News – Middle East

MONROVIA — More than 40 people have died after a fuel tanker crashed and exploded in central Liberia, the country’s chief medical officer Francis Kateh has said. The tanker overturned along a road in Totota town, about 130km (80 miles) from the capital, Monrovia. It burst into flames soon after …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — The National eLearning Center (NeLC) has recently unveiled a comprehensive framework for integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into digital education throughout the Kingdom. This framework aims to establish a set of guidelines, standards, and best practices for implementing AI in all educational sectors, including general, higher, …

KYIV — A Panamanian-flagged cargo ship has been hit by a Russian mine in the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials say. Two of the ship’s crew were injured in Wednesday’s explosion, which caused the ship to lose speed and control. Ukraine says the vessel, the Vyssos, had been heading to one …

Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — The unemployment rate for the total population in Saudi Arabia reached 5.1 percent in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest figures released by the Saudi General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). This showed a decrease of 0.7 percent from the third quarter of 2022 …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday the discovery of large potential gold resources along a 100km stretch south of its existing Mansourah Massarah gold mine in Al Khurmah governorate in the Makkah region. Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) said that it had discovered multiple gold deposits, …

Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid Al Qasabi met with the heads of commercial chambers from all regions of the Kingdom to discuss their priorities for the year 2024, based on the competitive advantages of each region. During a workshop organized by the Ministry, Al Qasabi …

Highlighting investors’ confidence, Tameed Digital Lending Platform, offering shariah-compliant Government Purchase Orders Financing for SMEs in Saudi Arabia, has successfully closed a Series A funding round, amounting to SAR 56.75M (USD 15M), led by Alrumaih Investments. Tameed plans to use the Series A funding to accelerate growth and respond to …

RIYADH — The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has issued a press release announcing that it is seeking public consultation on draft amendments to the “key principles of governance in financial institutions under the control and supervision of the Saudi Central Bank”. SAMA invites stakeholders to provide suggestions and observations on …

WASHINGTON — The White House has approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m). The latest package includes air defense, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons, US officials say. But it marks the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks …

Okaz/Saudi Gazette JEDDAH — The Transport General Authority (TGA) will slap a fine amounting to SR5000 on any driver or designated company in the event of failure to comply with the regulation regarding the use of the national address. This was revealed by Saleh Al-Zuwayed, spokesman of the Transport General …