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  • Saudi Arabia’s first female wildlife ranger unit celebrates 5000th patrol at Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve

    Andrew Zaloumis, CEO of the Reserve Development Authority, stated that the female ranger team are exploring new horizons one patrol at a time. He emphasized that around the world, women's conservation teams are crucial, and noted that the Reserve has focused on empowering women—who make up 33% of the 183-strong team, well above the global average of less than 11%.

  • Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve’s Integrated Development Management Plan launched

    The plan is a comprehensive roadmap in line with global standards, covering the environmental, economic, social, tourism, and cultural aspects of the 24,500 square kilometer Reserve, which includes 15 distinct ecosystems, ranging from mountain ridges to coral reefs in the northwest of the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11, agrees to plead guilty

    After spending almost two decades in the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty in exchange for sentences of up to life in prison rather than face a death-penalty trial.

  • Mohammed Deif: Hamas military leader and Oct 7 mastermind was killed in Gaza airstrike, Israel says

    The head of Hamas' military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza last month, the Israeli military said on Thursday, a day after the group's political leader was assassinated in Tehran. Deif is believed to have been one of the masterminds of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel which triggered the Gaza war. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) announces that on July 13th, 2024, IDF fighter jets struck in the area of Khan Yunis, and following an intelligence assessment, it can be confirmed that Mohammed Deif was eliminated in the strike," the military said.

  • Who is Mohammed Deif, the Hamas military chief targeted by Israel?

    Israel has targeted Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Deif in a strike on a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which killed at least 90 Palestinians. It is not clear yet if Deif was among the dead. But who is he? An elusive and powerful figure, Deif is understood to be one of the masterminds behind the October 7 attacks. He has led the Palestinian militant group’s armed wing for more than two decades. If his death is confirmed, Deif would be the highest profile Hamas leader killed since the war in Gaza began nine months ago. Israel has been seeking to dismantle Hamas following the October 7 attacks but with fighting ongoing and senior Hamas figures at large, that goal has seemed distant.

  • Saudi Arabia’s economy seven years after Crown Prince Mohammed’s appointment

    Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed forward with an expansive fiscal policy since his appointment on June 21, 2017, helping to turn the Saudi Arabian economy into one of the fastest growing in the G20. The Crown Prince, who served as the chairman of the Council for Economic and Development Affairs, has helped spearhead groundbreaking moves such as the listing of Aramco, the world’s biggest oil producing company, and the launch of the futuristic city of Neom. The kingdom’s Council of Ministers tasked Ceda with identifying and monitoring the mechanisms and measures that are crucial for the delivery of the country's Vision 2030.

  • Saudi Film Fest Sets Star Of Ramadan Hit ‘Sekket Safar’ Mohammed Elshehri As Master Of Ceremonies

    Rising Saudi Star Mohammed Elshehri has been announced as master of ceremonies at the 10th edition Saudi Film Festival, running from May 2 to 9 in the Eastern Province city of Dhahran.

    Elshehri is the star of hit MBC Ramadan comedy TV series Road Trip (Sekket Safar), which has just completed its third season run.

    He also hosted the first season of MBC reality game show One Million Dollar Land and also starred in Saudi musical movie Valley Road after getting his acting breakthrough in MBC platform Shahid’s hit crime and drama The Fates Hotel.

  • Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman perform Eid Al-Fitr prayers

    King Salman performed his prayers at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah with several princes and senior officials while the crown prince performed his Eid prayers with worshipers at the Masjid Al-Haram in Makkah, state news agency SPA reported.

  • Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

    Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday. During their meeting in the holy city of Mecca, the two leaders discussed various issues, including the war in Gaza. MBS and Sharif “urged for international efforts to halt Israeli military operations in Gaza, mitigate humanitarian impact and underscored the imperative for the international community to pressure Israel to cease hostilities, adhere to international law, and facilitate unhindered humanitarian aid access to Gaza,” SPA reported.

  • Saudi Arabia’s conservative clerics have a new relationship with the government under Mohammed bin Salman

    Social change in Saudi Arabia has long been deemed impossible due to the influence of the conservative clerical establishment. But as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman supports new cultural attractions, experts are wondering whether the power of these clerics has diminished. Raihan Ismail, professor of contemporary Islamic studies at Oxford University, spoke to The World's host Carolyn Beeler about what role the clerics play in Saudi society today.