Dave’s Hot Chicken expands in Riyadh with first drive-thru

As Saudi Arabia continues its ambitious transformation under Vision 2030, the ability to adapt, overcome challenges and thrive in the face of adversity has never been more important. According to Statista's Market Insights estimates, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to rise sharply over the next four years, from SR 34.5 trillion in 2024 … Read more

Ultra-Orthodox anti-draft protesters storm Israeli army base

LONDON: It has been 14 years since Israeli agents carried out one of Mossad’s most audacious, controversial and, perhaps, pointless assassinations. On Jan. 19, 2010, Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh, the man responsible for procuring weapons for Hamas, was murdered in a hotel bedroom in Dubai. It was a big operation, with many moving parts, involving almost 30 … Read more

Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua attack

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate on Tuesday, choosing a champion of progressive politics and a plain-spoken heartland to help win over rural white voters, US media reported.Walz, a 60-year veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard and former teacher, was elected to a Republican district in … Read more

UN expert condemns Israeli killing of Al Jazeera journalist, urges war crime prosecution

Wall Street Journal faces scrutiny over unconfirmed UNRWA-Hamas allegations: Traffic light LONDON: The Wall Street Journal is still unable to verify claims from a January report suggesting links between staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East and Hamas militants. According to the US news website Semafor, … Read more

Five Hezbollah members dead in ‘vacuum bomb’ attacks; 17 Israelis injured in drone attack

AL-MUKALLA, Yemen: The US military has destroyed a number of Houthi drones, remote-controlled boats and ballistic missiles aimed at ships in international commercial channels. US Central Command said in a statement Tuesday morning Yemen time that its forces destroyed three drones fired by the Houthis from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden, as well as … Read more

Palestinian officials say 12 dead in Israel West Bank raids

BERIUT: A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group saying strikes on northern Israel and low-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah has traded with Israel almost daily in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 attack on … Read more

Saudi crown prince receives speaker of Arab Parliament in Jeddah

RIYADH: Human Resources Development Fund Director General Turki bin Abdullah Al-Jawini said the fund has assisted more than 153,000 Saudi men and women in securing employment in the private sector during the first half of 2024. Al-Jawini said the fund disbursed SR3.79 billion ($1 billion) to private sector institutions for training, employment and empowerment programs … Read more

Nasrallah says Hezbollah, Iran ‘obliged to respond’ to Israel after Haniyeh, Shukr killings

BERIUT: A Lebanese security source said six Hezbollah fighters were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, with the group saying strikes on northern Israel and low-flying Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over Beirut.Hezbollah has traded with Israel almost daily in support of its ally Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's Oct. 7 attack on … Read more