RIYADH: The board of directors of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve Development Authority has announced the launch of an integrated management plan for the development of the reserve, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The plan is a road map in line with global standards that covers the environmental, economic, social, tourism … Read more
LONDON: A new report has revealed that US e-commerce platform Etsy is doing business with dozens of shops in illegal Israeli settlements. The report, published jointly by the Institute for Journalism and Social Change, Global Justice Now and War on Want, identified at least 44 Etsy shops operating in 16 different settlements that have been … Read more
SANAA: A Yemeni official said on Wednesday that 30 people were killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in the southern city of Hodeidah after days of heavy rains. Hodeidah Governor Mugammad Qahim told Houthi rebel-controlled Masirah TV that the floods had driven people from 500 homes. According to him, five people are missing. Hodeidah, the … Read more
SOLIHULL: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer vowed on Thursday not to ease efforts to stop more far-right riots in English cities after more expected street violence failed to materialize overnight.The British leader said that despite a largely quiet Wednesday night, he would chair another emergency meeting of senior ministers and police chiefs later on Thursday … Read more
Tokyo: A 6.9-magnitude earthquake followed by a 7.1-magnitude aftershock struck southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. Tsunamis of up to one meter were expected to reach or have already reached some coastal areas on the islands of Kyushu and Shikoku, NHK said. The first quake struck at a depth of 33 … Read more
RIYADH: Middle East stock markets continued to recover after a “Black Monday” that saw global indexes plunge on fears of a possible US recession triggered by a weak jobs report from the world's biggest economy. Saudi Arabia's Tadawul All Share Index closed at 11,729.71, up 50.55 points, or 0.43 percent, on Wednesday. Total trading turnover … Read more
BEIRUT: Two people were killed – one a civilian and the other a commander of Iran-backed Hezbollah's anti-tank missile unit, according to the Israeli military – and seven others wounded on Wednesday in renewed Israeli hostilities in several towns in southern Lebanon. An Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in the town of Jouaiyya at midday, … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation fell to 25.7 percent in July from 27.5 percent in June, a faster rate of decline than analysts had expected, the country's statistics agency CAPMAS said on Thursday. On a monthly basis, prices fell by 0.4 percent in July from 1.6 percent in June. Food prices fell 0.3 … Read more
Baghdad: Rights advocates are concerned about a bill that has been submitted to Iraq's parliament that they fear would roll back women's rights and increase child marriage in a deeply patriarchal society. The bill would allow citizens to choose either religious authorities or the civil judiciary to decide family matters. Critics fear it will lead … Read more
Boeing Starliner astronauts could return to SpaceX capsule in February 2025, NASA says WASHINGTON: NASA officials said Wednesday that two astronauts who were transported to the International Space Station by Boeing's Starliner in June could return on SpaceX's Crew Dragon in February 2025 if the Starliner is still deemed unsafe to return to Earth.The US … Read more
