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
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
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RIYADH: Zain KSA CEO Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Deghaither, who was instrumental in turning the company around, has died, the mobile telecommunications operator has announced. Al-Deghaither, who served as CEO for six years, led the company through a transformational period that eliminated accumulated losses of over SR2 billion ($532.6 million) and tripled its market capitalization. The … Read more
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Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament, paving the way for elections to replace Hasina DHAKA, Bangladesh: Bangladesh's president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for new elections to replace a longtime prime minister who resigned and left the country after weeks of violent unrest. President Mohammed Shahabuddin's office announced the decision on Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, the … Read more
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MADRID: Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi to highlight the “responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis”. Activists from the Futuro Vegetal group released a video of two members standing outside a house near Cala Tarida on the west … Read more
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RIYADH: A surge in domestic investment and credit led Qatari bank assets to rise 1.2 percent month-on-month in June to 1.99 trillion Qatari riyals ($546.4 billion). According to QNB Financial Services, this growth contributed to a 1.5 percent increase in banking sector assets in 2024, compared to 1.96 trillion riyals recorded in December 2023. Domestic … Read more
