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…
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…
DUBAI: Saudi-directed film “Scales” was named the best film in the Asian feature section at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival. “Sayidat Al-Bahr,” or “Scales” in English, was created by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and directed by Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen. “It took me six years to make this film, the way I wanted, as…
ABU DHABI: US crooner Lana Del Rey hit the stage at the Yasalam After-Race Concerts at the F1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Saturday night and she made one fan who flew all the way from Saudi Arabia very happy. Before the Grammy-nominated artist took to the stage, the crowd was entertained by…
DUBAI: Saudi-directed film “Scales” was named the best film in the Asian feature section at the 30th Singapore International Film Festival. “Sayidat Al-Bahr,” or “Scales” in English, was created by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and directed by Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen. “It took me six years to make this film, the way I wanted, as…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi ceded eight seconds to French rival Stephane Peterhansel on the third 160 km selective section of the Riyadh Rally, but held on to guide his Toyota Hilux to victory and the outright lead in the Saudi Toyota Desert Rally Championship on Saturday. Peterhansel and stand-in Portuguese co-pilot Paulo Fuiza won the…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed Al-Rajhi ceded eight seconds to French rival Stephane Peterhansel on the third 160 km selective section of the Riyadh Rally, but held on to guide his Toyota Hilux to victory and the outright lead in the Saudi Toyota Desert Rally Championship on Saturday. Peterhansel and stand-in Portuguese co-pilot Paulo Fuiza won the…
LONDON: Liverpool extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to 11 points with a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton as Manchester City slipped up once more in a draw at Newcastle on Saturday. Chelsea missed the chance to go level on points with second-placed City as Frank Lampard’s men suffered a shock 1-0…
You cannot publish everything Anthony Scaramucci tells you. I’ve had conversations with him several times on recent visits to the Middle East where he has offered views — for example, on the state of health of the president of the US — that would not make it into a family newspaper on grounds of taste,…
You cannot publish everything Anthony Scaramucci tells you. I’ve had conversations with him several times on recent visits to the Middle East where he has offered views — for example, on the state of health of the president of the US — that would not make it into a family newspaper on grounds of taste,…
ROME: Efforts to save loss-making Alitalia have reached an impasse after months of unsuccessful negotiations with potential buyers, leaving Italy’s government undecided on the next move.The struggling carrier, which has been under special administration since 2017 and continues to burn through cash, is now at a standstill after a consortium of potential buyers failed to…
SYDNEY: An Australian teacher held captive with an American colleague by the Taliban for more than three years believes US special forces tried and failed six times to free them.Timothy Weeks was released last month in a prisoner swap along with Kevin King, ending an ordeal that began with their abduction in 2016 outside the…
MEXICO CITY: Mexican security forces fought an hour-long gunbattle Saturday with suspected cartel gunmen in Villa Union, a town in Coahuila state about an hour’s drive southwest of Eagle Pass, Texas, leaving at least 14 people dead, officials said.Coahuila state Gov. Miguel Angel Riquelme told local media four of the dead were police officers killed…
