Investment tenders for 6 Saudi football clubs announced

Riyadh: KPL Dream Team won the “Honor of Kings Invitational Series 2024 Midseason”, Alliance the “Apex Legends” tournament and Team BDS won the “Rainbow Six Siege” on the “Super Sunday” of the Esports World Cup in Riyadh. Competition. The world's largest gaming and esports festival, which has a record-breaking prize pool of $60 million, presented … Read more

Egypt records 10.3% drop in trade deficit value

RIYADH: Growth in the UAE's non-oil private sector held steady in July but saw the slowest improvement in nearly three years, an economy tracker showed. According to the S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index, Emirates' PMI fell to 53.7 in July from 54.6 the previous month as competitive conditions, rising price pressures and capacity overload weighed … Read more

Iraqi PM links regional tensions to Gaza in call with Blinken

How conflict and mass displacement in Sudan are taking a devastating toll on civilians Dubai: Sudanese freelance photographer Faiz Abubakar has been documenting the crisis in his home country that began in April 2023, when violence erupted between rival military factions. The Sudanese armed forces, led by Sudan's de facto president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, have … Read more

Mali breaks off diplomatic relations with Ukraine, hits Kyiv’s role in rebels’ battlefield victory

Almost 100 people have died and hundreds have been injured during the anti-government protests in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh: Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in anti-government protests across Bangladesh on Sunday, with protesters demanding the resignation of the prime minister and accusing them of “sabotage” and cutting off mobile internet. bid to calm … Read more

Sifan Hassan: from ‘shy’ refugee to Olympic champion

Eindhoven, Netherlands: At Tuesday night's training session at the Eindhoven Athletics Club, young hopefuls are put through their paces, dreaming of emulating their most famous member – double Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. On these tracks more than a decade ago, Hassan, a young refugee from Ethiopia, began his journey to make history at the Tokyo … Read more

Ukraine intensifies its long-range strikes, sinking a Russian submarine and striking an airfield

KYIV: Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and attacked a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours amid an increase in long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said. Russia said a Ukrainian drone also hit an apartment building, killing one person. The attacks have increased since July after Ukraine pressed allies to allow them to … Read more

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif calls for end to bullying after backlash over gender misconceptions

Eindhoven, Netherlands: At Tuesday night's training session at the Eindhoven Athletics Club, young hopefuls are put through their paces, dreaming of emulating their most famous member – double Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. On these tracks more than a decade ago, Hassan, a young refugee from Ethiopia, began his journey to make history at the Tokyo … Read more