WAZIR DHAND: A Pakistani truck driver pardoned by Saudi Arabia after spending seven years in jail following a deadly road accident received an emotional welcome from relatives and friends when he returned to his hometown in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. Zahir Hussain Zar Khan traveled to the Kingdom from Peshawar in 2012 to work as a…
KABUL: The Taliban hopes to finalize a peace deal with US diplomats soon in a move that could end a decades-old conflict in Afghanistan, the group’s spokesman told Arab News on Tuesday. Taliban emissaries and US diplomats, led by Washington’s special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, began their ninth round of talks in Qatar recently, after US President…
DUBAI: Kuwait and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations have teamed up to help farmers and herders in Syria recover from the setbacks dealt by war. This month, Kuwait contributed $3 million to benefit about 20,000 highly vulnerable people and their extended families by boosting their food security and nutrition situation.…
GAZA CITY: In the Gaza Strip, concerns are growing that war with Israel may be on the horizon once again. Tension in the region is higher than normal, following a series of incidents that has led the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) to ramp up operations, coming, it says, in response to rockets fired by Hamas…
Iraqi PM’s government facing collapse over Israeli airstrikes: Military and political officials BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi’s government could be toppled within weeks in the wake of a series of strikes on targets associated with paramilitary groups linked to Iran, sources claim. Government officials, comman-ders of armed factions and observers told Arab News on Tuesday…
RIYADH: The Saudi Cabinet reaffirmed on Tuesday the Kingdom’s call to the Yemeni government and all parties that broke out of the conflict in Aden to hold a meeting in Saudi Arabia. Chaired by King Salman at Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah, the Cabinet discussed the contents of the joint statement issued by the Saudi Ministry…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector will increase its contribution to the national economy by SR50 billion ($13.3 billion) in the next five years, thanks to a major digital development strategy.Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Al-Sawaha said that the five-year strategy will expand the Kingdom’s digital capabilities in ICT, allowing…
RIYADH: King Salman Center for Disability Research (KSCDR) and Saudi Arabia’s Human Rights Commission signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities and to achieve the best standards in this domain. The MoU was co-signed by Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the board of trustees…
What We Are Reading Today: Drive by Daniel H. Pink Forget everything you thought you knew about how to motivate people — at work, at school, at home. It is wrong. As Daniel H. Pink explains in his paradigm-shattering book Drive, the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today’s world is the deeply human…
What We Are Reading Today: Conscience by Patricia S. Churchland In her brilliant work Touching a Nerve, Patricia S. Churchland, the distinguished founder of neurophilosophy, drew from scientific research on the brain to understand its philosophical and ethical implications for identity, consciousness, free will, and memory, according to a review published on goodreads.com. In Conscience, she explores…
MANAMA: You wouldn’t expect to find a palatial and tranquil rooftop restaurant smack in the middle of Bahrain’s oldest and busiest commercial center, the Manama Souq. Yet just a few meters from the iconic 70-year old Bab Al Bahrain lies Indigo Restaurant, the in-house eatery of five-star boutique hotel The Merchant House. From the moment you…
LAS VEGAS: The Saudi women’s national bowling team are getting ready for the trios at the World Bowling Women’s Championship in Las Vegas, after disappointing performances in the singles and doubles events. There are six Saudi players competing in the US. Mashael Al-Abdulwahid achieved the best result, ranking 74th out of 84 competitors in the singles,…
LOS ANGELES: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two first-half goals before Carlos Vela tied it early in the second half, but the LA Galaxy remained unbeaten against rivals Los Angeles FC with a 3-3 draw Sunday night. Cristian Pavón scored his first Major League Soccer goal to put the Galaxy up 3-1 after just 16 minutes, but Latif…
LOS ANGELES: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two first-half goals before Carlos Vela tied it early in the second half, but the LA Galaxy remained unbeaten against rivals Los Angeles FC with a 3-3 draw Sunday night. Cristian Pavón scored his first Major League Soccer goal to put the Galaxy up 3-1 after just 16 minutes, but Latif…
PORTLAND, Maine: US lobster exports to China have fallen off a cliff this year as new retaliatory tariffs shift the seafood business farther north.China, a huge and growing customer for lobster, placed heavy tariffs on US lobsters — and many other food products — in July 2018 amid rising trade hostilities between the Chinese and…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy seeks to replace old equipment to boost its defense capabilities.Malaysia has struggled to update its defense equipment over the years and a cut in its defense budget this…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is in talks with at last six countries on the possibility of using palm oil to pay for arms, as Southeast Asia’s third-biggest economy seeks to replace old equipment to boost its defense capabilities.Malaysia has struggled to update its defense equipment over the years and a cut in its defense budget this…
NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would not mediate in the Kashmir crisis, despite having offered to do so several times in the past, saying India and Pakistan could sort it out “mutually.” India and Pakistan both lay claim to Kashmir, which they administer in part, and the territory lies at the…
KABUL: Afghanistan plans to deploy more than 70,000 troops to ensure that next month’s presidential election goes safely and smoothly, a government spokesman said on Monday. Taliban fighters have threatened to disrupt the vote, despite signs that a peace deal between the armed group and the US is imminent, and thousands of polling centers will remain…
KABUL: Afghanistan plans to deploy more than 70,000 troops to ensure that next month’s presidential election goes safely and smoothly, a government spokesman said on Monday. Taliban fighters have threatened to disrupt the vote, despite signs that a peace deal between the armed group and the US is imminent, and thousands of polling centers will remain…
