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RIYADH: Arab and regional organizations strongly condemned Houthi attacks on two Saudi airports that killed three people and injured dozens, describing the strikes as violations of international law and threats to civilian safety. The attacks targeted Abha International Airport in Asir province, which borders Yemen, and King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said two women, a Moroccan and an Algerian, were killed and 28 people injured in the attack on Abha airport. A Sudanese man was killed and eight people injured in the attack on King Khalid airport. The injured were immediately transferred…

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi militia has destroyed 82 military targets across Yemen in response to recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on airports in Riyadh and Abha, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said Thursday. Al-Maliki said the attacks on civilians and civilian objects “will not go unpunished,” according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The Joint Forces of the Coalition carried out a “comprehensive operation” targeting Houthi military positions in the Yemeni governorates of Saada, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Jawf and Marib, he said. The targets included 11 mountain-based ballistic…

RIYADH: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi militia has destroyed 82 military targets across Yemen in response to recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including deadly strikes on airports in Riyadh and Abha, coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Malki said Thursday. Al-Malki said the attacks on civilians and civilian objects “will not go unpunished,” according to a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The Joint Forces of the Coalition carried out a “comprehensive operation” targeting Houthi military positions in the Yemeni governorates of Saada, Al-Hudaydah, Al-Jawf and Marib, he said. The targets included 11 mountain-based ballistic…

RIYADH: When Sven Otto Littorin arrived in Saudi Arabia in 2017, he witnessed a country at the beginning of Vision 2030. Nearly a decade later, the former Sweden minister of employment has turned those experiences into a book documenting the Kingdom’s transformation. In “Kingdom in Motion” published this year, Littorin examines the rapid changes he observed during his years in Saudi Arabia, from labor-market reforms and social shifts to evolving business opportunities and policymaking. Written from the perspective of a foreign adviser working inside the system, the book seeks to explain the changes and provide context. “The transformation, I think,…

RIYADH: Three people, including two women, were killed and dozens injured in attacks on two airports in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. A Moroccan woman and an Algerian woman were killed in an attack on Tuesday on Abha International Airport in Asir province, which borders Yemen. The strike injured 28 people, some severely, including a Bangladeshi and Filipino, the authority said. The attack on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport on Wednesday killed a Sudanese man and injured eight people, including two Egyptians, and one Pakistani. All of the injured were immediately transferred to…

The King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, has opened registration for the 2026 Bebras Mawhiba Informatics Competition. Registration is open from October 6 to November 22, targeting students from third grade of primary school through third grade of secondary school. The competition will be held remotely through an online test available in both Arabic and English. More than 4 million students from 78 countries participate Bebras is a global competition in informatics and computational thinking, attracting more than 4 million students from 78 countries. It focuses on developing…

MAKKAH: Umm Al-Qura University has registered a new patent with the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, related to the invention of a technology to extract nano-iron oxide compound from steelmaking slag, in a step that promotes the use of industrial waste in the production of advanced materials that serve the petrochemical, water treatment and mining sectors, in addition to universities and research centers. The innovation came as a result of the work of a research team from the College of Science, including Dr. Saleh Al-Luqmani, Abdulrahman Al-Bishri, Fayez Al-Fayez, and Musaed Hakami, who developed a sustainable methodology based on an…

RIYADH: Saudi air defenses shot down a Houthi ballistic missile north of Riyadh, the coalition to support Yemen’s sovereignty said early Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki, the coalition’s spokesperson, said on X that the launch platform was being tracked by the Coalition’s intelligence system in the skies above Yemen’s capital Sanaa, and would be destroyed. The Iran-backed group is engaged in a battle with Coalition forces to gain control of the strategic Bab Al-Mandab strait, and have threatened to attack Saudi shipping through the Red Sea route. Yemen’s government said early Wednesday that the militia group targetted Aden’s international airport…

PARIS: Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to France, Faisal Al-Mejfel, presented his credentials to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, during a reception at the Elysee Palace on Tuesday. The envoy conveyed the Saudi leadership’s greetings to Macron, along with their best wishes for the progress and prosperity of the French Republic, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Al-Mejfel replaced Fahad Alruwaily in the post, and arrived in Paris in July to assume his diplomatic duties, which also include serving as the nonresident ambassador to Monaco. Macron said he wants relations between France and Saudi Arabia to continue to strengthen. The countries signed…

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman held a telephone call on Tuesday with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto. During the call, the two ministers discussed areas of military and defense cooperation between the Kingdom and Italy and ways to enhance them, the Saudi Press Agency reported.  They also reviewed the latest regional developments and efforts addressing shared issues and challenges, with the aim of supporting regional and international security and stability.