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Saudi Arabia ranks 9th most powerful country in new US study
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
How Saudi Arabia is improving its railways
RIYADH: Famed Egyptian violinist Mahmoud Sorour taught his first official lessons at Riyadh’s music institute on Saturday night. The musician, who gained widespread attention in Saudi Arabia from his concerts in the Kingdom last year, has performed alongside regional stars such as Mohammed Abdo, Majid Al-Muhandis, and Rashed Al-Majed. At the request of Crown Prince…
Saudi sustainable growth efforts highlighted
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
More than 160,000 accidents in Saudi Arabia caused by mobile phone use behind the wheel
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
Saudi Civil Defense focuses on child safety awareness
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is on track to develop its rail networks as part of a GCC-wide push to ramp up regional transportation, with the high-speed Haramain railway now operating at near-full capacity, Riyadh’s Metro almost complete and another 800km of track, along with sleeping coaches, added to the Kingdom’s North-South railway.Such projects are helping the country move toward…
China considers legal changes on technology to placate US
BEIJING: In an unusual step, China’s ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials from pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology.The battle with China’s biggest trading partner is overshadowing the National People’s Congress, the country’s highest-profile event of the year. It…
Elon Musk says next vehicle to be unveiled later this month
The name is Balmer. Dan Balmer. The new president of Middle East business for Aston Martin Lagonda, the iconic British car maker beloved by James Bond, is grateful for the glamorous legacy of the fictional super-spy, but also conscious of the need to move on. “We’ve been with Bond for 50 years, and he has…
New maritime measures threaten to rock oil industry’s boat
DUBAI: The clock is ticking down on the introduction of a piece of regulation that — if not managed properly — threatens to bring turmoil to global trade and energy markets.By the end of the year, the world’s maritime industry is expected to have put in place new anti-pollution measures imposed by the International Maritime…
Anti-Muslim signs at W. Virginia Capitol roil state, draw outrage
Anti-Muslim signs at W. Virginia Capitol roil state, draw outrage CHARLESTON, W.Virginia: An anti-Muslim poster outside the West Virginia House of Delegates chamber falsely connecting a freshman congresswoman to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has drawn strong rebukes from local and national lawmakers, while causing the resignation of a Capitol staffer and the reported injury…
Huawei CFO suing Canada, its border agency and the RCMP
TORONTO: An executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei is suing the Canadian government, its border agency and the national police force, saying they detained, searched and interrogated her before telling her she was under arrest.Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou said Sunday they filed a notice of civil claim in the British Columbia Supreme Court. Canada arrested…
Guaido calls for mass protests ahead of return to Venezuela Monday
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump uttered a dizzying number of false statements in his epically long weekend speech, to an audience that didn’t seem to mind at all. He got the unemployment rate wrong. He misstated his winning margin in the election. He reprised some of his most frequently told fictions and dusted off old ones,…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s epic speech is laced with fabrication
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump uttered a dizzying number of false statements in his epically long weekend speech, to an audience that didn’t seem to mind at all.He got the unemployment rate wrong. He misstated his winning margin in the election. He reprised some of his most frequently told fictions and dusted off old ones, even…
At least 14 dead as storms, possible tornados hit Deep South
BEAUREGARD, Alabama: A sheriff confirmed at least 14 people were killed by a possible tornado in Alabama on Sunday as severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and left a trial of destruction and weather warnings extending into Georgia, Florida and South Carolina.Dozens of emergency responders rushed in to assist in Lee County, Alabama, after…
US closes Jerusalem consulate, demoting Palestinian mission
BAGHOUZ, Syria: Daesh militants are desperately fighting to hang on to the last tiny piece of territory they hold on the riverside in eastern Syria, deploying snipers, guided missiles and surprise tunnel attacks. The resistance prompted a fierce pounding Sunday by the US-led coalition and its ground allies in their final push to end the…
