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ANKARA: Afghan doctor Zakira Hekmat will on Wednesday be presented with a special courage award during a ceremony at the White House. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and First Lady Jill Biden

TOKYO: Japan’s real wages fell the most in nearly nine years in January, official data showed, as four-decade-high inflation squeezed the purchasing power of consumers and undercut efforts by

TEHRAN: Iran’s deputy interior minister on Tuesday announced the first arrests in a spate of mystery poisonings of schoolgirls that has gripped the country for the past several months. “Based on the

RIYADH: Three foreign law firms were granted licenses to operate in the Kingdom at the International Conference on Justice in Riyadh on Sunday. Minister of Justice Walid Al-Samaani and Minister of

MILAN: Inter Milan bounced back from last week’s surprise loss to Bologna by beating Lecce 2-0 in Serie A on Sunday. Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martínez scored in each half for Inter, which

ISTANBUL: The Turkish Competition Board said on Monday it had decided to fine billionaire Elon Musk 0.1 percent of Twitter’s gross income in Turkey in 2022, as his takeover of the company occurred

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and US petrochemicals industry representatives are set to explore investment goals and the development of green technology at a conference set to be held in Houston on March 15.

LONDON: China is planning to create a new government agency to centralize management of the country’s vast stores of data, in a bid to address businesses’ data-security practices and streamline its

LIVERPOOL, UK: Cody Gakpo, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah all scored twice as Liverpool shrugged off a season of frustration to thrash Manchester United 7-0 at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s men

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman approved the distribution of one million copies of the holy Qur’an abroad during the month of Ramadan on Sunday. The copies will include different sized copies of

Six European countries on Saturday condemned recent Palestinian militant attacks that killed Israeli citizens in the occupied West Bank and called on Israel to halt expansion of settlements there.“We

RAMALLAH: Israeli police on Friday released all of the settlers arrested in connection with the burning of homes and vehicles in the occupied West Bank town of Hawara on Feb. 26. The Ynet news

DHAHRAN: A musical tribute to the late Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum will on Tuesday open in Saudi Arabia. Produced and written by Saudi theater and film producer, Mona Khashoggi, “Umm Kulthum and the

LONDON: American conservative news broadcaster Fox News has placed former US President Donald Trump under a “soft ban,” according to Trump’s inner circle. Fox News, however, continues to invite other

DUBAI: An epic victory for Al-Jazira reignited their ADNOC Pro League title hopes at the expense of underwhelming Sharjah amid winning returns for the rest of the chasing pack in matchweek 19.

TEHRAN: The UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Saturday he had “constructive discussions” with Iranian officials that could pave the way for the revival of a landmark 2015 agreement. “By

JEDDAH: Education is central to the task of creating a vibrant society and thriving economy in line with Saudi Vision 2030, experts have said in a discussion in Jeddah. In the event hosted by the

SAKHIR, Bahrain: Formula One great Lewis Hamilton was cleared to race for Mercedes at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after having his jewelry inspected on Friday. Hamilton clashed with

LONDON: TikTok has become a more attractive shopping destination for Twitter influencers, who prefer it to other social media platforms like Snapchat and Instagram, a recent study revealed. After

LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya news channel is celebrating two decades of bearing witness to the world’s most significant events and bringing news from the Arab world — and across the globe — to

Riyadh : Saudi artist and writer Mohammed Al-Monif has made a comeback after a four-decade hiatus with his latest exhibition “As I See” at L’Art Pur Foundation in Riyadh. Curated by Bassel

RIYADH: Trainees of the Tourism and Hospitality College in Madinah and the International College of Tourism and Hospitality in Riyadh have won 21 medals in the 2023 World Chefs’ Cup Championship in

DUBAI: Dubai International Financial Centre hosted the first summit dedicated to advancing the COP28 climate action agenda in the global finance industry, Emirates News Agency reported on Thursday.

Amid the welter of men’s T20 franchise leagues, Test series, qualifying groups for T20 and ODI World Cups, a women’s T20 World Cup has been played in South Africa. It had its share of surprises, not