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  • Saudi Aramco struggling to find buyers for its blue hydrogen due to high costs

    Amin Nasser told a call with analysts yesterday that blue hydrogen could cost the equivalent of about $250 a barrel of oil — more than three times higher than the current Brent spot price. “It is very difficult to identify any off-take agreement in Europe [for blue hydrogen]... and they explained it's because of the the high cost,” he said.

  • Inside Saudi Arabia’s push to boost domestic tourism among Millennials and Gen Z

    “For millennials, cost appears to be a less significant consideration when going on holiday inside the kingdom, whereas cost is the most significant consideration for the over 45s,” Faisal Durrani, Partner, Head of Middle East Research, at Knight Frank told Arabian Business.. “It would appear that life experiences gained through travel are more important to younger Saudis.”

  • WHO declares end to Covid global public health emergency

    Nearly 7 million people have died from the virus worldwide since the WHO first declared the emergency on January 30, 2020, according to the U.N. organization’s official data. Tedros said the the true death toll is at least 20 million. The WHO’s decision comes as the U.S. is set to end its national public health emergency on May 11.

  • WHO declares end to Covid global public health emergency

    Nearly 7 million people have died from the virus worldwide since the WHO first declared the emergency on January 30, 2020, according to the U.N. organization’s official data. Tedros said the the true death toll is at least 20 million. The WHO’s decision comes as the U.S. is set to end its national public health emergency on May 11.

  • Islamic State leader killed in Syria by Turkish intelligence services, Erdogan says

    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish intelligence forces killed Islamic State leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi in Syria. "This individual was neutralized as part of an operation by the Turkish national intelligence organization in Syria yesterday," Erdogan said in an interview with TRT Turk broadcaster. Erdogan said the intelligence organization had pursued Qurashi for a long time.

  • Ambitious genome project shows how humans fit with other mammals

    Scientists on Thursday unveiled the results of a project comparing the genomes of 240 mammal species - from aardvarks and aye-ayes to zebus and zebras, as well as people - to trace evolutionary changes spanning 100 million years, pinpointing genetic traits widely shared and those more uniquely human. The findings in the ambitious Zoonomia Project identified parts of the genome functionally important in people and other mammals and showed how certain mutations can cause disease. The project revealed the genetics of uncommon mammalian traits like hibernation and showed how the sense of smell varies widely.

  • Sudan turmoil: There will be no winners in the generals’ war

    The disagreement between Burhan and Hemeti has overshadowed their collaborative history. In December 2022, military and civilian leaders in Sudan signed a framework agreement to end military rule and facilitate a civilian-led transition to elections. But the dispute over the RSF’s role, including who would ultimately have control over fighters and weapons, created a major obstacle to finalising the deal. Earlier this month, RSF forces deployed to the northern town of Merowe, which houses a strategic military base, along with Khartoum and other parts of the country. The Sudanese army said these moves were made without its approval.

  • Oil boost complements Saudi Arabia’s economic reform agenda

    While higher employment of Saudi nationals — especially women — in the private sector is noteworthy, the private sector itself has experienced muted growth in the first half of Vision 2030. Accounting for 40% of GDP at the start of the programme, this has subsequently grown to just 43% halfway through, falling well short of the programme’s target of 60% by 2030. This target was later revised up to 65% under the country’s National Investment Scheme (NIS) in October 2021.

  • Oil boost complements Saudi Arabia’s economic reform agenda

    Accounting for 40% of GDP at the start of the programme, this has subsequently grown to just 43% halfway through, falling well short of the programme’s target of 60% by 2030. This target was later revised up to 65% under the country’s National Investment Scheme (NIS) in October 2021.

  • Astronomers’ divergence of views on first day of Eid Al-Fitr depends on a number of factors

    There has been divergence of views among the Arab and Muslim astronomers and astronomical institutes with regard to the first day of the celebration of Eid Al-Fitr this year. Some of them cite that the Eid will fall on Friday while others say Eid would be on Saturday, and these are based on their astronomical calculations. The solar eclipse and some other factors were attributed to this. In such a scenario, only sighting of the Shawwal crescent in a clear weather on Thursday evening would put an end to the controversy.