Festival for Asian communities dazzles audiences in Jeddah

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

Project Masam clears 670 Houthi mines in Yemen

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

UAE launches program to make agricultural advisory services more efficient

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

Lebanon marks four years since port blast as war fears loom

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

Instagram blocked in Turkiye for third day

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