NEW YORK: Day two of the plenary sessions at the UN General Assembly are under way on Wednesday. Follow Arab News' live coverage below... ------- 14:00 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes an address on the sidelines at a United Against Nuclear Iran panel. He says the economic pressure US is putting on…
NEW YORK: Day two (Wednesday) of the plenary sessions at the UN General Assembly is now under way. Follow Arab News' live coverage below... ------- 14:40 - Iraq's president Bahram Salih takes to the podium to address the General Assembly audience. The Iraqi president says makes a thinly-veiled reference to Iran's malign activity in the Middle East…
NEW YORK: Climate change is making the world’s oceans warm, rise, lose oxygen and get more acidic at an ever-faster pace, while melting even more ice and snow, a grim international science assessment concludes.But that’s nothing compared to what Wednesday’s special United Nations-affiliated oceans and ice report says is coming if global warming doesn’t slow…
Come in, Moscow… Behind the scenes at Mission Control for the space launch of the UAE’s first astronaut Hazza Al-Mansoori MISSION CONTROL, Moscow: When the first Emirati astronaut launches into space today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, there will be a team behind him today at the RKA Mission Control Center, located in Korolyov…
Come in, Moscow… Behind the scenes at Mission Control for the space launch of the UAE’s first astronaut MISSION CONTROL, Moscow: When the first Emirati astronaut launches into space today from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, there will be a team behind him today at the RKA Mission Control Center, located in Korolyov near Moscow,…
LONDON: The UK branch of Thomas Cook’s bankruptcy has sent shockwaves throughout the global tourism industry. Sunday’s announcement came after the company’s top officials failed to reach a settlement with lenders to continue operating. Thomas Cook needed £200 million up front ($250 million) and an additional package of £900 million to pay off liabilities. The…
RIYADH: The General Authority for Zakat and Income Tax (GAZT) has urged Saudi companies and entities registered in the VAT with annual turnovers of taxable goods and services exceeding SR40 million ($10.5 million) to submit their tax returns through their accounts on its website www.gazt.gov.sa.GAZT said declarations for the month of August were due by…
World Food Programme, UN official highlight Saudi relief center’s humanitarian work NEW YORK: The general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, met today in New York with World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley.During the meeting, the two sides reviewed enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field…
World Food Programme, UN official highlight Saudi relief center’s humanitarian work NEW YORK: The general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, met today in New York with World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley.During the meeting, the two sides reviewed enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field…
‘Hello, is it me you’re looking for?’ Lionel Richie set to perform at Saudi's Winter at Tantora festival DUBAI: US pop legend Lionel Richie is set to perform at Saudi Arabia’s Winter at Tantora cultural festival in Al-Ula. The news was announced on Winter at Tantora’s Twitter page and fans of the “All Night Long”…
'Since the 60s' musical evening reflects the history of the Saudi song during National Day Season RIYADH: A “Since the 60s” musical performance was held during the Saudi National Day Season at the Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University Theater in Riyadh, under the guidance and support the chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, Mr. Turki bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Sheikh, which witnessed…
RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: A lioness is beaten with sticks while her cubs are dragged away — a Gazan zoo closed after a long campaign has reopened, with conditions seemingly as bad as ever.The Rafah Zoo in the southern Gaza Strip was known for its emaciated animals, with the owners saying they struggled to find enough…
Author: Tue, 2019-09-24 00:29 BAGHDAD: The sudden appearance of an apparently politically motivated advert for the 2022 Fifa World Copy is causing anger and concern in Iraq. Many fear that the poster, featuring an image of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, is an attempt by some Iraqi political forces to curry favor with Doha and…
World Cup banner in Fallujah sparks fears of Qatari interference in Iraqi elections BAGHDAD: The sudden appearance of an apparently politically motivated advert for the 2022 Fifa World Copy is causing anger and concern in Iraq. Many fear that the poster, featuring an image of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, is an attempt by some…
TOYOTA CITY: Six Nations champions Wales opened their Rugby World Cup campaign with a bonus-point 43-14 victory over Georgia in Toyota City on Monday. The victory not only sent out a signal of intent to main Pool D rivals Australia, who beat Fiji in their opener, but also dispelled any doubts there might have been of…
LONDON: Emergency flights brought 14,700 people back to the United Kingdom on Monday after the collapse of travel firm Thomas Cook, and around 135,300 more are expected to be returned over the next 13 days, Britain's aviation regulator said.The collapse of Thomas Cook in the early hours of Monday left hundreds of thousands of people…
LONDON: London transport authorities have given ride-hailing firm Uber a two-month license with new safety conditions as it continues to scrutinize the company. Transport for London said Tuesday it issued the license to Uber firm as the U.S. tech company's 15-month license was set to expire. The authority said that over the next two months…
LONDON: London transport authorities have given ride-hailing firm Uber a two-month license with new safety conditions as it continues to scrutinize the company. Transport for London said Tuesday it issued the license to Uber firm as the U.S. tech company's 15-month license was set to expire. The authority said that over the next two months…
DETROIT: Nissan is recalling 1.3 million vehicles mainly in the US and Canada to fix a problem with the backup camera displays.The recall covers the 2018 and 2019 Nissan Altima, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Versa Note and Versa Sedan. Also included are the Infiniti Q50, Q60,…
One dead, several injured in 5.8 magnitude quake near Jhelum, Pakistan — government official ISLAMABAD: A 5.8 magnitude quake shook northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one and injuring several, according to a government official on local television.“There are reports of damages, that is all I know for now. I can confirm that there was one…
