The smuggling attempt involved 403,000 amphetamine pills. Photo: SPA
Saudis thwart attempt to smuggle Captagon tablets hidden in fava beans

Pills hidden inside shipment seized in an operation in Jeddah

May 27, 2022, 11:32 AM
The toddler underwent a lengthy operation. Credit: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health
Saudi toddler survives after swallowing 27 magnets

Cause of child’s vomiting was identified only when she was taken to hospital two weeks later

May 25, 2022, 1:26 PM
Parachutist Ibrahim Al-Rubaian jumped from a height of almost 4,000 metres bearing an 800-square-metre Kuwaiti flag during the country's national day celebrations. Photo: Kuna
Kuwaitis flock abroad on National Day holidays

Government buildings and private institutions were illuminated last night with the colours of the Kuwaiti flag

February 25, 2022, 11:36 AM
Muzaffer Kayasan, who lives in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, caught Covid-19 in November 2020. He has been positive in the 78 tests that he has done since then. Photo: Ihlas news agency
Turkish man has had continuous Covid-19 infection for 14 months

Muzzafer Kayasan was first diagnosed with Covid-19 in November 2020

February 07, 2022, 11:17 AM
South Korea began prescribing and administering the oral Covid-19 medication from January 14. EPA
Low-cost oral Covid-19 medication to be secured for low and middle-income countries

Manufacturing companies span 11 countries, including Egypt, Jordan, India and Kenya

January 20, 2022, 1:04 PM
Cambodian landmine detection rat, Magawa, won a PDSA Gold Medal, the animal equivalent of the George Cross, in Siem, Cambodia. AP
Hero rat laid to rest after a life spent detecting landmines

The rodent's light weight and ability to sniff out TNT saved countless lives

January 12, 2022, 10:22 AM
An injured resident of Togoga, a village near Mekele, Ethiopia, after an air strike on a market in June. AFP
UN aid appeal for 2022 paints bleak picture of conflict-hit regions

Famine is a terrifying prospect for 45 million people in 43 countries

December 02, 2021, 11:45 AM
The Department of Investigation and Excavation in Dhi Qar announced on Wednesday that a British mission has discovered a mud mosque in Al Rifai dating back to the year 60 AH. Photo: Iraqi News Agency
Mud mosque from 60 AH discovered in southern Iraq

British Museum excavation team uncovers place of worship

November 25, 2021, 11:38 AM
Kuwait's Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah at Cop26 in Glasgow, November 2, 2021. Reuters
Who is Kuwait’s reappointed prime minister?

Sheikh Sabah to form his fourth Cabinet in two years

November 23, 2021, 11:58 AM
Sheikh Nawaf, Emir of Kuwait, left, and Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Sabah, right. EPA
Kuwait emir commissions Crown Prince with key powers

Decree gives Crown Prince power to suggest laws and approve them

November 15, 2021, 10:09 AM
Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf is notified of the government’s resignation by Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Sabah. Photo: Kuna
Kuwait’s government hands resignation to Emir

Formation of new Cabinet could offer path towards fiscal reform for gulf nation involved in political stand-off

November 08, 2021, 10:58 AM
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah. Reuters
Emir of Kuwait takes first step towards pardoning prisoners

Forty parliamentarians have called for the release of political prisoners

October 20, 2021, 10:21 AM
Kuwait's Mina Al Ahmadi oil refinery. Photo: KNPC
Fire at Kuwait's Al Ahmadi refinery under 'full control'

State oil company says several injuries occurred but exports and local supply unaffected by blaze

October 18, 2021, 5:40 AM
Syrian government forces in the village of Al Sourah, Deraa governorate. AFP
Russia seeks to defuse military escalation in southern Syria

A military team negotiated with rebel representatives in Daraa on Sunday

August 01, 2021, 6:38 PM
US consul general Philip Frayne at the Consulate General of the United States in Dubai.
US consul general in Dubai 'optimistic' about F-35 deal

In an exclusive farewell sit-down with 'The National', Philip Frayne says he's looking forward to Expo 2020 because 'when Dubai does something, they do it big'

July 28, 2021, 10:45 AM