Saudi Arabia awarded hosting rights for the 6th UN World Data Forum 2026    Saudi national football team begins training in Jakarta ahead of Indonesia match    SAR chief: Special program to localize railway industry to be announced next week    Saudi-French Ministerial Committee agree to work together to upgrade bilateral partnership for AlUla    Saudi Arabia bans commercial use of symbols and logos of other countries    Israeli airstrikes target Beirut's southern suburbs    Fire at hospital in India kills 10 infants; investigation underway    Xi Jinping: Efforts to block economic cooperation are 'backpedaling'    Residents of several towns in Victoria, Australia ordered to evacuate due to bushfires    Several US states move to eliminate high school graduation exam requirements    Jake Paul defeats Mike Tyson in lackluster showdown at Dallas Cowboys' home    Spectacular opening of the 2024 Thailand International Mega Fair in Riyadh    Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off    South Africa's Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant    Questions raised over Portugal's capacity to host Europe's largest annual tech event    Riyadh lights up as Celine Dion and Jennifer Lopez dazzle at Elie Saab's 45th-anniversary celebration    Saudi Arabia's inflation rate hits 1.9% in October, the highest in 14 months    Australia and Saudi Arabia settle for goalless draw in AFC Asian Qualifiers    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    South Korean actor Song Jae Lim found dead at 39    Don't sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn    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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Daesh militants, on brink of defeat, unleash car bombs
Daesh (the so-called IS) launched suicide car bombs against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) assaulting Baghouz, in a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat in its final patch of territory, fighters from the US-backed force said on (...)

03 - 03 - 2019
Truckloads of civilians leave Daesh enclave in Syria
Trucks loaded with civilians left the last Daesh (the so-called IS) enclave in eastern Syria on Friday, as US-backed forces waited to inflict final defeat on the surrounded militants. Reporters near the front line at Baghouz saw dozens of trucks (...)

22 - 02 - 2019
Iraq forces retake government HQ in Mosul
Iraqi forces retook the provincial government headquarters and a second bridgehead on the River Tigris in west Mosul on Tuesday, the third day of a new drive against the Daesh (the so-called IS) group. The operation to retake west Mosul — IS's (...)

08 - 03 - 2017
After Daesh oppression, Iraqi girls eager to get lives back
The first thing Iraqi teenager Afrah did when she escaped Daesh captivity near Mosul was to remove her face veil and throw it defiantly to the ground. The militants kidnapped and used Afrah, 16, her older sister Asil and 14 other family members and (...)

20 - 11 - 2016
U.S., Allies Destroy Hundreds of ISIS Vehicles
oil collection points, the taskforce said in a statement. The two strikes were in addition to nine others in Syria on Saturday. On Sunday, the coalition conducted 19 airstrikes near 11 Iraqi cities and 14 near five Syrian cities. In Iraq, five (...)

24 - 11 - 2015
Ukrainian troops dig in near Russian border
Ukrainian paratroopers with armoured vehicles were digging in on Thursday near the Russian border as the military demonstrated its presence in the east following Kiev's loss of Crimea to Moscow's forces, Reuters reported. The soldiers, camped in (...)

21 - 03 - 2014
Ukrainian troops dig in near Russian border
Ukrainian paratroopers with armoured vehicles were digging in on Thursday near the Russian border as the military demonstrated its presence in the east following Kiev's loss of Crimea to Moscow's forces, Reuters reported. The soldiers, camped in (...)

20 - 03 - 2014
Oil near 7-month lows as Chinese economy ebbs
month lows around $90 a barrel Thursday in Asia as Europe's debt crisis festers and China's economy continues to slow. Benchmark oil for July delivery was up 25 cents to $90.15 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the (...)

25 - 05 - 2012
IMF: Kingdom's near-term economic outlook favorable
term economic outlook is favorable, but the country should carefully monitor possible inflationary pressures, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The Fund revised down its forecast for Saudi Arabia's fiscal surplus to 9.3 percent of gross (...)

24 - 08 - 2011
10 Libya rebels killed in push for oil town
Ten Libyan rebels were reported killed and 172 wounded in an attack on the eastern oil port of Brega Saturday, while insurgents drove back forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in the west. In the latest of a series of speeches apparently designed to (...)

