Maha’s trillion dollar chase: MITRA recommends monetising idle public assets, becoming AI capital
Mumbai, Aug 13 (IANS) The Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), established by the state government on the lines of NITI Aayog, in its roadmap to a one trillion dollar economy, has made a strong case for increasing investment to 37 per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) from the current rate of 25 […]
Premier League is ‘ours to lose’: Manchester City captain Kyle Walker
Manchester, Aug 13 (IANS) The 2024/25 Premier League season’s opening weekend is almost here and all eyes will be on defending champions Manchester City as the team will be hoping to extend their record breaking run which has seen them win four Premier League titles in a row. Despite competitors Arsenal looking even better than […]
King Salman, crown prince offer condolences to Emir of Kuwait on death of Sheikh Salem
RIYADH, 13 August: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday offered condolences to the Emir of Kuwait following the death Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, Saudi Press Agency reported. Sheikh Salem, who was 98, served as the sole Chief of the National Guard from its inception six decades ago to […]
Jeddah hospital performs robotic pancreatic surgery
RIYADH, 13 August: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Jeddah performed a pioneering fully robotic resection of a pancreatic head tumor on a patient in his 60s, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. This surgery demonstrates the center’s commitment to medical innovation and delivering the highest standards of patient care. The robot-assisted […]
Saudi crown prince congratulates South African president on re-election during call
RIYADH, 13 August: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called the South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the phone call, Prince Mohammed renewed his congratulations to Ramaphosa on his re-election as president. The crown prince had previously congratulated the president shortly after he was re-elected for a second time […]
Deputy minister for consular affairs receives Syrian ambassador to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, 13 August: Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef received Ambassador of Syria to the Kingdom Ayman Soussan in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed various topics of common interest, the Foreign Ministry reported on X. Meanwhile, the assistant secretary-general of the Arab League for international political affairs, Dr. Khaled Manzalawi, met […]
Canadian falcon farm joins Riyadh auction
RIYADH, 13 August: Canada’s John Lejeune Falcon Farm is taking part in the Saudi International Falcon Breeders Auction for the first time. The event is being hosted by the Saudi Falcons Club from Aug. 5-24 at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh. The Canadian farm’s owner, John Lejeune Jr., said that the auction’s global […]
Jeddah, Japan art museum attracts over 52,000 visitors
JEDDAH, 13 August: The “teamLab Borderless” museum, a collaboration between Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Japanese art collective teamLab, has attracted 52,500 visitors since its June 10 opening, with tickets sold out until Aug. 15. The museum reflects the ministry’s commitment to preserving the Kingdom’s heritage while embracing innovative global artistic and cultural expressions, […]
Islamic coalition fighting terrorism hosts Ethiopian officials in Riyadh
RIYADH, 13 August: Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al-Moghedi, the secretary-general of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, received Maj. Gen. Seid Tikuye, the Ethiopian military attache in Saudi Arabia, and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh on Monday. The delegation was briefed on the coalition’s key activities and its approach to combating terrorism, which focuses on four […]
Kanwar Marg: NGT forms high-powered joint panel to ascertain environmental damage
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered formation of a high-powered joint committee to ascertain the extent of environmental damage caused or may be caused on account of construction of the Kanwar Marg along the Upper Ganga canal in Uttar Pradesh. A Bench presided over by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava […]
