RIYADH: The Saudi Red Crescent Authority marked World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day this week with various events, exhibitions and conferences in the Kingdom. The SRCA’s activities included marches on the main roads of several governorates as well as lectures and training courses to raise community awareness. The day is celebrated on May 8 every year to emphasize the importance of alleviating the suffering of people worldwide, especially in countries afflicted by conflict and natural disasters.

RIYADH: The Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief has sent food and shelter aid to Pakistan and Sudan, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. A total of 450 shelter bags were distributed in Sudan’s El-Gadarif state, benefiting 2,588 individuals. In Pakistan’s Pakhtunkhwa province 710 food baskets for 4,970 individuals were handed to vulnerable families in flood-affected areas. This was a part KSrelief’s Food Security Support Project in Pakistan 2024.

RIYADH: Thirty-five Saudi Arabia students will compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024 in Los Angeles from May 10 to 18, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. They will join 1,700 other participants from 70 countries in the ISEF, which is recognized as a pre-college competition in scientific research and innovation. The Kingdom will be led by representatives from the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, or Mawhiba, and the Ministry of Education.

RIYADH: Mogobo David Magabe, South Africa’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, hosted a Freedom Day celebration on Thursday in Riyadh’s Cultural Palace. Freedom Day is celebrated annually on April 27 in South Africa to commemorate its first democratic election on that day in 1994, an event that signaled the end of official racial segregation in the country. The embassy in Riyadh decided to hold the 30th anniversary celebrations after Ramadan. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia provided an insight into the future of family entertainment, with the Saudi Entertainment and Amusement expo revealing the biggest disruptors in the industry, and showing how technology will shape developments in the rapidly growing market.

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The government of the Balearic Islands has introduced a ban on the sale of alcohol between 9:30pm and 8am in a bid to crack down on so-called low quality tourism.

Chris O'Shea's comments come two months after government data found that almost four million smart meters across Britain are not working properly.

Katie Price is being evicted from her home as she's served with eviction notice and given weeks to leave

[VOA] Yaounde -- Chad has ordered the immediate deployment of troops to maintain peace, especially in the capital, N'djamena, after provisional results of the May 6 presidential elections surprisingly published on Thursday night declared transitional ruler General Mahamat Idriss Deby winner with over 61% of the votes. The main challenger, Succes Masra, claimed he won, with over 73% of the votes.

​​Kejriwal was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on March 21, 2024. A large crowd of supporters gathered outside Tihar jail to welcome the CM with dhol, sweets and dance celebrations. Kejriwal was accompanied by his wife Sunita Kejriwal, Punjab CM and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann, party leaders Atishi, Saurabh Bhardwaj, and AAP general secretary Sandeep Pathak when he was released. The Chief Minister then proceeded to his official residence.

Amit Shah criticises Trinamool Congress for appeasement, mafia, corruption in Ranaghat and Birbhum. Promises to punish Sandeshkhali culprits. Accuses Mamata Banerjee of misleading on CAA, remaining silent on Sandeshkhali issue.

The government of the Balearic Islands has introduced a total ban on the sale of alcohol between 9:30pm and 8am in a bid to crack down on so-called low quality tourism. 

MailOnline delves into all the iconic locations that were used for filming across the three films, including the bachelorette's expensive flat in London Bridge.

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Singapore has dealt with sensitive issues such as tudung wearing and decriminalising sex between men in a way that enabled people to better understand each other, accept their differences and work out practical arrangements, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He spoke on the Government’s handling of such issues and other topics such as racism and social safety nets in two wide-ranging media interviews at the Istana on April 26 and 28, ahead of his handover to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on May 15. Here are some key takeaways from the interviews: Dealing with sensitive topics Besides allowing nurses to wear the tudung with their uniforms and repealing Section 377A of the Penal Code, PM Lee cited the terrorism threat posed by the Jemaah Islamiyah group after the Sept 11, 2001, attacks as another sensitive issue that the Government dealt with. “New York was far away, but it took place in our region, in Bali, in Jakarta subsequently, and how do we react?” said PM Lee. “We are multiracial. We have Muslims, we have non-Muslims. Do we trust each other or not?”

Тhe Russian Ministry of Defense noted that "air defense systems, arsenals, fuel depots, workshops for the production and repair of unmanned boats and UAVs, temporary deployment points for foreign mercenaries

Representatives of the company and the committee management were sent to the scene of the accident

The Russian government will increase the attractiveness of Russian jurisdiction for business, acting Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

The embassy noted that there are many Russians with double citizenship currently enlisted in the IDF

According to the press office, Gulevich was discharged due to retirement age, with a right to wear military uniform and rank badges

The Prince of Wales discussed his wife's health during a visit to St Mary's Community Hospital on the Isles of Scilly.

The Duchess of Sussex , 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she bared her back in a sleeveless peach-coloured frock as she and Prince Harry kicked off their 72-hour whistlestop tour of Nigeria.

The vehicle was seen swerving wildly along the road, slamming into oncoming traffic before crashing through the bridge's fence and falling into the Moika River.

Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, an Anglican priest from Bristol, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired biology teacher from Swansea, carried out the Just Stop Oil protest on Friday morning.

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The German defense minister revealed that Berlin has purchased three new HIMARS rocket launchers for Ukraine from US stocks Read Full Article at RT.com

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The department of climate change and meteorological services says the country will start experiencing chipeloni winds in the coming days, marking the start of a normal winter season.   The director of the department, Lucy Mtilatila, says the current hot conditions are expected to end, noting that the country will only experience a normal and […] The post Brace for Chiperoni winds as winter starts, health experts advise those with respiratory problems to stay indoor appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The country’s economy will continue to be unstable as Malawi government continues borrowing funds, with revelation that national debt has now worsened from K9.3 trillion to K13.1 trillion as of December 2023 leading to a GDP ratio of 85 percent. Richard Kaudza, deputy director of Debt and Aid in the ministry of Finance revealed this […] The post Govt admits that the country’s economy will continue being unstable appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

Just as she had feared, a restaurant owner from eastern Quebec who visited Montreal had her SUV stolen, but says it was all thanks to the kindness of strangers on the internet — not the police — that she got it back.