The raising of the defense walls from the place where the Blue Lagoon parking lot used to be to the Njarðvíkur pipeline is well underway and was ongoing throughout the night. It is expected that two defense walls will be raised by 3-4 meters.

Work was done all night on cooling the lava at the eruption sites at Sundhnúkagígar crater row as well as on expanding and widening the defense walls, so that red-hot lava does not get over them.

House prices have surged by 2,534% in 50 years, while salary growth has failed to keep up, data shows.

RIYADH: Workshops arranged by Ehsan, the national platform for charitable work, are helping empower non-profit organizations. The initiative will ensure leaders keep pace with the governance of charitable work, with sessions aimed at developing methods to plan and implement projects.

JAZAN: Authorities in Jazan arrested a citizen for transporting nine border security violators of Yemeni and Ethiopian nationalities. Legal procedures were carried out, and the violators were handed over to the authorities before being transferred to the Public Prosecution.

RIYADH: A Spanish world-class powered aerobatic pilot on Tuesday put on a thrilling aerobatic display filled with loops, rolls, spins, dives and climbs at the Sand & Fun event at Al-Thumamah airport, Riyadh.  Organized by the Saudi General Aviation, the event runs from Nov. 19-23.  Castor Fantoba’s performance was one of 10 SkyVentures at Sand & Fun’s series of airshows. In a sitdown interview with Arab News, Fantoba described how his passion for aviation began and what it takes to become a world-class aerobatic pilot. 

JEDDAH: The Italian Consulate General in Jeddah hosted on Wednesday night a unique event celebrating the richness and uniqueness of Italian products and flavors on the occasion of the ninth edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.  The event is being celebrated all over the globe from Nov. 16-22 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Italian Ministry of Agriculture as part of their drive to promote the beauty and quality of Italian gastronomy.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s minister of defense, Prince Khalid bin Salman, met Johan Stuart, minister of state at the Swedish Prime Minister’s office, in Riyadh on Thursday. They discussed ways in which relations and cooperation between their countries might be enhanced, along with other issues of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The border security service regularly reports about men of recruitment age risking their lives by trying to cross the border illegally in the woods or by swimming across the River Tisza, which separates Ukraine from Romania and Hungary

The German chancellor listed supporting Ukraine at the top of his priorities should the SPD win and form a government

Kismayo (HOL) — Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire have congratulated Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe on his re-election as president of Jubbaland despite the federal government rejecting the election results as unconstitutional.

Ukrainians have never seen the promised freedom, Viktor Medvedchuk noted

The Russian foreign minister noted that American companies had already bought up most of the fertile land

The applicants are parents who demand that the decision of the Latvian authorities be recognized as a violation of the European Convention on Human Rights

According to the report, the Israeli shelling has left 17 people injured, all of them hospitalized

Vladimir Putin will arrive on a state visit to Astana on November 27 at Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's invitation, Kazakhstan’s presidential press service added

Three-quarters of Americans and a majority of Republicans say they want Republicans in Congress to push back on Donald Trump when they disagree.

The French rapist who allowed scores of men to defile his own wife after drugging her should spend 20 years in prison even though that is 'too little', a prosecutor said today.

Colonel General Gennady Anashkin had been the commander of the Russian Army's 'Southern Group' which is fighting in eastern Ukraine.

This briefing, published by the European Parliamentary Research Service, aims to provide a broad range of key facts and figures about the European Parliament. Its many graphics offer a picture of the Parliament's Members and the institution's structures and activity in the current parliamentary term (July 2024 to June 2029) and in previous five-year terms since direct elections were introduced in June 1979. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

In June 2023, following its investigation into Europe's spyware scandal, the European Parliament issued a final recommendation identifying country-specific shortcomings and proposing EU standards for the use of spyware. Proposed safeguards include judicial approval, proportionality requirements, independent oversight, notification duties, and data deletion. Member States embroiled in the spyware scandal are making progress – albeit uneven – towards meeting these standards. Greece has amended its intelligence law in the wake of the spyware scandal, but it remains to be seen whether it will address outstanding shortcomings. Spain has announced further efforts to strengthen its legal framework, although Parliament considered the country's legal framework fundamentally compliant. Rule of law concerns persist in Hungary. Poland is investigating the alleged spyware abuses thoroughly, and is making decisive efforts to improve its legal framework. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

A Winnipeg Police Service officer is recovering after he was stabbed in the throat Sunday evening.

An intoxicated woman in Elliot Lake has been charged with breaking into her neighbour's apartment and choking their dog.

