Saudi Arabia announces 13 more COVID-19 deaths

Saudi Arabia announces 13 more COVID-19 deaths

  • The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom has increased to 350,347
  • A total of 6,036 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far
By Arab News ·

Update Iran executes journalist Ruhollah Zam who encouraged 2017 protests

Iran executes journalist Ruhollah Zam who encouraged 2017 protests

  • State-run IRNA news agency said that Ruhollah Zam was hanged early Saturday morning
  • Zam's execution shows the extent of the Iranian authorities’ brutal tactics to instill fear: Amnesty International
By AP ·

‘Foreign maneuvers’ in West Sahara destablizing Algeria: PM

‘Foreign maneuvers’ in West Sahara destablizing Algeria: PM

  • The Polisario had already announced last month that it regarded a 1991 cease-fire as over
  • Algeria, Morocco’s neighbor and regional rival, is the key foreign backer of the Polisario Front
By AFP ·

KSA signs AI agreement with Dell Technologies

KSA signs AI agreement with Dell Technologies

  • Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority deal part of the Kingdom’s digital transformation
By Arab News ·

Lebanese social media users have reacted angrily to a video appearing to show Ahmad Hariri’s security personnel hitting people in a Beirut restaurant. (Screenshot/Twitter: @DalalMawad)

Video appearing to show Ahmad Hariri security beating protesters sparks anger in Lebanon

  • The incident follows a string of recent cases of protesters confronting politicians at restaurants and cafes in Lebanon
By Arab News ·

Dhaka kickstarts drive to vaccinate 34 million children ‘despite pandemic’

Dhaka kickstarts drive to vaccinate 34 million children ‘despite pandemic’

  • The 44-day initiative will see 50,000 health care workers immunize 34 million children
  • Health experts agreed and feared that the nationwide campaign may prove to be “counterproductive and further accelerate” the coronavirus infection rate
By SHEHAB SUMON ·

Khalid Abdullah Al-Hussan, CEO and board member of Tadawul, confirmed the long-awaited share sale will take place after 2021, depending on the progress of initial preparations. (Screenshot/Supplied)

Tadawul listing after 2021 highlights Saudi IPO resurgence

  • Kingdom’s capital market set for ambitious year after pandemic ‘test’
By Rashid Hassan ·

Al-Attiyah fends off fierce mini challenge to win Hail Baja 1

Al-Attiyah fends off fierce mini challenge to win Hail Baja 1

  • Yamaha’s Adrien Van Beveren claims emphatic motorcycle victory
By Arab News ·

Media watchdog RSF ‘outraged’ at Iranian execution

Media watchdog RSF ‘outraged’ at Iranian execution

  • The organization said it had warned UN officials about the possible execution of Ruhollah Zam
  • It charged that Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was “the mastermind of this execution”
By AFP ·