Saudi miner Ma’aden’s profits nearly triple to $2.2bn
Saudi Arabian Mining Co.’s, or Ma’aden, profit nearly tripled to SR8.3 billion ($2.2 billion) during the first nine months of 2022. The Saudi-listed…
Category: Middle East
North Korea warns US of ‘powerful’ response to allied drills
.North Korea has ramped up its weapons demonstrations to a record place this year, launching more than 40 ballistic missiles North Korea’s Foreign…
Mikati’s makeshift Lebanese government to assume presidential powers
.Caretaker PM says power vacuum will end soon after departure of Aoun .Only national interest will unite us, Najib Mikati says as he…
Vaccines will play essential role in limiting cholera’s spread: Lebanese Minister
Lebanon took delivery on Monday of its first vaccines to combat a worsening cholera outbreak — together with sharply worded criticism of the…
Syrian regime forces ‘burned corpses to hide victims’ identities’: Rights group
A rights group accused Syrian regime forces on Monday of burning bodies inside pits in an effort to make the corpses unidentifiable —…
Palestinian anger mounts amid Israeli election blockade
.West Bank, Gaza crossings shut down on voting day over security fears .More than 130,000 Palestinian workers will be unable to enter Israel,…
UN refugee agency launches architectural design competition for Kuwaiti students
.Youngsters urged to use creative instincts in a humanitarian way The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has launched the first architectural design…
Netanyahu bids for comeback in tight Israeli election
.Israel’s longest-serving premier, Netanyahu is on trial on corruption charges, which he denies, but his rightist Likud party is still expected to finish…
Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh agree to establish joint business council
.Body to launch initiatives in trade, investment, services, industries, training, healthcare and information technology The Federation of Saudi Chambers has agreed a memorandum…