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Driver working with NBC News killed in Syria

BAGHOUZ: A driver working with NBC News reporters in Syria was killed Saturday by an explosive device in eastern Syria, where several media outlets are covering the liberation of the last sliver of territory held by the Daesh group. Noah Oppenheim, the president of NBC News, said in a statement that NBC employees escaped unharmed,…

More than 800,000 visit Riyadh book fair
Saudi Arabia

More than 800,000 visit Riyadh book fair

New technologies help increase number of flights, passengers in Saudi Arabia’s airports — GACA JEDDAH: New technologies applied in Saudi Arabia's airports has contributed to aviation growth in the Kingdom and has provided solutions for passenger’s trips, air cargo and investments, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has said. GACA earlier reported an 8 percent…

New Zealand’s Crusaders lose for the first time since mosque shootings
Sport

New Zealand’s Crusaders lose for the first time since mosque shootings

LONDON: The post-mortem on Los Angeles’ Lakers season has begun after the storied franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs for a sixth consecutive year this weekend.It was not meant to be like this, especially after the signing of LeBron James — the man who single-handedly dragged his hometown team Cleveland Cavaliers to a championship…

Inquest begins at LA Lakers as LeBron James misses out on NBA playoffs
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Inquest begins at LA Lakers as LeBron James misses out on NBA playoffs

LONDON: The post-mortem on Los Angeles’ Lakers season has begun after the storied franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs for a sixth consecutive year this weekend.It was not meant to be like this, especially after the signing of LeBron James — the man who single-handedly dragged his hometown team Cleveland Cavaliers to a championship…

Jose Mourinho ‘preparing’ for June management return
Sport

Jose Mourinho ‘preparing’ for June management return

LONDON: The post-mortem on Los Angeles’ Lakers season has begun after the storied franchise missed out on the NBA playoffs for a sixth consecutive year this weekend.It was not meant to be like this, especially after the signing of LeBron James — the man who single-handedly dragged his hometown team Cleveland Cavaliers to a championship…

Italy endorses China’s Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation
Business

Italy endorses China’s Belt and Road plan in first for a G7 nation

INTERVIEW: Sotheby’s boss sees Saudi Arabia as important supplier and buyer in auction room Updated 19 min 25 sec ago March 24, 2019 00:24 HOUSTON: When Tad Smith and I spoke early last week, we had one overriding thing in common: jet lag.I was one day into an ordeal that, on past experience of West-East…

Energy Recap: The oil market wavers
Business

Energy Recap: The oil market wavers

ROME: Italy endorsed China’s ambitious “Belt and Road” infrastructure plan on Saturday, becoming the first major Western power to back the initiative to help revive the struggling Italian economy.Saturday’s signing ceremony was the highlight of a three-day trip to Italy by Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the two nations boosting their ties at a time…

At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali’s worst violence yet
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At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali’s worst violence yet

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati as archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he was placed under criminal investigation in the country’s spiraling church sex abuse and cover-up scandal.Francis accepted Ezzati’s resignation and named a temporary replacement to govern Chile’s most important archdiocese: the Spanish-born Capuchin friar and current bishop of Copiapo,…

Pope replaces Chile bishop accused of sex abuse cover-up
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Pope replaces Chile bishop accused of sex abuse cover-up

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Saturday replaced Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati as archbishop of Santiago, Chile, after he was placed under criminal investigation in the country’s spiraling church sex abuse and cover-up scandal.Francis accepted Ezzati’s resignation and named a temporary replacement to govern Chile’s most important archdiocese: the Spanish-born Capuchin friar and current bishop of Copiapo,…

More than $7.4 million donated to help families in NZ shooting
World

More than $7.4 million donated to help families in NZ shooting

BAMAKO: Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.The assaults on the villages of Ogossagou and Welingara took place as a UN Security Council mission visited Mali seeking solutions to…

US call for Israeli sovereignty on Golan ‘contravenes international law’
Middle East

US call for Israeli sovereignty on Golan ‘contravenes international law’

BAGHDAD: US President Donald Trump’s statement recognizing Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights “contravenes international law,” the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on Saturday.Trump’s statement on Thursday marked a dramatic shift in US policy over the status of a disputed area that Israel captured from Syria in the 1967 Middle East conflict and annexed…

Iraq PM wants governor sacked after boat capsize
Middle East

Iraq PM wants governor sacked after boat capsize

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has formally requested that Parliament sack Nineveh Governor Nawfal Hammadi Al-Sultan after a river ferry accident that killed at least 100 people in the provincial capital, Mosul.The capsize of the boat, which was carrying families to a recreational spot on an island in the Tigris River on Thursday,…

Around 2.82 million arrested for residency, labor violations in KSA
Saudi Arabia

Around 2.82 million arrested for residency, labor violations in KSA

RIYADH: Nearly 2.82 million violators of residency, work and border security systems have been arrested in a year-long roundup, according to an official report.Since the campaign began in November 2017, there have been 2,827,564 offenders, including 2,204,460 for violating residency regulations, 432,461 for labor violations and 190,643 for border violations, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…

Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief orphan project honors mothers
Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s KSRelief orphan project honors mothers

New technologies help increase number of flights, passengers in Saudi Arabia’s airports — GACA JEDDAH: New technologies applied in Saudi Arabia's airports has contributed to aviation growth in the Kingdom and has provided solutions for passenger’s trips, air cargo and investments, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has said. GACA earlier reported an 8 percent…

Calling all cat lovers: Dubai art gallery spotlights strays
Lifestyle

Calling all cat lovers: Dubai art gallery spotlights strays

DUBAI: Actress Deepika Padukone made headlines last week when she became the second Bollywood star to take part in Vogue magazine’s now-famous “73 Questions With…” series — and she even gave a shout out to a Lebanon-based fashion label. Padukone was asked, “What’s the most extravagant thing you’ve ever worn?” and she didn’t skip a…

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