- Forecasters warn of further extreme weather to come, urge residents to be cautious and avoid particularly risky areas
- UN Population Fund distributes aid to thousands of people, says many more are in desperate need of help but the ‘challenges are enormous’
- EU on Wednesday condemned Smotrich’s remarks, noting that the “deliberate starvation of civilians is a war crime”
- David Lammy, Britain’s new foreign secretary, said “there can be no justification for Minister Smotrich’s remarks”
- Kingdom aims to become top ‘industrial power,’ says deputy minister
- Focus on solutions for industry, energy, mining and logistics services
- The Houthis did not immediately claim the assaults, though they follow a monthslong campaign by the rebels targeting shipping through the Red Sea corridor
- US popstar had planned concerts in Vienna on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All three were canceled late Wednesday over security concerns
- Since the beginning of 2024, the Kingdom has seen startups from various sectors initiate their expansion plans
- Under the constitution, investment in media is reserved for Filipinos or Filipino-controlled entities
- The case sprang from the 2015 investment from the US-based Omidyar Network
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Stargazing at Hisma desert
Located 90 km west of Tabuk city in northwest Saudi Arabia, the desert of Hikma is fast becoming a center of “astro-tourism.” Hisma’s distance from high artificial light pollution makes it an ideal spot for observing stars, galaxies, passing meteors, and falling comets at night time, says Majed Abu Zahra, president of the Jeddah Astronomical Society.
Standing stone circles of AlUla
A study that examined 431 standing stone circles at various sites in Harrat Uwayrid in AlUla concludes that people living in that part of Saudi Arabia’s northwest during the Neolithic era, or the later part of the Stone Age, were not merely simple pastoralists but had distinctive architecture, domesticated animals, jewelry, and diverse tools.
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- Saif Alblooshi (40 kg) claimed silver, while Ali Mohamed Alnajar (40 kg) and Aisha Alhammadi (62 kg) won bronze
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