PARIS: An elaborate opening ceremony that began with major security fears and torrential rains and threats to the smooth running of swimming events on the Seine ended with the river playing its expected central role in the Olympics. Paris 2024 organizing committee president Tony Estanguet said it was stressful and adjustments had to be made, … Read more
TEHRAN: Dozens of Russian military personnel are being trained in Iran to use the Fath-360 close-range ballistic missile system, two European intelligence sources told Reuters, and they expect to send hundreds of the satellite-guided weapons to Russia. Its war in Ukraine.Russian Defense Ministry representatives are believed to have signed a deal with Iranian officials in … Read more
London: Thousands of anti-racism protesters rallied across the UK on Saturday to protest recent riots blamed on the right-wing after a Southport knife attack left three children dead. Crowds gathered in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and many other English towns and cities, as fears of violent clashes with anti-immigration protesters did not materialize.
KYIV: Ukraine's gold medalist boxer Oleksandr Khizniak gave a military salute to crowds celebrating his return to the war-torn country from the Paris Olympics. Khizniak, 29, greeted fans, friends and family as he stepped off the Special Olympic Express train at Kiev's central railway station. The player from Poltava is also a soldier of the … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia exported SR2.23 billion ($594 million) worth of non-oil goods in May, representing a 19.25 percent increase from the previous month, official data showed. According to the General Authority for Statistics, China was the third largest destination for Saudi Arabia's non-oil products in May, after the UAE and China, which received goods worth … Read more
RIYADH: A large crowd of falcon enthusiasts gathered on Friday to witness the auction of two extraordinary falcons on the first auction night of this year's International Falcon Breeders Auction. Organized by the Saudi Falcons Club, the event is being held at its headquarters in Malham, north of Riyadh, and will continue until August 24. … Read more
Tiaret, Algeria: The impoverished, rural hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelief erupted in jubilation on Friday as he won gold at the Paris Olympics in the face of huge gender controversy.In Biban Mesbah, a town of about 6,000 people, chants of the Khalif's name and the country's famous slogan “One Two Three, Viva l'Algerie” began.“This … Read more
Tiaret, Algeria: The impoverished, rural hometown of Algerian boxer Imane Khelief erupted in jubilation on Friday as he won gold at the Paris Olympics in the face of huge gender controversy.In Biban Mesbah, a town of about 6,000 people, chants of the Khalif's name and the country's famous slogan “One Two Three, Viva l'Algerie” began.“This … Read more
Recipes for Success: Chef Mukkaram Kazim offers advice and a Lobster Thermidor and Pommes Anna recipe. Dubai: Muqram Kazim, head chef of French fine-dining restaurant L'Me Dave in Mansard Riyadh, began his career at the age of 18 in the UK, where he studied culinary arts and gained experience in fine dining. Kazim worked in … Read more
Recipes for Success: Chef Mukkaram Kazim offers advice and a Lobster Thermidor and Pommes Anna recipe. Dubai: Muqram Kazim, head chef of French fine-dining restaurant L'Me Dave in Mansard Riyadh, began his career at the age of 18 in the UK, where he studied culinary arts and gained experience in fine dining. Kazim worked in … Read more
