KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah is distinguished with deep scientific, professional and political experience that he has acquired from serving in multiple official posts for decades. His Highness the Prime Minister’s march was capped with a resolution by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on April 15,…
London: A campaigner for Nigel Farage, the Reform Party leader in the UK, has called for mosques to be “turned into Wetherspoons pubs,” The Times reported on Friday. The comments add to wider controversy over the behavior of Reform candidates and officials. An undercover reporter from Channel 4 filmed the canvasser, Andrew Parker, in Clacton,…
DUBAI: Yemen’s Houthi militant group on Friday claimed responsibility for attacking a Liberia-flagged vessel in the Red Sea that a maritime agency said had survived five missiles, while also saying they targeted three other vessels including two in the Mediterranean.The Iran-aligned Houthis say their attacks on shipping lanes are in solidarity with Palestinians in the…
RIYADH: A Saudi delegation concluded its participation in the 67th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, held in Vienna, Austria, from June 19 to 28. The committee meets annually in Vienna to discuss questions relating to current and future activities in space. This activity confirms Saudi Arabia’s commitment to…
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman found an extremely rare meteorite weighing (59.5 grams) as part of the efforts of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism in the field of documenting meteorites. A group of scientific studies that were carried out during the last period confirmed the rarity of this meteorite, which was found on February 5,…
Providence: India captain Rohit Sharma lavished praise on the gun spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel for the spectacle they produced in the semi-final of the ongoing T20 World Cup against England in Guyana. After Jos Buttler smacked away Arshdeep Singh for three boundaries in the third over, Axar Patel turned the tide on his…
PARIS: France is facing a bill of almost nine billion euros for hosting the Paris Olympics but top officials say the financial fallout could be more “psychological” than economic.Ahead of the July 26 opening of the Games, ministers and financial observers are juggling the figures to estimate the costs and benefits of the sporting spectacle.So…
Riyadh: In a significant leap for the global gaming industry, Riyadh is set to host the Esports World Cup, which promises new levels of competition and cultural exchange. Building on the success of previous events such as Gamers8, the new tournament aims to elevate esports to new heights. Arab News interviewed Ralf Reichert, CEO of…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s drug control authority arrested several people involved in smuggling and seized large quantities of drugs after operations in Asir and Jazan, the Saudi Press Agency reported Thursday. Border guards in Jazan arrested two Ethiopians for attempting to smuggle 43 kg of hashish and 3,420 grams of methamphetamine into the Kingdom. Authorities also…
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip: Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it. The nearly nine-month Israel-Hamas war has…
