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The Saudi Council of Ministers on Tuesday welcomed the signing of a short-term ceasefire agreement by the two parties to the conflict in Sudan. The Saudi Cabinet said it hoped that the Sudanese talks will focus on activating the political process and a permanent cessation of hostilities.

RIYADH: Fueled by significant growth in the Saudi travel and tourism sector, air traffic witnessed a strong rebound during the first four months of 2023, recording a 42 percent increase in the number of passengers compared to the same period last year. According to the latest report issued by the General Authority of Civil Aviation, the number of passengers jumped to 35.8

OSLO: Russia’s embassy in Norway on Tuesday harshly criticized a planned visit by a US aircraft carrier to Oslo as an “illogical and harmful” show of force. The 337-meter (1,106-foot) USS General Ford is scheduled to dock in the Norwegian capital this week. “There are no issues in the North that require a military solution, nor issues that require outside intervention,”

JUBA: Tens of thousands of refugees who escaped ethnic violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray find themselves trapped in neighboring Sudan, once a safe haven for the region’s displaced, now itself the site of a worsening humanitarian emergency. Adise Gemechu, an Ethiopian refugee and a mother of two children who has lived in Khartoum since leaving her native Tigray, says the Sudanese

LONDON: More women than men are competing for medals at the Chelsea Flower Show this year — a first after more than a century of competition at the flagship London event. The highlight of the British horticultural year opened to the public on Tuesday, with some 145,000 people expected to attend by Saturday’s close. King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited on Monday, as did

DUBAI: Starzplay’s original film “Harley,” starring Egyptian actor Mohamed Ramadan, is set to drop on the streaming platform on June 10 following its theatrical release this Eid. “Harley” is a tale of love, loss and freedom. Set in the underworld of diamond trafficking, the film follows the journey of Hashem, also known as Harley, a brilliant mechanical engineer, and the

LONDON: Emirati film production company Image Nation Abu Dhabi has teamed up with Faraway Road Productions, the Israeli banner behind the Netflix series “Fauda” and “Hit & Run,” to launch an open call for emerging TV writers from the region. The TV Writers’ Lab aims to support aspiring writers by providing them with opportunities and mentorship to develop their TV series and

RIYADH: “With the right policies, Saudi Arabia can provide the right environment for businesses and economies to maximize the potential of AI,” Google’s vice president for global public affairs and public policy, Karan Bhatia, said during an exclusive press roundtable on Tuesday. “The Kingdom is well-positioned to leverage AI with its young, educated population and its strong

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index shed 53.42 points, or 0.47 percent, on Tuesday to close at 11,275.77. The parallel market Nomu, which lost 183.81 points on Monday, rose by 230.64 points to close at 20,834.64 on May 23. The MSCI Tadawul Index dropped 0.73 percent to 1,509.98. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR6.64 billion ($1.77 billion).

RAMALLAH: Palestinians are outraged by the Israeli government’s move to hold a weekly Cabinet meeting on May 21 inside the tunnels it has dug under Al-Aqsa Mosque. On Tuesday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh called on UNESCO to take note of the Israeli excavations in East Jerusalem. For decades, Israel has been excavating under Al-Aqsa as part of a vague,