RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched a new center to protect whistleblowers and witnesses to crimes that will begin operations in July. Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al-Mojeb approved the establishment in line with Article Four of the Law for the Protection of Whistleblowers, Witnesses, Experts and Victims. The center will provide legal protection from threats, danger, or harm through methods stipulated in Article Fourteen of the Law, including security, as well as identity and data anonymization.

RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Yemeni counterpart Shaya Mohsin Al-Zindani in Riyadh on Thursday. Prince Faisal congratulated Al-Zindani on his recent appointment as foreign minister by Yemen’s internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council at the end of March, and wished him success in the role.  During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed aspects of bilateral relations and ways to strengthen and develop them in various fields. They also discussed topics of common interest.

RIYADH: The Joint Incident Assessment Team held a conference in Riyadh on Wednesday to announce the results of investigations into allegations against coalition forces in Yemen.  The report details three incidents, including claims that coalition forces targeted two houses in the Sha’aban area, a civilian house in Al-Hudaydah governorate, and Al-Ghail Health Center in Al-Ghail. 

JEDDAH: Effat University’s School of Cinematic Arts in Jeddah welcomed aspiring filmmakers and cinephiles to the 11th Showreel Effat International Student Film Festival this week. The theme for the three-day event, which concluded on Thursday, was “Behind the Seen,” reflecting the aim of organizers to shed light on the creative process and less-visible aspects of filmmaking. The program included a diverse range of cinematic offerings celebrating the work and talent of student filmmakers, not only those studying at the school but also their peers around the globe.

RIYADH: The Arabian horse and hunting falcon are important historical and cultural symbols for the Arab world, both ancient and modern. Now a Riyadh gallery is highlighting this enduring bond with a series of portrait studies of both creatures by Tariq Dajani, a Jordanian photographer and printmaker. Arabian horses have been the subject of songs and poetry praising their individual and physical qualities down through the ages. However, Dajani, an owner of Arabians, chose to reflect his love of these creatures through photography and artworks.

Sir Keir Starmer 's party are pledging to transfer train operators to public ownership within the first five years of a Labour government.

Residents in Myrtle Way, Portmore, St Catherine, are benefiting from a zinc fence removal project, under the Government's community renewal intervention programme. Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller, told...

Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is renewing its call for the appointment of a permanent Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). JFJ says it's of the view that there is no ambiguity that the office was rendered vacant as of...

The Government is looking to establish a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) innovation teaching centre at National Heroes Circle in Kingston. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, in making the disclosure, said the facility will be...

Positive agenda promotion mechanisms should appear in Russia, SMI2 CEO Yury Belousov said

The rescuers are involved in efforts to clear the rubble of a five-story house on Kuibyshev Street

Rescue craft were promptly sent to the ship, fire extinguishing started, the crew was evacuated

The President and business representatives are satisfied with outcomes of the meeting, Dmitry Peskov noted

The Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF) and the French Navy have collaborated in training to mitigate the effects of oil spills in the island nation's waters. The final assessment of the training took place on Thursday at the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) base, where members of the SCG, along with other relevant partners took part in an oil spill simulation exercise. «This exercise is part of full training that started earlier this week, with the French Navy and the SCG, in relation to anti-pollution measures,» said the chief commissioner of the French Navy, Timothee Sevaistre, in an interview with the press. There are three French experts present in Seychelles to deliver the course, which features theory and practical elements. Sevaistre explained that the training is being done at the Coast Guard base because in the case of maritime pollution, they have the equipment that will be put to use in such situations. Other agencies participating in the training include the Seychelles Fire and Rescue Services Agency (SFRSA) and the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA). «For now the training is being done at the Coast Guard base, but in the future, we would want to have a full scale exercise, where everyone will be involved,» added Sevaistre. This is the first time that such an exercise has taken place in Seychelles and it is now becoming even more important for the island nation to be prepared for an oil spill. This is especially important with the situation in the Red Sea, which is causing many more ships to use routes closer to Seychelles' waters and there is the threat that oil spills can become more common. Sevaistre explained that France and Seychelles will continue to work together to ensure that the proper equipment is available and  properly maintained, so that they are ready for use in any eventualities. While this is the first practical oil spill exercise done in Seychelles, with the French partnership, in 2023, Seychelles was part of a table-top exercise, dubbed the 'Western Indian Ocean Pollution Regional Exercise (WIOPOLREX). The exercise was organised jointly by the Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC) in Seychelles and the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC) in Madagascar. Through the exercise, the two regional centres were able to assess preparedness to respond to oil pollution incidents in the region, similar to the incident on July 25, 2020, where MV WAKASHIO spilled approximately 1,000 metric tonnes of oil at sea, off the southeastern coast of Mauritius.

The activity of the eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row has not changed much, but it seems that the crater‘s wall has risen since yesterday.

Bob Cole, whose voice and lively language were the Saturday night soundtrack to hockey games over a broadcasting career that spanned more than half a century, has died. 

The Department for Education (DfE) said it will 'continue to listen to views and look at alternative systems', but it believes there are 'significant benefits' to headline grades.

Ahmed Ali Alid, a 45-year-old from Morocco, tried to kill his housemate, a Christian convert, by stabbing him in his bed as he slept.

Household Cavalry horses Vida and Quaker were two of five that were spooked as they passed through Wilton Crescent in Belgravia at 8.40am yesterday.

An armed Secret Service officer assigned to Vice President Kamala Harris was  removed from duty after he got into a physical fight with fellow agents on Monday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has apprehended a key suspect in connection to the attack on the Indian High Commission in London last year. Identified as Inderpal Singh Gaba, a resident of Hounslow in the UK, he was taken into custody for involvement in unlawful activities during protests on March 22, 2023, in London, as per the agency's statement.

Indian PM Narendra Modi recently had a phone call with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to mark Italy's 79th Liberation Day. Modi expressed gratitude for the G7 Summit invitation in June in Puglia, Italy. The leaders focused on carrying forward India’s G20 Presidency initiatives, particularly in support of the Global South, during Italy’s G7 Presidency.

Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a joint search operation in Uri, Baramulla on Thursday and one suspected individual was apprehended. The search operation was initiated based on specific inputs from intelligence agencies, Indian Army's Chinar Corps said. The security forces also found one pistol and other war-like stores.

Mounties on Vancouver Island have confirmed that two bodies recovered by United States authorities earlier this week are those of a pair of missing kayakers from British Columbia.