Heritage Commission launches archaeological study to uncover Riyadh’s ancient past
RIYADH, 3 September: Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has launched a study, the Al-Yamamah Archaeological Project, to expand research on Riyadh and its surrounding areas. From 2024 to 2028, the commission will explore and excavate parts of the capital and adjacent areas, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The aim is to enhance the national archaeological record, […]
Saudi reserves ban hunting to protect wildlife
RIYADH, 3 September: The Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed Royal Reserve Development Authority has banned hunting as a part of ongoing efforts to safeguard the Kingdom’s environment and wildlife, particularly species facing extinction. The authority oversees the Imam Abdulaziz bin Mohammed and King Khalid royal reserves, where the ban comes into force. The authority works to […]
Czech police finds 30 migrants in truck, one dead
Prague, Sep 3 (IANS) Czech Police found a truck carrying about 30 migrants on a highway, and one of them was dead. The police said on social media platform X on Monday that they stopped the truck on the D8 motorway near Veltrusy, north of Prague, after 8:00 p.m. (local time) and detained the migrants […]
Two rescued from stranded yacht off Australian coast
Sydney, Sep 3 (IANS) Two people were rescued on Tuesday from a yacht that was stranded off Australia’s east coast. Authorities on Tuesday morning successfully rescued two sailors who were aboard the Spirit of Mateship yacht when it started taking on water amid rough conditions off the coast of the state of New South Wales […]
Venezuela seeks arrest warrant for former opposition presidential candidate
Caracas, Sep 3 (IANS) Venezuela’s Attorney General’s Office sought an arrest warrant against former Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia for various charges, including conspiracy, usurpation of authority, and sabotage. The office posted on its Instagram account a letter addressed to the judge on Monday presiding over cases related to terrorism, detailing a series of […]
Pakistan: Individual with 36 passports arrested
Islamabad, Sep 3 (IANS) The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) of Pakistan announced that it has apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in human trafficking during an operation in the eastern Punjab province. According to the statement released on Monday, the suspect, who was also implicated in visa fraud, was found in possession of 36 Pakistani passports, […]
Israeli operations across West Bank kill 29 Palestinians since Aug 28
Ramallah, Sep 3 (IANS) Israel’s military operations across the West Bank starting from Wednesday have killed 29 Palestinians and wounded 121 others, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. The victims included 18 Palestinians in Jenin, four in Tubas, and four in Tulkarm, all located in northern West Bank, the Ramallah-based ministry said in a statement on […]
IDF at Philadelphi corridor a strategic necessity for Israel: Netanyahu
Tel Aviv, Sep 3 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that keeping the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stationed at the Philadelphi corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is a “strategic necessity” and imperative for Israel. In a statement late Monday, Netanyahu said that the 14 km strip of land is essential for Israel to […]
Biden says Harris has ‘ramrod’ backbone, moral compass of ‘saint’
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS) US President Joe Biden pitched Vice President Kamala Harris to American workers and unions at their first joint rally on Labor Day on Monday as someone with a “ramrod” backbone and the moral compass of a “saint”. Vice President Harris, in turn, was effusive in her praise of Biden calling him […]
Hamas says hostages will return in coffins if Israel continues military pressure
Gaza, Sep 3 (IANS) Hamas has warned Israel that its “insistence” on getting hostages released through military pressure “will result in them returning to their families in coffins”. “New instructions have been issued to the fighters charged with guarding the prisoners regarding how to deal with them if the Israeli army approaches the detention site,” […]
