DUBAI: Dutch-Moroccan-Egyptian model Imaan Hammam is Vogue Italia’s July cover star in an issue that focuses on themes of identity and genetics. The DNA-themed issue hit newsstands late last week with three different covers, featuring models Karen Elson, Imaan Hammam and Gigi Hadid. US-Palestinian model Hadid was photographed by Alasdair McLellan, while Imaan Hammam and…
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil did not need Neymar to win another Copa America title at home. With their injured star watching from the stands at a packed Maracanã Stadium on Sunday, Brazil beat Peru 3-1 to win their first South American title since 2007. It was Neymar’s replacement, Everton, who led the team to victory, scoring…
Serena Williams into Wimbledon semifinals, reveals therapy sessions following US Open ‘meltdown’ WIMBLEDON, London: Seven-time champion Serena Williams reached her 12th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday with a hard fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over unseeded American compatriot Alison Riske. The 37-year-old Williams, who is two wins away from equalling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam singles title…
Serena Williams into Wimbledon semifinals, reveals therapy sessions following US Open ‘meltdown’ WIMBLEDON, London: Seven-time champion Serena Williams reached her 12th Wimbledon semifinal on Tuesday with a hard fought 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over unseeded American compatriot Alison Riske. The 37-year-old Williams, who is two wins away from equalling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam singles title…
DUBAI: The UAE has struck a deal with a consortium of companies including Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power to build a $900 million desalination plant. The facility will be located in the northern emirate of Umm Al-Quwain to meet the growing demand for water in the region. The UAE's Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) agreed…
DUBAI: The UAE has struck a deal with a consortium of companies including Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power to build a $900 million desalination plant. The facility will be located in the northern emirate of Umm Al-Quwain to meet the growing demand for water in the region. The UAE's Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) agreed…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s oil company Aramco has awarded $18 billion in contracts to expand oil and gas capacity at two of its fields, with Saudi companies being granted half of the awarded contracts. Aramco said in a statement on Tuesday it had awarded 34 contracts for engineering, procurement and construction at the Majran and Berri offshore…
VALLETTA: The migrant rescue boat ‘Alan Kurdi’ has saved another 44 people, including women and infants from their stricken vessel in the Mediterranean, its operator German charity Sea-Eye said on Tuesday.Malta has agreed to take in those rescued and is sending a vessel to pick them up, the charity said in a statement.Malta’s coast guard…
THE HAGUE: Member states of the global chemical weapons watchdog are voicing concern that Syria may still possess such weapons after inspectors discovered traces of what could be a byproduct of a nerve agent or poison gas.In a report submitted Tuesday at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ Executive Council, the organization’s director-general…
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said in televised comments on Tuesday that he did not support a parliamentary call to impose tough economic sanctions on Georgia. The Russian parliament unanimously backed a resolution earlier on Tuesday urging the government to draw up sanctions against Georgia, a move that would sharply escalate a political crisis between…
CAIRO: The battle between rival militias for the Libyan capital has killed more than 1,000 people since it began in April, the UN said Tuesday, a grim milestone in a stalemated conflict partly fueled by regional powers.Forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar, a veteran army officer, opened an offensive on Tripoli in early April, advancing on…
SARAFAND: Lebanese fisherman Hassan Younes has been diving the same waters off his coastal hometown for three decades but has never seen anything like this year as native species disappear and invasive lionfish take their place.Gone are the days when he used to boast an abundant catch of red lobster, sea urchin and red mullet.…
Iraqi PM warns disrupting Hormuz oil route would be 'major obstacle' to Iraq's economy BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said on Tuesday any disruption to oil exports through the Hormuz Strait will be a "major obstacle" for his country's economy.His government was studying contingency plans to deal with possible disruptions, including looking at alternative…
JEDDAH: A Saudi city was wired for sound as two of the world’s top DJs took to the stage for an electric show of musical entertainment. Fans were left buzzing after Dutch mixers R3hab and Afrojack put on scintillating performances of electronic dance music as part of the Jeddah Season festival. Musician Hatoon Idrees warmed…
JEDDAH: A Saudi city was wired for sound as two of the world’s top DJs took to the stage for an electric show of musical entertainment. Fans were left buzzing after Dutch mixers R3hab and Afrojack put on scintillating performances of electronic dance music as part of the Jeddah Season festival. Musician Hatoon Idrees warmed…
ARAB NEWS JEDDAH: Innovative business startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could receive cash injections of up to $1 million as part of a newly launched growth initiative.Fifteen technology firms will be given the opportunity to participate in a three-month program of bootcamps aimed at fast-tracking promising young entrepreneurs to achieving…
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DUBAI: US-Iraqi makeup mogul Huda Kattan is posing up a storm on the streets of London and has taken to Instagram to document her antics abroad — including a sit-down with none other than Victoria Beckham. The meeting comes as fashion designer and former pop megastar Beckham prepares to launch her own beauty brand, sparking…
DUBAI: US-Iraqi makeup mogul Huda Kattan is posing up a storm on the streets of London and has taken to Instagram to document her antics abroad — including a sit-down with none other than Victoria Beckham. The meeting comes as fashion designer and former pop megastar Beckham prepares to launch her own beauty brand, sparking…
