The National Development Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French company Bureau Veritas.The signing took place on the sideli...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (HoR), Ageela Saleh, called today on members of the House to attend an official session.The session will b...

South Korea said it was closely exchanging information on the launches with the US and Japan.

The presidents of Iran and Russia have criticised US dollar dominance ahead of the BRICS summit in India.

The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.

Officials say there was a stampede as they fled a fire that engulfed two schools in the eastern rebel-held city of Bukavu.

The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.

The powerful blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.

Settlers attempting to target West Bank farm open fire on Palestinians Israeli settlers opened fire on Palestinians at a farm east of Al-Mughayyir village, northeast of Ramallah, on Friday after residents attempted to prevent settlers from targeting a poultry farm, Wafa reported. Marzouq Abu Naim, deputy head of the Al-Mughayyir village council, said Israeli forces subsequently intervened, firing tear gas at the Palestinians while protecting the settlers. No injuries were reported. In a separate incident, two Palestinians from Al-Mughayyir were injured after being attacked by settlers on the Al-Ma'rajat road linking Ramallah and Jericho. One of the injured Palestinians, Muhyi al-Din Abu Naim, said he and a colleague were returning from work in Al-Auja, in the Jericho governorate, when they came across a vehicle with a damaged tyre. As they attempted to help the driver, settlers who arrived in two vehicles attacked them with sticks and sharp tools, Wafa reported. Muhyi al-Din and his colleague sustained fractures and bruises in the attack and were taken for medical treatment.  Israeli forces, meanwhile, opened fire at a vehicle in the city of Al-Bireh in the central occupied West Bank on Friday evening, causing it to overturn, Wafa reported.  

World Muslim League, Bahrain condemn drone attack on Saudi Arabia The Muslim World League and Bahrain have condemned the drone attacks originating from Iraq on the East-West pipeline in Saudi Arabia, which has led to the closure of the key pipeline. In a statement, World Muslim League secretary-general Mohammed bin Abdulkarim al-Issa said the attacks “violate all religious values, international and humanitarian laws and norms”. Bahraini foreign ministry said in a statement, carried by Bahrain News Agency, that the attack was a “blatant violation” of international law, the UN Charter and principles of good neighbourliness. The ministry said Bahrain stood in full solidarity with Saudi Arabia. While stressing that no country’s territory should be used as a launching pad for attacks on neighbouring countries, the ministry expressed support for Iraqi efforts to prevent similar attacks from recurring.  

In tonight's programme we begin in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where children have died after a school fire broke out in the M23 rebel occupied city of Bukavu. Also, Senegal looks to the skies as it seeks to develop its home-grown satellite industry. And finally, we wonder about the future of African cities. How will they cope with the population boom and climate crisis? A question, the Kenya architecture biennale in Nairobi tried to answer.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured the strategic Perim Island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, located at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, officials said on Friday. The lightning move opens a new front in the Iran war and threatens energy supplies, especially Saudi oil exports, from passing through one of the world's key shipping lanes. 

RIYADH: Perched atop Mount Munikh west of Al-Majmaah, the historic Munikh Observatory offers a striking example of how traditional Najdi builders used natural terrain and local materials to defend settlements and monitor the surrounding landscape. Rising about 25 meters above the mountain, the watchtower commands panoramic views of Al-Majmaah and the surrounding farms. Its elevated position once allowed guards to watch approaches to the settlement through narrow openings built into its thick wal

BAGHDAD: Iraq ordered the closure of ​the Shalamcheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran as a precautionary measure ‌after ‌the ​latest ‌drone ⁠attacks ​on Saudi Arabia, two ⁠security sources told Reuters on Saturday. The sources said ⁠a wide-scale ‌operation ‌was ​underway ‌to pursue perpetrators ‌of the attack on Saudi Arabia. Riyadh said ‌on Friday its vital East-West pipeline ⁠was attacked ⁠by drones that were launched from Iraq.

As violence in South Africa continues against immigrants, the Nigerian National Assembly has announced it is banning all official visits to the country.

Almost 1 billion Africans still rely on wood, charcoal and other fuels that produce harmful smoke, according to the International Energy Agency. But across continent, cleaner cooking stoves are being brought into homes by cutting the price of electric and efficient biomass models