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  • Beirut strike ‘so powerful it was felt across the city’

    A massive Israeli strike has flattened a residential building in centre of the Lebanese capital Beirut. The eight-storey structure was completely destroyed without warning, as people were sleeping in the capital's densely-populated Basta district, the BBC's Hugo Bachega said.

  • NEOM Beach Games Concludes with World Aquatics Open Water Swimming Cup NEOM

    The World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM made its first appearance at NEOM Bay yesterday, bringing together 70 athletes from 17 nationalities and marking an exciting conclusion to both the Open Water Swimming World Cup series and the NEOM Beach Games 2024. The finale of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup NEOM, featuring 37 men and 33 women competitors, including two Saudi athletes, showcased NEOM's commitment to hosting world-class competitions along its unique Red Sea coastline.

  • Riyadh’s driverless metro to open three lines this week

    The first phase of the driverless Riyadh metro will open on Wednesday, with three of its six lines available for commuters, the project's official page on social media platform X announced on Saturday. In October, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Transport and Logistics, Saleh bin Nasser AI Jasser, said the project was in its "final phases" and was undergoing tests. Once fully operational, the Riyadh metro is expected to be the largest in the world to be completed in a single phase and is expected to boost the value of commercial and residential real estate in the Saudi capital, especially in areas where it is immediately accessible.

  • Riyadh Metro to begin partial operations next Wednesday: Report

    Saudi Arabia's capital is gearing up for the partial official launch of the Riyadh Metro next Wednesday, November 27, according to a report by Al Eqtisadiah daily. The first phase will include operations on three lines, with the remaining three lines scheduled to open in mid-December. The Riyadh Metro, touted as the world’s longest driverless metro system, aims to provide alternative transportation to reduce reliance on vehicles and support Riyadh’s transformation into a hub for trade and business as part of the Kingdom’s economic diversification plans. Al Eqtisadiah reported that solar panels installed at stations and depots will generate 20% of the energy required for key electrical systems. This sustainability feature is part of a broader effort to make the project environmentally friendly and energy-efficient.

  • Bushra Bibi’s Saudi jibe draws scathing govt flak

    The government unleashed a scathing response on Friday by turning the controversial remarks of jailed PTI founding chairman Imran Khan's wife, Bushra Bibi, about Saudi Arabia into a fresh political flashpoint that left the former ruling party scrambling for damage control just ahead of its planned rally in the federal capital on November 24. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led the charge by branding Bushra Bibi's comments as a dangerous affront to Pakistan's ties with the Kingdom, and a blow to national interest. He said that spewing venom against a country that stood by Pakistan for decades without demanding anything in return was an unforgivable crime.

  • UK suggests it would comply with ICC warrant and arrest Netanyahu

    The British government has said it will comply with its obligations under domestic and international law after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister. On Thursday, the government refused to confirm whether Netanyahu would be arrested if he set foot on British soil. On Friday afternoon, however, PA Media reported Prime Minister Keir Starmer's spokesperson as saying: "The UK will always comply with its legal obligations as set out by domestic law and indeed international law."

  • With Trump back, Israeli settlers revive goal of full control of West Bank

    After a record expansion of Israeli settlement activity, some settler advocates in the occupied West Bank are looking to Donald Trump to fulfil a dream of imposing sovereignty over the area seen by Palestinians as the heart of a future state. The West Bank has been transformed by the rapid growth of Jewish settlements since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned at the head of a far-right nationalist coalition two years ago. During that time, an explosion in settler violence that has led to U.S. sanctions.

  • Middle East tension seen as greater risk to US financial system than inflation, Fed survey shows

    According to the Fed's financial stability report, 46 per cent of contacts cited Middle East tension as a salient risk to the financial system, compared to 33 per cent for inflation and monetary tightening. The financial stability report is a biannual survey released by the Fed to assess the resilience of the US financial system. Friday's report showed a 14 per cent increase in those who considered Middle East tension to be a risk. Those who viewed inflation as a risk, meanwhile, fell from 72 per cent to 33 per cent.

  • Commentary: The Saudi Solution? How Riyadh’s Ties to America, Iran, and Israel Could Foster Stability

    To Washington, the Saudi rapprochement with Iran may seem like bad news. U.S. officials, after all, have spent years pushing for Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalize relations. But the United States should welcome Riyadh’s pivot. If Saudi Arabia can forge working ties with both Iran and Israel, the country can play a new and useful role in moderating Middle Eastern tensions. It can act as a broker between competing parties, perhaps putting an end to the current Iranian-Israeli tit for tat. The events of the past year have upended long-standing redlines, deterrence parameters, and traditional rules of engagement among foes, and Riyadh is in a uniquely strong position to midwife a better regional order.

  • Al-Khateeb: $100 million will be spent annually to train 100,000 Saudis in tourism

    Al-Khateeb said the ministry is working to localize employment by hiring Saudi human cadres in the management and operation of hotels and travel and tourism companies, indicating that some hotels have a Saudi employee rate of 50 percent. "Some operators in hotels and tourism resorts came to us and said candidly that they have wonderful energy level but need training. We said we will participate with you in this respect. Just as the financial sector was built in the eighties, we will build this sector by contributing and participating with the private sector."