Special Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 enters final phase with strong momentum

Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 enters final phase with strong momentum

  • Kingdom achieves 93 percent of key performance indicators — fully or partially — in nine years
By Nadin Hassan ·

Special Syria’s foreign minister raises nation’s new flag at UN, pleads for end to sanctions video

Syria’s foreign minister raises nation’s new flag at UN, pleads for end to sanctions

  • Asaad Al-Shaibani tells Security Council that the sanctions against his country threaten its stability and transition
  • UN’s special envoy Geir Pedersen joins him in condemning Israel’s ‘highly confrontational’ approach to new Syrian government
By Jonathan Lessware ·

Update Rescuers say death toll from Israeli strike on north Gaza home rises to 23

Rescuers say death toll from Israeli strike on north Gaza home rises to 23

  • Gaza’s civil defense agency reported on Friday that the death toll from an Israeli air strike the day before on a house in the north of the Palestinian territory had risen to 23
  • Gaza’s northern area of Jabalia has repeatedly been a focus Israel’s military offensive
By AFP ·

Special How Saudi forestry supports biodiversity and mitigates the effects of climate change graphic

How Saudi forestry supports biodiversity and mitigates the effects of climate change

  • Despite its arid climate, Saudi Arabia is home to diverse forest types, from mountain woodlands to coastal mangroves
  • The Kingdom is expanding its green cover by planting millions of trees and restoring degraded forest areas
By Haifa Alshammari ·

Israel says intercepted missile launched from Yemen

Israel says intercepted missile launched from Yemen

  • The Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel since the war in Gaza
By AFP ·

Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues

Trump will pay his respects to a pope who publicly and pointedly disagreed with him on some issues

  • The president and first lady Melania Trump arrived in Rome late Friday for the service at St. Peter’s Basilica
  • The leaders of France, the United Kingdom, Spain, Hungary and Argentina are among those expected to attend
By AP ·

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

  • World’s oldest Sunday paper to become company’s flagship brand
  • Observer will not be ‘another daily newspaper just on the seventh day of the week,’ says Tortoise founder James Harding
By Arab News ·

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

Tortoise Media to relaunch Observer this weekend

  • World’s oldest Sunday paper to become company’s flagship brand
  • Observer will not be ‘another daily newspaper just on the seventh day of the week,’ says Tortoise founder James Harding
By Arab News ·