RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Football Federation held a five-day educational workshop on women’s football aimed at empowering coaches from the Kingdom and Africa. The event in Riyadh, held in partnership with the Confederation of African Football, ran from May 14-18 and was attended by 32 coaches — 16 from CAF member associations and 16 from … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan met in Tokyo on Tuesday his Japanese counterpart Masahito Moriyama. The pair discussed enhancing cultural cooperation between the two countries within the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030. Prince Badr said the Kingdom’s participation in Expo 2025 Osaka will offer opportunities to learn about the Saudi culture, history, … Read more
Bryson DeChambeau puts on a Masters clinic and takes a 1-shot lead over Scottie Scheffler AUGUSTA, Georgia: Bryson DeChambeau was the mad scientist who calculated barometric pressure and the decay of spin rate in altitude when trying to figure out how to best play the game. Then he became the incredible bulk, adding 40 pounds … Read more
WASHINGTON: A lucky Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American to set foot on the Moon during one of NASA’s upcoming Artemis missions, US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday.
RIYADH: Air transport from the UAE to Saudi Arabia surged 13 percent in March compared to the previous month, driven by rising demand due to Ramadan. According to the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority, weekly flights from the UAE to the Kingdom reached 383 in March, from around 338 the previous month. The Hajj season is … Read more
Muslim leaders reject chance to break bread with Biden as anger over Gaza festers WASHINGTON: Last year, President Joe Biden hadn’t even spoken a word at the White House celebration of Ramadan before someone shouted out “we love you.” Hundreds of Muslims were there to mark the end of the holy month that requires fasting … Read more
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday agreed that the state will bear the costs of relocation and change of status for displaced persons from neighboring countries who are granted permission to live in the Kingdom. Authorities will pay fees relating to residency, work permits, changes of employment and employer, service transfer fees, profession amendment fees, … Read more
RIYADH: Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, assistant supervisor-general for operations and programs at Saudi aid agency KSrelief, recently met with Japanese Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Tsukasa Uemura at the agency’s headquarters in Riyadh. During the meeting, both sides discussed topics of mutual interest relating to humanitarian and relief affairs. Al-Baiz reviewed the efforts provided … Read more
DUBAI: “Shogun,” FX’s latest adaptation of James Clavell’s 1975 bestselling novel set in 1600s feudal Japan, is a far cry from the popular 1980s mini-series, told predominantly from the point of view of its Western protagonist John Blackthorne (played then by Richard Chamberlain, and now by Cosmo Jarvis). While Jarvis’ Blackthorne gets ample screen time … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court on Tuesday handed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his close aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi a 10-year jail term each in a case in which they are accused of leaking state secrets, with his party saying it would appeal the verdict, which comes less than two weeks before general elections. Khan … Read more