UK Ambassador welcomes appointment of first Saudi woman as cultural attache

article author:  Rashid Hassan Fri, 2020-08-07 20:39 RIYADH: Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia on Thursday welcomed the appointment of Dr. Amal bint Jameel Fatani as cultural attaché to the UK.…

‘No way we can rebuild’: Lebanese count huge losses after Beirut blast

Author:  Reuters article author:  Reuters ID:  1596818656802238000 Fri, 2020-08-07 10:22 BEIRUT: Beirut residents began trying to rebuild their shattered lives on Friday after the biggest blast in the Lebanese capital’s…

Iraq pledges full compliance with OPEC+ oil cuts

article author:  Frank Kane Fri, 2020-08-07 19:21 DUBAI: Iraq has pledged to meet in full its obligations under the OPEC+ oil production cuts that have been credited with rebalancing global crude…

At Beirut’s ‘ground zero’, race to find survivors

Author:  Jean-Marc Mojon | AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596803101231113300 Fri, 2020-08-07 12:21 BEIRUT: Ankle-deep in corn spilling from a huge gutted silo, rescuers guide an excavator to clear access…

UAE Red Crescent chairman donates over $270,000 for victims of Beirut’s port explosion

article author:  Arab News Author:  Fri, 2020-08-07 08:49 DUBAI:  The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent announced that he and his family are donating over…

Hanan Al-Hamad, Saudi educator

article author:  Arab News Author:  Fri, 2020-08-07 03:01 Hanan Al-Hamad is a Saudi educator and quality and excellence management consultant. She is also a certified European Foundation for Quality Management…

US Iran envoy Brian Hook standing down, Elliott Abrams to take on the role

article author:  Arab News Thu, 2020-08-06 20:13 WASHINGTON: Iran envoy Brian Hook is leaving his post and US Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams will add Iran to his role “following a…

Macron calls aid conference for blast-hit Lebanon ‘in coming days’

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596733633455043600 Thu, 2020-08-06 17:04 BEIRUT: French President Emmanuel Macron announced Thursday that an international aid conference for disaster-hit Lebanon would be held soon. Speaking…

Greece begins migrant repatriation flights

Author:  AFP article author:  AFP ID:  1596731669034708800 Thu, 2020-08-06 10:57 ATHENS: A first flight voluntarily returning economic migrants to their home country departed Greece Thursday, launching an EU-funded scheme aimed…

Bahraini artist Mayasa Al-Sowaidi: ‘I am not a commodity’

article author:  Denise Marray Thu, 2020-08-06 08:42 LONDON: Barcodes. Those little black lines are everywhere, enabling machines to read data and identify products. But they tell us nothing about the…