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CAIRO: Independent Egyptian heritage researchers have discovered an over 1000-year-old tombstone inscribed with ancient Kufic script in the ruins of an ancient cemetery in Cairo. Amid the widespread demolition of several areas of the Imam Al-Shafi’i cemetery, a group of amateur and independent researchers uncovered the tombstone of a woman dating back 1,170 years. Mustafa

RIYADH: Bankers, policy officials, and financial regulators are set to descend on Riyadh to discuss real estate funding at the fourth edition of the Saudi Housing Finance Conference. Hosted by Euromoney Conferences, the event will take place on May 24 under the theme “Opportunities and Challenges in the Housing Market,” reported the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday.

RIYADH: Riyadh International Luxury Week opened to the public on May 16, showcasing the limited-edition pieces and luxury collections of more than 120 jewelry houses from 17 countries across the globe. In a dazzling ceremony, the exhibition was inaugurated by Krayem Al-Enazi, president of the National Committee for Precious Metals and Gemstones — Federation of Saudi Chambers

JAKARTA: When merchants from the Arabian Peninsula began to settle in Batavia in the late 18th century, most of them would stay in Pekojan, a neighborhood which some members of the community still see as its beating heart. Batavia was the main city of the Dutch East Indies and corresponds to the present-day capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Dutch colonial rulers were very

DOHA: A Qatari airplane carrying 35 tons of medical supplies has arrived at Port Sudan Airport, the Qatar News Agency reported on Wednesday. The humanitarian aid — which is provided by the Qatar Fund for Development, Qatar Red Crescent, and Qatar Charity — is part of the country’s support for the Sudanese people in the face of the current crisis. Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign

RIYADH: UAE gross bank assets, including bankers’ acceptances, increased by 2.2 percent from 3.69 trillion dirhams at the end of January to 3.75 trillion dirhams ($1.021 trillion) in February, data from the country’s central bank showed. According to the Central Bank of the UAE, gross credit jumped by 1.2 percent to 1.9 trillion dirhams during the same period. It grew due to a

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s attraction for international tourists has seen it shoot up 16 places in the UN’s list of popular traveler destinations to be placed 13th. The Kingdom rose up from 29th in 2021 on the latest UN World Tourism Organization’s ranking. According to the World Tourism Barometer, the Kingdom welcomed 16.6 million tourists in 2022 compared to 3.5 million in 2021,

LONDON: UN Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg reiterated on Wednesday that Yemeni parties have an obligation to build on progress made so far and take decisive steps toward peace in the country. Speaking during a briefing at the UN Security Council on recent developments and peace efforts in Yemen, Grundberg said that he has continued his engagement with the Yemeni parties and

AMMAN: More than 6 million children in Turkiye and Syria remain in need of humanitarian aid 100 days after the devastating February earthquakes, the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund warned on Wednesday. The earthquake and aftershocks on Feb 6. left thousands of children homeless and without access to basic amenities such as safe drinking water, schooling and medical

BERLIN: Any decision to send F16 fighter jets to Ukraine will be “up to the White House,” British defense minister Ben Wallace said after meeting his German counterpart Boris Pistorius in Berlin Wednesday. Despite a fighter jet “coalition” announced by Britain and the Netherlands this week, “it depends on the White House... to decide whether the F16 fighter planes can be