Cricket: Zimbabwe thrash Afghanistan to level series
Brendan Taylor scored a majestic 125 as Zimbabwe thrashed Afghanistan by 154 runs in the second one-day international at Sharjah on Sunday to level...
“Saudi women need not wear abaya robes” – senior cleric
Saudi women should not have to wear the loose-fitting abaya robe to shroud their bodies in public, a senior cleric said, in the latest...
Qatari exec meets investigators in FIFA bribery case
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi, a Qatari soccer and television executive, was questioned Wednesday by Swiss investigators who say he...
Gaza Bronze Age remains disappearing under concrete
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Oct 24, 2017 (AFP) - Archaeologists and preservation activists in the Gaza Strip have managed to halt the destruction of...
Saudi Arabia to Build New Mega City on Country’s North Coast
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to create a business and industrial zone extending across its borders into...
Ceremony marks 75 years since El Alamein battle as Egypt mourns
El Alamein, Egypt, Oct 21, 2017 (AFP) - Delegates from former foes Saturday marked 75 years since the pivotal WWII battle of El Alamein...
Into the gym: first Saudi female head of sports should get women exercising
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, Oct 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Saudi Arabia's appointment of its first female head of sports should attract more women into...
Study: Pollution kills 9 million a year, costs $4.6 trillion
NEW DELHI (AP) —
Environmental pollution — from filthy air to contaminated water — is killing more people every year than all war and violence...
Saudi court sends Egyptian to jail for espionage
A Saudi newspaper is reporting that an Egyptian man has been sentenced to six years in prison on charges of attempting to disturb public...
World's largest indoor theme park to open in Dubai
The world's largest indoor theme park is set to open in Dubai this month to lure back some of the tourists and residents who...
