MADRID: Brazil winger Vinicius Junior said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racial abuse aimed at him piled up in Spain, during a tearful media appearance Monday. The Real Madrid forward has suffered abuse from opposition fans on many occasions in recent years, with one incident in Valencia in May provoking … Read more
Gates Foundation CEO urges billionaires to increase philanthropic contributions in annual letter LONDON: In his annual letter published on Thursday, Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, urged philanthropists to increase their donations and take immediate action to address the unparalleled struggles countries face in combatting poverty, diseases, and inequality. The Gates … Read more
BEIRUT: Tensions rose on the Lebanese southern front following a short period of cautious calm lasting until the early hours of Monday in many border villages. Lebanon’s caretaker social affairs minister, Hector Hajjar, on Monday visited the border region and toured several towns to assess the situation of people forced to leave their homes. The … Read more
RIYADH: The Mataya Exhibition is taking visitors on a journey through the significance of the camel in Saudi Arabia and the Arab world. The exhibition, which is part of the eighth King Abdulaziz Camel Festival organized by the Saudi Camel Club, opened on Dec. 1 and will run for 45 days. Exhibition supervisor Salman Al-Ajmi … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is prepared with 1,200 sites all across the country to initiate renewable projects, said the Kingdom’s energy minister. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman disclosed the Kingdom’s plans while speaking at the second Digital Government Forum in Riyadh on Wednesday. The energy minister said: “We have 1,200 sites in various regions of the Kingdom … Read more
RIYADH: Realizing a significant demand for high-skilled labor in the green energy sector and navigating an imminent economic transition can only be achieved through equipping the youth, as noted by the founder of ACWA Power. As the Kingdom embarks on its transition through Vision 2030, Mohammad Abunayyan said the past economic model becomes less relevant.