Author: Editorial Team
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (Apr 1) on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade before China’s first crewed landing. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped with its Orion crew capsule, roared to life just before sunset at 10.35pm GMT (6.35am, Thursday, Singapore time) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center to lift its first crew of three US astronauts and a Canadian astronaut off Earth, a thunderous ascent leaving behind a towering column of thick…
Johnny Hayek, General Manager, Sariya Information Technology. Sariya Information Technology, a leading value-added distributor across the Middle East and Africa, recently announced a strategic transformation initiative aimed at strengthening market leadership, accelerating innovation, and driving sustainable growth across its business. As part of this move, Sariya has appointed Mr. Johnny Hayek as General Manager, marking a new chapter focused on execution excellence, scalability, and long-term value creation. Mr. Hayek brings extensive regional ICT leadership experience and a strong track record in business transformation, team building, and market expansion. In his new role, he will lead overall operations In Saudi Arabia…
RIYADH — The Insurance Authority said offering or selling the “Extended Warranty” product without its required license is a clear violation of the Cooperative Insurance Companies Control Law. The warning applies to car dealerships, retailers and all other entities that offer the product. The authority said in a statement that engaging in any insurance activity without the required license is a clear violation of regulations. Violators will face a maximum fine of SR2 million and up to four years in prison, or either of these penalties, in addition to legal action under relevant laws. The authority clarified that only licensed…
RIYADH — The National Center for Security Operations (NCSO) received as many as 2,678,547 calls through the Unified Emergency Number 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh, and the Eastern Province during the last month of March. This falls within NCSO 911’s mandate to receive calls and route them to the relevant security and service agencies within their jurisdictions, using advanced automated systems operated by specialized, multilingual personnel, with high accuracy and professionalism, around the clock. The total number of calls received in the Makkah region reached 970,119 while in Madinah it stood at 281,886, whereas in the Riyadh…
King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 121 food baskets yesterday to 121 families from the host community in Lahij Governorate, as part of the second phase of the emergency food security support project in Yemen. This falls within the framework of the humanitarian and relief efforts by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through KSrelief to assist the brotherly Yemeni people amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis. Source: Riyadh Daily
Huawei recently signed up for an Orange programme intended to help reduce the operator’s greenhouse gas emissions by almost halve in 2030 through improvements to its supply chain. Ericsson, Nokia, Honor and Xiaomi are among the other big European and Chinese companies already working with Orange to cut their carbon footprints through changes to production processes, equipment use, transport and logistics. Orange stated the Partners to Net Zero Carbon initiative is a core element of its latest Trust the Future strategic plan and is being used to help it cut Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 45…
RIYADH — Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Greek Minister of National Defense Nikos Dendias in Riyadh on Wednesday. During the meeting, the defense ministers discussed the latest developments in the region, particularly the ongoing Iranian attacks on the Kingdom and several other countries, as well as the repercussions of the attacks on global peace and security. They reviewed aspects of joint cooperation between the two friendly countries in the military and defense sectors. Source: Saudi Gazette
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan received on Wednesday a phone call from United Nations Secretary General António Guterres. During the call, they discussed the latest developments in the region and their implications. They reviewed international efforts to address them. Source: Saudi Gazette
Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received today at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to enhance them, in addition to discussing the current developments in the region and issues of mutual interest. Source: Riyadh Daily
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