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All-female Saudi tourist group explores wonders of Tabuk
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s first all-female tourist group has explored the environmental and archaeological wonders of Tabuk in the northwest of the Kingdom. About 20 women from different parts of the Kingdom took part in the sightseeing trip
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We have ‘double responsibility’ to ward off threats, Saudi minister tells GCC meeting
The ministers of interior of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States held their 36th meeting in the Omani capital Muscat. Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Naif led his country’s delegation to the
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Fields of fire drive Delhi’s air quality to unhealthy levels
When it comes to air quality there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and driving north out the Indian capital it is easy to see why, as plumes of smoke rise from the burning farmland lining the expressway. Every year, at
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Madinah governor visits survivors of Al-Akhal bus crash
MADINAH: Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz, the governor of Madinah, visited the city’s King Fahad Hospital on Thursday to check on the
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Riyadh Season Boulevard zone opens with spectacular parade
RIYADH: More than 1,500 performers and 25 floats took part in a parade and carnival on Thursday night that officially launched Riyadh Season’s
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Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa projects highlighted at UNESCO meeting
AL-AHSA: The creative and cultural achievements of Al-Ahsa Oasis were highlighted by its mayor at a UNESCO meeting in Japan, the Saudi Press Agency
Read MoreScientists discover big storms can create ‘stormquakes’
WASHINGTON: Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they’re calling them “stormquakes.” The shaking of the sea floor during hurricanes and nor’easters can
Read MoreIt’s a thumbs up from visitors to ‘mesmerizing’ Riyadh Season heritage event
JEDDAH: Visitors to Riyadh Season have given a massive thumbs-up to a special event that highlights Saudi culture and heritage. Nabd Al-Riyadh, or “Riyadh’s pulse,” showcases a different region of the Kingdom every day through
Read More35 foreigners dead as bus crashes with excavator in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on Thursday. The accident on Wednesday involved a collision
Read MoreJapan typhoon death toll climbs, while floodwaters recede
TOKYO: Japan’s government says the death toll from a weekend typhoon that caused widespread flooding has climbed to 63, with another 11 presumed dead. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that a further 11 people are missing
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