• Archaeological sites discovered in Southern Saudi Arabia

    ABHA, SAUDI ARABIA  - The Heritage Commission announced its most prominent discovery in Jurash, Asir region, as one of the most important archaeological sites in the south of the Kingdom, a report on Tuesday said. These were the result of strenuous excavations taking place during its 15th season in 2023....
  • GCC ministers hold discussion on food security in the region

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), held a virtual meeting with ministers from the region to discuss a strategy for food security in the Middle East. Ministers responsible for agriculture and food security from the GCC countries attended the meeting. The meeting discussed...
  • Hamad Al Marar is EDGE CEO

    EDGE has a local and global orderbook of over $5billion.
  • Google to slash ‘few hundred’ jobs

    The internet giant will cut jobs from its global ad team.
  • Saudi team discovers genetic disorder, names it Alfadhel syndrome

    RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - A team of Saudi researchers from King Abdullah Children's Specialist Hospital (KACSH) and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC) have discovered a new genetic disorder. This disorder has been named Alfadhel Syndrome, after Professor Majid Alfadhel, the leader of the research team. The syndrome has...
  • WHO calls Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital death zone

    The UN health agency said that it led an assessment mission to the hospital and determined it was a "death zone", calling for a full evacuation. It said that the agency is developing plans for the immediate evacuation of the remaining patients, staff and their families, adding that 291 patients...
  • Saudi Arabia’s first social network Jaco attracts 1m users in 2 months

    RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA:   The supervisor of the Kingdom's first social network Jaco - Saudi entrepreneur Fahd Al-Shidi announced that the team is working to reach five million users soon. He added that Jaco's attraction of over one million users in the coming two months from other networks, including well-known names,...
  • Saudi Arabia’s archeologists make ‘significant’ discoveries at Al Abla site

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Arabia's Heritage Commission has announced significant discoveries made at the Al-Abla site in Asir region during the seventh season of archaeological excavation there. The new discoveries, including architectural features of residential and industrial units with gypsum-coated walls and floors, are an extension of previous discoveries over the...
  • One missing after tugboat sinks in Suez collision with tanker

    The authorities in charge of the waterway said that a tugboat sank and a cew member had gone missing after the vessel collided with a tanker. A salvage team had located the wreckage following the accident and the waterway was being cleared and the team rescued six of the seven...
  • Morocco’s women football team to make history in World Cup debut

    When Morocco's women take on two-times former champions Germany in Melbourne they will be the first Arab team to play at a Women's World Cup, months after the men's historic run to the semi-finals in Qatar. The country is still buzzing from what their men did at the Qatar World...
  • RAKEZ highlights Ras Al Khaimah’s potential to Chinese business owners

    RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE - A top-level delegation from Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) recently concluded its trip to China where it  engaged with numerous business owners across five major cities on the benefits on investing in the emirate. The RAKEZ team interacted with prominent Chinese business owners from...
  • Dubai Chamber of Commerce organizes UAE Corporate Tax Workshop

    DUBAI,  UAE -  Dubai Chamber of Commerce organized a Corporate Tax Workshop to help participants navigate the new regime, with expert advice from senior members of corporate tax and legal teams at PwC Middle East. After issuing the UAE issued Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on Taxation of Corporations...
  • UAE rescue team saves two, five days after Turkey quake

    More than a hundred hours after two earthquakes killed more than 23,000 people, an Emirati rescue team has pulled alive two people from under the rubble in Turkey. One man believed to be in his 50s or 60s and an 11-year-old child were rescued in the Kahramanmaras province, close to...
  • UAE takes part in Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union’s executive committee meetings

    CAIRO, EGYPT - The UAE Parliamentary Division of the Federal National Council (FNC) on Saturday took part in the 29th edition of the meetings of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union’s executive committee in Cairo. The UAE was represented by Naema Abdulrahman Al Mansouri, Head of the UAE Parliamentary Division at the...
  • Saudi Arabia gets first female international football referee

    RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia's first female international referee was appointed by FIFA on Thursday, less than a year after the conservative kingdom's national women's team made their debut. Anoud Al-Asmari's international badge is the latest in a series of steps in football by the Saudis, who have got 37-year-old...
  • Morocco to deploy football World Cup exploits to make diplomatic gains

    Rabat, Morocco--Morocco is hoping its unprecedented World Cup exploits can help it win friends and influence people, especially among an Arab public opposed to its 2020 rapprochement with Israel. Support for the Atlas Lions surged as they battled their way to the semi-final of the football World Cup in Qatar --...
  • Morocco World Cup team arrives home to heroes’ welcome

    The team and their coach Walid Regragui waved from an open-topped bus as they were driven from the airport and around central Rabat, accompanied by dozens of police cars and motorbikes with flashing lights and wailing sirens. "I'm so proud of our team. Who knows -- maybe next time they...
  • IAEA calls for security zone at Ukraine’s nuclear plant

    The International Atomic Energy Agency called Tuesday for the establishment of a security zone around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russia and the site of recent shelling. "The current situation is untenable," the UN atomic watchdog said in a report after it sent a team to the plant...
  • In Iraq, little people football team dreams big

    Twice a week, a small football pitch in Iraq offers the 25-member national squad of little people a chance to fulfill dreams and tackle prejudice.
  • Cash-strapped Lebanon names team for International Monetary Fund talks

    The team -- Deputy Prime Minister Saade Chami, Finance Minister Youssef Khalil, Economy Minister Amin Salam and central bank governor Riad Salameh -- would be backed by experts. Lebanon hopes the talks with the IMF will help unlock billions of dollars in financial aid.
  • Afghan girls robotics team design their future in Qatar

    The girls evacuated to Qatar were placed in one of three institutions depending on their needs with full scholarships granted by Doha.
  • Knight Frank strengthens UAE team

    The company hires two members for Industrial and Logistics.