RAFHA: A spectacular celestial event occurred over Saudi Arabia’s northern skies on Saturday night, with the moon and Venus in conjunction, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday. Known as a conjunction, the phenomenon in the sky after sunset in the Northern Border region was visible to the naked eye, with the moon and the…
TEHRAN: Iran’s Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad landed on Kharg island, the oil ministry’s news website Shana reported on Sunday, amid concerns that Israel could target Iran’s largest oil terminal there.An Israeli military spokesman said on Saturday that Israel would retaliate, following last week’s missile attack by Tehran, “when the time is right.”Following Iran’s attack, Axios…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Friday advised Israel against striking Iran’s oil facilities, saying he was trying to rally the world to avoid the escalating prospect of all-out war in the Middle East.But his predecessor Donald Trump, currently campaigning for another term in power, went so far as to suggest Israel should “hit” the…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s official reserve assets reached SR1.76 trillion ($469.83 billion) in August, the highest in 21 months and a 10 percent increase year-on-year, according to recent data. Figures released by the Saudi Central Bank, known as SAMA, show these holdings include monetary gold, special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund’s reserve position, and foreign…
TULKARM: The ruins of a coffee shop in the West Bank city of Tulkarm show the force of the airstrike on Thursday night that killed a senior local commander of the militant group Hamas — and at least 17 others.The strike in Tulkarm’s Noor Shams refugee camp, one of the most densely populated in the…
Doha: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by a joint delegation from the Central Bank of Oman and the Ministry of Finance, participated in the joint meeting of the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held today in Doha,…
DUBAI: Three-time NBA’s Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic has described the formation of Dubai Basketball and its inclusion in the Adriatic Basketball Association League as a “great thing” for the sport in the Emirates. Founded in 2023 by the UAE’s Abdulla Saeed Al Naboodah, Dubai Basketball is a newly established professional basketball franchise that is…
RIYADH: Volunteers from the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief have provided training for earthquake victims in Hatay province, Turkiye, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The third and fourth volunteer training programs were for members of the Syria and Turkiye communities. The training for 91 people took place between Sept. 29 and Oct. 4, with…
BEIRUT: A source within the Palestinian security services told AFP that an air raid on the refugee camp of Tulkarm, killing 18 people, was the deadliest in the occupied West Bank since 2000.The Israeli military said its strike in the northern West Bank killed Hamas leader Zahi Yaser Abd Al-Razeq Oufi, who it accused of…
RIYADH: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian received on Wednesday in the Qatari capital Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Press Agency said. The pair discussed the latest regional and international developments. Senior Saudi and Iranian officials attended the meeting.
