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DAMASCUS, Syria: The United Nations will push for a nationwide cease-fire in Syria even after bursts of fighting in the last rebel-held region have punctured a two-year truce there, killing hundreds,

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s newly-elected President Abdul Latif Rashid pledged Monday on taking office to throw his weight behind efforts to rapidly form a strong new government.“The Iraqi people expect a new

RIYADH: The Saudi Export-Import Bank has issued insurance policies, totaling $100 million so far this year, to support the Kingdom’s exports to South Africa, the lender’s CEO said. In an exclusive

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian utility firm ACWA Power is eyeing to invest $10 billion in renewables including green hydrogen in South Africa over the next five years, revealed its CEO. In an exclusive

RIYADH: Saudi real estate developer ROSHN has launched sales for the second phase of its first development SEDRA, located in Riyadh. The Public Investment Fund-owned company plans to build as many as

Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Abdulmohsen Majed bin Khothaila met Minister of Interior of the Republic of Gambia Seyaka Sonko at the mission’s headquarters on Friday in Geneva.

RIYADH: More than 200 students and 90 trainers participated in the World Robot Olympiad final qualifiers for 2022, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The three-day final qualifiers was

RIYADH: Saudi artist Basma Al-Nahdi picks up her brush dipped in vibrant colors to paint abstract shapes and designs on rocks for her small business on Instagram. But, the 42-year-old is a unique

LONDON: China’s ByteDance Ltd. is in talks with music labels for expanding its music-streaming service globally to compete with industry leaders such as Spotify Technology SA, the Wall Street Journal

RIYADH: Saudi Al Awali Real Estate Co. seeks to raise SR500 million ($133 million) by offering 20 percent of its shares on Nomu-Parallel Market, its CEO told Asharq Business. The Saudi real estate

DOHA: Qatar’s emir and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Ukraine crisis and its impact on energy markets during a meeting on the sidelines of a summit in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the

NEW DELHI: Indian wildlife authorities on Thursday caught a tiger blamed for killing 13 people over 10 months, an official said. Named “Conflict Tiger,” or “CT-1,” the five-year-old male was

JEDDAH: Ahead of LIV Golf’s Middle East debut taking place Oct. 14 to 16 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, the tour has announced a presenting-partner agreement with Roshn, Saudi

MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday added US tech giant Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, to a list of “terrorist and extremist” organizations, according to a database of the Federal Service

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament will meet on Thursday to “elect the president,” a press release from speaker Mohammed Al-Halbussi’s office said on Tuesday, after months of political impasse.More than a

RIYADH: Chemical companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly Saudi Arabia, are outperforming their European rivals due to low prices for feedstock, long-term security of supply, and solid

RIYADH: The Egyptian Sovereign Fund and the Qatar Investment Authority are in an apparent stalemate over $5 billion worth of investment deals as the north African country awaits promised Qatari

TUNISI: Frustrated motorists queued in long lines outside Tunisian petrol stations on Tuesday even after the energy minister had said a shortage would end on Monday with a new delivery of fuel. Many

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. has awarded its subsidiary ADNOC Drilling a 5.62 billion dirhams ($1.53 billion) contract to expand its offshore operations to produce five million barrels per day

DUBAI: After a three-year hiatus, Dubai’s urban festival Sole DXB will return this December for its 10-year anniversary edition. Taking place from Dec. 9-11, the event will take place at Dubai Design

RIYADH: Saudi National Gypsum Co. and El-Khayyat Gypsum are among the eight qualified bidders to compete for an exploration license for gypsum ore at Al-Qasab wells mining site. With an area of

NEW DELHI: A bus caught fire after hitting a truck on a highway in western India early Saturday, killing at least 12 passengers, an official said.Another 43 people with serious burns were taken to a

LONDON: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has told the world not to “turn a blind eye” to Iran’s human rights abuses and urged the UK government to act as protests in the republic intensify. Speaking to Sky

DUBAI: Adel Al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, has hit back against allegations the Kingdom was responsible for higher US gas prices, and instead said that America’s