Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would soon address a joint meeting of Congress amid heightened tensions with President Joe Biden over the Israeli leader’s handling of the war in Gaza. Delivering a keynote speech at the Israeli embassy’s annual Independence Day reception, Johnson, the top congressional…
Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was laid to rest on Thursday, concluding days of funeral rites attended by throngs of mourners after his death in a helicopter crash, state media reported.Hundreds of thousands marched in his home town Mashhad to bid farewell to Raisi ahead of his burial following processions in the cities of Tabriz, Qom,…
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan awarded the First-Class Medal of Independence to José Agüero Avila, Ambassador of the Republic of Paraguay to the UAE, on the occasion of the end of his tenure as ambassador to the country. The medal was conferred in appreciation of Avila’s efforts during his tenure which…
As suggested in animal research studies, PNC-27 is an engineered peptide with potential anti-cancer properties, suggested to eliminate cancer cells inside the organism. Attached to malignant cells, the PNC-27 peptide has been hypothesized to trigger cell necrosis, ultimately leading to the cells’ demise. Animal studies have suggested that this peptide may eliminate cancer cells by causing them…
Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb headed the Kingdom’s delegation at the UN World Tourism Organization’s 50th meeting of the regional committee for the Middle East, on Wednesday in Muscat. During his speech, the Saudi minister stressed the Kingdom’s openness to cooperate with member states to adopt joint regional tourism projects to attract international visitors to…
Prince Faisal bin Farhan, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister, conveyed the condolences of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to top Iranian officials in Tehran on Wednesday on the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions. Prince Mansour bin Muteb bin Abdulaziz, Adviser to King Salman and Minister of State, and Prince Faisal…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced that visit visa holders are not allowed to enter or stay in Makkah during May 23-June 21 as access to the city will be limited to Hajj visa holders. The ministry stressed that all types of visit visa are not a permit to perform Hajj, adding that violators will…
In keeping with the annual tradition, officials raised the lower part of the kiswa — the elaborately designed black cloth covering the Kaaba — in Makkah on Wednesday ahead of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. As approved by the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, the exposed part was…
Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it welcomed the “positive” decision taken by Norway, Spain, and Ireland to recognize a Palestinian state. The Kingdom said it appreciated this decision “which confirms the international consensus on the inherent right of the Palestinian people to self-determination,” in a foreign ministry statement. The kingdom also called on more countries to swiftly take…
The funeral ceremony for Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi, the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their companions who were killed in a helicopter crash, began in the city of Tabriz on Tuesday morning. According to Iran’s Mehr News Agency, the funeral ceremony is being held for Raeisi, Amir-Abdollahian, East Azarbaijan Governor Malek Rahmati, Tabriz’ Imam…
