NEW DELHI: Chinese automakers Great Wall Motor and Changan Automobile are accelerating plans to build cars in India after the initial success of rival SAIC Motor in one of the world’s biggest markets, three sources said. Great Wall, one of the biggest sellers of sports-utility vehicles (SUV) in China, expects to secure a production site in…
NEW DELHI: Protests in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) intensified and spread further on Friday. The CAA gives citizenship to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan but excludes Muslims. Several areas in Uttar Pradesh witnessed violent protests, with reports of at least six deaths. In the city of Meerut in the northern Indian…
NEW DELHI: Protests in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) intensified and spread further on Friday. The CAA gives citizenship to persecuted minorities from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan but excludes Muslims. Several areas in Uttar Pradesh witnessed violent protests, with reports of at least six deaths. In the city of Meerut in the northern Indian…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council said on Friday it would file a petition in the Supreme Court to defend a judge who wrote the verdict in the high treason case against the country’s former leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The government had criticized the wordings of the ruling, saying it would file a reference against the judge…
DUBAI: Higher education will play a major role in fostering tolerance throughout the world, Arab intellectuals and academics have predicted. Experts believe the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which in recent years has been wracked by religious radicalism, violent extremism and sectarian strife, will be one of the major beneficiaries. Tolerance as a…
DUBAI: Higher education will play a major role in fostering tolerance throughout the world, Arab intellectuals and academics have predicted. Experts believe the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which in recent years has been wracked by religious radicalism, violent extremism and sectarian strife, will be one of the major beneficiaries. Tolerance as a…
DUBAI: Higher education will play a major role in fostering tolerance throughout the world, Arab intellectuals and academics have predicted. Experts believe the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, which in recent years has been wracked by religious radicalism, violent extremism and sectarian strife, will be one of the major beneficiaries. Tolerance as a…
RIYADH: The inaugural MDL Beast music festival, the biggest event of its kind in the Middle East, has proved to be a massive hit with fans of electronic dance music in Saudi Arabia. Many of them responded enthusiastically to a request on social media by General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al Sheikh to wear bandanas to…
RIYADH: The inaugural MDL Beast music festival, the biggest event of its kind in the Middle East, has proved to be a massive hit with fans of electronic dance music in Saudi Arabia. Many of them responded enthusiastically to a request on social media by General Entertainment Authority Chairman Turki Al Sheikh to wear bandanas to…
RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) has distributed 518 winter kits in Yemen in cooperation with the Selah Foundation for Development. The kits will benefit 3,857 individuals from displaced and poor families in several Yemeni governorates. Meanwhile, Ahmed bin Ali Al-Bayez, assistant supervisor general for operations and programs at KSRelief, met on Wednesday…
Ryan Reynolds: Abu Dhabi was ‘wild to shoot in’ for action thriller 6 Underground DUBAI: Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the latest Netflix action thriller “6 Underground,” said Abu Dhabi was “wild to shoot in.” Reynolds, who is known for his starring role in Deadpool, plays the role of a tech billionaire who, after faking his…
DUBAI: Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the latest Netflix action thriller “6 Underground,” said Abu Dhabi was “wild to shoot in.” Reynolds, who is known for his starring role in Deadpool, plays the role of a tech billionaire who, after faking his death, recruits a team of international operatives for a bold mission to take down…
DUBAI: The Global Gift Gala brought a slew of A-listers to Dubai on Tuesday night, with a star-studded red carpet and designer gowns galore. The seventh edition of the annual event, founded by entrepreneur and activist Maria Bravo, saw US-Iraqi businesswomen Huda and Mona Kattan, Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez, Egyptian singer Carmen Soliman and, of course,…
JEDDAH: Four-time major winner and recent Presidents Cup International Team captain Ernie Els has confirmed his return to the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers from 30 January to 2 February 2020. Having come agonisingly close to masterminding an historic win for the Internationals against Team USA in Australia last week, Els becomes the latest…
JEDDAH: Four-time major winner and recent Presidents Cup International Team captain Ernie Els has confirmed his return to the Saudi International powered by SoftBank Investment Advisers from 30 January to 2 February 2020. Having come agonisingly close to masterminding an historic win for the Internationals against Team USA in Australia last week, Els becomes the latest…
JEDDAH: With his sights on completing what is known as the most dangerous motor sport in the world, Talal Bader, Saudi Arabia’s youngest Dakar Saudi Arabia 2020 driver, is making his way in the racing world. Founded in 1978, the Dakar Rally is the brainchild of Thierry Sabine and considered motor sport’s ultimate endurance race. For…
Chad is one of the world’s poorest countries, but in its capital, N’Djamena, rents rival those of New York or London at upwards of $2,000 a month for a two-bedroom flat in the city center. The dusty city on the edge of the Sahara was ranked the most expensive in Africa and 11th in…
Chad is one of the world’s poorest countries, but in its capital, N’Djamena, rents rival those of New York or London at upwards of $2,000 a month for a two-bedroom flat in the city center. The dusty city on the edge of the Sahara was ranked the most expensive in Africa and 11th in…
CAIRO: An Egyptian technology business is aiming to help regional enter- prises benefit from the use of artifi- cial intelligence (AI). AI is being relentlessly integrated into the fundamentals of business and everyday life, demonstrating exceptional potential for boosting the global economy. In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, the new technology is…
MANILA: Ten years on from the 2009 Maguindanao massacre in which 57 people died — including 32 journalists and media workers — justice has finally been served. On Thursday, Judge Jocelyn Solis Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 221 found the principal accused — led by key members of the powerful Ampatuan clan based…
