Boudiaf double gives Al Duhail victory on Champions League debut
Midfielder Karim Boudiaf struck twice in two minutes to help Qatar's Al Duhail beat Iran's Zobahan 3-1 in their AFC Champions League debut on...
2 electrocuted in Saudi Arabia amid severe thunderstorms
Saudi officials say two people were killed when they were electrocuted by a downed lamp post in Jeddah as severe thunderstorms forced schools and...
Fruit-flavoured drugs to cut child TB deaths, combat "superbugs"
Children will be more likely to survive tuberculosis (TB), the world's most deadly infectious disease, once new strawberry- and raspberry-flavoured medicines are available early...
Syrian refugees invent app for Germany's bureaucracy maze
Interminable queues, impenetrable paperwork, unpronounceable German words -- the hurdles for any newcomer to Europe's top economy can be daunting but now there's an...
Major busts in Syria and Lebanon shed light on drug trade
A string of major drug busts in Syria and Lebanon has drawn new attention to the trade in captagon, an illegal substance that has...
Israel wields startup tech against coronavirus second wave
Tel-Aviv (AFP) - Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal cameras scanning crowds and algorithms trawling vast medical databanks for...
Soccer-Iran need to score their own goals against Spain, Portugal
An own goal in stoppage time seemingly sent from the heavens gave Iran a 1-0 win over Morocco in their World Cup opener but...
Teachers in Bosnian village build open-air classroom to protect children from COVID-19
KACUNI, Bosnia Sept 8 (Reuters) - Teachers at an elementary school in the village of Kacuni in central Bosnia have used their summer holiday...
Tawaf on Segway board: Opinions differ on whether it is Islamic
A short video showing a pilgrim, draped in the two pieces of seamless cloth called ihram, circumambulating the Kaaba in Makkah using a Segway...
Saudi Arabia to host first Arab Fashion Week
Saudi Arabia is set to host in March its first ever Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council announced Monday, overturning decades of draconian...
