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What We Are Reading Today: Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl
JEDDAH: Measles, one of the most infectious diseases known to man, is on the march again despite the efforts of health agencies that only a decade ago believed they were close to conquering the illness. Outbreaks of the disease, which is easily preventable by a single dose of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, have…
Saudi visual artists take part in Qatif transformation project
QATIF, Eastern Province: The Misk Art Institute has launched Tajalat initiative in Qatif as part of the central Awamiyah project to bring together visual artists from all across Saudi Arabia to carry a message of love by promoting the rich culture and heritage of the Kingdom. Misk Art Institute is one of Misk’s initiatives that…
Saudis bid to beautify their cities with street art
RIYADH: Riyadh Municipality launched on April 10, the “Beautifying Riyadh’s Murals” events that aim to beautify public places and spheres in the capital city, as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030. The events, that witness the participation of top Saudi artists in the art of graffiti, are divided into two stages; the first consists of…
No Harry Kane? No problem as Lucas Moura treble against Huddersfield fires Spurs into third
No Harry Kane? No problem as Lucas Moura treble against Huddersfield fires Spurs into third LONDON: Tottenham proved they can cope without Harry Kane and retook third place in the Premier League as Lucas Moura’s hat-trick inspired a 4-0 demolition of Huddersfield in the Premier League on Saturday.Despite the absence of injured stars Kane and…
INTERVIEW: Emerson president Michael Train — ‘Exchange of ideas key to US-Saudi partnership’
INTERVIEW: Emerson president Michael Train — ‘Exchange of ideas key to US-Saudi partnership’ LONDON: If Saudi Arabia is serious about the need for more foreign direct investment in the economic transformation underway in the Kingdom, it needs to enlist the support of more world-traveled executives such as Michael Train, president of US engineering group Emerson.The…
Microsoft’s work with Chinese military university raises eyebrows
INTERVIEW: Emerson president Michael Train — ‘Exchange of ideas key to US-Saudi partnership’ LONDON: If Saudi Arabia is serious about the need for more foreign direct investment in the economic transformation underway in the Kingdom, it needs to enlist the support of more world-traveled executives such as Michael Train, president of US engineering group Emerson.The…
Detention of Nissan’s ex-chair Ghosn extended to April 22
INTERVIEW: Emerson president Michael Train — ‘Exchange of ideas key to US-Saudi partnership’ LONDON: If Saudi Arabia is serious about the need for more foreign direct investment in the economic transformation underway in the Kingdom, it needs to enlist the support of more world-traveled executives such as Michael Train, president of US engineering group Emerson.The…
At least 2 wounded in shooting at Australia nightclub
WASHINGTON: Top Democrats on Saturday rushed to defend Rep. Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump retweeted video that was edited to suggest she was being dismissive of the significance of the worst terrorist assault on US soil.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi scolded Trump for using the “painful images of 9/11 for a political attack” against the…
Man killed in new cow lynching in India
SYDNEY: A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted “horrific injuries” that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said on Sunday, but there was no suggestion yet that the attack was terror-related.Australia has some of the world’s toughest gun control laws, adopted after its worst mass murder,…
Bangladeshi family remembers mother honored by UAE
DHAKA: Khurshid Alam, 55, was watering the orchard in his backyard on Oct. 25, 2014 when he received news of the sudden death of his wife, Sufia Akhter Jusna, in the UAE. Sufia, 46, was a mother of six and her family’s sole breadwinner due to her husband suffering from a medical condition. She had…
Decades on, families of Lebanon’s war missing see hope
Sudan’s new transitional leader promises civilian government and to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime KHARTOUM/CAIRO: Sudan’s new military ruler held talks on Saturday with opposition leaders about forming a temporary civilian government, promising to “uproot” deposed president Omar Al-Bashir’s regime, in a bid to placate demonstrators demanding civilian rule. Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan said the…
Lebanon seizes 142 kg of illicit drugs in major bust with help from Saudi authorities
BEIRUT: As Lebanon marks 44 years since the start of its civil war on Saturday, families whose loved ones disappeared during the conflict hope they might finally get some answers.The small multi-confessional country passed a landmark law in November to determine the fate of thousands of Lebanese who went missing in the 1975-1990 war.But political…
End your crimes, Hadi tells Houthis as Yemen holds first parliamentary session since coup
End your crimes, Hadi tells Houthis as Yemen holds first parliamentary session since coup JEDDAH/DUBAI: Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Saturday urged Iran-backed Houthi militias to “stop giving our nation to our enemies.” “Isn’t it time to stop your crimes? Look around at the destruction you have caused,” Hadi said at the first meeting…
Saudi Arabia to lay first building blocks of NEOM project in a few months
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will soon begin construction work at NEOM, one of the flagship projects of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, NEOM city's chief executive officer said on Saturday. "In the coming few months the team will start the construction process, which will be followed by important and sensitive stages," Nadhmi Al-Nasr said in a statement carried by…
Saudi Arabia at UN: Reform plan supports young entrepreneurs
RIYADH: Inclement weather affecting parts of Saudi Arabia have caused flooding in some areas, prompting rescue operations by the Directorate for Civil Defense, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said on Saturday.In Riyadh province, several roads were rendered inaccessible to vehicular traffic and authorities were working around the clock to get them cleared.Rain showers with hail…
Why measles is making a deadly return
JEDDAH: Measles, one of the most infectious diseases known to man, is on the march again despite the efforts of health agencies that only a decade ago believed they were close to conquering the illness. Outbreaks of the disease, which is easily preventable by a single dose of measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine, have…
What We Are Watching Today: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey
Hero for hire: Meet Saud Al-Hazzani, Saudi Arabia’s first professional cosplayer DUBAI: “Being creative in general, I think, kind of fades out as you grow up. It’s there, still, but it’s untouched.” Saud Al-Hazzani is discussing his, let’s say ‘niche,’ hobby — cosplay — and the reason why, in his early thirties, he quit his…
Hero for hire: Meet Saud Al-Hazzani, Saudi Arabia’s first professional cosplayer
Hero for hire: Meet Saud Al-Hazzani, Saudi Arabia’s first professional cosplayer DUBAI: “Being creative in general, I think, kind of fades out as you grow up. It’s there, still, but it’s untouched.” Saud Al-Hazzani is discussing his, let’s say ‘niche,’ hobby — cosplay — and the reason why, in his early thirties, he quit his…
Black hole named ‘Powehi’ by Hawaii university professor
MANILA, Philippines: Archaeologists who discovered fossil bones and teeth of a previously unknown human species that thrived more than 50,000 years ago in the northern Philippines said Thursday they plan more diggings and called for better protection of the popular limestone cave complex where the remains were unearthed.Filipino archaeologist Armand Salvador Mijares said the discovery…
