RIYADH: A second group of graduates are set to become ambassadors for Saudi Arabia around the world after completing a special training program.Students who completed the latest round of the Salam Program for Cultural Communication will represent the Kingdom at international forums as part of an initiative to raise the country’s global profile.The scheme aims…
JEDDAH: A delegation from Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council has arrived in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya reported. The delegation, which landed in Jeddah, is headed by Aidroos Al-Zubaidi, the council’s leader. Its arrival comes after Saudi Arabia called for talks in the Kingdom to restore calm to southern Yemen after fighting between the STC and…
JEDDAH: A delegation from Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council has arrived in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya reported. The delegation, which landed in Jeddah, is headed by Aidroos Al-Zubaidi, the council’s leader. Its arrival comes after Saudi Arabia called for talks in the Kingdom to restore calm to southern Yemen after fighting between the STC and…
DUBAI: Stars from across the world have turned to Arab designers for their red carpet appearances at the ongoing Venice Film Festival. From Romanian actress and model Madalina Diana Ghenea to Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, the international film industry’s leading ladies have been showing off a number of glittering ensembles from regional designers since the festival…
DUBAI: Stars from across the world have turned to Arab designers for their red carpet appearances at the ongoing Venice Film Festival. From Romanian actress and model Madalina Diana Ghenea to Lebanese director Nadine Labaki, the international film industry’s leading ladies have been showing off a number of glittering ensembles from regional designers since the festival…
DUBAI: The coastal city of Malaga in the south of Spain is principally known as an ideal summer destination, a top choice for those wanting to lounge on the beach and bask in the Mediterranean sun. But this Andalusian provincial capital offers more than just the joy of leisure. This is a city steeped in history…
FOSHAN, CHINA: Serbia and their NBA All-Star Nikola Jokic turned on the style to reach the second round of the Basketball World Cup with a masterful 126-67 demolition of the Philippines on Monday. The Serbs have a team packed with NBA talent and are the prime threat to reigning two-time champions the US, who are without…
LAS VEGAS: The Saudi national team have had their baptism of fire in international competition during the World Women’s Bowling Championship, which was held from Aug. 22 to 31 in Las Vegas. Six women participated in the singles, doubles, trio and team events. “We’re extremely proud of these women who represented the Kingdom in Las Vegas,”…
ABU DHABI: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White has said that the “close connection” between the world’s leading MMA franchise and Abu Dhabi will continue to see the UAE capital host big fights in the next few years. With two of biggest stars in MMA due to meet at UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier, White…
BEIJING: European stock markets opened higher while Asia was mixed Monday after Washington and Beijing escalated their war over trade and technology with new tariff hikes. Benchmarks in London, Paris and Shanghai advanced. Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Markets reacted less strongly to the weekend tariff hikes on billions of dollars of goods than to previous…
SHANGHAI: When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new zones in July, officials touted the efforts to attract foreign investment and deepen trade ties with neighboring countries. Yet, for many businesses the FTZs have simply failed to live up to their hype, undermined in part by Beijing’s…
SHANGHAI: When China launched the expansion of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) recently and announced six new zones in July, officials touted the efforts to attract foreign investment and deepen trade ties with neighboring countries. Yet, for many businesses the FTZs have simply failed to live up to their hype, undermined in part by Beijing’s…
KABUL: A massive explosion followed by the sound of small-arms fire rocked central Kabul late Monday in an apparent attack near an area that is home to several international groups.According to interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi, the blast occurred near Green Village, a large compound that houses aid agencies and international organizations.No group immediately claimed…
AMSTERDAM: Lawyers for a Syrian accused of war crimes in the Netherlands for allegedly participating in an execution during the country’s civil war denied on Monday that their client was a member of the radical Nusra Front.Ahmad al Khedr, also known as Abu Khuder, faces charges of murder and membership of a terrorist group under…
MANILA: The interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), Murad Ibrahim, told Arab News on Monday that he was encouraging the international business community to consider investing in the newly established region The BARMM is the new regional and political entity established under a peace agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation…
ALGIERS: Algeria’s powerful army chief says that the date of the nation’s long-delayed presidential election should be announced on Sept. 15 to quickly pull the nation out of political limbo.By law, elections come 90 days after an announcement, which would mean a December vote.The official APS news agency quoted Ahmed Gaid Salah as saying on…
BAGHDAD: The United Nations on Monday criticized Iraqi authorities for transferring around 1,600 people from camps to their areas of origin, saying the returns could put them in danger.The returnees, who fled violence during and after the Daesh group’s 2014 seizure of swathes of Iraq, had sought refuge at displacement camps in the northern province…
ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sharply criticized Turkish lawyers who boycotted a judicial ceremony on the grounds of his presidential palace, saying their method of electing bar association members should be changed. Last month, at least 19 bar associations representing a vast majority of lawyers across Turkey, including in the three largest cities, said…
RIYADH: The first female traffic collision inspector started in her new job at Najm for Insurance Services recently, working within an extensive team of inspectors at Najm in what extends the role of women beyond female universities. Starting on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, the inspector was assigned to traffic collisions occurring on Riyadh’s major roads,…
MADINAH: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Co. has announced 120 scholarships for undergraduate students, for the academic year 2019-2020.This comes as part of the “Red Sea Development Scholarship Program” held in collaboration with Prince Mugrin bin Abdul Aziz University and the École Hôtelière de Lausanne, one of the oldest hospitality faculties in the world.Sept. 5…
