Investment tenders for 6 Saudi football clubs announced

RIYADH: The Esports World Cup's “Super Sunday” in Riyadh had three champions crowned, with the KPL Dream Team taking the “Honor of Kings Invitational Series 2024 Midseason”, Alliance competition “Apex Legends” and Team BDS “Rainbow Six Siege” competition. The world's largest gaming and esports festival, which has a record prize pool of $60 million, had … Read more

Egypt records 10.3% drop in trade deficit value

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

UAE non-oil sector growth robust amid rising price pressures: PMI data

RIYADH: The UAE's non-oil private sector growth remained steady in July but marked its slowest improvement in nearly three years, an economy tracker showed. According to the S&P Global Purchasing Managers' Index, the Emirates PMI fell to 53.7 in July from 54.6 the previous month as competitive conditions, rising price pressures and capacity congestion 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 Abubakr has documented the crisis in his homeland that began in April 2023, when violence erupted between rival military factions. Sudan's armed forces, led by Sudan's de facto president, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, have been locked in … Read more

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

Renewed anti-government protests leave nearly 100 dead and hundreds injured in Bangladesh DHAKA, Bangladesh: Nearly 100 people were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday as renewed anti-government protests swept Bangladesh, with protesters calling for the prime minister to resign and the prime minister accusing them of “sabotage” and shutting down mobile internet in a bid … Read more

Sifan Hassan: from ‘shy’ refugee to Olympic champion

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands: On a brilliantly sunny training session on Tuesday evening at the Eindhoven Athletics Club, young hopefuls are put through their paces, dreaming of emulating their most famous member – double Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. It was on these tracks more than a decade ago that Hassan, a young asylum seeker from Ethiopia, … Read more

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

KYIV: Ukraine has sunk a Russian submarine and hit a Russian airfield in the past 24 hours, in line with an increase in long-range attacks against Russian targets, officials said. Russia said Ukrainian drones also hit an apartment building, killing one person. The uptick in attacks since July comes as Ukraine puts pressure on allies … Read more

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

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands: On a brilliantly sunny training session on Tuesday evening at the Eindhoven Athletics Club, young hopefuls are put through their paces, dreaming of emulating their most famous member – double Olympic champion Sifan Hassan. It was on these tracks more than a decade ago that Hassan, a young asylum seeker from Ethiopia, … Read more