New initiatives launched to promote Abdullah’s legacy
Marking the first anniversary of the death of King Abdullah, his family has launched a series of new initiatives to sustain the late leader’s...
Ambitious Saudi economic reforms up against 'vested interests'
Saudi authorities will have to confront a range of vested interests if they hope to pull off an ambitious plan to diversify the economy...
Mark Zuckerberg in Germany: no place for hate speech on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg conceded Friday that Facebook didn't do enough until recently to police hate speech on the social media site in Germany, but said...
Maradona leaving UAE team after missing automatic promotion
Diego Maradona has left his coaching job in the United Arab Emirates after the team he was in charge of failed to win...
“The Unknown Soldier” Iraqi architect died of COVID-19
The 93-year-old architect and photographer, Rifat Chadirji, also known as the father of modern Iraqi architecture, died late Friday in the United Kingdom of...
Qatar population hits 2.5 million on worker influx
Qatar's population has reached 2.5 million people for the first time, officials said on Wednesday, swollen by the huge numbers of foreign workers employed...
Queiroz, Iran in Ronaldo’s crosshairs as Portugal target last 16
Cristiano Ronaldo will look to fire his country into the last 16 of the World Cup on Monday at the expense of former Portugal...
Jordan reports travel-linked MERS case, Riyadh outbreak total grows
Jordan's health ministry yesterday announced a MERS-CoV detection in a man who had recently traveled from Saudi Arabia, where the number of newly confirmed...
Israel suspends plan to tax Jerusalem church properties
Jerusalem's mayor on Tuesday suspended a plan to impose taxes on properties owned by Christian churches, backing away from a move that had...
Saudi Arabia Gifts Kiswa To UN
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has given the gift of ‘Kiswa’, the cloth that covers the Holy Kaaba at the headquarters of the United Nations.
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