PARIS: Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday he would not seek a fourth term as UEFA president in 2027 despite the approval of controversial reforms that would allow him to extend his mandate.“I decided around six months ago that I’m not planning to run in 2027 anymore,” the 56-year-old Slovenian lawyer said at a press conference following … Read more
DUBAI: Spain’s top diplomat has expressed his desire to grow the country’s already-strong ties with Saudi Arabia into a strategic partnership, eyeing developments in renewable energies. Jose Manuel Albares, minister of foreign affairs, European Union, and cooperation, said Spain’s collaborations with the Saudi government had already shown that the two work “very well” together. “(Now) we … Read more
After a two-day break, the AFC Asian Cup 2023 in Qatar returns to action as the knockout stages start on Sunday. Here are five talking points ahead of all the action. How will Mancini’s Saudi team counter South Korea? Saudi Arabia versus South Korea is, on paper, the biggest clash of the second round. The … Read more
RIYADH: Abu Dhabi Ports Group has expanded its operational capacity with the acquisition of Spain’s APM Terminals Castellón for €10 million ($10.93 million) through a subsidiary. The deal was carried out by Noatum Terminals, the operations division of the Noatum Group, a fully-owned unit of the Emirati holding company. The takeover is aimed at modernizing … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Wednesday, losing 10.56 points, or 0.09 percent, to close at 11,702.90. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR5.77 billion ($1.55 billion) as 110 of the listed stocks advanced, while 106 retreated. Similarly, the MSCI Tadawul Index dipped 4.95 points, or 0.33 percent, to … Read more