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LONDON: Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc. has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica,
RIYADH: Underpinned by a rebound in domestic activity, the UAE economy has quickly survived the economic impact of COVID-19, with near-term…
PARIS: France’s privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined US tech giant Microsoft 60 million euros ($64 million) for foisting advertising…
DUBAI: From startups, through spinoffs, to sign-offs — it was a great year for the small screen. Read on for our top…
LOS ANGELES: Eleven years after his first solo film and 18 years after debuting in “Shrek 2,” Puss in Boots is…
LONDON: Security forces in Iran used unlawful lethal force against protesters in Sanandaj, the regional Kurdistan capital, Human Rights Watch said…
Riyadh: A group photo of the Moroccan national football team with their mothers and the nation’s king in the center has…
DUBAI: As if winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 along with his Argentinian team wasn't enough, Lionel Messi has broken…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz held a meeting with a delegation of the European…
RIYADH: As Saudi Arabia successfully emerges from the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels and businesses in the holy cities of…
DUBAI: US Palestinian Dutch supermodel Gigi Hadid has starred in a festive season campaign for Ralph Lauren Fragrances. The model took…
DUBAI: The UAE's central bank expects real gross domestic product growth of 7.6 percent this year, an upward revision of more…
CAIRO: Egypt's Suez Canal expects revenue to reach $8 billion in its current fiscal year, the chairman of the authority managing…
RIYADH: American multinational technology conglomerate Meta has announced the launch of a new training program named ‘Meta Boost’ to support 20,000…
DOHA: Acrobatic volleys, long-range piledrivers and sweeping team goals: AFP looks at some of the most memorable goals of the 2022…
RIYADH: The Saudization of postal and parcel services throughout all regions in the Kingdom has begun, the Ministry of Human Resources…
UNITED NATIONS: The UN special envoy for Libya warned Friday that signs of partition are already evident in the troubled North…
London: As many as 30 politicians from Europe are sponsoring detainees in Iran in a bid to protect them from persecution…
London: Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron is set to take up a position teaching politics at New York University Abu…
The head of a Russian cultural center in the Central African Republic was taken to hospital in the capital Bangui on…
DOHA: beIN Media Group has revealed its extensive broadcast plans for the upcoming final of the FIFA World Cup 2022 —…
There are two things most Colombians cherish in life — church and football. Living up to that adage, Dr. Ivan Jimenez…
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia looks set to reverse most of the 2020 increase in its debt burden over the next several years…
LONDON: Prompted by a rise in Russian's oil exports in November, the International Energy Agency has raised up its estimate for…
WEST BANK, PALESTINE: Meta on Wednesday announced the launch of its online literacy flagship program, My Digital World, in Palestine. The…
ISLAMABAD: Twenty people were lashed in public on Wednesday in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as punishment for alleged adultery, theft, and other crimes,…
RIYADH: In a first-of-its-kind listing in Dubai, the Bank of China’s Dubai branch has issued the 2025-maturing bonds at a yield…
RIYADH: Oil prices fell on Monday, deepening a multi-week decline, as a weakening global economy offset supply woes stemming from the…