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Liverpool thrash Spurs to reach League Cup final

  • LIVERPOOL: Liverpool overturned a first leg deficit to reach the League Cup final with a 4-0 win on Thursday and ramp up the pressure on Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou. Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Virgil van Dijk were on target for the Reds, who will face Newcastle at We...
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Ayman Yossri Daydban: ‘The discrepancy between visual appeal and cultural awareness is key’ 

  • JEDDAH: In his solo exhibition “Winter” at Jeddah’s Athr Gallery, the Saudi-Palestinian artist Ayman Yossri Daydban provides a compelling exploration of ihram clothing — the humble garments worn by pilgrims for the rituals of Hajj and Umrah — and how it connects to climate change.   ...
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England to play Afghanistan in Champions Trophy despite boycott calls

  • LONDON: England will play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy later this month despite calls from British politicians to boycott the match over the Taliban regime’s curtailment of women’s rights. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed on Thursday that the fixture would go ahead in...
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Saudi Aramco raises March oil prices for Asia

  • RIYADH: Saudi Aramco has significantly raised its crude oil prices for Asian customers in March, reaching their highest levels in over a year. This price hike comes as a result of rising benchmark prices, driven by increased demand from China and India, as well as supply disruptions due to US...
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Oil Updates — crude little changed as Trump policies continue to drag on prices

  • LONDON: Oil prices edged up in Asian trading on Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s state oil company sharply raised March oil prices, but the increase was barely a blip on the biggest slide in benchmark Brent prices in nearly three months the previous day. Brent crude futures rose 15 cents to $74....
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January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times: EU monitor

  • PARIS: Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe’s climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial ...
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Newcastle shoot down Arsenal to be back in League Cup final in bid to end 70-year wait for domestic trophy

  • LONDON: Newcastle are back in the English League Cup final for another chance to end their 70-year wait for a major domestic trophy. The Saudi-backed northeast club beat Arsenal 2-0 in the second leg of the semifinals Wednesday to advance 4-0 on aggregate. Jacob Murphy and Anthony Gordon scor...
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Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk

  • Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon MuskDemonstrators gathered in cities across the US on Wednesday to protest the Trump administration’s early actions, decrying everything from the president’s immigration crackdown to his rollback of transge...
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Palestinians fear repeat of ‘Nakba’

  • JERUSALEM: Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But in many ways, that experience pales in comparison to the calamity now faced in the Gaza Strip — particularly as P...
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Saudi Fund for Development approves grant for King Salman Hospital in Pakistan — PM

  • ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Feb. 4 the Saudi Fund for Development had approved a $40 million grant to build the King Salman Hospital in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The announcement comes a day after Pakistan signed an agreement with SFD to de...
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