TheFace: Reema Al-Mokhtar, head of destination marketing at Jabal Omar Development Co. I come from a family that enjoys the art of the written word, a family that reads. As a result, I am inquisitive by nature. As a child, I was headstrong and constantly striving to know more, to inquire and make sure I was satisfied…
RIYADH: Dr. Bandar Al-Aiban, head of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, delivered a speech on Thursday in which he asserted that Saudi Arabia is determined to continue to protect and promote human rights and encourage sustainable development. Al-Aiban was addressing the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva in a session to discuss the additional…
JEDDAH: An internationally celebrated Saudi artist has returned to her roots to stage an exhibition in a historic building close to her heart. Sarah Al-Abdali, whose source of artistic inspiration is her identity as a Hijazi, has taken part in prestigious festivals around the world including Venice and London. But now the 30-year-old is working…
LONDON: Being born in Germany, moving to England aged 16 before playing park football and finally making it as a professional with the little-known Forest Green Rovers may not sound like a route to becoming a Lebanese international, but then the Cedars are not like most international teams.The Middle East country has a population of…
NEW DELHI: An influential Hindu nationalist group and an Indian traders body called on Thursday for a boycott of Chinese goods, to slap Beijing for blocking a move to put a Pakistani militant leader on a UN terrorist list following a suicide attack last month.Regarded by Pakistan as its most reliable friend, China has repeatedly…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s securities regulator banned UBS from leading initial public offerings (IPOs) in the city for a year, while fining it and rivals including Morgan Stanley a combined $100 million for due diligence failures on a series of IPOs.UBS is the first major bank involved in stock listings to face such a suspension…
TOKYO: A Japanese court sentenced the former high-flying creator of the MtGox bitcoin exchange to a suspended jail sentence of two and a half years Friday after finding him guilty of data manipulation.The Tokyo District Court convicted Mark Karpeles, a 33-year-old computer whizz from France, for tampering with computer data but acquitted him over charges…
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: New Zealand police detained three men and a woman on Friday after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. Many people were belived to be killed and others injured when at least one gunman opened fire on worshippers. New Zealand media reported that between nine and 27 people were killed, but…
NEW YORK: Aviation regulators worldwide laid down a stark challenge for Boeing to prove that its grounded 737 Max jets are safe to fly amid suspicions that faulty software might have contributed to two crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months.In a key step toward unearthing the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines…
Regulators challenge Boeing to prove its Max jets are safe Updated 28 min 33 sec ago AP March 15, 2019 04:07 NEW YORK: Aviation regulators worldwide laid down a stark challenge for Boeing to prove that its grounded 737 Max jets are safe to fly amid suspicions that faulty software might have contributed to two…
ANKARA: An escalation of heavy air and artillery strikes on Idlib in northwestern Syria on Wednesday night has raised doubts over the future of the Astana deal between Turkey, Russia and Iran. Moscow claimed the bombing of Syria’s last rebel stronghold had been coordinated with Turkey, but this was denied by Ankara. Under the deal, Turkey…
ANKARA: An escalation of heavy air and artillery strikes on Idlib in northwestern Syria on Wednesday night has raised doubts over the future of the Astana deal between Turkey, Russia and Iran. Moscow claimed the bombing of Syria’s last rebel stronghold had been coordinated with Turkey, but this was denied by Ankara. Under the deal, Turkey…
ANKARA: An escalation of heavy air and artillery strikes on Idlib in northwestern Syria on Wednesday night has raised doubts over the future of the Astana deal between Turkey, Russia and Iran. Moscow claimed the bombing of Syria’s last rebel stronghold had been coordinated with Turkey, but this was denied by Ankara. Under the deal, Turkey…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
DUBAI: A Saudi relief organization is taking the lead in helping to tackle the biggest humanitarian crisis to face the world. With a record 70 million people displaced around the globe, the Kingdom is working with the UN World Food Program to make life easier for struggling refugee families. The country is taking a novel…
LONDON: Her jackets and jeans, bangles and bags can instantly send tongues wagging and designers’ sales soaring.Since being catapulted into the global spotlight as Prince Harry’s girlfriend in 2016, Meghan’s outfits have been scrutinized and copied, often crashing websites selling her apparel.Fashion blogs and social media accounts dedicated to the American’s style have mushroomed, just…
What We Are Reading Today: Scouting and Scoring by Christopher J. Phillips Scouting and scoring are considered fundamentally different ways of ascertaining value in baseball. Scouting seems to rely on experience and intuition, scoring on performance metrics and statistics. In Scouting and Scoring, Christopher Phillips rejects these simplistic divisions, according to a review on Princeton…
Glamour Beauty is an online shopping platform that offers a wide range of beauty products, many of which are not readily available in the region, at reasonable prices. On the store’s website you can browse products in categories such as makeup, bags, scarves and care products. The makeup section includes a reasonable selection of quality…
LONDON: Being born in Germany, moving to England aged 16 before playing park football and finally making it as a professional with the little-known Forest Green Rovers may not sound like a route to becoming a Lebanese international, but then the Cedars are not like most international teams.The Middle East country has a population of…
