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  • Saudi Arabia sends 17th relief plane to Ukraine

    The plane was sent by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center to Rzeszow Airport in Poland, near the Ukrainian border, in preparation for a land route to Ukraine. The plane carried 60 tons of relief items, including generators and electrical appliances. A Saudi delegation, headed by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv in February on the first visit of its kind by a Saudi and Arab official to Ukraine since Russia started its “special military operation” against its neighbor.

  • Manga Productions Chief Essam Bukhary on Saudi Manga Craze and How Partnership With Japanese Studios Is the ‘Future of the Anime Industry’

    Saudi Arabia, where popular anime characters such as “Captain Tsubasa” and “Dragon Ball” protagonist Son Goku have been engrained in the culture for decades, is taking its love affair with Japanese manga content to the next level.

    In late March, just a few weeks after the death of “Dragon Ball” creator Akira Toriyama, it was announced that the world’s first theme park dedicated to the megahit Japanese manga and animation franchise will be built in Qiddiya, the massive entertainment and tourism project outside the Saudi capital of Riyadh through a joint venture between Qiddiya and Japan’s Toei Animation.

  • Manga Productions Chief Essam Bukhary on Saudi Arabia’s Manga Craze

    Saudi Arabia, where popular anime characters such as “Captain Tsubasa” and “Dragon Ball” protagonist Son Goku have been engrained in the culture for decades, is taking its love affair with Japanese manga content to the next level. In late March, just a few weeks after the death of “Dragon Ball” creator Akira Toriyama, it was announced that the world’s first theme park dedicated to the megahit Japanese manga and animation franchise will be built in Qiddiya, the massive entertainment and tourism project outside the Saudi capital of Riyadh through a joint venture between Qiddiya and Japan’s Toei Animation.

  • How drone combat in Ukraine is changing warfare

    The war in Ukraine has been characterised by drone deployment of unprecedented scale, with thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) used to track enemy forces, guide artillery and bomb targets. Reuters analysed more than 50 videos of drone attacks, collated research and spoke to over a dozen manufacturers, soldiers and officials about how the technology is transforming warfare.

  • NDMC closes the March 2024 Issuance under the Saudi Arabian Government SAR-denominated Sukuk Program

    The National Debt Management Center announces the closure of March 2024 issuance under the Saudi Arabian Government SAR-denominated Sukuk Program. The Total Amount Allocated was set at SAR 4.441 Bn (four billion and four hundred and forty one million Saudi Riyals)​

  • 15th Saudi aid plane for Ukrainians arrives in Poland

    A 15th Saudi plane carrying aid for the Ukrainian people has arrived at Poland’s Rzeszow Airport which is located near the Ukrainian border, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The plane was carrying 70 tons of relief items, including electric generators and appliances. The aircraft was operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, and will later cross the Polish border into Ukraine.

  • Red Sea: US, UK and French destroy dozens of Houthi drones

    US military said at least 28 uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) were downed over the Red Sea early on Saturday. Along with coalition forces, the US said it acted after determining the "large-scale" attack "presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels". The Houthis said they had targeted a commercial ship, Propel Fortune, and a number of US destroyers.

  • Sweden joins NATO as war in Ukraine prompts security rethink

    Sweden joined NATO in Washington on Thursday, two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine forced it to rethink its national security policy and conclude that support for the alliance was the Scandinavian nation's best guarantee of safety. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson handed over the final documentation to the U.S. government on Thursday, the last step in a drawn-out process to secure the backing of all members to join the military alliance.

  • Two UK men found not guilty over bribes for Saudi military deals

    The former managing director of an Airbus subsidiary was acquitted in a London court on Wednesday of bribing senior Saudi Arabian officials, after a trial in which the British government was accused of involvement in the alleged corruption. Jeffrey Cook, who ran GPT Special Project Management, had been charged with overseeing corrupt payments to middlemen to obtain lucrative deals with the Saudi Arabian National Guard.

  • Harris is to meet with Israeli Cabinet official who is in Washington despite Netanyahu’s rebuke

    Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday is hosting a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Netanyahu, is sitting down with several senior Biden administration officials this week, including Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser. President Joe Biden is at Camp David, the presidential retreat just outside Washington, until Tuesday.