Oil prices rose more than 1% today, spurred by concerns of Hurricane Francine impacting output in the US, the world’s biggest crude producer, though worries of lower demand capped gains.
Brent crude futures for November were up $1, or 1.4% at $71.61 …
The Ministry of Culture is set to launch Saudi Cultural Week in Greece, taking place from September 27 to October 1, 2024, at the historic Zappeion Hall in Athens. This landmark event will offer visitors an immersive experience of the diverse cultural…
JERICHO – Ma’an – Today in Jericho, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Jericho Mayor Abdul Karim Sidr, and local farmers launched the ‘Qualitative Technologies for Agricultural Development’ (Qatara) project by signing 20 n…
The torch for the third edition of the Saudi Games 2024 arrived in NEOM on Tuesday, as part of its promotional tour for the largest national sports event in the Kingdom. The event will be held in Riyadh from October 3 to October 17.
Amid great enthu…
Engineer Saeed Al-Hasiki, a researcher at King Abdulaziz University, has developed an innovation to mitigate extreme heat in Jeddah’s urban areas, winning the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) award.
His findings focus on the interacti…
The Federal Police arrested a young man who stabbed his father to death, due to family disputes, south of Baghdad.
The Federal Police explained in a statement: “A drunk young man committed a heinous crime, stabbing his father (9) times with a knife, …
In a globally groundbreaking achievement, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) successfully performed the world’s first fully robotic heart transplant on a 16-year-old patient suffering from end-stage heart failure.
This pi…
Manama, Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulaziz Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Government Hospitals, chaired the board’s fourth periodic meeting for 2024.
Shaikh Hisham welcomed the members and emphasised the government’s continued focus on ad…
Manama:The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking from Oman participated in the 7th Government Forum on Combating Trafficking in Persons, held in Manama, Bahrain.
According to Oman News Agency, the forum brought together various entities and…
Baku:South A’Sharqiyah Specialized teams from the Environment Department in South A’Sharqiyah Governorate conducted a campaign in September 2026, rescuing 201 adult turtles that had strayed from their natural habitat. The teams also returned 57,744 tu…
El Jadida:Represented by the Royal Cavalry, the Royal Court Affairs is participating in the 17th edition of the El Jadida Horse Show. This event is being held at the Mohammed VI Exhibition Centre in El Jadida, Morocco, from October 13 to 18, 2026, und…
Tokyo:The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Japan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, hosted the Omani-Japanese Food Sector Investment Forum. The forum was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen economic…
Baku:The Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies concluded the Ministry of Defence Research Paper Competition for the year 2025/2026 in its second edition. The event took place under the auspices of Dr. Khamis Saif Al Jabri, Minister of Economy, wit…
