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Turkiye blocks access to Instagram platform but gives no reason
Turkiye has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform’s mobile app inaccessible.
The move follows comments on…
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Saudi space commission teams up with Boeing for aerospace engineering training program
The Saudi Communications, Space and Technology Commission has launched a training program for aerospace engineering students, in collaboration with Boeing.
The month-long program aims to provide participants with valuable hands-on…
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Endangered gazelles find Libyan ‘safe haven’
Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles — an endangered species native to North Africa — have been transferred to an uninhabited Libyan island.
Environmentalist hope their new home on Farwa…
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Designs for King Salman Stadium and sports facilities announced
The designs for King Salman Stadium and its sports facilities have been unveiled, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
The stadium, which will be the headquarters of the Saudi national football team and host major sporting events and…
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Libya’s Berniq Airways orders six planes from A320neo family, says Airbus
Libyan airline Berniq Airways has placed a firm order for six planes from the Airbus A320neo family of jets, the European planemaker announced at the Farnborough Airshow on Tuesday.
The airline already operates six A320s and intends to…
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Baby flamingos saved from drought-decimated lake in Algeria
Around 300 pink flamingo chicks were rescued by volunteers in eastern Algeria after the salt lake where they hatched dried up following years of high temperatures and drought.
Thousands of flamingos migrate each year to nest in Lake…
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Paris mayor dips into the Seine River to showcase its improved cleanliness before Olympic events
After months of anticipation, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo took a dip in the Seine River on Wednesday, fulfilling a promise she made months ago to show the river is clean enough to host open-swimming competitions during the 2024 Olympics — and…
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Saudi Arabia’s Qassim region conducts major flood drill
The Qassim Municipality’s Al-Mithnab branch has successfully executed a simulation of heavy rainfall and flash floods. The drill, which involved all relevant departments and divisions, put the region’s disaster preparedness to the test in…
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Night falls and stars come out to play over Tabuk’s Hisma desert
As the lights of nearby towns fade into the distance, visitors will no doubt find themselves spellbound by the majesty of the cosmos unfolding over the Hisma desert, situated 90 km west of Tabuk.
Beneath this heavenly canopy adorned with…
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Alec Baldwin goes on trial over fatal ‘Rust’ shooting
Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial over the fatal 2021 shooting on the set of a Western movie begins Tuesday, with the selection of a jury who must decide if a “Rust” crew member’s death was his fault.
The Hollywood A-lister was pointing…
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