Saudi Arabia appointed chair of UN anti-crime network
BEIJING, 27 September: Saudi Arabia has been appointed the chair of the steering committee of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime’s Global Operational Network of Anti-Corruption Law Enforcement Authorities for the 2025-2027 period. The official who will represent the Kingdom on the GlobE Network is Nasser bin Ahmad Abaalkhail, who also serves as deputy […]
Christian Dior retrospective exhibition coming to Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season offering
LONDON, 27 September: A popular Christian Dior exhibition is coming to Saudi Arabia as part of this year’s Riyadh Season festivities, it was announced on Thursday. “Christian Dior: Desginer of Dreams,” which has captivated audiences at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, will run from Nov. 21 to April 2 next year at the Saudi […]
Saudi Arabia is investing millions to boost tourism, create jobs
LONDON, 27 September: Tourism Minister Ahmed Al-Khateeb says the Kingdom is allocating substantial funds to boost the industry and create jobs, especially for young people and females. Al-Khateeb made the comments during discussions on a joint report by the Ministry of Tourism and the World Travel & Tourism Council revealing the heavy toll the COVID-19 […]
Saudi crown prince announces the launch of Riyadh Non-Profit Foundation
RIYADH, 27 September: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of the “Riyadh Non-Profit Foundation” and the formation of its board of directors on Thursday. The foundation will be an independent institution and fall under the umbrella of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, Saudi Press Agency reported. It will be headed […]
Saudi pharma firms fined $180,000 over product shortages
RIYADH, 27 September: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority has imposed fines totaling SR678,400 ($180,000) on 24 pharmaceutical firms over failures to provide registered products in the local market. Violations cited by the SFDA included failure to report to the authority’s drug track and trace system, failure to notify the authority of likely shortages or […]
Five killed after hurricane John lashes Mexico
Mexico City, Sep 27 (IANS) At least five people were killed after Hurricane John lashed Mexico’s Guerrero state, the government said on Friday. “There are five deaths so far,” Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters at his usual daily press conference at the National Palace, Xinhua news agency reported. “There was not much […]
Two dead, four missing after oil service barge sinks in Venezuela lake
Caracas, Sep 27 (IANS) At least two people died and four others are missing after a service barge used in the maintenance of oil wells sank in Lake Maracaibo, in western Venezuela’s Zulia state. The state-run oil company Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) informed about the incident on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported. In a statement, […]
Uganda warns over 1 million people at risk from torrential rain
Kampala, Sep 27 (IANS) Uganda warned that more than one million people could be affected by ongoing torrential rain, which are likely to trigger landslides and flooding. On Thursday, Lilian Aber, minister of state for relief, disaster preparedness and refugees said in a disaster situation statement that the country is currently facing heavy rain, compounded […]
Japan’s ruling party to elect new leader
Tokyo, Sep 27 (IANS) Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) will elect a new leader on Friday to succeed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The race is expected to be fiercely contested, with none of the nine candidates assured of an outright majority in the first round of voting. The election will decide the next Prime […]
Iran rejects Blinken’s allegations of threats against former US officials as ‘baseless’
Tehran, Sep 27 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry dismissed claims by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Tehran poses a threat to former senior US government officials, including former President Donald Trump. Nasser Kanaani, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, characterised Blinken’s assertions as “ridiculous and completely baseless accusations” in a statement that underscored the ongoing […]
