AMMAN: The Jordanian government and the public teachers’ union have plunged the country into one of the most serious labor disputes in its history, as a court ordered a temporary cessation of a three-week labor strike on Sunday. The teachers’ union has submitted a rebuttal to the order but at the same time called on its…
JEDDAH: The fourth Makkah Cultural Forum will be inaugurated today by Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah and adviser to King Salman, at the Hilton Hotel in Jeddah.Over 200 governmental and private authorities interested in the Arabic language will be participating in the forum under the theme “how to be a role model in the…
RIYADH: Former Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih was honored on Monday at a major industrial development event in Riyadh. The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources also paid tribute to Al-Falih for his previous roles as chairman of the state oil company Saudi Aramco, and of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF).The SIDF announced the…
RIYADH: Former Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih was honored on Monday at a major industrial development event in Riyadh. The Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources also paid tribute to Al-Falih for his previous roles as chairman of the state oil company Saudi Aramco, and of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF).The SIDF announced the…
DUBAI: Pop superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform together during the widely watched US National Football League Super Bowl's halftime show in February, the singers announced on Thursday. Broadcaster Fox Sports also tweeted the announcement: “First time together on stage... on the world’s biggest stage. Welcome @JLo and @Shakira to the #PepsiHalftime show.” Shakira, who was born…
DUBAI: Pop superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform together during the widely watched US National Football League Super Bowl's halftime show in February, the singers announced on Thursday. Broadcaster Fox Sports also tweeted the announcement: “First time together on stage... on the world’s biggest stage. Welcome @JLo and @Shakira to the #PepsiHalftime show.” Shakira, who was born…
DUBAI: Pop superstars Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will perform together during the widely watched US National Football League Super Bowl's halftime show in February, the singers announced on Thursday. Broadcaster Fox Sports also tweeted the announcement: “First time together on stage... on the world’s biggest stage. Welcome @JLo and @Shakira to the #PepsiHalftime show.” Shakira, who was born…
DUBAI: The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, detained by Iran in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port on Friday, according to Refinitiv ship-tracking data.The Stena Impero was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in the Strait of Hormuz waterway for alleged marine violations two weeks after Britain seized an Iranian tanker off the…
Yemen’s ambassador to Egypt accused of ‘stealing’ top students’ scholarships ‘for friends’ Yemen’s ambassador in Egypt, Mohamed Marem, was accused of corruption and “stealing” government scholarships of Yemeni students to give to “his friends’” children, Yemeni media reported. Fatima Hajar, who received a 99.7 percent average grade from school, arrived in Cairo after receiving a government…
Israeli minister urges unity government to stave off ‘blow-up’ in Iran tensions JERUSALEM: Israel’s energy minister on Friday warned tensions between Iran and the United States were reaching a breaking point and an Israeli unity government deal was needed to stave off the threat of conflict following an inconclusive election last week.Washington has blamed Iran…
CHENNAI: American director James Gray has had a penchant for small, tightly knit stories circling crime and emotion. His debut feature in 1994, “Little Odessa,” got a Silver Lion award at the Venice Film Festival. His later works, such as “We Own the Night” and “The Immigrant,” were moving studies of criminals and romantics. But…
CAIRO: Apps have become increasingly popular in Egypt in recent years, creating new job opportunities and challenging traditional business and marketing channels. For instance, Uber has around 90,000 monthly active drivers in the country, and Airbnb has grown massively. Showaround, a platform that allows travelers to hire locals as personal tour guides, has attracted more…
DUBAI: China’s Beijing Daxing International Airport (BDIA), designed by the late Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, opened on Wednesday. Hadid, who died in 2016, designed the $11 billion airport in the shape of a starfish. It is said to be the world’s largest single-building airport with a 700,000 square metres passenger terminal. Zaha Hadid designed the…
KAMAISHI, JAPAN: Uruguay pulled off one of the Rugby World Cup’s largest upsets when they beat Fiji 30-27 in a match laden with significance for the disaster-ravaged town in which it was played on Wednesday. Only days after coming close to a shock result when they led Australia 14-12 at halftime before losing 39-21, 10th-ranked Fiji…
LONDON: Less than four months on from losing the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham saw another chance at a trophy disappear on Tuesday evening in the more humble surroundings of Colchester United as the fourth-tier side progressed to the last 16 of the League Cup on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Despite resting Harry Kane,…
LONDON: Less than four months on from losing the Champions League final, Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham saw another chance at a trophy disappear on Tuesday evening in the more humble surroundings of Colchester United as the fourth-tier side progressed to the last 16 of the League Cup on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Despite resting Harry Kane,…
BEIJING: Saudi Arabia held on to its spot as China’s largest supplier of crude in August for the second straight month, official customs data showed on Wednesday, although this month’s attack on Saudi oil processing facilities may end the run. Saudi oil arrivals in August in China, the world’s biggest oil importer, reached 7.79 million tons,…
