Trump administration is planning to impose a $100,000 per year for H-1B worker visas. In the official statement of the White House, the H-1B nonimmigrant visa program, intended to bring in high-skilled temporary workers, has been widely misused by companies, particularly in the IT sector, to replace American employees with lower-paid foreign labor. This abuse has artificially suppressed wages and negatively impacted the U.S. labor market, especially for recent college graduates in STEM fields who…
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Posted on his account on Truth social, US President Donald Trump said that “THE CEASEFIRE IS NOW IN EFFECT. PLEASE DO NOT VIOLATE IT!” The announcement was made just hours after Iran launched an attack on Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base, the largest US military base in the Middle East.
Iran today launched a missile attack targeting the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, a major U.S. military installation. The attack, which Iran’s Tasnim news agency called “Annunciation of Victory,” comes as a direct retaliation for recent U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Loud explosions and flares were reported over Qatar’s capital, Doha, on Monday evening as the Qatari air defense systems, in coordination with the U.S., successfully intercepted the incoming short- and medium-range ballistic…
Riyadh Air announces Major Fleet Expansion at the 55th Edition of Paris Airshow with up to 50 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft
Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Air just announced an order for up to 50 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft (25 firm orders with options for 25 more) at the 55th Edition of Paris Airshow. This strategic acquisition of long-range aircraft, capable of flying over 16,000 km, will allow Riyadh Air to connect the Saudi capital to over 100 global destinations by 2030, aligning with major upcoming events like Riyadh Expo 2030 and the FIFA World Cup 2034. This agreement…
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. pic.twitter.com/jUIkbplVi2 — Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 21, 2025 Joshua McElwee reporting for Reuters, “He was 88, and had suffered a serious bout of double pneumonia this year, but his death came as a shock after he had been driven around St. Peter’s Square in an open-air popemobile to greet cheering crowds on…
News.az; The bus carrying six teachers and 39 students in elementary and junior high school was travelling from Uthai Thani province, about 300 kilometres (186 miles) north of Bangkok, for a school trip in Ayutthaya and Nonthaburi provinces on Tuesday. The fire started while the bus was on a highway north of the capital and spread so quickly many were unable to escape. Trairong Phiwpan, head of the police forensic department, said 23 bodies were…
The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud announced in a royal decree that the Kingdom will celebrate March 11 every year as a special day for the Saudi flag named "Flag Day".
In a Royal Decree, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman have been appointed by King Salman as the Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s appointment was made with the exemption to the provision of Article 56 of the Basic Law of Governance, and the relevant provisions contained in the Law of the Council of Ministers. The Royal Decree also states that Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khalid…
Watch Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Mario and The Legend of Zelda, gives a tour of the newly opened Super Nintendo World theme park.
UK just approve the Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. BBC reports that “British regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against Covid-19 illness, is safe for roll out next week.” Pfizer first reported that their mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine was 90% effective against the coronavirus then later released an update that the vaccine is “95% effective against COVID-19 beginning 28 days after the first dose. UK government already…
Moderna's mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine have been found to be 94.5% effective.
This is a press release by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech regarding the first results from Phase 3 clinical trial, which began last July 27 with 43,538 participants. Their mRNA-based vaccine candidate, BNT162b2, against COVID-19 has been found 90% effective in participants in their Phase 3 clinical trial. Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is a 2-dose vaccine, which are applied in 7 days interval. Pfizer expect to supply up to 50 million vaccine doses by the end…
Joe Binden will be the 46th President of the United States America
The Philippines now has 342,816 confirmed cases with 6,332 deaths and 293,152 have recovered from the virus.
Three days after imposing a curfew, Saudi government announced that the curfew will now extend to 3:00 Pm in the afternoon from the previous time of 7:00 PM. The new curfew time took effect today, March 26, 2020, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 1,012. There were also reports that a curfew violators have been apprehended in the Eastern region of the country. The new curfew time will not affect the previously reported…
In an effort to slowdown the spread of the highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, the Saudi Arabian government has mpose a kingdom-wide curfew for 21 days, which started today, Monday, March 23, 2020. The curfew will be for the “health and safety of citizens and expatriates” within the Kingdom. Exempted from the curfew “are the employees of the security, military and media sectors, and workers in the sensitive health and service sectors.” The Saudi…
There are now 511 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a report by Arab News, “Saudi Health Ministry spokesman Mohammed Abdelali said that 72 of the newly diagnosed people were Turkish nationals under quarantine in the holy city of Makkah after interacting with an infected compatriot.” You can go to Arab News to read the full report. #UPDATE: #SaudiArabia’s Health Ministry reported a jump in #Coronavirus cases on Sunday of 119,…
If you are coming from the Philippines, you won’t be able enter Saudi Arabia, since the Kingdom just included Philippines in their travel restriction list. You are exempted from the travel ban if you are a health workers in as long as you take the necessary precautions and cleared enter the country. Here are the list of countries as reported by Arab News; Region 1. Bahrain 2. Egypt 3. Iraq 4. Kuwait 5. Lebanon 6.…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education suspends all classes to all levels as a preventive measures against COVID-19. Here’s what the ministry announced from their official twitter account; (Translated via Google Translate) # The Ministry of Education announces the # suspension of study in all public, private, university and technical education schools and institutions in the Kingdom, from Monday 7/14/1441 AH until further notice. #وزارة_التعليم تعلن عن #تعليق_الدراسة في جميع مدارس ومؤسسات التعليم العام والأهلي والجامعي…
Have you seen today's launch from the #Baikonur cosmodrome ⁉️ No? We present a replay of the launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle 🚀 pic.twitter.com/h9NBaDkMB6 — РОСКОСМОС (@roscosmos) July 13, 2019
There are some 11,774 burial mounds, says UNESCO, while another 15 sites include 17 royal mounds built as two-story towers
AMMAN, Jordan – Jordan on Saturday, July 6, banned the hugely popular but brutal online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), citing its "negative effects" on the kingdom's citizens.
Often likened to the blockbuster book and film series "The Hunger Games", PUBG pits marooned characters against each another in a virtual fight to the death, and has become one of the world's most popular mobile games.
This is just so sad!!!
A historic moment, since the driving and being issued a driver’s license have been illegal for women for 27 years. Women in Saudi Arabia will now be able to drive their cars starting this 24th of June.
US Pres. Donald Trump to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un: “My Nuclear Button is Bigger and More Powerful”
US President Donald Trump publishes a threatening tweets to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un regarding the United States’ nuclear weapons. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the “Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.” Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!…
A post shared by Paul Nicklen (@paulnicklen) on Dec 5, 2017 at 8:52am PST Photographer Paul Nicklen; It’s a soul-crushing scene that still haunts me, but I know we need to share both the beautiful and the heartbreaking if we are going to break down the walls of apathy. This is what starvation looks like. The muscles atrophy. No energy. It’s a slow, painful death. When scientists say polar bears will be extinct in the…