RIYADH: Members of Saudi Arabia's Masam project removed 670 explosive devices from various areas of Yemen last week. According to a recent report, the total included five anti-personnel mines, 47 anti-tank mines, 570 unexploded ordnance and 21 explosive devices. Ousama Al-Gosaibi, executive director of the initiative, said a total of 453,968 mines have been removed … Read more
DUBAI: The UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has announced a new initiative to increase the efficiency of agricultural advisory services, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The program is part of the UAE's wider efforts to boost agricultural production and strengthen national food security. Its aim is to improve the skills and … Read more
RIYADH: A Saudi make-up artist with a gift for glamor hopes to use his growing social media presence to inspire men and women across the region. Ali Majed has nearly 600,000 followers on TikTok and has been an ambassador for French cosmetics retailer Sephora since 2022. Despite its ties to one of the giants of … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index ended the first trading session of the week on Sunday with a loss of 291.41 points or 2.42 percent to close at 11,754.37. Total trading turnover for the benchmark index was SR6.45 billion ($1.72 billion) as 10 stocks advanced while 223 declined. The kingdom's parallel market, Nomu, fell … Read more
DHAKA: Clashes between Bangladeshi protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and pro-government supporters killed at least eight people on Sunday, including knife wounds and gunshot wounds, police and medics said. Three were killed in the northern Pabna district, two in the northern Rangpur district, two in the Munshiganj district of the capital Dhaka and … Read more
BEIRUT: Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon rose on Sunday, with France warning of a “very unstable” situation as Iran and its allies prepare their response to the killings blamed on Israel.Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, which has traded with Israeli forces almost daily since the Gaza war broke out in October, said its … Read more
TEL AVIV: Israeli strikes killed 18 people in Gaza early on Sunday, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in a hospital complex, while a stabbing attack by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.Tensions have risen after nearly 10 months of war in Gaza and the … Read more
How Social Media Sites Failed to Avoid Censorship, Limit Hate Speech and Disinformation During the Gaza War LONDON: Tech giant Meta recently announced that, in an effort to curb anti-Semitism on its platforms, it will begin removing social media posts that use the term “Zionist” in contexts that refer to Jews and Israelis rather than … Read more
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters, many carrying sticks, gathered in Dhaka's central square on Sunday for mass protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after a deadly police crackdown.Asif Mahmud, one of the key protest leaders in the nationwide civil disobedience campaign, asked his supporters to be ready to fight.“Get the bamboo poles ready … Read more
SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES, France: Golf finally has some Olympic buzz from the big, boisterous gallery and the star power to match it going into the final round of the men's competition, where medals are finally at stake. Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm tied for the lead on Saturday, one shot ahead of Tommy Fleetwood. Hideki Matsuyama saved … Read more
