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Varieties The Safety Index Publication is a key output of the 2023 Household Socio-Economic Survey. (SPA)

GASTAT: Saudi Arabia Tops G20 Countries in Safety Index 2023

Saudi Arabia ranked first among G20 countries, according to data from the Global SDG Indicators Database and the Safety Index Publication for 2023 issued by…

Technology LEAP 2025 brings together global tech leaders to exchange insights, foster connections between investors and startups, and highlight innovative technologies. (SPA)

LEAP25 Continues Groundbreaking Announcements on Day Two with Over $7.5 Bn in Investments

LEAP 2025, the global tech event held in Riyadh, witnessed a series of groundbreaking investments on Day 2, exceeding $7.5 billion, in data centers, submarine…

Business A retired Syrian employee waits to receive their salary for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, in Damascus, Syria, 06 February 2025. (EPA)

Sanctions on Syrian Banks Choke Recovery Hopes, Investment Chief Says

Western sanctions on Syria's banking sector are preventing critical investments in the war-ravaged economy despite huge interest from Syrian and foreign…

Business FILE PHOTO: File photograph of Tengizchevroil oil and gas refinery plant on Tengiz oil field in western Kazakhstan, August 24, 2004. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo

Oil Climbs as Market Steadies after US Tariff Concerns

Oil prices ticked higher on Monday, rebounding after declines last week on concerns about a global trade war, as investors appeared to shrug off US President…

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Trump Says No Right of Return for Palestinians in Gaza under His Plan for US ‘Ownership’

Arab World  President Donald Trump is pictured before boarding Air Force One at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP)

Trump Says No Right of Return for Palestinians in Gaza under His Plan for US ‘Ownership’

President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for US “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting…


Arab World Palestinians walk past destroyed houses amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, 08 February 2025. (EPA)

Türkiye's Erdogan Again Rejects US Proposal to Relocate Palestinians from Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused…

World An Iranian cleric holds balloons as they celebrate the 46th anniversary of the 1979 revolution in Tehran, Iran, 10 February 2025. (EPA)

Iranian President Says US Not Sincere over Readiness to Engage

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday questioned the United States' sincerity in seeking negotiations with Tehran as crowds of people, many chanting …

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language to Showcase Linguistic Projects at LEAP 2025

Culture Through its dedicated pavilion, KSGAAL will highlight its leading role in supporting the Arabic language

King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language to Showcase Linguistic Projects at LEAP 2025

The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) will present a selection of its pioneering technological and linguistic projects at the fourth…

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Culture The display of the Kaaba cladding is part of the Diriyah Biennale Foundation's initiative to showcase Islamic arts and deepen understanding of its rich history and cultural legacy. (SPA)

Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 Showcases Holy Kaaba Kiswah

The second edition of the Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 in AlBidaya (the beginning) section of the Western Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport…

Culture Saudi Ministry of Culture to Participate in LEAP 2025 Conference

Saudi Ministry of Culture to Participate in LEAP 2025 Conference

The Ministry of Culture will participate as a strategic partner in the LEAP 2025 conference, which will be held from February 9 to 12 at the Riyadh Exhibition…

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Culture Saudi Visual Arts Commission Launches ‘Zawaya Wa Afkar’ Initiative in Paris

Saudi Visual Arts Commission Launches ‘Zawaya Wa Afkar’ Initiative in Paris

The Visual Arts Commission (VAC) has announced the launch of the first international edition of the Dialogues in Contemporary Art “Zawaya Wa Afkar” initiative,…

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Culture The agreement aims to foster knowledge exchange, support cultural tourism, and enhance collaboration in various cultural fields. SPA

Saudi Arabia: King Abdulaziz Public Library, RCU to Enhance Cultural Cooperation

King Abdulaziz Public Library and the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cultural and…

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Shiffrin to Skip Giant Slalom, But Will Team Up with Johnson

Sports Gold medal winner Mikaela Shiffrin skis past a gate in the women's slalom at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP)

Shiffrin to Skip Giant Slalom, But Will Team Up with Johnson

Mikaela Shiffrin said Monday she will not defend her giant slalom title at the World Ski Championships, but the US star will race with newly-crowned downhill…


Sports Football - FA Cup - Fourth Round - Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool - Home Park, Plymouth, Britain - February 9, 2025 Plymouth Argyle's Muhamed Tijani celebrates after the match. (Reuters)

African Players in Europe: West Africans Help Plymouth Stun Liverpool

Sierra Leone international Mustapha Bundu and Nigerian Muhamed Tijani helped second-tier strugglers Plymouth Argyle stun Premier League leaders Liverpool 1-0…

Sports Barcelona's Polish forward #09 Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Spanish league football match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium in Seville on February 9, 2025. (Photo by CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)

Barcelona Inches Closer to Madrid Rivals in Spanish League with 4-1 Win at Sevilla

Barcelona is making sure there will be a three-way fight for the Spanish league title. The Catalan club moved closer to rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid…

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Sports Plymouth's Northern Irish goalkeeper #21 Conor Hazard celebrates after wining the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Plymouth Argyle and Liverpool at Home Park in Plymouth, south west England, on February 9, 2025. Plymouth won the match 1-0. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

FA Cup Stunner: Liverpool is Knocked Out by Second-tier Plymouth in 4th Round

Premier League leader Liverpool was knocked out of the FA Cup by second-tier struggler Plymouth after losing 1-0 in a stunning fourth-round upset on Sunday. It…

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Sports Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning the final match of the ATP Tour Rotterdam Open tennis tournament against Australia's Alex de Minaur at the Rotterdam Ahoy sport complex, in Rotterdam on February 9, 2025. (Photo by Sander Koning / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT

Alcaraz Clinches his First Indoor Title by Beating De Minaur in Rotterdam Open Final

Carlos Alcaraz secured his first indoor title by beating Alex de Minaur in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday. The top-seeded Alcaraz won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2…

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GASTAT: Saudi Arabia Tops G20 Countries in Safety Index 2023

Varieties The Safety Index Publication is a key output of the 2023 Household Socio-Economic Survey. (SPA)

GASTAT: Saudi Arabia Tops G20 Countries in Safety Index 2023

Saudi Arabia ranked first among G20 countries, according to data from the Global SDG Indicators Database and the Safety Index Publication for 2023 issued by…


Varieties  The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates near Emmett, Kan., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP)

Most Countries Miss UN Deadline for New Climate Targets

Many of the world's biggest polluter nations have missed a UN deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure…

Varieties A woman (L) and a girl pose for a picture in Beijing on February 9, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)

Chinese Marriages Slid by a Fifth in 2024, Fanning Birthrate Concerns

Marriages in China dropped by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have…

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Varieties People gather around a corpse flower that begins to bloom at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 23, 2025, before another has opened in the Australian capital Canberra in the nation's third such unusual flowering in recent months. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Australia Holds its Nose for 3rd Rancid Bloom of Rare Corpse Plant in 3 Months

A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary flowering in as many months…

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Varieties This image made from video provided by SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland shows a rare black wolf crossing a stream in a Polish forest last summer. (SAVE Wildlife Conservation Fund Poland via AP)

Pair of Rare Black Wolves Caught on Camera in Polish Forest

Two rare black wolves, likely siblings, were spotted on camera crossing a stream in a Polish forest, a conservation organization said Sunday. The unusual…

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