6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (282+ words) RIYADH: The Saudi aid agency KSrelief's Masam Project cleared 908 mines from different areas of Yemen during the second week of March. The explosives included three anti-personnel mines, nine anti-tank mines, 890 pieces of unexploded ordnance, and six other explosive devices. The…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (172+ words) RIYADH: The Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issued 29 new mining licenses during January 2026 as part of its efforts to develop the Kingdom's mining sector and maximize its contribution to diversifying sources of national income. The ministry's official spokesperson, Jarrah…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1133+ words) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is accelerating its push into mining as part of its economic transformation under Vision 2030, amid the growing importance of critical minerals and rare earths. The Kingdom's mineral wealth is valued at $2.5 trillion, positioning mining as a third…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (258+ words) ISLAMABAD: Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), has warned that intensifying global competition over critical minerals could become a new driver of global conflict, urging stronger international cooperation and equitable access to resources vital…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (457+ words) CAPE TOWN: Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper. Surging demand from the artificial intelligence, green energy and…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (970+ words) JAKARTA: The Indonesian government is allowing environmental damage including deforestation and violations against Indigenous people to go unchecked around a multi-billion dollar industrial park on a once-pristine eastern island, a report said Thursday. Indonesia is both the world's largest nickel…...