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UK overseas minister pushes for ‘sustainable’ Gaza truce at Egypt talks

CAIRO: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron has called for a “sustainable ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas to allow urgently needed aid into Gaza. “I want this conflict to end as soon as possible,” Cameron told a news conference in...

Israeli forces flip Indonesian Medical institution in Gaza into army base: NGO

NEW DELHI: At a bright workshop in New Delhi, a group of female artisans surrounded by pieces of colorful fabric, stitch dolls and accessories to earn a livelihood from recycled fashion waste. A large map of Afghanistan on the...

New Saudi airports and airways will have the benefit of virtual transformation: aviation professional

RIYADH: The Saudi aviation industry is anticipated to create some 1.2 million job opportunities over the coming two decades to meet the “boom” in the sector, according to an aviation expert.  Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of...

DiplomaticQuarter: First Saudi-India Competition to be held in Jeddah on Jan. 19

DAMMAM: At the crack of dawn on Dec. 17, as the seemingly endless line of trucks and cars whizzed by at the busy-at-all-hours Dammam checkpoint on the way to Riyadh, one commuter on wheels prepared to embark his...

Modi: India will read about any data on plot to kill Sikh separatist in US

PARIS: French lawmakers gave their final approval to a contested bill that toughens rules for immigrants on Tuesday, giving President Emmanuel Macron a policy victory that nonetheless exposed cracks in his centrist majority.The bill, a compromise reached between...

Saudi Arabia, France signal plan for cooperation on functions and army industries

RIYADH: The defense departments of Saudi Arabia and France have signed an executive plan for “cooperation on capabilities, military industries, and R&D,” the Saudi defense minister said. Prince Khalid bin Salman oversaw the signing ceremony in Paris, where he...

Swedish courtroom upholds existence sentence in Iran executions case

NEW DELHI: Raj Phanden reached Saudi Arabia on his around-the-world bicycle trip 10 days ago and planned just a brief stay, but the hospitality he was met with made him extend his visit to explore the Kingdom. An Ayurvedic doctor...

Oil Updates – costs upward push as Purple Sea assaults disrupt provide chains

BRUSSELS: The EU has set targets to dig up, recycle and refine lithium, cobalt and other metals it needs for its green transition, but a shortage of new money, crippling energy costs and local opposition could put them beyond...

‘The weather disaster is an important tale for this technology,’ says CNN Academy director on 2d climate-focused information simulation

DUBAI: CNN held its second climate-focused reporting simulation as part of its academy training program last week. A total of 110 aspiring journalists from 30 different nationalities participated in the simulation. Of the participants this year, 14 marked the inaugural...

GACA launches venture to control and observe passenger motion

RIYADH: Thought leaders and stakeholders of the global aviation industry are set to converge on Riyadh for the second Saudi Airport Exhibition to discuss emerging trends and pressing issues facing the sector. The event, to be held on Dec....