admin RIYADH: Layan Jouhari is a young footballer in a hurry. In keeping with the giant strides that Saudi Arabia’s women’s football continues to take, the 23-year-old from Jeddah has already crammed into a fledgling career, achievements that would have been unthinkable only a few years ago. A regular for her beloved Al-Ittihad in the Saudi … Read more
ANKARA: Turkish relations with Russia are in the spotlight following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Istanbul on Friday. Ukraine aims to bolster its defense capabilities using Turkish armament supplies. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also offered to host a peace summit between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end the war. It took place … Read more
ANKARA: Turkish relations with Russia are in the spotlight following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Istanbul on Friday. Ukraine aims to bolster its defense capabilities using Turkish armament supplies. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also offered to host a peace summit between Russia and Ukraine in a bid to end the war. It took place … Read more
Klopp and Guardiola serve up another Premier League classic but Arsenal are the big winners LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high octane clash of titans in the … Read more
Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams and Martin Garrix shine at Saudi Arabian Grand Prix concert JEDDAH: The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, known for its speed, glamour, and adrenaline-pumping Formula One action, is not just a platform for F1 excitement but also a magnet for international performers. The post-race concert on Saturday saw the likes of Alicia … Read more
JERUSALEM/CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza: Palestinians prepared for Ramadan in somber mood with heightened security measures by Israeli police and the spectre of war and hunger in Gaza overshadowing the normally festive Muslim holy month as talks to secure a ceasefire stalled.Thousands of police have been deployed around the narrow streets of the Old City in Jerusalem, where … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Protest and politics intruded on an election-year Academy Awards on Sunday, where demonstrations for Gaza raged outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and early awards went to “Poor Things,” “The Zone of Interest” and “The Boy and the Heron.”
As fuel prices soar, Karachi’s young fishermen make perilous journeys on makeshift plastic boats KARACHI: In the pre-dawn haze earlier this week, as fishing communities in the downtrodden coastal settlements of Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi began to stir, 12-year-old Danish Rafiq set sail from his home on Bhit Island, navigating a rickety boat … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Protest and politics intruded on an election-year Academy Awards on Sunday, where demonstrations for Gaza raged outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and early awards went to “Poor Things,” “The Zone of Interest” and “The Boy and the Heron.” Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza snarled traffic around the Academy Awards on … Read more
Klopp and Guardiola serve up another Premier League classic but Arsenal are the big winners LIVERPOOL, England: Liverpool and Manchester City showed the Premier League what it will be missing when Jurgen Klopp walks away at the end of the season. Anfield played host to a typically full-blooded, high octane clash of titans in the … Read more