• Dubai ranked 1st in MEASA region and among the world’s top 22 cities in terms of wealthiest population centres in 2023 with over 68,500 HNWIs.• His Excellency Addullah bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member and UAE Minister of Economy, DIFC leadership and leading Family Businesses convene to mark DIFC Family Wealth Centre 1-year anniversary.•…
Title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt and long-time rivals Esperance of Tunisia will meet in the two-leg CAF Champions League final during May. Ahly overpowered TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo 3-0 in Cairo to win a semifinal by the same score on aggregate after a goalless first leg last Saturday. Esperance soaked up…
Saudi Arabia is emerging as a hotspot for international investment. Its latest hook? Sustainable hospitality. The Kingdom led the Middle East and Africa’s hotel-building activity in 2023, with 42,033 hotel rooms constructed. This accounted for 35.1 percent of the 119,505 built in the region over the year, according to data from hotel monitoring firm STR. …
The 48th Saudi relief plane for Palestinians in Gaza arrived on Friday at Al-Arish International Airport, Egypt. It was operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, in coordination with the Saudi Ministry of Defense. The plane carried shelter materials to be transported to the conflict-affected Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The provision…
Yemen’s Houthis said on Saturday their missiles hit the Andromeda Star oil tanker in the Red Sea, as they continue attacking commercial ships in the area in a show of support for Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza war. US Central Command confirmed that Iran-backed Houthis launched three anti-ship ballistic missiles into the Red Sea…
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with…
CAIRO: Hamas said it had received on Saturday Israel’s official response to its latest ceasefire proposal and will study it before submitting its reply, the group’s deputy Gaza chief said in a statement.“Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on…
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Investment of the Republic of Indonesia, to support the country in reducing plastic waste leakage into the oceans. The formal signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of The AVPN Global Conference 2024…
Riyadh Season will hold the first boxing event outside Saudi Arabia as Terence Crawford challenges Israil Madrimov for the WBA and WBO interim World Super-Welterweight title. The event will take place at Los Angeles’ BMO Stadium on Aug. 3, 2024, the Kingdom’s entertainment authority said on Wednesday. Turki Alalshikh, Chairman of the Board of Directors…
The Nanotechnology Association, supported by the Misk Foundation, is set to launch the Nanohub Program, aimed at inspiring and equipping the next generation for careers in the sector to help support a brighter future and a thriving economy. Nanohub, a nonprofit initiative, is structured in three phases to train Saudi graduates and entrepreneurs aged between…
