The Zionist enemy forces arrested at dawn today, Wednesday, a Palestinian citizen and his wounded son from Jenin, amidst clashes, while the town of Jaba’ in south was stormed and two brothers were arrested.The Palestinian News Agency, Wafa, stated tha…
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Kuwait-based informatics award promotes tech boom – recipients
A Kuwait-based Informatics award is instrumental in pushing forward technology adoption plans and methods, the winners of the award agreed on Wednesday, hailing the initiative as an effort to accelerate a national digital drive. The award is a testame…
Typhoon (Mawar) hits American Guam Island in Pacific
Super Typhoon Mawar hit Guam as a Category 4 storm Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds and heavy rain, marking the strongest storm to hit the U.S. Pacific territory in decades.Mawar was passing through the Rota channel clipping the northern part…
Saudi Arabia and US Reaffirm Importance of Agreement on Short-Term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements in Sudan
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United States of America reaffirm the importance of the Agreement on a Short-Term Ceasefire and Humanitarian Arrangements in Sudan signed in Jeddah on May 20, 2023 by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support …
Registration for Challenge Jiu-jitsu Festival closes amid unprecedented turnout for participation
ABU DHABI, 24th May, 2023 (WAM) — The UAE Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) has announced the closure of registration for the highly anticipated Challenge Jiu-Jitsu Festival amid an overwhelming response from participants. With over 2,500 participants alr…
Kuwait ratchets up climate change fight in new UN collaborations
Kuwait’s environment authority is joining forces with a United Nations (UN) regional office over a trio of endeavors as part of the country’s commitment towards the UN’s climate change framework, the body said on Wednesday. Collectively, these endeavo…
300,000 websites registered in .ae in 2023: TDRA
DUBAI, 24th May, 2023 (WAM) — The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) has announced that more than 46,000 new domain names were registered in the UAE national domain .ae in 2022. This brings the total number of regist…
Al-Araji Chairs A Meeting To Discuss Ways To Combat Drugs
Today, Wednesday, the National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, chaired a meeting of the National Intelligence Council, in the presence of representatives of the security services and intelligence agencies.The Council discussed the issue of (combati…
OIC HOLDS AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING ON THE ATTACKS AGAINST AL-AQSA
On Wednesday, 24 May 2023, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold at its headquarters in Jeddah, at the invitation of the State of Palestine and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Extraordinary meeting of …
First Hajj Flight from Indonesia Arrives in Saudi Arabia under Makkah Route Initiative
The first Hajj flight part of the Makkah Route initiative arrived today from Jakarta, taking off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and landing at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah.The pilgrims were received by Indo…
TURKISH ANTI-MIGRANT PARTY BACKS ERDOGAN’S RIVAL IN PRESIDENTIAL RUNOFF
A hard-line, anti-migrant party on Wednesday threw its weight behind the opposition candidate who is running against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in this weekend’s runoff presidential race. Umit Ozdag, the leader of the far-right Victory Par…
Jeddah Islamic Port Marks a 25% Spike in April Container Throughput
Jeddah Islamic Port has notched a 25.07% hike in total container volume during April this year, handling around 465,348 TEUs compared to last year’s 372,064 TEUs, according to monthly data published by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani).In other relat…