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RIYADH: Salem Al-Dawsari, the Saudi Arabia and Al-Hilal winger, has sent a message of congratulations to former club Villarreal after the Spanish team on Wednesday claimed the Europa League trophy by beating Manchester United on penalties. Villarreal won the first trophy in their history after a 1-1 draw in normal and extra time produced a dramatic shootout which saw Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea’s spot-kick miss hand the silverware to Unai Emery’s team. Al-Dawsari spent a loan period at Villarreal prior to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

RIYADH: The Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), the publisher of Arab News, said it appointed Abdulrahman Ibrahim Alrowaita as chairman and Majid Abdulrhman Alissa as vice-chairman. The company made the disclosure following its extraordinary general assembly meeting, in which board members were elected for a three-year term. Last week the media group reported a 41.4 percent increase in first quarter net profit.

RIYADH: Social media footage has shown CNN staff being surrounded and pushed by Israeli forces. The clip shows Ben Wedeman, a CNN senior correspondent, being encircled by Israeli soldiers near a

RIYADH: Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad has reached a settlement with former striker Aleksandar Pesic, with the club set to schedule a payment plan of $2 million owed to the player, Arabic language

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 13 new COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,098. The Ministry of Health confirmed 999 new confirmed cases reported in the

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman received a phone call on Tuesday from Bahrain’s King Hamad to extend greetings on the advent of the Muslim Eid Al-Fitr holiday. King Salman also received a phone

RIYADH: Suez Canal revenues rose almost 16 percent in April to $551 million compared to a year earlier, Asharq Business reported, citing Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie. Rabie also
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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia recorded 13 new COVID-19 related deaths on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities to 7,085. The Ministry of Health confirmed 986 new confirmed cases reported in the

RIYADH: A mosque named after Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will be built at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said Saturday. The planned mosque,

RIYADH: SHUAA Capital has sold its 20 percent equity stake in Mirfa International Power and Water Company (MIPCO), to Japan’s Sojitz Corporation (Sojitz). MIPCO was established in 2014 under the

DUBAI: Saudi developer Dar Al Arkan is selling villas co-branded with Elie Saab, the Lebanese designer. The villas will be located in its upmarket Shams Ar Riyadh project, the developer said in a

RIYADH: More than 70,000 liters of disinfectant are being used to clean the Grand Mosque in Makkah each day during Ramadan to protect against COVID-19. The numbers show the vast cleaning operations

RIYADH: Women’s football in Kingdom took another major step forward when the licensing committee of the Saudi Professional League clarified the requirements that clubs need to meet in order to

RIYADH: The crown prince of Abu Dhabi received Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister at Qasr Al-Watan on Saturday.

RIYADH: Saudi experts across various fields welcomed comments made by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a televised interview on Tuesday to mark the fifth anniversary of the launch of Vision 2030.

RIYADH: The Red Sea Development Co. is preparing the ground for green finance in Saudi Arabia, opening the door to a larger group of regional and global investors for the company, CFO Jay Rosen told

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian petrochemical and chemical manufacturing company Sipchem is studying SR25 billion ($6.6 billion) of projects with the Ministry of Energy in the next decade through the Shareek

RIYADH: Egyptian economic losses arising from the pandemic have reached 370 billion Egyptian pounds ($23.6 billion). Finance minister Mohamed Maait also revealed the country’s deficit for the current

RIYADH: Bank deposits in Saudi Arabia grew during February at the fastest pace since March 2020 as the economy continued to rebound from the coronavirus pandemic. Deposits reached SR1.96 trillion

RIYADH: Abu Dhabi is working with an adviser as it considers selling about 10 percent of Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (TAQA), Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. The stake in

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Sakani program helped 70,000 families in the first quarter of 2021, surpassing its target of serving 51,000 families. Sakani was formed in 2017 by the Ministry of Housing and

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry condemned a drone attack targeting US forces stationed at Erbil airport in northern Iraq late on Wednesday. The ministry said the attack that “threatens the

RIYADH: Al-Rayyan coach and World Cup winner Laurent Blanc believes newcomers FC Goa will not be easy opponents in the AFC Champions League group stages. And the 55-year-old Frenchman refused to

RIYADH: King Salman on Tuesday offered his best wishes to the Muslim world on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan. The comments came as the king chaired the weekly government meeting
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