Qassim governor meets Saudi commerce minister
BURAIDAH, 10 September: Qassim Governor Prince Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud met with Minister of Commerce Majid Al-Qasabi in Buraidah on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed the Saudi leadership’s interest in economic programs and projects that contribute to developing job opportunities in Qassim for Saudi men and women. They also noted the ministry’s efforts […]
Pakistan’s newly commissioned warship visits Saudi Arabia on maiden voyage
JEDDAH, 10 September: A newly commissioned Pakistani warship, PNS Hunain, visited Jeddah on its first international voyage and conducted a bilateral exercise with the Kingdom’s naval forces, Pakistan’s diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday. PNS Hunain, an Offshore Patrol Vessel, was commissioned into the Pakistan Navy in July this year during a ceremony […]
Saudi culture minister reviews King Fahd center expansion
RIYADH, 10 September: Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan inspected the second phase of the King Fahd Cultural Center’s development project in Riyadh, set to open in April 2025. The project involves renovating exhibition halls, theaters, offices and a restaurant, as well as developing the external area and green spaces, following […]
Saudi crown prince meets Russian foreign minister
RIYADH, 10 September: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday to discuss strengthening bilateral ties between Saudi Arabia and Russia. The meeting followed an earlier discussion between Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Lavrov, where they addressed a range of global and regional developments. Both […]
Saudi Arabia’s royal reserve wins top award at Abu Dhabi international exhibition
RIYADH, 10 September: The Imam Turki bin Abdullah Royal Reserve Development Authority has won a top award at the 21st Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition. The authority’s pavilion won the Best Display Platform Award in the Environmental and Cultural Heritage Conservation category on Sunday, according to the Saudi Press Agency. During the exhibition, […]
Flights delayed at three Moscow airports following drone attack
Moscow, Sep 10 (IANS) Flights were delayed at three major Moscow airports after a drone attack in the Moscow region on Tuesday, the state media reported. According to information on Vnukovo Airport’s online departure board, 30 outbound and 11 inbound flights were delayed, and two flights were cancelled at the airport, Xinhua news agency reported […]
Typhoon Yagi leaves 104 people dead, missing in Vietnam
Hanoi, Sep 10 (IANS) The death toll of super typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floods and landslides has climbed to 65 in Vietnam’s northern region as of Tuesday morning while 39 others remain missing, said the country’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It was reported that 752 people were injured, with Quang Ninh province […]
Seoul records season’s latest tropical night
Seoul, Sep 10 (IANS) Overnight temperatures in Seoul stayed above 25 degrees Celsius, marking the season’s latest tropical night since meteorological observation began, the state weather agency said on Tuesday. The lowest nighttime temperature overnight in the capital city was degrees Celsius at 6 a.m., another tropical night that refers to a phenomenon where temperatures […]
Massive wildfires rage in US: California National Guard to support firefighters
Los Angeles, Sep 10 (IANS) California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the activation of the California National Guard to assist nearly 2,000 firefighters in battling a massive wildfire in California’s San Bernardino County. The fast-moving wildfire dubbed the Line Fire has scorched at least 23,600 acres (about 95.5 square km) with only 3 per cent containment […]
Debris removal at crippled Fukushima power plant resumes
Tokyo, Sep 10 (IANS) The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant restarted the extraction of melted fuel debris on Tuesday after the initial operation was suspended over a procedure failure last month. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) on Tuesday morning resumed efforts to extract a small amount of melted fuel debris […]
