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RIYADH: Oil prices fell on Thursday after Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak played down the prospect of further production cuts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, known as OPEC+, at its meeting next week. Brent crude futures were down $1.07, or 1.37 percent, to $77.29 a barrel at 1:30 p.m., while US West Texas Intermediate

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is ready to become “the world football hub,” said Jan Alessie, co-founder and director of World Football Summit Asia on Thursday. This came during the soft launch of the second summit, which will be held in December, gathering the global football industry in Riyadh and expecting over 1,500 representatives and stakeholders from the football ecosystem.

A new study of US Census data by the PEW Research Center in Washington D.C. concludes that Arabic has become a much more widely spoken language in the US with the number of people who speak Arabic at home in the US rising from 215,000 in 1980 to 1.4 million in 2021. PEW co-researchers, Jeffery Passel and Mohamad Moslimani, said that according to their analysis, Arabic is now

KYIV: Ukraine said on Thursday it had shot down all 36 Iranian-made drones launched by Russia in overnight attacks which it said probably targeted critical infrastructure and military facilities. President Volodymyr Zelensky said it had been an “uneasy night” but commended the work of air defenses. “Continuing to terrorize Ukraine, the enemy used 36 Shahed (drones). None of

RIYADH: A new wave of health projects in Saudi Arabia is on track after 200 local and international firms raced to submit their expressions of interest. The developments include medical rehabilitation, long-stay and home-care projects in Riyadh and the Eastern Province, which were announced by the Ministry of Health in cooperation with the National Center for Privatization in

BAGHDAD: The Duchess of Edinburgh traveled to Iraq this week, meeting politicians and feminist activists in a rare visit by a British royal to the war-scarred country, Iraq’s presidency said. The last time a British royal visited Iraq was in 2006 when the late Prince Philip visited a base for British troops deployed to Iraq as part of the US-led invasion three years earlier.

RIYADH: As part of stc Group’s commitment to enabling innovation and advancing the Kingdom’s digital economy, entrepreneurs have obtained over SR700 million ($186.6 million) in investments via its InspireU accelerator. During the graduation of InspireU’s ninth batch, the group announced the accelerator’s expansion with a new program to support emerging technologies, according

RIYADH: The Saudi capital is set to witness a flurry of investments in the second quarter of 2023 as Riyadh municipality has launched more than 40 initiatives for investors, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The municipality is offering new investment opportunities in different sectors such as industries and sports. Its secretariat stated the opportunities are aimed at

DUBAI: Lebanese Australian model Jessica Kahawaty this week attended renowned French luxury label Louis Vuitton’s cruise show on the Italian island Isola Bella, and shared a heartwarming story of success with her fans. The actress and humanitarian, who wore a green embroidered mini dress to the event, told her fans that 2023 marks her 10th year working with the brand. “A lot

RIYADH: French utility company ENGIE is looking to further deepen its roots in the UAE market, with $11.9 billion already invested in different projects in the Gulf country, according to a senior official from the firm. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency, Frederic Claux, ENGIE’s managing director of thermal and supply for the Asia, Middle East and Africa region, said