DUBAI: For quite some time now, experts have been warning that water scarcity is a potential cause for conflict and migration as it increasingly threatens people, livelihoods and businesses worldwide. Now, a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) says 12 of the 17 most water-stressed countries in the world are located in the Middle…
DUBAI: For quite some time now, experts have been warning that water scarcity is a potential cause for conflict and migration as it increasingly threatens people, livelihoods and businesses worldwide. Now, a report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) says 12 of the 17 most water-stressed countries in the world are located in the Middle…
Trump says Egypt ‘very important’ to Middle East peace process during El-Sisi G7 meeting LONDON: US President Donald Trump praised his Egyptian counterpart on Monday and said he was a “very important” figure in the US Middle East peace plan. The comments came a day after the Palestinian Authority condemned the US State Department for removing…
QIDDIYA: Saudi Arabia’s first theme park will feature a record-breaking roller coaster inspired by the Arabian falcon that will be the longest, tallest and fastest in the world. The Falcon’s Flight ride will be one of the 28 attractions spread over six themed “lands” on a 32-hectare site at Qiddiya, 40km west of Riyadh. Construction…
TAIF: Visitors to the Taif Season of activities are being given an education on the history of the ancient incense trade route. The Taif region is famous for its rich heritage and important strategic location on the old incense road traveled by caravans of merchants carrying spices and luxury goods from Amman to Taif through…
RIYADH: The Misk Art Institute of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Foundation is shedding light on Asiri arts in a contemporary way, explaining details of Al-Khatwa art for visitors, via interactive scenes documenting Al-Khatwa through drawing.The institute’s Al-Khatwa exhibition coincides with Al-Soudah Season to promote national arts.Al-Khatwa is a traditional way to…
JEDDAH: Two more drones launched by Houthi "terrorists" from Sanaa toward Saudi Arabia were shot down early Monday, the ninth hit in a span of 24 hours, Coalition forces supporting Yemen's legitimate government said . In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al-Maliki said the two drones were…
AL-SOUDAH: Asir province has the potential to become a hotspot for international tourism, according to bloggers who were impressed by the events and activities on offer at Al-Soudah Season. Joshua Van Alstine, who shot to fame in Saudi Arabia with his YouTube videos, said the public and private sector were taking advantage of the area’s…
AL-SOUDAH: Asir province has the potential to become a hotspot for international tourism, according to bloggers who were impressed by the events and activities on offer at Al-Soudah Season. Joshua Van Alstine, who shot to fame in Saudi Arabia with his YouTube videos, said the public and private sector were taking advantage of the area’s…
NEW YORK: During a break in practice two days before opening his US Open title defense, Novak Djokovic pulled off his blue shoe and white sock so a trainer could look at his right foot. Did it again a little while later. And then, toward the end of Saturday’s training session in Louis Armstrong Stadium with…
NEW YORK: During a break in practice two days before opening his US Open title defense, Novak Djokovic pulled off his blue shoe and white sock so a trainer could look at his right foot. Did it again a little while later. And then, toward the end of Saturday’s training session in Louis Armstrong Stadium with…
NEW YORK: During a break in practice two days before opening his US Open title defense, Novak Djokovic pulled off his blue shoe and white sock so a trainer could look at his right foot. Did it again a little while later. And then, toward the end of Saturday’s training session in Louis Armstrong Stadium with…
S. African rare earth mine hopes for boost from US-China feud CAPE TOWN: It’s old, doesn’t look like much and is located well out the way in an arid part of western South Africa.But the Steenkampskraal Mine may be about to become piping hot mining property thanks to some of the world’s highest-grade deposits of…
JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING: Global central bank chiefs know their job is to keep the economy out of the ditch. What became clear at the US Federal Reserve’s central banking conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, over the past couple of days is that not only do other people hold the wheel, some seem intent on steering…
VIENNA: It may sound like a strange thing to enshrine in a country’s constitution: The right to pay cash.But a debate on whether to do just that has entered Austria’s election campaign, shining a light on the country’s love of cold, hard currency.The Austrian People’s Party (OeVP) recently made the suggestion as part of its…
British airports to introduce 3D screening for carry-on bags /node/1545291/world Updated 5 sec ago August 25, 2019 11:22 British airports to introduce 3D screening for carry-on bags The screeners already are being used in trials at London’s Heathrow Airport and they will progressively be rolled out to other British airports by Dec. 1, 2022, the…
SEOUL: North Korea test-fired a new type of multiple rocket launch system late Saturday into the sea off its east coast, state media reported. It was the seventh test in a month, as negotiations to scrap the North’s nuclear arsenal flounder. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Sunday that the latest…
SEOUL: North Korea test-fired a new type of multiple rocket launch system late Saturday into the sea off its east coast, state media reported. It was the seventh test in a month, as negotiations to scrap the North’s nuclear arsenal flounder. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Sunday that the latest…
AL-KHAZER/IRAQ: Her tent is bare, she is unemployed and her family relies on food donations. But Nihaya Issa was forced to pick an Iraqi camp over the unlivable ruins of her native city Mosul. The northern city was freed from Daesh’s grip more than two years ago, but tens of thousands of Iraqis who fled Mosul…
BEIRUT: Anger erupted in Lebanon on Sunday after two Israeli drones crashed in south Beirut in a botched raid that was the most serious military escalation since 2006. The first device, thought to be a surveillance drone, fell to ground between residential buildings in the Mouawad area after children threw stones at it. Israel is…
