Middle East

Saudi Gazette report BERLIN — Minister of Finance Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Minister of Economy and Planning Faisal Al-Ibrahim met with German Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner. This was on the sidelines of the Berlin Global Dialogue to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and explore ways of cooperation …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The Ministry of Tourism announced on Thursday that Saudi Arabia recorded a growth rate of 8.2 percent in inbound visitor spending, reaching around SR92.6 billion during the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. The Kingdom also posted a surplus in …

Saudi Gazette report DOHA — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the continuation of aggression and violations in the region hinders the movement of international trade and increases political tensions that threaten the flow of investments and economic cooperation between the countries of the region …

For various reasons, artificial intelligence (AI) in the medical sector is fast changing from a luxury to a need. Analyzing health data with conventional techniques becomes difficult given its rising bulk. More exact and faster medical decisions are made possible by AI’s fast and accurate processing of enormous volumes of …

WASHINGTON — The NASA team overseeing the iconic Voyager 2 spacecraft made the decision to power down one of its science instruments in an effort to conserve energy. The probe is currently soaring through space some 13 billion miles (20.9 billion kilometers) from Earth. Mission engineers sent a command to …

Five Palestinians were martyred early Thursday in an Israeli occupation’s airstrike targeting a home in Al-Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, according to medical sources.The sources added that Israeli occupation forces demolished residential buildings on street 8 in southern Gaza City. One Palestinian was martyred and several others were …

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump “resorted to crimes” in an effort to overturn his 2020 election defeat, prosecutors allege in a new court filing that argues the former president is not immune from charges. Special Counsel Jack Smith, the prosecutor appointed to lead the election interference case against Trump, submitted the …

WASHINGTON — The US Central Intelligence Agency has launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea. The organization posted messages on its social media accounts in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on Wednesday, instructing users how to contact it securely. This latest effort follows a campaign …

SINGAPORE — Subramaniam Iswaran, a senior cabinet minister in Singapore’s government, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a high-profile trial that has gripped the wealthy nation. Iswaran, 62, pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($311,882; £234,586) while in public office, as well as obstructing …

TOKYO — A US bomb buried at a Japanese airport exploded on Wednesday, causing a crater in a taxiway and the cancellation of more than 80 flights. The minor blast left a hole about seven meters (23 feet) wide but no casualties were reported and no aircraft were nearby at …