Royal Institute for Traditional Arts launches training on Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art    Nearly 2 million worshippers prayed in Rawdah at Prophet's Mosque during Hajj 1446    Saudi Arabia expands tech talent schools to five regions for 2025    Aubameyang exits Al Qadsiah as club turns to youth with Retegui signing    France withdraws troops from Senegal, ending military presence in West Africa    Germany's Merz and UK's Starmer sign 'first of its kind' defense and migration treaty    Norway leads Europe's best airports list    Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect    Main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival completely destroyed by fire    Sports vehicles can have now short number plates    Saudi Arabia draw Iraq and Indonesia in 2026 World Cup Asian play-off group    Saudi conjoined twins Yara and Lara successfully separated in 12.5-hour surgery    Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease    'Art of the Kingdom' exhibition to open in Beijing's National Museum on July 30    Saudi minister holds strategic AI and tech talks with French institutions in Paris    ASICS and Saudi Sports for All launch startup pitch to boost sports innovation in Saudi Arabia    Youth-led Saudi businesses exceed 474K    Scientists recover proteins from a 24 million-year-old rhino fossil    Jorge Jesus returns to Saudi Arabia as Al Nassr head coach on one-year deal    Jannik Sinner beats Carlos Alcaraz to win his maiden Wimbledon title    Sholay: Bollywood epic roars back to big screen after 50 years with new ending    Ministry launches online booking for slaughterhouses on eve of Eid Al-Adha    Shah Rukh Khan makes Met Gala debut in Sabyasachi    Pakistani star's Bollywood return excites fans and riles far right    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    

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Syrian forces leave Sweida after ceasefire with Druze militias goes into effect
Syrian forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida on Thursday following days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority. While the truce between armed groups and government forces appeared to be largely holding, state (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
France withdraws troops from Senegal, ending military presence in West Africa
The French military completed its withdrawal from Senegal on Thursday, the last West African country with a permanent troop presence, amid Paris' waning regional influence. France has faced opposition from leaders of some of its former colonies in (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Germany's Merz and UK's Starmer sign 'first of its kind' defense and migration treaty
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed on Thursday a treaty targeting smuggling gangs, boosting defence exports, and reinforcing UK-Germany trade ties. "This is a historic day for German-British (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Norway leads Europe's best airports list
As millions of Europeans set off on their summer travels, new data reveals which airports are most likely to deliver a smooth journey – and which ones might test your patience. AirHelp, a passenger rights organisation, has just released its annual (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival completely destroyed by fire
The first festivalgoers have been arriving at Dreamville, Tomorrowland's official camping site, just hours after a fire destroyed the event's main stage, its crown jewel, on Wednesday evening. As widespread speculation spreads about the electronic (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies in paragliding crash in Italy
Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding crash along Italy's eastern coast, according to officials. He was 56. Italian (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Israel leveling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions
Israel has demolished thousands of buildings across Gaza since it withdrew from a ceasefire with Hamas in March, with entire towns and suburbs — once home to tens of thousands of people — levelled in the past few weeks. Satellite images show massive (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rains hit South Korea
Four people have died and more than 1,300 evacuated as torrential rain pounds South Korea, with authorities warning that the unseasonal deluge will continue. Among those killed were two men in their 80s. Authorities believe one of them was trying to (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
British spies and SAS named in Afghan data breach
The identities of more than 100 British officials, including members of the special forces and MI6, were compromised in a data breach that also put thousands of Afghans at risk of reprisal, it can be reported. The latest fallout from the breach was (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Saudi FM tells Rubio Israel must halt attacks on Syria
RIYADH — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Thursday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which he strongly condemned Israel's repeated attacks on Syrian territory and its interference in Syria's (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Aubameyang exits Al Qadsiah as club turns to youth with Retegui signing
ALKHOBAR — In a move that has stirred debate among fans, Al Qadsiah has officially parted ways with star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang despite the Gabonese forward still having one year remaining on his contract. The 35-year-old said farewell to (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Royal Institute for Traditional Arts launches training on Al-Qatt Al-Asiri art
ASIR — The Royal Institute for Traditional Arts (Wirrth), in collaboration with Soudah Development, has announced the opening of registration for a specialized training program on the traditional Saudi art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, to be held from July (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Saudi Arabia expands tech talent schools to five regions for 2025
RIYADH — The Ministry of Education, in partnership with Tuwaiq Academy, has announced the launch of five new tech talent schools across key educational regions — Riyadh, Madinah, Eastern Province, Qassim, and Jeddah — beginning in the 1447 academic (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Nearly 2 million worshippers prayed in Rawdah at Prophet's Mosque during Hajj 1446
MADINAH — The General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque announced that 1,958,076 worshippers prayed in the Rawdah at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah during the 1446 Hajj season. The figure includes (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
ZATCA foils attempt to smuggle 310,000 Captagon pills through Jeddah port
JEDDAH — The Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 310,000 Captagon pills, a form of amphetamine, into Saudi Arabia through Jeddah Islamic Port. ZATCA spokesperson Hamoud Al-Harbi said the illicit pills were (...)

18 - 07 - 2025
Sports vehicles can have now short number plates
RIYADH — The General Department of Traffic has launched an online service to issue short front number plates for sports vehicles having specific technical manufacturing specifications. This service was introduced in line with the Ministry of (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
US says 'specific steps' agreed to end Syria violence after Israeli strikes hit Damascus
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said an agreement has been reached to end the violence in Syria following Israeli attacks on the country's capital. Israel's military struck the Syrian defence ministry in Damascus and government forces in (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
Samsung boss cleared of fraud by South Korea's top court
Samsung boss Lee Jae-yong has been cleared by South Korea's top court of fraud charges, concluding a years-long legal battle over his role in a 2015 merger deal. Lee, the grandson of Samsung's founder and the de facto head of the company since 2014, (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
Babies made using three people's DNA are born free of hereditary disease
Eight babies have been born in the UK using genetic material from three people to prevent devastating and often fatal conditions, doctors say. The method, pioneered by UK scientists, combines the egg and sperm from a mum and dad with a second egg (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
Monsoon rains kill 63 in Pakistan
Torrential rains in Pakistan's Punjab province have killed at least 63 people and injured 290 in the 24 hours since downpours started on Wednesday morning. Most of the victims were crushed by collapsing buildings, while the rest either drowned or (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
Syria leader vows to protect Druze after sectarian violence in Suweida
Syria's interim president has said it is his "priority" to protect the country's Druze citizens, after Israel vowed to destroy government forces it accused of attacking members of the religious minority in Suweida province. In his first televised (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
EU budget: Parliament revolts against Commission proposal
The European Parliament's members are deeply unsatisfied with the proposal for a seven-year budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) put forward by the European Commission on Wednesday and have threatened at the outset not to enter into (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
Egyptian man executed for brutal stabbing of Saudi professor in Dhahran
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Thursday carried out the execution of an Egyptian national convicted of the premeditated murder of a Saudi academic in Dhahran, the Ministry of Interior announced. The ministry confirmed that Mahmoud Al-Muntasir Ahmed (...)

17 - 07 - 2025
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