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High-level investment forum aims to further boost business between Saudi Arabia and Japan TOKYO: More than 300 government, investment and industry leaders on Monday took part in a high-level gathering aimed at further boosting business opportunities between Saudi Arabia and Japan. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) welcomed key figures from the public and…

What We Are Reading Today: Underland by Robert Macfarlane
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What We Are Reading Today: Underland by Robert Macfarlane

Art is for the soul what food is for the body. Yet it’s a fact that artists all over the world struggle to make a living out of their creations. This is especially so in the Middle East, where it’s rare to find a family willing to support their child’s artistic endeavors, since more academic…

Egyptian start-up teaches artists ways to monetize their work
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Egyptian start-up teaches artists ways to monetize their work

PARIS: From the Zen capital of LA to the Champs Elysees comes the calming voice of a British Buddhist monk-turned entrepreneur, introducing American-style online mindfulness to the stressed-out French. “Relax your muscles, breathe,” Andy Puddicombe, the bronzed co-founder of the app Headspace, intones by videoconference to a roomful of participants gathered on Paris’s chic shopping…

Unrivaled: India now 7-0 in World Cup games against Pakistan
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Unrivaled: India now 7-0 in World Cup games against Pakistan

MANCHESTER, UK: For such an intense rivalry, it is still a lopsided contest when India and Pakistan meet at the Cricket World Cup. India extended their record to 7-0 against Pakistan at the World Cup with an 89-run victory in a rain-interrupted encounter Sunday that likely will remain the most-watched game of the six-week tournament. India started…

Colombia’s Martinez and Zapata stun Messi’s Argentina at Copa
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Colombia’s Martinez and Zapata stun Messi’s Argentina at Copa

PEBBLE BEACH, California: Gary Woodland delivered a gritty back nine display Saturday, coming up with key par saves in a 2-under 69 to stay one stroke in front of Justin Rose heading into the fourth round of the US Open at Pebble Beach. Woodland, a three-time US PGA Tour winner in search of his first…

Woodland clings to one-shot lead over Rose going into final round
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Woodland clings to one-shot lead over Rose going into final round

PEBBLE BEACH, California: Gary Woodland delivered a gritty back nine display Saturday, coming up with key par saves in a 2-under 69 to stay one stroke in front of Justin Rose heading into the fourth round of the US Open at Pebble Beach. Woodland, a three-time US PGA Tour winner in search of his first…

RBS says Saudi bank merger boosts its core capital
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RBS says Saudi bank merger boosts its core capital

PARIS: From the Zen capital of LA to the Champs Elysees comes the calming voice of a British Buddhist monk-turned entrepreneur, introducing American-style online mindfulness to the stressed-out French. “Relax your muscles, breathe,” Andy Puddicombe, the bronzed co-founder of the app Headspace, intones by videoconference to a roomful of participants gathered on Paris’s chic shopping…

US grants Iraq sanctions waiver for Iranian electricity imports
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US grants Iraq sanctions waiver for Iranian electricity imports

The United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas for its power grid for another three months by extending a waiver to sanctions — but insists that Baghdad seek alternative sources.Iraq has had several extensions to the waiver first granted last year after Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran’s oil sector forbidding countries from purchasing…

India set to raise tariffs on some US goods
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India set to raise tariffs on some US goods

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) said on Sunday the completion of a merger between Alawwal bank and Saudi British Bank would lead to RBS shedding $5.9 billion of risk weighted assets and boost its core capital.RBS, through Dutch subsidiary NatWest Markets N.V., was part of a consortium including NLFI and Banco Santander S.A. that held…

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