Pakistan urges climate change collaboration with UAE after record rains hit Gulf nation

  • The storm first hit Oman over the weekend, before pounding the UAE on Tuesday with its heaviest rains in 75 years
  • PM Shehbaz Sharif telephoned the UAE president, called for collective actions after rains kill over 70 people in Pakistan
By KASHIF IMRAN ·

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Five Japanese workers narrowly escape suicide attack in Karachi, guard killed

  • Van attacked while heading to industrial area where the Japanese nationals worked at Pakistan Suzuki Motors
  • Insurgents have recently targeted Chinese working on projects relating to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
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Over 600 IT firms, 100 foreigners attend ITCN tech conference in Lahore

  • The three-day exhibition is set to fetch nearly $500 million investment from a dozen countries
  • The companies participating in the expo include Microsoft, Inbox, Lenovo, HP, NetSol and Dell
By Arab News Pakistan ·

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Death toll from heavy rains in northwest Pakistan rises to 39

  • The rains that began last Friday have damaged 2,391 houses across the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
  • In southwestern Balochistan province, heavy rains have killed 15 people, triggered flash floods in several areas
By REHMAT MEHSUD - SAADULLAH AKHTER ·

Saudi Arabia takes part in 3rd annual international Camel Parade in Paris

  • This year’s event celebrates decision by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization to designate 2024 as International Year of Camelids
  • Saudi representatives will highlight role of the Kingdom in promoting the value of camels as a cultural symbol associated with Saudi society since ancient times
By Arab News ·

US says UN World Food Program has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route

  • US officials say they were working with WFP on how to deliver the aid to Palestinian civilians “in an independent, neutral, and impartial manner”
  • The NGO group World Central Kitchen stopped its aid distribution work after an Israeli attack killed seven aid workers on April 1
By AP ·

Hundreds of people evacuated as volcano spews clouds of ash in Indonesia

  • Local authorities combed the villages surrounding the volcano and evacuated residents to safer areas by boat
  • Officials worry that part of the volcano could collapse into the sea and cause a tsunami, as happened in an eruption there in 1871
By AP ·

Saudi authorities highlight tourism commitments during UN Sustainability Week in New York

  • Tourism minister says he hopes Kingdom can help lead transformation of sector into an environmentally friendly industry that supports communities and countries
By Arab News ·

PIESHIP incorporates AI to boost last-mile delivery

By Nour El-Shaeri ·

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‘Energy demand in the Kingdom is expected to keep increasing’

By Reina Takla - Miguel Hadchity ·

Indian walks from Dubai to Riyadh hoping to meet hero Ronaldo

  • “I pray to God to make this dream come true and meet Ronaldo”
By SALEH FAREED ·

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Why the bidding may be furious for a portrait of Ottoman ruler Mehmed II, coming up for sale soon

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  • The newly rediscovered medallion features a portrait of Sultan Mehmed II The Conqueror
  • The item is expected to sell for around £2 million at auction at Bonhams of London
By Jonathan Gornall ·