- The Houthis' attacks since Nov. 2023 forced some ships to take the long route around southern Africa rather than the Suez Canal
- The armed group has also launched missiles and drones toward Israel
Update
- The fresh charges come after a two-year hiatus in the investigation into the August 4, 2020 explosion
- The resumption comes with Hezbollah’s influence weakened after a war with Israel
- Celebration in capital to mark 1925 publication of ‘Kings of Arabia’
- Event held on anniversary of monarch’s triumphant Riyadh return
- South Sudan President Salva Kiir has urged restraint after an anti-Sudanese demonstration in the capital Juba degenerated into looting
- Moscow and Tehran say their increasingly close ties are not directed against other countries
- The 20-year Russia-Iran agreement is likely to worry the West
- Brent and WTI add about 3 percent so far this week
- China GDP tops forecast, but oil refinery output declines in 2024
- “Criminal! You belong in The Hague,” shouted Sam Husseini, an independent journalist and longtime critic of Washington’s approach to the world
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Al-Ajrab Sword
Ajrab Sword stands as one of the most recognizable symbols of the Kingdom's history, and represents the courage, determination, and nobility of Imam Turki bin Abdullah who unified and restored the Second Saudi State in 1824.
Lama Al-Badin
Lama Al-Badin is an eight-year-old inventor from Saudi Arabia, who won an international competition for designing a pair of glasses that aim to help blind people navigate the world safely. The girl from the eastern city of Dammam bested nearly 1,000 entries from 19 countries in the “Glasses of the Future” competition.
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- Saif Al-Ameri, Fahad Al-Zaabi, and Salem Al-Ketbi will fly the national flag in the second round of Yas Racing Series
- Yas Heat Racing begins the season with Rashid Al-Dhaheri competing in Formula Regional Middle East Championship
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