Afghans return to games, parks, weddings despite virus fears
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When the bowling alley reopened, Zohal Bayat was eager to get back to the lanes. For four long months amid...
Israel to snub film fest in Paris over contentious movie
Israel says it will not send its envoy to the opening ceremony of an Israeli film festival in Paris over the organizers' decision to...
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...
Saudi to showcase arts in reform drive
Saudi Arabia plans to develop its arts and media industry to counter negative "stereotypes" of the kingdom, which has no public cinemas or theatres.
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Donations for disabled children urged
More donations are needed to assist children with disabilities in the Kingdom because treatment costs for one child is about SR100,000 a year, said...
Halep makes Qatar quarters despite ankle worry
Simona Halep shrugged off injury concerns to record a straight sets victory over Anastasija Sevastova on Thursday to progress to the Qatar Open quarter-finals.
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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...
Saudi Prince Mohammed proposes bold changes for the Kingdom
Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman got a standing ovation when he visited a gathering of Saudi youth last month. Last week, after...
Over 10,000 Saudis employed by French companies in KSA
French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bertrand Besancenot said that there are 80 French companies operating in the Kingdom with 30,000 employees, of which 10,000...
UN study finds more women face genital mutilation than earlier estimated
More than 200 million girls and women globally have suffered genital mutilation, far higher than previously estimated, which highlighted the need to accelerate efforts...
