Al-Qasabi: Growing global adoption of digitization transforms trade into more efficient and reliable    89-day long winter season starts officially in Saudi Arabia on Saturday    20,159 illegal residents arrested in a week    Riyadh Season 5 draws record number of over 12 million visitors    GACA report: 928 complaints filed by passengers against airlines in November    Death toll in attack on Christmas market in Magdeburg rises to 5, with more than 200 injured Saudi Arabia had warned Germany about suspect's threatening social media posts, source says    Ukraine launches drone attacks deep into Russia, hitting Kazan in Tatarstan    Cyclone Chido leaves devastation in Mayotte as death toll rises and aid struggles to reach survivors    US halts $10 million bounty on HTS leader as Syria enters new chapter    UN Internet Governance Forum in Riyadh billed the largest ever in terms of attendance    ImpaQ 2024 concludes with a huge turnout    Salmaneyyah: Regaining national urban identity    Fury vs. Usyk: Anticipation builds ahead of Riyadh's boxing showdown    Saudi Arabia to compete in 2025 and 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup tournaments    Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman    Al Shabab announces departure of coach Vítor Pereira    My kids saw my pain on set, says Angelina Jolie    Saudi Arabia defeats Trinidad and Tobago 3-1 in friendly match    Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73    Eminem sets Riyadh ablaze with unforgettable debut at MDLBEAST Soundstorm    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    The Vikings and the Islamic world    Filipino pilgrim's incredible evolution from an enemy of Islam to its staunch advocate    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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US halts $10 million bounty on HTS leader as Syria enters new chapter
The United States announced on Friday that it will no longer pursue the $10 million "Rewards for Justice" bounty on Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), signaling a significant shift in its (...)

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Riyadh Season 5 draws record number of over 12 million visitors
RIYADH — Turki Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), announced that visitors to the Riyadh Season 2024 has achieved a significant milestone with a huge draw of over 12 million visitors so (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
Al-Qasabi: Growing global adoption of digitization transforms trade into more efficient and reliable
VIENNA — Saudi Minister of Commerce and Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Competitiveness Center (NCC) Majed Al-Qasabi highlighted that the growing global adoption of digitization has transformed trade, making it more efficient, (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
South Korean investigators press reluctant president for answers over martial law decree
Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces mounting scrutiny as investigators seek to question him over his December 3 declaration of martial law, an ill-fated move that lasted mere hours. The Corruption Investigation Office for (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
US Senate passes funding bill to avert government shutdown
Early Saturday morning, the US Senate approved critical legislation to fund the government through March 14, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. The bill now heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature. The legislation, part of the (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
89-day long winter season starts officially in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
JEDDAH — The winter season, which lasts about 89 days, begins officially in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, according to the Jeddah Astronomical Society. The winter solstice, signaling the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
Israeli soldiers admit killing civilians in Gaza buildings: Report
Israeli soldiers have acknowledged that the army killed Palestinian civilians who entered previously targeted buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to a report by the Israeli daily Haaretz. The report highlighted that the Israeli army often fails (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
GACA report: 928 complaints filed by passengers against airlines in November
RIYADH — The total number of complaints submitted by passengers against airlines in Saudi Arabia during the month of November accounted for 928. Complaints related to baggage topped among the passengers' complaints against airlines. This was (...)

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20,159 illegal residents arrested in a week
RIYADH — A total of 20,159 illegal residents have been arrested from various regions of Saudi Arabia during the last week. The arrests were made during the joint field security campaigns that were carried out by the security forces in collaboration (...)

21 - 12 - 2024
UK minister named in Bangladesh corruption probe
A Labour minister has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn (Tk 590 billion) from infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42, who as the Treasury's Economic Secretary is responsible for tackling (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Pentagon concedes US has double the disclosed number of troops in Syria
The Pentagon announced the US currently has "approximately 2,000" troops in Syria, more than double the previously disclosed number of 900, a Defense Department spokesperson said at a press briefing on Thursday. "There are diplomatic and operational (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as 'discriminatory'
Pakistan on Thursday denounced new US sanctions on the country's ballistic missile program as "discriminatory" that put the region's peace and security at risk, according to the Associated Press news agency. Pakistan's foreign ministry warned in a (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Swedish police board Chinese ship in probe over severed cables
Representatives from Germany, Finland and Denmark have boarded a Chinese cargo ship believed to be connected to the rupture of two data cables on the Baltic Sea bed in November. Swedish police and Chinese officials were also part of the inspection (...)

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EU leaders agree key principles on Syria but caution: 'The jury is still out'
The leaders of the European Union agreed on Thursday on the key principles they will follow to normalize ties with Syria after the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's autocracy, with the caveat that "the jury is still out" on the rebels leading the (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
'I bought my son's death': Families mourn victims of migrant shipwreck
Javed Iqbal, a Pakistani carpenter working in Saudi Arabia, says he deeply regrets his decision to illegally send his 13-year-old son to Europe. "The agents had sent dozens of boys from the village to Greece and Italy," he says. "My son, who was (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Syria rebel leader dismisses controversy over photo with woman
Syria's rebel leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, has dismissed the online controversy over videos showing him gesturing to a young woman to cover her hair before he posed for a photo with her last week. The incident sparked criticism from both liberal and (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Don't underestimate North Korean troops in Russia, ex-soldiers say
What Haneul remembers most about his time in the North Korean military is the gnawing, continuous hunger. He lost 10kg in his first month of service, due to a diet of cracked corn and mouldy cabbage. Three months into training, he says almost his (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Government shutdown looms as Trump-backed bill fails to pass House
The United States government is a day away from running out of money as Congress scrambles to come up with a short-term funding plan. On Thursday night, a revised spending plan by Republicans that would have averted a government shutdown failed to (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
The student who blew whistle on Kenya airport controversy
Kenyan business student Nelson Amenya has been hailed as a hero by those campaigning for greater transparency in the deals his government makes with private firms. Recent Kenyan history is littered with stories of huge contracts that have resulted (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Danger of IS resurgence has doubled, Syria's Kurds warn of group's comeback
As the new Syria struggles to take shape, old threats are re-emerging. The chaos since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad is "paving the way" for the so-called Islamic State (IS) to make a comeback, according to a leading Kurdish commander who helped (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
US diplomats in Syria to meet new authorities
US diplomats are in the Syrian capital Damascus where they plan to meet representatives from Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the group now in charge but which Washington still designates as a terrorist organization. The visit follows those of (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Oscars buzz for playing 'difficult' woman
Nearly three decades after being nominated for an Oscar, British actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste is back in the awards race thanks to a tremendous performance in director Mike Leigh's new drama, Hard Truths. The 57-year-old jokes she feels "older and (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Malaysia approves new search for missing flight MH370
The Malaysian government says it has agreed in principle to resume the search for a passenger jet that vanished 10 years ago in one of aviation's greatest mysteries. Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 while on its way to (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Girl killed and several injured in stabbing attack at Croatia elementary school
A seven-year-old girl has been killed and eight others have been injured in a knife attack at an elementary school in the Croatian capital Zagreb. The 19-year-old attacker, believed to be a former student, entered a first-grade classroom at the (...)

20 - 12 - 2024
Fury vs. Usyk: Anticipation builds ahead of Riyadh's boxing showdown
RIYADH — The countdown to the "Fury vs. Usyk Reignited" boxing match is in full swing, with anticipation soaring ahead of Saturday's clash in the Kingdom Arena ring, part of Riyadh Season 2024. Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk made their final public (...)

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