The Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), Community Jameel, and Art Jameel marked on Sunday the 20th anniversary of The Jameel Gallery at the V&A, celebrating two decades since its opening, creating a space which has transformed the presentation, interpretation, and public understanding of Islamic art.Community Jameel marked The Jameel Gallery’s anniversary with a special reception hosted at the V&A, attended by Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Prince Abdullah bin Khalid bin Sultan, the Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom and Mohammed Abdul Latif Jameel KBE, Founder of Community Jameel, as well as Fady Jameel, Hassan Jameel, Hisham Hamza, and Ghada Alsammanoudi. At…
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New wildfires broke out in Western Canada and forests continued to burn in Ontario as Canada battled what Prime Minister Mark Carney called one of the most intense wildfire seasons on record. Nearly 34,000 lightning strikes over the past week led to a series of fires and evacuation orders in the southern part of British Columbia. As of Friday morning, there were 25 evacuation orders and 90 active wildfires in the province, which warned that warming and drying conditions could lead to growth of existing wildfires. “The weather forecast is far from favorable. There is no significant help from Mother…
Brazil has denied visas to two U.S. State Department officials ahead of October’s presidential election, further escalating tensions between Brasília and Washington. Source: Saudi Gazette
BRUSSELS — Belgian authorities have arrested a Canadian intern working at NATO’s military headquarters on suspicion of espionage and membership in a criminal organization, prosecutors said Saturday. Belgium’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office said the investigation began after NATO’s security services alerted Belgian military intelligence to concerns involving the suspect. Authorities detained the woman, identified only as a Canadian citizen of Chinese origin, on Friday after conducting searches a day earlier at her home and workplace inside NATO’s military headquarters. “She is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country and of being a member of a criminal organization,” prosecutors said…
PARIS — A massive wildfire in southwest France has forced 220,000 people to evacuate as flames advanced closer to Bordeaux, while fresh wildfires continued to drive evacuations in neighboring Spain. French authorities ordered another 55,000 people to leave their homes overnight in the Gironde region, where shifting winds and dry conditions have complicated efforts to contain the blaze that has burned out of control since midweek. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said conditions remained “very unfavorable” after a difficult night for firefighters. “The fire again became extremely virulent and unpredictable, generating its own winds and advancing erratically toward the Bordeaux metropolitan…
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MOSCOW — A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday after spending more than eight months aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev landed aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft, which touched down under parachute in the steppes of Kazakhstan, southeast of Dzhezkazgan. The trio completed a 241-day mission aboard the orbiting laboratory. It was the first spaceflight for Williams and Mikaev and the second for Kud-Sverchkov. Following the landing, the crew was scheduled to travel by helicopter to Karaganda. Williams will then return to NASA’s…
DAMASCUS — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Syria has a “moment of opportunity” to rebuild after years of conflict, describing the country’s notorious Sednaya Prison as a stark symbol of repression under former President Bashar al-Assad. Guterres made the remarks during a visit to the prison north of Damascus on Saturday as part of his first trip to Syria since becoming U.N. chief and the first visit by a U.N. secretary-general to the country since 2009. “Today, Syria is facing a moment of opportunity — not only to recover from conflict, but to lay the foundations for a more stable,…
The Saudi Swimming Federation honored national team swimmer Hassan Ali Al-Shalati following his bronze medal performance in the men’s 50m freestyle event for the 13–14 age category at the Asian Aquatics Championships, held in Thailand from July 17 to 22. Al-Shalati won the bronze medal with a new personal best and championship-best time of 25.15 seconds, marking a notable achievement for Saudi swimming at the continental level. The recognition ceremony was held on the sidelines of the Saudi Swimming Championships at the Ministry of Sport swimming pool in Riyadh. Source: Riyadh Daily
RIYADH — Royal approval has been issued appointing Dr. Najla bint Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri as president of Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU). Al-Tuwaijri has held several senior leadership positions at the university, including vice president, dean of the College of Pharmacy and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. She has also served as a member of the university’s Scientific Council and on several specialized national committees under the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. She holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Analysis from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, as well as a bachelor’s…