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Dubai to host a new film festival in October

DUBAI: The Dubai-based Great Minds Events Management company has announced the launch of Meta Film Festival, which will be held Oct. 27-29 at Vox Cinema in Dubai’s Nakheel Mall. The festival is

August 07

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Biden to host White House Pacific island summit

US President Joe Biden will host Pacific island leaders at the White House in September, a senior American diplomat said Saturday, deepening a regional charm offensive to counter growing Chinese

August 07

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KSrelief distributes food aid to families in Yemen and Pakistan

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 1,277 food packages and 6,000 cartons of dates to families in need in Pakistan and Yemen on Saturday. As part of the

August 06

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Atletico friendly against Juventus in Israel canceled over security

MADRID: The pre-season friendly between Spanish side Atletico Madrid and Italian giants Juventus which was scheduled to take place in Israel this weekend has been canceled because of “security”

August 06

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Iran Guards say Israel facing ‘heavy price’ for attacks in Gaza

DUBAI: The commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that Israel would pay a high price for its latest attacks on the Palestinians in Gaza, Iranian state TV reported.“The

August 06

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Saudi oil revenues leap 89% year-on-year to fuel Kingdom’s budget

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s oil revenues soared 89 percent year-on-year, helping the Kingdom post a SR77.9 billion ($20.8 billion) budget surplus during the second quarter of 2022. Oil revenues reached

August 05

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Anti-US protests erupt in Afghanistan

KABUL: Hundreds of Afghans carried anti-American banners on Friday to protest against a US drone strike that Washington says killed Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri this month.The protests were

August 05

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Part-Palestinian model Gigi Hadid to launch new clothing label

DUBAI: Making the leap from runway to design studio, Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Gigi Hadid is set to launch her new clothing label. On Thursday, Aug. 4, the supermodel offered a sneak peek at her

August 05

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NRG Matters — US plans to add 29GW of electricity capacity in H2;

RIYADH: On a macro level, the US is planning to add 29 gigawatts of new electric generating capacity in the second half of the year. Zooming in, Lucid Group’s shares have declined by 10 percent

August 04

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Three years after losing autonomy, hopelessness and fear grows in

SRINAGAR: Terrified to step out from his home in Srinagar, Sanjay Tickoo says he has not felt for decades as unsafe as he is now, three years after the Indian government stripped the Kashmir region

August 04

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Two years after Beirut mega-blast, Lebanon hits new lows

BEIRUT: Crisis-hit Lebanon marked two years Thursday since a massive port explosion ripped through Beirut, with victims’ relatives planning protest marches and the country bracing for silos to

August 04

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APICORP posts 67% profit surge in H1 to $52m

RIYADH: The Arab Petroleum Investments Corp. has reported a 67 percent jump in first-half profit to $52 million. APICORP’s net income from operations rose sharply to $97.9 million in the first half,

August 03

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Lebanon prosecutor allows departure of ship accused by Ukraine of

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top prosecutor has lifted his seizure order on a ship docked in Lebanon accused by Ukraine of carrying stolen flour and barley and allowed it to sail after finding “no criminal

August 03

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Russia’s Lavrov to visit Myanmar

MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Myanmar on Wednesday for meetings with the conflict-wracked country’s junta leaders, his ministry said. As Moscow’s ties with the West

August 02

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Afghans hoping to resettle in West live in tent camps in Pakistani

ISLAMABAD: Bahishta Ismail Khel, 13, was studying in the third grade and enjoying “a happy life” with her family in Kabul when the Taliban overthrew former President Ashraf Ghani’s administration in

August 02

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UK leadership rivals vow celebration for England’s Lionesses

LONDON: The two Conservatives fighting to become UK prime minister on Tuesday vowed to host a reception for England’s victorious Lionesses, as Boris Johnson faced criticism for allegedly snubbing the

August 02

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Turkey says first grain cargo could leave Ukraine port Monday

ANKARA: A spokesman for the Turkish presidency said there was a “high probability” that a first ship carrying Ukrainian grain could leave Ukraine’s port of Odessa on Monday.That is despite Russian

August 01

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MENA Project Tracker — ADNOC acquires 50% of TotalEnergies; Al Seer

RIYADH: ADNOC Distribution — largest fuel distributor in the UAE — in accordance with TotalEnergies Marketing Afrique SAS has acquired a 50 percent stake valued at $186 million in TotalEnergies

August 01

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South African point-of-sale tech startup Qwili raises $1.2m

RIYADH: South African point-of-sale hardware and software startup Qwili has raised $1.2 million in a seed round led by venture capital firm E4E Africa. The company offers a near-field communication

July 31

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Saudi shipping firm Bahri’s profit soars 134% on higher revenue

RIYADH: The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia, better known as Bahri, saw its profit surge 134 percent to SR193 million ($51 million) during the first half of 2022, a bourse filing showed.

July 31

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Ithra exhibition on Prophet Muhammad’s migration to Madinah opens in

RIYADH: An exhibition about Prophet Muhammad’s migration from Makkah to Madinah opened at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) in Dhahran on Saturday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The

July 31

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China’s Xi warns Biden over Taiwan, calls for cooperation

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call with his US counterpart, Joe Biden, that gave no indication of progress on trade, technology

July 30

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Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army: ministry

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories: A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Amjad Nashaat Abu

July 30

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Saudi Arabia, France discuss stabilizing global energy markets, food

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July 29

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Chevron posts record profit on surging prices, lifts buyback guidance

HOUSTON: Chevron Corp. posted its biggest quarterly earnings ever on Friday, built on strong fuel margins and high prices for natural gas and oil, and boosted its share buyback target, according to

July 29

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Zelensky visits port as Ukraine readies for grain exports

ODESA, Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visited a Black Sea port Friday as crews prepared terminals to export grain trapped by Russia’s five-month-old war. Work has been inching

July 29

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NRG Matters — Saudi Arabia, Greece seal deal to lay undersea data

RIYADH: On a macro level, Greece and Saudi Arabia have sealed a deal to lay an undersea data cable that will connect Europe with Asia. Zooming in, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Veolia to

July 28

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American British national temporarily released from Tehran jail: UK

LONDON: Morad Tahbaz, an environmental campaigner with UK and US citizenship held in Iran on espionage charges, has been temporarily released from jail and is currently at his family home in Tehran,

July 28

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Saudi Arabia-based artist Aljohara Jeje spotlighted in UK exhibition

DUBAI: Who doesn’t love a selfie? Saudi Arabia-based Dutch artist Aljohara Jeje is one of 50 creative talents who has their self-portraits featured in an ongoing UK exhibition titled “SELFIES: Women

July 27

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Arab National Bank reports 29% rise in profit to $360m for H1

RIYADH: Arab National Bank has posted a 29 percent increase in profit to SR1.4 billion ($360 million) for the first half of 2022, a bourse filing revealed.

July 27