RIYADH: Team Everlast, consisting of three female dancers, has qualified for the finals of the K-Pop World Festival after performing at the Warehouse in Jax district on Saturday. The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, in collaboration with the Saudi Entertainment Academy, hosted the first finals of the festival. “I think this is a very … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul Composite Index closed the first trading day of the week on Sunday, down 291.41 points, or 2.42%, at 11,754.37. The total trading volume of the benchmark index was 6.45 billion riyals ($1.72 billion), with 10 stocks rising and 223 falling. The Kingdom's parallel market, Nomu, closed at 26,128.86, down 480.44 points … Read more
RIYADH: Project Masam members in Saudi Arabia cleared 670 explosive devices in various parts of Yemen last week. The latest report said the total included five anti-personnel mines, 47 anti-tank mines, 570 unexploded ordnance and 21 explosive devices. The initiative’s managing director, Usama al-Gosaibi, said a total of 453,968 mines had been cleared since it … Read more
Dubai: The UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has announced new initiatives to improve the efficiency of agricultural advisory services, state news agency WAM reported on Sunday. The programme is part of the UAE’s broader efforts to expand agricultural production and strengthen national food security. It aims to increase productivity by improving the technical … Read more
RIYADH: A Saudi makeup artist with a flair for glamour is using her social media presence to inspire men and women in the region. Ali Majed has nearly 600,000 followers on TikTok and has been an ambassador for French beauty retailer Sephora since 2022. Although he has ties to some of the industry's biggest names, … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Tadawul Composite Index closed the first trading day of the week on Sunday, down 291.41 points, or 2.42%, at 11,754.37. The total trading volume of the benchmark index was 6.45 billion riyals ($1.72 billion), with 10 stocks rising and 223 falling. The Kingdom's parallel market, Nomu, closed at 26,128.86, down 480.44 points … Read more
BEIRUT: Urgent calls for foreigners to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday, while France warned of a “highly volatile” situation as Iran and its allies prepared to respond to the killings of high-profile figures blamed on Israel.Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, which has exchanged fire with Israeli forces almost daily since the Gaza war began in October, said … Read more
Tel Aviv: Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Sunday morning killed 18 people, including four who were hiding in a tent camp for Palestinian settlers inside a hospital complex. A stabbing attack by Palestinians killed two people outside Tel Aviv.Tensions have been high since the nearly 10-month war in Gaza, with two senior militants … Read more
Why Social Media Sites Failed to Evade Censorship and Suppress Hate Speech and Disinformation During the Gaza War LONDON: Tech giant Meta has announced it will begin removing social media posts that use the term “Zionist” in the context of Jews and Israelis, as part of an effort to curb anti-Semitism on its platform. The … Read more
Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters gathered in a central Dhaka square on Sunday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following a brutal police crackdown, with many of the protesters wielding sticks.Asif Mahmood, one of the leading protest leaders in the nationwide civil disobedience campaign, urged his supporters to prepare for a fight.“Prepare your … Read more
