Mexican drug cartel leader ‘El Mayo’ Zambada makes a court appearance in Texas

WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump, who has a long history of inflammatory comments about race, has stepped up his attacks on his 2024 White House rival Kamala Harris, claiming she “accidentally went black” for political advantage.But the reality is that the vice president, the product of a mixed-race marriage between Jamaican and Indian immigrants, embraced … Read more

Famine officially declared in Sudan

JEDDAH: Sudan's civil war and aid cuts have caused famine in North Darfur, food security experts said on Thursday. The finding, linked to an internationally recognized standard known as the Integrated Food Security Classification, is only the third time famine has been detected since the system was created 20 years ago.

Boxing fans treated to free curtain-raiser for main Riyadh Season event in California on Saturday

PARIS: Zheng Qinwen ended Iga Swiatek's 25-match unbeaten run at Roland Garros on Thursday and became the first Chinese player to reach an Olympic singles final as Carlos Alcaraz marched closer to a showdown with Novak Djokovic.However, defending champion Alexander Zverev crashed out and lost to seasoned Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals.Seventh-ranked Zheng triumphed … Read more

Saudi Ministry signs cooperation agreement with Nigeria’s Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs

MAKKAH: More than 800 elderly men and women, including a 105-year-old woman, participated in a literacy campaign organized this summer by the Saudi Ministry of Education represented by the General Directorate of Education in Jazan. About 233 male and 599 female students enrolled in 28 education centers across the region in the provinces of Samtah, … Read more

Joy in Yemen as UN lifts sanctions on former president, son

AL-MUKALLA: Yemen's internationally recognized presidential council and political parties welcomed the UN decision to lift sanctions against former president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his son. The UN Security Council's Yemen Sanctions Committee removed the two men from its list of sanctioned individuals and businesses on Tuesday, prompting celebrations among Yemenis, particularly those loyal to the … Read more