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PARIS: Riyadh would be a “smart and visionary choice” to host the World Expo in 2030, Jack Lang, president of the Arab World Institute and France’s former minister of culture, has told Arab News on the sidelines of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Paris this week. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met French President Emanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace on

CHONBURI: Saudi Arabia kicked off their U-17 Asian Cup campaign with a crucial 2-0 victory over Australia in Thailand on Friday, a perfect start that provides a solid platform for progress to the quarterfinals. After both teams had had their chances, the breakthrough came from Nawaf Al-Bishri, who found the target just before the hour. With four minutes remaining, Nawaf

NEW YORK: Dr. Mohammed Al-Issa, secretary-general of the Muslim World League and chairman of the Organization of Muslim Scholars, inaugurated at UN Headquarters in New York the “Building Bridges of Understanding and Peace Between East and West” initiative. The session was attended by President of the UN General Assembly Csaba Korosi, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed,

A summit for the New Global Financial Pact will be held in Paris on June 22 and 23, attended by numerous heads of state and government including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The postwar international financial architecture is no longer sufficiently adapted to deal with the growing inequalities, climate change, biodiversity erosion and public health challenges

With the death of former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, we were reminded of the special links and relationships he developed with Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi. They were in stark contrast to the days a century ago when Omar Al-Mukhtar, the “Lion of the Desert,” was fighting the Italian occupier and colonialism. It was in a sense a pragmatic relationship and came at

The latest report by the UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team regarding the peace and security of Afghanistan was published this month. Unsurprisingly, this report, the 14th since 2011, makes for grim reading. Running 27 pages long, it lays out in detail the growing transnational terrorist threats that have evolved in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over

Ludovic Pouille is the French ambassador to Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: A new mobile community information center has been launched in Riyadh to promote the city’s Sports Boulevard mega project. Offering more than 50 sports, along with entertainment facilities and public artworks, the development is being billed as the world’s largest linear park. And the Sports Boulevard Foundation’s mobile unit will tour neighborhoods throughout the

ALULA: The Royal Commission for AlUla and Italian equestrian training specialists Sistemaeventi have announced the signing of two strategic agreements. The memorandums of collaboration were agreed as members of AlUla’s team took part in the Italian Endurance Championship close to the town of Castiglione del Lago. The agreements will enable more local horse riders to join

The Jordanian army said on Friday that units on the country’s eastern border shot down a drone carrying weapon parts from Syria. Border guards, in coordination with other security agencies, spotted the drone and downed it on Jordan’s side of the border, an army statement said. The drone was found to be carrying weapons parts, the army said, adding that it will continue to deal