Authorities bust drug smugglers across Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 30 july: Saudi authorities recently made several drug-related arrests and confiscations in operations throughout the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. Border Guard land patrols in Al-Dayer governorate, Jazan region, arrested seven Ethiopian and Yemeni citizens trying to smuggle 115 kg of qat. Land patrols in Jazan’s Al-Ardah governorate also thwarted the […]
Fashion designers set to sparkle in Saudi Heritage Revival contest
JEDDAH, 30 July: Designers from across the Kingdom are being invited to take part in the Reviving Saudi Heritage competition organized by the Saudi Fashion Commission. Under the theme “Saudi Architecture Through the Ages,” entrants will be tasked with creating unique and sustainable designs that celebrate the nation’s culture, the Saudi Press Agency reported on […]
New design facility to accelerate Saudi space missions
RIYADH, 30 July: The Saudi Space Agency inaugurated its new Concurrent Design Facility on Monday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. According to the agency’s website, the facility is designed to accelerate the planning and execution of space missions through the application of concurrent engineering and advanced simulation technologies. By streamlining the design process, the facility […]
KSrelief extends aid efforts in Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan
RIYADH, 30 July: The mobile medical clinics of the Saudi aid agency KSrelief continue to provide treatment services in the Abs district of Hajjah governorate in Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. According to the clinics’ weekly report, 167 patients visited the epidemic diseases clinic, emergency cases clinic, internal medicine clinic, reproductive health […]
Suspected case of bubonic plague reported in Mongolia
Ulan Bator, July 30 (IANS) A suspected bubonic plague case has been reported in the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai, according to local media on Tuesday. The individual from the Taishir soum (administrative subdivision) in the province has been recently hospitalised after consuming marmot meat, Xinhua news agency reported. In response, at least 13 people […]
Sharvari is ‘super stoked’ to start her ‘Alpha’ journey
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Sharvari has started shooting for the upcoming film ‘Alpha’, starring Alia Bhatt, and she is super stoked about it. Sharvari took to Instagram and shared a picture, where she is seen posing with the film’s clapboard and the director, Shiv Rawail. “It doesn’t get bigger than this! Super stoked to […]
Guns N’ Roses’ Slash pens heart-wrenching note on stepdaughter’s death at 25
Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) Guns N’ Roses legend Slash is experiencing profound heartache following the death of his stepdaughter, Lucy-Bleu Knight, at the age of 25. He shared a heart-wrenching tribute to his stepdaughter, whose untimely passing has left him with a “permanently fractured” heart, reports Mirror.co.uk. The 59-year-old guitarist took to Instagram to […]
Why Tusshar Kapoor prefers Mumbai local over fancy European trains
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actor Tusshar Kapoor has shared a throwback video from his European summer vacation, expressing how the Euro rail doesn’t compare to the ‘satisfaction of travelling in the gritty Mumbai local trains’. The 47-year-old actor took to his Instagram, where he has 855K followers, and posted a reel video of himself enjoying […]
Earth life-environment interactions dating back 500 million years studied
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Over the past 500-plus million years, the interactions between the Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, and life have created favourable conditions for early organisms. An interdisciplinary team of scientists has explored this co-evolutionary history in a perspective article published in the National Science Review. The team from Syracuse University, Oxford University, and […]
Govt health promotion initiatives gain support from professional bodies
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Union government’s health promotion initiatives gained support from professional bodies at a pivotal meeting chaired by Prof. (Dr) Atul Goel, Director General of Health Services (DGHS), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with representatives of 27 health organisations in India. The hybrid-mode meeting focussed on advancing the ministry’s initiatives […]
