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DUBAI: They stand tall and proud, with their pointed tops piercing the sky, seemingly untouched by all that takes place around them. The Giza pyramids — oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient

ATHENS: After years of delays caused by red tape, cutbacks and opposition from religious and political factions, the first government-funded mosque in Athens since 1833 opened its doors to

TUNIS: Tunisian businesswoman Iman Chaabane quit her high-flying corporate career in order to make a more meaningful societal impact, launching an e-commerce platform that champions local artisans

TUNIS: Tunisia said Friday it would take back from France its citizens suspected of being extremists, after last week’s deadly attack in Nice allegedly carried out by a Tunisian terrorist. But

PARIS: As a French-born Muslim, Elyazid Benferhat’s stomach turned when he heard about a deadly Islamic extremist attack on a church in Nice. Then he decided to act. A self-described man of peace and

BERLIN: German police said Friday they are raiding apartments and offices over possible links to the Austrian Daesh sympathizer who went on a deadly gun rampage in central Vienna. The sites that were

Common anti-inflammatory medicine aspirin will now tested as a possible treatment for COVID-19 in one of the biggest UK trials looking into a range of potential treatments against the illness, the
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LONDON: British finance minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday extended the coronavirus furlough scheme, which provides 80% of the pay of temporarily laid-off workers, until the end of March and would

NEW DELHI: India raced ahead with work on its coronavirus vaccine while Britain’s AstraZeneca said its deliveries were running “a little bit late” as countries around the world sought to conquer the

LONDON: Democratic presidential challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday neared the magic number of 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House with several battleground states still in play, as

CHICAGO: A panel of veteran American political consultants on Wednesday concurred that the process of analyzing and covering US elections had changed dramatically and that mail-in ballots had

BEIRUT: Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh is using banking and professional secrecy laws to avoid delivering documents to consultancy firm Alvarez and Marsal for its audit of the bank’s accounts.

ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday fined Facebook, Twitter and three other social media companies for failing to appoint a country representative under a controversial law which came into force last month.

LONDON: The COVID-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford could present late-stage trial results before the year end but it is unclear if it will be rolled out before Christmas, the chief

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced Thursday a series of labor reforms regarding the employment of expats, including the ability to change jobs. The

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) and the Saudi Transport Ministry on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation to support development of vital sectors in the

JEDDAH: The first Saudi natural pharmacy in the country, Sun Pharmacy is specialized in providing fully organic daily skin and personal care products from safe resources, founded by an ambitious

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a fast-growing gaming market that has evolved from casual gaming to virtual reality games and competitive sports, according to a new whitepaper by

TUNIS: Tunisia’s government said on Monday it had withdrawn the supplementary budget bill for 2020 that would have entailed the biggest deficit in decades, after both parliament and the central bank

ALGIERS: A proposal to change Algeria’s constitution won the most votes in Sunday’s referendum and will become law, but the very low turnout undercut the government strategy of using the poll to turn

MAKKAH: Some 10,000 international pilgrims are arriving in Saudi Arabia after a seven-month hiatus to perform Umrah and visit the Prophet’s mosque on the first day of the third stage of the

RIYADH: University students will be given the chance to delve into the world of entrepreneurship with a new program launched by the Ministry of Education. The Mobile Innovation Laboratories’

DUBAI: The closing ceremony of the fourth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival took place at the Gouna Center for Convention and Culture on Oct. 30. Presenter and actress Nardin Faraj presided over

There are no words too harsh to condemn the horrific attack in the Basilica of Notre-Dame in Nice, and the stabbing at the French consulate in Jeddah. Yes, mockery of the Prophet Muhammad, indeed of
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