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LONDON: Iran is running two surveillance operations in cyberspace, using various methods to spy on more than 1,000 dissidents, according to a leading cybersecurity company. People in Iran, the UK,

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s voluntary oil cuts in opposition to the OPEC+ increase earlier this year prevented prices falling below $50 a barrel, a new report has said. The report, issued by the UK-based

RIYADH: Over 1.35 million people are killed in car accidents worldwide each year, 13,000 of those in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. Smart mobility and advanced technology can help

DUBAI: Few jockeys competing at the second running of the Saudi Cup this month will have quite the back story of Wigberto “Wiggy” Ramos. From racing in the United States, the Panamanian moved to

WASHINGTON: Stacey Plaskett couldn’t cast a vote last month when the House impeached former President Donald Trump. But she can help prosecute him. The non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands is

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) moved up one notch to become the world’s second most valuable brand in the chemicals industry in 2021, compared to the third most valuable brand last year,

BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 10,485 to 2,275,394, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Saturday. The reported death

RIYADH: UN inspectors have unearthed fresh evidence that Iran had undertaken work on nuclear weapons without declaring such activities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. “Samples taken

LONDON: Global shares approached record highs on Friday while the dollar and oil topped recent milestones, as progress in vaccine distribution and US stimulus hopes prompted bets on further

JAKARTA: The leaders of Indonesia and Malaysia on Friday said they were seeking a special meeting of foreign ministers of Southeast Asian nations to discuss the situation in Myanmar, where an elected

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday said the days of the US “rolling over” to Russian President Vladimir Putin are gone as he called for the immediate release of Russian opposition leader

WASHINGTON: Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Thursday rejected a request from Democrats to testify at his impeachment trial in the US Senate next week, dismissing their invitation as a

Even before the US became a country, laws prioritizing access to credit set colonial America apart from the rest of the world. Credit Nation examines how the drive to expand credit shaped property

JEDDAH: In a Twitter post on Thursday, the Ministry of Health-approved app Tawakkalna announced that all registered users will receive an SMS containing their name, ID number and health status as a

BERLIN: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 14,211 to 2,252,001, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Thursday. The reported death

US President Joe Biden on a call with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed how they can work together to address global and regional challenges, including dealing with China.They also

Saudi residents were on Wednesday urged to use a government app, launched to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in order to gain access to key public places. Authorities

HONG KONG: Most Asian markets built on the week’s rally Wednesday, boosted by US stimulus hopes and signs of easing virus infections as well as improvements in vaccination programs. Support was also

BEIRUT: Lebanese security forces said on Monday they had smashed a Daesh terrorist cell operating near the border with Syria. Eighteen Lebanese and Syrian nationals were arrested and a large quantity

CAIRO: Egyptian Minister of Transport Kamel Al-Wazir said that Egypt is adopting a vast infrastructure plan to link nine African countries, including Sudan, with the largest land road in Africa.

MOSCOW: More than 1,400 protesters were detained by Russian authorities during rallies supporting Alexei Navalny, a civil monitoring group said Wednesday, after the Kremlin’s most prominent critic

Oil rose on Wednesday as US lawmakers moved closer to approving President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 aid bill without Republican support, and amid expectations that global oil stocks will

TOKYO: The dollar traded near a two-month high versus the euro on Wednesday as investors looked to a widening disparity between the strength of the US and Europe’s pandemic recoveries. The view was

Here are a few things you need to know as Saudi stocks start trading on Tuesday. 1) National Commercial Bank (NCB) is planning to change the name of the merged entity after completing the planned