Arab American community, key unions encouraged by Harris’ choice of Walz as runningmate

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin: Leaders of the Arab American community and key unions in America’s Midwest on Wednesday said Vice President Kamala Harris made the right choice in picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as his running mate in the November elections. Some Democratic Party leaders in Michigan had grown concerned that choosing the wrong running mate … Read more

Qataris favor villas as top residential choice, official data reveals

Saudi Arabia braces for Eid Al-Fitr rush with anticipated surge in airline passengers RIYADH: Buoyed by the millions of Umrah performers and worshippers throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Saudi Arabia braces for a surge in travel for Eid Al-Fitr.  The spike is expected to result in a significant rise in the number of arriving … Read more

Romain Saiss believes joining Al-Shabab was best choice for his ‘football and life’

The Chiefs have achieved dynasty status with their third Super Bowl title in five years LAS VEGAS: This was supposed to be the year when the Kansas City Chiefs were vulnerable. Their wide receivers were dropping passes, their offense was committing penalties, Travis Kelce was supposedly getting old and there was no way that Andy … Read more

Mideast designers put on a show at the Critics Choice Awards  

DUBAI: Mohammed Shamsi (@iimeeto) took home the creator of the year prize at the TikTok Creator Awards, which was held at The Theatre Dubai on Sunday under the theme “Celebrating New Dreams.” The ceremony, which was hosted by UAE-based Egyptian actress Enjy Kiwan, featured performances by an acapella group led by singer Youssef Ismail, who … Read more

Qataris favor villas as top residential choice in December 2023  

RIYADH: Qatari citizens have demonstrated a preference for villas in their residential choices, as indicated by official building permit data for December 2023.   Analyzing the data, Qatar’s Planning and Statistics Authority identified villas as the prevailing preference, constituting 79 percent of all new residential building permits, totaling 172.   Subsequently, dwellings financed through housing loans … Read more