Darshan Dalal

2 months ago | english.alarabiya.net | Darshan Dalal

4 min read A historic night unfolded under the stars in Saudi Arabia on Saturday as the Kingdom hosted its first-ever international auction dedicated to fine art and luxury. The groundbreaking event, held in Diriyah — the ancestral heart of Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh — saw a total of $17.3 million in sales, signaling a milestone moment for the region’s art market.

2 months ago | english.alarabiya.net | Darshan Dalal

US President Donald Trump will put in place 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10 percent tariffs on goods from China effective Saturday, the White House confirmed on Friday, ending weeks of intense speculations. The tariffs are in retaliation for “the illegal fentanyl that they have sourced and allowed to distribute into our country,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “These are promises made and promises kept by the president,” she told reporters.

Jan 20, 2025 | english.alarabiya.net | Darshan Dalal

TikTok’s service in the United States was restored on Sunday after the app briefly went offline due to a federal ban which left millions of American users temporarily locked out. The short-lived blackout, which began on Saturday night, followed the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a law banning TikTok on national security grounds unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, agreed to sell it. By Sunday afternoon, however, the app soon flickered back to life and was online for US users.

Dec 9, 2024 | english.alarabiya.net | Darshan Dalal

It was 13 years in the making, but in the end, it took less than 13 days for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime to fall. In the early hours of Sunday morning, opposition forces stormed into the capital Damascus, declaring Syria liberated from al-Assad’s rule. Al-Assad and his family have fled to Moscow where they were granted asylum, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday, citing a Kremlin source. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

Dec 1, 2024 | english.alarabiya.net | Darshan Dalal

Riyadh Metro, the backbone of the Saudi capital’s public transport system, officially opened to the public on Sunday. The network includes six fully automated metro lines, 85 stations, and 176 kilometers (109 miles) of new track, making it the world’s largest self-driving public transportation project. Designed to transport 3.6 million passengers daily, the metro is expected to reduce Riyadh’s traffic by 30 percent, according to the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC).