Saudi Gazette report PARIS — The Saudi-French Ministerial Committee, which is overseeing the intergovernmental agreement signed on April 10, 2018, for cultural, heritage, tourism, and human development in AlUla, held its second meeting on Friday in Paris. Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan attended the meeting. During …
Read More »At least 15 rescue workers killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon
BEIRUT — An Israeli air strike on an emergency response center in north-eastern Lebanon on Thursday killed at least 15 rescue workers, officials say, in one of the deadliest attacks of its kind involving Lebanese emergency responders in the war. The strike in Douris, near the city of Baalbek, destroyed …
Read More »Abu Nuqtah Palace in Tabab joins UNESCO’s Best Tourism Villages list
Saudi Gazette report CARTAGENA, Colombia — The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has announced that the Abu Nuqtah Palace in the historic town of Tabab, located in the Asir region, has been included on the Best Tourism Villages of 2024 list. The announcement was made during a ceremony held …
Read More »North Korea’s Kim Jong-un pushes for speeding up mass production of exploding drones
SEOUL — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has called for accelerated mass production of exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said on Friday. Kim said the development of the weapons in the country was going well, and stressed the need to go into “full-scale mass production” as …
Read More »Saudi ministers meet UK’s defense secretary to strengthen bilateral ties
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman and Minister of the National Guard Prince Abdullah bin Bandar held separate meetings with the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Defense, John Healey, to discuss and enhance bilateral defense cooperation. In his meeting with Healey, …
Read More »South Africa’s Mia le Roux pulls out of Miss Universe pageant
JOHANNESBURG — Mia le Roux who was set to represent South Africa at the Miss Universe finals this weekend in Mexico has pulled out of the competition, organizers have announced, citing health concerns. The 28-year-old made history as the first-ever deaf woman to be crowned Miss South Africa in August, …
Read More »Mike Tyson slaps Jake Paul during final face-off
DALLAS — Mike Tyson slapped Jake Paul at a charged weigh-in for Friday’s controversial heavyweight fight in Texas. Novice boxer Paul, 27, will take on 58-year-old Tyson at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas. After both men had weighed in, Paul crawled across the floor before rising up to Tyson’s eyeline …
Read More »US hacker sentenced over Bitcoin heist worth billions
WASHINGTON — A hacker has been sentenced to five years in a US prison for laundering the proceeds of one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency thefts. Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty last year in the case involving the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange being hacked in 2016 and the theft of almost 120,000 …
Read More »UN climate talks ‘no longer fit for purpose’ say key experts
BAKU — The United Nations’ COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said. In a letter to the UN, senior figures say countries should not host the talks if …
Read More »WISH ’24 ends with Qatar in Mena first to join Novartis’ Cardio4cities initiative
Qatar is to adopt the Cardio4cities approach – a data-driven cardiovascular population health initiative – and become the regional hub for its expansion across the Middle East and North Africa, it was announced at the closing session of Qatar Foundation’s (QF) World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) 2024 yesterday.Cardio4cities, created …
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