The government is looking to bring industry closer to educational institutions to align curricula with emerging sector requirements and address skill gaps.
South Sudan is among countries in the region facing travel restrictions to states like the U.S., Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the Ebola outbreak.
Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, addresses UNSC session on November 12, 2026. — X/@PakistanUN_NY Pakistan demands immediate cessation of Houthi attacks.Envoy reaffirms Pak's support for Yemen's sovereignty.Islamabad backs kingdom's...
According to the CS, the deal should be inked within the next month, allowing Kenyan professionals to begin migrating to Saudi early next year.
WASHINGTON: Pakistan called for the “immediate and unconditional” cessation of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution renewing sanctions against individuals and entities threatening peace and stability in Yemen. The resolution also sought to restrict the Houthis’ access to components and chemicals used in manufacturing drones and missiles, and condemned their military escalation inside Yemen, as well as attacks against Saudi Ara...
Microsoft services including Outlook, Teams and Copilot suffered a worldwide outage on Thursday, disrupting access for tens of thousands of users across 74 countries and territories. The company blamed elevated infrastructure loads and said it was working to restore services, but recovery remained limited hours later.
The East-West pipeline, which ends at Yanbu, has become increasingly important to Saudi Arabia, allowing it to get its oil to market after Iran blockaded the Strait of Hormuz on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula
Ambassador Syed Haider Shah calls for an immediate and unconditional end to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Saudi-led coalition intercepts flurry of suspected Houthi drones targeting oil and military infrastructure.
Consultation hours were over, but one patient would not leave. He was a surgeon from Beverly Hills who had brought an interpreter. For more than 30 minutes, he explained the American market to me, a patient giving the doctor a lesson in business. Then he said I should open a clinic in Beverly Hills. The next patient was an orthopedic surgeon from Saudi Arabia. He said the same thing: Open in Saudi Arabia, and soon. His reason was the same, too. There is nothing like this in his country. Doctors
The escalating conflicts between Saudi Arabia and Houthi rebels in Yemen have put many listed Hong Kong and mainland Chinese companies in a dilemma, especially as the Houthis order foreign businesses to register with a local body to avoid becoming targets of military strikes. The situation requires “serious attention” from businesses with a presence in the oil-rich region, according to an analyst focusing on the issue. The Iran-backed rebel militia recently warned that foreign companies...
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) -- The men's national football team will try to turn the...
OPEC+ crude oil production jumped in October, led by a sharp increase in output from Saudi Arabia despite continued disruption to shipments through the Strait of Hormuz caused by the Iran war.
Rights groups condemn reported punishment of Kenyan migrant worker as an ‘act of violence’ A Kenyan mother in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to 100 lashes after giving birth outside marriage. Under the Saudi sharia law system, sex outside marriage is a criminal offence. But it is women who are disproportionately targeted, say rights groups, which have condemned the punishment as an “act of violence”. Continue reading...
LIV Golf filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan with a New Jersey court Tuesday, along with a proposed schedule for a final hearing on its disclosure statement on Jan. 7 that would begin liquidation. LIV Golf filed for bankruptcy on Sept. 8 after the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which had bankrolled the breakaway league from the start, said a change in strategy meant it would no longer fund LIV after the 2026 season. The bankruptcy plan calls for an orderly wind-down of LIV. The restructu
South Korean national team midfielder Lee Kang-in helped create Atletico Madrid's opening goal against Barcelona, but his team failed to protect its lead and suffered a 2-1 comeback defeat, ending its seven-match winning streak in La Liga. Atletico lost 2-1 to Barcelona in the 12th round of the 2026-27 Spanish La Liga season at Riyadh Air Metropolitano in Madrid on Sunday, with Fermin Lopez scoring twice for the visitors. Barcelona maintained its lead atop the standings with 33 points from 11 wi
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis toward Riyadh on Sunday, after loud booms were heard in the Saudi capital.
According to Houthi authorities, Saudi strikes killed 33 people, many of them women and children, in Yemen's Sanaa province, in one of the deadliest attacks reported since fighting resumed in the country.
Congratulations cricket fans - there are now 11 months to go before the next men’s ODI World Cup, which means a return of our power rankings!
In the latest episode of the Scoop, Simon Harmer speaks to Phil Walker about South Africa’s epic 2-1 Test series victory against Australia, where he picked up a 10-fer at Cape Town.
BBC Sport takes a look at how the ongoing conflict in the Middle East has affected sporting events in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the wider area.
The Asian Cup has become the latest sporting event to be affected by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Organizers cite "exceptional circumstances" in Saudi Arabia, which has seen several Houthi attacks of late.
Asia's top men's football tournament scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia in January next year has been postponed to December, amid continued attacks on the host country by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Asian Football Confederation announced Tuesday that the Asian Cup, originally set for Jan. 7 to Feb. 5, 2027, will instead take place from Dec. 23, 2027, to Jan. 21, 2028. "The organizing committee for AFC Asian Cup approved to reschedule the flagship national team tournament in light of the curr
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Asia's top men's football tournament scheduled to take...
It has been labelled a "tectonic shift", set to shake up the world of rugby union, but what is the Nations Championship, what have been the results so far, and what is the schedule this November?
The genocidal US-Israeli rampage in the Middle East since 2023 has shown the world how billionaire power, colonialism and the far right work together. The pro-Western dictatorships in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) also fit into this dystopian patchwork. Both Gulf regimes have long fuelled devastating conflicts of their own. But increasing tensions […] By Ed Sykes
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