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Taif Season perfumery showcases its signature smell 
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Taif Season perfumery showcases its signature smell 

RIYADH: On Sept. 26, “Born a King” will premiere in theaters across the Middle East and North Africa. The movie tells the story of a young King Faisal Al-Saud during his trip to the UK on a diplomatic mission aged just 13. The film’s producer, Andre Vicente Gomez, believes the movie will break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. “There…

What We Are Reading Today: Ageless Soul by Thomas Moore
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What We Are Reading Today: Ageless Soul by Thomas Moore

TAIF: The Rose Lab, one of Taif Season’s Ward Village events, gave visitors an opportunity to learn about the importance of roses in perfumery. The Taif rose became the most prominent economic product in the city. The people of Taif introduced the flower to the region, where it flourished in the soil and acquired high…

Non-profit shows how Gulf states can do away with food waste
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Non-profit shows how Gulf states can do away with food waste

BAHRAIN: “Your excess is someone else’s relief” is the slogan chosen by Conserving Bounties, a non-profit food bank in Bahrain that collects surplus food from hotels, restaurants, supermarkets and private events, and distributes it to needy workers and underprivileged families. Food waste in Bahrain is estimated at more than 400 tons per day, with the…

Egypt announces U-23 squad for friendly games against Saudi Arabia 
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Egypt announces U-23 squad for friendly games against Saudi Arabia 

Defending champion Osaka defeats teenage sensation Gauff in US Open showdown The emotional clash was followed with Osaka asking Gauff to join her in an on-court interview Osaka said the match was one of her best since winning the Australian Open Updated 01 September 2019 AFP September 01, 2019 03:42 NEW YORK: Top-ranked defending champion…

Defending champion Osaka defeats teenage sensation Gauff in US Open showdown
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Defending champion Osaka defeats teenage sensation Gauff in US Open showdown

Egypt’s Olympic team announced its 28-man squad for the two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia this month.   The games are part of Egypt’s preparations for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, which the country is hosting in November, according to Al-Ahram Newspaper.   The tournament determines the three African teams who will compete…

Rested Nadal coasts at US Open as Coco-Osaka showdown looms
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Rested Nadal coasts at US Open as Coco-Osaka showdown looms

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,”…

Swiss minister pessimistic on swift EU treaty
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Swiss minister pessimistic on swift EU treaty

LONDON: Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modeled on Facebook’s Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market. The BoE chief aired vague proposals for a so-called “Synthetic Hegemonic Currency” at the recent Jackson Hole Symposium of central bankers. Here is a brief assessment…

Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
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Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?

VIENNA: Space-starved Singapore has expanded outwards by building into the sea and upwards by constructing high-rises but planners are now looking underground as they seek new areas for growth. The nation has carefully managed its rapid growth in recent decades to avoid the problems faced by other fast-developing Asian metropolises, such as overcrowding and traffic chaos.…

Singapore plans a subterranean future
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Singapore plans a subterranean future

SEOUL: South Korea’s exports tumbled in August for a ninth consecutive month, on sluggish demand from its biggest buyer, China, and depressed prices of computer chips globally, government data showed on Sunday. The bleak data clouded the outlook for Asia’s fourth-largest economy as a brewing trade dispute with Japan emerged as a new risk to the…

Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him
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Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator, firefighters rescue him

COTABATO CITY: Barely six months since its inception, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), led by Chief Minister Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim, continues to show positive signs of bringing genuine peace to the Philippines’ restive south. With the decommissioning process for the 40,000 combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro…

Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging
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Brazil’s Amazon basin fires keep surging

COTABATO CITY: Barely six months since its inception, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), led by Chief Minister Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim, continues to show positive signs of bringing genuine peace to the Philippines’ restive south. With the decommissioning process for the 40,000 combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro…

Northern Bahamas hunkers down as Hurricane Dorian closes in
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Northern Bahamas hunkers down as Hurricane Dorian closes in

MIAMI: Hurricane Dorian slammed into the northern Bahamas as a monster Category 5 storm on Sunday, pummeling the low-lying island chain with torrential rains and winds of a violence unprecedented in its history.Dorian made landfall twice in the Bahamas’ Abaco Islands — tying with the most powerful landfall ever recorded in the Atlantic with winds…

Four wounded in rocket fire on Libyan capital’s airport
Middle East

Four wounded in rocket fire on Libyan capital’s airport

Iranian judo star seeking asylum after being ordered to lose fight to avoid Israeli competitor TOKYO: Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, who claimed he was ordered to deliberately lose a world championship fight, could compete under a refugee flag at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, officials said Sunday.International Judo Federation (IJF) president Marius Vizer has thrown…

Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire on the Lebanese border
Middle East

Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire on the Lebanese border

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri urged the US and France to intervene on Sunday as Hezbollah militias and Israeli security forces exchanged fire along the Lebanese border. Hezbollah hit an Israeli battalion headquarters and a military ambulance with anti-tank missiles, after several days of threats to retaliate for Israeli drone strikes last Sunday in…

‘Born A King’ film to break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

‘Born A King’ film to break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: On Sept. 26, “Born a King” will premiere in theaters across the Middle East and North Africa. The movie tells the story of a young King Faisal Al-Saud during his trip to the UK on a diplomatic mission aged just 13. The film’s producer, Andre Vicente Gomez, believes the movie will break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. “There…

Saudi Arabian Military Industries aims to export weapons, says Chief Strategy Officer
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian Military Industries aims to export weapons, says Chief Strategy Officer

RIYADH: The royal decree to establish an artificial intelligence (AI) center will enhance the drive toward innovation and digital transformation in Saudi Arabia, according to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Sawaha. King Salman issued the decree on Friday, to establish the National Center for Artificial Intelligence and an organization called the National Data Management Office,…

AI center confirms Saudi Arabia’s drive toward innovative future
Saudi Arabia

AI center confirms Saudi Arabia’s drive toward innovative future

RIYADH: On Sept. 26, “Born a King” will premiere in theaters across the Middle East and North Africa. The movie tells the story of a young King Faisal Al-Saud during his trip to the UK on a diplomatic mission aged just 13. The film’s producer, Andre Vicente Gomez, believes the movie will break stereotypes about Saudi Arabia. “There…

Montenegro’s luxury Luštica Bay, a waterfront home away from home
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Montenegro’s luxury Luštica Bay, a waterfront home away from home

LONDON: With plans for more than 1,500 waterfront homes, seven hotels, two marinas and the country’s first-ever golf course, Montenegro’s partially completed luxury Luštica Bay looks set to be the home away from home for scores of buyers across the Middle East. Potential buyers and members of the press were treated to a revealing look…

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