RIYADH — A total of 228 coaches and players of Saudi clubs arrived in Jeddah on Friday from the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo aboard a fourth special flight arranged for that purpose. The entourage will be part of domestic football competitions in the (...)
The inaugural elections for a new second parliamentary chamber in Egypt will be held on Aug. 11-12, election commissioner Lasheen Ibrahim said on Saturday.
Amendments made to Egypt's constitution last year provided for the creation of the Council of (...)
Egypt will hold elections for a second parliamentary chamber on Aug 11-12, election commissioner Lasheen Ibrahim told a televised press conference on Saturday, Reuters reported.
Members of the chamber, known as the Council of Senators, will be (...)
CAIRO/AMMAN — In a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia, many countries and organizations condemned the Iranian-backed Houthi militia for launching four drones laden with explosives toward Saudi Arabia on Friday.
The drones were, however, (...)
Humania has successfully closed over $100 million equity raise for its North Africa healthcare platform with investments coming from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Danish Sustainable Development Goals Investment Fund K/S managed by the (...)
Egypt has strongly condemned the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist militia's four booby-trapped drones launching, targeting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen forces have intercepted.
In a statement, (...)
Deputy Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Dr. Khalid Bin Muhammad Manzalawi and UN's Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres discussed ways to find out a solution to the Renaissance Dam crisis between Egypt, (...)
Comedy Jameel, a competition to support and inspire comedians in Saudi Arabia and beyond, was launched by Bab Rizq Jameel, an initiative of Community Jameel, in collaboration with Al Comedy Club.
The competition is open to performers of all levels (...)
Under the sponsorship of Sheikha Khawla Bint Ahmed Bin Khalifa Al-Suwaidi, wife of Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE national security advisor, Khawla Art & Cultural Foundation has recently launched an initiative that aims to build a reference (...)
Samsung Electronics Middle East and North Africa (MENA) announced that popular Egyptian star and TV personality Ahmed Helmy will be as the latest Samsung brand ambassador for the smartphones and wearables segment. Ahmed will represent the Galaxy S20 (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Council of Minister on Tuesday reviewed the preparations done by all relevant bodies and sectors to provide the best services to pilgrims for this year's Hajj. The Cabinet also reviewed the measures to be taken based on (...)
The Forbes Middle East has revealed its ranking of the Middle East's most powerful Arab family businesses for 2020, highlighting 100 of the largest family companies that have helped to shape the region.
• Saudi Arabian family businesses, dominated (...)
The region's top retailer LuLu Group has revealed that it's going ahead with its expansion plans despite the challenges faced due to COVID-19 pandemic across the world. The popular hypermarket chain will open 5 new hypermarkets this year in the (...)
While countries and cultures around the world may differ in many aspects, governments are united in their quest for economic growth.
As we gradually transition into a post-COVID-19 world, this will become even truer. Amid the resurgence of economic (...)
Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt agreed that Ethiopia will not start filling its giant Nile Dam without reaching an agreement between them, Reuters quoted Sudan's state news agency as saying Saturday.
The Egyptian presidency also said in a statement that (...)
Despite a continued upward trend in new COVID-19 infections, the Egyptian government on Saturday lifted many restrictions put in place against the coronavirus pandemic, reopening cafes, clubs, gyms and theaters after more than three months of (...)
Libyan militant Abdel-Rehim Al-Mesmari was executed on Saturday following his conviction of carrying out a deadly attack on security forces in Bahariya Oasis in 2017, a video statement by the Egyptian armed forces said.
The Western Desert attack (...)
New records for extreme lightning bursts, or ‘megaflashes', during 2019, have been made official, more than doubling the size and duration of the previous record flashes, the UN's weather agency, WMO, announced on Thursday.
Closing the windows and (...)
Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt agreed that Ethiopia will not start filling its giant Nile dam without reaching an agreement between them, Reuters quoted Sudan's state news agency as saying today.
The Egyptian presidency also said in a statement that (...)
MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab announced Thursday the six winners of the 13th edition of MIT Enterprise Forum's Arab Startup Competition. Among the winners was the Saudi platform Telp, winner of the fourth annual edition of MITEF Saudi Startup (...)
DHL Express recently added two new Boeing 767-300Fs to its MENA air fleet, marking a further step in the company's efforts to enhance its regional aviation network and improve its air capability to better support the region's logistical demands. The (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Cabinet on Tuesday reiterated the Kingdom's assertion that the security of the Arab Republic of Egypt is an integral part of the security Saudi Arabia and the entire Arab nation, and that the Kingdom stands by Egypt in (...)
JEDDAH — A leaked audio recording that reportedly captured a conversation between former Qatari prime minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim and the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claims that the Doha-based Al-Jazeera TV channel is controlled by the (...)
RIYADH — Arab and Islamic countries and organizations on Tuesday welcomed and endorsed Saudi Arabia's decision to allow a limited number of people from within the Kingdom to perform this year's Hajj in order to ensure their health and (...)
Arab Foreign Ministers held today an extraordinary virtual meeting under the chairmanship of Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi.
The meeting, which comes at a request from Egypt, discussed the developments of Renaissance (...)
