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His Majesty’s greetings conveyed to Lithuanian president

Vilnius: President Gitanas Nauseda of the Republic of Lithuania received on Tuesday Badr bin Mohammed Al Mantheri, the Sultanate’s ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for presenting his credentials as the Sultanate’s extraordinary,...

Executive targets to boost $6.5bn from IPO programme in 2024: Finance Minister

The government is adopting balanced and cautious policies to cope with the global economic crises and their complex repercussions, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions, said Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance. He added that the new policies have helped the...

Saudi Arabia hyperlinks all vans electronically to offer built-in data about their location and velocity

Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabia has finished linking electronically all trucks in the Kingdom so as to make available integrated information about their location, speed,...

Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes ‘conclusion’ of F-16 sale from US

ANKARA — Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed on Monday the conclusion of the congressional process for his country’s bid to buy new F-16s fighter jets from the United States. “We are pleased that our F-16 request process, which we...

Iran’s use of two UK banks to evade sanctions exams West’s monetary methods

This week’s revelations that Iran used two of the UK’s biggest banks to evade sanctions will likely cause a shake-up of the banking system not just in Britain but possibly in allied countries like the US. The Financial Times...

Shoukry leads Egyptian delegation to Joint Ministerial Committee for Financial Cooperation in Slovenia

Sameh Shoukry, the Foreign Minister of Egypt, went to Slovenia on Sunday to lead the Egyptian side in the second round of the Joint Ministerial Committee for Economic Cooperation between Egypt and Slovenia, at the level of foreign...

Al Wusta gives funding alternatives in tourism to personal sector

Haima: Endowed with virgin beaches, beautiful sand dunes, hills and mountains,  Al Wusta Governorate provides ample opportunities to private sector and entrepreneurs for investments in the tourism sector. With ample tourist infrastructure in place, Al Wusta Governorate boasts of 20...

Egypt’s diplomatic efforts search long-term truce, finish of disaster, 2-state answer

CAIRO - 7 February 2024: Egypt received on Tuesday a response from Hamas to the proposed ‘ceasefire and prisoners swap’ deal, and...

Dwindling help leaving Syria’s earthquake survivors top and dry

Huge underfunding of Syria aid programmes is limiting recovery from last year’s earthquake that compounded an already dire humanitarian crisis in the country, NGO workers, first responders and UN officials said.Donor nations are diverting money to other crises...

Saudi Arabia condemns terrorist assaults in Balochistan

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is hosting the third edition of LEAP — the Kingdom’s premier tech-focused conference and exhibition — under the theme “New Worlds,” at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The event, which...