RIYADH: Al-Faisaly defeated Al-Taawoun 3-2 on Wednesday to lift their first ever King Cup. Júlio Tavares’s accomplished hat-trick assured a historic night for Faisaly, who end a 64 year wait for the prestigious Saudi trophy. In an exciting match that kept supporters and neutrals on the edge of their seats, Taawoun took the lead twice only to be matched by an eager Faisaly side
CHICAGO: The UN held unprecedented unified sessions this week to address Israel’s violence against Palestinian civilians and Hamas intervention in the conflict, Ephrem Kossaify, the UN correspondent for Arab News, reported Wednesday. Kossaify, whose reporting at the UN was cited by the prestigious Middle East Policy Council in an analysis of the conflict, explained that the
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities Friday announced a tentative easing of the lockdown in the capital New Delhi as coronavirus infections fall in major cities after weeks of restrictions.Rural areas of the country are now seeing the brunt of a surge in cases that has overwhelmed the health care system and killed at least 160,000 people since the start of March.Arvind Kejriwal,
WASHINGTON: Emerging from two years of relative silence, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joined the fight against Donald Trump on Thursday, urging fellow conservatives to reject the former president's divisive politics and those Republican leaders who emulate him. Ryan made his remarks during an evening address at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. He was
RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) said it will allow mothers to open bank accounts on behalf of their children, so long as they are minors. SAMA said in a circular on its website it is keen to contribute to empowering maternal clients to manage their children’s affairs. Children’s account will be in the name of the minor but a subsidiary of the mother’s account . Saudi Arabia was the top reformer and improver among 190 economies in the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law 2021 report, achieving a score of 80 out of 100, compared with last year’s 70.6.