Middle East

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Abdullah Al-Dawood, managing director of the Qiddiya Investment Company, announced that the Qiddiya City is anticipated to create 325,000 jobs and attract 48 million visitors annually. He made the remarks while addressing a dialogue session titled “Accelerated Progress in the Saudi Labor Market” at the …

HONG KONG — “There is no ‘red line’,” in Hong Kong any more, says a 30-something humanities professor in the city. “If they want to come after you, everything can be used as an excuse.” He did not wish to reveal his name because of the repercussions that could follow. …

LONDON — Forced to leave her home and job, Budhini Manjhiyain, a tribal woman from the Indian state of Jharkhand, spent her entire life in exile. Manjhiyain, who died last month, was just 15 when she was ostracized by her tribe — the Santhals — for garlanding India’s first …

MIAMI — A Florida school board is demanding the resignation of one of its members, whose husband, the Republican Party state chairman, is being investigated for sexual assault. The Sarasota County School Board voted 4-1 for a resolution requesting that Bridget Ziegler step down. Her husband, Christian Ziegler, is facing …

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza in its war with Hamas since October 7 have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs,” according to a new US intelligence assessment. The assessment, compiled by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and …

TEL AVIV — Israel has canceled a planned trip to Qatar by the head of its foreign intelligence service to restart talks on a possible second hostage release deal, a source familiar with the negotiations confirmed to CNN. Mossad director David Barnea will not travel to the Qatari capital Doha, …

NEOM — NEOM announced on Sunday the launch of ‘Topian’, the NEOM Food Company, with the aim of redefining food production, distribution, and consumption through the creation of sustainable and innovative food solutions across 5 vertical pillars. NEOM stated that the 5 vertical pillars are: climate-proof agriculture; regenerative aquaculture; novel …

Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — A Somali woman was arrested in Jeddah for running kindergartens illegally in Al-Nahda and Al-Yaqout neighborhoods. The kindergartens were shut down and electricity supply was disconnected to the facilities. It was revealed in investigations that the Somali national had violated several regulations. The police department is …

Israel was facing mounting international pressure Wednesday over its war in Gaza, with even key backer the United States criticising the “indiscriminate” bombing.Now in its third month, the war has left Gaza in ruins, killing more than 18,600 people, mostly women and children, according to the latest toll from the …

DUBAI — Once the gavel came down in Dubai, the warm words flowed — but will it really have an impact on climate change? The agreement reached in this glitzy metropolis for the first time nails the role of fossil fuel emissions in driving up temperatures and outlines a future …