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Al-Maliki: Arab coalition jets intercepted and took down Houthi drones targetting Saudi Arabia’s Asir

Arab Coalition intercepts, shoots down Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia's Asir RIYADH: Arab Coalition spokesman, Col. Turki al-Maliki, said that coalition forces intercepted and shot down a Houthi drone targeting civilian areas in Saudi Arabia’s Asir region. Maliki stressed that the failed attempts of the Houthi’s to target civilians reflect a clear picture of the…

Five wounded as Syria rocket hits Turkey border town
Middle East

Five wounded as Syria rocket hits Turkey border town

The United Arab Emirates, part of a Saudi-led military coalition, is not leaving war-torn Yemen despite an ongoing drawdown and redeployment of Emirati forces, a UAE minister has said. “Just to be clear, the UAE and the rest of the coalition are not leaving Yemen,” minister of state for foreign affairs Anwar Gargash said in…

US and all ‘enemy ships’ watched, Iran warns
Middle East

US and all ‘enemy ships’ watched, Iran warns

GENEVA: Iran observes all US ships in the Gulf region and has an archive of images of their daily movements, the head of Iran’s navy, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, said on Tuesday, according to the Young Journalists Club news site.“We observe all enemy ships, particularly America, point-by-point from their origin until the moment they enter…

Saudi efforts to promote tolerance, moderation lauded
Saudi Arabia

Saudi efforts to promote tolerance, moderation lauded

RIYADH: The rector of the Islamic University of Brussels hailed Saudi efforts to promote moderate Islam, reject extremism, fight against terrorism, serve the religion and its followers, and respond to aberrant ideologies that have harmed the Muslim world. Dr. Mustafa Khader Donmez also praised the programs carried out by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs,…

Saudi Arabia, Senegal in deal to boost air transport services
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, Senegal in deal to boost air transport services

RIYADH: The governments of Saudi Arabia and Senegal, represented by Abdelhadi bin Ahmed Al-Mansouri, head of the Saudi General Authority for Civil Aviation and Alioune Sarr, Senegalese minister of tourism and air transport, have signed an agreement to boost cooperation in air transportation services. The signing took place as Al-Mansouri received Sarr in Jeddah, where they…

Detained Saudi preacher Awad Al-Qarni: Justifier of terror
Saudi Arabia

Detained Saudi preacher Awad Al-Qarni: Justifier of terror

For years detained Saudi cleric Awad Al-Qarni, this week’s preacher of hate, used TV interviews to glorify terrorism, spread conspiracy theories and launch tirades against the West. His radical views and dogmatic interpretation of religion was criticized in the Saudi press, on social media and by scholars. But that did not shake his many firm…

Season of change: Jeddah gets the party started
Lifestyle

Season of change: Jeddah gets the party started

Here are some highlights from the first Jeddah Season — from K-pop superstars to Shakespeare in Arabic.  Sporting sensations  The first Jeddah Season kicked off with a WWE Super ShowDown at King Abdullah Sports City. The event featured wrestling legends including Goldberg, the Undertaker, Triple H, and Randy Orton. It also included the largest Battle…

UAE-made fantasy film set to premiere in Venice
Lifestyle

UAE-made fantasy film set to premiere in Venice

Here are some highlights from the first Jeddah Season — from K-pop superstars to Shakespeare in Arabic.  Sporting sensations  The first Jeddah Season kicked off with a WWE Super ShowDown at King Abdullah Sports City. The event featured wrestling legends including Goldberg, the Undertaker, Triple H, and Randy Orton. It also included the largest Battle…

Kane stunner earns Spurs victory over Juventus
Sport

Kane stunner earns Spurs victory over Juventus

SINGAPORE: Harry Kane scored a stunning 93rd minute winner from the halfway line as Tottenham Hotspur edged Juventus 3-2 in an entertaining pre-season friendly in Singapore on Sunday. The England captain latched onto Lucas Moura's short pass and launched a first-time shot high over a scrambling substitute Wojciech Szczesny in the Juventus goal as Spurs rallied…

Shane Lowry wins Open Championship, as Englishman Tommy Fleetwood rues missed chances
Sport

Shane Lowry wins Open Championship, as Englishman Tommy Fleetwood rues missed chances

SINGAPORE: Harry Kane scored a stunning 93rd minute winner from the halfway line as Tottenham Hotspur edged Juventus 3-2 in an entertaining pre-season friendly in Singapore on Sunday. The England captain latched onto Lucas Moura's short pass and launched a first-time shot high over a scrambling substitute Wojciech Szczesny in the Juventus goal as Spurs rallied…

Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman by split decision
Sport

Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman by split decision

SINGAPORE: Harry Kane scored a stunning 93rd minute winner from the halfway line as Tottenham Hotspur edged Juventus 3-2 in an entertaining pre-season friendly in Singapore on Sunday. The England captain latched onto Lucas Moura's short pass and launched a first-time shot high over a scrambling substitute Wojciech Szczesny in the Juventus goal as Spurs rallied…

Emaar, Beijing Daxing Int’l Airport in deal on $11 bln project: WAM
Business

Emaar, Beijing Daxing Int’l Airport in deal on $11 bln project: WAM

BENGHAZI: Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumed production at half capacity on Monday after being shut down since Friday due to a valve closure, a field engineer said.The valve was reopened on Sunday evening enabling oil to be pumped again to a refinery at the port of Zawiya, 49 km west of Tripoli, Libya’s National Oil Corp.…

Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumes output at half capacity — engineer
Business

Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumes output at half capacity — engineer

BENGHAZI: Libya’s Sharara oilfield resumed production at half capacity on Monday after being shut down since Friday due to a valve closure, a field engineer said.The valve was reopened on Sunday evening enabling oil to be pumped again to a refinery at the port of Zawiya, 49 km west of Tripoli, Libya’s National Oil Corp.…

Singapore woes ring trade alarm bells
Business

Singapore woes ring trade alarm bells

SINGAPORE: A plunge in exports and the worst growth rates for a decade have fueled concerns about the outlook for Singapore’s economy, with analysts saying the figures offer a warning that Asia is heading for a slowdown as China-US tensions bite.While it may be one of the smallest countries in the world, the export hub…

Turkey will retaliate if US imposes sanctions over S-400s
World

Turkey will retaliate if US imposes sanctions over S-400s

ANKARA: Turkey would retaliate against what it called an unacceptable threat of US sanctions over Ankara’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defences, its foreign minister said on Monday, adding he thinks President Donald Trump wants to avoid such measures. Turkey began receiving deliveries of the surface-to-air S-400 systems earlier this month, prompting the United States…

UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano has died, IAEA tell member states
World

UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano has died, IAEA tell member states

VIENNA: UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano has died, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday, just as he was preparing to step down because of an unspecified illness.The 72-year-old Japanese had held the position of IAEA director general since 2009, taking over from Mohamed ElBaradei and steering the UN agency through a…

Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters
World

Anger soars over vicious mob attack on Hong Kong protesters

HONG KONG: Anger soared in Hong Kong on Monday over a vicious assault against pro-democracy protesters by suspected triad gangsters that left dozens wounded, in a dramatic escalation of the political turmoil plaguing the Chinese city.The financial hub’s roiling unrest took a dark turn late Sunday when gangs of men — most wearing white T-shirts…

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