KHARTOUM: Sudan's new prime minister announced on Thursday the formation of the first government since the overthrow of Omar Hassan Al-Bashir in April. The government was formed as part of a three-year power-sharing deal signed last month between the military and civilian parties and protest groups. Abdalla Hamdok announced the names of 18 ministers in…
WASHINGTON: Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, plans to resign once the long-delayed US peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians that he has been working on is released, officials said on Thursday.Greenblatt, who had intended to stay only two years when he began working at the White House in…
RIYADH: The Arab coalition intercepted a Houthi drone targeting civilian property in Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushayt at noon on Thursday, Saudi Press Agency reported. Arab coalition spokesperson Col. Turki Al-Maliki said that its forces use the best methods to deal with drones in order to protect civilians and their property. He added that the coalition continues its efforts to neutralize…
AL-SOUDAH: The tourism mega projects that are underway in Saudi Arabia will change the world’s perception of the Kingdom, according to extreme-sports athlete Jokke Sommer. The Norwegian professional skydiver, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer recently displayed his aerial skills in Asir region as part of the Al-Soudah summer festival season, and said that he had…
RIYADH: Riyadh will host the seventh Middle East and North Africa Information Security Conference Sept. 9-10 under the title “Cyberspace, The New Frontier: Deception, Orchestration and Black Holes.”Samer Omar, CEO of VirtuPort, shed light on the importance of the continued focus on human capital in addition to investment in technology required by institutions to defend…
DUBAI: Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, who stars in “It Chapter Two,” has taken to red carpet premieres of the movie around the world in an array of Lebanese-designed gowns. The star showed off an emerald green ballgown by Zuhair Murad at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week and took to the European premiere…
DUBAI: Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, who stars in “It Chapter Two,” has taken to red carpet premieres of the movie around the world in an array of Lebanese-designed gowns. The star showed off an emerald green ballgown by Zuhair Murad at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week and took to the European premiere…
VENICE: Arab cinema has touched the skies in the past five years or so, and the region’s film directors have learnt how to tell a story in a wonderfully focused way and in the shortest possible time. Mehdi M. Barsaoui’s debut feature at the Venice Film Festival, “A Son,” at 96 minutes is a crisp…
AD DIRIYAH: When you’re 6ft 2in tall, with a fighting weight of 120kg and a punch like a battering ram, no one is likely to complain if you change your mind. Mexican boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. vowed last month that he would never set foot in Saudi Arabia for his world heavyweight title rematch with…
Andy Ruiz Jr ‘blessed’ to be in Saudi Arabia ahead of Anthony Joshua December rematch AD DIRIYAH: When you’re 6ft 2in tall, with a fighting weight of 120kg and a punch like a battering ram, no one is likely to complain if you change your mind. Mexican boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. vowed last month that…
Andy Ruiz Jr ‘blessed’ to be in Saudi Arabia ahead of Anthony Joshua December rematch AD DIRIYAH: When you’re 6ft 2in tall, with a fighting weight of 120kg and a punch like a battering ram, no one is likely to complain if you change your mind. Mexican boxer Andy Ruiz Jr. vowed last month that…
BEIJING: No cash, no cards, no wallet and no smartphones: China’s shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facialpayment technology. China’s mobile payment infrastructure is one of the most advanced in the world, but the new systems — which require only facerecognition — being rolled out…
DUBAI: Aabar Investment’s bonds, worth 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), have lost about a quarter of their value this week after an auditor of the Abu Dhabi company gave an “adverse opinion” on its 2018 financial statements.Aabar was a subsidiary of International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC), which is now part of Abu Dhabi state fund…
DUBAI: Aabar Investment’s bonds, worth 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion), have lost about a quarter of their value this week after an auditor of the Abu Dhabi company gave an “adverse opinion” on its 2018 financial statements.Aabar was a subsidiary of International Petroleum Investment Co. (IPIC), which is now part of Abu Dhabi state fund…
THESSALONIKI: Greek police fired tear gas at hundreds of children who protested in a packed migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos on Wednesday, the state news agency ANA reported.Some 300 unaccompanied minors joined the protest at the overcrowded Moria camp, demanding to be transferred.The young migrants set fire to rubbish bins before being…
FREEPORT, BAHAMAS: Rescue crews in the Bahamas fanned out across a blasted landscape of smashed and flooded homes Wednesday, trying to reach drenched and stunned victims of Hurricane Dorian and take the full measure of the disaster. The official death toll stood at seven but was certain to rise.A day after the most powerful hurricane…
BRUSSELS: Brussels on Wednesday warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson against the idea he could strike a new Brexit deal with EU leaders before Britain crashes out of the bloc next month.EU officials met a British delegation for “technical talks,” but stressed once again that London has come up with nothing that might convince them to…
British MPs unruly? Come to Lebanon, Mr. Speaker BEIRUT: House of Commons Speaker John Bercow provoked widespread mirth in Lebanon on Wednesday when he told unruly British MPs they were setting a bad example to a visiting delegation of Lebanese politicians. “I’m not sure at the moment how impressed they’ll be,” said Bercow, pointing to the…
