Saudi Arabia, Gulf states condemn ‘treacherous’ attacks against worshippers in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia, Gulf states condemn ‘treacherous’ attacks against worshippers in Pakistan

  • Saudi Arabia’s foreign affairs ministry condemns bombings as ‘cowardly terrorist attacks’
By Arab News ·

UN Security Council condemns Houthi attack on Bahraini troops, demands end to terrorism

UN Security Council condemns Houthi attack on Bahraini troops, demands end to terrorism

  • Members said the drone assault, which killed three soldiers, constituted a ‘serious threat to the peace process and regional stability’
  • The attack, which took place on Yemen’s border with Saudi Arabia, represented a major escalation after more than a year of relative calm
By Ephrem Kossaify ·

Special UNESCO listing of Uruq Bani Ma’arid Reserve puts Saudi conservation efforts in the limelight photos

UNESCO listing of Uruq Bani Ma’arid Reserve puts Saudi conservation efforts in the limelight

  • Decision seen as recognition of Kingdom’s commitment to protecting and maintaining natural ecosystems and cultural heritage
  • Inscription of the reserve on UNESCO World Heritage List comes more than 30 years after it was designated a protected zone
By Jonathan Gornall ·

Israeli troops kill Hamas militant after firebomb attack at military post in West Bank

Israeli troops kill Hamas militant after firebomb attack at military post in West Bank

  • Palestinian Health Ministry says Mohammad Jibril Roummaneh died of multiple gunshot wounds
  • Hamas said Roummaneh fell as a “heroic martyr” while “defending the freedom of (his) people” 
By AFP - Reuters ·

Moving mango trees to Dubai, Bangladeshi farmers take wing in Middle East

Moving mango trees to Dubai, Bangladeshi farmers take wing in Middle East

  • Farmers are tapping into afforestation programs in Gulf countries
  • Bangladeshi growers started exporting saplings to UAE and Qatar in 2019
By SHEHAB SUMON ·

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

  • Maalouf becomes the 33rd person to occupy the prestigious post of “perpetual secretary”
By AFP ·

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

French-Lebanese author Amin Maalouf appointed head of Académie Française language watchdog

  • Maalouf becomes the 33rd person to occupy the prestigious post of “perpetual secretary”
By AFP ·