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 ·

Update A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 5, injures over 700 video

A massive explosion at an Iranian port linked to missile fuel shipment kills 5, injures over 700

  • For hours, authorities in Iran offered no clear explanation for what caused the blast
  • The port took in a shipment of “sodium perchlorate rocket fuel” in March, the private security firm Ambrey said
By AP ·

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 17 video

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 17

  • Witnesses reported an estimated 20 victims trapped beneath the rubble.
  • Hamas says open to 5-year Gaza truce, one-time hostages release
By AFP ·

Sydney to host Saudi orchestra concert

Sydney to host Saudi orchestra concert

  • The concert marks the seventh stop on the Saudi National Orchestra and Choir’s global tour
By Arab News ·

Syria’s Kurds hold conference on vision for country’s future

Syria’s Kurds hold conference on vision for country’s future

  • More than 400 people, including representatives from major Kurdish parties in Syria, Iraq and Turkiye, took part in the “Unity of the Kurdish Position and Ranks” conference in Qamishli
By AFP ·

Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close

Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close

  • “There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,” Trump said
  • “It makes me think that maybe he doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just tapping me along, and has to be dealt with differently, through “Banking” or “Secondary Sanctions?”
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 ·

Lebanese youth footballer injured in Israeli strike determined to return to the pitch

Lebanese youth footballer injured in Israeli strike determined to return to the pitch

  • ‘No pain, no gain … I want to return to football once I complete my physiotherapy and retain my fitness,’ Celine Haidar told Arab News
  • ‘I’ve made a big improvement. There’s nothing that could kill faithful people, and I will never give up because only losers do’
By Bassam Zaazaa ·