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Issues over purchase of US F-16 jets resolved soon: Turkiye’s Erdogan

ANKARA: President Tayyip Erdogan expects issues around Turkiye’s purchase of US F-16 jets to be resolved soon, following a meeting with US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of a G20 summit.In an

November 17

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Miss Universe organization unveils Miss Bahrain Evlin

DUBAI: The Miss Universe organization unveiled on Thursday the latest headshot of all Miss Universe candidates, including Bahraini Russian model Evlin Abdullah-Khalifa, who was crowned Miss Universe

November 17

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Lebanon fails to elect president for the sixth time

BEIRUT: Lebanon parliament on Thursday failed to elect president for the sixth time. During the previous vote last week, Michel Moawad, whose father Rene Moawad served as president, was the

November 17

Region

Israeli election result unnerving for the region

Last week, as protocol requires, representatives of all parties elected to the 25th Israeli Knesset met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and recommended whom he should ask to form the next

November 16

Region

Rejuvenated Biden now needs to reset foreign policy goals

At the end of day, there was no red wave sweeping the polls in the US midterm elections. Against the odds and almost all polls, the Democrats were able to retain the Senate, while giving the

November 16

Region

Red Sea Global signs deal for sustainable electric mobility network

RIYADH: Saudi sustainable tourism development company Red Sea Global has signed a deal with Electromin and Energy International Corporation to deliver a carbon-neutral, electric mobility network to

November 15

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Works by Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso on display to celebrate

ABU DHABI: This month marks the five-year anniversary since the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened its doors. The museum, which opened on Nov. 11, 2017 with an aerial show, fireworks and an extravaganza of

November 15

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Saudi, Italian ministers discuss cooperation, global energy crisis

ROME: Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti discussed the global energy crisis and increased bilateral economic cooperation on Tuesday. “The

November 15

Region

UAE In-Focus — Double-digit growth for DEWA; UAE launches Tourism

DUBAI: Dubai Electricity & Water Authority reported a revenue of 8.5 billion dirhams ($2.3 billion) and a net profit of 3.1 billion dirhams during the third quarter of 2022. This represents an

November 14

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G20 ministers launch billion-dollar pandemic fund

NUSA DUA: Group of Twenty health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc’s leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian

November 14

Region

England claim T20 World Cup with five-wicket win over Pakistan

MELBOURNE: England beat Pakistan by five wickets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday to win their second Twenty20 World Cup title and burnish their claim as the pre-eminent superpower in white

November 13

Region

Wildlife Alliance to help Kingdom meet goal of 450m tree by 2030

RIYADH: International non-profit forest and wildlife conservation organization, Wildlife Alliance is planning to help plant 450 million trees in Saudi Arabia by 2030, the CEO of the organization

November 13

Region

Gulf International Bank’s profit jumpls 30% to $51m on higher

RIYADH: Bahrain-based Gulf International Bank has seen its nine-month profit jump 30 percent owing to an interest income boost. GIB which is owned by the governments of the Gulf Cooperation Council

November 13

Region

SABB aims to grow its ESG compliance lending to 20% in short term,

RIYADH: The Saudi British Bank aims to grow its environmental, social and governance framework compliance balance lending sheet between 15 to 20 percent in the “very short term” or over the next five

November 12

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German leader Olaf Scholz: Iran can expect more EU sanctions

BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly criticized the Iranian government Saturday for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country said Germany stands “shoulder to shoulder with the

November 12

Region

Iran’s top Sunni cleric slams regime brutality against protests

LONDON: Iran’s top Sunni cleric condemned the regime in his Friday sermon, saying authorities are trying to pay to silence the families of people killed in protests that have rocked the country in

November 12

Region

How DLS helped cricket conquer interruption dilemma

There is some dispute about the precise year and place when limited overs cricket began. A one-day cricket tournament, initiated at the Tripunithura Cricket Club, near Cochin, India in 1950 claims

November 11

Region

Sri Lankan labor minister visits Saudi Arabia, explores opportunities

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka labor minister is visiting Saudi Arabia to seek employment opportunities for the crisis-hit nation’s workers in the Kingdom’s labor market. Labor and Foreign Employment

November 11

Region

Cyber threats faced by children should be a ‘wake-up call’ for social

RIYADH: More than a third of teenagers experience unwanted sexual contact while using the internet, according to new survey setting out the dangers facing youngsters online. The 2022 Child Online

November 10

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Nearly half the world’s population without internet: SAMENA CEO

RIYADH: As many as 2.7 billion people are still not connected to the Internet despite the world seeing massive development in the areas of technology, said a top official of SAMENA Telecommunications

November 10

Region

Misk Global Forum urges intergenerational dialogue, youth upskilling,

RIYADH: The two-day Misk Global Forum here saw some of the world’s leading intellectuals, officials, academics, influencers, sports people and artists gather to discuss how to boost the knowledge

November 10

Region

Saudi Arabia presents 66 initiatives to tackle climate change at

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Saudi Arabia has announced 66 new initiatives as part of its environmental plan at the UN global climate change summit taking place in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh,

November 09

Region

Twitter bans impersonators, amid questions over firm’s future

LONDON: Elon Musk has announced a new policy that will see Twitter banning impersonators from the platform if they are not clearly labeled as parodying others, as confusion grows over the social

November 09

Region

What now for the Palestinian citizens of Israel?

Palestinian citizens in Israel are going through confusing times. On the one hand, the Palestinian cause — and especially the status of Al-Aqsa Mosque — is and will continue to be important to them,

November 08

Region

Egyptian president calls for leaders to coordinate climate

JEDDAH: Policies to fight global warming must be coordinated with non-governmental organizations, Egypt’s president has insisted at the latest meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

November 08

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Online violence against women journalists rising: UN report

LONDON: The UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization has published a discussion research paper that points to a steep rise in online violence against women journalists. The UNESCO report

November 08

India Politics

Karnataka Cong chief sparks row over origin of ‘Hindu’ word

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Chief Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi sparked a row as he claimed that the word ‘Hindu’ hails from Persia and not India. Not only this, he called the word “horrible” and asked what is its relation with India. He was speaking during an event in Belagavi district on Sunday, when he made […]

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November 08

Region

Humanity’s shared long-term future doesn’t lie in fossil fuels: Top

RIYADH: Humanity’s shared long-term destiny does not lie in fossil fuels as the planet needs to fight climate change seriously to ensure a better future, according to Alok Sharma, the outgoing

November 07

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Mideast’s first RO membrane plant expected to contribute $1.14bn to

RIYADH: The Middle East’s first reverse osmosis membrane plant that is set to come up in Dammam in two years will contribute $1.14 billion to Saudi Arabia’s gross domestic product by 2030, it was

November 07

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Saudi jeweler L’azurde posts 21% profit jump in first 9 months

RIYADH: Saudi jeweler L’azurde has reported a 20.7 percent profit rise in the first nine months of 2022 on the back of higher revenues. It reported a profit of SR31.4 million ($8.3 million) in the

November 06