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DUBAI: Big bucks and blockbuster bids lit up the DP World ILT20 Season Five Player Auction recently, with four players shattering the previous auction record of $260,000 set by Andre Fletcher and the MI Emirates in season four. Fazalhaq Farooqi led the way as the MI Emirates splashed $380,000 on the...
DUBAI: The UAE Jiu-Jitsu National Team secured three gold medals and two silvers at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday, with Khaled Al-Shehhi, Ahmed Andeez and Balqees Abdulla claiming titles. Al-Shehhi retained his Asian Games title in the men’s 62 kg category, defeating compatriot Omar Al-Su...
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Friday that his government would mobilize all available resources to secure Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory and rebuild southern Lebanon, as Israeli strikes and shelling continue across the region. Speaking from Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, S...
Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Yassin Saleh visited on Thursday the Madinah Research and Studies Center, where he reviewed the center's scientific and cultural work and projects, as well as its efforts to document the history of Madinah and preserve its heritage and civilizational legacy. He to...
Accompanied by officials from both the Sports Ministry and Athletics Kenya, O’Callaghan toured the Kasarani Stadium on Wednesday evening before visiting the Nyayo Stadium and Ulinzi Sports Complex on Thursday. The post World Athletics Competition Management Director Pierce O’Callaghan visits Kenya a...
DUBAI: Gap Middle East has unveiled a campaign spotlighting six Saudi talents working across art, film, skateboarding, music and fashion. The lineup features multidisciplinary artist Nouf Al-Himiary, skateboarder and Sandlifers co-founder Rakan Ghaith, filmmaker Razan Al-Soghayer, Jeddah-based produ...
Ethiopia and Eritrea have severed diplomatic relations as renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia raises fears of a wider regional conflict. On Thursday, Ethiopia announced that it was closing its embassy in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48...
Five miners have died after a mine collapse in Soma district, western Turkey. Rescuers concluded search operations after recovering the bodies of the trapped workers.
People born with variations in sex characteristics continue to face stigma, discrimination, barriers to healthcare and difficulties accessing official documents. At the first African Intersex Conference in Nairobi, leaders and advocates called for stronger legal protection, inclusive services and gr...
ZOUK MIKAEL: AlUla Club made Saudi basketball history after beating Iran’s Shahrdari Gorgan 99-84 at the Nouhad Nawfal Sports Complex to reach the FIBA WASL Final 8 2026 semifinals.Elijah Stewart gave a dominant display with 44 points and 5, building momentum for the Saudi team late in the first qua...
Bamburi Cement Plc says it is seeking an opportunity to supply cement and concrete products for the planned Lamu Crude Oil Refinery, which is expected to require about one million tonnes of cement and concrete during construction. Bamburi Chief Executive Officer Geoffrey Ndugwa said the company is i...
The Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC) welcomes Nairobi’s selection as one of Africa’s five Cities to Watch in the Oxford Economics Global Cities Index 2026, alongside Accra, Cairo, Dakar and Luanda. Nairobi ranks 327th overall among 1,000 global cities but an exceptional 26th for human c...
