Saudi Gazette report MONDAY — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) signed a development loan agreement worth $100 million to fund the Rogun Hydropower Project in Tajikistan. The agreement was signed by SFD CEO Sultan Al-Marshad and Tajikistan’s Finance Minister Kahhorzoda Fayziddin Sattor in the presence of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador …
Read More »Al-Khateeb: Expo 2030 site designs completed under supervision of Crown Prince
Saudi Gazette report DUBAI — Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb said that the designs for the Expo 2030 site in Riyadh have been completed under the full supervision of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. Addressing a session titled “Investing in Sustainable Tourism” at the Saudi Green …
Read More »Path-breaking new trends pose challenges for car insurance companies
Each day brings along with it new and dynamic changes across varied industries of the world. A special mention goes to the auto industry, specifically the car insurance realm worldwide. This industry has been on a constant growth pedestal and has seen some of the most significant changes so far. …
Read More »YouTuber Trevor Jacob jailed after crashing plane for views
WASHINGTON — A YouTuber has been jailed for six months for deliberately crashing his plane for views, and then lying about it to US investigators. Trevor Jacob, 30, posted the video of the plane crash in December 2021, implying it was an accident. He ejected from the plane — selfie …
Read More »Saudi Arabia participates in Space Agencies Leaders’ Summit at COP28
Saudi Gazette report DUBAI — The CEO of the Saudi Space Agency (SSA), Dr. Mohammed Al-Tamimi, chaired Saudi Arabia’s delegation in the Space Agencies Leaders’ Summit held in Dubai as part of the COP28 conference. The summit shed light on the importance of increasing awareness regarding climate change, and the …
Read More »WHO board to hold emergency meeting on Gaza health situation
Qatar is current chair of the 34-member board 15 countries request UN health agency board meeting Palestinian envoy seeks improved medical access to Gaza The World Health Organisation’s executive board will hold an emergency session on Dec. 10 to discuss the health crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, with …
Read More »Price spikes, political woes hit millions in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Daily-wage laborer Asif Maseeh wakes up each day wondering how he will feed his family of seven. “We just pray to God that we’ll find a way to eat tomorrow,” Maseeh told the BBC. The 45-year-old is among an estimated 700,000 workers who have lost their jobs in …
Read More »Al-Rumayyan: Aramco will be among largest investors in blue hydrogen
Saudi Gazette report DUBAI — Governor of Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Chairman of Saudi Aramco Yasir Al-Rumayyan said that Saudi Aramco will be one among the largest investors in the production of blue hydrogen, which reduces carbon emissions. “Carbon sequestration is also one of the methods that helps …
Read More »Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them
“People are pleading for advice on where to find safety,” UNWRA official says Israel ordered Palestinians to leave parts of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday even as its bombs rained down on areas where it had told them to go.Israeli troops and tanks also pressed …
Read More »Five bodies found in wreck of US military aircraft near Japan
WASHINGTON — American and Japanese search teams have found five bodies in the wreckage of a US military aircraft that crashed near Yakushima island last week. The aircraft, a CV-22 Osprey hybrid plane, was carrying eight people when it crashed last week. Only one had previously been found. Two of …
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