Author: Steven Sahiounie

Ninety patients injured in the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack have been discharged from hospitals, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko reported. “Ninety victims of the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall have already been discharged from hospitals, 208 patients received outpatient treatment,” he said. According to the minister, seventy-four people continue to receive treatment in hospitals of Moscow and the Moscow Region. Source: TASS

RIYADH: The UAE’s treasury sukuk auction received bids totaling 7.83 billion dirhams ($2.13 billion), signaling a promising trajectory for the country’s financial landscape.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s private equity sector has been on an upswing for the past five years, culminating in transactions worth $4 billion in 2023, according to MAGNiTT.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Wednesday, gaining 22.44 points, or 0.18 percent, to close at 12,607.98. 

Units of the army and armed forces operating in Idleb and Aleppo countryside repelled two violent attacks launched by terrorist groups. “Units of the armed forces operating in the direction of Kafr Nabl in Idleb southern countryside, responded with appropriate weapons to a violent attack launched by terrorist groups in coincide with heavy rocket fire on the military points yesterday evening,” a military source told SANA. The source added that the army forces also intercepted a terrorist attack on one of the military points in Aleppo northern countryside. The armed forces managed to thwart the two attacks, killing and wounding…

A Nineteen-year-old Palestinian succumbed this evening to critical wounds he sustained in an Israeli drone shelling that targeted the Jenin refugee camp this morning. WAFA correspondent quoted the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin reporting that the young man, who was identified as Walid Loui Walid Al-Asta, from the city of Nablus, died of serious wounds he sustained this morning in an Israeli drone attack against the said camp. This morning, the Ministry of Health announced the killing of two other young men; 27-year-old Hamza Ararawi from the al-Ain refugee camp in Nablus and 19-year-old Mohammed Nasser al-Sabti, from the Jenin…

RIYADH: Saudi Mobily has been ranked as the fastest-growing firm in the telecommunication sector in the Middle East in 2024 by marketing consultancy Brand Finance.

RIYADH: Asian and Australian businesses helped fuel a 550 percent annual rise in small and medium enterprises setting up in Dubai in 2023, according to a report.

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a telephone call from British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Wednesday. The two ministers discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and bilateral relations, Saudi Press Agency reported. Other regional and international issues of common concern were also discussed. Source: Arab News

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia aspires to rank among the top 10 most successful countries in tourism this year, says the sector’s minister. Speaking during the Manafea Forum in Madinah, Ahmed Al-Khateeb outlined that the Kingdom is equipped with the capabilities and requirements to achieve this milestone, according to a statement by the ministry. He demonstrated this fact by noting that by the end of 2023, the sector contributed to approximately 5 percent of the gross domestic product, with the aim of raising the figure to 10 percent by 2030. Al-Khateeb further outlined that the Kingdom currently holds 940,000 jobs in the…