Friday, October 9, 2026

Alert on flight to Riyadh, passengers evacuated from plane in Madrid

Passengers on a Saudi Airlines flight from Spain to Riyadh were evacuated from their plane Thursday following an unspecified threat that put Madrid airport...

14 drown in Egypt River Nile boat accident

At least fourteen people drowned when an unlicensed ferry capsized in the Egypt's Nile river north of Cairo overnight, the official MENA news agency...

Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognize Israel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push...

Lionel Messi wins Ballon d'Or over Ronaldo & Neymar

Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or award for the world's best player for the fifth time. The 28-year-old Argentine had 41.33% of...

New study links cell phone tower radiation to diabetes

A renowned professor of King Saud University (KSU) here has warned of radiation danger from cell phone towers, saying that the radiation emissions from...

Israeli minister says visit by UAE delegates under review as lockdown looms

JERUSALEM, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A first official visit to Israel by a United Arab Emirates delegation, provisionally planned for Sept 22, may be...

Saudi Arabia: "Muqeem" New Resident Identity Card introduced

The Passport Department has started issuing the new identity card, Muqeem, for expats. However, the department has denied a report on MBC.net that the card...

Etihad resumes Morocco flights

Dubai: Etihad Airways will resume passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca and Rabat, starting from September 19. The airline will operate returning flights three...

Show us respect or ties will suffer, Saudi ambassador tells Britain

Stung by criticism in Britain of his country's human rights record, Saudi Arabia's ambassador in London threatened "potentially serious repercussions" for the two countries'...

Saudi King Salman holds talks with KRG's Barzani

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG)’s President Massoud Barzani in Riyadh for talks on enhancing bilateral ties. Both leaders discussed different...

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