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WASHINGTON: Facebook owner Meta announced a fresh wave of job cuts on Tuesday, part of what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the company’s “year of efficiency” as the US tech sector continues to downsize.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is seeking to have three of its cities ranked among the top 100 in the world for quality of life, according to the Minister of Municipal, Rural Affairs and Housing. Speaking at

DHAKA: Five Saudi-funded floating hospitals will bring healthcare to tens of thousands of patients in remote areas of Bangladesh, with their operator expecting the first two vessels to be launched

NEW DELHI: India is hoping to boost people-to-people interactions with Saudi Arabia, the country’s ambassador in Riyadh said on Tuesday, as the country resumed electronic visa services for visitors

LONDON: Palestinian fishermen collected dozens of manta rays that washed up on a beach in Gaza City on Sunday. “These manta rays have been washing up for years now,” fisherman Bashir Shuwaikh told

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration will allow Ukrainians who entered the United States last year at the Mexico border to renew their humanitarian status, giving them continued access to government

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Small and Medium Enterprises Bank will allocate SR10.5 billion ($2.79 billion) to finance various programs for the SME sector in the next three years. The outlay will be spent

DUBAI: Highlights from day two of the first-ever iteration of Dubai Fashion Week include a stellar showcase by Lebanese upcycling label Emergency Room, as well as runway presentations by 17-year-old

RIYADH: Saudi real estate developer Dar Al Arkan has achieved great success over the years, but getting its global arm listed on the London Stock Exchange with a valuation of SR2.25 billion ($600

LONDON: The EU on Saturday welcomed an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic relations. “The European Union welcomes the announced agreement on resumption of diplomatic

RIYADH: As achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions high on the global agenda, the chief of the world’s biggest oil producer Saudi Aramco said the energy transition will happen only if

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning has partnered with Riyadh-based private consultancy firm Mukatafa to improve the Kingdom’s development plans and enable sustainable growth. As

RIYADH: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced today the establishment of a new national carrier in the name of “Riyadh Air”. A Public Investment Fund-wholly owned company, the airline

LONDON: Iraqi authorities on Saturday said they seized three million pills of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant that has been sweeping the Middle East for years, near the Syrian border. The

LONDON: A British Muslim has completed five international marathons to raise money for a global emergency response appeal, with one left to go before he reaches his target. “With the Tokyo Marathon

RIYADH: Amazon has made it easier for Saudi businesses to access hundreds of millions of new customers by rolling out its international registration system across the Kingdom. Speaking to Arab News

DUBAI: UAE-based conceptual artist Moey talks about his interactive installation that was recently on show at Sikka Art and Design Platform in Dubai. Moey is a UAE-based conceptual artist. (Supplied)

LONDON: Oil fell for a third day on Thursday as fears over the economic impact of rising interest rates offset a surprise drop in US crude inventories and hopes for Chinese demand. US Federal Reserve

RIYADH: The Saudi economy grew 5.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 compared to the prior-year period, estimates from the General Authority for Statistics showed on Thursday, as non-oil

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia and Iran on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen their embassies within two months following years of tensions between the two countries.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, known as Monsha’at, is doubling down on its efforts to support the sector by providing SMEs access to large company supply

BEST PICTURE The wild ride that is “Everything Everywhere All At Once” is the overwhelming favorite to pick up this year’s Best Picture Oscar. And with good reason. Critics and the general public are

RIYADH: The pace of Saudi Arabia’s privatization program is accelerating with investments now exceeding $50 billion, Mohammed Al-Jadaan, the minister of finance and chairman of the National Center

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco, through its affiliate S-Oil, broke ground on Thursday for the $7 billion Shaheen petrochemical project, the Gulf company’s biggest investment in Korea. The petrochemical steam