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Kingdom helps efforts to securely repatriate Rohingya from Bangladesh: Saudi envoy

LONDON: A former Afghan Air Force pilot who served alongside British forces and fled the Taliban remains stuck living in a hotel a month after his asylum application to remain in the UK was approved, The Independent reported...

Monsha’at, E-Trade Council arrange excursion to advertise on-line business 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia can expect a considerable penetration of online trading as the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises, or Monsha’at, organized the third phase of its tour with the E-Commerce Council on Monday.  According to the Saudi...

Saudi deputy FM discusses mutual fear problems with Indonesian counterpart

DUBAI: The Jewish American community was “ecstatic” over a potential deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel, according to Marc Schneier, a well-known American rabbi and an adviser to several Arab Gulf states. Appearing in the first episode of a...

Guy Town surprised through Wolves, Guy Utd overwhelmed through Crystal Palace

HANGZHOU, China: One delivered gas cylinders in government-run Aden for a living and the other cooked meals in Houthi-held Sanaa.Now the two athletes from war-torn Yemen find themselves on the same team at the Asian Games.Yemen has been...

UAE’s Thani Al-Qemzi eyes double goal in Sardinia Grand Prix

There has never been more global interest in the Saudi Pro League than right now. Since the current format was founded in 1976, the SPL — also known as the Roshn Saudi League — has consistently provided strong...

6,000 grapplers anticipated at Abu Dhabi International Skilled Jiu-Jitsu Championship

New Delhi: Rohit Sharma’s India face “humongous” expectations from fans in their cricket-crazy nation to end a world title drought by winning the World Cup at home. India’s last major title was the 2013 Champions Trophy, which came after...

Israel moves Hamas submit after violent protest in Gaza: military

Joint Palestinian security force deployed to hot spots at refugee camp in Lebanon BEIRUT: A Palestinian joint security force was deployed on Monday to two hot spots in Ain Al-Hilweh refugee camp. It marked the beginning of the implementation...

Nagorno-Karabakh exodus grows amid ‘ethnic cleaning’ fears

Fears of ethnic cleansing and repression will force more than 120,000 ethnic Armenians to flee Nagorno-Karabakh and head to Armenia, the leadership of the breakaway region said on Sunday. “Our people do not want to live as part of Azerbaijan,”...

Interview: Rosatom able to tackle pageant for KSA’s nuclear power necessities, says Russian exec

NEW YORK: “Substantive” reforms to the international financial system and global economic governance are necessary to bridge the gap between rich and poor countries, Tunisia’s foreign minister told the UN General Assembly on Saturday. Nabil Ammar warned that the...

Libya’s flood-hit Derna to host reconstruction convention: government

BENGHAZI, Libya: Libya’s eastern-based administration said on Friday that it would host an international conference next month in the flood-hit port city of Derna to aid reconstruction efforts. A tsunami-sized flash flood broke through two aging dams upstream from...