RIYADH: Saudi astronauts Ali Alqarni, Rayyanah Barnawi, Mariam Fardous, and Ali Al-Ghamdi have returned to the Kingdom Saturday morning after a successful scientific mission at the International Space Station. Alqarni and Barnawi – the first Arab woman to orbit Earth – returned to Earth on May 31 after an eight-day stay at the space station where they performed 14 research
WASHINGTON: Recent border tensions between Iran and the Taliban government in Afghanistan have resulted in the death of several military personnel from both sides and exposed deep historic and recent fissures between the two nations. Though both governments have taken measures to quickly de-escalate tensions, the risk of war or wider conflict between the countries remains
ABBOTTABAD: On a hot summer day in June this week, the cadets were sweating in their crisp uniforms, marching in formation, fists clenched, eyes forward. It was a usual day of training at the Pakistan Military Academy in Kakul in northwestern Pakistan, where about 2,000 gentleman cadets each day sweat through the rudiments of leadership in preparation for commission as
BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday in a drive by Beijing to elevate relations and increase its overall presence in the Middle East. Li, who took office just this spring with little foreign policy experience, called Abbas “an old friend of the Chinese people” who has made “important contributions to the promotion
CHICAGO: Discussing the future of Saudi-US relations during a special episode of the Ray Hanania Radio Show, a weekly program in the US sponsored by Arab News, Rob Sobhani doubled down on a recent oped in the Washington Times in which he called for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be invited to the White House.