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Dubai ranks among top 10 in Global Power City Index

  • LONDON: Dubai has been ranked among the top 10 cities in the Global Power City Index 2023, the Emirates News Agency reported on Monday. The index, which is published by Japan’s Mori Memorial Foundation's Institute for Urban Strategies, evaluates major cities based on their “magnetism,” o...
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Politics and poetry: Imran Pratapgarhi delights crowds in Riyadh

  • RIYADH: Indian poet and politician Imran Pratapgarhi left his audience spellbound during a presentation of his work in Riyadh recently. During his first visit to the capital since being elected to parliament, Pratapgarhi spoke of the suffering faced by Palestinian men, women and children in G...
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Saudi Arabia sends 21st Gaza aid plane

  • RIYADH: A 21st Saudi plane carrying aid for Gaza on Monday took off from King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh. The Gaza relief operation is being coordinated by the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, with Al-Arish International Airport in Egypt acting as the transit point. The latest plane w...
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Saudi ambassador to UK appointed IMO president

  • LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Britain was elected on Monday as president of the International Maritime Organization General Assembly by its member states, the Kingdom’s embassy to the UK announced. During a meeting of its 33rd session in London, the IMO members appointed Prin...
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Villa and Maldini in Saudi to promote FIFA Club World Cup 2023

  • JEDDAH: Spanish legend David Villa and Italian legend Paolo Maldini visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday to promote FIFA Club World Cup 2023, which will be hosted by Jeddah for the first time from December 12-22 this year. Villa and Maldini met with sports fans at the promotional tour site for the C...
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SGI to host third edition of forum during COP28

  • RIYADH: The Saudi Green Initiative is gearing up for the third edition of its forum on Dec. 4, during the UN Climate Change Conference at Expo City in Dubai. SGI, through hosting a multitude of expert-led talks under the theme “From Ambition to Action,” aims to convene senior g...
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Saudi Arabia’s trade surplus with China soars by 257% in September

  • RIYADH: China maintained its position as Saudi Arabia’s primary trading partner in September, dominating both exports and imports, according to the latest data released by the General Authority of Statistics. The trade surplus with China soared to SR6.67 billion ($1.78 billion), reflecting a ...
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Saudi FM joins European and Arab countries meeting in Barcelona to discuss Israel-Hamas war

  • RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday arrived in the Spanish city of Barcelona to discuss the Israel-Hamas war.  The ministerial committee headed by Prince Faisal was assigned during the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit held earlier in Riyadh to di...
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Pakistan, UAE ink multi-billion-dollar deals across diverse sectors — PM Kakar 

  • ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed multi-billion-dollar memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) across diverse sectors, Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said on Monday, during his visit to the Gulf nation.  PM Kakar arrived in the UAE on Sunday on a bilatera...
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Fond memories of life in London revived

  • Every year, the Saudi British Society awards one person from each of the countries for their outstanding contributions to enhancing relations between the two nations. In September, I received an email from a friend, William Paty, informing me that the SBS trustees had nominated me for this yea...
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