MADINAH: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque is working hard to manage the current rainy conditions in Madinah. The team at Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah is prepared for rain and is fully mobilized, using both people and equipment to handle the situation. In response to the rainfall, the presidency has taken […]
AMMAN: The Ministry of Health confirmed Jordan’s first case of mpox in a non-Jordanian resident. The patient, a 33-year-old man, is being treated in isolation at Al Bashir Hospital in Amman and is in stable condition. The ministry will keep monitoring mpox and report any new cases, following the national plan and coordinating with relevant […]
RIYADH: A new study has found that cloud seeding has successfully increased rainfall and boosted the density of cumulus clouds in Makkah and the Holy Sites on Friday, according to reports. The research was carried out by the Regional Programme for Cloud Seeding, which also looked into weather conditions in the Taif Governorate. The goal […]
GAZA: Operation “Chivalrous Knight 3” has commenced the restoration and operation of damaged and destroyed water networks in northern Gaza. This initiative follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Gaza Municipality, as part of the UAE’s efforts to provide urgent humanitarian solutions and funding to restore the functionality of water wells and reservoirs […]
NEW YORK: Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, has announced the launch of a two-phase polio vaccination campaign in Gaza, set to begin on September 1. The campaign is a collaborative effort involving the Palestinian Ministry of Health, WHO, UNICEF, and the UN Relief and Works Agency for […]
The world’s most trusted English test IELTS now delivering faster results Dubai: Test takers in the Middle East and North Africa who take their IELTS test on a computer can now receive their results in 1-2 days. This includes the following countries: UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Occupied Palestinian […]
Tech advancements, thriving gaming communities, substantial government investments and a planned World Cup is transforming the Kingdom’s Esports and gaming sector, promising 39,000 jobs by 2030. Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: By 2030, Esports and gaming in Saudi Arabia could contribute US$13.3 billion (SAR 50 billion) to the Kingdom’s GDP and generate nearly 39,000 jobs […]
ABU DHABI: The UAE has condemned and denounced in the strongest terms the statements made by an Israeli minister on building a synagogue inside the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque, and reaffirmed the need for Israel to respect the historical and legal status of the city of Jerusalem. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), […]
Integration of WhatsApp in FedEx® Delivery Manager International makes last-mile delivery even easier Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Federal Express Corporation, the world’s largest express transportation company, has enhanced its FedEx® Delivery Manager International (FDMi) e-commerce solution with delivery notifications on WhatsApp, available in both English and Arabic, for package recipients in Saudi Arabia. FDMi is an […]
RIYADH: In a heartbreaking incident, Mohammad Shehzad Khan, a 27-year-old man from Telangana, lost his life due to dehydration in Saudi Arabia’s Rub’ al Khali desert. Shehzad, who had been working in Saudi Arabia for three years, was stranded in the vast Empty Quarter along with a Sudanese national. The pair found themselves in a […]
Maersk’s 25,000 sq. m. facility, with an investment of 250 million USD, is the largest single-site Logistics & Services facility in the Middle East Jeddah: A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and the General Ports Authority of Saudi Arabia ‘Mawani’ announced the opening of the largest Logistics Park for Maersk in the Middle East at Jeddah […]