Two Ukrainian military service members have been sentenced in Russia for murdering a non-combatant, the Investigative Committee has said Read Full Article at RT.com

Developed nations propose $300 billion, not $1.3 trillion, for the Global South to fight climate change, and postpone it till 2035 Read Full Article at RT.com

A South Korean man has resorted to binge-eating before his physical examination for the military draft, according to media Read Full Article at RT.com

Several media outlets have released a video of a cargo plane crash in Vilnius that killed one crew member and injured three others Read Full Article at RT.com

The Israeli prime minister is reportedly ready to accept a US-brokered truce with Hezbollah Read Full Article at RT.com

RIYADH: The imam and khatib of the Prophet’s Mosque, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Baijan, took part in a peace conference themed “Islam is the Religion of Humanity and Peace” during his recent visit to India More than 50,000 Muslims attended the event, which was broadcast on several media platforms and garnered more than 4 million views, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is among the Gulf Cooperation Council nations taking significant steps to invest in developing its organic food and beverage sector, which has experienced a growth surge in recent years. The three-day Biofach Saudi Arabia, which was held alongside Saudi Organic Food Day and concluded on Wednesday, is a key platform showcasing the Kingdom’s commitment to developing its agricultural future.

Riyadh Gov. Prince Faisal bin Bandar received Ambassador of Albania to the Kingdom Saimir Bala in Riyadh on Wednesday. They discussed various topics of common interest, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Meanwhile, Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz met with Ukrainian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Anatolii Petrenko in Dammam on Wednesday. Prince Saud welcomed the ambassador to the Eastern Province. During the meeting, the two exchanged friendly talks and discussed a number of topics.  

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s minister of culture, Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, and his French counterpart, Rachida Dati, held talks in Paris on Wednesday on cultural cooperation. They discussed cultural exchanges between their countries and cooperation relating to museums, libraries, theater, the arts, cuisine, heritage and film production.

RIYADH: Mawhiba, an organization that works to nurture the talents of gifted students in scientific fields, will hold its third international conference this month with the theme “Beyond Creative Minds.”

Seychellois and Kenyan experts will soon be able to use a national biological risk assessment tool to identify key areas that would benefit from national biological risk assessment scenarios. A group of 30 experts in various fields from both countries ranging from health to agriculture are attending a five-day workshop at the Savoy Resort and Spa, in the northern Mahe district of Beau Vallon. They are the key players in their respective countries who respond in instances of biological incidents as they already work in the areas concerned with human, animal and environmental health. This is part of the European Union chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) and Centres of Excellence Project 99, which involves building capacity, and ensuring preparedness and containment in Eastern and Central African countries' biological incidents. The 11 member countries, which include Seychelles, Kenya, and Burundi, are currently working on determining areas where biological incidents may occur in the coming five years. «This training will help us map our risks, as we can see there is so much development happening that risks can be chemical or radiology or even biological,» explained Seychelles' representative, Dr. Jimmy Melanie. This workshop is specifically dealing with biological risks, which include illnesses in animals that may affect human health. Melanie said, «We are also taking into account toxins from plants, viruses, or bacteria that may have adverse effects on people's health.» He explained that Seychelles will have to identify the risks that it faces although he mentioned illnesses from animals such as the bird flu that can harm humans. «We have to work on these to prepare ourselves should there ever be a situation, we know that the policies have been decided on so that we as technicians can now take the appropriate steps,» added Melanie. Before the workshop was held in Seychelles, the experts attended a training session in Nairobi, Kenya, in June this year, where the national biological risk assessment tool was introduced. The project will go on until 2026, and it is only then that the experts will «be in a better position to help the authorities to develop a list of the biological risks that we feel we might be faced with,» said Melanie. The European Commission is funding the project and United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI) is assisting with the outreach to the national focal points and experts in the eleven project countries. Project 99 team leader, Scott Spence, said that at the end of the workshop, the participants «will be able to identify potential emerging biological threats and risks in the short and medium term.» During the five days, the experts will also think of the worst-case scenarios of outbreaks and how they will deal with them. «Probably one scenario will be what is the likelihood of a pandemic happening in the next five years and what will be the impacts for the Seychelles and Kenya,» said the project's key expert, Joris Sprokholt. He added that the information gathered in the workshop «is very important information for all the different stakeholders such as non-governmental organisations and expert groups like veterinarians.» Sprokholt said that during the workshop the experts will embrace the 'one health perspective'. This an approach that recognises the close connection between the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment.

The police have reported that a student of Carron Hall High School in St Mary is among the three victims who perished in an early morning crash along the White Hall main road in the parish on Sunday. A police report states that, about 3 a.m. Sunday...