RIYADH — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed Saudi Arabia’s strongest condemnation of the terrorist bombing that targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of military personnel and civilians. In a statement issued by the ministry, Saudi Arabia strongly denounced the attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Kingdom reaffirmed its firm stance in rejecting violence, terrorism, and extremism in all their forms. It also expressed its solidarity and sincere condolences to the government and people of Pakistan, as well as its sympathies to the families of the victims. The statement concluded with Saudi Arabia wishing…
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King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) established a new camp on Thursday in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, to shelter displaced people, particularly those with visual impairments and their families. The camp aims to provide safe and stable accommodation for people whose homes were destroyed during the humanitarian crisis. The project is part of the Saudi public campaign to provide relief to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. Field teams from the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, KSrelief’s implementing partner in the Gaza Strip, prepared the camp and constructed its shelter units in a manner that…
RIYADH — Saudi authorities arrested 14,970 violators of residency, labor, and border security laws during nationwide joint inspection campaigns conducted between July 16 and July 22. The Ministry of Interior said the campaigns resulted in the arrest of 7,437 violators of the Residency Law, 3,991 violators of the Border Security Law, and 3,542 violators of the Labor Law. Authorities also arrested 1,626 people attempting to enter the Kingdom illegally, of whom 62 percent were Ethiopian nationals, 37 percent were Yemeni nationals, and 1 percent were of other nationalities. Another 33 people were arrested while attempting to leave the Kingdom illegally,…
WASHINGTON — The United States has significantly expanded its military campaign against Iran over the past two weeks, broadening its strikes from naval and coastal defenses to military installations and critical infrastructure deeper inside the country after renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz. The latest campaign follows the collapse of a brief ceasefire reached in June after an interim agreement aimed at ending the conflict. Hostilities resumed when Iran launched attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting a new round of U.S. military operations. Initially, U.S. forces concentrated on degrading Iran’s naval capabilities and coastal defenses…
BUSAN, South Korea — UNESCO on Friday added the archaeological site of Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the U.N. cultural agency to reject the nominations. Meeting in the South Korean city of Busan, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee also placed both sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger after considering the nominations under an emergency procedure because of ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Earlier this week, Israel’s Foreign Ministry called on the committee to reject the nominations, accusing…
Egypt renewed its full solidarity with Saudi Arabia, affirming its unequivocal rejection and condemnation of the attack on a Saudi vessel and all attacks targeting civilian facilities and transport or threatening the security and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and international waterways. In a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt stressed the great importance of respecting, guaranteeing, and protecting freedom of international navigation in all straits and international passages in the region. It also emphasized the need to ensure the movement of international trade and global supply chains, in line with the provisions of international law…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump returned Friday to the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, delivering a wide-ranging speech that mixed praise for some journalists with criticism of others, jokes about public figures and quips about serving a third presidential term. Trump’s remarks, which lasted just over an hour, marked his return to the annual event after it was postponed in April following a shooting outside the original venue that prompted its cancellation. Opening his speech, Trump said he had scrapped the sharper version of the remarks he had prepared for the original dinner. “That was going to be a…
PARIS — France prepared Saturday to deploy a specially adapted A400M military cargo aircraft to drop flame retardants on a massive wildfire threatening Bordeaux, as fires across France and Spain forced more than 250,000 people from their homes this week. French authorities have ordered evacuations from parts of Bordeaux’s western suburbs and nearby towns as the fast-moving blaze in the Gironde region advanced toward the city, fueled by shifting winds, extreme heat and dry conditions. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said the A400M aircraft would join what he described as a “long and very difficult” battle against the fire, which was…
RIYADH — Internet speeds in Saudi Arabia increased to 216 Mbps, up from 203 Mbps the previous year, according to the fifth edition of the Saudi Internet 2025 report released by the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST). Supported by the Kingdom’s expanding digital infrastructure, this icrease places Saudi Arabia among the top five G20 countries in this indicator. The report showed that the average monthly mobile internet data consumption per person reached 53 GB, which is approximately three times the global average. The median download speed on 5G networks reached 320 Mbps, while the median mobile internet latency was…
Saudi Arabia hosts 11 skink species, including the sandfish, spotted sand skink, and golden skink, adapting across dunes, oases, and plains with streamlined bodies and smooth, shiny scales. Growing up to 14 centimeters long, these reptiles use clawed limbs and pointed snouts to navigate loose sand. The famous sandfish burrows up to 40 centimeters deep to evade predators and extreme heat. By detecting prey vibrations under the sand to feed on insects, arachnids, and plant matter, skinks regulate pest populations and maintain ecological balance across the Arabian Peninsula. Source: Riyadh Daily