17 - 07 - 2011
Fresh airstrikes hit Libya's besieged Ajdabiya
Coalition warplanes pounded Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's forces Friday in the strategic eastern town of Ajdabiya, boosting rebel efforts to launch new offensives.Plumes of smoke filled the sky as the pace of coalition air strikes escalated, (...)

25 - 03 - 2011
Many killed and wounded' in Libyan clashes: medic
Fierce clashes between Libyan regime loyalists and rebels at an oil compound in Raslanuf on Friday left "many dead and wounded", a doctor at a hospital in rebel-held eastern Libya said.The casualties were being ferried in ambulances racing back from (...)

04 - 03 - 2011
OIC Condems Continuation of Settlement Activities by Israel 2 Jeddah
Aqsa Mosque in Al-Haram Al-Sharif compound. The Group also deplored the occupying Power's continued closure of Palestinian institutions in East Jerusalem and the imposition of severe restrictions to movement that have isolated the Holy City from the (...)

18 - 12 - 2010
Pakistan must raise billions after flood, says Holbrooke
Pakistan's allies will only do so much to rebuild the country after devastating floods so the government must raise tens of billions of dollars for reconstruction itself, a top US official said on Thursday. The floods, triggered by heavy monsoon (...)

17 - 09 - 2010
India shocks Australia in Azlan Shah Cup
perfect performance to stun world champion Australia 4-3 in a pulsating round-robin match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey Tournament Monday. Tushar Khandker (19th and 32nd minute), captain Rajpal Singh (21st) and Shivendra Singh (61st) scored (...)

11 - 05 - 2010
Marines gearup for major Afghan assault
US Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned US-Afghan attack on the largest Taliban-controlled town in southern Afghanistan. About 400 US troops from the 5th Stryker Brigade as well as 250 Afghan soldiers and their 30 (...)

10 - 02 - 2010
Earth Objects are asteroids, comets or really big pieces of them that may wander close to Earth. About 6,200 near-Earth asteroids are known, the largest being 1036 Ganymed, which is 20 miles (32 km) across. About 500 to 1,000 asteroids are 1 km or (...)

24 - 01 - 2010
KACST partners with NASA Lunar Science Institute 2 Riyadh
Earth object science also offer important contributions to an area of importance to NASA. “The Saudi Lunar and Near Earth Object Science Center's primary mission is to direct all lunar and near Earth object related research within the Kingdom (...)

16 - 12 - 2009
SA grabs No. 1 cricket ranking
perfect tour began with a Test win in Perth and fittingly it finished with a one-day triumph at the same venue as Australia conceded the No. 1 ranking to Johan Botha's men. J.P. Duminy, Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers, all of whom contributed to the (...)

31 - 01 - 2009
Prince Saud Al-Faisal delivers statement on meeting of Arab League's Ministerial Council in Kuwait 2 Kuwait
unanimous passing of the Security Council resolution No. 1860 based on the key elements of the decision of the Arab League's council calling for an immediate cease-fire, full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, ensuring the preservation of a permanent (...)

17 - 01 - 2009
India cold wave kills 20 more
freezing temperatures and fog have killed another 20 people in northern India, raising the death toll to 34 since the start of the new year, a government official said Sunday. The deaths occurred over the weekend as nighttime temperatures dipped to (...)

05 - 01 - 2009
Saudi Trade Delegation meets Heads of Chambers of Jordan's Commerce, Industry and Investment 2 Amman
Jordanian border. The Saudi delegation includes businessmen representing the services sector, industry, commerce, construction and agriculture. For his part, Chairman of Jordan's Chamber of Industry Dr. Hatem Al-Halwani said Saudi Arabia is (...)

03 - 08 - 2008
Racism in United States
victorious run in the Democratic primaries has given many Americans and even more outside the country the impression that race has ceased to be a social issue in the United States. Sadly, while Obama's ascendancy is definitely a sign of significant (...)

27 - 04 - 2008
Felix strengthens into powerful category 5 hurricane
Honduras border, home to thousands of stranded Miskito Indians. Meanwhile, off Mexico's Pacific coast, Tropical Storm Henriette strengthened into a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center said, with winds of 75 mph. It is on a path that would (...)

04 - 09 - 2007
Gun battle follows opening of Egypt-Gaza border
Gaza border Friday, just after the crossing opened for the first time in a month, Palestinian officials said. Two Palestinian policemen were injured, but none of the EU monitors was hurt, said Hatem Barhoum, a senior police official in (...)

22 - 09 - 2006
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