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DOHA: FIFA on Thursday officially brought forward the opening match of this year’s World Cup by one day to Nov. 20 in a rare change so that hosts Qatar feature in the gala game. Football’s top officials universally approved the decision, FIFA said in a statement while Qatar said it would give...

· Friday 12, August 2022 3.58 am

· Friday 12, August 2022 2.53 am

QAMISHLI, Syria/JEDDAH: For the past year, unbeknown to the citizens of Washington D.C., an assassin had allegedly been stalking the streets of the US capital searching for a prime target: A former high-ranking American official whose killing would shake the world and serve as a symbol of ...

· Friday 12, August 2022 1.51 am

AMMAN: Long after the dust of the latest attack on Gaza has settled, the Hamas movement — the predominant power in the Gaza Strip — has yet to overcome the political fallout of its refusal to join fellow Islamic Jihad in retaliation against Israel. Leading Palestinian pollster Khalil Shi...

· Friday 12, August 2022 1.34 am

LONDON: The US special envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, began a tour of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Oman on Aug. 11, and members of his team have traveled to Jordan, as part of intense diplomatic efforts to extend a UN-mediated truce in Yemen and bolster peace efforts. “The special envoy and hi...

· Friday 12, August 2022 1.03 am

RIYADH: Denmark’s ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Ole Emil Moesby, will bid the Kingdom farewell at the end of his tour of duty in Riyadh later this month. “From the bottom of my heart, I want to say thank you,” he told Arab News. “I’ve had a fantastic time here — you usually get more or less emo...

· Friday 12, August 2022 12.32 am

The relationship between Saudi Arabia and the US has been shaken by ongoing crises, such as the rising crude oil prices; the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has exacerbated the food security concerns of many countries; and upheaval in Yemen, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran and other countries. These is...

· Thursday 11, August 2022 11.59 pm

NEW YORK: The UN’s human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Thursday expressed alarm at the “unconscionable” number of Palestinian children who have been killed or injured this year, and called for all incidents to be thoroughly investigated. The figures soared last weekend during intense fi...

· Thursday 11, August 2022 10.33 pm

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