(RIYADH)-Insurance companies in Saudi Arabia continued their topline growth momentum in 2022 with aggregate gross written premiums (GWPs) standing at SAR 39.28 billion (USD 10.45 billion), rising 26.8% year-on-year in Q3 2022, KPMG in Saudi Arabia said in its latest “Insurance Pulse.” Most categories reported growth, with motor and medical segments topping the list with...
Mina: Pilgrims have arrived at the beginning of Thursday, 8 Dhul-Hijjah, to Mina holy site to spend the day of Tarwiyah (water provision) in pursuit of the Prophetic Sunnah, in preparation to stand in the sacred place of Arafat tomorrow, Friday. “يا راحلين إلى منى”#مكة_والمدينة_في_انتظاركم_بشوق#بسلامٍ_آمنين pic.twitter.com/morkzaDfqi — وزارة الحج والعمرة (@HajMinistry) July 7, 2022 The...
Friday, over a million pilgrims, ascended the plains of Arafat in their seamless white clothes. This afternoon, the white sea of humanity began their ritual of standing at Arafat, the essential pillar of Hajj. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa delivered the Arafat sermon in resemblance to the farewell sermon by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). نسأل...
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s newly reappointed prime minister-designate Najib Mikati has called on the Lebanese to leave their differences aside and put the country on the path to recovery. Mikati, currently serving as caretaker PM, was named prime minister-designate by President Michel Aoun on Thursday after binding parliamentary consultations. The billionaire, who has already served in the...
LONDON: UK ministers visited Turkey on Thursday to discuss NATO policy and possible sales of military equipment ahead of a major summit of the alliance next week. Days after the high-level trip by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss visited Ankara in the hopes of...
LONDON: UK ministers visited Turkey on Thursday to discuss NATO policy and possible sales of military equipment ahead of a major summit of the alliance next week. Days after the high-level trip by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss visited Ankara in the hopes of...
CHICAGO: Former US Vice President Mike Pence visited the headquarters of Iran’s main opposition movement, in Tirana, Albania, on Thursday, where he paid tribute those who have been murdered by the Iranian regime and the continuing efforts of the resistance. He also condemned President Joe Biden and his policies for “unraveling” the progress that had...
Fri, 2022-06-24 11:30 DUBAI: The UAE dispatched a plane carrying 30 tonnes of food aid to support survivors of a devastating earthquake that killed 1,500 people and wounded scores more, Emirates news agency (WAM) reported on Friday. The aid comes after the UAE started operating an air bridge to help those impacted by the earthquake,...
CHICAGO: Former US Vice President Mike Pence visited the headquarters of Iran’s main opposition movement, in Tirana, Albania, on Thursday, where he paid tribute those who have been murdered by the Iranian regime and the continuing efforts of the resistance. He also condemned President Joe Biden and his policies for “unraveling” the progress that had...
AMMAN: A female student was shot inside a university in Amman, Jordan on Thursday, according to a statement issued by the Public Security Directorate. “A man fired several shots at a woman inside a university north of the capital” before fleeing, according to the Directorate. The student was rushed to hospital and was in critical...