DUBAI: Iranian state television on Tuesday acknowledged security forces shot and killed what it described as “rioters” in multiple cities amid recent protests over the spike in government-set gasoline prices — the first time that authorities have offered any sort of accounting for the violence they used to put down the demonstrations.The acknowledgment came in…
RIYADH: On the first day of the Saudi Media Forum in Riyadh, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League on Monday stressed the importance of dialogue in tackling Islamophobia. “There are many different far rights. Many of them have it implanted that they just hate Muslims without a reason. It may be difficult, but discussion is…
RIYADH: On the first day of the Saudi Media Forum in Riyadh, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League on Monday stressed the importance of dialogue in tackling Islamophobia. “There are many different far rights. Many of them have it implanted that they just hate Muslims without a reason. It may be difficult, but discussion is…
RIYADH: On the first day of the Saudi Media Forum in Riyadh, the secretary-general of the Muslim World League on Monday stressed the importance of dialogue in tackling Islamophobia. “There are many different far rights. Many of them have it implanted that they just hate Muslims without a reason. It may be difficult, but discussion is…
ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix came to a triumphant close on Sunday with a roaring performance by iconic American band The Killers who brought the house down at Yas Island’s Du Arena. The Las Vegas rockers, who gave us “Run for Cover” and “Somebody Told Me,” closed out the Ya Salam after-race concerts,…
DUBAI: Following his second performance in Saudi Arabia, rapper Tyga has recently shared that he’s been hospitalized in the UAE. The “Taste” singer was in the UAE capital for an appearance in the side lines of F1 on Saturday night, the same day he performed at Riyadh’s Diriyah Season. On Sunday, he uploaded a series of snaps on…
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MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a 2-2 draw for Juventus at home against Sassuolo on Sunday but the result left the way open for Inter Milan to take top spot in Serie A. “We didn’t use our heads,” lamented Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri. Leonardo Bonucci had scored early for the eight-time reigning Serie A champions but Jeremie…
MILAN: Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a 2-2 draw for Juventus at home against Sassuolo on Sunday but the result left the way open for Inter Milan to take top spot in Serie A. “We didn’t use our heads,” lamented Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri. Leonardo Bonucci had scored early for the eight-time reigning Serie A champions but Jeremie…
RIYADH: Thousands of British fans have swept the box office for the historic Diriyah fight, where British boxer Anthony Joshua will meet Mexican-American opponent Andy Ruiz Jr. on Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The match is sponsored by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). The organizing committee’s figures showed that half of the tickets…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul has introduced an equity index cap of 15 percent which is set to address concerns over the weighting oil giant Saudi Aramco will have when it lists on the exchange.State-owned oil firm Aramco is expected to list 1.5 percent of its shares this month in a deal which could raise more…
Turkish economy returns to growth in the third quarter Turkey’s economy grew 0.9 percent year-on-year in the third quarter As the economy has recovered, inflation tumbled to single digits in October due to base effects Updated 6 min 46 sec ago Reuters December 02, 2019 07:26 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s economy grew 0.9 percent year-on-year in the…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul has introduced an equity index cap of 15 percent which is set to address concerns over the weighting oil giant Saudi Aramco will have when it lists on the exchange.State-owned oil firm Aramco is expected to list 1.5 percent of its shares this month in a deal which could raise more…
HONG KONG: Several hundred people who work in advertising in Hong Kong say they will strike this week to support the anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The advertising workers not going to their jobs this week rallied in a public square in the central business district Monday. Some held up signs with protest…
KABUL: An Afghan official says a gunman has opened fire on a vehicle in the capital, Kabul, killing two intelligence officials and wounding three others.Afghan interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi says that police were searching for the gunman who carried out the attack early Monday. Police have sealed off the eastern District 9 area of…
MANILA: The Philippines was braced for powerful Typhoon Kammuri as the storm churned closer, forcing evacuations and threatening plans for the Southeast Asian Games events near the capital Manila.Kammuri is expected to make landfall late Monday or early Tuesday in the nation’s east with heavy rains and wind gusts of up to 185 kilometers per…
DUBAI: The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasingly moving toward becoming knowledge-based economies, a new report says — with an important caveat. Despite recent progress, the volume of research publications remains low compared with non-GCC countries, and is a long way behind more established knowledge economies, according to the report by…
DUBAI: The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are increasingly moving toward becoming knowledge-based economies, a new report says — with an important caveat. Despite recent progress, the volume of research publications remains low compared with non-GCC countries, and is a long way behind more established knowledge economies, according to the report by…
BEIRUT: The gathering in Poet Khalil Mutran Square, near Baalbek Castle, was shy at the beginning of the civil movement in Lebanon on Oct. 17, despite all the pain endured by the city. Yassin Chamas, a citizen of Baalbek, noted that the participation of the people of northern Bekaa “is not limited to Baalbek as there…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Sunday assumed the presidency of the G20, the world’s most economically powerful group of nations. The Kingdom takes over the role from Japan, and will direct the G20’s work for the next year. As chairman, King Salman will host the group’s 2020 summit in Riyadh over two days next November. The…
