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Saudi Arabia clears 725 industrial projects worth $265bn in 9

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has issued permits for 725 industrial projects worth an accumulated SR1.37 trillion ($265 billion) in the first nine months of 2022, according to data from the Ministry of

‘The Last Queen’ director talks pandemic delays, Red Sea premiere

DUBAI: When French Algerian director Damien Ounouri was in his late teens, he knew he wanted to go into filmmaking. It was the 1990s and Ounouri consumed films by major Western directors such as

Estonia to buy HIMARS rocket launchers from US

Tallinn, Estonia: Estonia has agreed to buy six HIMARS rocket systems from the United States worth over $200 million, the state defense investment agency said on Saturday. It is the largest arms

Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant

CAIRO: Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the US over sweeping sanctions imposed after

UK could fast-track asylum claims from Syria, Afghanistan

LONDON: The UK is to establish a two-tier asylum system to speed up claims from people fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria and Afghanistan, in plans set to be announced next week. The country

In Maradona’s shadow, Messi strives for Argentina’s forever love

BUENOS AIRES/DOHA: Lionel Messi’s passionate performances at the Qatar World Cup are earning him oodles of love from Argentines, but their old favoritism for Diego Maradona may resurface unless he

VOX Cinemas reveals series of homegrown Arabic films

DUBAI: Plans are afoot to create a series of Arabic films, VOX Cinemas, the movie arm of Majid Al Futtaim announced on Friday at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah. Majid Al Futtaim

REVIEW: Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ makes for a

JEDDAH: Renowned Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” which opened the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah on Friday night, is a bit of a disappointment despite

New exhibition The Love of Couture: Artisanship in Fashion Beyond Time opens at K11 MUSEA on 8 December, 2022

HONG KONG’S PARAMOUNT FASHION, ART AND CULTURAL EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR DEVELOPED BY K11 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD’S LEADING MUSEUM – THE V&A AND AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION DESIGNER WILLIAM CHANG SUK PING THE LOVE OF COUTURE: ARTISANSHIP IN FASHION BEYOND TIME OPENS AT K11 MUSEA ON 8 DECEMBER, 2022 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 December 2022 – Following its smash debut in 2021, K11’s […]

On remote Bangladeshi island, Rohingya refugee children find healing

DHAKA: When Sona Maher’s family escaped a military crackdown in Myanmar, they arrived in Bangladesh with nothing but the clothes they were wearing, and the images of blood and destruction she is

Air raid warning issued over all Ukraine – Ukrainian officials

Air raid alerts were issued across all of Ukraine on Thursday following warnings by Ukrainian officials that Russia was preparing a new wave of missile and drone strikes.“An overall air raid alert is

Saudi-based STGC launches awards to recognize sustainable tourism

RIYADH: A new award system recognizing achievements in sustainable tourism was launched during the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit. The Riyadh-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center

Saudi King Salman chairs Cabinet meeting

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has chaired on Tuesday the weekly Cabinet meeting at Al-Yamamah Palace in the capital Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Cabinet discussed the recent

IRGC threatens Iranian footballers’ families ahead of US match

LONDON: Iran’s footballers at the World Cup in Qatar have been warned that their families could be imprisoned and tortured if they show any signs of protest or dissent during the team’s final group

‘Middle East tourist plans far better than doom and gloom of Europe’:

RIYADH: The head of the largest hospitality firm in Europe insists the world should be learning from the Middle East’s “mind boggling” tourism plans as he praised the region’s ambitions in the

Designer Amina Muaddi to be honored at FN Achievement Awards in New

DUBAI: Celebrity-loved Romanian Jordanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi has given her 1.3 million Instagram followers a glimpse of her recent trip to Japan before she receives the designer of the

Germany’s Symphoniker Hamburg Orchestra hits all the right notes in

The Symphoniker Hamburg Orchestra wowed its audience in Jeddah at Hayy Jameel’s community courtyard, Saha, last week. The performers at the 90-minute open-air concert — Susanne Barner, Marc Renner,

New Zealand mosque shootings: Twitter fails to detect newly uploaded

DUBAI: The New Zealand government has called on Twitter to remove newly uploaded footage of the Christchurch terror attack that was circulating again on the social media platform. The video clips,

Rising Riyadh home prices push deals value up 6% but volume falls

RIYADH: As residential prices continue to rise in Saudi Arabia’s cities, the total transaction value of houses in the Kingdom has increased by 6 percent compared to this time last year, the latest

Turkiye, Egypt to re-appoint ambassadors “in coming months”

ANKARA: Turkiye and Egypt may restore full diplomatic ties and re-appoint ambassadors mutually “in coming months,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Ankara and Cairo may

Japan aims for World Cup knockout stage against Costa Rica

DOHA, Qatar: How big was Japan’s 2-1 upset of Germany in the opening round of the World Cup? Newspapers in Japan used the term “Daikimboshi” from sumo wrestling to describe the magnitude of the

Flora Duffy wins record fourth World Triathlon title in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: Flora Duffy became the only woman ever to win four World Triathlon titles on Friday afternoon in Abu Dhabi, confirming her status as the greatest female athlete that the sport has ever

‘Reinvented’ Nick Kyrgios inspired to win new fans ahead of Saudi

DIRIYAH: Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios admits he is hugely relishing a chance to showcase his talents to new fans of the sport in Saudi Arabia next month. The 27-year-old Australian will visit the

UNWTO passes Saudi resolution to transform global tourism

MARRAKECH: The 177th Executive Council of the UN World Trade Organization has passed a Saudi resolution to “redesign tourism” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As newly elected chair of the