video Update Eighteen killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

Eighteen killed, fires still burning in huge Iran port blast

  • Helicopters dumped water from the air on the raging fire hours after the initial explosion
  • The port took in a shipment of “sodium perchlorate rocket fuel” in March
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Special Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 enters final phase with strong momentum

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 enters final phase with strong momentum

  • Kingdom achieves 93 percent of key performance indicators — fully or partially — in nine years
By Nadin Hassan ·

Iran, US hold new round of high-stakes nuclear talks video

Iran, US hold new round of high-stakes nuclear talks

  • A third round of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States “may be extended,” Iranian state media reported Saturday, as negotiators were meeting in Oman
By AFP ·

Special What 8-million-year-old stalagmites reveal about Saudi Arabia’s lost green past graphic

What 8-million-year-old stalagmites reveal about Saudi Arabia’s lost green past

  • Researchers discovered there were multiple humid phases in central Arabia that likely fed ancient river systems
  • These wet periods likely transformed arid deserts into green corridors for animal and early human migration out of Africa
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Saudi ministries unite for safe Hajj

Saudi ministries unite for safe Hajj

By Arab News ·

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

What is the International Court of Justice and why is it weighing in on humanitarian aid in Gaza?

  • Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 51,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry
  • The International Criminal Court was established in 2002 as the court of last resort to prosecute those responsible for the world’s most heinous atrocities
By AP ·

Saudi PIF assets triple with 390% surge since 2016, 2030 target raised

Saudi PIF assets triple with 390% surge since 2016, 2030 target raised

  • Record-breaking growth fuels job creation, sector expansion, and a powerful shift beyond oil
By Nadin Hassan ·

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

  • World’s oldest Sunday paper to become company’s flagship brand
  • Observer will not be ‘another daily newspaper just on the seventh day of the week,’ says Tortoise founder James Harding
By Arab News ·

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

  • World’s oldest Sunday paper to become company’s flagship brand
  • Observer will not be ‘another daily newspaper just on the seventh day of the week,’ says Tortoise founder James Harding
By Arab News ·

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Where We Are Going Today: ‘Salad To Go’ in Riyad

  • The pasta salad featured a colorful mix of ingredients including kale, carrots, green bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and dried cranberries, all topped off with succulent grilled shrimp and a light ranch dressing
By Rahaf Jambi ·
Barcelona beat Real Madrid in extra time to win Copa del Rey final

Barcelona beat Real Madrid in extra time to win Copa del Rey final

  • Barcelona will carry this momentum into Wednesday’s start of their Champions League semifinal series against Inter Milan
  • Barcelona have beaten Madrid in all three of the clasicos this season
  • King Felipe VI awarded the trophy to Barcelona, after the monarch flew back to Spain following his attendance at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican
By AP ·