RIYADH: At the weekend in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District, a rooftop event featuring dancing and music with Italian DJ Lehar at the forefront attracted a packed house. A handful of years ago, a scene like this was only a distant possibility in Saudi Arabia, but today MDLBeast and local creatives have left no stone … Read more
RIYADH: Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Natural Reserve Development Authority is participating at the co-current Saudi Green Initiative Gallery and UN Climate Change Conference — COP28 — in Dubai, today. The reserve will showcase its drone-based program, the biggest of its kind, in protecting biodiversity in Saudi Arabia, for being more effective and efficient in … Read more
ATHENS: “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Spanish-American philosopher’s George Santayana’s poignant quote is still relevant nearly a century after he wrote it as the list of full-blown and low-intensity conflicts worldwide grows longer every year. The unprecedented violence seen in the continuing war between Israel and Hamas has claimed the lives … Read more
GAZA STRIP/RAMALLAH: Swerving to avoid a crater left in the road by a strike, a donkey trots along the debris-strewn streets of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, then slows to navigate a narrow passageway cleared through the rubble of destroyed apartment blocks. With a dearth of fuel caused by Israel’s blockade of Gaza since the … Read more
JEDDAH: Addressing violations of human rights is top of the agenda for the 22nd regular session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission, which kicked off on Sunday and will continue for five days at the organization’s headquarters in Jeddah. The session is being held under the theme “Reforms for a … Read more
DUBAI: Despite donations to assist the people of embattled Gaza, there is a need for “more sustained humanitarian access” to Palestinians in need, according to Clare Dalton, head of delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the UAE. Appearing on the Arab News current-affairs show “Frankly Speaking,” shortly before a four-day humanitarian … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Co. has announced the Kingdom’s first Ritz-Carlton Residences, located in the heart of Diriyah, as part of a major milestone it is introducing for the Diriyah project, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. “This extraordinary living opportunity allows residents to immerse themselves in a thriving cultural scene and embrace a … Read more
RIYADH: Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the general supervisor of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, recently held talks in Egypt with Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency, to discuss the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip. KSrelief earlier launched Saudi Arabia’s first aid convoy from Egypt to Gaza, comprising 30 … Read more
LIBREVILLE: The UN’s World Food Programme on Tuesday warned lack of funds threatened to halt food and nutrition assistance for more than a million people in Chad — including newly arrived Sudanese refugees. The organization said funding constraints emanating from a range of other crises including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine meant its capacity … Read more
RIYADH: Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the adviser at the Royal Court and supervisor general of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, has reinforced the need for collective action to reduce global food insecurity and malnutrition. Al-Rabeeah was speaking at the Global Food Security Summit which was held in London and attended by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak; British … Read more
