CAIRO: The Egyptian public prosecutor has revealed details of the drowning of the former Ukrainian foreign intelligence service head, Viktor Hvozd, in Sinai. In a statement, he said that the Public Prosecution received a report from Dahab Central Hospital in South Sinai on Friday, stating that it had received the drowned body. He also stated that a friend of Hvozd, who was
DAMMAM: Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saudi bin Naif bin Abdul Aziz on Sunday inaugurated 24 water and other development projects of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture. The projects worth SR2.1 billion ($560 million) will be implemented in Dammam, Hafr Al-Batin, Al-Ahsa, Qatif, Khafji, Olaya Village, Al-Nairiya, Ras Tanura, Jubail and Alkhobar. The projects are
JEDDAH: The number of displaced people has nearly doubled in the past decade, from 41 million to 80 million, and with this ever-rising demand, support is always needed. Halfway through the year, the world’s most vulnerable faced an even greater challenge with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing their already stressful displacement, making it more difficult to find
AMMAN: The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed a financing agreement with the National Bank of Iraq (NBI) to provide $10 million in credit facilities to Iraqi investors wanting to import products and services from Saudi companies. The move aims to contribute to strengthening trade relations between the two countries, a statement issued by Saudi Press Agency said.
AMMAN: Almost a third of the refugees eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Jordan have received their first dose, according to the UN refugee agency. The UNHCR said that 13,455 of the 47,000 people living in Jordan’s camps who were eligible for the jabs had now received at least one dose. UNHCR Jordan said in a statement to Arab News that, by excluding children under 18 and