RIYADH: The imminent initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco will come at a time of the Kingdom’s choosing, Energy Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman told delegates at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh.“The Aramco IPO will come soon, at the right time, the right opportunity and the right decision, but it will…
RIYADH: President Jair M. Bolsonaro is sticking to his guns, and his controversial comments surrounding the widely reported forest fires in his country, claiming they were blown out of proportion. “At times, certain countries use an environmental agenda or human rights agenda, which is precisely what happened against Brazil,” he said during a discussion panel…
RIYADH: President Jair M. Bolsonaro is sticking to his guns, and his controversial comments surrounding the widely reported forest fires in his country, claiming they were blown out of proportion. “At times, certain countries use an environmental agenda or human rights agenda, which is precisely what happened against Brazil,” he said during a discussion panel…
NEW DELHI: Some doctors and residents urged New Delhi authorities to shut schools and cancel outdoor sporting events in the Indian capital as air pollution remained at the most severe level for the second day running on Wednesday.Farm fires raging in neighboring states have sent clouds of smoke floating over the city, trapped in a…
GCC defense ministers: Al-Baghdadi’s killing important step in eliminating Daesh’s cells RIYADH: The death of Daesh leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is an important step in eliminating the terrorist organization's cells, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) defense ministers said on Wednesday. Gulf defense ministers also condemned the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais that took place in September,…
RIYADH: UAE troops have ended their mission in Aden and transferred military control to Saudi and Yemeni forces. The announcement from the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces brings to an end more than four years of operations in the city and province in southern Yemeni. The Emirati troops arrived in Aden in 2015…
RIYADH: UAE troops have ended their mission in Aden and transferred military control to Saudi and Yemeni forces. The announcement from the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces brings to an end more than four years of operations in the city and province in southern Yemeni. The Emirati troops arrived in Aden in 2015…
Leisure group ‘walks the walk’ with biggest cinema in Kingdom: Chief executive RIYADH: Opening the biggest cinema in Saudi Arabia’s history “is a sign that Vision 2030 is real and unstoppable,” according to the man in charge of Vox Cinemas. Alain Bejjani, the chief executive of the Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) leisure and retail group that…
RIYADH: Opening the biggest cinema in Saudi Arabia’s history “is a sign that Vision 2030 is real and unstoppable,” according to the man in charge of Vox Cinemas. Alain Bejjani, the chief executive of the Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) leisure and retail group that owns Vox, told Arab News on the sidelines of the Future Investment…
RIYADH: The global head of the French corporate and investment bank NATIXIS said Saudi Arabia’s economic strength has been a significant draw for the company’s expansion in the Kingdom despite ongoing political unrest and economic uncertainty in the Middle East. Marc Vincent said his company had ambitions for their presence in Saudi Arabia and that…
This is a long, involved and interesting biography of Ivan Turgenev, the singer Pauline Viardot and her husband, Louis Viardot, alongside a passionate social history of “European Culture.” Author Orlando Figes is a British historian of Russia, and a professor of history at Birkbeck, University of London. “Figes, who previously wrote an excellent cultural history…
Author: Azra Raza The First Cell is a world-class oncologist’s devastating and deeply personal examination of cancer.In The First Cell, Azra Raza, an oncologist at Columbia University, “offers a searing account of how both medicine and our society (mis)treats cancer, how we can do better, and why we must,” said a review in goodreads.com.“A lyrical journey…
DUBAI: US singer and actress Jennifer Lopez stole the show on the red carpet at the 2019 Governors’ Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, wearing a statuette-like column gown by Lebanese designer Reem Acra. Lopez resembled a golden Oscars statuette in the silky, golden-hued gown, which came complete with an oversized bow on the back.…
