video OPEC is being ‘proactive, preemptive,’ Saudi energy minister tells CNBC

OPEC is being ‘proactive, preemptive,’ Saudi energy minister tells CNBC

  • OPEC+ pumps about 40 percent of the world’s crude and has cut its output target by a total of 3.66 million bpd
video By Arab News ·

Iran to reopen diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week

Iran to reopen diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia this week

  • Step comes after Tehran and Riyadh agreed to end years of antagonism under Chinese-brokered deal
  • Diplomatic mission will return under leadership of Alireza Enayat
By Arab News ·

Update Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal at the press conference. supplied

Crown prince launches Saudi sports clubs’ investment, privatization project

  • Special focus has been placed on football with plans to position the Saudi Pro League among the top 10 in the world
By Aisha Fareed & Mohammed Al-Kinani ·

Special How conflict is jeopardizing Sudan’s museums and cultural heritage

How conflict is jeopardizing Sudan’s museums and cultural heritage

  • Priceless archives have already been ravaged by fire and looting since the conflict began on April 15
  • Experts fear artifacts spanning Sudan’s 6,000-year history could face similar fate to Syria’s antiquities
By ROBERT BOCIAGA ·

Ex-VP Pence jumps into 2024 White House race

Ex-VP Pence jumps into 2024 White House race

  • Pence has spent much of the last two years touring early-nominating states such as Iowa and New Hampshire to reinforce his political vision as a “Christian, conservative, Republican — in that order”
By AFP ·

Journalists protest outside the offices of the Austin American Statesman newspaper on June 05, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (AFP)

Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

  • “Gannett CEO Mike Reed didn’t have a word to say to the scores of journalists whose livelihoods he’s destroyed, nor to the communities who have lost their primary news source thanks to his mismanagement,” DeCarava said in a statement
By AP ·

Journalists protest outside the offices of the Austin American Statesman newspaper on June 05, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (AFP)

Hundreds of journalists strike to demand leadership change at biggest US newspaper chain

  • “Gannett CEO Mike Reed didn’t have a word to say to the scores of journalists whose livelihoods he’s destroyed, nor to the communities who have lost their primary news source thanks to his mismanagement,” DeCarava said in a statement
By AP ·

A little too pink? ‘Barbie’ causes a global paint shortage

A little too pink? ‘Barbie’ causes a global paint shortage

  • Whimsical Barbie-world utilized so much pink paint that the globe ran out, production designer claimed
  • Company clarifies shortage was due to global supply issues, extreme weather
By Arab News ·
Saudi Minister of Sport Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal speaking at the press conference on Monday. (Twitter/@GSA_KSA)

Winds of change blowing through Saudi football as elite clubs ponder privatization

  • Kingdom’s Public Investment Fund has taken 75 percent ownership of four of the Kingdom’s top clubs: Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, Al-Ittihad and Al-Ahli
By John Duerden ·