ROME: Italian dockworkers have again refused to load weapons on ships headed for Israel, in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
A strike was proclaimed on Tuesday by trade unions in the port of Ravenna in northeast Italy after they learned that a ship, the Asiatic Liberty, was expected that would have to be loaded with weapons destined for the Israeli port of Ashdod.
“We didn’t want to legitimize in any way the departure of weapons from Italy to Israel, so we decided to cross our arms, even if it would’ve been costly,” Marcello Santarelli from the CGIL union told Arab News.
JEDDAH: The Saudi Winter Sports Federation (SWSF) has revealed it is on the lookout for young Saudi sports talents with the aim of turning them into Olympic-standard athletes. This week, the SWSF launched a nationwide talent campaign specifically seeking young Saudis who can represent Saudi Arabia at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. “We are seeking stars who have
RIYADH: The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has chosen Riyadh to open its first regional office outside Madrid. The Riyadh office’s mission will be to coordinate policies and initiatives across 13 countries in the Middle East and to promote tourism products and sustainable development. The office will also collect statistics, help to stimulate investment in tourism, and
JERUSALEM: An Israeli court Wednesday postponed a hearing in a case that could see two Palestinian families expelled from their homes in occupied east Jerusalem’s Silwan district so Jewish settlers can move in, their lawyer said. The delayed hearing on the dispute comes less than three weeks after a similar case in the city’s Sheikh Jarrah district sparked the tensions that
JEDDAH: Four out of every five employees on the Diriyah Gate development are Saudis, its CEO revealed on Wednesday. The Diriyah Gate project has made great strides in its efforts to hire citizens, especially women, said Jerry Inzerillo, CEO of the Diriyah Gate Development Authority. “The thing that I’m most proud about is that 83 percent of our staff are Saudi, 36 percent of