounds, police and medics said.Three people died in the northern district of Pabna, two in the northern district of Rangpur, two in the Munsiganj district of … Read more
