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Arab coalition transfers 18 Yemenis to Socotra after receiving treatment in Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Royal Air Force plane flew a group of Yemeni patients and their families back to their homes on the island of Socotra on Wednesday. The flight is part of a series of missions to transport inhabitants of the isolated island to Saudi Arabia
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OPEC+ panel to meet amid oil price decline
OPEC and allies, led by Russia, are scheduled to hold an online meet on Thursday to discuss compliance with their agreed output cuts and demand trends amid falling oil prices and a faltering economic recovery outlook. A panel of key producers
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Saudi education minister opens two digital colleges for women
Hamad Al-Sheikh inaugurated the first two digital colleges for women in Riyadh and Jeddah on Wednesday. The ceremony was held in the presence of the governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), Ahmed Al-Fuhaid. The
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Saudi workers to get digital skills upgrade
More than 5,000 employees in Saudi Arabia’s public, private and nonprofit sectors will be offered professional digital training as part of a
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Crunch meeting of oil alliance over cuts in output
Energy ministers from OPEC+, the oil alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, are preparing for a crucial meeting on Thursday amid signs that the
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French-Algerian artist Mohamed Bourouissa takes home top photography prize
French-Algerian artist and activist Mohamed Bourouissa was awarded the $38,000 Deutsche Börse photography prize for his politically-charged
Read MoreFire near Greece's Samos migrant camp under control, three detained
ATHEN: Greek authorities have brought under control a fire that broke out near a migrant camp on the northeastern Aegean island of Samos late on Tuesday, fire brigade and police officials said. The fire, which broke out at a forest near the camp,
Read MoreSaudi authorities take steps to strengthen agriculture sector
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Agricultural Development Fund (ADF) has approved loans and credit facilities worth over SR820 billion ($221 million) to strengthen the agriculture sector in the Kingdom. The fund’s board headed by Minister of
Read MorePassengers leave Saudi Arabia as international flights resume
Passengers left Saudi Arabia on Tuesday morning as international flights resumed, with arrivals to the country facing a mandatory three-day quarantine. International passenger flights have been allowed to operate with limited capacity for
Read MoreAfghan refugees hope peace talks will finally take them ‘home’
With talks to end decades of armed conflict in Afghanistan currently underway in Doha, refugees at the New Saranan camp in Pakistan’s Balochistan province gathered on Sunday to discuss the repatriation process for nearly 5,000 displaced Afghan
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